Inline Planet Skate News - Archive

For the week of:
August 19-25, 2007

Sunday
Aug. 19, 2007
World Championships
Korea, Mantia on Fire!
Day Two of Worlds was another great one for South Korea and USA's Joey Mantia.
• Planet Story

Racing News
Rain and Winners in St. Paul
Pro veteran Greg Major describes all the action at today's Saint Paul Inline Marathon.
• Planet Story

World Championships
Colombia On Top
Despite the loss of two top skaters, the host nation leads medal count after first day of skating.
• Medal Tally

Racing News
St. Paul Marathon
Men:
1.) Steve Robillard
2.) Jono Gorman
3.) Scott Bliss
Women:
1.) Jilleanne Rookard
2.) Kara Peterson
3.) Helen Havam
• Early results

Monday
Aug. 20, 2007
World Championships
U.S. Women Strike Gold
U.S. women end their medal drought while Joey wins another and Colombia rolls on.
• Planet Story (Updated with animated photo sequence)

Korea Moves on Up
South Korea nearly catches Colombia in the medal count while USA, despite Mantia, slips further behind.
• Medal Chart

Tuesday
Aug. 21, 2007
Event News
Bounty on Women's Mark
Women get 10,000 reasons to break their not so incredible record in Duluth.
• Planet Story
• Discussion

The Mouse Roars
Disney makes it official and cancels the third largest inline marathon in North America.
• Planet Story
• Forum Discussion

World Championships
Jessica Smith Hurt
U.S. star returns home after breaking collarbone in 1000 meters.
• Linda Wood's report

Colombia Leads by One
With the track events over, Colombia holds a narrow lead over South Korea in the medal count.
• Medal Chart

Wednesday
Aug. 22, 2007
World Championships
Colombia Back in Charge
The Red Machine rolls again while Mantia stumbles and Korea slows down.
• Planet Story

Group Skates
Early Birds in Arizona
Beat the heat and get in shape at the early morning fitness skate in Buckeye, AZ.
• Group Skate Mapper
• Add Your Group Skate!

Thursday
Aug. 23, 2007
World Championships
Gold for Brittany
USA's Brittany Bowe wins her first individual gold medal; teammate Joey Mantia collects his fifth.
• Planet story

Rise and Shine
Colombia pulls ahead while South Korea hangs tough and Italy and USA fall further back.
• Medal Chart

Friday
Aug. 24, 2007
World Championships
Two More for USA
With incredible hawks from Joey Mantia and Brittany Bowe, USA wins the final two road events in Cali.
• Planet story

Skate Tip of the Week
Rx for Stinky Skates
Are your skates starting to smell like a New York City garbage strike? ... Tame those stinkers!
• Skate Tip Archive

Saturday
Aug. 25, 2007
World Championships
Mantia Wins Final Gold
USA's Joey Mantia holds off an Italian charge in the marathon to claim his seventh gold medal.
• Planet story