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A pair of ice skates was found at the bottom of a swiss lake, scientists calculate they were made 3,000 years ago
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Evidence of skating is found in Roman ruins in London. Excavations uncovered leather soles and blades made of polished animal bones
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The Dutch are the first to replace animal bones with blades made of iron
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Ice skates were used in The Battle of Ijsselmeer in Amsterdam and the dutch surprise the Spaniards by taking the ice off the frozen canal for combat
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The first known skating club is established in Edinburgh, Scotland
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E. V. Bushnell from Philadelphia invents a strapless skate with the blades clipped right to the boot. This revolutionizes ice skating because for the first time skaters can twist, turn, spin and leap without losing their ice skate blades
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figure skating is made an Olympic sport
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Figure skating becomes one of the most watched sports in the world. Stars like Kurt Browning and Jozef Sabovcik proudly wear Riedell Skates to compete.
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Just two years later, the very first World Synchronized Skating Championships come to Minneapolis, with 21 participating teams from 16 countries. Teams like the Miami RedHawks and Finland’s Rockettes are outfitted in Riedell ice skates.
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Figure skating remains one of the most popular sports of the Winter Olympic games