0:00:02 > 0:00:03Previously on Ice Stars...
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Last season Josh finished with a lower ranking than he'd hoped for.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13I think I just feel disappointed because I just wasn't concentrating.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15..and best friend Kloe also fell short
0:00:15 > 0:00:17of getting into the top ten -
0:00:17 > 0:00:19but they pledged to support each other...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- Aww!- Oh, thank you!
0:00:21 > 0:00:23..in their fight for the Olympic dream.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Me and Josh really, really want to go to the Olympics together.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Since Emily left the Icicles...
0:00:31 > 0:00:34..five girls have been fighting for the spot...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37I'd really like to make it into the team,
0:00:37 > 0:00:39but I know that a lot of other people
0:00:39 > 0:00:41will be doing the same thing.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42..and, after a midnight trial,
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Charlie beat 50 other hopefuls to make it onto the Conference team.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49For me to get selected is my dream.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Charlie.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Coming up...
0:01:20 > 0:01:22it's the British Championships...
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Just rest.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27..but Josh is struck down by an illness.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28It's a really important competition.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30I don't, ideally, want to be sat in bed all day.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34There's a shock in store for Ella when Adriano returns from Italy...
0:01:35 > 0:01:36He's been cheating on you, Ella.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41..and Charlie gets an offer he can't refuse.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Makes me feel sick, nervous and...
0:01:44 > 0:01:45scared!
0:01:55 > 0:01:57It's decision day at the Ice Centre.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Five young synchro skaters
0:01:59 > 0:02:04are desperate to find out who's made the cut as a fully fledged Icicle.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Today, we're finding out who's in the team
0:02:07 > 0:02:09ready for our first competition.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13It's a really hard decision for me as a coach,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15because all the five girls
0:02:15 > 0:02:17that are fighting for this one place are really working hard,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19they're turning up to all the sessions,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21they're doing everything they can to really make the team,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24so now it is really going on who is the strongest skater.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Making it as an Icicle is something most skaters can only dream of.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Esther still hasn't decided, like,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35who's in the team, so she likes to swap us in and out with people -
0:02:35 > 0:02:39so, decide who was working best with the team.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41It can be quite tricky sometimes,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44cos you've got to pick up the steps
0:02:44 > 0:02:48and try and fit in, like, suddenly.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Amy and Sam remember clearly what it was like when they had their trial.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54When I first joined the Icicles,
0:02:54 > 0:02:55it was terrifying,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and I had to fight with two other girls to get one spot.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00I remember when I was trying to get into the team
0:03:00 > 0:03:02and you just had to show that you were the best
0:03:02 > 0:03:04to get the spot.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06It is really hard, because you've got so much competition.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Esther's asked coach Lauren to help make this crucial decision.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16So, we need to decide out of these five
0:03:16 > 0:03:20who's going to skate in the short and long programme.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21This one, she's improved so much
0:03:21 > 0:03:23but she just needs that little bit more work, doesn't she?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25She's got great performance.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- This one...- Very scared.- Yeah.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32100% dedication, just not quite up to scratch.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- I agree.- And then this one.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39I would say she's the one that's improved in a short space of time.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Definitely. Yeah, but she still needs that more time.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- We just...- We just don't have time! - Yeah.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I'm going to find it really hard just picking one out of them.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- I think we're going to have to pick two.- Yeah, one for each programme.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54I agree.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00So, it looks like not one but two lucky skaters are going through.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Esther now has the painful job of telling the other hopefuls
0:04:03 > 0:04:05they are staying on the bench.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Tucked up in bed, figure skater Josh is fighting a fever.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16HE COUGHS
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Not good, as he's going for gold at the British Championships
0:04:20 > 0:04:22in just a few days.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25The last few days I've been rather ill.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27I've not been training or going to school or anything.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I've just been laying here all day.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- Hey, matey.- Hey.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- How are you doing?- Not good.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Do you want me to get a hot drink?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Yes, please.- Something to make you feel better?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Yes, please.- Because you need to get back on the rink soon, yes?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41- Yeah.- OK, cool, leave it to me.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Josh first won the British champion title when he was 14.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Now he's 16, he's up against tough competition
0:04:50 > 0:04:52and needs to earn the title all over again.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55To me, it's a really important competition.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I don't, ideally, want to be sat in bed all day doing nothing.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I need to be at the rink and training the programmes
0:05:00 > 0:05:02and running through everything.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Best friend Kloe is also an ex-British champion,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08and the two of them have grown up on the ice.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Me and Josh really, really want to go to the Olympics together.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14We always planned it,
0:05:14 > 0:05:15and it would be the best thing.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19They normally train together every day,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21but she hasn't seen him all week.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- There you go, matey.- Thank you.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27With only days to go until the British Championships,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31the honey and lemon will need to work some serious magic.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47It's early morning at the Ice Centre...
0:05:50 > 0:05:52..and time for Esther to break the news
0:05:52 > 0:05:55of who has and who hasn't made it onto the team.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59OK, well done, girls, for all your hard work.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Now we have two weeks left of the competition,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04so I would like to finalise the team.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10It's been a really hard decision for me and Lauren to make.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Esther started calling out all the team and saying who got in.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18We're going to have Alex skate the short programme.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19THEY CLAP
0:06:20 > 0:06:22So, well done, Alex.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27And Olivia, you're going to skate the free programme.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28THEY CLAP
0:06:30 > 0:06:32I was so happy to get into the team,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35and I felt quite proud that I've managed to get in.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38You four, I'm really proud of you, and you're going to keep going,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41and I'm sure next year you will definitely make the team.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42And keep up that hard work, yeah?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44THEY CLAP
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I don't really think we were too disappointed,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50cos it's our first season -
0:06:50 > 0:06:54and we haven't been skating as long as a lot of the people in the team.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I would've liked to have got in,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01but then, I was quite happy for Olivia and Alex for getting in.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It's nice that me and Alex both get to skate,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07not just one of us in both of the programmes,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09we've got to skate in one each.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Well done, Alex and Olivia, you can now call yourself Icicles!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Someone else who's desperate to get on the ice is Adriano.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Adriano arrived in Nottingham last season
0:07:27 > 0:07:29when his whole family moved from Italy
0:07:29 > 0:07:31so he could find a dance partner.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38After trying out with Kloe and then Ella...
0:07:38 > 0:07:40It's a difficult choice for me.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42..and after an agonising wait...
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I decide to skate with Ella.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51They went on to perform a show-stopping performance
0:07:51 > 0:07:54at the gala before Adriano went home to Italy for summer.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Now he's back.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04But this time his brothers wouldn't come with him,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06so he's just here with his mum.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I said goodbye yesterday to my dad...
0:08:11 > 0:08:12- Ciao.- Ciao.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13'..to my brothers.'
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- Ciao, Maurizio.- See you again. - Ciao, Victor.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18'As well, to my dogs.'
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Ciao!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22It was a little strange without my brothers,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24because the house was empty.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I think it will be better if they came back -
0:08:27 > 0:08:29but that wasn't the plan.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Adriano may be missing his brothers, but over the summer,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37there someone who's been missing him almost as much.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40When Adriano was away,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I had to skate on my own,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45because there were no boys that were skating
0:08:45 > 0:08:46at Nottingham.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I did get a bit bored sometimes, and didn't put as much effort in.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54I haven't skated with Ella for six weeks.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I do know that we have to up our game a bit more,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01because all the other couples that we are competing against
0:09:01 > 0:09:06have had the whole summer to keep working.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07There is not long to wait now
0:09:07 > 0:09:10until Ella and Adriano will be together again -
0:09:10 > 0:09:14but, after six weeks apart, Ella is in for a big surprise.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Josh's whole family have moved cities so he could be near the rink
0:09:28 > 0:09:30and practise every day.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35His dream is to win an Olympic gold medal...
0:09:37 > 0:09:39..but while Kloe and the figure team
0:09:39 > 0:09:41have been training hard at the rink...
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Josh has been ill in bed.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I had to drag myself out of bed this morning to come here
0:09:46 > 0:09:49because I kind of wanted to stay in bed again!
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I just don't want to let this cold get the better of me.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53HE COUGHS
0:09:54 > 0:09:58If he has any chance of winning the British Championships,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Josh needs to be on top of his game.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04I only ran three laps and I feel like I'm dying already.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08I've never actually been ill that close to a competition before,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11or if I have, it's been injury rather than illness.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13It's quite scary in the fact that I wasn't sure
0:10:13 > 0:10:16if I was going to be able to finish with...
0:10:16 > 0:10:19actually still breathing, kind of things!
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Don't you hate it when you have a comp coming up
0:10:22 > 0:10:24and then you're ill and you still have to come in?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- Yeah.- Ugh!
0:10:26 > 0:10:30It's like, me and Josh, it's like challenging ourselves.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35But it looks like today is going to be more of a challenge than most...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38and coach Gurgen is clearly worried.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Some crossovers maybe.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Not too long. Just one time forwards, rest a bit,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49one time back, rest a bit. Just your style, your way.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50- One circle?- Yeah.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55We're not doing any jumps today,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58we're just skating.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02He's still not 100%.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03He's still ill.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Coach Gurgen is not the only one concerned about Josh's fitness.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Still not feeling good now also, yeah?
0:11:14 > 0:11:15OK, just rest.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17My dad doesn't normally come to watch,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19so, when he came to watch the training session,
0:11:19 > 0:11:20I think he was a bit worried, as well.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24He knew how much this meant to me and to win a national title.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30He's obviously not his normal self. He's tired.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34We went from the doctors last night to the physios,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37and the physio knew straightaway that he'd spent two days in bed
0:11:37 > 0:11:40and then said, "Josh, you can't lie in bed. You have to skate."
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Can we go home so I can have a bath?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Home for a bath. OK, let's go.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51The British Championships are only days away,
0:11:51 > 0:11:55and if Josh has any hope of doing his very best,
0:11:55 > 0:11:56he needs to be 100% fit.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Morning! Are you all right?
0:12:10 > 0:12:12It's breakfast time at Charlie's house...
0:12:15 > 0:12:16Very professional.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18..and eggs are on the menu.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Mm!
0:12:19 > 0:12:21That smells amazing.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22It does.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24So, what are your favourite eggs, Charlie?
0:12:24 > 0:12:29Scrambled, omelettes, fried,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- poached...- Boiled!- ..boiled.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- Just about eggs, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35It's all about the eggs.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39But today is no ordinary day for ice hockey mad Charlie.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Even though it's not a school day,
0:12:41 > 0:12:45his mum has told him he needs to be there to meet his friend Ashley.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47All I know is I'm going to school
0:12:47 > 0:12:51and there's going to be quite a lot of surprises.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54I'm pretty nervous, because...
0:12:54 > 0:12:56I don't know what's going on.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00With a good breakfast in his belly,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Charlie heads off to ask his teacher, Mr Williams,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05what all the fuss is about.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06Morning, Charlie!
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- Morning.- I've got a bit of a surprise for you today.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13OK, how about we watch our pro ice hockey team train on the ice?
0:13:13 > 0:13:14- Yeah.- Brilliant!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Come on, then. Let's go.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19As a school, we recognise how well Charlie is doing
0:13:19 > 0:13:22with his skating here and also how well Ashley has done
0:13:22 > 0:13:24since he got his scholarship at the Ice Centre.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27But what Mr Williams hasn't told Charlie and Ashley
0:13:27 > 0:13:30is that there's another surprise in store for them.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33We've come down to see my favourite hockey team train,
0:13:33 > 0:13:40which is very amazing, because it's only like a one-in-a-lifetime thing.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42A training session with his heroes -
0:13:42 > 0:13:45but what Charlie doesn't know is that this is just the beginning.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49# I think I'm onto something
0:13:49 > 0:13:52# Cos I feel the good times coming... #
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Go, go, go!
0:13:57 > 0:13:59He got some good saves.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Yes.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Oh! What a shot.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07I'd love to be in this team when I grow up.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Hey, guys. Good to have you here, Ashley.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I hear you guys are big hockey fans.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Yeah.- Yeah.- How is this season going so far?- Good.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- I hear it's going really well.- Yeah.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22Well, we have a big game coming up, so we wanted you to be the mascot.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- OK.- Yeah? Will you do it?- Yeah.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26We'll be honoured if you do it.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27- We know you're a big fan. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29That's great.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Sounds good, guys. See you Saturday. - Big game, Saturday.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- See you later.- See ya.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39They've asked me to be their mascot.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44It's really exciting because I've never actually been a mascot.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45I'm still nervous,
0:14:45 > 0:14:50because you're skating in front of thousands of people.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52A mascot for the Panthers -
0:14:52 > 0:14:55one of the biggest ice hockey teams in the country.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Go on, Charlie!
0:15:05 > 0:15:10After a summer apart, it's time for Ella and Adriano to be reunited.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13Hi!
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Hi.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- How was summer?- Good, thank you.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19- How was yours?- Fine.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I'm not really sure how this session is going to go,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27because, obviously, we haven't skated in quite a long time.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28Very happy to be here?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Yeah!- Good to be back?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Yeah.- Do you remember your programme?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- A little.- I knew.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35I knew you'd forget.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Coach Sophie doesn't waste any time putting them through their paces.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Heads up.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Stand on the same leg!
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Heads up. Don't look down.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Sometimes you can be off two, three days unwell
0:15:57 > 0:16:00and you come back it's a bit of a wobbly feeling
0:16:00 > 0:16:04so they've really got to get back to the grind and work hard now
0:16:04 > 0:16:07to make sure they're going to be back up to the same standard
0:16:07 > 0:16:08that they were.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16The first session back on the ice with Adriano,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19it was a bit weird, but we just had to get on with it
0:16:19 > 0:16:22and forget that he'd been away for so long.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26The couple may look like they're getting used to each other again,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29but Sophie has spotted something the judges aren't going to like -
0:16:29 > 0:16:32and it's something no-one was expecting.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Have you grown?- No.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I think you have!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41We want Ella to grow!
0:16:41 > 0:16:43You need to stop.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46You've got to make Ella skate up to you.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Don't skate down to her,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50so make sure you have your head up and look over the top over her head
0:16:50 > 0:16:52rather than down on the top of her head,
0:16:52 > 0:16:54and let her look up to you.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58I was quite concerned coming back
0:16:58 > 0:17:01he was going to be quite a bit taller than Ella.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04It just means he'll have to bend a lot more
0:17:04 > 0:17:06to keep the height difference better.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19I was worried that I would forget everything,
0:17:19 > 0:17:24and I didn't forget everything, but I did forget a few things.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Nice to have him back, Ella?
0:17:26 > 0:17:27She's missed you.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Who have you been skating with while you've been away, then?
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Three girls.- Three girls?- Yeah.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35He's been cheating on you, Ella.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40This step sequence, I forgot some steps, so...
0:17:40 > 0:17:43We did have to do it over and over again,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47but he has been away for quite a long time, so...
0:17:47 > 0:17:48I forgive him!
0:17:50 > 0:17:52He's not allowed to grow any further!
0:17:57 > 0:17:58As night sets in,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01the Ice Centre is flooded with thousands of fans
0:18:01 > 0:18:05who have come to see the game...
0:18:05 > 0:18:06with a very special team mascot.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10I'm feeling really nervous,
0:18:10 > 0:18:14because I've never been this team's mascot before.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18You have to lead them on as they come onto the ice.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Yeah, it's something all of my friends want to do.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23It's really a dream come true.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27The team may be used to psyching themselves up before a match,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29but Charlie thinks they could do
0:18:29 > 0:18:32with some of his own unique management tips.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- What have we got to do today? - Hammer 'em.- Hammer 'em?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Kill 'em.- Kill 'em.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37Destroy them.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38All right, I like it.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- You all right?- Yeah.- All right? - You need a new box.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43- Huh?- You need a new box.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44- I need a new box?- Yeah.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Oh - this is brand-new.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47It's ripped.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50I can tell that's not brand-new!
0:18:51 > 0:18:53See you out there.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56The team's latest adviser
0:18:56 > 0:18:58seems to be taking his new role in his stride...
0:19:00 > 0:19:01Oh, my!
0:19:01 > 0:19:03..or not.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Makes me feel sick.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Makes me feel sick, nervous and
0:19:08 > 0:19:10scared!
0:19:10 > 0:19:12CROWD CHANTS
0:19:14 > 0:19:17As a mascot, Charlie has to lead the team onto the ice
0:19:17 > 0:19:19and drop the puck before the game starts.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Now for our ceremonial puck drop
0:19:43 > 0:19:46with our mascot, ten-year-old Charlie.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05I really enjoyed it.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I was really proud of myself that I was leading all my favourite players
0:20:09 > 0:20:11from that team onto the ice.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I wish that I could be a professional ice hockey player.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I'm going to train as hard as I can.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I don't know how, but they let me keep the puck!
0:20:28 > 0:20:29It's the British Championships,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32the biggest competition of Josh's life so far...
0:20:34 > 0:20:37The British is one of the most important competitions of the year.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40..but Josh has been struck down by an illness,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and has struggled in training.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I only ran three laps, and I feel like I'm dying already.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48I feel like I've recovered well,
0:20:48 > 0:20:50and I'll be able to put out a good programme today,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52as long as I concentrate and do my best.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Josh has put nine years of his life into this,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01so, you know, if you add it all up,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03he's probably done 7,500 hours of training.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04It's his life.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Winning competitions and winning the National is everything to him.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Josh isn't the only skater hoping to come top today.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17He's up against some stiff competition.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I definitely value Josh as a very good competitor.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22He keeps me motivated throughout the year.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24We get along, we talk.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I get along with all my competitors.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28It's just when I get out there, I'm like, "I want to beat them."
0:21:30 > 0:21:32I've known Hugh for quite a while now.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34He didn't originally compete in Britain.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36He lives and trains in Canada.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I remembered the first year he came over to compete,
0:21:39 > 0:21:41and it was kind of like, "Oh, who is this person from Canada?"
0:21:41 > 0:21:43We didn't really know who he was.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46And today wouldn't be complete without BFF Kloe,
0:21:46 > 0:21:47here to cheer him on.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I've known Kloe for so long now, since she moved from Hungary.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54It's really exciting to be here to watch him.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57He's kind of like in the zone, and concentrating on himself.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Josh will have to focus as he needs to beat his old rival, Hugh,
0:22:02 > 0:22:05and that is not going to be easy.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08'Next to skate, from Nottingham, Josh Brown.'
0:22:08 > 0:22:10CROWD CHEERS
0:22:13 > 0:22:16In my category, having eight jumps, and six of mine are triples,
0:22:16 > 0:22:18there's a lot of things that can go wrong in that.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Confidence, please. OK?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Don't hesitate. From the first to the end, just go.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I can see myself getting more nervous for him at the minute
0:22:27 > 0:22:29than I do for myself.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33MUSIC: Coming Home by Sigma
0:23:11 > 0:23:13As soon as I landed the first triple,
0:23:13 > 0:23:14I was like, "OK, relax a bit now."
0:23:17 > 0:23:19And then when I fell on the second one, it was like a wake-up call.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I was like, "You've got to get yourself into position now, Josh."
0:23:22 > 0:23:23You can't let any more mistakes happen.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27And I did the next jump and the land on it wasn't great
0:23:27 > 0:23:30and I was kind of in the spin and I was thinking to myself in the spin,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32you don't want to let this go.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54I was just, like, really concentrating.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Josh, come on, don't let this slip from you.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58You haven't got this opportunity again.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07APPLAUSE
0:24:07 > 0:24:08- Whoo!- Whoo!
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Josh fell once, but he recovered well and landed five triples,
0:24:17 > 0:24:21so he scored an amazing 150 points.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22He's in first position.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27But Hugh has yet to skate.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Hugh was directly after me.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch or not.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33It was kind of like that rivalry.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54Hugh is all that stands between Josh and the British Championship title,
0:24:54 > 0:24:56and Josh can't bear to watch.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25It's over.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30He might not have fallen,
0:25:30 > 0:25:34but his jumps haven't been as hard to land as Josh's.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39It's an agonising wait for both skaters until the scores come in.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44'Total score of 137.02.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47'Hugh is in second place.'
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Josh has done it. He's British Champion!
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Doesn't really feel like it's happened.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Have to wait to let it sink in a bit!
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I'm not going to cry, I'm fine!
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Do you want to ask a question before I start crying?!
0:26:12 > 0:26:14It just kind of feels surreal
0:26:14 > 0:26:16when you find out that you've finally won.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18It was just quality, yeah?
0:26:18 > 0:26:22And no-one is more pleased than best friend Kloe.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24We all see how hard everyone works,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28so it's just the best thing to see them do well.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33'And in first place, from the National Ice Centre, Nottingham.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34'Josh Brown.'
0:26:37 > 0:26:39As of this competition,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42I'm now able to say I am the Junior National Champion
0:26:42 > 0:26:44which I didn't think I would be able to say,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46but it hasn't really sunk in yet.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48I'm really happy with how today ended up,
0:26:48 > 0:26:50so, it's been a good day.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58It's been an amazing day.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59I was so proud of him,
0:26:59 > 0:27:03and I'm really happy that he gets to go to Junior Worlds.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Perfect.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10The 7,500 hours of training has been worth it.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12British Champion.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Next stop, the Worlds.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I'm very proud.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18Very, very proud.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23- ALL:- Whoo!
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Next time on Ice Stars...
0:27:30 > 0:27:32You're going to skate across the ice now.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34This time, try and pass to each other.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35Destiny goes up against the boys...
0:27:35 > 0:27:38The only thing I'd be worried about is if I was to go in goal.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40They'd be whacking pucks at my face.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45..Kloe struggles to come back after a knock to her confidence...
0:27:45 > 0:27:49I've never seen her come back from a competition so devastated.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52..and Ella realises that her time with Adriano
0:27:52 > 0:27:54could be coming to an end.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56I can't have it in my head that he's going to leave,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58because that will just put me down.