Miranda captures gold at X Games
WOODWARD, Penn. -- Robbie Miranda of Newport Beach captured his
first gold medal in the downhill BMX race of X Games VIII, the
super bowl of extreme sports, Sunday at Woodward Camp near the Penn
State campus.
Miranda finished in 47.35, slightly ahead of the pack of the other
seven riders. He topped a field of 34, and built momentum from
winning in his heat, then in the quarterfinals and the semifinals.
“I could feel all the riders behind me the whole way, and I never
counted anyone out,” Miranda said in a press release. “I always cheer
on my fellow racers and hope that they all finish the race.”
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