You don't need a whole roller rink to get started—just lace up your skates and practice a few things at home. Roller skating has always felt like freedom to me. When you're going fast, you're flying.

The pandemic made roller-skating popular again. For The New York Times for Kids, the photographer Christopher Payne visited Riedell Skates to see how they’re made. Credit... Supported by Photographs ...

NPR's Kia Miakka Natisse describes how and why roller skating allows skaters, young and old, to push their bodies to the limit. Here at NPR, we are leaning into the joy where we can with a series ...

Once you can confidently go forward, it’s time to learn how to skate in reverse. By Malia Wollan “Your mind gets twisted going backward, but your skates roll the same way in either direction,” says ...

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Many people are just starting to roller skate during the pandemic because of social media, but L.A. has a long, rich history and culture of skaters. (Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times) Some people ...