Speed-skating
History throughout the worldSkating back to the days when men and women bound their feet animal bones to glide over the ice with them. This could cross frozen lakes and streams during the winter ...Imagine: these were the first skates
A few years later, this way of slipping and transported by the ice was becoming fun for everyone. With the invention of the wheel could be made skates that helped popularize the fun that later became a sport. The official credit for the development of the skates is attributed to the Belgian Joseph Merlin, who made these "feet on wheels" on September 17, 1735.But M. Petitbled in 1819, presented the first real skates. These skates wheels consisted of metal, wood or ivory, mounted on a wooden base with straps to hold them at the bottom.The skates were of one size and as the wheels were fixed, it was impossible to move through a curved line.In 1823, in London, Robert John Tyers presents "love handles". In the British patent office, the "spring roll" was described as a "device to be attached to shoes, boots or other foot covering element in order to move out of necessity or pleasure." This model was made with 5 castors online and it was an event that soon attracted the attention of the public.Not until 1863, the United States, James Leonard Plimpton put a rubber wheel suspension, making the shoe could give money and thus gained greater popularity resulted in the emergence of a skating rink where many people attended with the intentionof skates rolling up and have fun.In 1876 he opened the first center in Paris to practice skating sport fashion, was a very luxurious served to the delight of the Parisian aristocracy. From that year paved rinks throughout Europe. Initially, Germany had 50 tracks, Britain 30 and in the United States was just beginning its expansion.




History in Colombia.
In the heart of Bogota opened the first space for roller skating in the mid 30's and 40 at the San Diego: this has happened 80 years ago. The first skates were made of iron and tied to apprentice with a shoe leather straps, giving little certainty at the foot by being so bulky.
Olimpia had a room called the people attending the 'high society' who were interested in learning about this new sport at the beginning seemed more fun than competitive. When the National Park opened a small track where skating was permitted by way of recreational activity, it was possible was that fun on wheels cease to be exclusive few.The Rodriguez brothers and Osuna, Carlos Jimenez, Mrs. Arnovia of Pedroza, Cecilia Navarrete and Professor Boris Rodriguez were the personalities that drove the type of skating races. Between 1944 and 1945 he organized the first group of fans who wanted to give more excitement to create the first competitions.