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Freeskates

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Freeskates consist of two separate metal or wooden plates with two wheels attached at an angle. People call it freeskating, freeline skating, or drift skating.[1][2][3][4]

History

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They were developed in 2003 in San Francisco by Ryan Farrelly.[5] Farrelly founded a company called Freeline that has since gone out of business. Freeskating is practiced around the world. In 2015, former members of the original brand (Freeline) came together to create JMKRIDE. Based in San Diego, California JMKRIDE aimed to revive the sport they loved so much. The sport was rebranded to be called "freeskating" to reach worldwide riders. [6][7][8]

You ride Freeskates sideways and move your feet back-and-forth in a motion called pumping to accelerate.

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References

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  1. ^ Buttman, Mugic. "Freeline Skating - Are you TOO good at skateboarding?". Freelineskatingz.
  2. ^ "『フリーラインスケートの名称変更』". フリースケートを滋賀で楽しむ!!.
  3. ^ "Gtank Xtreme Sport". gtank.
  4. ^ "This is Freeskating - All Styles". YouTube.
  5. ^ Freeline Skates: Ryan Farrelly DH wheel testing, archived from the original on 2021-12-14, retrieved 2021-12-06
  6. ^ "Female freeline skater finds online fame in China". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  7. ^ Lin, Lan (2019-03-12). "Hop on! Freeline skating is the new street sport | Video". SupChina. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  8. ^ "Four Wheels, Two Feet and Danger". OZY. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
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