why inline speed skating is not olympic (pascal briand vlog 372)

[@marcocardoso3283]

Pascal, what you do is serious public service for Inline Speed Skating Community! Being myself part of this community, I would like to congratulate you and thank you for this... Keep on showing the way forward to the development of Inline Speed Skating, hope more can join you and follow on this direction...

[@Jorgemarmor]

I totally shared your opinion. With social media this become a task for the whole speed skating community. We can help to our sport to be known by more people and become more attractive to big brands. Cool photos, reels, TikTok, everything help. In my personal case, I have been working for years to make a “cool” profile in social media and trying to get big brands attention and 6 years after I became world champion I got a Nike sponsorship. It’s a long distance race 😂 but totally worth it

[@santiagomichelotti5454]

Pascal, as part of the speed skating comunity my great thank you to open this topic. The sport is 100% ready to be part of an Olympic, there has been less popular and atracting disciplines into the Olympic program from years, It has the same potential than Cycling and i´d say more spectacular because of the danger and complexity of the corners to the spectator , and I agree with you rules shouldn´t be changed quite a bit because it should result in a loss of the soul of the sport. If you see the situation from outside informally speaking it seams that convince COI to incorporate inline speed skating should be as easy as sell a candy ta a kid because it is plenty of positive aspects; a long way more than the negatives. I don´t know añything about the federation or its genuine interest to have inline skating inside the program or how it is internally composed but may be there is the key. you can correct me if I´m telling nonsenses.Congrats again for your channel!

[@RAGNAROLL]

Very interesting video Pascal, thanks foe sharing your knowledge, well done!

[@SirPrancelot1]

Interesting video Pascal, thank you. Good luck with the campaign to get into the Olympics!

[@kjeldbontenbal1772]

Nice to see a new summer series! For topics: I always wonder how important the hip position is. I see a lot of difference between riders, including pro's. We are taught to keep it horizontal, but that is not what you see with the pro's until the push-off (ice skating). With the double push the variance between skaters seems enormous. As is the difference between left and right leg. love to see an in-depth technical analysis on this.

[@Sushipea]

The newly joined sports in Tokyo2020 was "Roller Sports", and it supposed to be Inline speed skating and Skateboarding. IFS infected FIRS raised a new category Park Skateboarding in the last minutes, then IOC decided to pick Street Skateboarding and Park Skateboarding. So "Roller Sports" has been obviously highjacked by Skateboard industry. 11 disciplines out of 12 in World Skate should get out there, and reform FIRS again.

[@santanukundu1817]

My personal feelings is There is no money at all in speed skating and always having huge expenditure. A professional skater should income handsome money through it otherwise it will consider as a fun game. The world skate should think of it

[@edwardtaylor5207]

Inline speed skating was in the youth Olympics so there is progress. Great video and some good points

[@mcburgerpants]

I was an inline speed skater all through the 90s as a young teen. I wanted so bad for it to be an olympic sport. crushed my dreams for sure

[@pantx0]

Pelote Basque has only been "exhibition sport" in Mexico 68' and Barcelona 92'. I play Cesta Punta and Main Nue (after I finish skating!

[@ThePascalbriand]

It was an Olympic sport in 1900 also :-) … there was only 2 teams :-)

[@pantx0]

@@ThePascalbriand Yeah in Mexico they had like 4 teams and in Barcelona 5. The only countries to play are Spain, France, Mexico, Cuba, and Filipinas.

[@bbkangs]

I always wondered about this. Great video!

[@mamo4324]

En mi opinion, si se necesita mas difusion porque nos ven como una actividad recreativa(ir al parque a patinar y ya) , y se necesita que paises de renombre y poder lo practiquen(USA , China,U.K... , etc, ademas, de ahi vienen los patrocinadores , en cuanto a las reglas se pueden mejorar y ser mas especificas y no tan abiertas en cuanto a faltas se refiere, en cuanto a las carreras se necesitan competencias mas atractivas que el publico las entienda fácil , en cuanto a los escenarios si se debería por lo menos tener algo mas standar para poder homologar records( los tiempos en las pistas actuales varian mucho por el tipo de piso y forma de las pistas, no hay unificacion como lo hay por ejemplo en atletismo(pista) ,ademas que sean escenarios de primer nivel, protocolos de carreras adecuadas y ceremonias de premiacion a la altura , que cuando se vea por television se vea el nivel que tiene el deporte, tambien para todo eso se necesita $$ y un grupo que trabaje arduamente para conseguirlo. In my opinion, more dissemination is needed because they see us as a recreational activity (going to the park to skate and that's it, and renowned and powerful countries need to practice it (USA, China, U.K..., etc, in addition, here come the sponsors, as far as the rules can be improved and be more specific and not so open as far as faults are concerned, as far as the races are concerned, more attractive competitions are needed that the public understands them easily, as far as the scenarios it should at least have something more standard to be able to homologate records (the times on the current tracks vary a lot due to the type of floor and shape of the tracks, there is no unification as there is for example in athletics (track), besides that they are First level scenarios, appropriate racing protocols and award ceremonies up to the task, that when you see it on television you see the level that the sport has, also for all that you need $$ and a group that works hard to achieve it.

[@santiagomichelotti5454]

Hola amigo del patín, mirá que lo que comentas de homologación de records pasa en otros deportes: remo y canotaje, en yating y son deportes olímpicos desde hace bastantes décadas y el patín carrera viene haciendo mundiales organizados y con suficientes federaciones en el mundo desde hace 30-40 años. Lo que es ceremonia de premiación es lo de menos y creeme que fui a panamericanos de todos los deportes olímpicos y hay entregas de premios que por diversas circunstancias hay 3 padres aplaudiendo. La verdad es llamativo y una real pena lo del patin carrera para mi humilde punto de vista tiene todo para hacerlo. Abrazo de patinador y a seguir gastando en ruedas :))

[@bleskiven]

I always heard that the federation being corrupt was the issue. And I believed it, until I studied corruption surveys from other sports. Wow. We are definitely no worse than most of the sports in the Games. I was sad when skateboarding got in, because it felt to me like Worldskate got a sport in, so now they would stop trying for inline speedskating. I'm happy to know that you see it differently, it's encouraging.

[@karpmaster]

Ragarding the contact issue - today we have 100m and 200m sprints with no contact whatsoever. Anyway our federation next goal is for the speed skating to be the next sport to enter the Olympic games. I think that the Olympic committee main goal these days is to get the most attractive sports (so people will watch the Olympics), this is why they are considering Ninja warrior which the young generation likes

[@karpmaster]

So yes, we need to invest more time and resources in developing the media area of this sport. Advertising(even payed ones) , get some tiktok stars to skate and preform on their channel, invest money on some giant billboards before big races, and getting some skating into kids shows( at least in Israel we had a big fuss about quad skating after a kids TV series with skates)

[@patinador_con_clave]

@@karpmaster One of those stars now on speed skating on ice is the Dutch champion Jutta Leerdam. She can become a true world star . If there stand up a boy/girl in inline skating with that star quality it should be nice,

[@f.i.pelupessy2640]

I always find it strange that inline speed skating is part of roller sports and does not team up with the ISU. It would be much better if it presents itself as the summer version of ice skating..it would make ISU hugely more relevant for all those countries and people that cannot afford artificial ice rinks (ie most)..and basically for it being olympic it needs a lobby from enough countries that see themselves as medal candidates.

[@freshasadaisy4782]

Many currently successful athletes don't care if speed skating is in the Olympics because they know that if it ever becomes real, they'll be past prime anyway.

[@AConnorDN38416]

One of the most popular topics on Inline Talk is complaining about inline skating not being an Olympic sport and being mad that other sports, like break dancing are lol

[@eliseerollerskater5057]

But you’re super stars in Africa countries, if you can organize some events in the East African community, West Africa , south and Northern, and bring those best Athletes, I am sure you will see big images in the sports

[@blackfacethecat]

Any sport where the Olympics is not the pinnacle of that sport should be kicked out because they don't need the Olympics (eg Tennis, Soccer, Golf, Rugby), but unfortunately the Olympics needs them more than it needs Inline Speed........such a shame!

[@feutrierthierry]

parce que ça n'attire pas de sponsors type redbull ou Coca/pepsi sans doute, contrairement au skateboard qui véhicule ces "valeurs commerciales"

[@jot_bti]

i can agreed inline is not famous games like others big reason is its expensive games.

[@CrtMori]

You know my opinion, but the core is: federation with 10 sports will not be able to push through all of them, and now that skateboarding got them as olympic federation, that means they got the IOC votes, so why pushing other roller sports to Olympics? RollerSports job is done, politically they are at maximum level, and sad to say: inline skating is out. Same as figure roller, roller hockey, freestyle and all others. We are not different disciplines like for skiing (we have alpine slalom and downhill in rollersports) so we do not benefit as a sport from skateboarding being olympic. No skateboarder will switch to speed skating, as you can see the switch is more between ice and inlines. We, as a community are doing quite a good job, but politically we are totally blocked. And getting elected? Not possible at all. Until we get independent all other sports will take our funding and reputation. I am organizing Ljubljana halfmarathon on 21st if someone wants to come...

[@lisapet160]

Olympics should return all disciplines that are not included, but where played in ancient Greece. Horse racing (more than one type) and MMA (they had boxing, wrestling and sort of MMA contests) are among those sports. I could agree with a park skateboarding as a sport: it has a lot of acrobatics in it, therefore damands overall athlete's development. But "city skating" with not physically fit (at least from the view) participants compete in jumping on a handicap ramp handrail... Sorry, looks like waste of space, although possible fun for participants. Don't get, why inline marathon is not on Olympics: plenty recreational distance skater and lots of organized events similar to cyclists and runners. But the latter to are at Olympic and skaters not.

[@copticopti5721]

hi pascal. always great videos and crystal clear explanations. i just sent u on fb friend request. take care etc.