0:00:02 > 0:00:03'You ready?'
0:00:20 > 0:00:22'I'm Ella, and this is my friend Kumaka.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25'We use wheelchairs like you've never seen before.'
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Oh, what? Flying over that thing, huh?
0:00:28 > 0:00:32'We are competing to be the best in the world at wheelchair skating,
0:00:32 > 0:00:34'or WCMX.'
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Oh, my gosh. I love this. This is my thing.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39'But this is not a sport for the faint-hearted.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45'Are we tough enough?'
0:00:45 > 0:00:46I don't know if I still want to do this.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48What do you mean? You've been working on this for months.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- 'Strong enough?'- Push, Kumaka. Push hard.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56'And good enough to be counted amongst the best in the world?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59'Just watch how we roll,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02'but don't try anything we get up to yourselves.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03'We've been practising.'
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Hi, I'm Ella, I'm 11 years old.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11This is my mom, that's my dad.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Those are my brothers, and that's my little sister.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17And I am a skater girl.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24I live in Texas, USA,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27and my favourite thing in life is wheelchair skating,
0:01:27 > 0:01:28or WCMX.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39Over here is, like, all of my trophies.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Most of them are for WCMX.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45'But I haven't always been a skater.'
0:01:45 > 0:01:51So this is my old tutu from when I did ballet.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55I guess I used to be pretty good at ballet.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58'I didn't use a wheelchair at all until I was nine years old.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01'I could walk and run and I loved doing ballet.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04'But then I picked up a nasty bug which made me very ill.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09'The rare virus attacked the muscles in my legs and damaged them so
0:02:09 > 0:02:12'badly, I couldn't walk any more. So now I use a wheelchair.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14'It makes me feel free.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21'I was really sure that skating wasn't my thing.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26And then I went down three or four ramps and I just thought,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29"Oh, my gosh, I love this, this is my thing."
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Mom, I'm going to go and meet Erica. - OK.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42'A lot are people, when they see me in a wheelchair,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44'it's oftentimes little kids,'
0:02:44 > 0:02:49and their mom or dad are always like, "No, don't look at her,
0:02:49 > 0:02:50"that's not nice."
0:02:50 > 0:02:53If it was anyone else, they wouldn't care.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56It would be better if they just said, "Hi."
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Or, "Your wheelchair's really cool," or something.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I prefer wheeling to walking.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05In a way, it kinds of feel like I'm running, but I'm skating,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08just very fast.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11My friend Kumaka lives in California.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16He knows that to succeed at WCMX, he's going to have to work hard.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20To be an awesome skater,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24you will have to practise and practise and practise and practise
0:03:24 > 0:03:28every single day. How do I do a hand plant?
0:03:28 > 0:03:32You go, then you go down, then you hold.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34And part of that practice involves falling.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38A lot.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Ow.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Then, learning how to get back up again.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51You've got to unbuckle, and you've got to pick your chair up.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Then you've got to bring it towards you.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57And you have to do it.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I always do this because, if I fall, I never give up.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08And then you always have to make sure that your seat belt
0:04:08 > 0:04:11is on before you do tricks.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16If you don't keep your seat belt on, then you'll fall back.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29When Kumaka's not practising,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32he spends a lot of time at the beach with his two best friends,
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Luzi and Hunter, who also compete at WCMX with him.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40'I like Hunter because
0:04:40 > 0:04:44'he's always my friend, he always looks out for me.'
0:04:44 > 0:04:47He's always nice to me.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- Oh, yes!- 'I like Luzi because she's my friend and she always'
0:04:52 > 0:04:57- cares about me.- We're going to race from here all the way over there.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- To that bin?- Yes. To that bin.- Ready, guys?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- That bin?- That bin.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03That bin.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07And all three of them are going to our competition.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13But getting on the beach can be a pain when you use a wheelchair.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Unless you have someone who is willing to carry you down to
0:05:16 > 0:05:19the sea. Luckily for Kumaka, he's got his big brother,
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Kalani, with him to help.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Kumaka, Luzi and Hunter all have spina bifida.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Their spines didn't form fully in their mom's womb,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33so there was a hole there when they were born.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36They had a big operation to close it, but despite that,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39it meant they were paralysed from the chest down.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41So now, like me, they use wheelchairs.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43And it's not held them back.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46I'm going to run to it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54There's one!
0:05:54 > 0:05:55THEY SCREAM
0:05:56 > 0:05:58THEY SCREAM
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Back in Texas, I'm heading out to practise.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09But as I've only been in a wheelchair two years,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I'm still shy about people seeing me skate.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16And when my mom and I pull up, it's not as quiet as I'd hoped.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- Hey, are you ready?- No.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27I don't... There's a lot of people here.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I don't want to... I don't want to go.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Are you serious?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I mean, yeah.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36You're too nervous to do this?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40I mean, we can go home if you want to, but you know that
0:06:40 > 0:06:42this weekend, you're going to be skating in front of a lot more
0:06:42 > 0:06:44people than that, right?
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- I know.- You're sure you don't want to do this?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Not right now, no.- Right, I'm not going to force you.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54We can go home. But you've got to practise at home, then.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55- OK.- All right.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01I'm just a little disappointed that, like, we came
0:07:01 > 0:07:04to skate and I can't.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I guess I'm just really nervous of all the people watching me.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09It hurts my heart for her, because it must be
0:07:09 > 0:07:13really, really painful to be that kind of shy and afraid.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16'I know I'm going to have to tackle my fears head on if I'm going to be
0:07:16 > 0:07:19'competing in front of all the crowds at the championships.'
0:07:23 > 0:07:26In California, Kumaka knows it's time to get serious
0:07:26 > 0:07:28about his training for the competition.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34OK, Kumaka, you're going to have to get really strong in your
0:07:34 > 0:07:36upper body, so you can push fast.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Faster than everybody else.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39One, two...
0:07:44 > 0:07:47We're going to do this every day before Texas.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Push, Kumaka. Push hard.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53WCMX requires serious upper body strength
0:07:53 > 0:07:57so that you can push your chair hard and pull off all the tricks.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- You think you'd be able to be a basketball player, too?- Yeah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Why? Have you got the skills?- Yes.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Yes, I do. No, never mind, I don't.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09What would you rather do? Basketball or skating?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- Skating.- Why skating?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Because it's fun. I'm better at skating.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Because you missed that shot?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23With the World Championships only days away,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27my mom has come up with a plan to help me build my confidence.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Right, so we're going to go into the skate shop.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- You need new bearings.- Mm-hm.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35But here's the thing. When we go in the skate shop,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37you have to get your bearings changed.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39I'm not going to do this for you.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- OK?- OK. But what if they don't
0:08:42 > 0:08:44understand because, like, I'm in a wheelchair,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47and they might laugh at me or something?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49They'll get it. They'll see that these are skateboard wheels.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51They know how to fix skateboard wheels.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- All right.- All by yourself. I'll pay for it, but you've got to do it.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- OK.- All right. Go.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02- Hello.- What's up?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I need to get my bearings changed.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Yeah, right on. Hop up here.- OK.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Have you ever changed wheelchair bearings before?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18No, but I can puts bearings in these SPS,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20because these are the same wheels I ride.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I've just got to find the right tool.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Are we getting this chair ready for something?
0:09:24 > 0:09:29Yeah, next weekend, I have a skating competition down in Grand Prairie.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Rad. I hope you do good.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35I'm competing against, like, the best female skaters in the world,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and one of them can do a back flip and...
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- Oh, wow.- Yeah.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43'Well, that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.'
0:09:55 > 0:09:58After a bit of last-minute preparation,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01it's time for us all to head to the World Championships.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Kumaka has to travel 2,000 miles to
0:10:06 > 0:10:11Texas. But other people have come from all over the world to compete.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13CHEERING
0:10:13 > 0:10:15And there's one person we all look up to -
0:10:15 > 0:10:18the guy who invented this wild sport.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20I'm Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23And I'm the number one WCMX rider in the world.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Wheelz does tricks and stunts you wouldn't believe possible,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32in front of crowds of thousands of people.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I'm just showing kids that the wheelchair doesn't define your
0:10:35 > 0:10:38abilities, and you can achieve anything you want.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Wheelz's number one fan is Kumaka.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It's his first time at the accommodation,
0:10:50 > 0:10:52and he's desperate to impress his hero.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- I've been going down the big ramp. - You've been going down the big ramp?
0:10:56 > 0:11:01- And I get this much air.- Oh, what? Flying over that thing, huh?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I flew, and then I landed it, and then I went...
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Have you cleared it yet?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- Yeah.- Oh, sweet.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Oh, man, Kumaka's a great little kid.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Just ever since I met him, he had a good spirit.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16And in the parks, he's just an animal.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25'While Kumaka has Wheelz to look up to, my hero is Katherine.'
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Go, Katherine!
0:11:28 > 0:11:32'She's the only girl to have ever landed a backflip in a wheelchair.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35'She's always there to give advice when I need it.'
0:11:35 > 0:11:38When you... When you get to the top, straighten up and, like,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- lean forward so you don't go back. - Right.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43'We decide to come outside to practise where there are
0:11:43 > 0:11:45'fewer people.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50'But I'm worried. At the competition,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53'there will be so many people watching me.'
0:11:53 > 0:11:55What, is it the crowds or, like, the people, the tricks?
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Like...- Um...all of it. - Yeah, I get a little nervous, too,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02when I'm up there because everybody is looking at you,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05and you've just got to remember they all want you to do well.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08They're not cheering for you to do badly. And then I block all that out
0:12:08 > 0:12:10and just decide to go have fun.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- Yeah.- I don't care about what anybody else is doing,
0:12:12 > 0:12:13as long as I'm having fun.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17But what if I fall and I look really stupid?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Well, you are going to fall because everybody falls in WCMX.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Just look at all of these scratches, are just from...
0:12:23 > 0:12:25I just fall all over the place.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28And falling, to me, doesn't mean that you look stupid,
0:12:28 > 0:12:29it just means that you're trying hard.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33If you fall or scratch your chair or, you know, whatever,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36just don't worry about it because you have your helmet and pads on,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38nothing going to happen to you. You're already in a
0:12:38 > 0:12:40wheelchair, so... You know.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43As long as we're having fun, you know, doing our best,
0:12:43 > 0:12:44that's all that matters.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47But I know we're both going to do awesome in the contest.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49So let's get some practice in before the big day.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53'I still have so much to learn to be as fearless as Katherine.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57'And today, as we practice for qualifying,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01'it's not just about people watching us that we have to worry about.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03'We also have to worry about crashing hard.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14'Everyone who does this has to find the brave person inside,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18'and Kumaka's big struggle is with one stunt called the firecracker.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22'And Kumaka's finding it tough.'
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Want me to just pick you up?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Put your hands up, like this.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I was doing this, and then I was like this, and then I got
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- there.- How come your helmet's not tight?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39'He's so determined, he's been practising over and over.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46'We all wear protective gear, and today,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49'it's especially important for Luzi.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51'She's never done this before.'
0:13:51 > 0:13:53This is my first time.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56You can do it, I know you can, Luzi.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57What if I fall?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01If you fall, you just get back up, OK?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03'Remember, everything we do is supervised.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06'You shouldn't try this on your own.'
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Can you do it by yourself?- No.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Help. Up.- Are you sure?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- Are you kidding me?- No, I'm serious,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I thought you were going to do it all by yourself.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Concentrate on your wheelie. OK, you look pretty good right there.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Pretty good?- Go ahead and pop it.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Go for it.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25You got it? These are a lot easier.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27There you go.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Ow!
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Are you OK? Where did you hit?
0:14:32 > 0:14:36I heard a crash, and then I knew it was her.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Am I down all ready?- Yeah, you made it down, look!
0:14:40 > 0:14:44'It takes a lot of courage to get up and do a trick after you've seen
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- 'your friend wipe out.'- He's done some pretty good falls.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51And busted his lip and chin.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53So you hold your wheelie too far.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Go too far. 'People get nervous because he's in a wheelchair.'
0:14:56 > 0:14:58We're like, "He's a kid.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00"Kids are going to fall."
0:15:00 > 0:15:02And then turn over.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05'When I fall over, I get back up and try it again.'
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I get up every time.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Oh, got to hold it.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- 360.- 'Looking good to me, Kumaka.'
0:15:17 > 0:15:18OK. Hunter's turn.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Today, though, back in Texas,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Luzi is trying to get up the courage to go down the biggest ramp in the
0:15:26 > 0:15:28park, the mega ramp.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32I was really scared when I had to do it for the first time, too.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- I'm have to do the mega ramp. - Wow, that's amazing. I'm so excited
0:15:38 > 0:15:42you finally decided to go for it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Luzi, girl power.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Girl power.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48All right, let's try it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50But once she gets up to the top with her mom,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52she sees just how high it is.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Stewart. Stewart.- Wait, he's talking.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02No, thank you, I don't want to do it.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05This ramp is four times taller than Luzi,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08so it's no surprise she's scared.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12You're not going to fall, I promise you won't fall.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14The only way you're going to fall is if you do a backflip.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Are you going to do a backflip? No.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19You're going to go down and then right there.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- Not today?- No.- Huh?- No.- OK.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26So she heads back down.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Maybe tomorrow.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Don't worry, Lucy, it took me a couple of tries, too.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35But there will be no more attempts today.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Practice is over and it's time for our qualifying skate.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Only the six best skaters in each division make it through for the
0:16:44 > 0:16:46finals tomorrow.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51The way WCMX qualifying works is that you have one minute to get
0:16:51 > 0:16:54around the park, and you get points for every trick you do.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58If you don't have any help from your parents, there are more points, too.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00We are all aiming high.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Look at me.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06It's almost time to qualify.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Do you think you're going to qualify?- Of course I am!
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Luzi, do you think you're going to qualify?- Yes!
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Who's ready for the competition?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Raise both hands up if you're ready for this.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22OK, guys, let's go.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24We don't want to miss it, right, Hunter?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- Yeah.- Come on, let's go, guys. - Can I go second?- You can go second.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- You can go first.- Me?- Yeah.- Yes!- I'm letting him go first.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Some of my friends have come to watch
0:17:34 > 0:17:37me, too. These are the only people I'm really happy
0:17:37 > 0:17:38to have in the crowd.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Why don't you go and find the water? Go get some water.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45What's the best trick you can do right now?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48My best trick is probably a lay-back,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51basically where you go up to a ramp and then,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54when you get at the edge of the ramp, you go like that.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- That's cool. Yeah.- 'If I qualify for the finals tomorrow,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01'I'm going to attempt a trick I've never done before.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05'Going down the big half pipe and jumping over my mum.'
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- Is your mom scared?- Probably.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Kumaka is first up for his qualifying run.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Good luck, Kumaka.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20So, around the top. From there, we're going to go all the way up.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23OK? All the way up.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25He's starting on top of the mega ramp.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37Whoa, serious air on the box jump.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38Nice 360 there.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Oh, and he flies off the jump.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Down off the box again.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51And he lands a hand plant.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54And it's time for the moment he's dreaded, the firecracker.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Can he do it?
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Yes, he's nailed it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Hey, buddy! Oh, my...
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Come here!
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- How did it feel? How did it feel?- Good.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20What do you think? All that work out?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Yeah.- Let me see those guns.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Let me see those guns.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Dude, you were pumping out there.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Luzi has her qualifying run next.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31But her decision not to do the mega ramp
0:19:31 > 0:19:34means she's really up against it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40So, Luzi, we just heard the results, and we didn't make it to finals.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- I'm not mad, though.- No.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44No reason to be mad.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46I'm so proud of you for trying so hard.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49You worked all week for it, so I'm super-proud of you, OK?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I love you.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55We'll be back next year? Yeah, we'll be back next year.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- I'm tired for real.- You're tired for real?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Time to break? Time to go for a swim, huh?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Never mind, Luzi, I know you'll be back stronger next year.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11It's finally time for my run, and I'm starting to feel those nerves.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14There's a lot of people here.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16I don't know if I still want to do this.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18What do you mean, you don't know if you want to do this?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20You've been working on this for months.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23You're going to let a few people who've come out here to watch you,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26you're going to let them stop you doing something you want to do?
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- It's more like a few hundred. - Well, there's a lot of people,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I'll give you that. But... So, here's the thing.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34It's only a minute.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37So just go out there, take a deep breath,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39and if you don't do it this year,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42there's a lot of years left to do this. There's really no pressure.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Just go and have fun. Are you ready now?- Yes.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49All right, let's go.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51'OK, it's time, here I go.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58'I was feeling so nervous as I pushed down the mega ramp.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00'But I managed to get some serious air.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05'And then I dropped into the bowl.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10'I knew I had to push hard around the course to get enough speed to
0:21:10 > 0:21:11'grind the bar.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14'I was worried I wouldn't make it, but I did.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17'Then I land a high-speed hand plant.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23'I knew my time was running out, so I finished with a 720 spin.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29'Phew. It went really well.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32'I qualified.'
0:21:36 > 0:21:39We can't celebrate too much because I've got to do it again tomorrow.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Today is finals day.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52And we're all getting an early start.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- Oh!- Oh, Dad, I'm up.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Come on, get up. You know what today is?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- Skate day.- It's skate day, right?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Is this... We're going to have to show them
0:22:03 > 0:22:05that all of his hard work that
0:22:05 > 0:22:07you've been doing with Kalani, all the working out,
0:22:07 > 0:22:12the running around the block, the push-ups, is going to pay off.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- OK?- OK.- All right. So you're awake?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Wake up. Wake up.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20We've got to get up and go and do it, OK?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Knuckles. Let's go do it, OK?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- OK, you have all your stuff, stuff. - Yeah.- Ready to go?- Mm-hm.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Helmet, pads?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Yes.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36'It's my first-ever WCMX final.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39'As I am racing against far more experienced skaters,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42'I really hope my new trick will impress the judges.'
0:22:42 > 0:22:45So when you jump the gap, do you want me in the gap or not?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Would you be scared if I jumped over you?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I know you can do it. It's just whether or not you can do it in
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- front of other people.- Yeah.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57There's a brief warm-up before the finals start.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00But while we're getting ready, my friend Katherine
0:23:00 > 0:23:01has a nasty accident.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10She was trying to do a flip and she did it too early.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12And so she fell backwards and hurt her neck.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24'Even Wheelz is worried about what happened.'
0:23:24 > 0:23:28That's such a hard slam to take.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30I just... Every time you see something like out,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34it's a reality check. It's like, "Oh, this is serious," you know?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39It's hard to see one of your friends go down like that.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41'Thankfully, Katherine seems to be OK.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44'But she has to pull out of the finals.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48'What's worrying me is that I'm about to attempt a trick
0:23:48 > 0:23:51'I've never done before.'
0:23:51 > 0:23:53What's with the face? What are you worried about?
0:23:53 > 0:23:55That I'm going to flip out like Katherine did.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56And that I'm going to crush you.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58That you're going to crush me when you jump me?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- Yeah.- If I get hit, it's my own fault,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03because I will have, like, stuck my head or my hand up or something.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- Yeah.- It's plenty deep.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07I'll just get back to the wall.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08It's all for show anyway.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Yeah.- It's the same hole whether I'm there or not.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14And you do it all the time. It'll be fine.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16'And after weeks of training,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20'even super-cool Kumaka is feeling the pressure.'
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Are you ready for today?- Yes.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- You're not nervous?- A little bit. - You are?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26What are you nervous about?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- That I'm not going to win.- You're not going to win,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- or you're not going to do good? - That I'm not going to do good.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I think if you do good, then you should be happy
0:24:36 > 0:24:38and I should be happy.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40We're going to show people who Rockin' Kumaka is, OK?
0:24:40 > 0:24:42All right, let's go get them.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53This is the moment we've all been working towards.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Months of training for just one minute of skating.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03First up in the men's division, Kumaka nails the ramp.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08He was second-highest scorer in qualifying.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Can he go one better?
0:25:10 > 0:25:11Nice 360.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17He's strong through the middle section, with a nice hand plant.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23And as the seconds tick by, there's just enough time for one last jump.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26And a rail grind to finish.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Kumaka did so well.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36You feel good about your run?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38That's what's important. I think you did awesome.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Finally, it's my turn.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44But with everyone's eyes on me,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47can I pull off the biggest trick I've ever tried?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50The nerves were really kicking in at the top of the ramp.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56And you can tell, as I only just made the landing.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01And as my mum gets into the gap, I prepare for the jump.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07And it's so awesome, I did it.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10There she is without a scratch on her.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13I'm so pleased, I give a quick wave to my family.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Now I do every trick I can think of,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19including climbing up the stairs.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25And as my time runs out, I do a final drop into the bowl.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I'm really pleased with how my run went.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35But now, we just have to wait and see what the judges make of it.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42But as we wait for them to add up the scores,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Kumaka and I are both on edge.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49- I'm so nervous.- I'm so nervous, too. I've got butterflies again.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58'The men's division is announced first.'
0:27:00 > 0:27:04- ANNOUNCER:- In our top five positions, taking the fifth spot...
0:27:07 > 0:27:09..was Kumaka Jensen.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11CHEERING
0:27:11 > 0:27:14'And up against riders more than twice his age,
0:27:14 > 0:27:17'Kumaka comes a respectable fifth.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21'Don't be disappointed, Kumaka, you still came fifth.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- 'Fifth is awesome.'- Next year, guess what?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26We're going to come back and we're going to show some
0:27:26 > 0:27:31- people what we got, OK? - I have my fingers crossed anyway.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33You don't need to keep your fingers crossed.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36I thought you did better than everybody, so guess what?
0:27:36 > 0:27:41What counts? What I think of you and what you think of you, all right?
0:27:41 > 0:27:43All right. Let's knuckle it up.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44Knuckle it up.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Next year, I'm going to beat everybody.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51'Finally, it's the results from the women's division.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56'In my first-ever WCMX World Championship,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00'I've had to compete against so many great skaters.'
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- ANNOUNCER:- In the second place spot,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06from Wylie, Texas, 11-year-old Ella Frech.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08CHEERING
0:28:08 > 0:28:11'Second? I can't believe I'm in the second-best female skater
0:28:11 > 0:28:12'in the world.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19'And just you wait - next year, I'll be back.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22'And I'm going to make it to number one.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25'WCMX is great fun, but please don't
0:28:25 > 0:28:27'try any of these tricks on your own.'