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Artistic Roller Skating

Artistic roller skating is performed on roller skates or inline artistic skates. Programmes, technical elements, execution, presentation, choreography and deductions are judged under World Skate/national rules.

LevelVariant FamilySkate Family CategoryRoller sport

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Classification

Category Roller sport

Family Skate Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Roller sport with programmes, jumps, spins, edge work, music and judging.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like choreography, music, technical precision and repeated practice.

Cost Medium: class or club, rental/beginner skates and rink access; good skates matter more later. Club fee, coaching, rink time, skates, wheels/toe stops, music/programmes and competition travel. Artistic roller skating club, roller rink or World Skate/USA Roller Sports-adjacent club. Skate fit, wheels, floor and safe fall progression strongly affect entry.

First progress Basics after a few sessions; stable spins/jumps and programmes need months to years.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

artistic roller or inline skates
rink/hall floor
coach
music
protection by level
club or class

First steps

find a learn-to-skate class
learn posture and stopping
practise edges and simple turns
learn safe falling
add jumps and programmes later

Artistic roller skating club, roller rink with coaches or national roller sport federation.

Suitable skates, right floor, open space and progressive jump/fall technique matter more than quick tricks.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, rollkunstlauf, rollsport, artistic-roller-skating, skate-familie, rollkunstlauf-artistic-roller-skating, roller-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Perform a legal programme with technical elements, edge work, musical relation and presentation.

Teilnehmer

singles, pairs, dance or group formats.

Teamgröße

single, pair or group by discipline.

Spielfeld

artistic roller skating floor / rink.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

technical elements, execution, presentation and deductions.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

artistic skates
music
rink
coach

Wichtige Regelpunkte

fall
element error
time/programme breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Skate
World Skate (World Skate)
USA Roller Sports (USARS)

Rules for Artistic Skating 2025 World Skate · rulebook · high
Artistic Skating Basics Spin Nation Skate · beginner-guide · medium
USA Roller Sports FAQ USA Roller Sports · federation-faq · high