News - 29/12/8
Highlights of 2008 rollerski year

When you do your first rollerski session you never know where it will lead to...
We celebrate the achievements of rollerskiers - on rollerskis and on snow - in 2009.

JANUARY
Strong start to the year with record numbers at Hyde Park and Dorney Lake courses
British Cross-Country Ski Champs move to Obertilliach, Austria - Alan Eason, Karolina Bicova and Barbara Baker put in strong performances

FEBRUARY
Success for British cross-country skiers - report
GB represented in the FIS Nordic World Junior Championships for the first time since the early 1990s - see report

MARCH

Engadin & Vasaloppet Ski Marathon - success for Hyde Park rollerskiers - report
BBC Ski Sunday's Graham Bell joins in with the Rollerski Club in Hyde Park - pictures

APRIL
Richard & Mel do first rollerski session in Hyde Park
Rollerski racing season begins - calendar - interview with Chris Richards
LRNSC Rollerski race 1 report
SkiSkett Cobra rollerskis introduced to the rollerski shop

MAY
Annual club rollerski trip on the Bristol-Bath cycleway
Hom, Sarah, Danny and Alanna start rollerskiing in Hyde Park

JUNE
Extra summer club training in Richmond Park, Hayes and Greenwich - pictures

JULY
2nd year of rollerskiing at the Eton Rowing Courses - rollerskiing provided as a 'taster' sport

AUGUST
New instructor profiles added - Ekaterina Rachel and Karolina Bicova

SEPTEMBER
Rollerski tour of Richmond Park - pictures
James Cracknell and Ben Fogle commence rollerski training for race to the South Pole - team website

OCTOBER
British Nordic Ski Team launches its own website - www.britnordicteam.co.uk
Rollerski Club affiliated to Snowsport England as the 'London Hyde Park XC Ski Club'
London 4-hr rollerski race - report
Wessex Sprints rollerski races attract a record field - report - pictures
Fiona Crossley wins GB Rollerski Ladies Series Title for historic 5th year
Huntly Nordic Ski Club celebrate 10th birthday - website

NOVEMBER
Lisa L takes part in NY marathon
Andrew Musgrave and Andrew Young take part in FIS World Cup Cross-Country Ski Races - first GB representation in a generation - report
New SSE rollerski instructors qualified: Glennis Dore, Yvonne Jacobs, Ivan Gorbenko, Yevgeniy Gorbenko and Rob Dorward.

DECEMBER
Ski marathon season begins
Club members Glennis Dore and Penny Caldwell take part in La Sgambeda ski race
Mike Dixon masterclass

Welcome to new rollerskiers about to book courses in January & good luck to all our rollerskiers embarking upon challenges on-snow in 2009.

Website page views in 2008 = 112,912; visits = 25,719 (2007: 99,925, 21,938)
Rollerski Club members: +50%

What will your rollerski highlight be in 2009?