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Name: Martin Paarup
Age: 21
Hometown: Randers, Denmark
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Skatepro, The Mad Chills Crew and Allaccess!

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: The Allaccess indoor skatepark!
-Web video: Anything with Larry Edgar in!
-Food: Uh Pizza!
-Twitter to follow: Nope
-Person on Instagram: Larry Edgar
-Travel destination: Malaga Spain!
-Riders to ride with: All the homies I ride with almost every day!
-Car: None
-Movie: Above Below!

Name: Kyle Dodd
Number in Rio: 216
Country: South Africa
Result: If I'm not mistaken I finished 18th

"The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part; the important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."

Name: Stas Shatilo
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Colony bmx, Raenshop.ru

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Russia Krasnodar xsa training park
-Food: Meat, chocolate
-Twitter to follow: stasshatilo
-Person on Instagram: stasshatilo
-Riders to ride with: I like to ride with @evstifeev
-Car: Golf 5
-Movie: Wolf Volt
-Colour: Black
-Shoes: etnies
-Bike company: Colony
-BMX contest: XSA invitational Sochi Russia
-Bike shop: raenshop.ru

Name: Jaden Chipman
Age: 16
Hometown: New Lowell, Ontario, Canada
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Krusher BMX, Profile racing

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Joyride 150, my backyard
-BMX video: There's way too many good ones! Mike Varga DK,

Name: Kevin Bass
Age: 22
Hometown: Morristown, NJ / currently in Philadelphia, Pa

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: 9th and poplar d.i.y
-BMX video: Animal all day
-Website: vice.com
-Web video: Anything that is pegless.... sorry peg thugs
-Food: Buffalo seitan with pan friend Brussels sprouts
-Twitter to follow: @LILBTHEBASEDGOD
-Person on Instagram: @spaceweed
-Travel destination: Japan
-Riders to ride with: All the homies from Jersey and Philly ...... you know who you are, cheers
-Car: My swobo Track Bike

Name: Tory Nyhaug
Country: Canada
Number in Rio: 49
Result: 5th

How did Rio turn out for you looking back at the race now?
Tory Nyhaug: Happy with how I battled and competed right until the end.  I did the best I could every lap regardless of anything, kept the mood light and just kept telling myself no matter what just do the best you can and be proud of yourself no matter what.  Starts were off for racing so I had to compensate and race in other ways, but overall very proud.

So close to a medal. Do you re-watch the final on a regular basis?
Tory Nyhaug: Yeah of course, painfully close. No I don’t watch it on a regular basis, I tortured myself with it for a bit then said

Name: Anthony Dean
Number in Rio: 44
Country: Australia
Result: 8th (DNF)

Can you explain how hard it was to make the Australian Olympic team?
Anthony Dean: It was not that difficult this time around. I put

Name: Dani Madrid
Age: 24
Hometown: Sant Boi (Barcelona), Spain
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Bloodlinebmx

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Brixton skatepark in London
-BMX video: T1 you get what you get
-Website: Brazzers
-Web video: Ian Schwartz sunday web video
-Food: Pizza
-Twitter to follow: @PPopular

Name: Alexis Mostralis
Age: 18
Hometown: Athens, Greece
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Darkriders bmx

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Street spots, OAKA skatepark, Northpark indoor skatepark

Name: Nic Long
Number in Rio: 64
Country: USA
Result: 4th

How big was your struggle even making it to the Olympics?
Nic: The struggle is always going to be as hard as you make it.. I worked hard all year, and Kurt had my program spot on. I was prepared for everything.