Skating legend Bob Burnquist sees brilliant Olympic future
Skating is one of five sports that will join the Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020
Burnquist is one of the leading all-time medal winners at the X Games (Photo: Getty Images/Ian Walton)
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1976, Bob Burnquist is one of the biggest names in the world of skating and has a bulging haul of medals from X-Games, world championships and other international meets.
As well as these established tournaments, skaters can now start dreaming of an Olympic medal, after the International Olympic Committee voted this month to add the sport to the programme for Tokyo 2020.
Burnquist spoke to Rio2016.com about what the decision means for the sport and about how he might participate in skating's OIympic debut.
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