Champion Rolls Over
Herald Sun, Melbourne
December 15, 2005

Jayson Sutcliffe has rolled to another world title.

The 35-year-old has returned to Melbourne from Rome, where he was crowned men's artistic inline skating world champion.

One of Sutcliffe's biggest supporters is actor Melissa George, who has agreed to narrate a documentary about the sport, which Sutcliffe has produced.

The two met 15 years ago when George was a top-class competitive inline skater.

Sutcliffe saw her again last week in Sydney.

"She's still quite passionate about it," he said.

"She got on the skates for the first time for 13 years last week, and I could see that she's still a skater at heart."

Sutcliffe competed in his first world championships at age 15 in Italy in 1985.

But after several world titles and more than a dozen national titles, he's decided it's time to hang up the skates.

"I was hoping to win this one as I knew it was going to be the last one," Sutcliffe said.

"I guess there has to be a point where you have to say that's it, as it's been 20 years since my first world championships."

Sutcliffe has written a book about his career called Rolaboi.

He is hoping the doco will raise the sport's profile.

"There is very little recognition, and human spirit drives the sport, so I'm looking closely at that," Sutcliffe said.