Sveta Stepanova is a 27-year-old freestyle slalom skater living in Minsk, Belarus. Originally from Vitebsk, she and her friends moved to Minsk to pursue their passion for slalom skating further.…
Jan Welch began inline skating in 1989 in Austin, Texas. He founded Scum Magazine in 1995, which won Best Sports Website at the 1999 SXSW Interactive Media Festival. That year, Jan moved to San Diego to join Daily Bread Magazine and later co-founded Rat Tail Distribution, behind 4x4 Urethane, Vicious Bearings, and Nimh Skates. In 2017, he started Big Wheel Blading to promote the sport, and in 2024, he launched Dream Urethane. Jan's extensive experience has made him a leading expert in the inline skating industry.
T for Texas Roller Riot Event during SXSW in Austin
Heath Burley and Mick Casals are two longtime fixtures of the Austin, Texas rollerblading scene. Together they are hosting an event called T for Texas Roller Riot on March 17th.…
Alex Burston of Manchester, England on Life, Skating and his New Found Love of Big Wheel Blading
Alex Burston is a professional, aggressive inline skater from Manchester, England. His sponsor, Sunshine Distribution, recently sent him their new Razors Cosmo free skates and a set of the Ground…
Caleb Smith Conquers the 467-Mile RAGBRAI Challenge on Inline Skates
I met Caleb Smith last year when he came to check out Austin, Texas. He is a fantastic, aggressive skater who has also recently gotten into riding on big wheels.…
Interview with Inline World Speed Record Holder and Thuro Shop Owner Gabe Holm
Gabe Holm is a 33-year-old inline skater and owner of Thuro skate shop from Amherst, Massachusetts. Gabe has been a staple in the Northeast aggressive skating community for over a…
Thisissoul – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Thisissoul is an inline skate shop based in Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Shop owner Ivo Vegter sat down with us to discuss the store, inline skating and the Dutch skate…
The Church of Leon: A Chat With Videographer Mike Torres
Two years after releasing the groundbreaking Wizard antics of Canada’s Leon Basin in The Wizard of Wall Street, another Big Wheel Blading gem has hit the internet. Mike Torres and…
Interview With The Bladress Yanise Ho
Yanise Ho aka The Bladress is a 22-year-old long distance inline skater from Hong Kong currently living in Toronto, Canada. She had never skated on rollerblades until last year when…
Interview With World Champion Inline Speed Skater Felix Rijhnen
Felix Rijhnen is a 27-year-old inline speed skater from Darmstadt, Germany. This year he achieved his life long goal and became World Champion at the 2017 World Roller Games in…
Athens to Atlanta 87-Mile Ultramarathon Recap by Parker Bugg
“Wet, wild and worth it!” pretty much sums up what A2A 2017 was for me. It was my 3rd year competing in my home town long distance race. This year…