Freestyle slalom skating

Most freestyle slalomers use inline skates, although some use quad skates. Those who use inline skates tend to use a full rocker wheel configuration, however there are other variations of the rocker set-up which are used. Some skaters prefer to use a 'full hi-lo' rocker, which means the largest wheel is the second in from the back, with the smallest at the front. A common way to rocker your wheels is by putting larger wheels in the center and smaller wheels on each end. An example of this is having 80 mm wheels in the 2nd and 3rd position and 76 mm in the front and back. A short frame (230–245 mm) is used to give the skate the maximum possible maneuverability. Inline skates used for slalom have a very tight fit with a strong cuff, to give sustained ankle support. Popular skates used in the past include the FSK skate range by Salomon, now unavailable.

The list of basic moves from easiest to hardest. There are many more moves than the ones shown in the list, and many variations on how to complete each move. The names of these moves may differ between countries.

Basic

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• Forwards Parallel (Fish)
• Forwards Monoline (Snake)
• Forwards Criss-Cross
• Alternating Forwards Cross
• Double Cross
• Forwards One Foot

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Beginner

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• Backwards Monoline (Snake)
• Backwards Criss-Cross
• Backwards Parallel (Fish)
• Forwards Heel-Toe Snake
• Forwards Heel-Toe Criss-Cross
• Forwards Toe-Toe Snake
• Forwards Heel-Heel Snake
• Forwards Shifted Cross
• Backwards Shifted Cross
• Eagle
• Eagle Cross (Independent)
• Eagle Shifted Cross (Wave)
• Eagle Royal
• Eagle Royal Cross
• Reverse Eagle
• Reverse Eagle Criss-Cross
• Reverse Eagle Shifted Cross
• Fake Side-Surf

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Intermediate

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• Crazy
• Grapevine (Mabrouk)
• Double Crazy
• Double Crazy Back
• Forwards Stroll
• Backwards Stroll
• Backwards One Foot
• Chapi Chapo
• X
• X 2
• X Jump (Crab Cross)
• Nelson
• Nelson Back
• Nelson Transfer Back (X-Back)
• Sun
• Miniman (Small car 5 Wheels Sitting)
• Pendulum

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Advanced

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• Alternating Cross
• Crazy Sun
• Mexican
• Italian
• Volte
• Wiper
• Footspin
• Special
• Oliver
• Brush
• Chicken Leg
• Cobra
• Butterfly

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Master

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• Rocket (Coffee Machine)
• Backwards Rocket
• Christie
• Kasatchok
• Toe Wheeling
• Grabbed Toe Wheeling
• Heel Wheeling
• Grabbed Heel Wheeling
• Screw
• Leaf
• Swan
• Deckchair (Corvo)

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Both the ICP and Skate IA offer slalom instructor certification programs which develop the ability of skaters and coaches in breaking down slalom tricks. They also expand instructors' ability in identifying and solving problems in slalom skating.

The World Slalom Series Association (WSSA) organised the first World Championships in inline freestyle in 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldslalomseries.com/news/2008-news/wsc-08-pt-1-classics/|title=First WSSA World Championships in Singapore|access-date=14 September 2022}} The competition has been held annually since then and in 2015, World Skate recognized it as an official world championships from the organization, known as the Inline Freestyle World Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldskate.org/inline-freestyle/results.html|title=Inline Freestyle World Championships results|access-date=14 September 2022}} This competition has been part of the World Skate Games since 2017.

WSSA still organizes all other major calendar competitions in inline freestyle, including the World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldslalomseries.com/events-2022/|title=2022 WSSA events|access-date=14 September 2022}}

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• [https://www.inlinecertificationprogram.org/ Inline Certification Program website]
• [https://www.bigwheelblading.com Big Wheel Blading Online Magazine is the source for all things on Big Wheel inline skates]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100913084925/http://www.ifsasports.org/ International Freestyle Skaters Association website]
• [http://www.wssaskating.com/ World Slalom Skating Association website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202151545/http://www.wssaskating.com/ |date=2011-02-02 }}
• [http://www.worldslalomseries.com/ WSSA World Slalom Series website]
• [https://www.kompakombo.com/plan-site-kompakombo/liste-des-figures-de-slalom-roller-sur-kompakombo Learn Freestyle slalom skating with kompakombo.com (in french)]
• [http://www.4wheelfreestyle.com/ Freestyle Slalom Information in Germany] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219115621/http://www.4wheelfreestyle.com/ |date=2011-02-19 }}

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