26/01/2018 Newsround


26/01/2018

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Hey, guys.

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Martin here with your

Friday Newsround!

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Loads coming up.

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Like some amazing ski

stunts at the X Games...

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And the starlings that look more

like a slinky in the sky!

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We have just 12 days

until the Winter Olympics

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in Pyeongchang get underway,

where some of the best athletes

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will be showing off their skills

on the ice and snow.

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But if you can't wait till

then, here's a taste

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of something pretty special.

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Check this out.

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Flips!

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Flicks!

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Spins!

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Tricks!

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Add a lot of snow.

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The amazing daredevils are competing

in the 2018 X Games,

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which are taking place in Aspen

in the US.

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Over the next four days,

some of the best freestyle skiers,

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snowboarders, snowmobilers and snow

bikers will take over Buttermilk

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Mountain for the action

sports competition.

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The X Games started over 20 years

ago, in the)summertime.

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It was not until two years later

in 1995, that a winter

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competition was added.

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Giving men and women

the chance to do things

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like this!

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This is awesome!

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These guys are the business!

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Bring on the Winter Olympics!

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Next to one of the toughest ocean

marathons in the world -

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the World Yacht race -

and to Nikki Henderson,

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the youngest ever race winner!

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Watch this.

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Sailing across open

oceans under blue skies.

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Sounds like a dream, doesn't?

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-- doesn't it?

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-- doesn't it?

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But these crews have to sail 40,000

nautical miles across

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the world.

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The incredible journey starts

here in the UK, sailing from

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Liverpool to South America.

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Then up to the tip of Africa,

around Australia, up to China,

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all the way to Seattle in West Coast

of the

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United States, to New York on the

east coast, and back to the

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UK again!

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It takes almost a whole

year to complete!

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Phew!

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I feel exhausted just

thinking about it.

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But it has not been too much

for Nikki to handle.

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She is sailing in the Clipper around

the world yacht races as part

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of team Visit Seattle.

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And they have won one of the most

difficult race stages,

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sailing from the island of Tasmania

up to the east coast of Australia.

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The big win means 24-year-old Nikki

from Guildford is now the youngest

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ever skipper to win a race

in the competition.

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This route alone took 11 days,

with the crew facing

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massive storms and winds as powerful

as a small hurricane.

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So, how are they feeling?

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The race was really tough, actually.

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Tougher than any

of us were expecting.

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It was a challenging race.

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They are now halfway

through the entire race

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route, all 40,000

nautical miles of it!

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At least they get a little bit

of a break before starting the next

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race stage, which will take them

almost 6000 miles to China.

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Best of luck, guys!

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And enjoy your time off.

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Sounds like you have

definitely earned it.

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Staying at sea, plastic is one

of the biggest threats

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to the future of coral reefs,

followed by increasing

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ocean temperatures,

scientists are warning.

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More than 11 billion items

of plastic were found on a third

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of coral reefs in the Asia-Pacific

region, and that could rise

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to 15 billion by 2025.

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Coral which comes into contact

with plastic is far more

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likely to develop diseases

than other sealife.

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From the sea to the sky next,

and to one of nature's

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most spectacular sights.

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From a distance they might look

like dancing clouds,

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but actually what you're seeing

is thousands of starlings swooping,

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soaring, and spiralling

through the skies over Israel.

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This synchronised flying

is called a murmuration,

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and they use it to protect

themselves from predators.

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As well as confusing them,

the wind they create

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from their sudden movements can

actually knock a hawk

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or falcon flat on their back!

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Pretty impressive, right?

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One more thing before we go...

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You know when you're hanging out,

playing basketball and you're like,

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"Hey guess what, I'll just throw it

backwards over my head"?

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CHEERING

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Whoa!

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That was James from Nebraska

in America, showing off his skills

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before his high school

basketball team played.

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James has Down's Syndrome

and was raising money

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for a local charity.

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These clips of his awesome

throw went all around

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the world on social media.

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Even the Harlem

Globetrotters loved it.

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Great shot, dude!

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That's it from me.

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Whitney's here at 8:30

tomorrow morning.

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Have a great weekend.

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