Roller skating first appeared in British stage performances.
1. In 1743, stage plays were popular in European society and became a fashionable entertainment for people at that time. In order to achieve the effect of plot design and increase novelty, the performance technique of sliding foot-operated devices was creatively added. , roller skating first appeared on stage in London, England. Unfortunately, the inventor of roller skating was not recorded at that time.
2. In 1760, Joseph Merlin took his handmade roller skates to a masquerade party held by the Carlyle family in London. This was the first time he achieved a decisive and recognized achievement. Just as he was performing When I got excited, something unexpected happened. Roller skating was regarded as a dangerous sport by the public and was neglected for several years. Although Morin did not apply for a patent for his invention, the design of roller skates continued to follow Morin's design ideas for nearly a century.
The development of roller skating:
1. In 1861, the wonderful performance of roller skating at the Paris World Expo established its status in the family of sports. Real roller skating was invented by James Plympton of the United States in 1863. In 1866, James invested in the first indoor roller skating rink in New York and organized the New York Roller Skating Association, officially including roller skating as an official sports event for the first time. At the same time, roller skating quickly spread to European countries.
2. From 1875 to 1937, skating had a great impact on roller skating. In the development of roller skating, it gradually evolved into three different forms of sports: figure roller skating, speed roller skating and roller skating.