Slalom Skaters - Introduce Yourselves!

[xnelox]

Name: António Matos
Country: Portugal
Equipment for slalom: Now i have Seba High Deluxe and my old Fila THETIS PRO
Favourite slalom trick: actualy practice basic moves .
Events: Enjoyment.
How long skating & slaloming: 5 weeks skating with slaloming try's.
Other info: Im 33 year's old but not too old to start doing what i like, i enjoy see freestyle slalom movies
Actualy practice cross backwards :-)
Past week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc9EhhVhHJI

[AwkwardTurtle]

Name: Koby aka AwkwardTurtle
Location: O'ahu, Hawaii
Equipment for slalom: Currently using an old pair of CCMs. Planning on getting my hands on some Seba High Deluxes which look so delicious you can almost taste the aluminum frames.. hehe..
Favorite slalom trick: None currently, since I've just recently started this sport. Also because of my skates which prevent the ability to perform some tricks due to the weight and size of the frame and my wheels that are run down into a strange shape, . But I do love to skate backwards oh so fun.
Events?: None. I do love traveling.. but there are too many greens needed to travel!
How long skating & slaloming: Lets see.. I have roller-bladed when I was young for a bit, so you could say about a year. Slaloming, a few weeks (not daily).
Other info: I skate alone most of the time Always have to apply sunscreen before stepping under the burning sun. I take naps all the timee, because they are enjoyable (you can't say no to a bed after a nice skate)! Plus sometimes I lucid dream too so it's cool

Nice to meet you skate-log community!

[InlineLeo]

Name: Leo
Location: Moscow, Russia
Equipment for slalom: Seba Igor
Favorite slalom trick: the one I can perform - some wheelings perhaps... and the one I like and I'd like to be able to perform - back seven
Events: not good enough for real slalom events yet

Nice to meet you all

[GregT]

Welcome Leo! Thanks for stopping by.

[jojoman]

ha,
i started my frist slalom lesson yesterday

went through the basic again of doing crossover with knee bend! on both side.

did fish.

next is snake. we try on one leg first with the weight on the rear leg.

not too bad

i get this skate call ticoo www.ticco.com

the skate come with rocker set up.

anyway no seba fr1 size for me here

[JohnS]

Name: John Stanning
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Equipment for slalom: Seba KSJ v2, various combinations of Seba & Gyro wheels.
Favourite slalom trick: either ride based tricks or Revolt.
Events?: Whatever events i feel like doing.
How long skating & slaloming: 17 years skating and 3 1/2 years slaloming.

[GregT]

Originally Posted by JohnS

Name: John Stanning
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Equipment for slalom: Seba KSJ v2, various combinations of Seba & Gyro wheels.
Favourite slalom trick: either ride based tricks or Revolt.
Events?: Whatever events i feel like doing.
How long skating & slaloming: 17 years skating and 3 1/2 years slaloming.

Welcome to the forum JohnS! Nice BIO summary. Almost feels as if I know you . . .

[ManicStar]

Well, seeing as I actually made a post, rather than just lurking here occasionally to see what the folks over the other side of the pond are doing, I guess I'd better say hi.

Name: Robert
Location: UK
Equipment for slalom: Currently using Seba Highs with deluxe frame, although I'm looking upgrade to iGors - or possibly the 2011 Poweslide Evo, depending on how it feels.
Favorite slalom trick: Footgun and my recently learned Kazachok.
Events?: So far the 2010 UK slalom series, next year the UK series plus a few european comps.
How long skating & slaloming: Apart from a brief time as a kid, about 18 months skating and just over a year slaloming.
Other info: I'm currently studying for my MA in History.

[Infinity]

Originally Posted by ManicStar

Favorite slalom trick: Footgun and my recently learned Kazachok.
.

Many people will beg to differ xD

[Fever_bv]

Hello.

Name: Florin Ciprian
Location: Romania, Brasov.
Equipment for slalom: Seba FR1 with sparkling & deluxe wheels, Twincam IQL-9 pro bearings & Roxa X-Treme with seba deluxe wheels & Twincam ILQ-9 bearings.
Favourite slalom trick : I guess that'll be "Crazy" even though I'm still trying to improve it.
Events?: No, and don't think I'm near that level.
How long skating & slaloming: 1 year of fitness & aggressive and couple of months of slalom.
Other info: Umm...I'm 22 y/o, started to enjoy slalom and to improve...I'm a bit new to the slalom, but I'm looking forward to improve & to enjoy it, the number of skaters in my country is really low, especially in my town, but we're trying to encourage other people and to teach them what we can...I'll be forced to take a brake during the winter since there are no special indoor places to practice in my town.

[Cowry]

Originally Posted by Fever_bv

I'll be forced to take a brake during the winter since there are no special indoor places to practice in my town.

Maybe you can find a parking where they let you skate.We've found one where we can go after 19.00, when it's pretty much empty anyway.

[Fever_bv]

Originally Posted by Cowry

Maybe you can find a parking where they let you skate.We've found one where we can go after 19.00, when it's pretty much empty anyway.

Cool, thanks a lot for the tip...will see if there's any place available

[Cowry]

Don't forget: don't let them know upfront you will be skating there... chances are they won't let you. But parkings which are pretty much empty in the evenings might not be checked reguarly after xx hour

This is the case at our spot: if they see us we will get kicked out, but for the past 2 months I guess we've been there on evarage 4/5 times a week (not all at the same time) and only last week my friends where kicked out for the first time (I was at work). We've already been there again without problems last saturday and I will go again tonight. At this rate, getting kicked out about every 2 months, we will expect to be kicked out about 2 more times before we can go and play outside again at our favourite spot, to us, this is very much acceptable

[jojoman]

Name: jojoman or king
Location: singapore
Equipment for slalom: first month use K2 moto 84 but is a softboot
third month start using Powersilde Metro for normal skills
Slalom, i use ticco skate, come with rocker set up

Favourite slalom trick : still pratice the big three, fish, snake and front and back criss cross
also do sliding, can do fron and back ward power silde.
next need to learn soul, acid and etc...
Events?: no
How long skating & slaloming: 4 four month of skating and enjoy every moment, exceot overweight and when pratice , feet sore, need to rest

Other info: never too old to skate. the rink i am going have a 63 year old icl lvl 2 instructor.
never too old to slalom.
i discover my mobility and flexabilty are much better after doing slalom

[QASIM]

Hi all !!

Name: Qasim
Location: Saudi Arabia.
Equipment for slalom: Seba FR1.. looking forward to upgrade to iGors
Favorite slalom trick : I'm done with level 1 tricks and now practicing lvl 2 tricks (eddy mabrouk, crazy, sun...)
Events?: No, and there are only few skaters in the Arabia and events in here are very rare so most of the Saudi pro slalom skaters travel abroad to participate and compete in slalom events.
How long skating & slaloming: Started about seven months ago...
Other info: I'm 28 and I'm really enjoying this game... I watch slalom videos of favorite skaters :Naomi, iGor, Seba every time be4 i start practicing cuz they ignite me and give me the heads up! especially that KO trick of igor that looks like a foot gun but sitting on one wheel instead i don't really kno what he calls this amazing trick (this guy is really twisted!).

Nice meeting u all

[Infinity]

Originally Posted by QASIM

especially that KO trick of igor that looks like a foot gun but sitting on one wheel instead i don't really kno what he calls this amazing trick

Deckchair.

[GregT]

Originally Posted by QASIM

Hi all !!

Name: Qasim
Location: Saudi Arabia.
Equipment for slalom: Seba FR1.. looking forward to upgrade to iGors
Favorite slalom trick : I'm done with level 1 tricks and now practicing lvl 2 tricks (eddy mabrouk, crazy, sun...)
Events?: No, and there are only few skaters in the Arabia and events in here are very rare so most of the Saudi pro slalom skaters travel abroad to participate and compete in slalom events.
How long skating & slaloming: Started about seven months ago...
Other info: I'm 28 and I'm really enjoying this game... I watch slalom videos of favorite skaters :Naomi, iGor, Seba every time be4 i start practicing cuz they ignite me and give me the heads up! especially that KO trick of igor that looks like a foot gun but sitting on one wheel instead i don't really kno what he calls this amazing trick (this guy is really twisted!).

Nice meeting u all

Welcome to the forum Qasim!

[QASIM]

Originally Posted by Infinity

Deckchair.

Thanks, i bet hes the only one that can do this trick?

[InlineLeo]

Originally Posted by QASIM

Thanks, i bet hes the only one that can do this trick?

Not really, there're quite a few people who can do it, but it's really difficult to make it stable and impressive. It's rarely used yet. Without a doubt, this would be one of the center supertricks in battles for the next years.
Toe footgun have variations: leaning backwards like Corvo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoP5SFMDvJ8) or like a traditional footgun, but on toe, the way Igor did in Korea (http://vimeo.com/14989364).

[QASIM]

Originally Posted by GregT

Welcome to the forum Qasim!

Thanks