Going for Gold Page #2

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- A rebuilding phase?

- [Hannah] Yeah.

Uh, a bunch of girls retired

when they went to uni

and we lost a whole bunch

to another team, so...

It happened all at once

and this is us.

Yeah. [chuckles]

Come on.

[upbeat music playing]

[music continues]

Nice, Issy, if you hit

your routine just like that

at the state comp this weekend,

you'll be assured a medal.

- [Caitlin] Well done.

- Thank you.

[upbeat music playing]

- Oops, sorry, guys, wrong music.

- No way.

That's actually the music

that my cheer squad

won championships with.

What? Show us your moves.

Do you guys wanna see

my routine?

- [all] Yeah.

- Let's see what you've got.

Okay. Um, Issy.

Will you start the music

over again?

- Sure thing.

- Look. You know...

It'll look a little weird

without the rest

of the group,

but you'll get the idea.

[upbeat music playing]

Issy, can you stop the music?

- [music stops]

- You're amazing, Em.

We seriously can see

why you're a champ.

Well, thanks.

How about you guys

come up here and join me?

I'll teach this whole thing

to you. It'll be fun.

Issy, why don't you get

right here in the center?

Back there. And then, Hannah

and Mia on either side of her.

Cool. Face this way

towards the mirror.

Yeah. A little more room.

And then

we actually need one more.

So, Caitlin, do you wanna

come in behind Issy?

Me? Uh, no, no, no.

Oh, come on, you dinosaur.

Show us you're not

just a bag of fossils.

Ugh. Okay.

Okay. Issy, you're gonna do

a walkover right in the center.

You two are gonna do

backhand springs.

And make sure you leave yourself

enough room.

Five, six, seven.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

And you come up.

One, two, three...

Hey, like that.

...two, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight.

Three, four...

Six. Six, seven...

Right foot.

One, two, punch three.

- Straight to eight, that's it.

- All right.

So you're gonna bend your legs

like this.

So you're gonna...

Just like that. Do like that.

[screaming, laughing]

I'm supporting you!

Cross your legs over. Make sure

your knees are touching here.

Okay.

...seven, eight.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four...

[Emma] Okay, so maybe

this was the opposite

of not joining a squad.

But, I mean, look at them.

It feels good

to be doing some cheer again,

even with a few crazy gymnasts.

Girls, that was amazing.

You bring that sort of energy

to comps, you're gonna smash it.

You'll qualify

for nationals for sure.

We have a comp this weekend.

You should totally come watch.

- Sound good, mate?

- I'll be there, mate.

Check it out

[upbeat music playing]

[crowd applauding]

Aaa aa aah

Go go

Go

Aaa aa aah

Go go

Aaa aa aah

Go go

Aaa aa aah

Go go

Go

Aaa aa aah

Oh oh oh oh

Aaa aah

Oh yeah

Aaa aah

Oh oh oh oh

Aaa aah

Oh yeah

Aaa aa aah

Go go

Aaa aa aah

Go go

Aah aa aah

Go go...

Uh, excuse me.

I think there's been a mistake.

Hannah didn't go

outside the border.

Yes, she did. It's recorded

clearly right here.

I, I didn't. I-I was close,

but I'm sure I didn't.

Unfortunately, this says you do.

I'm afraid the decision's final.

I didn't go out of bounds.

Please don't argue with me.

The point two deduction stands.

But this isn't fair.

One more word from your gymnast

and you and your team

are red carded.

[Caitlin] Okay.

Here's what I think

of your yellow card.

[all gasping]

[scoffs]

- Do you know those two?

- Well, yeah.

Right. You and your team

are disqualified.

What? No, they-they're

not even a part of our team.

- [Hannah] This can't be serious.

- I know, I know.

- This isn't fair.

- Just leave it, leave it.

[Caitlin] I know.

We're disqualified?

Yeah. It was Charlotte and Abi.

I got yellow carded for descent

and then Charlotte water-bombed

the judge

and now we're disqualified.

Why is Charlotte even here?

She isn't even

competing anymore.

You guys know

what Charlotte's like, okay?

She probably did it to see us

fall flat on our face.

[Caitlin] Unfortunately,

a red card means

the team misses

the next competition, too.

But that means

no more comps this year.

Yeah. And no chance

to qualify for nationals.

[Caitlin] Look,

I'm really sorry, okay?

I know this isn't fair.

[sighs] Come on.

Let's get our stuff.

[Hannah] It's just not fair.

[Emma] Hey.

- Who were those girls?

- Charlotte and Abi.

They used to be in our club.

They're really good, Em.

Like, really good.

- And then they left.

- Why?

Years ago

when we went to nationals,

we were certain

we were gonna medal.

Then we came seventh, right?

Charlotte and Abi decided

they didn't wanna be

in a team that couldn't be

champions, so they left,

took a bunch of girls with them

and started a cheer team.

Wait. A-a cheer team?

I thought you guys didn't

really have that here.

They're horrible people, Em.

Like, I am talking, the worst.

You can't be thinking

of cheering with them.

No. No, no, of course not.

I have dealt with girls

like that plenty of times.

They're the last people

you'd wanna be friends with.

I'm really sorry, Hannah.

It's, it's okay.

I mean, it's...

You know what?

It's just disappointing.

I really thought we'd make it

to nationals this year.

Hey. Come on. We got your bag.

[instrumental music]

Sorry to intrude.

Still recovering from the loss?

Yeah, it's been a rough morning.

Caitlin tried to get

the disqualification appealed,

but it got rejected.

I'll bet you, it was Charlotte's

plan that whole time

to get us disqualified.

You know, next time I see her,

I'm gonna get

one of my redback spiders

and I'm gonna put it

down her back.

I'm not even joking.

I can't believe

we're done for the season.

I wish we could still compete.

Ugh! I just wanna

crush Charlotte into the ground.

- Please.

- Like, is that too much to ask?

[Emma] And that's when

the idea hit me.

It was perfect.

Everyone would win.

The only problem was,

I knew it would mean

we'd all become a lot closer.

And that would only make it

that much harder to leave.

What if I told you guys

that you could still compete

and get revenge

on Charlotte and Abi?

How? Y...

We're disqualified.

Well, for gymnastics.

But what if we form

our own cheer squad?

I mean, if they're cheerleading,

then there must be competitions,

right?

Well, cheer's just

starting to catch on here,

so there's a few, but...

Okay. Then why can't we

get a team together?

[Caitlin] So a cheer team, huh?

[Emma] Yeah. It's a great way

to keep competing.

Just think of it

exactly like gymnastics,

but with music

and dancing added.

And if we're really good,

it'll be

a new championship

to compete for.

Well, if you're willing

to put in the work, I'm in.

I still think my redback spider

was a solid idea, but...

[laughing]

Okay, okay, first things first.

We do have enough girls here

to form a cheer team,

but if we're trying to compete

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