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This is Blue Peter, but mini. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:08 | |
Expect epic adventures, makes, bakes, badges, pets, | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
presenters and your post. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
We've only got five minutes, so get ready for your Blue Peter adventure. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
Chances are, you've probably seen one of these before. It's a scooter. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:23 | |
Loads of fun, aren't they? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:24 | |
You can ride to your friend's house, you can ride around town | 0:00:24 | 0:00:26 | |
and when you get really confident on them, you can go quite fast. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:30 | |
Then there are other people who take it one step further. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:34 | |
Well, quite a lot further. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:37 | |
Freestyle scooter is taking life on two wheels to the next level, | 0:00:38 | 0:00:42 | |
using speed and skill to perform some frankly unbelievable stunts. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:47 | |
And right now, the guy who has performed the world's best trick | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
just so happens to live in Liverpool. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
Jamie Hull can do things on a scooter most of us can only dream of. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:58 | |
By the age of 15, he's already one of the best in the UK. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
So will he be able to pass on some of those skills to me? | 0:01:01 | 0:01:05 | |
Jamie, let's talk about how you've got to where you are now. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
I've been riding for about five or six years now. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
I just won the World's Best Trick in Barcelona. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
Such a big achievement. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:18 | |
I did a double backflip, double tailwhip. Landed it second go. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
I really want to give this a go, | 0:01:21 | 0:01:22 | |
but I feel like I need more safety gear on. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
Yeah, what I wear is a helmet, a certified helmet, | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
some bum pads, shin pads so the scooter doesn't hit me | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
in the shins, and I have ankle pads as well so it doesn't do the same. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:35 | |
OK, so safety gear in place. Do you reckon I can do something today? | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
-You can. I'm feeling confident. -I'm glad you are. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
All right, then. Let's do it. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:43 | |
'So with all the correct gear on, Jamie's going to show me how to get | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
'the most out of my scooter | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
'and we begin with how to set off on a ramp or "dropping in". | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
'Which I'm told is harder than it looks.' | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
Your most comfortable foot, put it on the deck and whilst it's on, | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
you can put the other one to the side | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
and just drop in like this slowly. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
-Then put it back on. -Simple as that. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
'I can confirm it is harder than it looks. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
'But, slowly, I get the hang of it | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
'so Jamie thinks I could try a bigger ramp. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
'What could possibly go wrong?' | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
Like that? | 0:02:28 | 0:02:29 | |
'So that's why you need the safety gear. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:31 | |
'I'm fine and Jamie shows me where I'm going wrong.' | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
Just make sure your knees act like a suspension when you drop in | 0:02:33 | 0:02:37 | |
and that they go down and then when you're, like, in the middle, | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
stand up again so you've got your balance. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
OK. So knees are suspension, keep lower down. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
When do we start doing backflips? | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
'Yeah, maybe not.' | 0:02:47 | 0:02:49 | |
I want you to try and jump off the side up there. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
-I'll show you first. -Just like that. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
Oh, that was it! | 0:02:56 | 0:02:58 | |
'Yes, that is me jumping off a ramp and loving it. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
'But if I'm going to take on any really big jumps, | 0:03:02 | 0:03:05 | |
'I need to get used to the foam pit.' | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
'This pit allows riders to safely practice more advanced tricks, | 0:03:08 | 0:03:11 | |
'so Jamie wants me | 0:03:11 | 0:03:13 | |
'to get used to feeling the full force of the foam on my face.' | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
Here we go. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
How was that, Jamie? | 0:03:22 | 0:03:23 | |
It was really good, just a bit more practice | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
and then you'll be able to get it better. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:27 | |
-Maybe now's a good time for you to show us what you can do. -Will do. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:31 | |
I'm going to stay here for a sec. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
'What I didn't mention before is that Jamie isn't just here to help me. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:37 | |
'Oh, no. He's here to train, | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
'because tomorrow, right here, it's the European Championships | 0:03:39 | 0:03:44 | |
'and he's competing. No biggie, then.' | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
It's the next morning, it's competition day. And, as you can see, | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
athletes have turned up from all over the world | 0:03:50 | 0:03:52 | |
-and they're excited to be here, aren't they? ALL: -Yeah! | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
And what they're about to do is awesome and it all happens in here. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
There are two competitions today - the amateurs and the pros. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
Jamie hasn't arrived yet, he's a pro, but the amateur competitors | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
are warming up and getting ready to show us what they're made of. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
It is one of most exciting things I've been to for a long, long time. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
I'm going to shut up, we're going to watch the action. Here we go. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
These are the amateurs. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:22 | |
What's it going to be like this afternoon | 0:04:22 | 0:04:24 | |
when Jamie shows us what he can do? I cannot wait. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
'It really is mind-blowing what these guys can do with a scooter | 0:04:27 | 0:04:30 | |
'and it just gets better and better. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
'Then the pros arrive and Jamie sets foot on top of the ramp | 0:04:33 | 0:04:37 | |
'to begin his first run and he starts with this...' | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
Yeah! | 0:04:44 | 0:04:46 | |
And that's how you start a pro competition. Absolutely flawless. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
Every single move executed with perfection. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
'With Jamie's second run, he goes even bigger, and who can blame him? | 0:05:06 | 0:05:10 | |
'Finish in the top five and he earns a place at the World Championships. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:15 | |
'So, as the judges make up their mind, | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
'you can really feel the tension. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:19 | |
'Brilliantly, he finishes fifth, | 0:05:22 | 0:05:24 | |
'so he is going to the World Championships. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
'A great finish to a great day.' | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
I have been nothing short of inspired | 0:05:30 | 0:05:33 | |
and I've been working on my latest trick. Do you want to see it? | 0:05:33 | 0:05:35 | |
Here we go. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:36 | |
See. There you go. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
It's amazing what a bit of inspiration can do for you, isn't it? | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
-Was that good, Barney? -Get down, Jamie. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
OK, fine, Jamie did the jump. But I was inspired. Thanks for that. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:55 | |
Join in every Thursday on CBBC. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:58 |