Taktika: Whats your full name and how old are u?
Oli: Oriol Benet Powell and I’m 24
Taktika: Where have u born and where do u live at the moment?
Oli: I was born in Greenwich, London, and I lived there until I was 15 years old. Then I moved to Barcelona, Spain, where i live now.
Taktika: Do u have any idols in skating? Why they are?
Oli: I dont really have idols, more than idols i would say that I have people who inspire me when I skate, and they are my close friends. Let’s move on to skating and working side of your life.
Taktika: U are skater and work as team manager for Conference; can u please tell us how much are u skating and how much do u have to work in office- whats your daily routine?
Oli: Generally i will start work at about 9 to 9.30 am, and go over emails. I usually get maybe 30 – 70 emails a day to do with conference, from the team, from designs we are making, web developements, improvements, ideas, texts, reviews, press releases…usually at around 6 pm i will go for a skate locally, and then come home at about 11pm and work till about 3 am, when its easyest to work, more quiet and easier to think of new projects and ideas!
Taktika: Do u think that USA still is most influential country in World’s aggressive inline skating? What can or is changing it?
Oli: I think the USA is the most influential country in everything, not just skating, but maybe because we don’t look at how amazing the scene is here. There are so many amazing european skaters and comps like the IMYTA amsterdam show this. Still there are huge competitions and big names in the US, so there will always be a strong influence coming from there. We should also focus on european riders and european videos to make the industry strong as a whole, after all, the widest share in the market is Europe and Russia etc.
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