Cincinnati roller skater Dylan Morton shines at Super Bowl halftime show

Contributed by Skate Downtown Cincinnati& While the Cincinnati Bengals did not make it to the big game on Sunday, February 11, in Las Vegas, Cincinnatians were able to watch another Queen City athlete on the field, local pro rollerskater Dylan Morton.  Morton, a professional roller skater and Cincinnati native, was on the national stage alongside Usher during the Super Bowl XVIII halftime show. While most people were busy voting on the best and worst ads, there is one part of the broadcast we can all agree on: Dylan Morton made us proud! Dylan Morton at Rockefeller Center on Flipper’s NYC Opening Night. Courtesy of Skate Downtown Cincy Morton, a sought-after performer and skating instructor at rinks across the country, including Cincinnati Park’s outdoor rink in Sawyer Point and the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s indoor rink at their Over-the-Rhine location, has been conspicuously absent from his usual schedule. For the past several weeks, Morton has been in Las Vegas working with noted performers to choreograph and prepare a skating routine for the halftime show event of the year. From Rees E Price Elementary to the national stag, Dylan discovered his passion for roller skating at an early age. The rink is now...