Riedell Skates

Riedell Shoe Inc. was founded in Red Wing, MN in 1947 by a former Red Wing Shoes employee.The founder, Paul Riedell, wanted to design widely available and affordable ice skates.This task secured him a spot in both the ice and roller skating hall of fame.Fact|date=August 2007

Today

Paul Riedell's 4 grandsons employ and manufacture the most complete line of figure skates, speed, roller, and in-line skates.To ensure a proper fitting shoe, the factory authorized dealers use a special fitting scale. Only this allows the customer to buy the exact fitting shoe; a shoe that has more than a 120 production steps.

Figure skaters who wear Riedell skates

*Jeremy Abbott, Four Continents bronze medalist
*Craig Buntin, National Champion
*Kurt Browning, World Champion
*Michael Chrolenko, National Champion
*Jean Sebastien Fecteau, National Silver Medalist
*Eliot Halverson, Junior National Champion
*Laura Lepisto, National Silver Medalist
*Valerie Marcoux, National Champion
*Parker Pennington, Junior National Champion
*Susanna Poykio, European Silver Medalist
*Jamie Salé, Olympic Champion
*Jenni Vahamaa, Junior National Champion
*Johnny Weir, National Champion

Also, the movie Blades of Glory with Will Ferrell features Riedell Skates.

Sources

* [http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/13730104.htm http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/13730104.htm]
* [http://www.startribune.com/120/story/240041.html http://www.startribune.com/120/story/240041.html]

External links

* [http://www.riedellskates.com/ Official Riedell website]