Ice Figure Skating and Artistic Roller Skating Are Similar:
- "Artistic roller-skating is much like artistic ice-skating. The sports are quite similar, with mostly the same categories – International Skate Dancing (roller-skating also has American Roller Dance), free-style, pairs, dance teams (couples), precision or synchronized skating teams (groups), free-dance, figures (ice-skating now focuses on moves-in-the-field, instead). Both ice and roller have regional, national and world competitions."
Roller Skating is Less Expensive:
- "Artistic roller-skating is a great alternative to artistic ice-skating, with some advantages. Roller-skating is half as expensive as ice-skating. It is certainly a warmer sport. And, depending on one’s geographic location, it may be more available. Note that cultures and skating styles vary from rink to rink, and not all rinks support artistic skating. It is sometimes hard to tell, though, because lessons are not necessarily visible to the general session skaters. A basically hip-hop skating rink might have an instructor who also coaches artistic skaters."
Artistic Roller Figure Skating Needs Publicity:
- "Artistic roller-skating is a great sport for participant and spectator alike. But it needs publicity. It needs to be in the public’s eye in order to attract greater numbers of skaters, and to become an Olympic event."
