Great moments are shared at competitions, sometimes due to a little trauma. The floor conditions were good, no one got sick and thank goodness there were no injuries. But, when Courtney Donovan damaged an inline wheel at her practice for the Inline Ladies Singles event and didn't have a matching spare, her coach, Rene Johnson, and her mom were in a bit of a panic. Vivian Moreira came to the rescue and helped connect Courtney's mom with one of her Brazilian teammates - Diego Dores - who had a spare wheel and was willing to give it to Courtney in time to repair her equipment and skate the event. Way to go Team Brazil!
If all roller sports athletes and countries can show this level of excellent sportsmanship towards their competition, the goodwill alone will attract more skaters and build our sport.
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