Tiago Le Meur of Paris, France
April 7, 2020 – For the 10th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Tiago Le Meur. Tiago is a 25-year-old inline skater, content creator and film student from Paris, France. Tiago runs the popular YouTube channel Tiago Inline Skater.
Mike Torres of New York, New York, USA
April 6, 2020 – For the 9th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Mike Torres. Mike is a 36-year-old inline skater and videographer from New York City, New York. Mike has produced some notable inline skating content over the last several years, including mind-bending collaborations with Leon Basin and Them Skates.
Asha Kirkby of Brighton, England, UK (Isolating on an island in Brazil)
April 5, 2020 – For the 8th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Asha Kirkby. Asha is a 46-year-old inline skater from Brighton, England but is currently isolating on a remote island off the coast of Brazil between Rio and São Paulo. Asha teaches inline skating around the world, as well as providing lessons on her Skate Fresh Asha YouTube page and website.
Myles Cotter-Sparrow of Gaysville, Vermont, USA
April 4, 2020 – For the 7th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Myles Cotter-Sparrow. Myles is a 39-year-old inline skater from Gaysville, Vermont. Myles has been the product marketing manager at Rollerblade since 2017 and worked for Roces from 2008-2017. His family owned and operated Zero Gravity Skatepark in Rutland, Vermont from 1992-2005 and Whaleback Mountain Ski Area in Enfield, New Hampshire from 2005-2015.
Arnav “Sonic” Shah of New York, New York, USA
April 3, 2020 – For the 6th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Arnav “Sonic” Shah. Sonic is a 33-year-old multidiscipline inline skater, SkateIA instructor and software engineer from New York, New York. Sonic has developed a passion for most disciplines of inline skating including slalom, aggressive, urban, ultra distance and marathon.
Annalee Unwin of Sydney, Australia
April 2, 2020 – For the 5th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Annalee Unwin. Annalee is a 39-year-old urban, distance and marathon inline skater from Sydney, Australia.
Kevin Dowling of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
April 1, 2020 – For the 4th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Kevin Dowling. Kevin is a 37-year-old inline skater and a film and television location scout from Atlanta, Georgia.
Matthew Jastrzemski of Zagreb, Croatia
March 31, 2020 – For the 3rd daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Matthew Jastrzemski. Matthew is a 41-year-old inline skater, hair stylist, street photographer and artist currently living in Zagreb, Croatia.
Caleb Smith of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
March 30, 2020 – For the 2nd daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Rollerblade Pro Team Rider Caleb Smith of Des Moines, Iowa.
Felix Rijhnen of Darmstadt, Germany
March 29, 2020 – For the 1st daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affects on inline skaters around the globe, we talk to Felix Rijhnen. Felix is a 29-year-old inline speed skater and police officer from Darmstadt, Germany. He has been skating for Powerslide since 2007 and is currently a member of the Powerslide-Matter World Team. In 2017 he achieved his life long goal and became World Champion at the 2017 World Roller Games in Nanjing, China in the 10,000m points race. In 2019 he became the first German male to win the prestigious Berlin Marathon in Germany.
