{"id":8280,"date":"2016-08-05T11:41:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T18:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/?p=8280"},"modified":"2016-08-05T11:41:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T18:41:16","slug":"5-haro-athletes-will-be-shredding-it-up-in-rio-at-the-2016-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/2016\/08\/5-haro-athletes-will-be-shredding-it-up-in-rio-at-the-2016-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Haro athletes will be shredding it up in Rio at the 2016 Olympics!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/header1111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8283\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/header1111.jpg\" alt=\"Haro's bmx racers\" width=\"883\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/header1111.jpg 883w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/header1111-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/header1111-447x300.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Haro has 5 BMX pro\u2019s in the world stage event attending this year\u2019s 2016 Olympics in Rio!<\/p>\n<h4>Haro Team Olympians:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harobikes.com\/race\/team\/nic-long\">Nic Long<\/a> \u2013 USA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harobikes.com\/race\/team\/brooke-crain\">Brooke Crain<\/a> \u2013 \u00a0USA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.fatbmx.com\/bmx\/news\/article.php?storyid=37974\" target=\"_blank\">Niklas Laustsen<\/a> \u2013 Denmark<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brethauer572\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Brethauer<\/a> \u2013 Germany<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bmx.yoshitaku993\" target=\"_blank\">Yoshi Nagasako<\/a> &#8211; Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8272\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image005.jpeg\" alt=\"MY17 Haro Citizen Carbon BMX frame and forks\" width=\"910\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image005.jpeg 910w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image005-300x238.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image005-378x300.jpeg 378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Olympians will be riding Haro\u2019s New MY17 Citizen Carbon BMX frame and forks with custom painted one off framesets, representing each of their countries.\u00a0 You can cheer on Haro\u2019s athletes Wednesday, August 17<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 Friday, August 19<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harobikes.com\/race\/team\/nic-long\">Nic Long<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harobikes.com\/race\/team\/brooke-crain\">Brooke Crain<\/a> are two strong contenders for team USA. Both riders have experience from the 2012 Olympics which they are confident will give them an advantage this August. Brook and Nic feel they have grown from 2012 as riders and as individuals. They are now more seasoned riders that feel prepared and on top of their game. We can\u2019t wait to follow these two as well as the other Haro hopefuls perform in Rio.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harobikes.com\/race\/team\/brooke-crain\">Brooke Crain<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-August-LIVE222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8269\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-August-LIVE222.jpg\" alt=\"Brooke Crain Haro BMX racer\" width=\"2458\" height=\"2476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-August-LIVE222.jpg 2458w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-August-LIVE222-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-August-LIVE222-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-August-LIVE222-1017x1024.jpg 1017w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2458px) 100vw, 2458px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2014 World 4 Elite Woman<\/li>\n<li>2013, 2014, 2015 overall #2 and #3 Women pro<\/li>\n<li>2012 Olympic finalist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI love Race Day. I love seeing all the hard work pay off. I am always trying to improve myself every lap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211; Brooke Crain<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x05pAKC2buo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harobikes.com\/race\/team\/nic-long\">Nic Long<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-July-LIVEedit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8270\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-July-LIVEedit.jpg\" alt=\"Haro Rider Nic Long\" width=\"2446\" height=\"2488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-July-LIVEedit.jpg 2446w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-July-LIVEedit-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pull-July-LIVEedit-1007x1024.jpg 1007w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2446px) 100vw, 2446px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201910. \u201913, \u201915 USAC Elite men National Champion<\/li>\n<li>2X World Cup Champion<\/li>\n<li>2015 Interbike Athlete of the year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI love Laughing and being around my friends on race day. I see everyone stressing out and I thrive off it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211; Nic Long<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VlBqaLQT0DY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nCheck out the Race schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rio2016.com\/en\/cycling-bmx-schedule-and-results\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nFind out more about Haro bikes at <a href=\"\/\/Harobikes.com\" target=\"_blank\">Harobikes.com<br \/>\n<\/a>Find a <a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/en\/find-a-dealer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Haro dealer near you!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haro has 5 BMX pro\u2019s in the world stage event attending this year\u2019s 2016 Olympics in Rio! Haro Team Olympians: Nic Long \u2013 USA Brooke Crain \u2013 \u00a0USA Niklas Laustsen \u2013 Denmark Luis Brethauer \u2013 Germany Yoshi Nagasako &#8211; Japan&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8280"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8287,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8280\/revisions\/8287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}