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Canalsnowboard.com couldn't lose the opportunity to interview him
before his arrival to Salt Lake City. Iker Fernández is the
best spanish rider and candidate for the GOLD medal in the HALF
PIPE modality. This season he won in FIS NOKIA VALLE NEVADO 2001
and second in FIS NOKIA TIGNES 2001, the interview was made the
20th January 2002.
 Iker
Fernández Roncal
Age: 24 years old
Place where he was born: San Sebastián (Spain)
Date of birthday: 9th September 1977
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first contacts with the snow were when he was 4 years old, he
went up to the mountain with his parents to ski. His interest
for surfing and skating motivated him to begin with the snowboard
in the season 89-90. He was member of the National team "A"
in Half Pipe and the Olimpic team 1998 (NAGANO - JAPAN). |
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-Some time ago we could see you on the TV, tell us, how was everything??
I dont really know the exact interview you talk about because I
have appeared lately in many things on tv, I dont really like too
much because you have no control about what they are going to pass
(images and all of this), and also they dont know about snowboard...
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-Did
you realize an increasing in your popularity? The fans
follow you??
Jejee, a little bit, the television, you know, makes you very
fast so popular, but they are not exactly fans, its people
who tell you: "I've seen you on tv, you are the one who
makes jumps with the snowboard..."click
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-What events do you have to do this year? Which one do
you prefere most? If I dont remember so bad, you were the
last year in the Artic Challenge, did you like?
Well Im going to an event in Whister at the end of February,
where is going all the creme of snowboarding, and after if
Im invited to the Artic Challenge I will also go there, I
also have to film my part in a video.
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-Could you talk about how is actually the subject.. FIS / ISF?
Which are the main differences between both circuits? You
need to ride in the FIS so that you can participate in the Olympics?
Well, now everybody do whatever they want, to go to
the Olympics its necessary to ride in the FIS events and the people
were competing in these events. After there are other very cool
in ISF. I dont ride completely any of the circuits, I participate
in the events that I like most, and that's all, I dont really think
if they are FIS os ISF. click
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-In Nagano there was a debate about if the snowboard should be
olympic or not, what do you think?
It's an event very big and its now bad, it can bring more money
for the sport and if you dont like, you dont need to go, nothing
will happen ;)
-Which one is your favourite rider? and which one is the trick
you
I like a lot of people, but Jussi oksanen and Terje.
-Do you remember any anecdote in a championship?
A mistake or something like that...
 -How
do you live traveling all the year around the world? its different
the snowboard depending on the countries?
SYes, it can be any differences en each country but well its snowboard,
someplaces have powder others rails, other pipes.
- And your brothers (the also are professional riders)?And Daltonsnowboard
(Snowboard Camp in TIgnes)how works? Explain us what will you organize
this year?..
They told me that the camp is working out really good, the last
summer they spent a good summer and funny, a lot of people went
with them, this year they want to improvement the park and instalations.
- How do you find snowboard in Spain? What happen with the snowparks?
Not snow enough? Not interest by the resorts? Not constructors?
There is a lot of fans who love it, but the resorts doesnt help
enough, if not could much more pros in freestyle.
-We
hope that your time to retire arrives very very late, but one day
when it happens, what do you want to do? There are helps for sportmen
who study and practice sport in this country?
Yes there are stuffs like that but I dont know if this things are
for me, I think I will work for any trademarks or I will continue
with Dalton to make it bigger.
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-If you are not doing snowboard, where can we find you?
En San Sebastina, with my friends and "chati" (girlfriend),
surfing.
Part 2. For this part we need you anwer fast, ok?? lets go!
-The secant of X is equal to...? Incognito
- If I tell you Mister Fernando Fernn Gmez
(spanish actor) what would you say...? An actor no??
- Whats the TV for you? An entertaiment sometimes and a shit
others.
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- Any special book? why? The pillars of the earth (Los pilares
de la tierra). If you read it you will know whySi lo lees te daras
cuenta.
- A wonderful country? New Zealand
- Soccer? Your team, Real Sociedad? Yes of course
- Define the humans, we are clever or silly? There are everything
Thanks a lot Iker, from Canalsnowboard we hope you get that MEDAL,
that keep us so excited, and we hope all of this can make snowboarding
BIGGER AND BIGGER. AUPA IKER!!!!
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- 2002 :: Canalsnowboard.com
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