{{Short description|American skate manufacturer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} alt=|thumb|A pair of Riedell figure skating boots
'''Riedell Shoe Inc.''' was founded in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States, in 1945 by a former Red Wing Shoes employee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twin Cities Live Features Riedell Skates |url=http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/13730104.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808055619/http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/13730104.htm |archive-date=August 8, 2007 |first1=Emily |last1=Engberg |date= |access-date=August 7, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The founder, Paul Riedell,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fedor |first1=Liz |title=Olympic trip starts in Red Wing |url=http://www.startribune.com/120/story/240041.html |publisher=Star Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805131800/http://www.startribune.com/120/story/240041.html |date=2006|archive-date=August 5, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Fairchild">{{cite journal|last=Fairchild|first=Lori|date=May 2007|title=ISI Profile: Riedell Skate Co|journal=ISI Edge|publisher=Ice Skating Institute|location=Dallas Texas|volume=9|issue=6|pages=18–19|issn=1522-4651|url=http://www.skateisi.com/site/contentImages/publications/Edge/2007MayJun.pdf|accessdate=November 18, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407134626/http://skateisi.com/site/contentImages/publications/Edge/2007MayJun.pdf|archive-date=April 7, 2016 }}</ref>
==2020s==
In the 2020s the company was operated by four grandsons of the founders.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knieff |first1=Sarah |title=Riedell Skates: A family business helping Olympic athletes go for gold |url=https://www.republicaneagle.com/business/riedell-skates-a-family-business-helping-olympic-athletes-go-for-gold/article_837943b2-7a18-11ec-92e9-177c1971b3ce.html |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=Republican Eagle |date=21 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
The company faced a supply-chain shortage issue due to COVID-19 in 2020 that continued into 2021, causing a roller skate shortage.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|first=Brooke |last=Henderson|date=March 9, 2021|title=Supply-Chain Turmoil Knocks Roller Skaters Off Balance|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/supply-chain-turmoil-knocks-roller-skaters-off-balance-11615308190|access-date=June 24, 2021|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
Riedell is also the manufacturer of Moxi, a fashion-forward colorful brand of roller skates founded by pro skater Michelle “Estro Jen” Steilen.<ref name=":0" /> It also manufactures roller derby- and park-focused brand Antik Skates, a brand originally produced in cooperation with Mo "Quadzilla LK" Sanders before the company terminated its association with Sanders in 2018. Riedell continues to produce brands associated with Antik including Gumball toe stops, Moto bearings, and CIB wheels.
Riedell provided custom roller skates worn by Usher during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVIII in 2024, which were used in the performance segment of his song “OMG.”<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Minnesota company made the roller skates Usher wore during 2024 Super Bowl halftime show - CBS Minnesota |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-company-made-skates-usher-wore-during-2024-super-bowl-halftime-show/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.riedellskates.com/ Official Riedell website]
Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of the United States Category:Figure skating equipment Category:Companies based in Minnesota Category:Red Wing, Minnesota