A wooden floor has been installed in record time for skating championship

Aug. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- For most of us roller skating conjures up images of glamorous ladies and gents in glorious vintage style 50’s outfits dancing around a roller rink with Buddy Holly playing in the background but for some people out there, roller skating isn’t a rose tinted memory or casual indulgence – it’s a competitive sport that they take very seriously and nowhere is this more true than at the USA Roller Sports National Championships.
Before the championships could begin the venue, the Memorial Coliseum’s Expo Centre in Fort Wayne Indiana, had to be properly kitted out with a 184 foot by 84 foot roller rink. The wooden floor was laid in an incredible seven hours by just ten people in less than one day – an amazing feat and one that was watched with absolute fascination and awe by all those at the conference centre. The wood flooring came in 523 pieces which were then fitted and installed like a jigsaw puzzle or model kit to create the required solid wood floor. The arena is made from hardwood as hardwood flooring is tough enough to take the wear and tear that comes with this kind of activity.
There were two competitions that used the wooden floor arena at the centre; a speed skating competition and a figure skating competition. The Speed Skating National Championship saw a great turn out with contestants from 2 years old to over 80 years old participating in the games.  Dorothy “Dottie” Babcock is 82 years old and a nationally ranked roller-skating champion who has been competing in the USA Roller Sports competitions for over 30 years. She described the competition as “a lot of fun” and explained that she “started skating on sidewalks when I was a child, and one thing led to another . I love it and hope to continue doing it next year.”
The event bought over 4,000 people to Fort Wayne and the city offered them a warm welcome. The event is said to have been very good for the hotels and restaurants in the area as the coliseum facility is typically used during the winter months for hockey, basketball or other similar events.
The 4,000 spectators weren’t disappointed by the performances either. Individuals at the event broke more than a dozen national speed-skating records and some of them were taken by local competitors; in fact, five of the national championships were from the Fort Wayne Roller Dome team including Kaleb Broomhall, Cameron Hickson and Braxtyn Weidler who has only just turned 11 and is the youngest sponsored skater in the US, sponsored by Luigino Racing. Cecil Hickson and Jake Yost broke the 500m and relay records at the event as well leading the team to be placed 9th out of 52 overall.
The event was a great success and plans are already being made for the next US Roller Sports events.
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Easy Step Flooring is a privately owned company based in Heathrow specialising in solid oak flooring. Due to our vast national and international logistics network, we consider our huge range of wooden flooring range to be second to none.