- How did you see byself in the seasson 2008?

I'm improving much; I had lost a bit of speed because I have been train a lot for the marathons 2006 and 2007. This seasson I'm better in speed and very much ready.

- Before the selective of Yopal in Colombia, where they would leave the selection for Gijón 2008, did you wait for be in the selection?

Well, ever is a bit hard to know the future. I was positive knowing that in Colombia are a big level and that the clasification for Gijón was very hard; whit the previus training I can get the clasification in a very hard test.

- We know that you have been in Spain sometimes for seasson of the International Circuit San Antonio, do you think that the weather can make that you races will be better?

I only had run in Pamplona in 2005. If Gijon's weather is like Pamplona's weather and it's hot, that's good because in my city the weather is very hot.

- About the selection 2008 of Colombia, do you think that somebody of your team can be the best? I'm talking about the number of medals.

That it's not important for us. We try to get the general title and well, I hope that the Colombian team will stay the first in the medal table.

- Do you think that the decision of Cecilia Baena were right, don't be in Yopal's selective, and stay in the World Inline Cup?

I think that Cecilia is a clever skater and she know what she must to do, now she goes by a good way in the World Inline Cup, and I think that the decision were right. The title of the WIC is very important.

- Spain, is a country where there are a lot of colombian people, that help a lot in the races, do you think that you will be betwen the gold, silver and bronze in Gijón 2008?

I hope yes, I hope to be in the podium of the best skaters. I think that in Spain are a lot of colombians, who will help a lot to the colombians skaters.

- After years of fights for the enter of the Speed Skating in the Olimpic Games, this year (2008), some members will be in Gijón try to make true this question. What do you think about that the skating will be an Olimpic sport?

I think that it's the dream of all of the skaters, that the speed skating will be an olimpic sport, I think that they go by a good way.

- Do you think that it can be an olimpic game?

I hope yes.

- About the products for used, we imagine that you already are using inline frames of 110mm, was the change hard?, It was difficult to adapt? Did you see any different in the inline frames of 110mm?

The change didn't was very hard, I think that I get a good adaptation and that the times were better in comparison whit the times of 100mm.

- This is a question for the future, but you have to answer it now: Would Colombia come back to the medals table like the last seasson?

Like I had said you before, I don't know, but I know that Colombia will do all for get the medals that are necesary for be betwen the best.

- We know that the speed skating is an important part of your life, What more hobbies do you have? Do you study?

Now I use all of my time for the skating but I like to enter to study.

- For all of the people who read the interwiev, can you tell us one of the weeks of your live about the trainings, meals, personal live,...?

From monday to saturday we train skates, and at the morning we go out whit our bikes from tuesday to sunday. The meals are normal, my diet is healthful. I like go out whit my friends, play tennis, go to the cinema and dancing.

- Do you want to say anything to the people who read the interwiev and want to folow your way?

I hope that they had like the interwiev! Always we must to look to the future and don't stop.

Cuco Jiménez & Sonia González # MundoPatin.Com