| Daniela
Rodas: Champion of Argentina |
| Q1:
Have
you been involved in Roller Sports for long?
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| A1:
I
started to skate when I was eight years old, like a hobby and
when I was nine I started to compete.
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| Q2:
Which
championship have you enjoyed the most throughout your skating
career?
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| A2:
My
favourite championship was in Colombia in 1998 because I can
enjoy a lot, we stayed there for a long time and with a very
good group of skaters, there I met a lot of champions that I
admired a lot. It was a very exiting experience.
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| Q3:
Would
you like to be part of a professional skating show that toured
the world?
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| A3:
Yes, I
would like it a lot. I sure it will be fun and that will make
me introduce new friends in the sport
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| Q4:
As
a freeskater, what is your opinion on figures? Do you think
they should remain a part of the world championship or do you
think that they should be removed like the Ice World
Championships?
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| A4:
My
opinion about it is that is the first in our sport because the
figures are the basic thing to learn skate because of this in
my opinion it can not disappear even if I donŽt like it. |
| Q5:
Do
you prefer to jump, spin or perform?
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| A5:
A5: I
like so much when I jump and make spins and I have to put
attention the performs because it is the part most difficult
for me. I suppose I am more technical than artistic in my
essence. |
| Q6:
Would
you say that the popularity of skating has increased in your
country or not? |
| A6:
A6: In
my country, the popularity decrease in part for the economic
situation of Argentina which is not good and almost our sport hasn't
the support from the government
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| Q7:
In
Argentina, what types of shows do you have for skating
throghout the year, if any, to promote the sport?
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| A:7
A7: In
Argentina, it usually invite champions from others countries
for the shows (like Luca DŽAlisera, from Italy and Eric
Anderson from USA), but the problem is that the organization can't
do that some people who was out of our sport have
interested on that kind of events. Always the public in this
shows is the same people (the skater and with lucky their
families) We need promotion by publicity on TV or radio or
important magazine but for this we need money or sponsors. |
| Q8:
I
heard you appeared in a TV show with some other skaters last
year that must of been fun? |
| A8:
A8:
Yes, it is true. I have been in an interview on TV. It was in
sports channel in my country and I like this so much it was
funny but I get nervous, for lucky, the TV show was engraved
and we can stop when I need and I start again when I was OK
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| Q9:
What
sort of questions did they ask you on the show?
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| A9:
The
questions are about me and my time in the sport, they like to
know about when I was started, where and who were my teachers
and who was more important for me and some questions about my
career and my objectives. It was an interesting interview for
the people who don't know nothing about me.
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| Q10:
Do
you teach any young skaters? If so, what advice would you have
to any younger skaters around the world?
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| A10:
Yes, I
do. I teach in a club and I have about 15 o 20 pupils. I teach
them that is important that they are good people in anyone
sport that they chose to practice. In the case that they like
skate I say them that they have to enjoy when they are in a
competition, they have to do the best and in the same time
they have to be good partners with their opponents. I say that
is essential that they never feel the best because we can
improve always in all of the things in our life. Like
a teacher I see them and I try that they know her errors alone
and I recommended them the solutions I don't like to force
them to do something that they can't do or they don't like
to do I try to give them all of that I know. I don't have
secrets for my pupils but I know that some teachers do that,
more when the teacher still competing
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