For me it felt amazing to make finals after being off my bike for 5 1/2 months with a spleen injury. The contest was packed with so many incredible riders from all around the world, and everyone rode sick. Riders like Sergio Layos, Tom Dugan, and Maxime Charveron were not able to make finals, even though they threw down great runs. 
Unfortunately, the wild winds in Costa Rica were too much for the Dirt Finals to happen, a big disappointment to both the fans and the riders because the jumps looked so sick. The insanity that went down in the park finals definitely made up for it though, hopefully the FISE will come back to Costa Rica next year. I had a lot of fun filming with my Go Pro on the park course, check out how it feels to do some of my tricks:-Nicholi Rogatkin
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.