European Confederation of Roller Skating

The European Confederation of Roller Skating (French: Confédération Européenne de Roller Skating, CERS), currently branded as World Skate Europe (WSE; infrequently as 'World Skate Europa'),[1] is a governing body of roller skating and inline skating in Europe.[2] The World Skate Europe is a member of World Skate, formerly the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS).

World Skate Europe
AbbreviationWSE
AffiliationWorld Skate
HeadquartersRua António Pinto Machado, 60 Porto, Portugal
PresidentLuís Sénica
Vice president(s)Ignacio González Pereira
Fernando Leandro Naroli
SecretaryRicardo Araújo
Official website
www.wseurope-rinkhockey.org

Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Skate banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions, and will not stage any events in Russia or Belarus in 2022.[3]

Sports

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World Skate Europe is the highest regulating body of six roller sport disciplines in Europe:

Skateboarding does not have a representative member in the Central Committee of World Skate Europe

Events

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Subsidiaries

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  • World Skate Europe - Artistic Skating (WSE Artistic)[4]
    • previously known as the Comite European de Patinage Artistico or CEPA[5]
    • President: Margaret Brooks (Falerone, Italy)
  • World Skate Europe - Inline Freestyle (WSE Freestyle)[6]
    • President: Vladimir Tkachev (Moscow, Russia)
  • World Skate Europe - Inline Hockey (WSE In-Line Hockey)
    • also known as the Comité Européen de Roller In Line Hockey or CERILH[7]
    • President: Boris Darlet (Bordeaux, France)
  • World Skate Europe - Speed Skating (WSE Speed)
    • also known as the Comité Européen de Course or CEC[8]
  • World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey (WSE Rink-Hockey)
    • also known as the Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey or CERH
    • President: Agostinho Peixoto da Silva (Porto, Portugal)
  • World Skate Europe - Skateboarding
    • President: Luca Basilico (Lombardy, Italy)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Skate Executive Board". World Skate. Retrieved 1 May 2021. Fernando Elias Claro, First Vice President of World Skate
  2. ^ "Skater Fashion: Passion, Fashion, and Functionality". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "World Skate finally bans-russian- Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials". www.insidethegames.biz. 2 April 2022.
  4. ^ "World Skate Europe Artistic Rule Book 2021" (PDF). CERS-RollerSkating.eu. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. ^ "CERS Comites Techniques". CERSkating.eu. 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "European Freestyle Skating Championship 2019 Results" (PDF). CERS-RollerSkating.eu. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. ^ Darlet, Boris. "World Skate Europe - Inline Hockey (European Roller In Line Hockey Committee)". CERILH.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ "CERS-CEC Sports Rules – Speed Roller Skating" (PDF). CERS-RollerSkating.eu. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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