Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te 2008 Summer Olympics i Beijing, i tohu a Silva mo tana kapa tuarua o Chile i roto i te whakataetae whakawhiti whenua a nga tangata
I te mutunga o te whakataetae, ka whiwhi ia i tetahi waahi aunoa mai i te Chilean Cycling Federation () me te Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), i runga i tana mahi pai i te Ao me te Pan American Championships me te Mountain Biking World Series. Kaore i taea e Silva te whakapai ake i tetahi tawhiti whakawhiti-whenua katoa mai i tana eke i Athens, i te mea i mutu tana akoranga me nga porowhita e rua noa iho ki te haere me te mutunga o te toru tekau ma ono.