80's roller skating legends - my hero tape from 1985

[Hunterbythesea]

Omg. This brings me back to my pairs skating days!  I use to train with Jim pringle and Wayne Melton. I am 47 now and it seems like yesterday I use to be at competitions with John Arishita and Tammy Jerue. The 80s and early 90s were so much fun in skating artistically. I guess it's a fading sport. I switched to ice in the 90s and worked in a lot of shows.

[Donnylutz00]

Thank you so much for posting these!!!!!! I totally get how these motivated you! It's midnight and I'm ready to grab my skates head to the rink!!!!

[nicowildkat]

Jayson, this is great!!! Paolo I watched that '82 Nationals tape of Paul and Tina, Tim McGuire, Rick Monturo and everyone over and over until there was so much static you couldn't see much anymore!  Great memories!

[Bruppacher]

I believe Claudia Bruppacher at her peak was unbeatable in this time. She won World and European competitions in row.

[centervilletn]

this was the nationals at fort worth?...

[rolaboi]

@centervilletn no.. close though! many of these jumps are from the 83 worlds in Fortworth..

[NicholeStar007]

I am going to try to learn jumps.

when they get ready to set up the jump do they use that leg that they throw backwards to "Pick" off of the ground? or does it not touch the ground ta all ?

[Stratslayer]

To Michole Star007: It's called the "toe off" of the jump and yes, the toe stop is driven into the floor to launch the jump. Best wishes on your attempts at jumping. My brother teaches competitive roller skaters to jump...He was a former world champion.

[CAnative64]

Wow Rolaboi, was that Leonard Steinberg at 2:30? Amazing to see video of him.

[rolaboi]

Yes it is Leonard.. I used really like watching him, although I only have the one clip of him from 84 Worlds in Japan

[thestrokesjime]

amazing mix!cool jumps and buterfly(write is right?)

i love the spin at 3:38 who is¿?

[rolaboi]

Hi.. Butterfly, yes.. the spin at 3.38 is by US skater, Rick Monturo.. he placed 3rd at worlds in men's singles that year (1982 Germany), he was an awesome spinner!