The cosmopolitan, modern and surprising Chinese City of Shanghai became the capital of the Freestyle Skating as host city of the III CIC-WSSA World Freestyle Championships held from 17th to 24th August. This was the first time Shanghai hosted this great event and beat all previous records with participants from 17 nations competing.

The Shanghai Huangpu Roller Sports Hall and the Daning International Square, located in the heart of Shanghai, were the perfect venues to stage the elite of the international freestyle skating.

The CIC President Roberto Marotta and the key authorities of the World Slalom Skaters Association (WSSA) along with the local representatives of the Chinese Roller Skating Association (CRSA) and the Shanghai Roller Skating Association (SRSA, who were in charge of the organization, were all in attendance at this great event.

The local team was the undisputed winners of the weekend, finishing at the top of the medal tally with 7 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze showing the absolute supremacy in front of their rivals. Singapore also had a very solid performance and finished second with 1gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze while France took the third place with 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

Both Junior and Senior categories competed in Shanghai in the Speed Slalom, Freestyle Slalom, Pair Slalom and Slide competitions.