>>> SO LONG TO THE ICE AND IT’S TIME TO ROLL AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER. >> THAT’S RIGHT. ROLLERSKATING BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 80 YEARS. HERE IS VIDEO FROM CHOPPER 2 AND CBS 2 CINDY HSU TEXAS TO THE ROLLER RINK.
>> Reporter: NOT AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER SINCE THE 1940s. LOOK AT THESE AMAZING PICTURES. TRANSFORMED INTO THE FLIPPERS ROLLER BOOKIE PALACE NAMED AFTER THE SKATING RINK IN LA FROM THE 70s. THEY ARE HAVING A BLAST AND ASKED THESE TWINS, ANDRI AND
SELENA, SKATING SINCE THEY WERE 4. >> WE LOVE SKATING SO MUCH. IT’S LITERALLY THE BEST TIME. >> Reporter: SOME FIRST-TIMERS HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE SPORT. WHAT’S THE BEST THING ABOUT SKATING? >> THAT I CAN GO FAST.
I DON’T KNOW HOW TO SPIN BUT IT GIVES ME A GOOD FEELING. >> Reporter: THE SAME GOES FOR THE ROLLER SKATERS DOING THIS FOR YEARS. CASTING AND MELODY SAY THIS IS THEIR EXERCISE. >> YOU USE EVERY MUSCLE IN YOUR BODY.
WE HAVE DONE THIS FOR UP TO FIVE HOURS SOMETIMES. WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A WORKOUT. >> Reporter: I HAVE NOT PUT ON SKATES IN DECADES OF BUT WE ARE GOING TO TRY IT. >> DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE
EASY? >> Reporter: NO, I DO NOT THINK IT WILL BE EASY. WISH ME LUCK. FROM ROCKEFELLER CENTER, CINDY HSU, CBS 2 NEWS. >> COME ON. WE NEED A FOLLOW-UP AT 11:00. >> HOW FAR DID SHE GET? >> SHE
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