Episode 4 Ultimate Sports Day

'We searched the four corners of the UK to find the fastest,

'toughest, most agile and most accurate young athletes

'from Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales.

'Now the search is over.

'Nation will battle nation over six matches

'to win points in an epic sporting tournament.

'The top two teams will go through to the grand final.

'Only one will be crowned Ultimate Sports Day champions.'

Let the games begin!

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'Today on Ultimate Sports Day,

'Team Northern Ireland go head-to-head with Team Scotland.'

For Team Northern Ireland,

let's hear it for their captain, Andrew!

Sarah!

Thomas!

And Phoebe!

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And here's their mentor, boxing legend

and sporting inspiration, Barry McGuigan!

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'Barry, a boxing superstar,

'won gold as an amateur in the Commonwealth Games when he was 17

'and went on to win the British, European and world titles as a pro.'

And representing Scotland, it's their captain, Ellen!

Fraser!

Frazzle!

And Sarah!

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And championing them, their mentor,

the queen of the ice dance, Sinead Kerr!

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'Sinead and her brother John

'were the British National ice dancing champions

'from 2004 to 2010.

'She's also represented Great Britain at two Winter Olympics.'

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

and then climb their way completely unaided right the way to the top.

They'll balance their way across the beam, pick up their three metals

and then hang them on the bars above

before releasing their flag bearing their colours

and hanging all the way safely down to the bottom.

So now we know how it works,

do our mentors know who's going to play it?

-So, um, excited to get started?

-ALL: Yes.

Yes? Good.

First game is going to be Skywalker.

Sarah, I would like you to do Skywalker.

My name is Sarah Rose. I am 13 years old.

I come from near Glasgow.

My speciality is athletics

and my sporting hero is Sinead Kerr.

It seems like your balancing act at the top, walking along the beam

is a real challenge

and you have a lot of experience at that.

So I'm going to pick Sarah to do that one. Right? OK?

I'm Sarah Strawbridge. I'm 14.

I'm from County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

My speciality is artistic gymnastics

and my sporting hero is Nastia Liukin.

OK. Sarah and Sarah, are you ready to play?

OK. Your challenge starts

on the fourth and final beep.

Let's play Skywalker!

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'Here we go. This is a tough challenge

'that tests both agility and control.

'It looks like it's Scotland's Sarah whose taken a slight lead,

'using her longer legs to power up ahead of Northern Ireland.

'Sarah Scotland reached the top first.

'Sarah needs to use that rope to hold herself up onto the beam,

'just like Northern Ireland Sarah is doing, making it look easy.

'And it looks like she's made up some ground, too.

'Both girls have made it up,

'but they'll need to let go of those ropes.

'They're not allowed to use the ropes for balance on the beam.

'That might well cost them later.

'Northern Ireland Sarah is the first to start hauling up the medal.'

-Let the rope go!

-'You can hear Barry telling Sarah to let the rope go.

'He's obviously worried about penalty points.

'Both girls reeling in their medals whilst keeping an eye on each other.

'It is so close so far.

'But it's gymnast Sarah there for Northern Ireland

'who gets to her feet first. Can she hang her medal up on the bar?

'Yes, she can. And picks up the first five points for the team.

'Scotland getting up, too, now.

'But Sarah is using that rope to help her. That is not allowed.

'I'm sure it'll count against her.

'She's gingerly working her way towards the bar.

'There it goes! First five points for Scotland.

'The other Sarah is already collecting her second medal.

'She's got the hang of this game.

'No doubt her gymnastics experience helping her out on that beam.

'She's back on her feet and gets that second medal onto the bar,

'taking her tally to 10 points.

'She's straight back on the beam to grab the last medal.

'Scotland's Sarah has her second medal,

'but I don't see her catching up with Northern Ireland in this game.

'She's much more anxious up there. Taking her time to stand up

'and still clutching at that rope for help.

'She'll get five more points for Scotland. There's five points.

'So 10 points per team at the moment,

'but the gymnast looks like she's got her third and final medal.

'She gets her five points on the bar and she leaps to victory,

'meaning an extra 15 points for Northern Ireland.

'Barry sounds delighted. Well done, Sarah.

'However, the replay shows both girls use the ropes to help balance.

'That is not allowed and it's going to cost them.'

Now, Sarah, for Scotland, you would have won 10 points up there

and Sarah for Northern Ireland, you would have won 30,

but we're taking five points off the both of you for using the rope.

It seems harsh. I would've hung on up there, but them's the rules.

Sarah, talk through your experience of the Skywalker.

I just went up slow and steady.

I tried standing up and bending over to get it from underneath,

but it didn't work because it was behind me,

so I decided to put one leg over the other and slowly stand.

It was a good technique.

Let's see how we shaping up on the scoreboard after game numero uno.

'The force was strong with Sarah from Northern Ireland in Skywalker.

'She gets 25 points.

'Not quite up to Jedi standards, 'Scotland's Sarah with five.'

Ahead of us is 150 metres.

'An Olympic sprinter can cover this distance in around about 15 seconds.

Can our two nations 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, they're out of the game.

So, all we need now is the Chaser.

Who is the mystery Chaser? Nobody knows.

What we do know is he's fast.

'The boys will face the Chaser first, the girls will go later.

'Taking to the starting blocks are Frazzle for Scotland,

'Thomas for Northern Ireland, Fraser for Scotland,

'Andrew for Northern Ireland.

'They all start out ahead of the man they're trying to avoid,

'but can he reel them in?

'It's the Chaser.'

'Set!'

'And they're off!

'Good start, especially for the boys in green.

'As they come around the bend,

'Northern Ireland are looking very strong, but so is the Chaser.

'He's gaining on Frazzle and Fraser. Andrew's ahead of Thomas

'as the Chaser gets closer and closer.

'Frazzle can feel the Chaser's breath on the back of his neck.

'He's got him! The Chaser claims his first victim of the day.

'But it was close. So close.

'That is what the Chaser does best.

'Once he hit his stride,

'Frazzle felt the burn and didn't stand a chance.'

It's quite menacing because you can't see his face or anything.

He makes you run. Definitely.

So, who sprinted up the leaderboard

in the first of our Chaser runs today?

'Andrew, with a top time of 17.28 seconds wins 10 points,

'as do Fraser and Thomas.

'Sadly, Frazzle leaves with nothing.

'So, overall, Scotland have 15 points,

'but Northern Ireland still lead with 45.'

Right. Um, that's not how it's done.

But which of our ultimate sportsters

will our mentors pick to play Bungee Basketball?

It seems to me that weight is an issue. And also height is important.

So on this occasion, I'm going to pick you

and I'm going to have Phoebe partnering you.

My name is Andrew. I'm 14.

I live in Hillsborough in Northern Ireland

and my speciality is athletics.

My sporting hero is Brian O'Driscoll.

He is one of the best rugby players in the world.

My name is Phoebe. I'm 13. I'm from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

My speciality is the high jump.

My sporting hero is Blanka Vlasic.

Next game going to be Bungee Basketball.

And for this, I would like Ellen

and Frazzle to do it for me.

My name is Ellen. I'm 15.

I'm from Edinburgh.

My speciality is athletics

and my sporting hero is Jessica Ennis.

My name's Fraser. I'm 14 and I live in Dumbarton, Scotland.

My speciality is hockey and my team-mates call me Frazzle.

The challenge will start on the fourth and final beep.

Let's play Bungee Basketball.

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This is a tough game that involves stamina and control.

The girls are jumping first.

The boys have pulled them back up that cargo net.

Next round, the roles are reversed and the boys will be jumping.

The aim is to score as many baskets as possible in four minutes.

Higher baskets score more points than lower baskets.

Ellen is the first to score there in the middle hoop.

That is worth 3 points. Frazzle drags her to that platform.

Phoebe has launched herself back into the game, shoots and misses.

Andrea is there to help her up.

Off she goes again, goes for the middle hoop.

She scores. 3 points for Northern Ireland.

Ellen scores a second basket, taking the lead for Scotland.

But here comes Phoebe... putting it level!

There is nothing between these two!

Highlights of the rest of the round show that Ellen was unstoppable

in that middle hoop, putting in basket after basket

and racking up the points.

Phoebe couldn't keep up with her so changed tactics

to counter Ellen and went for the higher basket worth 5 points.

It worked, but not to be outdone, Ellen also liked

the look of a 5-pointer and bagged a few herself.

Brilliant, Phoebe!

Phoebe and Ellen put in ball after ball.

At the end of a magnificent round,

Phoebe had scored 37 points for Northern Ireland,

but Ellen had added another 50 points to Scotland's tally.

Round 2 and the boys' turn,

and Andrew from Northern Ireland got a brilliant start,

taking the lead from Frazzle

with great shooting in the 5-point basket.

Frazzle's aim was a bit wayward

and accidentally scored a basket for the other team.

Andre consistently kept on scoring and,

although Frazzle did find the target for Scotland, it was way too late.

-Atta boy, Andrew! Lovely stuff!

-That's it! That's it!

Nothing was going to stop Andrew's Bungee Ball masterclass.

Andrew, that is absolutely brilliant, mate!

Frazzle finally got a few more, but not on the scale of Andrew.

The crowd was impressed. Not as much as Barry.

At the end of the four-minute round, Northern Ireland had scored

an incredible 85 points, all thanks to Andrew,

and Frazzle had added another 11 points to Scotland's total.

Things started a little slowly, but then, Ellen, you got your rhythm.

Do you think you got the right technique?

Um, I think I did by the end of it. Not at the start, though.

I looked tricky.

Andrew, who knew that those arms and legs would come in handy?

You were like Spiderman up there. Was that cool?

It was good.

I got the hang of it after the first couple then it was OK.

In fact, we were one ball short of running out of balls,

he was absolutely brilliant, so was Phoebe.

I thought, combined, they were perfect.

Let's see how Bungee Basketball affects the scoreboards.

The Northern Ireland duo scored a whopping 122 to Scotland's 61 -

that puts Barry's Northern Ireland way out in front on 167 points.

You guys have done really well, I'm proud of you so far.

-You ready to go for it now?

-ALL: Yes.

OK, good, guys, let's pummel them.

Push O War.

It's literally pushing with all your weight,

so YOU have more weight than anybody else,

you're the second one with more strength and power,

so we'll rely on you two guys for that, OK?

My name's Thomas, I'm 12 years old, I'm from Comber in Northern Ireland.

My speciality sport is rugby,

and my sporting hero, now I've met him, is Barry McGuigan.

For this game, push of war, I pick Fraser and Ellen.

I think that together you guys will work really well on this,

because you are both strong endurance athletes

and I know you both have good strength.

My name's Fraser, I'm 15 years old, I'm from the Scottish Borders,

my speciality is the 800 metres and my sporting hero is Kirani James.

Push O War - a game where only the strongest will be victorious.

Our two teams of two will try to push this box

to the edge of the platform, and their opposition off it.

The challenge starts on the fourth and final bleep.

Let's play, Push O War!

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This game is a real test of brute strength,

and Northern Ireland are taking no prisoners.

Scotland caught off guard, Northern Ireland make it look easy.

Andrew and Thomas went for an initial big push and it took

Fraser and Ellen by surprise, dumped onto that crash mat within seconds.

Come on, Northern Ireland, let's rock and roll, guys.

Rock and roll indeed, Barry,

cos his team are one up in this best of five event.

Each round won earns 10 points,

so a maximum of 30 points up for grabs for each team.

Scotland faring much better in this round,

holding off the boys from Northern Ireland.

Andrew and Thomas are turning up the pressure now -

can Fraser and Ellen hold them at bay?

Northern Ireland have a good low start

and are advancing slowly into Scottish territory.

they're unable to stop themselves sliding back.

Looking good for the boys in green, one last push and they've done it.

Northern Ireland have the momentum behind them

and a final burst from the boys sent Scotland reeling onto the crash mat.

Round three, and if Northern Ireland win this round the game is up.

Can Scotland come back from this?

Fairly evenly matched now,

both teams pushing with all their might into that box.

It looks like Scotland are gradually losing ground again,

Fraser and Ellen desperately try to get grip on the floor.

Andrew and Thomas really going for it as Barry shouts encouragement.

When Barry McGuigan shouts at you, you do what you are told,

and those boys are doing a fantastic job.

Sinead tries to spur on her team, but they're wavering,

they're slipping further back towards that crash mat -

unless they can pull off the daddy of all recoveries,

they're in for a 3-0 defeat.

One final push could be all it takes,

and Andrew and Thomas dash Scottish hopes on to the crash mat.

Brilliant effort!

No wonder Barry's chuffed - three straight wins to leave

the Scots in the shadows.

You can't see the guys on the other side of the box,

so what's it like when it's just coming at pace right at your face?

The first one, completely unprepared, we just got shoved right off the end.

Two and three, we gritted in and pushed through, but not good enough.

Team Northern Ireland pushed their points right up the scoreboard,

and one step closer to the finals.

Let's see what the scoreboard says.

A powerhouse performance from Andrew and Thomas

means they score 30 points to Fraser and Ellen's zero,

so Scotland stay on 76 but Northern Ireland push onto 197.

Spin Shot.

Spin shot is a simple game -

you catch a ball, you kick it in the goal.

Or, if you want, you can miss it, like I chose to do there.

"But why is it called Spin Shot?" I hear you cry.

Well, there are a couple of other elements to content with.

You have to try and do it

while spinning around and avoiding these very annoying arms.

Let's hope...

Oh! Sorry mate!

..our ultimate sportsters have a better aim than I do.

So, who have our mentors chosen to spin around for them?

I am done!

They've got these posts coming round

almost like punches coming at you,

so you too will feed Thomas, who'll kick the ball.

For this I pick Frazzle,

because I think you're probably my main ball skills person.

Thomas, are you ready to get your spin on?

after the fourth and final beep, let's play Spin Shot!

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This is a game of agility as well as accuracy.

Thomas has 60 seconds to score as many goals as possible,

alternating shots between the two opposing goals.

That is a cracking shot, although it bounced out

it still counts, three points for each goal

and another great strike doubles his tally.

It looks like Thomas has settled into this game.

There's his third, and he's making it look easy.

There's goal number four, under he goes, over he goes,

in, and scores, that's number five.

Just as I was beginning to think he can't miss, he sends that high,

but it hasn't broken his rhythm as he slots in another.

And another - that's seven so far.

That one goes low, but Thomas wasting no time

to get around the turntable to the other goal.

There's his eighth.

A gentle tap with the inside of the foot makes it nine -

a great score for Spin Shot.

That's another well-placed kick, taking his score to 10 goals.

12 is the record - can he beat it?

Time is ticking down on the clock.

We have 11, and we're out of time - well done, Thomas.

Up next, Frazzle for Scotland, can he beat Thomas's score of 11?

He shoots and misses, just a fraction too low.

Sizing up the other goal, this time he scores.

Frazzle's off the mark with three points,

he whips round the turntable and scores again.

He leaps over that beam, takes another shot,

but this time it goes wide.

Background to the other goal...

and it's in, three goals to Scotland.

This is a lot harder than it looks, by the way.

Agility and balance are key.

There's another shot, that one's off the woodwork.

Scotland need to pick up the points, the pressure's on.

That's a great strike, dead centre - can he repeat it?

Not this time, all that ducking and jumping could be putting him off.

That shot goes wide, as well.

He's not giving up though, that's five - come on, Frazzle!

The points are slowly racking up as he shoots again and scores.

That's number six, not bad at all.

Bit unlucky with that shot, just a bit too low.

Sinead shouting encouragement all the time.

And it pays off for goal number seven.

The clock is ticking down, can he score another?

Nope, he's run out of time.

Frazzle's seven goals means he gets 21 points,

but Thomas's 11 goals earn his team 33.

Northern Ireland extending their lead,

but Scotland can still claw it back.

The Chaser.

Well, the Chaser's ready to run.

Our girls will need to run like the wind

if they're to reach the finish line before he does.

So, 10 points up for grabs for everyone that crosses

the finish line before the Chaser.

On the starting blocks are Sarah for Northern Ireland,

Sarah for Scotland, Phoebe for Northern Ireland

and Ellen for Scotland.

As they get set, the Chaser is getting ready to run them down.

Set!

STARTING PISTOL

Phoebe off to a flying start, Sarah from Scotland hot on her heels.

Phoebe is still in front, but the Chaser is making good time

pumping those legs like crazy!

As he comes through the mist he has the two stragglers,

Ellen and Sarah, in his sights,

Scotland's Sarah takes the lead,

but the Chaser's going to catch Sarah and Ellen, there it is.

And he nearly caught up with Phoebe, too.

Sarah and Ellen trying their hardest to stay

out of the Chaser's reach, but the guy has just too much pace to burn.

He pips them to the line in the end, and an impressive finish

from Scotland's Sarah, she comes in first,

followed by Phoebe.

I didn't... I didn't really focus on him, then he came past me

and I was like, "Whoa!"

Yeah, I could kind of feel him quite close behind,

but I didn't know he was that close, then I saw him overtake,

it just shocked me a bit.

So, the race is over, time to update our scoreboard once again.

Both countries pick up points

thanks to Sarah and Phoebe escaping the Chaser.

Nothing for Ellen and the other Sarah, though.

So, the score's now stand at Scotland 107

and Northern Ireland out in front with 240 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 light our towers over here.

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

Our USD-ers will 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.

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 back to the other side of the arena.

It's going to be tough - I'm making a sweat and I haven't done anything.

Once they've had their 200-metre sprint, their team-mates

will make their way to the top of the flagpole,

collecting their rings in the process

and releasing their national team's colours.

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It's time for Ring Relay.

Big points available in this last game, the Ring Relay.

The winning team picks up a whopping 50 points,

plus five for every ring they collect on the way.

First leg of the relay is between Sarah for Scotland

and Thomas for Northern Ireland.

They have to pedal for 200 metres.

We can see how far they have to pedal

from the bars at the bottom of the screen.

Thomas's tower turns yellow, he can now tag Sarah.

Scotland are right behind them

as Fraser starts his ascent of the Skywalker.

Fraser taking huge strides up the tower,

his long legs proving to be a great advantage over Sarah.

Fraser hits the beam first, his height could help here, too.

Sarah has reached the top as well, just a bit behind Fraser

as he grabs those two rings.

They're worth five points each and they can't progress

until they have them.

Sarah's already been on the Skywalker once today,

and she's looking confident up there as she grabs her two rings,

and she's closed the gap on Fraser.

they need to lower themselves onto the ladder underneath the beam.

Fraser's long legs may be more of a hindrance now.

Sarah effortlessly straddling the beam and beginning her descent.

It is really close now,

neck and neck as they clamber down towards the next two rings.

It looks like Sarah's just edging ahead of Fraser.

Can she get her first ring? Yes, she can.

She collects five points.

Fraser gets his ring, but Sarah's got both now,

and she looks a lot more comfortable on the ladder than Fraser.

Just a couple of rungs to go now.

And she tags Thomas,

who sprints to the base of the Bungee Tower to release Andrew...

just as Fraser hits the floor and tags Sarah.

Andrew's already got his first ring

as Ellen launches herself into the game, grabbing a ring, too.

Andrew gets his second, and is closely followed by Ellen there,

grabbing another ring as well - this is really tight.

Andrew picks off his last ring. Once he's back on the platform,

Thomas can race to the next leg of the relay.

Ellen gets her last ring

and there's Thomas back to the bikes for another 200 metre pedal.

He is closely followed by Sarah, though.

They've really got to pump those pedals.

Thomas off to a great start.

Sarah's going to have to work really hard to catch up.

The mentors are getting behind their athletes, yelling encouragement.

"Focus!" Sinead is shouting at Sarah,

who's putting her all into this bike ride.

Can she catch Thomas?

No, he leaps off the bike to tag Phoebe.

She sets off up that flagpole, grabbing the rings.

Sarah's finished and tags Frazzle.

Whoever leaps from the top first grabbing their team's colours wins,

but look at Frazzle go! He is shooting up that pole,

he's gaining on Phoebe, this is going to be so close...

And Frazzle leaps first!

Frazzle has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat,

Phoebe just behind him, what a win for Scotland!

An incredible relay!

Scotland pick up 105 points, which closes the gap.

But the final scoreboard says it's a Northern Ireland win by 295-212.

I did not know which way that was going to go.

Sinead, for you, did you see it coming?

I thought it was Northern Ireland all the way.

I know my team work really well together

and that was going to be important for this game,

so I'm really proud and pleased with how they've done.

Let's ask Barry - mate, what happened here?

I thought it was us the whole way, right until the end,

then suddenly Frazzle got up there like a bullet.

I think Phoebe did a brilliant job,

I'd taken my eyes off them at that stage, I thought we'd won.

Well done, Scotland, fantastic.

So, Northern Ireland now top the leaderboard with 295 points.

England are in second, Scotland third, and Wales fourth.

Next time, England take on Scotland.

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