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Rolling.ro: Numele tau intreg, varsta si locatie?
Dominic: Numele meu este Dominic Andrew Sagona, locuiesc in sudul Californiei si am 25 de ani.

Rolling.ro: De cat timp te dai?
Dominic: Mmm 15 ani presupun, 14-15, undeva pe-acolo

Rolling.ro: Pentru cine te dai? (sponsori)
Dominic: USD, BHC, Casualty, Kizer, Sifika, Vicious, Sdsf

Rolling.ro: Si care din ei e cel mai important pentru tine?
Dominic: Pai toti au rolul lor, dar lucrez cel mai mult cu USD



Rolling.ro: Si care sunt relatiile tale cu USD?
Dominic: Sunt in team-ul lor Pro deasemenea ma ocup de echipa plus alte chestii si datorii

Rolling.ro: Ne poti spune niste stiri despre USD si viitoarele produse?
Dominic: Haha tot timpul intrebarea asta. As vrea sa pot spune dar prefer sa nu. Niste setup-uri noi-noute, asta e sigur. O rola noua de la mine vara asta. Un nou Model sk e in lucru.

Rolling.ro: Putem sa ne asteptam la un film USD in curand?
Dominic: Pai asta este un lucru care sigur e pe drum dar data lansarii nu este sigura. Initial vroiam sa facem cu Doug Urqhart dar asta s-a schimbat si momentan ne hotaram. Deasemenea din cauza accidentului de masina al lui Billy e posibil sa mai intarziem. Video-ul nu ar fi complet evident fara el.

Rolling.ro: Cum ai ajuns unde esti acum? (in rolling)
Dominic: Angajament. Am vazut ce am vrut si am muncit la asta pana mi-a iesit.



Rolling.ro: Cum erau lucrurile acum 14-15 ani cand te-ai apucat prima oara de role?
Dominic: Pai am inceput cu Quad-uri. Lol. Obisnuiam sa ies prin cartierul meu si sa gasesc copii cu care sa ma dau, am incercat skateboarding pentru o vreme scurta - nu m-am tinut de aia pentru mult timp, am gasit spot-uri in zona, am experimentat in mare parte.

Rolling.ro: Cum este sa fi "o vedeta inline"?
Dominic: Sunt sigur ca majoritatea "starurilor inline" privesc stilul nostru de viata si profesia foarte diferita decat majoritatea oamenilor sau copii care ne admira. Practic noi am ajutat sa formam si sa inventam sportul asta, o facem de mult timp, si ca rezultat a cea ce am facut, brand-uri si o o piata si industrie in asa fel incat trebue sa calatorim sa promovam si sa facem o piata din asta. E de fapt o gramada de munca in diferite moduri la care nu te-ai astepta pana nu ajungi acolo. Mult de invatat si foarte disctractiv deasemenea.

Rolling.ro: Ai vreun proiect nou pentru viitor?
Dominic: Mmm Pai lucrurile merg bine cu BHC. Multa fi multa promovare in SU in acest an. De-abia am terminat niste muca cu Joey, Matt si Brenden aici in NYC pentru Casualty - noua linie arata uimitor. Deasemenea fac niste munca cu Petty si B.Cam., dar nu vreau sa spun nimic despre asta inca. Asta pe langa USD bineainteles.

Rolling.ro: Am vazut DVD-ul BHC acum cateva luni...si am fost destul de impresionat...ce este BHC practic?
Dominic: "Wheel mamoth" din UK. Team-ul e coplesitor, multi tipi tari. Am lucrat de minune cu Trebble. Ar trebui sa facem un trip in UK pe la sfarsitul verii sa facem niste treaba pe acolo.



Rolling.ro: In ce filme ai aparut si care te-a multumit cel mai mult?
Dominic: Oh Doamne, nu mi le amintesc pe toate...Ummm nu stiu imi plac toate, toate au fost momente diferite din viata mea. M1 a fost distractiv, sa lucrez cu Beau Cottington si Joe Navran si Dave Paine a fost grozav. Cum am spus, imi plac toate.

Rolling.ro: Ce sacrificii ai facut pentru acest sport?
Dominic: Ca orice lucru caruia te dedici, iti ia din toate aspectele din viata. Trebuie sa acorzi timp,energie, gand. Am sacrificat mult din corpul meu pentru el. ma simt cel mai batran om de 25 de ani din lume. Lol. Psihic oricum!

Rolling.ro: Care a fost cea mai buna si cea mai rea experienta a ta in rolling?
Dominic: Cea mai buna a fost probabil prima pagina a mea sau primul model Pro. Cea mai rea au fost probabil toate accidentarile. Toate sunt nasoale.

Rolling.ro: Ai vreun regret in legatura cu rolling-ul?
Dominic: Nu. Decat accidentarile, dar asta vine o data cu teritoriul.



Rolling.ro: Care e cel mai important lucru pentru tine cand te dai?
Dominic: Sa ma distrez si sa fiu inventiv

Rolling.ro: Cu cine preferi sa te dai?
Dominic: Prieteni. Oameni care-mi sunt apropiati. In special cei care se dau cam ca mine. Zic ca sunt rolleri "tech rail" and rolleri "stunt" etc. etc. Totdeauna e frumos sa te dai cu cineva care e la acelasi nivel ca si tine si caruia ii place sa se dea pe aceleasi lucruri ca si tine.

Rolling.ro: Care sunt locurile preferate unde iti place sa te dai?
Dominic: Orasul Barcelona

Rolling.ro: Dar nu ti-e frica de toti hotii de acolo? Barcelona e foarte cunoscuta pentru hoti.
Dominic: N-am avut nici un incident cu hoti, cat timp am fost acolo. Si sunt fericit sa spun asta.



Rolling.ro: Care sunt cele mai importante contesturi la care ai participat? Cele mai bune rezultate?
Dominic: Nu stiu. Asa era disctractiv. Premiile in bani erau tari deasemenea. M-am clasat peste tot de la primul la ultimul loc in contesturi.

Rolling.ro: Ce video-uri cu role ti-au placut cel mai mult? Care e roller-ul tau preferat? Si de ce?
Dominic: Ummm nu stiu, imi plac lucrurile scoase de 4x4 si as zice ca Brian Shima e roller-ul meu preferat.

Rolling.ro: Care-i switch-ul si trick-ul tau preferat?
Dominic: Imposibil de raspuns.

Rolling.ro: Ai auzit de vre-un roller roman? si daca da ce parere ai?
Dominic: Nu, dar chiar vreau sa ma duc in Romania, am auzit ca sunt femei frumoase acolo!



Rolling.ro: Deci cand te putem astepta in Romania?
Dominic: Ha, sper ca in curand

Rolling.ro: Ok deci...ultima intrebare, ce sfat ai pentru tinerii din rolling?
Dominic: Concentrati-va si doar dati-va in continuare. Faceti ce vreti.



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Rolling.ro: Your full name, age, location?
Dominic: My name is Dominic Andrew Sagona, I live in Southern California and I'm 25 years old.

Rolling.ro: How long have you been skating?
Dominic: Mmm 15 years I guess, 14-15, somewhere in there

Rolling.ro: Who do you skate for? (sponsors)
Dominic: USD, BHC, Casualty, Kizer, Sifika, Vicious, Sdsf

Rolling.ro: And which of these is the moast important to you?
Dominic: Well they all play their roll, but I work the most for USD



Rolling.ro: And what are your relations with USD?
Dominic: I ride pro for them as well as handle the team plus other dutiesm in a nutshell

Rolling.ro: Can you tell us some up-comming news about USD and their products?
Dominic: Haha always this question. I wish I could spill all the beans but I'd rather not. Some new fresh pro setups that's for sure. A new skate from myself this summer. A new sk skate is in the works.

Rolling.ro: Can we expect a USD Film comming out soon?
Dominic: Well that is definently something that's on it's way but the realease date is up in the air. We origionally were going to do it with Doug Urqhart but that has changed so we're sorting that out at the moment. Also with Billy's recent injury from his car accident we may push it back. The video obviously wouldn't be complete without him in it.

Rolling.ro: How did you get to where you are now? (in rollerblading)
Dominic: Commitment. Saw what I wanted and worked at it till I got it.



Rolling.ro: How did things go 14-15 years ago when you first started skating?
Dominic: Well I started off on quads. Lol. I would just charge around my local neighborhood and find kids to roll around with, tried skateboarding for a bit - wasn't into that for long, found local spots, experimented mostly.

Rolling.ro: How is it to be "an inline star"?
Dominic: I'm sure most "inline stars" look at our lifestyle and profession a lot different than most other people do or kids that look up to us. We helped shape and invent this sport basically, we've been doing it for a long time, and as a result of that we have formed brands and a market and industry so we have to travel and promote and basically make a market of it. It's actually a lot of work in different ways that you wouldn't expect until you get there. A lot of learning, a lot of fun though as well.

Rolling.ro: Do you have any new projects for the future?
Dominic: Mmm well things are shaping up nicely with BHC. A lot of US promotion is going into it over this next year. Just got done doing some work with Joey, Matt and Brenden over here in NYC for casualty - the new line looks amazing. Also doing something with petty and B.Cam., but I don't want to let that one loose just yet. That's all just aside from the USD stuff obviously

Rolling.ro: I saw the BHC DVD a few months ago...and I was preety impressed...what is BHC basicly?
Dominic: "Wheel mamoth" out of the UK. The team is awsome, lots of tough, gutter ass kids. Trebble has been great to work with. Should be making a UK trip late this summer to do some work out there.



Rolling.ro: What movies did you star in and wich one pleased you the most?
Dominic: Oh God man, I can't remember all those...Ummm I dunno' I like them all they were all just different eras in my career. M1 was fun, working with Beau Cottington and Joe Navran and Dave Paine was great. Like I said, I like them all.

Rolling.ro: Are you into any other activities besides rollerblading?
Dominic: Dnb!

Rolling.ro: What sacrifices did you make for this sport?
Dominic: Like anything that you commit to, it takes away from all aspects of your life. You have to supply time, energy, thought. I've sacrificed a lot of my body for it. I feel like the oldest 25 year old on the planet. Lol. Psyhicaly anyway!

Rolling.ro: What was your best, and what was your worst experience in rollerblading?
Dominic: Best was probably my first full page ad or pro skate. Worst would probably be bad injuries. All of which suck.



Rolling.ro: Do you have any regrets regarding rollerblading?
Dominic: Nope. Except getting injured, but that comes with the territory.

Rolling.ro: Which is the most important thing when you skate?
Dominic: Having fun and being inventive

Rolling.ro: Who do you prefer to skate with?
Dominic: Friends. People that I know closely. Especially the ones that skate similar to myself. I mean there are tech rail skaters and stunt skaters etc. etc. It's always nice to roll with someone who's on your same level and likes to skate the same sort of stuff

Rolling.ro: What are your favorite spots to skate?
Dominic: City of Barcelona



Rolling.ro: But aren't you afraid of all the thiefs there? Barcelona is well known for all it's thiefs.
Dominic: I didn't have any thief incidents, while I was there. Which I'm happy to say.

Rolling.ro: Which are the most important contests you have participated in? Best results?
Dominic: I dunno'. Asa's used to be fun. Nice cash prizes as well. I've placed everywhere from first to last place in contests.

Rolling.ro: What skating videos do you like the most? Which is your favourite skater? And why?
Dominic: Ummm I dunno' I like the 4x4 stuff and I'd have to say Brian Shima is my favourite skater.

Rolling.ro: What's your favourite combination and favourite trick?
Dominic: Impossible question to answer



Rolling.ro: Have you ever heard of any romanian rollerblader? and if so, what's your opinion?
Dominic: Nope, but I really want to go to Romania, I hear the women are beautiful!

Rolling.ro: So when can we expect you in Romania?
Dominic: Ha, I hope soon

English: Ok, so...last question, what's your advice to the youth of rollerblading?
Dominic: Stay focused and just keep skating. Do what you want.

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