 Roller
skating is a Special Olympics sport with many different facets.
Athletes are given the option to compete in artistic events or
speed skating events.
For the artistic competition, men and women compete separately
or in pairs as a team. The competition is further divided into
four levels, each level progressively more difficult and requiring
different elements. Speed events offer a variety of distances
for all skill levels, as well as relay and slalom events.
Roller skating was inaugurated at the 1987 World Games. That
year the 22 participants were all United States athletes. In
1995, just eight years later, the roller-skating competition
boasted 134 athletes from 11 countries.
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