Shock: Clement Milot ‘There are Spots Everywhere’
What is going on with the blading scene in France? Where did it find its beginnings? Is there something distinctive about French blading, what is it?
I don’t find that there is something that really distinguishes the French blading scene from another.
There are a lot of talented skaters, all levels combined, with very different styles, who can’t access the recognition of being entitled a pro. From the top of my head as an example there’s Julien Cudot, Adrien Anne, Matthias Sillan and many more.
Skaters here either like to skate on their own, some prefer real group street sessions others are really motivated travel-wise and go to nearly all the contests (the European ones at least). However as far as skating goes I must say that there are very few infrastructures, skateparks and the street spots are never perfect and turn out to be quite difficult. But that’s actually a plus side and gives birth to crazy skaters such as Cyril Daniel and Mathieu Heinnemann…
I can keep trying to describe the french blading scene but actually there just isn’t a made in France label, which, to my mind, is what makes rollerblading interesting. [...]
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September 22nd, 2009 at 9:04 am
Bellllllllle milot! dit c’est ou le spot de la premmiere photo???
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:42 am
prés d muret de neuilly qui tourne 1 peu
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:18 am
J’veux mon exemplaire dédicacé :(
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:28 pm
much better than all the “american” PRO BORING SKATERS!!!!!!!!!