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인라인게시판이 너무 허전해서 제 개인블로그에 포스팅했던 글을 가져와봅니다.
개인블로그에 올렸던 글이라 해석상의 오류나 적절하지 못한 단어의 사용이 있을 수 있으니 미리 양해를 구합니다.^^
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포스팅할 생각은 없었는데, 읽다보니 우리나라의 우효숙 선수도 들어있길래 써봅니다.
출처 : 인라인 플래닛 http://www.inlineplanet.com/11/02/begg-top-10-skaters.html

빌 벡에게 다음과 같은 질문이 들어왔습니다.

Who are the top 10 inline speed skaters of all time and what made them so good?
당신이 생각하는 가장 뛰어난 10명의 인라인스피드 스케이터는 누구이며, 그들이 뛰어난 이유는?

빌 벡 아저씨의 답변입니다.

1) CHAD HEDRICK - USA

The originator of what I call the “superior double push technique, Chad won 41 world titles. He was far better than everyone else of his time. His unusual body structure was uniquely adapted to the sport. He was laid back and an extreme socializer (read: party animal). But he could still win. Many regarded him as a freak.

역시 첫번째 선수는 미국의 채드 헤드릭입니다.
전세계적으로 더블푸쉬의 광풍을 불러일으킨 장본인이죠.
빌벡 역시 그를 the originator of superior double push technique 라고 하네요.
고급 더블푸쉬 기술의 창시자이자 41번의 세계타이틀 보유.

2) JOEY MANTIA - USA

Joey is a human power pack with a Mr. Universe-type lower body. He’s chock-a-block with muscle and has horsepower to burn. He’s collected something like 28 or 30 world titles. He does a lot of off-skate training and his on-skate drills are excellent. His technique perfectly suits his raw power. He is very skillful. In fact, he is one of the best technicians in the history of the sport.

조이 맨시아 입니다.
요즘 인라인스케이트 판에서 빼놓을 수 없는 캐릭터죠.
속된 말로 외계인? 괴물? 뭐 이 정도랄까요...
스포츠역사상 가장 뛰어난 테크니션 중 한명이라고 표현을 하는군요.

3) THERESA CLIFF - USA

Theresa never looked like a winner. But most times she was. She earned 20 world titles and she was also a great team player and worker. She trained hard and was a great competitor. Racing was in her blood. She always knew what she had to do and how to do it. She was also a top competitor — and champion — in the World Inline Cup.

4) VALENTINA BELLONI - Italy

Valentina was the winner of 19 gold medals at the World Championships — and none were gifts. She earned all her golds in time trials or 1000-meter races. She was known for the great, long drive-through of her setdown. She never looked like she was going fast, but her drive-through got her there.

5) MAX PRESTI - Italy

Max did it his way. He only earned three gold medals at Worlds. But he didn’t let the Italian Federation rule him. Rather than focusing on Worlds, he concentrated on the World Inline Cup, which he won six times when the circuit was at its peak. Max ruled with an iron fist. And when it came to street (race) smarts, he was up there with the best of them.

6) JORGE BOTERO - Colombia

Jorge is another great skater with only three gold medals. But he would have won more if he hadn’t had to contend with Chad Hedrick — in his prime — for much of his career. In all, Jorge earned 34 medals, including 19 silvers. Always a tough competitor who gave his all, he was dedicated to constant improvement. He was first on the track and last off when training and also had a very tough off-skate program. A hungry gorilla.

빠지면 섭섭한 이름...조지 보테로 입니다.
콜롬비아 태생이고 롤러 블레이드 월드팀에서 있다가 은퇴했었죠.
시원시원한 스케이팅이 정말 일품이었는데...
채드 헤드릭만 아니었다면....ㅜㅜ

7) WOO HYO-SOOK - Korea

Woo has won eight world titles in the last few years. Her speciality is the points race. She is feared for her ability to maintain high speeds in the late stages of races when others simply can’t go on. She has a very high level of fitness. Her habit of setting down the heel of her skate first sets her apart from other skaters. She is something of a loner who keeps to herself. She is virtually unknown outside Korea but a legend among mid-distance skaters.

한국의 우효숙 선수를 뽑았습니다.
최근에 총 8번의 세계타이틀을 거머쥐었습니다.


8) GREGORIO DUGENTO - Italy

Gregorio was not renowned for possessing high levels of fitness; he was simply a powerhouse — an explosive brute blessed with extreme levels of fast-twitch fibers. He was a one-dimensional skater; a sprinter, only good in time trials. But that was enough to win him 12 world titles.


9) KALON DOBBIN - New Zealand

Kalon won more banked-track 300m time trials than Duggento, his long-time rival. A brilliant technican, Kalon studied every inch of the tracks he competed on and was usually the first foreign skater to arrive at venues before World Championships. Not a giant physically or a skater blessed with lots of fast-twitch muscles; instead, he was a thinker who studied his opponents.

뉴질랜드의 칼론 도빈입니다.
아주 영리한 테크니션이라고 하는군요.
코스나 상대방에 대해 상당히 꼼꼼히 연구하는 스타일이이라고 하네요.

10) CECILIA BAENA - Colombia

Cecilia has had some differences with the Colombian Federation over the years. This has resulted in her missing several World Championships. But she has excelled in the World Inline Cup and is a brilliant and exciting skater who is desperate to win. She possesses a devastating final 100 meters on the open road. She started winning World Inline Cup events when she was 15 and is still winning at age 24.

콜럼비아의 세실리아 바에나 선수입니다.
예전에 WIC경기때 눈부신 흰색 본트팀복을 입었던 모습이 기억이 나네요.

역시 ICT를 찾아보니 그때 봤던 팀복 사진이 있네요.(첨부한 사진.)