BMX Men's Final Highlights - Strombergs Gold | London 2012 Olympics

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Latvia's Maris Strombergs wins the gold medal in the final of the men's BMX event at the London 2012 Olympic Games (10 August).
Australia's Sam Willoughby won silver in the event with Columbia's Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala claiming bronze.
The first national mountain bike championships were held in 1983 in the USA. But the sport quickly grew in popularity in Europe and Australia. The first mountain bike World Championships, recognised by the International Cycling Union (UCI), were organised in 1990. Olympic recognition followed and mountain biking made its debut as an Olympic discipline at the Atlanta Games in 1996, with a cross-country event for men and women. The programme has remained unchanged ever since.
It was in 2008 in Beijing that BMX made its debut on the Olympic programme. BMX is one of the fastest and youngest cycling disciplines. Its principle is simple: eight riders compete on a track filled with jumps, tight bends and obstacles.
Find more about Mountain Bike and BMX Cycling at www.olympic.org/mountain-bike and www.olympic.org/cycling-bmx
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[@frankbalazs8816]

Maris Stromberg is a Monster!! Too much power!!

[@schloemo]

Guy is a beast. So much power.

[@libarhit]

Maris - the greatest bmx rider of all times !!!!

[@bmxbud6001]

@Kerplunk true

[@eduardsdancis7734]

Proud to be Latvian!

[@kevinreyrabuya7477]

congratulations latvia

[@Boneychuck]

Thanks for putting the winner in the description...

[@kevlebmxeur]

great, good track and beautiful race...

[@GoobyBean]

I miss watching Sam and these kinds of racing with the very best

[@fa1con730]

Proud to be Colombian 🇨🇴🇨🇴

[@giovannifini7872]

que grande maris!

[@wdwdwdwd2222]

insane race

[@RaflyAlkatiry]

amazing

[@anthonygallo7302]

actual race starts at 2:31

[@jomrussselrusssel7230]

Anthony Ga

[@henrycraig1378]

Anthony Gallo

[@jackjordan13]

Anthony Gallo why would we care

[@tnuub9905]

Anthony G

[@ishan6615]

thanks a lot😂😅

[@katyayanibhattacharjee1206]

Thank you very much .....it was really very useful and interesting ...

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Excellent performance congratulations 🙏

[@josevidal8457]

regrese aqui depues que oquendo esta en el desafio

[@ernestsskulte8621]

Latvian Here!!!!!

[@kenopsia9013]

2:25

[@Lucid_18]

Thanks

[@fabioaugusto3995]

show demais!!!!

[@kaykyrodrigues7354]

Fábio Augusto br

[@SuperiorCustom]

I want to practice at that track so bad!

[@tkdpower]

Awesome :)

[@gogetta7873]

muy buena oquendo colombia colombia colombia

[@rihardstuka413]

bmx first time in olympics was in 2008 sa Maris Strombergs is the only olympic bmx champion.

[@gabrybuzz9607]

Gooooooooooood

[@pamcruea1912]

So so Coll man

[@fanatello]

Maris Luchshij!

[@victor5591]

máxima revoluciónes en el aireee le dio ventaja al tocar pisoooo

[@mosbyperry]

YAS COLOMBIA

[@jelitechesslike5469]

woww

[@davidjingdamdavidjingdam4696]

I like to see BMX races and stunds and i like cycles but still i haven't got one yet i still like to them

[@-ISRAELPANIAGUASOBRINO]

NO SABIA QUE ABIA OLIMPIADAS BMX PADRICIMO UN DEPORTE MUY COMPLETO

[@hyah_sun1810]

OH GOD

[@solodolo865]

sam willoughby's mum was my old principal lmao

[@Makavelian97]

Sharon , iirc. Used to coach bmx at Happy Valley when I raced. great lady

[@austinmitchell2006]

Sick track

[@EndarPlays]

unglaublich

[@nikko6883]

Anyone else watching this after Maris dropped out in Rio?

[@WiliamsLV]

Me.... 😢

[@WiliamsLV]

I'm Latvian...

[@kronixmixes3213]

im Latvian too

[@henrycraig1378]

Nikko 🇨🇮🇧🇶🇧🇶🇨🇳

[@libarhit]

I'm watching too! ))) All the honour to Maris !!!!

[@error.418]

massive athletes on baby bikes, such a great race

[@anuarsk3171]

Vary fain

[@pale724]

Muy bueno Andres .Argentina

[@extremegaming87]

im from latvia

[@cooltotto]

Oquendo

[@kemahmubarok7302]

colombia

[@hanuhbusman6347]

Latvija tā ir manta

[@borneocoolpad7833]

Why only 1 lap ? It would be a lot interesting with couple more laps

[@flynnblaine3955]

instablaster

[@ianmangham4570]

Impossible at that speed,all worn out

[@rowanationer]

Stromberg pedalling in the air

[@zigmundsvainovskis1642]

Latvija!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@clashcrom2488]

JOYA LA CARRERA

[@TacSav253]

Highlight footage shouldnt include the long introduction phase -_-

[@hanuhbusman6347]

Im from Latvia

[@RonPaulOrDie]

Why does the Latvian guy in first peddle in midair right before he lands? just to get crank momentum?

[@nederlandsefrhd]

In an interview pretty sure he says he did it accidentally and there’s no benefit to it

[@EffyGaming]

Wrestling is on the olympics too..

[@eelson2]

:37 seconds, that's fast.

[@TheWextin]

Yes we do. North europe. Didnt use google - Im lithuanian :D

[@marisskirsis]

Runā pareizi māris štrombergs!

[@djarvils]

Raksti pareizi, pamulķi!

[@lego4av]

I am not against any sport , but is this the most costly venue for the summer Olympics ? in terms of events a medals award ? I am been trying to get real information about cost on google , but is hard to find real price. also there is the kayak venue but it has many events and medal awards , bicycle track , etc ... what do you guys think ? thanks for any input , again I am not against any sport , I am just curious.

[@MrUpbeater]

i was thinking exactly the same - this sport needs a a special track only for one discipline...ridiculous and also money are spent to actually build an asphalt road inspired by the city streets. I am not against any sport but this should not be on the olympics for sure. Exactly same as the kayak slalom and the mountain bike - not suitable for the olympics.

[@alejandro_a]

Teo An why are you even worrying about the amount of money they spend? Just watch the games and enjoy them! =)

[@lego4av]

Alejandro Acosta the reason why people need to think about the cost is that if u Are a tax prayer, u don't want to city your city wasting the money. ... look at Rio with the abandoning of many venues. ...

[@lizzsszzy7800]

I don't think it's that expensive, considering that most of the course is made up of dirt mounds.

[@asanmak7401]

CodyORB ,

[@riyadbabaya2308]

super

[@nekozuki0302]

スピード感がスゲー！

[@jumprava9114]

#81

[@sierslv8188]

maris strombergs

[@sierslv8188]

🤐🗣🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅latvia yee maris strombergs

[@SuleyDina]

Real men

[@victor5591]

El ganador pedaleaba sin tocar pisooo.

[@iil4886]

my country is latvia

[@mraaaaaaa]

Tad raksti ar lielo burtu, vai neraksti vispār

[@edzisable]

Latvija, labākā!!!!!!!

[@lennyerdody]

My man

[@nicovila3475]

I just noticed 1st place pedals in the air

[@AT-yf6cz]

They do that so went they gets down the jump they are going really fast it's called a et

[@harrisonking8156]

Most of them do that. Willoughby is actually very well known for it (at least here in australia)

[@marcoalejandrolopezfarfan4407]

alguien q hable español

[@pablobacallado7664]

SW91 the best

[@jessl1631]

Watching the olympics makes me so freakin proud of australia, even if it's silver

[@lindseybraun8728]

Kid

[@cmmtuber3809]

assi assi assi oi oi oi

[@cmmtuber3809]

omg i love astrailia

[@bodegacruzazul]

Very nice country, hi from México city.

[@bodegacruzazul]

Lindsey Braun , congratulations for the silver very well won.

[@jdjxjsskz]

1:29

[@Kviksi9139]

tagad zinat kur ir latvija ? :D

[@martinspuhalskis2907]

Nē

[@mareksbalodis6245]

vne :D

[@messi19981998]

latvia labakie

[@loocow1554]

starts at 2:20

[@gregorwellard349]

I was there

[@henrycraig1378]

Greg Wellard

[@teddobol308]

Connor Fields.

[@meeganrixon6258]

Australia Australia Australia 2nd yes

[@jayrayjayme]

Maris Strombergs

[@mateuszplawski]

02:27 ;)

[@jamesmoore3949]

Good!!!! Advertisement... ;-)

[@lindemberguesilvasantos5066]

switch

[@dwiputra5453]

osas

[@rihardstuka413]

!!!UZVARA!!!

[@Terenor]

Maris Strongbergs (Strombergs).

[@BigTimeBoozer]

If a neck brace is so good, how come not all the riders wear one?

[@leonard_321stoppani5]

Yo my dad painted liam Phillips helmet

[@HERO8RINE121]

What fell off Connors bike?

[@mayra5101]

corro mais doke isto ai

[@matheushenryque2769]

May Raquel vai aprender a escrever primeiro pow

[@LukeHan2001]

Well this sport went from little kids trying to copy dirt-bike racers in C.A to the Olympics.

[@AT-yf6cz]

Lol he called strongbergs sconbergs

[@veggie42]

So much better 2012 was all the results up and it was nicer. Shame about the weird scoring system

[@LukeHan2001]

I thought U.S would win because it STARTED there and I thought that they had more experience!

[@ploperdung]

Most the riders started at a similar age

[@mpuentes99]

You mean Conner.

[@franklinphan3572]

11 minutes of talking for 20 seconds of action

[@StreetsMakeHistory]

They are about to stop it, if they haven't decided it yet.
It's sad.

[@ddacannon]

Go america

[@pengaz8191]

YES IM A LATVIAN ;-)

[@karlisozols5986]

Māris Štrombergs, Māris Štrombergs, Māris Štrombergs, olimpiskais čempions...

[@magicmaddie5846]

10 years before @Connor fields big crash

[@user-hx4ze7xs8c]

돌OrOl

[@ceebitz]

i wanna try riding that track

[@porterhamilton5290]

America why can't you be like the swimming team and just win gold