2008 NEWS
Article about Battle UK III (Nov.08), available in English and
French.
by Chloe Seyres.
Interview with Eddie Chua, organisator of 2008 World Slalom Championship in Singapore
by Chloe Seyres.
Article about Battle US II (Aug.08), in Seattle
by Chloe Seyres.
2008 FLASH-NEWS
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 Rollerdays Monchengladbach 2009 (Ger), Feb.13-15The second edition of Monchengladbach Roller-Days will be held on February 13-15th. This year 4wheelfreestyle team proposes Freestyle Battle, Speed Slalom, Freejump and rollerdance contests. It will be counted as European basic event. Website here / Registration here |
 Shanghai Slalom Open 2008 (Chn), Dec.19-21Shanghai Slalom open 2008 will start on Dec. 19th, right after World Slalom Championships, allowing international skaters to join te event. It will be counted as Asian basic event. Presentation of event here / Entry form here |
 Haining 2008 (Chn), Oct.18-21The 2008 Asian Championship was held in China, in the city of Haining on October 18th to 21st. Unfortunately due to Asian federation rules, only few skaters were allowed to participate in the slalom contests. Bao Hui (Chn) and Qin Chun Yan (Chn) won men and women freestyle slalom contests. Fu Chao (Chn) and Nan Lifang (Chn) won men and women speed slalom contests. |
 Anyang Ong + 1st "Battle of Korea", Nov 1-2, 2008The traditionnal Anyang Ong (= over 30 years old) freestyle slalom competition will be held in Anyang, Korea on November 1st. It will be followed by the 1st "Battle of Korea" on November 2nd. More informations about this event on Joystick6 website. |
 BATTLE UK III, UK, Oct 11th, 2008The Last European Main event of the season was held on October11th, in Nottingham, UK I.Cheremetieff (Fra) won the battle final against R.Op't Veld (Ger), T.Ferrari (Ita) and J.B. Milleret (Fra). C.Seyres (Fra) won the women battle against N.Grigg (Uk), C.Evans (Uk) and M.Kwasny (Ger). Full results here / Videos |
 Kiev Fall Freestyle Festival, Ukraine, Oct 4-5th, 2008The Kiev Fall Freestyle Festival 2008 was held on October 4th & 5th. It was counted as a basic event of the world series. M.Igaev (Rus) won the Men Battle in front of V.Meleshkevich (Rus) and R.Gordin (Rus) . S.Komissarzhevskaya (Ukr) won the women battle in front of M.Boyko(Ukr) and O.Fadina (Rus) Website here / Results here |
 Torneo Freestyle Slalom, Malaga, Spain Oct 4th, 2008A Freestyle slalom Battle was held in Malaga, at Sports Zone of Huelin", on October 4th. It was organized by "Malagapatina" and counted as a Local event of the world slalom series. A.Almazan (Spa) won the competition in front of J.Teba (Spa) and V.Bermudez (Spa) |
 Lugdunum Contest, Lyon, France, Sept 28th, 2008A Freestyle slalom Battle was held during the lugdunum contest in Lyon on September 28th, organised by Freestyle-Slalom.com and Generations Roller. A.Colange (Fra) won the competition in front of C.Seyres (Fra), Xuan Le (Fra) and A.Boudoux (Fra). Full results available here / event website / Video |
 Frozwheels contest, Bangkok, Thailand Sept 20th, 2008A Freestyle slalom Contest was held in Bangkok, Thailand, in Lumpini park, on September 20th, organized by Frozwheels association. N.Asawatanapudiskul (Tha) won the competition, in front of P.Pinyojarassang (Tha) and S.Teravatin (Tha) finished 3rd. |
 Streetlife Festival, Munich, Germany, Sept 13-14th, 2008The Munich freestyle slalom skaters organized for the second time this year a battle competition during Streetlife Festival. R.Op't Veld (Ger) won the men battle final in front of X.Le (Fra) and M.Gurevich (Rus). S.Laffargue (Fra) won the speed slalom final against X.Le and M.Gurevich finished 3rd. Double victory for C.Seyres (Fra) who won speed slalom final against S.Beyen (Ger) and freestyle battle final against S.Masi (Ita). Website here / Full results here |
| Frozwheels contest, Bangkok, Thailand Sept 20th, 2008 A Freestyle slalom Contest will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, in Lumpini park, on September 20th. It will be organized by Frozwheels association and counted as a Local event of the world slalom series. |
 Chuncheon 2008, Korea's Leisure Games (Kor), Sept. 5-6Chuncheon organized on Sept.5-6, the biggest 2008 Korean competition, in collaboration with WSSA, and counting as a Main Asian event of the world slalom series. Yu Jin Sung (Kor) won the Style slalom contest in front of Guo Fang (Chn) and Bao Hui (Chn) ; Triple victory for Chen Chen (Chn) who won the women Style slalom in front of C.Seyres (Fra) and N.Grigg (Uk), the speed slalom contest in front of C.Seyres (Fra) and Sin Eun Young (Kor), and the freestyle Battle in front of C.Seyres (Fra) and Jong Jae Won (Kor). Lan Wang Heng (Chn) won the men speed slalom final against Guo Fang (chn), S.Laffargue (Fra) took 3rd place. Lee Jong Seok (Kor) won the men Battle in front of I.Cheremetieff (Fra) and Lan Wang Heng (Chn) / Lee Chung Gun (Kor) 3rd place equal. Official Website here / Full results here |
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 Battle US (USA), Aug 16-17th, 2008The 2nd Battle US was held on August 16 and 17th, near Seattle, USA, in Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA. Xuan Le(Fra) won the international battle in front of P.Kunnemann(Ger) and N.Grigg (UK). J.Lacivita (USA) confirm 2007 title and won the national battle again this year in front of M.Mcintosh and D.Palmer. Full results are here. Video of international final is here. |
 Singapore National Freestyle Championships, Aug. 2008Clarence Cheung is the new 2008 classic freestyle and speed slalom Singapore Champion since he won both categories during the SNFC, held few weeks ago. His brother, Terence Cheung took second place in both categories. Li Chew Lian and Kwek Zi Yi are female 2008 freestyle and speed champions. Full results here. |
| Vung Tau Slalom event, Vietnam, July 20th, 2008 A Freestyle slalom contest was held in Vung Tau, Vietnam on July 20th. This competition is included in the world ranking as Local event. Results : Classic Slalom Ladies : 1st - Phan Nguyen Nuyen / 2nd - Nguyen Hoang Mai Phuong. Classic Slalom Boys : 1st - Tang Nguyen Tuan Anh / 2nd - Duong Nguyen Thai Bai / Classic Slalom Men : 1st - Le Quan / 2nd - Phan Ann / 3rd - Lam Quoi Chien / 4th - Tran Quang Linh. Video Here |
 Hannover Inline Games (Ger), Aug1st-3rd, 2008The 2nd Inline Games were a great success, more than 60 skaters from 10 countries participated in the different categories, R.Op't Veld (Ger, #5) won his first International Main Battle Event in front of I.Cheremetieff (Fra, #1), L.Ulivieri (Ita, #125) and M.Sloboda (Ger, #14). In the women competition, P.Semenova (Rus, #3) took first place in front of C.Seyres (Fra, #1), F.Violeau (Fra, #16) and L.Wardzinska (Pol, #20). L.Ulivieri won the men speed slalom contest against I.Cheremetieff, T.Ferrari took 3rd place. F.Violeau won the women speed slalom against C.Seyres, P.Semenova took 3rd place. Full results / Event website / Videos: Final Men / Final Women |
 Italian Slalom Battle, Frascati (Ita), June 15th, 2008The 2nd Battle Rome has been held on June 15, at Villa Torlonia, Frascati. This event was organized by Pincio skaters. Luca Ulivieri (Ita) won the battle final in front of S.Laffargue, Xuan Le and T.Ferrari. S.Laffargue (Fra) won the speed slalom contest beating L.Ulivieri in final. T.Ferrari took 3rd place. M.Cardini (Ita) won both women battle and speed contests. Full results / Video Final Men |
| Singapore Samsung Slalom Competition, June 8th, 2008 A classic freestyle slalom competition was held in Singapore on June 8th. Cheung brothers took 1st (Clarence) and second place (Terence) in front of Ng Ping Hwee, 3rd Full results here. |
 Fun Battle , Munich, Germany, June 7-8th, 2008The Munich fun Battle was held on June 7th-8th during Streetlife Festival, a big event which gathers about 250.000 visitors 2 times a year in Munich, Germany. M.Gurevich (Rus) won the Speed and Freestyle Battle competitions, beating C.Stelzer (Ger) in the speed final and M.Sloboda (Ger) & A.Stepzac (Ger) in the freestyle final. Double victory for M.Kwasny (Ger) who won both female speed and freestyle battles. Full results |
 Beijing Slalom Open (Chn), May 31st-Jun.1st, 2008The first Asian "Main" event of the season was held during China Sport Show. About 70 competitors took part in the different contests, I.Cheremetieff (Fra) won the men battle in front of Lan Wang Heng, Guo Fang and Liao Jie from China. Chen Chen (Chn) won the women battle in front of Chloe Seyres (Fra) and Meng Yun (Chn). Same podium in the women freestyle individual contest. In the men individual competition, Guo Fang was ranked 1st, in front of Lan Wang Heng and Bao Hui (Chn). Lan Wang Heng won the speed slalom competition, beating Fu Chao in the final, Guo Fang took 3rd place beating S.Laffargue in 3rd place final. C.Seyres won the women speed slalom against Ye Run Shi (Chn), Chen Chen finished 3rd. Full results / Men Battle Final / Classic Runs : Guo Fang / Wang Heng / I.Cheremetieff / C.Seyres / Xuan Le / Korean Jam |
| Voronezh, Russia, May 10th, 2008 This Russian cup event has been cut by rain and speed slalom contest has been cancelled. In Classic Freestyle slalom, Y.Alexeev (Rus) took 1st place, in front of D.Korotkih (Rus) and A.Rychkov (Rus). J.Isaeva (Rus) won the women competition in front of A.Babiy (Rus) and O.Fadina (Rus). Full results here. |
 ASPO spring festival, Okayama, Japan, May 4th, 2008The ASPO spring festival was held on May 4th. Two competitions were on the program : classic freestyle slalom and trick slalom, Masayoshi Shibagaki won the two contests in front of Katsuaki Kato and Takaaki abo in freestyle and in front of Kei Suwabe and team H3 in trick slalom. |
| Sanse Urbano, Madrid, Spain, May 10th, 2008 The first edition of Sanse Urbano, was held in San Sebastian de los Reyes on May 10th. Adrian Almazan (Spa) won this local freestyle battle contest, Jorge Teba (Spa) took second place and Jesus Gandara (Spa) finished at 3rd place. More informations on freestylerolling.es / Battle Final video |
 Paris Slalom World Challenge (Fra), May 10th-11th, 2008The European "Major" event of the season was a big success, Igor Cheremetieff (FRA) kept his title by winning the battle final against R.Op't Veld (GER), T.Ferrari (ITA) and K.Ryazantsev (RUS) . C.Seyres(FRA) won the women final against P.Semenova(RUS), N.Rager(FRA) and F.Violeau(FRA). Y.Fort (Fra) and C.Seyres (Fra) won the speed slalom open. event website / Full Results / Videos (Rekil.ru) / Videos (Serialriders) |
| Radio One X-Trem Games, Mauritius A Freestyle Battle and Speed Slalom local contest was held on April 19th, in Trianon, Mauritius, during Radio One X-Trem games. Doger L'Ingenue (Mau) won the freestyle slalom battle final against Johann Constantin (Mau) and Ajagen Coolen (Mau). Jerome Donzelo (Fra) finished 4th. Nicolas Constantin won the speed slalom against Johann Constantin, D.L'Ingenue finished 3rd. Charles Bouillaud won the freestyle and speed junior category. |
| Ariel Speed Addicts, Israel This local speed slalom competition has been won by Oleg Stasuk (Isr) who beated Alon Robotnik (Isr) in the final. Schlomi Zairov (Isr) took 3rd place beating his brother Alex Zairov (Isr) in the battle for 3rd place . With this competition, Israel skaters will enter the world ranking of April. |
| Haikou Invitational Slalom Competition The first Chinese local event of the season was held on April 5th, in Haikou, Hainan province. Full results are now available here. |
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 Battle Moscow (Rus), March 22nd, 2008The Battle Moscow was a great event, about 70 skaters from 7 countries took part in the competition. Igor Cheremetieff (Fra) won the final against Kim Sung Jin (Kor, 2nd), Kirill Ryazantsev (Rus, 3rd) and Rudy Op't Veld (Ger, 4th). In the women competition, N.Zelenova (Rus) won the final against P.Semenova (Rus 2nd), C.Seyres(Fra, 3rd) and A.Babiy (Rus, 4th). event website / Video best moments / Final men (Rekil.ru) |
 Sea Battle Novorossiysk (Rus), March 15th, 2008Igor Cheremetieff (Fra) won the Freestyle Battle final, in front of S.Laffargue (Fra) and K.Ryazantsev (Rus), N.Alexandrov (Rus) finished 4th. C.Seyres (Fra) won the women final, in front of P.Semenova (Rus) and N.Zelenova (Rus). I.Cheremetieff and C.Seyres won as well the speed slalom battle. Event website / Results / Tv report / Final Men/Women / Photos |
| Event in Mauritius, April 19th-20th, 2008 The first African event of the world series will be held during RadioOne Xtreme Games, on Mauritius Island, on April 19th-20th. For more informations contact conic30[at]hotmail.com Ariel Speed Slalom Event (Isr), April 18th, 2008 A Speed slalom event will be held in Ariel, not far from Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 24th. Please contact us if you need more informations. |
 Paris Slalom World Challenge (Fra), May 10th-11th, 2008The European "Major" event of the season will be held in Paris, France on May 10th-11th. All informations and registrations are opened on event website. |
| Battle Moscow (Rus), March 22nd, 2008 The first "Main" category event of the season will be held in Moscow, Russia on March 22nd. Many top skaters will take part like Kim Sung Jin (Kor) and I.Cheremetieff (Fra). More informations and registration are available on the event website. |
| Sea Battle Novorossiysk (Rus), March 15th, 2008 The next event of the world series will be held in Novorossiysk, Russia on March 15th. It will be a "basic" category event. More informations and registration are available on the event website. |
| Mönchengladbach Freestyle Skating weekend (Ger) The event organised by 4wheelfreestyle team on Feb 16-17th was a success. Chloe Seyres (Fra) won the women Battle Freestyle final against Fanny Violeau (Fra, 2nd), Naomi Grigg (UK, 3rd) and Miriam Kwasny (Ger, 4th). Christian Fessel (Ger) won the men battle against Olivier Herrero (Fra, 2nd), Xuan Le (Fra, 3rd) and Mischa Gurevich (Ger, 4th). Full Results / Video (RTL) |
| Roller Challenge Namur Cancelled ! Due to sponsors and funding problems, the competition scheduled on March 30th in Namur, Belgium, is cancelled. the organisation is planning to postpone the event to 2009. |
| January 2008 World Ranking is out ! The latest edition of the WSSA world ranking, January 2008 is now out ! You can download it here : World Ranking January 2008 (PDF) |
| Holland Competition Cancelled. Message from organisation : "Unfortunately we don’t get permission for the location to do the competition we planned for the 24th of may. We didn’t expect this at all. Now I think it’s to hard to find an other location on short notice" |
 Registration for Freestyle skating week-end in Monchengladbach, Germany is now open.The "4wheel freestyle" organisation team is working hard to make a good event on Feb.16-17. Here are some useful links about the competition : General information / Registration / Timetable / Rules |
