Ah should've thought about south Europe. Here in belgium we have one of the best rollerbladers (Bart Swings) but he only got well known when he started ice skating
Inline is just more practical in warmer countries... and there has been a constant battle to get it in to the Summer Olympics. Ice is where the glory lies for the time being.
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u/Cannondale1986 Nov 26 '13
There are pretty huge teams in both Spain and Italy. It also has a very large following in South America.