The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports was the world governing body for roller sports, including skateboarding, rink hockey, inline hockey, inline speed skating, inline alpine, downhill, roller derby, roller freestyle, inline freestyle, aggressive inline skating, inline figure skating and artistic roller skating. It was established in April 1924 in Montreux, Switzerland by two Swiss sportsmen, Fred Renkewitz and Otto Myer, who had close connections to the International Olympic Committee.
USA Roller Sports (USARS), formerly the United States Amateur Confederation of Roller Skating, is the national governing body of competitive roller sports in the United States. It is recognized by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) and the United States Olympic Committee.
Artistic roller skating is a competitive sport similar to figure skating but where competitors wear roller skates instead of ice skates. Within artistic roller skating, there are several disciplines:
The European Confederation of Roller Skating, currently branded as World Skate Europe, is a governing body of roller skating and inline skating in Europe. The World Skate Europe is a member of World Skate, formerly the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS).
Roller skating competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro was held in July 2007 at the Miécimo da Silva Complex.
The Artistic Skating World Championships ('Worlds') is an annual artistic roller skating competition sanctioned by World Skate in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. First held in 1946, the event is regarded the most prestigious of the sport and a world title is considered to be the highest competitive achievement in artistic skating. Skaters compete in many different categories such as men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and junior categories at the World Championships.
Roller skating and inline hockey were contested at the 2003 Pan American Games, held from August 1 to August 17 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Roller skating and roller hockey were contested at the 1987 Pan American Games, held in Indianapolis, USA.
Roller skating and roller hockey were contested at the 1995 Pan American Games, held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Roller skating and inline hockey were contested at the 1999 Pan American Games, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 13.
Roller skating and roller hockey were contested at the 1979 Pan American Games, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Roller sports competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru are scheduled to be held at the Polideportivo 3 (artistic), and Pista de Patinaje.
The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the Roller sports at the 2019 Pan American Games competition held in Lima, Peru.
World Skate is the only governing body in the world for all sports performed on skating wheels. The organisation is the successor of the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) founded on 21 April 1924.
Roller sports competitions at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia were held from 26 November to 4 December 2021. It comprises three disciplines: skateboarding, inline speed skating and artistic skating.
The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the Roller sports at the 2023 Pan American Games competition which will be held in Santiago, Chile.
Roller sports competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile are scheduled to be held at the Velodrome (artistic), Skating rink and Urban Sports Esplanade (skateboarding).
