ROLLER FIGURE SKATINGROLLER FIGURE SKATING

Roller figure skating is a sport where Roller figure skating is a sport where skaters perform spins, jumps and skaters perform spins, jumps and other movements with a other movements with a choreography to the beat of music, choreography to the beat of music, on roller-skates.on roller-skates.

ROLLER SKATING ROLLER SKATING MODALITIESMODALITIES

Individual: child, cadet, junior, seniorIndividual: child, cadet, junior, senior

Artistic couplesArtistic couples

Show GroupsShow Groups

PrecisionPrecision

EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIESEQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

EquipmentEquipment

A pair of 4 wheeled A pair of 4 wheeled roller skatesroller skates

Comfortable sportive Comfortable sportive clothes, such as clothes, such as leotardsleotards

Sport FacilitiesSport Facilities

A flat and smooth A flat and smooth indoors/outdoors indoors/outdoors skating rink. skating rink.

HISTORY OF SHOW GROUPSHISTORY OF SHOW GROUPSGroup Championships are first celebrated in Catalonia Group Championships are first celebrated in Catalonia in 1999, following the Italian championships. Later in 1999, following the Italian championships. Later they are called they are called Show Groups. Show Groups. The modality of Show Group is official for the 1st time The modality of Show Group is official for the 1st time in the European Championship held in Bolonia in in the European Championship held in Bolonia in 2000. Since then it has become important in roller 2000. Since then it has become important in roller skating championships.skating championships.Because of the general acceptation among skaters Because of the general acceptation among skaters and audience it soon spreads to all Catalonia, and audience it soon spreads to all Catalonia, improving competence and level.improving competence and level.

CATHEGORIES OF SHOW CATHEGORIES OF SHOW GROUPSGROUPS

Different groups according to the age Different groups according to the age and number of skaters:and number of skaters:

small groupssmall groups (from 6 to 12 skaters)(from 6 to 12 skaters)

large groupslarge groups (from 16 skaters up to 24)(from 16 skaters up to 24)

cadet groupscadet groups (from 8 to 16 skaters in (from 8 to 16 skaters in cadet age)cadet age)

quartet groupsquartet groups

ELEMENTS OF THE SHOWELEMENTS OF THE SHOW

ChoreographyChoreography

CostumeCostume

MusicMusic

Technical difficultiesTechnical difficulties

IdeaIdea

SHOW GROUP SHOW GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPSCHAMPIONSHIPS

Show Championship for Small GroupsShow Championship for Small GroupsShow Championship for Large GroupsShow Championship for Large GroupsShow Championship for Cadet Groups Show Championship for Cadet Groups Show Championship for Quartet groupsShow Championship for Quartet groups

Levels: Levels: - provincial championship- provincial championship- regional championship- regional championship- national championship- national championship- European championship- European championship- World championship- World championship- “Catalan Cup” (- “Catalan Cup” (for the groups not for the groups not

qualified for the national championship)qualified for the national championship)

MARKSMARKS After the performance in a competition, the After the performance in a competition, the choreography is valued by judges according choreography is valued by judges according

to:to:AA

Contents of the Contents of the programmeprogrammeOriginalityOriginalityTechnical difficultyTechnical difficultyRhythmRhythmChoreographyChoreographySpaceSpace

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PresentationPresentation

IdeaIdea

Harmony between Harmony between movement and movement and musicmusic

CostumeCostume

CreativityCreativity

HISTORY OF CPA OLOTHISTORY OF CPA OLOTIn Catalonia, Spain, CPA Olot In Catalonia, Spain, CPA Olot (Club Patinatge Artístic Olot) (Club Patinatge Artístic Olot) has become very popular has become very popular since they won the First World since they won the First World Championship in 2004. Championship in 2004.

In 1991, Ricard Planiol was In 1991, Ricard Planiol was the coach  of the the coach  of the individual skaters and individual skaters and show groups. The first show groups. The first president was Montserrat president was Montserrat Casadellà. In 1999 the Casadellà. In 1999 the club began to participate in club began to participate in the show championships in the show championships in Italy, and since then it has Italy, and since then it has won four World won four World Championships. Nowadays, Championships. Nowadays, the club has about more than the club has about more than 150 skaters. 150 skaters.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY CPA OLOTWON BY CPA OLOT

2003 “Roots” 2003 “Roots”

3rd place3rd place

2004 1st place2004 1st place

2005 1st place with “Freedom” 2005 1st place with “Freedom”

“ “Animal Instinct”Animal Instinct”

2006: 1st place 2006: 1st place

with "Different” 2007: 1st place with "Different” 2007: 1st place

with "Very fragile”with "Very fragile”