Episode 10 Ultimate Sports Day

In the beginning there were four teams

from Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales.

Then there were two.

England beat Northern Ireland in a closely fought grand final

and claimed the title of Ultimate Sports Day Champions.

Now, there's only one.

The Ultimate Sports Day All Stars.

They're all great kids.

Mentors Barry McGuigan, Sinead Kerr,

Dean Macey and Christian Malcolm

were given the unenviable task of selecting

the strongest all-round athlete from each nation.

So let's agree Ellen from Scotland,

Andrew from Northern Ireland,

Issy from Wales and Allard from England. OK?

-Perfect, yeah.

-We've got our team, haven't we?

One player from Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales

handpicked to take on a dream team of Amy Williams...

Oh, I just want to do well for my team and, you know,

I can't let my side down.

-..Kelly Sotherton...

-I don't care if they're kids,

we're still going to do better than everyone else.

-..Phillips Idowu...

-It'll be a great battle

and we'll keep it scrappy right to the end.

..and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey.

We're going out there to absolutely squash those kids.

I'm so excited. It's going to be so much fun.

We can definitely show them what we're made of.

This really is the Ultimate Sports Day.

Let the games begin.

Today on Ultimate Sports Day, the All Stars take on the Dream Team.

Captaining the USD All Stars it's Isabel!

Followed by Andrew,

Ellen,

and Allard.

From Wales, Isabel, queen of the Skywalker.

Fastest boy off the block, Northern Ireland's Andrew.

From Scotland, ruler of the Ring Relay, Ellen.

Awesome on the Bungee, it's England's Allard.

And captaining the Dream Team it's Amy Williams!

And Harry Aikines-Aryeetey!

Kelly Sotherton!

And Phillips Idowu!

Amy Williams won gold in the Skeleton

at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Becoming the first British Individual Gold Medallist

at a Winter Games for 30 years.

We're definitely here to win - we can't let the kids show us up,

but you never know what's going to happen.

Phillips Idowu, a double world champion triple jumper,

won Silver for Team GB at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

It'll be a great battle

and we'll keep it scrappy right to the end.

I'm going out to win

and if I win I'm definitely going to be enjoying myself.

Olympic bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton has represented

Great Britain in both the Relay and the Heptathlon.

She's now gearing up for the Games in London.

No, we're not here to make up numbers.

I'm not giving anyone an easy ride I never got an easy ride!

We'll make it tough for them.

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey won bronze in the 2009 World Championships

in the 4 x 100 metre relay.

I'm an athlete, I'm amazing,

I should be able to pick this up in two seconds.

No, it's all about fun, but we'll beat them as well. Yeah.

Amy, forget the Olympics, this is the ultimate test.

Do you accept the challenge?

We accept, and look at the quality of athletes that I have on my team.

I've seen them, I've seen them before and I like them.

I reckon we should get this party started.

Our teams start at the base of their five metre towers,

then climb their way completely unaided right to the top.

They'll then balance their way across that beam,

pick up their three medals and then hang them on the bars above,

before releasing their flag of their team colours

and hanging all the way safely down to the bottom.

So, now we know how it works, who's going to play it?

15-year-old Isabel Hughes remains unbeaten at Sky Walker.

She's the Queen of the Beam

and she's grabbed more medals for Wales than anyone else.

But her opposition is no stranger to collecting medals either -

Gold Olympic ones.

I don't do balancing stuff and that beam is so narrow.

My biggest fear is getting beaten by the, er...

by the young athletes. And falling off.

The challenge starts on

the fourth and final beep. Let's play Sky Walker.

APPLAUSE

This clash of the Titans gets underway

with a game of strength and balance.

Isabel shimmying up that tower as we've seen her do

so many times before.

It's a great technique and she beats Amy to the top by a mile.

Isabel's hauling up her first medal,

Amy's struggling to find her balance.

Isabel's got that medal, she just needs to hang it over her head

and she'll score five points for the All Stars.

There it goes. The girl is fast.

Amy's managed to get her first medal as Isabel goes in for her second.

Amy looking more nervous than

you'd expect from an Olympic athlete whose day job involves

going down a mountain at 80 miles an hour. She's hung that medal.

So five points for the dream team, but Isabel's got two!

Christian and Dean are loving it!

They know how good Isabel is at the Sky Walker.

That is the last medal for Isabel,

Amy's struggling with her second,

Isabel just needs to hang up her medal

to secure a 15-point winning bonus.

There it is! And Isabel leaps to victory.

Come on down, Issy. Absolutely incredible. That was wonderful.

You shot up that Sky Walker Tower like you've never done before.

That was amazing. How was it?

-It was good.

-Up against an Olympic gold medallist, Amy Williams.

Did you think that you had a challenge on today?

Definitely.

I thought it was going to be terrible, but....

There you go.

Well done, Ames.

Um, hey, Isabel is the Ultimate Sky Walker.

Yes, she's a champion.

Did you see the challenge that was on here?

I was too busy shaking,

trying to work out how to stand up before she'd even jumped off.

Awesome. Really really good.

She'd almost put two medals on before you'd got to the beam.

Was that getting you nervous while you were up on that beam?

I was trying not to look at her

and I was just trying to think, right, OK, I've got to

stand up on this incredibly narrow beam.

I barely got my head around it and she'd already completed it.

I'm sorry, you know....

Team captain here and I've got to hope that my team mates do

best on the rest of the challenges.

Well, it was captains against captains,

but, Amy, for the Dream Team you picked up five points,

Isabel for the All Stars, 30 points.

APPLAUSE

A great start for Isabel and the All Stars.

They lead the Dream Team 30 points to 5.

I'm expecting blood, sweat and tears.

I know these kids are not going to go easy on me.

My experience is not going to amount to nothing

when it comes to this so, I've just got to scrap it out to the end.

Best of luck, Phillips. You'll need it.

Thank you very much!

15-year-old Ellen Kristoffersen's personal best in Bungee Basketball

is 50 points and she consistently performed well on the Bungee

for Scotland in the Ring Relay.

Now she's up against a legend who wrote the book on jumping

and he's not bad at basketball either.

Ellen, Phillips, your challenge starts on the fourth and final beep.

Let's play Bungee Basketball.

Ellen versus Phillips, both jump, both shoot and both miss.

Strength and endurance needed here and we know Ellen has those

by the bucketful, but how will Phillips cope?

Ellen takes another shot and misses, but Phillips slams that ball

into the five point basket for the Dream Team.

Mentor Sinead helping Ellen on the platform.

Off they go again.

This is synchronised bungee basketball!

Phillips has a real passion for basketball.

He's been playing since he was eleven,

and there goes basket number three.

Sounds to me like Phillips isn't hanging back, he's grunting

with the effort of slamming those balls into the hoop.

That's four now. Can Ellen catch up?

That's basket number five. Phillips is enjoying this.

Ellen so close but she still hasn't managed to get one in.

Hello, a reverse dunk in the hoop makes it six!

Phillips is showboating now, but it looks like he's getting tired.

Phillips continued to score more baskets,

but Ellen finally found her aim.

All that scoring started to take it out of Phillips

and as Ellen hit her stride, Phillips began to tire.

Ellen hit the five point hoop time and time again.

A flagging Phillips missed all three of his hoops

and accidentally got one into Ellen's basket.

In a classic tortoise versus hare scenario Ellen clawed back

hoop after hoop whilst Phillips's aim became more and more erratic.

Ellen had found her rhythm, Phillips did his best to keep scoring,

but being used to short bursts of jumping

not a full on four minutes, he really felt the pain.

As the game drew to a close, Ellen had staged a remarkable comeback,

drawing level at 11 baskets each.

In the last ten seconds she even managed to take the lead.

A chance to even the score by Phillips went begging and

a last second hoop from Ellen meant that she won by 13 baskets to 11.

Scotland mentor Sinead really proud of Ellen,

who's left an exhausted Phillips hanging out to dry!

How about that for an Ultimate Bungee Basketball? Wowsers.

Ellen, you couldn't have picked a tougher start against this guy.

He's tall, isn't he? In real life.

He's really tall. No, it was really fun.

It's easier once you're in a rhythm it's difficult to start,

but once you've got it, it's easier.

Phillips, you're a fan of basketball,

but how'd you find Bungee Basketball?

It's great fun. I tried to put some flare in my dunks up there so...

I noticed the showboating, mate. Talk us through that.

Hey, man, just tried to make it entertaining.

I don't often get to play basketball

so I thought this is a good opportunity.

You and Harry got a bit stuck up there at the top, didn't you?

It's a bit tough,

that Bungee's quite hard, it pulls you back quickly.

I couldn't find a rhythm, I started to fatigue, I felt

like I was working hard to get back on the stand, but it was great fun.

I think it's quite close, you might have pipped me.

I tell you it was very close because after Bungee Basketball,

it is the Dream Team 55!

And the All Stars 65!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So overall, it's 60 points to the Dream Team,

but out in front are the All Stars on 95.

Ahead of us is 150 metres - an Olympic sprinter can cover

this distance in around about 15 seconds.

But can our two teams run the length of it

before the Chaser tracks them down?

If they do, they pick up points.

It's simple, but if The Chaser beats them, then they're out of the game.

So all we need now is The Chaser.

He's lean, he's mean, he's the ultimate chasing machine.

But will he crack against two of the UK's fastest sprinters?

The mentors have turned out in force to support the All Stars

who'll need all the help they can get

if they're to stand any chance against The Chaser,

not to mention Kelly and Harry.

On their marks are Isabel for the All Stars,

Kelly for the Dream Team,

Andrew for the All Stars

and Harry for the Dream Team.

And here's a man on a mission.

A mission to prove he's the master on the track.

It's The Chaser.

To raise the stakes in this most ultimate of races,

today The Chaser starts closer to the Athletes.

He's literally breathing down their necks.

SET!

And they're off.

Look at the acceleration from Harry!

With a personal best of 10.10 seconds in the 100 metres

surely The Chaser won't catch him. Andrew's looking strong too,

but The Chaser's gaining on Isabel and Olympic Bronze Medallist Kelly.

He's caught Isabel and he's so close to Kelly, but what's happening?

The Chaser's in trouble. He's pulling up and limping badly.

Harry crosses the finish line, Andrew second,

but The Chaser's picked up an injury.

Kelly has a narrow escape in third place, but it doesn't

look good for The Chaser who only manages to limp over the line.

What a race. As expected, sprinter Harry took an early lead,

but The Chaser was in no mood to be outdone.

He bore down on Isabel and looked like he was about to catch Kelly

when this happened.

An injury brings The Chaser's race to an early end.

A great time for Harry and Andrew did well to beat Kelly.

No points for Isabel and no more chasing for him for a while.

The man IS mortal after all.

Definitely enjoyed that aspect of The Chaser.

Really cool, you know. That constant threat of someone chasing you down.

Kind of scary cos you don't know who's behind you.

But I just made sure I got away. Yeah, show him what I'm made of.

On the blocks he was away.

The thing is he's only going like 70%, so you can just imagine

when he's doing the hundred and it's in the middle of the summer - boom.

The best aspect is the fact they got a taste of what

it's like to be at our level.

And they're not that far from it.

Given their age, given their size, he's taller than me so...

There's more to come,

put some muscle on those legs, he'll be ready.

The Chaser hobbles off home, but he'll be back with a vengeance.

Harry the Pro Sprinter ends up on top,

but check out Andrew's time, 16.48 seconds -

a personal best and a new USD record for the young athlete.

Ten points to the boys and to Kelly

means that's 80 to the Dream Team, 105 to the All Stars.

15-year-old Allard Newell captained to England to glory

in the Ultimate Sports Day Grand Final.

He picked up huge points on the Bungee Basketball

and was unbeaten at Push Of War, Punishment Pole

and this event, Bike Power, but he's never taken on an Olympian.

It's not a technical event, it's just riding hard,

and I'm an aerobic animal so I know I can power, power, power, power.

So I think I've got that advantage cos I've been, I'm a bit fresher.

All right, Allard, Kelly,

your challenge starts on the fourth and final beep.

Let's play Bike Power.

This is a game of strength and stamina.

Oh dear, Kelly's off to a bad start.

Her foot has slipped off the pedal and that will cost her.

She said she was fresher,

but Allard has the experience.

Olympian Kelly versus hockey player Allard.

They have to grit their teeth and cycle hard for 2,000 metres.

There's no let up.

It's a case of knuckling down and sprinting the whole way.

Allard slightly out in front.

The bars at the bottom show how the two cyclists are doing.

The further they fill up, the further they've cycled.

When the bars are full, they've finished the race.

There's five points for

every 500 metres and a bonus for finishing first.

Keen mountain biker Allard is still just ahead of Kelly.

She'll be cursing that bad start.

Allard glances at the yellow bars gradually lighting up

the Sky Walker towers.

They also show how far they've got to go in the race -

when the Tower's completely lit, the race is over.

Look at the pain on their faces They're really going for it.

Neither wants to lose and Kelly is now level with Allard.

This is so close. Who's going to get there first?

It's Allard.

Allard beat Olympic Heptathlon Kelly, who is not pleased at all.

Allard! Absolutely incredible.

You've just beaten an Olympic bronze medallist.

How do you feel, buddy?

Huh, no words....

I can hear these guys all screaming and I looked at the tower once

and I just thought, nearly there, nearly there.

It was unbelievable.

My legs are - they're really burning,

but I just kept through, just did it for the team really.

Mate, you beat her only by five metres.

You All Stars are really taking it to the Dream Team, aren't you?

Definitely.

Five metres, that is so close. I can't believe that.

You kept your noses in front. Congratulations to Allard!

Kelly. What happened there?

At the start I slipped out of my pedal,

so that's probably the difference between winning and losing that one.

How much did you want to beat Allard?

Definitely, because he's been cheeky all day so....

I definitely wanted to show him what Olympic medals are made of.

So, no, he did really, really well, so well done.

Well, you picked up 15 points. The All Stars picked up 30 points.

Let's see what that's done for the score board.

The Dream Team now have 95 points,

but still in front incredibly are the All Stars with 135.

The aim of this game is to catch the balls

and shoot them in the hoop, or...

kick them in the goal.

HE GRUNTS

It's difficult.

Whilst not falling off the spinning platform

or getting hit by one of these seriously annoying arms.

Easier said than done.

I am pooped.

I'm excited, I'm thrilled to be able to have this opportunity

to have some fun and see what we can do.

Northern Ireland's Captain, 14-year-old Andrew Hutchinson

consistently beat The Chaser and

of all the young athletes his time of 16.48 seconds is the fastest.

He's only played Spin Shot once before,

but that's once more than his opposition who's no slouch himself.

When I was their age, 14,

the opportunity to take an older person out, I loved it!

So I know what it will mean to them if they beat me,

so I'm not going to give them that.

Getting prepped and ready to spin for the Dream Team,

it's Harry Aikines-Aryeetey.

But first, for the All Stars, it's the chosen one, Andrew.

A game of agility and accuracy.

Andrew misses that first basket

and runs round to try his luck at the goal. Misses again.

Give it more time.

Take your time says Barry, I'm not sure Andrew's listening.

That shot misses.

And Andrew fires another shot wide at the goal.

Three points for every goal or basket scored,

but Andrew has yet to hit the target on either.

Bit more accuracy - that's it, think about that.

More accuracy Barry says.

He wants him to slow down and take more time over his aim.

That's close.

Surely one of them will hit the mark soon.

Not that one. That's wide again.

He lines up another go at the hoop, but it's not Andrew's day.

Barry can feel his pain.

Another shot misses the goal.

Is the pressure of this high-profile match putting him off?

He's normally so good.

Finally, Andrew finds the back of the net

and gets three points for the All Stars.

He misses that one, but he's still got time to get a few more points.

Oh, that hits the crossbar, so close.

His shot rate is high, but sadly for Andrew only one has gone in.

Final ten seconds, can he pull something out of the bag?

That's a great throw and he picks up his first basket

and another three points for the All Stars.

On the buzzer he scores another goal.

An exhausted Andrew scores a total of 9 points.

So Harry Aikines-Aryeetey for the Dream Team.

And he's off to a cracking start.

He's never played this game before, that's an impressive first effort.

Was it beginners luck though?

Oh no, that was a great shot.

He's already picked up a much needed six points for the Dream Team.

Can he make it three in a row? That one misses.

Back around to the goal for another shot.

Oh, that one goes low.

He catches the ball and lines up for another go...

but it misses.

The one-armed lob not working, Harry.

And that's a missed goal as well.

Two hands this time, but still it doesn't go in.

Harry needs some points on the board for the Dream Team.

That's better, another goal and three points.

He's level with Andrew now. But that one's a miss.

Considering this is a first attempt at Spin Shot he's doing pretty well.

And that's another goal.

His team will be pleased with this performance.

What's Harry double A got with this one now?

Oh, a great shot. That ball rattles round the hoop and goes in.

Ten seconds to go in the game now.

Harry's on 15, correction 18 points. Time for one more?

There we go. Great shot!

An amazing round for Harry.

Come on down, buddy. Great go. Great going.

I know you were pumped up before this event,

but how do you find Spin Shot?

It's amazing. It was made for me, I was made for that.

I'm the guy, you know.

Talk us through the old underarm technique for basketball.

Phillips Idowu didn't give you that tip, did he?

Um, no...more so my little sister, who's about 14.

Kind of netball technique, I took that and embraced that.

One of them ones!

Well done, Harry. Andrew, saw you on your knees at the end there.

-You must have been disappointed.

-There was no plan at all,

bit embarrassing but...

Still I got points.

-Has your team's still got it to beat the Dream Team?

-Definitely.

Awesome.

At the end of that for the All Stars you picked up 9 points,

Harry, for the Dream Team you picked up 21!

Thank you.

So Harry closes the gap for the Dream Team,

but still in front with one game to go

are the All Stars with 144 points.

It's time for the grand finale - the team relay.

This whole arena will come into play and it's going to get frantic

and it starts with Bike Power.

A 200-metre sprint will then light our towers over here.

Once it's fully lit, it's time to initiate the Sky Walker.

Our USDs start at the bottom,

make their way up the five metres, across the beam

and collect all the rings they can

before making their way down the ladder.

Then time to get a sprint on, all the way over...

to the Bungee Tower.

And they'll bungee like they've never bungeed before

and collect all three rings.

Not before they've done that, can our cyclists make their way

right back to the other side of the arena.

It's going to be tough.

I'm making a sweat and I haven't even done anything.

Once they've had their 200-metre sprint,

their team mates will make their way to the top of the flag pole,

collecting their rings in the process

and releasing their national team's colours.

So it's come down to this.

The final relay of the Ultimate All Star final.

After the fourth and final beep, let's play the final relay.

With big points up for grabs in the Ring Relay

this competition could still go either way.

Kelly's back on the bike racing against Andrew.

They've got a 200-metre sprint to get through

before they can tag their team mate on the Sky Walker.

Looks like Andrew is slightly out in front.

He'll have fresher legs than Kelly after her leg aching cycle earlier.

But it's close, and Andrew gets off the bike first.

He leaps off to tag Isabel on the Sky Walker.

Hot on his heels is Kelly who tags Amy.

Look at Isabel go. There's no one else you'd want on your team

on this leg of the relay.

Isabel grabs two of the 11 rings that need to be collected,

but Amy's made up some ground, she gets her two rings,

as Isabel swings herself on to the ladder,

dangling beneath the beam. And here comes Amy.

This is still really close.

Oh, Isabel's lost a ring.

She's knocked it off with her foot.

Could that haunt the All Stars later?

She grabs the other one, Amy's got both of hers,

but it's Isabel who's going to hit the ground first.

She touches down and tags Andrew, who races off to the Bungee.

Amy tags Kelly who follows close behind.

Ellen launches herself, grabbing the first of her three rings.

But here comes Phillips and he's missed it!

That could cost the Dream Team dearly.

Ellen's got her second ring and Phillips comes in for another go.

This time he grabs it.

Ellen gets her third and final ring.

Phillips has got his second, but Ellen's back on the platform,

so Andrew can race back to the bike for the next leg.

The Dream Team are in trouble now. They're behind.

Phillips has his last ring. He'll be disappointed with that earlier miss.

Andrew's already pedalling like crazy. Can Kelly catch him up?

She's got a real mountain to climb, but if anyone can do it, she can.

She doesn't like losing, but Andrew's got other ideas.

He's really going for it. The sooner he finishes this,

the more time Allard will have to get up the flagpole,

which isn't his strongest event. He's done it. He tags Allard.

He begins his ascent of the flagpole, grabbing those rings.

Kelly's made up some ground and tags Harry. Can he catch Allard?

He's fast on the ground and in the air.

Allard's at the top. Harry's gaining on him,

but it's Allard who brings it home for the All Stars!

The All Stars!

Allard, how does it feel to pull that flag down

ahead of the Dream Team?

I've never pulled that flag down at the end of a relay

and to pull that down now with all the colours on,

that was incredible.

And what was it like seeing your team going through the motions?

Andrew on that bike, he really went for it

and he kept his pace.

Isabel on that.

She got us some time and she was faultless.

Ellen really pulled it out. Everyone did.

-Well done, mate. Congratulations.

-Thank you.

The All Stars winning bonus gives them 100 points

and the Dream Team 55.

So the final scores stand at the Dream Team 171 points.

All Stars 244.

The All Stars - you are the USD winners!

Congratulations.

Competing against Amy Williams has got to be one of my best memories.

It's going to stay with me forever.

To be against such an amazing athlete

like Kelly Sotherton was amazing.

It was really exciting,

having the chance to compete against one of Britain's top athletes.

The whole experience was amazing and I'd love to do,

if it was possible, something like that again.

That is it, people, the USD curtains are about to close.

Thank you for joining us in what's been an incredible journey.

From all of us at the USD arena, it's ciao for now!

Next time, we look back at the last ten weeks,

featuring exclusive behind the scenes footage

and all the bits we didn't dare show you.

Only on Ultimate Sports Day.... Extra Time.

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