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Martti Sciortino is a member of the Italian National BMX Team. He's a six time national champion and a 2 time European Champion silver medalist.  

This interview took place right after the Sarrians, France World Cup Races and just before he flew off to Argentina for the final World Cups of the season. 

Sciortino is a really chill dude. He's raced all over the world including here in the U.S. and Grands twice. He says he likes racing in the states and that level of competition is high. His only gripe is that he thinks the tracks aren't technical enough. Sciortino says racing the elite class can be humbling. He says he's never been a first straight guy so he's had to learn how to maneuver within the pack.

He started racing in 2004 when he was six years old. His parents took him to a track about 30 minutes from their home. Sciortino says he got good quickly but by the time he was a teenager things got tough. He considers himself a late bloomer. 

Sciortino says he's fully focused on making the Italian Olympic team heading to Paris in 2024. He'll be 26 next year so he'll decide whether he wants to take his racing a bit further to the L.A. Olympics. 

Outside of BMX Sciortino recently finished his degree in sports science and is planning on pursuing his masters.