Brian Barron of Wicklow, Ireland
April 27, 2020 – For the 30th 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 Brian Barron. Brian is a 37-year-old inline skater and musician living in Wicklow, IrelandB
Frank Lorenz of Dormagen-Ückerath, Germany
April 26, 2020 – For the 29th 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 Frank Lorenz. Frank is a 60-year-old inline skater and telecommunications electronics technician living in Dormagen-Ückerath, Germany between the cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf. In 2018 Frank skated 8,306.76 miles (13,368 km) to win Big Wheel Blading’s 2018 Inline Skating Distance Challenge.
Daniel Nodzak of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
April 25, 2020 – For the 28th 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 Daniel Nodzak. Daniel is a 33-year old inline skater and co-founder of Blader Union living in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Brock Jacobs of Denver, Colorado, USA
April 24, 2020 – For the 27th 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 Brock Jacobs. Brock is a 33-year-old inline skater and Capital Expenditures Financial Analyst living in Denver, Colorado.
Sebastian Scholz of Bad Reichenhall, Germany
April 23, 2020 – For the 26th 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 Sebastian Scholz. Sebastian is a 38-year-old inline skater from Bad Reichenhall, Germany. Located in southern Bavaria, Bad Reichenhall, better known as the Ignition Valley, was the home of Ignition Skate Shop and Park.
Trish Alexander of Seattle, Washington, USA
April 22, 2020 – For the 25th 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 Trish Alexander. Trish Alexander is a 59-year-old inline skater and skate instructor from Seattle, Washington. Trish runs the Skate Instructors Association (SkateIA), which teaches inline and quad skaters how to become skate instructors.
Si Coburn of Gloucester, England, United Kingdom
April 21, 2020 – For the 24th 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 Si Coburn. Si is a 36-year-old inline skater from Gloucester, England, United Kingdom. Si is the UK ambassador for Rollerblade and works for a helmet company called Ruroc, which is based in the UK. He has been skating for about 24 years, starting off aggressive skating but over the past year or so he has found a new love in Big Wheel Blading.
Dominika Drzemicka of Kanie, Poland
April 20, 2020 – For the 23rd 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 Dominika Drzemicka. Dominika is a 27-year-old inline skater and mathematician living in Kanie, 20 km outside Warsaw, Poland. She is in her last stage of mathematics studies and tutors children and young people. Last year Dominika skated 5,457.22 miles (8,782.54 km) to take 8th place on Big Wheel Blading’s 2019 Inline Skating Distance Challenge.
Joe Atkinson of Wakefield, England, UK (Isolating in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA)
April 19, 2020 – For the 22nd 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 Joe Atkinson. Joe is a three time and current world champion aggressive inline skater from Wakefield, England. He is currently isolating at Tim Schmidt’s skate compound in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Karim Naji of Lille, France
April 18, 2020 – For the 21st 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 Karim Naji. Karim is a 41-year-old inline skater and hospitality worker living in Lille, France. Last year Karim skated 6,316.66 miles (10,165.67 km) to take 5th place on Big Wheel Blading’s 2019 Inline Skating Distance Challenge.
