With the Summer Olympics just three months away and BMX making it's Olympic debut in Bejing this August, the Go211 community is stoked to ask Olympic hopeful Arielle Martin the Who? What? Where? Why? and How? So go ahead and ask this all around dirt diva anything and everything BMX, life and what it feels like to be at the top of her game as her sport gets ready to make Olympic history, fire away she's all yours.....

Nope, I have never been to Holland but I would like to someday! I currently have the Beijing replica track here in my backyard at Chula Vista, its pretty sweet.

Ha ha, well in that case GOLD!

Honestly its not just because I live here, but I have to say Chula Vista. I never get sick of riding it, always a fun time.

I have learned to use my "nerves" as an advantage before a race, to get me excited. So far its worked out alright! Email me your address and I'll get something off to ya

My dad raced BMX in the late 80's and I used to go watch him race and it looked so fun! For girls its tough to stick in BMX sometimes for a few reasons 1) Once girls get 15 or 16 and discover cars, shopping, and boys, bmx just doesn't take priority over being girly unless they have some motivation and 2) the sanctions don't put as much effort into promoting the girl pros like they do the guys so its hard to find sponsorship and get to races. When younger girls see the older girls struggling like that it makes it hard. So in answer to your question there isn't much you can do about girls wanting to do girl things instead of BMX, but if sanctions, sponsors and the girls themselves put in more effort to the womens program I think the younger generations would be more excited to stick around.

Haha sorry I have been so bad about returning emails and messages. Glad you caught me here.. My plans are to continue racing! I still love the sport and have no intentions of retiring anytime soon. Mike will be home in December and we will probably head back to Tennessee for a little while, so i'll be back shreddin Music City BMX.

Title for sure.

Not sure I understand the question... but I think you mean in regards to selection to go? I am 2nd place right now in points, currently the alternate to go.

Worst injury was probably my lacerated liver or fractures in my spine, but the one that took the longest to rehab way my acl. Keep in mind i have been racing 18 years, 7 of which as a pro so my injured/non-injured ratio is pretty good. You are right about not thinking of getting hurt when you ride, my head has to be clear so I can focus on what I am doing without holding back for fear of getting hurt.

I would like to make another run at the ABA title, yes, and probably NBL next year as well.

Haha, I don't know, maybe you should ask her! She was pretty stressed out about messing up her hair with the helmet and I think when Hoda crashed,she was over it. Good times though....

I did when I was younger, but now that I am pro most guys shut up about it! I remember being 11 or 12 though and making boys cry when I beat them, not gonna lie, it was kind of fun!

I have some prototypes that I am testing out right now...

I love anything outdoors and I don't play well with team sports! So that leaves things like snowboarding, wakeboarding, longboarding (I like boards) hiking, racquetball, motorcycles, quads, rock climbing... yea basically if its outside and extreme I'm into it.

OOOOO, um I actually don't like Sushi at all. It's unfortunate I know, and it's not from lack of trying it. I just can't seem to enjoy it. I blame it on watching the Little Mermaid too much when I was younger and developing attachments to sea creatures.

I would try Utahbmx.com.:) I hear they are taking applications!

For the Men... DenZEEEIL Stein, David Herman, Nic Long, Kris Fox... all those dudes handle the SX course already and can only improve. For the women Alise of course, Amanda if she's still riding and maybe Kristen Long if she will be old enough, I hear she has been jumping like a guy lately... oh and i'm not ruling myself out yet either!

Unfortunately for me that crash knocked me off the top of the points board for the US Olympic rankings. So as of right now Jill has the slot, but nothing is for sure yet, I am on the Olympic Long team and am going to continue training at the center until the games. Not all of the country slots have been announced yet either so keep your fingers crossed that we get two girls.

Its pretty tough, I sleep a good 9 hrs a night and sometimes I take a mid-day power nap between training sessions. As for my favorite training food? Can't go wrong with a nice salad, whole wheat pasta and some grilled chicken breast with veggie... I have a cool sister-in-law that cooks great training food. :)

No, but in our apartment at the OTC Jill is creating a woodland forest of pets out of sticky notes, does that count?