I personally know Ferre since he was a little boy( I think about 8/9 years old) when I used to skate with/against his older brother. I know the Spruyt family pretty good and I can tell you that they have skating in their heart! Jelle(Ferre’s older brother and coach) was a really good skater, former European Junior champion and bronze at Junior worlds, I think in seniors his best was bronze at Europeans. His mom has been involved in artistic skating and was good at it herself. Well, Ferre is all grown up now and looks like he is on his way to become a skater the competition should watch out for. We wish him all the best for the 2010 season, hope you enjoy the interview.
1) Age?
23
2) Where do you live?
Holsbeek ,Belgium
3) What car do you drive?
a ford mondeo and a citroen picasso
4) Favorite movie?
hard to choose one…
5) Favorite music?
hiphop
6) For those who don’t know you, how would you describe
yourself?
social , team player , always trying to have fun
7) What is your favorite country? Why? What is so cool about it?
Colombia, because they like speedskating a lot and the level of racing is very
high.
8 ) What are your hobbies besides skating?
when i’m not skating , training or working, I like to relax , sit back and watch a
movie.
9) What do you like to do on days off of skating?
spending time with my girlfriend, family and friends
10) Alone on an island for one month, which 3 things would you like to
have with you?
a knife , some rope and a sleeping bag 
11) You trained with Joey Mantia, what is the most important thing
that you learned from him?
same thing I learned from all the top guys i trained with…you have to work hard
12) What do you think is the biggest contribution that the Belgium
team has been among the best country’s at Europeans and Worlds
in the last 2 to 3 years?
hard specifique training and good teamwork
13) You almost won a individual gold medal at the European
Championships in Oostende, congratulations on that! What did
you think before, during and after the race? What was your
mindset?
it was my race to win, so that put some pressure on me until that race I had
been working for Bart Swings, the team worked super for me everything
worked out perfect in the end Fabio was just a lil too fast.But now I know I can
and I will work hard on getting faster for next year.
14) Your brother is your trainer and also the trainer of RSC
Heverlee, a very successful speed skating club. How did this
change your relationship with him? Who is the boss after
practice…?
HAHA i’m the boss after for sure lol but he runs the practice…the relationship
didn’t really change..
15) In your opinion which 3 Junior skaters(at worlds) who will be
seniors next year are going to make it tough for the current
seniors?
Son Qing Yang from taipei others i don’t really know
16) How do you see the future of speed skating in developments of
equipment?
equipment will become lighter and the wheels change every year and they get
better every year but I don’t think the wheels are going to get any bigger
17) Any last words you would like to say from yourself?
thank you and good luck with your skating project
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