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Roller skating is an outdoor sport which enhances the balance of our body.

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What is the history of                         Roller Skating ?! 

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What is the history of                         Roller Skating ?! 

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The invention of roller skates has been traditionally credited to a Belgian, Joseph Merlin, in the 1760s, although there are many reports of wheels attached to ice skates and shoes in the early years of that century. Early models were derived from the ice skate and typically had an “in-line” arrangement of wheels (the wheels formed a single straight line along the bottom of the skate). In 1819 M. Petibled of Paris received the first patent for a roller skate. Like previous models, Petibled’s skate had an in-line wheel arrangement, using three wooden or metal wheels. The wheels were connected to a wooden block that in turn could be strapped to a boot. These early roller skates enjoyed limited popularity. The ride was rough, and stopping and turning were nearly impossible.

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First Roller Skating in History, When was it 

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First Roller Skating in History, When was it 

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The first practical roller skate was designed in 1863 by James Plimpton of Medford, Massachusetts, who broke from the in-line construction and used two parallel pairs of wheels, one set near the heel of the boot and the other near the front. He attached the wheel pairs to the boot using springy carriages known as trucks. This construction was first known as the “rocking” skate (and is now known as a “quad”) because it allowed the skater to easily shift on the skates in order to smoothly navigate turns and perform other maneuvers.

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Plimpton’s quad skates were soon followed by other technological improvements. In the 1880s ball bearings were added to the wheel construction, allowing for a smoother ride. Toe stops for braking were introduced as early as the 1850s; however, the large rubber toe stop for quad skates was not widely used until the 1950s.

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Roller Derby was one of the first roller sports to succeed on the professional level.