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| Rollerskates have been around for about 300 years when they were first an idea of nailing wooden spools and strips of wood to shoes. The first patented skates ever made were created in 1819 by M. Petibeld. But in 1979 the hockey player Scott Olsen set the stage for 'rollerblading'. He found an old pair of inline skates at an old sporting goods store and 'fell in love' with them. He soon came to see the potential that the skates had, and soon bought Chicago's roller Skate company. Here he changed the name to 'Rollerblade' as well as updating the design to urethane wheels, lightweight ski boots, and dual precision bearings. Rollerblade was the first to market skates and hold the first amateur competitions.
Aggressive Inline, rollerblading, and freestyle skating then became more popular in the early 1980s and was created from the calmer 'less aggressive' pastime known as rollerskating. Aggressive Inline tricks became hitoffs of the more established sport of skateboarding and soon more compicated and complex tricks were discovered. The Aggressive Skaters Association (ASA) was formed and the inaugural X Games were hosted in the USA. Australia was soon to dominated the sport when sixteen year old aussie, Matt Salerno, won the gold medal in the street competition.
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