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USA's BMX racing star Connor Fields knows what it takes to win.
"In high-level sport, it comes down to the mental game," the Texas native told Olympics.com.
The reigning Olympic champion is approaching his third Games feeling a more confident and experienced rider.
"When I was young I used to

U.S. Olympic BMX rider and defending gold medallist Connor Fields poses for a portrait at his local BMX track as he trains for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Henderson, Nevada, U.S., May 22, 2021. Picture taken May 22, 2021.       REUTERS/Mike Blake

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Connor Fields: I don't feel any pressure, I will forever be an Olympic champion

Watch the outstanding sports science lab results of Connor Fields and find out what makes the first American to win an Olympic BMX gold special.
With the help of fellow Olympian Lolo Jones, each episode of our sports science original series Anatomy of studies the powers and physiques of an elite athlete to find out what makes them special in their sport.

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Anatomy of a BMX Racer: Is Connor Fields the Supreme Athlete?

Three-time Rio 2016 medallist and 2017 world champion Tori Bowie is one of the greatest sprinters of her generation.
What makes her a world class champion in short distance running?
In the new season of the Olympic Channel original series Anatomy of, the 29-year-old has been pushed to the max

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Sprinting ace Tori Bowie: 'My best strength? I never give up'

Watch the most amazing and all-around exciting BMX finishes that gave Olympic gold to Mariana Pajon, Maris Strombergs, and more.

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Top 5 Most exciting BMX races at Olympic Games

Gold: Connor Fields (USA)
Silver: Jelle Van Gorkom (NED)
Bronze: Carlos Alberto Ramirez Yepes (COL)

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Cycling BMX: Men's (semis onwards) | Rio 2016 Replays

Imagine being able to control fear so well that you could be the BMX Olympic champion. Plus, Shuriken Shannon on skateboard fears.

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Connor Fields wins gold for the USA in the men's BMX final in Rio 2016.

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Men's BMX final race | Rio 2016 Replays

Connor Fields wins men's BMX gold for the United States at the Olympic Games Rio 2016.

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Fields takes gold in Men's BMX

Highlights of the men's and women's cycling BMX racing final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic BMX Centre.

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Men's/Women's Final - Cycling BMX Racing | Rio 2016 Highlights

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Rio 2016 BMX racing gold medallist Connor Fields suffered a major crash in the third round of the Olympic men's race semi-final. He had to be stretchered off the course and was taken to hospital.
But after spending six nights at the St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo, the rider

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 29: Connor Fields of Team United States jumps during the Men's BMX quarterfinal heat 4, run 3 on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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BMX Olympic champion Connor Fields to be released from hospital

Five years after winning BMX gold in Rio Connor Fields feels a better and more experienced rider: "There really isn't much I haven't seen, gone through, been through, done. And so that that helps me stay real calm and kind of confident in myself," Fields tells Olympics.com.

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Connor Fields: There’s nothing that really scares me

The BMX Supercross 2021 season flags off with the opening two rounds of the 2021 UCI BMX World Cup set to take place in Verona on 8 and 9 May.
After last year's season was abbreviated due to the global pandemic, the event in Italy is a welcome return to

BEIJING - AUGUST 22:  Competitor's race in the Women's BMX semifinal run held at the Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross Venue during Day 14 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 22, 2008 in Beijing, China.  (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

BMX racing at the Olympic Games

2021 UCI BMX World Cup offers final chance for Olympic qualification - How to watch

BMX racing Olympic champion Connor Fields says despite what it seems, he's no adrenaline junkie.
That's perhaps surprising for someone who rides a small bicycle around a twisting track at high speeds for a living.
Speaking to the Olympic Channel from his home in Las Vegas, Fields asserts that competing

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BMX Olympic champion Connor Fields: "Allow yourself to feel bummed out"

There are bikes, a letter from the President and a clog but which Olympic champion this impressive haul in Las Vegas belong to?

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Check out this gold medallist's insane memorabilia!

To celebrate World Bicycle Day check out the 15-year-old graffiti that helped inspire Connor Fields to victory in Rio.

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BMX gold medallist reveals how childhood prophecy came true

Life as a BMX rider is like a rollercoaster. Rio champ Connor Fields explains to us how he deals with the ups and downs.

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Throwing caution in the wind...

We are all scared of something but imagine being able to control that feeling so well that you could be the BMX Olympic champion.

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Connor Fields: I don't feel any pressure, I will forever be an Olympic champion

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Connor Fields: I don't feel any pressure, I will forever be an Olympic champion

Anatomy of a BMX Racer: Is Connor Fields the Supreme Athlete?

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