Travis Pastrana: “Competing against Carlos Sainz is a dream come true”
Journalists and athletes have met at the Estadi Olímpic in the official press conference of the protagonists of the X Games Barcelona
Only one day to go for the start of the greatest show of action sports in Barcelona.If we announced on Monday and yesterdaythe development of the event with the arrival of the athletes who will make the audience get excited, today the official press conference of the athletes of the X Games Barcelona has been carried out.
The press conference, held at the Estadi Olímpic of Montjuïc at 11 am, brought together several national and international media as well as some athletes who have pronounced the first words about their feelings in this great event.
Paul Rodríguez, who is aiming for one of the first three positions of his category (Street League Skateboarding), declared that “Barcelona seems it’s like a big Skate Park, it’s incredible. I’ll come here as many times as I can”. Ryan Sheckler said he was really “excited to compete in Barcelona”, and Nyjah Huston also talked about this catalan city. “Barcelona is one of the most famous places in the world for Skateboard fans. It’s one of the best places in the world to skate”. About the X Games competition, Huston recognized that “these guys (the athletes) are legends. I’ll try to continue skating in the X Games, the hardest competition of the world”.
Listening carefully to his words we found Bob Burnquist, one of the most experienced athletes in this competition. “The X Games have improved and evolved since the first time we started competing. This is something very important and good for our sport”, recognized the Brazilian skater, who had some words for the catalan fans: “People here are incredible. They give us a lot of energy and sound when we skate”. Chad Kagy declared his admiration to Bob Burnquist: “He showed us the way. Thanks Bob!”.
Carlos Sainz, the last athlete who confirmed his presence in the X Games Barcelona, was also part of the press conference because of the multiple signs of respect he received from the athletes. Travis Pastrana said that “competing against Carlos Sainz is a dream come true”. In this direction, Nani Roma also decided to speak. “Sainz is a super driver, a real champion”. Furthermore, Roma also confessed he’s really looking forward to compete in Barcelona. “It’s a pleasure for me to race in the Estadi Olímpic, close to my family and friends. It’s going to be curious to race in a stadium, I’ve always done it on the sands of the deserts, where there’s no crowd accompanying us. So X Games Barcelona is going to be different”.
Jamie Bestwick had also some words about the competition, but he didn’t want to talk about his possible rivals. "You have aspirations when you come here but everybody has the same mindset. So I actually can't choose one only competitor, there’s many. In addition, in this sport we don’t have personal trainers, it’s only us competing. We don’t have any rules. Actually, our only rule is to entertain ".
The only female representative, Mimi Knoop talked about the Women’s Skateboard competition. “The progression of women's skateboarding is amazing. It's going to be exciting. A new time".
We will be able to see all these and many other from tomorrow to next Sunday inwhat will be four days full of excitement and adrenaline. Are you going to miss it?