26/02/2018 Newsround

Hi, I'm Ricky.

This is Newsround. The top stories

coming up:

An amazing teenager makes

a comeback on the race track

We hear what life is like on a farm.

Plus a homemade sled

building contest in the US

OK, time for a quick

round-up of some

of today's sports stories.

The Winter Olympics are over.

Yesterday's closing ceremony had

pyrotechnics, puppets,

and amazing light shows to mark

the end of two weeks of competition.

It was Team GB's best ever winter

Games with five medals.

Our athletes are expected

to arrive home later today.

Manchester City have

won their first trophy under

manager Pep Guardiola.

They beat Arsenal 3-0

in the League Cup final at Wembley.

For Arsenal, the League Cup remains

the only domestic trophy manager

Arsene Wenger has not won

during his 21 years in charge.

In the Premier League,

Jesse Lingard headed the winner

for Manchester United as they beat

Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford.

The win takes United back

to second in the table.

Chelsea drop to fifth

after Tottenham's 1-0 victory

at Crystal Palace earlier

in the day.

Next to the inspiring story

of teenager Billy Monger.

Despite losing both of his legs

in an accident, he's

never given up on his dream

of becoming a racing driver.

Let's hear from Billy.

Hi.

I'm Billy Monger and I'm here today

to show you around by car

that is adapted so I can hopefully

race British F3 this year.

Last year Billy lost both

of his legs in a crash while racing.

Now the 18-year-old is back behind

the wheel of a single seater car.

So how does he do it?

12 years of my life I spent driving

a certain way and now someone has

just changed everything I learnt

to drive in a different way.

I'm getting used to it though.

Basically the adaptations are that

most of it is on the wheel now.

The most important pedal

is this side for me,

the left-hand side of the wheel.

I've got my fraught pedal.

That accelerates the car

and allows me to accelerate

in straight lines and round corners.

Every lap I do I'm learning

something new about whether it is

better to control it

a certain way or not.

I brake with my right prosthetic.

We've got a shorter one

which gives me more control over it.

And then on the right-hand side

of the steering wheel

there are two paddles.

The top one being up,

the bottom one down.

And then a hand clutch

just to pull away.

That's basically the controls that

we've come up with and what is

working best for me so far.

To be honest, it's been the most

calm place since my accident,

being back behind the wheel

of a racing car.

That's where I've wanted to be

since my accident and to get

back behind the wheel,

I just feel completely in control

and just relax when I'm out there.

It's a bit surreal but I'm sure

when it comes to that first

racing weekend in April, we'll be

ready for the challenge ahead of us.

good luck.

good luck.

Here on Newsround, we love hearing

about you, so we've travelled

all over the country so you can tell

us your amazing stories.

This week it's Edith's turn.

She explains why she

wants to be a?farmer

when she grows up.?

I'm Edith and I'm nine years

old and I live on a farm.

We have horses, cows,

chickens and we've got 1000 sheep.

The worst part about

living on a farm would be

mucking the animals out.

It is quite hard and it

doesn't smell very nice.

And it is really far

to get to the shops

and your friends' houses.

The best thing about living

on a farm is you have got loads

of space to play on.

And there are lots of

animals to play with.

I have eight other siblings.

Raven, Ruben, Miles

and then there's me.

Violet, Sydney, Anis,

Clemmie and Nancy.

There's always someone to play

with but sometimes your brothers

and sisters steal one or two

things of yours.

My main job on the farm

is to feed a calf called Joy.

She is very excitable.

We bottle-feed her milk

and we give her hay and cake.

My mum is my role model

because I want to be

like her when I am older.

I want to be a farmer

when I'm older.

She's a good lass.

Not long now until Mother's Day.

It's not this Sunday but next.

So we want you to head to Newsround

online and tell us your special

stories about your mum,

grandma, step-mum, aunt

or any another important

woman in your life.

And we are following adventurer

Steve back sure who is taking on one

of the scariest challenges of his

life. He is trying to climb huge

mountain in Switzerland. We are

following the build-up to his

adventure at Newsround online. Take

a look at his video diaries.

And finally parts

of the UK will feel colder

than the Arctic Circle this week,

which could mean snow.

But maybe not enough to do this.

These kids in Iowa in the US

took part in the annual

home-made sled race.

Each sled has to be

made out of cardboard.

Even the local police

took part in the race.

Never mind the Winter Olympics!

That is where the competition is

that!

That's it from the Newsround team.

Thanks for watching.

Martin's back with today's stories

when you get back from school.

See you!