Rollerblade
thumb|A Rollerblade Twister skate (c.2012) Rollerblade is a brand of inline skates owned by Nordica, part of the Tecnica Group of Giavera del Montello, Treviso, Italy.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Rollerblade
- Company.logo
- Rollerblade logo.svg
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.parent
- Tecnica Group
- Company.foundation
- Minnesota, incorporated 1982 as '''Ole's Innovative Sports'''
- Company.location_city
- West Lebanon, New Hampshire
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- Rollerblade USAJeremy Stonier (Co-President)Stephen Charrier (Co-President)Pamela Kidder (CFO)
- Company.industry
- Sporting Goods
- Company.revenue
- ~US$ $20 million (2008)
- Company.num_employees
- 27 (2008)
- Company.homepage
- rollerblade.com
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thumb|A Rollerblade Twister skate (c.2012) Rollerblade is a brand of inline skates owned by Nordica, part of the Tecnica Group of Giavera del Montello, Treviso, Italy.
The company started as Ole's Innovative Sports, created by Scott Olson in Minneapolis, and operated in his family basement and employed his brothers, chiefly Brennan Olson. The company eventually became Rollerblade, Inc. The company changed hands over time between Nordica, Benetton Group and Tecnica.