The 67th Artistic Skating World Championships continues to thrill the city of Ibagué, Colombia with nearly 800 skaters from six continents competing for titles, pride and points for the World Skate Rankings.
The spectacular and colorful Opening Ceremonies Friday evening filled the Coliseo Mayor to the rafters. Featuring the wonderful music of the region with all the skaters and flags present, it was a sight to behold with more than 8000 enthusiastic spectators.
After five days of competition the global spread of artistic skating is apparent. All the skaters are competing at much higher levels of Technical Elements, along with emerging and beautiful Components. With the Rollart scoring system now in its fifth year of use around the world, along with the continued and constant education being offered by the World Skate Artistic Technical Committee, artistic skating continues its rise to the top as a sport that cannot to be missed. These cohesive efforts are making a massive impact as the sport is evolving in spectacular ways.
Four additional Gold Medals have been awarded in the Junior and Senior Inline Free Skating events. The continent of Asia continued to add to its medal haul that has been tradition for more than a decade!
Junior Ladies Inline Free Skating
1.Maria Joaquina Cavalcanti, BRA 106.66
2.Giuliana Scamarda, ARG 95.94
3.Sofia Ciacia, ITA 93.43
Junior Mens Inline Free Skating
1.Yen-Wei Liao, TPE 118.27
2.Francesco Vittuari, ITA 103.78
3.Hsin-Chiao Lee, TPE 55.09
Senior Ladies Inline Free Skating
1.Sofia Paronetto, ITA 115.26
2.Leila Aciar, ARG 108.02
3.Maysa Todeschi, BRA 91.49
Senior Mens Inline Free Skating
1.Collin Motley, USA 164.37
2.Antonio Pantifili, ITA 102.30
3.Chen Bo-Yu, TPE 100.11
Nine different flags representing four continents have now been added to steps on the podium. Next up at the Artistic Skating World Championships will be Free Dance for Junior and Senior Couples and the Long Programs for Junior and Senior Pairs. These disciplines are some of the most spectacular of the sport!
Competition is daily. The next medal round will be the 24th of September with the Junior and Senior Couples Dance and Junior and Senior Pairs starting at 14:50 COT at Coliseo Mayor, Parque Deportivo Municipal, Ibagué, Tolima.
