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-I first became interested in surfing

-at youth club in Abersoch...

-..when I was at Ysgol Botwnnog.

-Living on the Lleyn Peninsula,

-there are so many beaches nearby.

-There is a beach two minutes away,

-in either direction from my house.

-I was hooked the very first time I

-jumped into the water with a board.

-When you get the right wave

-and you look up at the face of it...

-..as it builds up in front of you,

-the adrenalin is amazing.

-We used to have competitions to see

-who could catch the wave first...

-..and who could stand up

-on the smallest wave.

-I would do anything with a board.

-We all used to go out

-on skateboards...

-..because skateboarding

-was similar to surfing.

-Unfortunately, I was out one day

-and I got hit by a car.

-I was working that night

-and I received a telephone call...

-..at ten minutes to ten to say that

-Llywelyn had been knocked down.

-I went down there. Terrible things

-were going through my mind.

-I arrived there and the police asked

-me to go with them in the car.

-He had been rushed to hospital

-by ambulance.

-Just the other side

-of Llanaelhaearn...

-..the ambulance had stopped

-at the side of the road.

-The policeman told me

-to stay in the car.

-But I couldn't. I had to follow him.

-I caught up with the ambulance.

-Fritz was there.

-I saw his face

-and I knew it was serious.

-He looked terrible.

-When he was hit by the car,

-he was thrown about a hundred yards.

-Because of the impact, the muscles

-in his back had started to rot.

-He'd broken his pelvic bone in seven

-places. It was an horrific accident.

-He was in intensive care

-in Liverpool for a fortnight.

-There was also swelling

-on his brain.

-As a result of all the damage

-to his body...

-..they said there was a chance

-he wouldn't make it.

-The doctor told us that if they

-didn't amputate his leg...

-..he'd be dead within hours.

-He said that the toxins in his blood

-would kill him.

-Signing that piece of paper was the

-worst thing I've done in my life.

-I gave them permission to amputate

-my son's leg.

-It was very painful. But they had

-to do it to save his life.

-The first thing I remember

-when I woke up was lying in bed...

-..and seeing my friends, Tomos, Wil,

-James and Tudur there with me.

-I lifted the blanket

-that was over me.

-There was a big suction pad on my

-stump that was absorbing the blood.

-I remember showing it to them.

-I said, "Look at this on my leg!"

-I didn't realize at that point

-that I'd lost my leg.

-October 2011.

-When I was lying in hospital...

-..I didn't consider what life

-would be like with only one leg.

-I remember saying that I wanted

-to do everything I'd done before...

-..but do it better.

-Family and friends brought in

-posters and pictures of waves...

-..while I was in hospital.

-I knew that I would go back

-to surfing.

-When I came out of hospital...

-..I asked the doctor

-if I could go into the sea.

-April 2012.

-His friends were so good to him.

-They carried him into the sea.

-The sea was his life.

-When I went back into the water,

-I felt alive.

-I knew that surfing

-would keep me going.

-Every time I feel sad,

-I go in the sea and I feel better.

-When he went into the water,

-it was heartbreaking to see him go.

-But he was so happy.

-He couldn't stop smiling.

-I don't think I'd be Llywelyn

-if I couldn't surf.

-Every time I go into the sea now,

-I enter a world of my own.

-When he came back from the beach

-that day...

-..nothing was going to stop him.

-He could carry on doing

-what he enjoyed most.

-My friends don't think about me

-as only having one leg.

-They walk away

-and leave me to carry things.

-I just stand there

-because I can't do it.

-Then they come back realizing

-they've forgotten I can't do it.

-They don't see me

-as a disabled person.

-Where's my crutch?

-Where's my crutch?

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-It's over there.

-I think it's broken.

-It's cracked there.

-I arrived home one night and the

-crutch had shrunk to about here.

-You must have had to walk like this

-the following day!

-That repair has been there

-for nearly two years.

-It was me that fixed it.

-It was me that fixed it.

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-Tom fixes everything.

-I wouldn't have got through this

-without my friends.

-They were always taking me out

-around the village in my wheelchair.

-If I hadn't had their support,

-it would have been very difficult.

-Do you remember the first time

-we went to see him in hospital?

-It was the first time we'd seen him

-after the accident.

-We walked in, he looked at us

-and just went like this.

-When I first saw him in hospital,

-and saw how thin he was.

-I thought it would take him years

-to get back to the way he was.

-But, it was only six months,

-and he was back to normal.

-It was nuts!

-I started the business in 1995,

-the year Llywelyn was born.

-My father helped me

-and now Llywelyn has joined me.

-It's amazing how he can jump

-in and out of the machine.

-I remember Dad teaching me how

-to drive a digger when I was little.

-I used to practise in the yard.

-He used to make me pick golf balls

-out of the mud.

-When he got home from hospital,

-he seemed to get stronger every day.

-He worked on the diggers

-when he could.

-I put him on the digger

-and told him to carry on.

-Fritz and I had separated.

-Llywelyn said he wanted to stay

-at home no matter who lived there.

-I was glad, because I would

-have mollycoddled him.

-I would have done everything

-for him.

-I don't think he'd be the man

-he is today if he'd lived with me.

-It's a big thing for them. They

-don't know anyone with only one leg.

-They had no idea

-how things would work out.

-Dad hasn't allowed me to rest

-since I came out of hospital.

-He's kept me going

-and given me a boost.

-He had to do something. I couldn't

-let him sit around doing nothing.

-Some people would have curled up

-in a corner and stayed there.

-No chance. No way!

-You just carry on. He's still here.

-Fritz is a tough nut.

-But that's why Llywelyn

-is the way he is...

-..because Fritz has made him

-that way, which is good.

-Whenever he works with me now...

-..he asks if he can have a few hours

-off if the surf is good.

-I work with Dad and he tells me

-what I need to do each day.

-But sometimes I say,

-"But there are good waves today!"

-I get angry with him sometimes

-because he doesn't want to work.

-He wants to surf.

-But I can't stop him.

-I am a happier person

-after I've been surfing.

-When I woke up in hospital,

-I remember saying I wanted a son...

-..and I wanted to travel

-around Australia.

-I now have a three-year-old son

-and I've been to Australia twice.

-This has brought me back to life.

-September 2013.

-We always planned to travel the

-world together, looking for surf.

-Not just Australia. We've been to

-France - wherever he wanted to go.

-We found a way.

-The first place I went to

-was Sydney.

-Then I travelled up the Gold Coast

-to Bundaberg.

-You can surf there

-near the Great Barrier Reef.

-Then I went to Melbourne.

-I hitchhiked along the coast

-towards Perth.

-Then I spent a fortnight

-in Indonesia.

-Home is lovely, but I love going

-to new places and seeing new sights.

-Seeing how people live

-in other places.

-Wherever he goes,

-he chats to people.

-Everyone was supportive...

-..and we found loads of places

-to surf.

-Tea Tree Beach, Australia.

-Out of the whole year, there were

-only seven days when I didn't surf.

-Live for today!

-I wake every morning and think,

-"Yes! Another day."

-Every day is a bonus

-after what I've been through.

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-I'd never considered competing

-in a surfing competition before.

-But last year I watched

-some clips...

-..of the World Adaptive Surfing

-Championship...

-..and I realized that no-one

-from Wales was competing.

-I put my name forward

-and I was accepted.

-I'm going to fly the flag for Wales

-when I compete in California.

-It's a big thing for me.

-I'm quite nervous.

-A month before the World Adaptive

-Surfing Championships in California.

-We've travelled for four hours

-this morning...

-..and we've arrived at

-Sunrise Beach, Scarborough.

-We haven't had any waves at home

-for three or four weeks...

-..so I'm going to get

-some practice in.

-Surfing every day or every other day

-is ideal practice.

-But because we don't have the waves,

-we have to go away to practise.

-Sunrise Beach, Scarborough.

-Looking for the right wave

-is part of the lifestyle.

-I watch the forecast every day...

-..because the weather changes

-from day to day.

-The sea is an unpredictable monster.

-You cannot treat it lightly.

-But you're pushing your limits

-all the time.

-Just as we've got started,

-we have to stop.

-It's got us. It's in our blood.

-We had some good waves there.

-It was nice to be back in the water.

-We'll have a hot chocolate now

-to warm us up...

-..then we'll go along the coast

-to look for somewhere else to surf.

-This is the place we saw earlier.

-It's signposted.

-This is the place.

-This isn't very good surf

-for Scarborough.

-The waves aren't big enough.

-We'll go on to Saltburn now,

-looking for waves.

-I don't know what to do

-about this training.

-I might go to Surf Snowdonia

-on Saturday.

-I hope I'll get a place there

-and I can get enough training...

-..before I'm due to fly out

-on Tuesday.

-He is driven to go in the sea

-every day...

-..and he won't stop.

-I can't keep up with him.

-He's very focused and that focus

-will take him a long way.

-When I first went into the water

-after being in hospital...

-..I was too weak to get up on my

-knee, so I surfed on my tummy.

-It's amazing how the body can adapt

-to what's happened to it...

-..and repair itself.

-What's happening with your arm?

-It was just stiff.

-We'll focus on your thoracic spine

-today.

-I know Llywelyn from living around

-this village and the area.

-I heard via Facebook

-and through some friends...

-..that he was training for various

-surfing competitions...

-..so I thought I'd help him as much

-as I could.

-Lift up...

-..and then drop down.

-A lot of the exercises

-that we're working on...

-..are adapted

-for his surfing stance and posture.

-We're trying to engage

-all the right muscles...

-..so that he can surf

-to the best of his ability.

-You put a lot of weight on your arms

-because of your crutches.

-My shoulders get a bit tight because

-of leaning forward on the crutches.

-I need to loosen them up

-so that I can move more quickly...

-..from one side of the board

-to the other.

-When I was surfing yesterday

-it was harder to keep my balance.

-What we're doing now is to get every

-joint moving as best we can.

-Working on your core...

-..and strengthening the muscles

-around your centre...

-..helps you keep your spine

-and your posture...

-..as straight as possible.

-Since the accident...

-..prosthetic technology

-has advanced considerably.

-They expect the femur to harden.

-..pull down so that you get

-the tendons...

-He can't put his weight on his arms

-all the time.

-Hopefully, one day he will get

-a new leg.

-I'm looking forward to seeing him

-walk normally again.

-Bwlchtocyn. Llywelyn's home.

-Bring your upper back

-and shoulders up off the ball.

-You're working this here.

-He realizes how lucky he is.

-I think that has hit him now.

-It was unbelievable.

-Everything seemed so dark.

-But things have turned out alright.

-Everyone loved him in the hospital.

-It works really well.

-He can still feel his leg.

-He gets cramp in his foot.

-We can laugh about it now,

-but it wasn't funny at the time.

-He used to ask me to massage

-his foot, so I'd begin...

-..and he'd say, "No, not that one,

-the other one!"

-I was worried about how he was going

-to cope with the situation.

-I tried to explain it to him.

-He accepted what had happened

-and he got better.

-It's winging out here.

-It's really sticking out.

-When they said that a decision

-had had to be made...

-..about whether or not to amputate

-my leg in order to save my life...

-..Dad offered me his leg.

-But, to be honest, his leg

-would have been too small for me.

-I think he had

-one day of feeling sad...

-..but then he was determined

-to carry on with his life.

-Last one.

-All the time I was in rehab

-and rebuilding my body...

-..one thought kept me going...

-..and that was that I would

-make something of myself.

-There are no waves at home

-so I've come to Surf Snowdonia.

-This doesn't compare to the sea.

-In the sea, every wave is different.

-Every wave here will be

-the same size and depth.

-I'm aiming to surf

-at the highest possible level.

-I hope everything comes together.

-When I'm in the water,

-everything else disappears.

-It's just me, the surfboard

-and the waves.

-Nothing worries me.

-My mind becomes clear.

-You're floating so there is

-no pressure on any joints.

-There is no pressure on the leg.

-You feel weightless.

-There's no life for me

-without surfing.

-He's got some confidence

-from somewhere.

-The things he does are miraculous.

-He's very determined.

-Nothing fazes him.

-He has no fear at all.

-I don't think he'd be bothered

-if he broke his other leg.

-He enjoys what he does so much.

-I don't mind putting myself

-out there now.

-Whatever could happen to me

-has already happened.

-Nothing could be worse.

-I just take whatever comes.

-Porth Ceiriad. The day before

-departure for the USA.

-This is where I started surfing.

-It's close to home

-and easier to get to.

-I used to come here early

-before school.

-I used to catch the 8.00am bus

-afterwards.

-When I die I want my ashes

-scattered here.

-I never thought I'd represent Wales

-at surfing, doing something I like.

-All this has happened

-since I came out of hospital.

-This is the next step.

-Competing against people in the

-Adaptive Surfing championship.

-I don't see myself as disabled.

-It's only useful at the airport

-to get to the front of the queue.

-I went out last night and the people

-in the pub applauded me.

-It's a big deal for someone

-from this area to do this.

-I'm nervous about it.

-It means a lot.

-I've been researching

-the other competitors...

-..and I think I have a good chance.

-I'm hoping to win.

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-La Jolla Shores beach, California.

-It's a new wetsuit.

-It hasn't stretched yet.

-It's the first time I've worn it

-in the water.

-I don't know what to expect

-in California.

-All I know is

-what I've heard online.

-So I'm going there

-expecting good waves.

-I see myself surfing

-at my best in big waves.

-Then I can change the rails

-and start to turn.

-I understand the waves better.

-When I don't get the waves,

-I begin to feel frustrated.

-Well, that was disappointing.

-I'm very disappointed.

-No matter what they say, I can't

-surf in little waves like those.

-I suppose we just have to make do

-with what's there.

-That wasn't right.

-It wasn't great at all.

-If the wave is big, Llywelyn will do

-great things with it.

-He's not fazed by anything.

-Nothing seems to bother him.

-What you see is what you get

-with Llywelyn.

-I've come to California to compete.

-Ben and Toby from Surfability

-have come with me...

-..as my trainer

-and Wales team manager.

-So you get a T-shirt, a polo shirt

-and a hoodie.

-These are the T-shirts.

-Next year, we're getting big dragons

-with "Wales" across the back.

-We're going to have a dragon

-with a prosthetic leg...

-..or a prosthetic wing.

-I'm getting ready for the ceremony

-now to represent Wales.

-All the others have several members

-in their team...

-..but Wales only has me.

-I don't want to let Wales down.

-Porth Ceiriad.

-We've brought some sand from home,

-from my local beach.

-Porth Ceiriad is very close

-to my heart.

-I don't know what's happening

-at the moment.

-I'm quite nervous now.

-Here we are, the Welsh team.

-I want to shout Wales in Welsh, but

-no-one will know what I'm saying.

-Wales! Wales!

-"That's more like it!

-"Let's begin the

-Sands of the World ceremony.

-"From Team Canada, from Hawaii...

-"..and from Mexico.

-"And from Team Japan.

-"And from Wales,

-Llywelyn Williams...

-.bringing sand from Porth Ceiriad".

-Wales for ever!

-It's amazing, isn't it?

-All these people,

-and everyone's so friendly.

-Awesome to meet you.

-We'll chat again soon. Cheers!

-It's not like a competition.

-Everyone's here to meet friends.

-Everyone's so nice.

-It's good fun.

-But I still want to win.

-"Here we are live and direct

-anywhere in the globe...

-"..that you want

-to watch this 2016...

-"..ISA World Adaptive Surfing

-Championships".

-Hey!

-"This year's event has grown

-from last year.

-"More countries are being

-represented.

-"Yes, at this event, we have a sole

-representative for Wales here...

-"..and that just shows

-how it's growing".

-I've got the Welsh flag on my board.

-I've never thought

-of doing that before.

-Rules in the water -

-it's 20 minute heats.

-If you top two waves, you score.

-You're surfing in AS-2.

-There are five categories

-in the competition.

-I'm in AS-2, which is amputees

-above the knee.

-He has the confidence to do it,

-so I think he has a good chance.

-He's determined to do it.

-He's here and I wish him luck.

-"Round One of the AS-2, and there's

-a real contrast in styles...

-"..in who's choosing

-to use a prosthetic...

-"..and who's choosing not to."

-"It looks like we've got Mark

-Stewart out there in the red...

-"..the reigning world champion.

-"It looks like he's paddling

-for this one right here."

-"Well, that looks like

-it was blue's first wave...

-"..our surfer from Wales,

-Llywelyn Williams".

-Look at me!

-I can't speak. I'm so proud of him!

-"Well, we had a Welsh surfer...

-"..right in front

-of our South African surfer.

-"It seems there might be

-an interference but..

-"The athlete who is closest

-to the peak of the wave...

-"..is actually given

-the right of way.

-"There might be

-an infraction there.

-"Well, Jeff Baldwin, was there

-an interference in this heat?

-"Indeed there was. I just checked in

-with the judges' tower.

-"Blue on yellow.

-"That means that blue will only be

-scored on one and a half waves."

-"Our Welsh surfer is really testing

-it up in the lip.

-"He's doing well in the heat

-with the waves he's had so far.

-"I would say it's quite close

-between him...

-"..and the French surfer,

-Eric Dargent.

-"It looks like Mark Stewart might be

-out in the lead."

-He didn't get the two.

-There's a minute to go.

-He should get another one.

-"We're into the countdown.

-"Five, four, three, two, one".

-Well done!

-The first heat's over.

-Interference on one wave,

-but I got another.

-I hope it was good enough.

-The world champion was there,

-a South African and a Frenchman.

-I was talking to them earlier

-and they were fine...

-..but out there

-they didn't want to talk.

-So, Wales. It looks like

-you're in third place in that heat.

-You're total score is a 5.78.

-The good news is you have a chance

-to surf again tomorrow.

-We'll see you tomorrow.

-I came third in the heat.

-I have another chance tomorrow

-to improve on that score.

-I was very nervous out there.

-Everyone else has competed before.

-I get to surf again tomorrow.

-Surfing with other adaptive surfers

-was incredible.

-Everyone was sharing stories.

-It was so friendly.

-It was an eye-opener for me too.

-I walked around and saw others

-like my son, without a leg.

-You find yourself

-looking at people's legs...

-..wondering what sort of knee

-or leg they've got.

-It's incredible. There are even

-blind people surfing.

-People with broken backs...

-..and there was one lad surfing

-who had no legs at all...

-..and only one arm.

-It's incredible

-what people can do...

-..and here we are

-complaining all the time.

-Lovely!

-I'm feeding the team.

-Do you want some more?

-When I looked out of the window,

-the waves looked small.

-But now they're bigger

-as the tide goes out.

-I hope I do well.

-I'm very nervous now.

-"Well, good morning.

-"Welcome back

-to beautiful California...

-"..as we look forward to

-the final heat of this round.

-"We've seen some solid scores

-this morning.

-"Based on today's conditions, there

-should be some bigger scores today."

-"I checked the lines

-that Llywelyn's drawn.

-"Those pumps down the line,

-a couple of off the tops there.

-"That was epic.

-Pretty solid stuff there.

-"He's not done yet.

-He's already turning back around."

-"Ten seconds remaining."

-"It looks like the defending world

-champion, Mark Stewart...

-".is going to paddle into this one.

-"No way.

-"He nailed it.

-That was a great ride.

-"Now we see Llywelyn in the white

-jersey looking at this right hander.

-"Nice drive off the bottom.

-Gets some speed. Nice off the top.

-"A bit of a floater there

-to wrap things up.

-"Llywelyn, the Welsh surfer,

-is pushing the limits there."

-"7.00 points to white,

-the surfer from Wales."

-"Red and yellow having a look

-once again.

-"Red pulls back. Yellow pulls back.

-Time is winding down here.

-"Current heat leader is Llywelyn."

-"Here's the countdown.

-"Four, three, two, one."

-HOOTER SOUNDS

-"That is going to be the end

-of that heat.

-"Round 2, heat number 5

-is done and dusted."

-That was good. The waves were good

-and I put pressure on the others.

-They tried to talk to me this time,

-but I said nothing.

-Pressure on, pressure on.

-Well done, son!

-I'm just brimming with pride.

-I'm so lucky to be here to see him.

-I'm so proud to be

-part of the family.

-Llywelyn and his brothers

-and sisters...

-..have welcomed me with open arms.

-Nain and Taid

-are watching at home.

-Hello, Taid!

-Hello, Taid!

-

-Hello!

-What did the others score?

-8.23 for Mark Stewart

-and 5.47 for Caleb.

-I did it. Yes!

-I'm so happy. It's really good

-to see him do well.

-I was a little nervous

-at the start...

-..because the other guys

-got a few good waves.

-But he smashed it. He did so well.

-He just beat the world champion

-in this heat.

-A 7.00 and a 5.67.

-He beat them by a fair bit.

-More of that later on.

-Stick to the game plan

-and keep winning.

-How does it feel to represent Wales

-for the first time in this event?

-It feels sick. After today, I don't

-want to let my country down now.

-I'll just keep on going.

-Quarter-finals.

-Can you hear them commentating

-when you're out there?

-To think that five years ago,

-he was lying on a hospital bed...

-..bleeding everywhere,

-on the floor, under the bed.

-The nurses were crying because

-they thought he wouldn't make it.

-Look at where we are now.

-I can't explain it.

-I want to cry all the time.

-He's an amazing lad.

-He's got through it all.

-Whatever's been thrown at him.

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-Llywelyn was shredding

-out there today.

-He beat the defending

-gold medallist.

-I'm sure they'll have a good

-competition in the finals.

-They're two really good surfers.

-I wish him all the best

-in the quarters.

-He's a really cool guy as well.

-It's great. I'm thrilled to see some

-young guys getting involved.

-He has a huge future ahead of him

-for sure.

-Quarter-finals.

-Come on, Llywelyn!

-He's come out

-from a very dark place...

-..to be able to do what he does.

-Something in him has changed.

-He's determined. If he wants to do

-something, he finds a way to do it.

-When he was allowed back

-into the sea, he changed overnight.

-His whole attitude changed.

-In some ways, this has been

-a good thing for him.

-Because I don't know what he'd have

-done with his life otherwise.

-I hope I've done well enough

-to go through.

-The man in red got that last one.

-That was a pity.

-I'll go and find out how I did.

-"Congratulations

-to Llywelyn Williams...

-..on reaching the semi-final".

-Oh my God!

-Job done!

-I'm very proud of him.

-This is his first competition.

-He's in the semi-final!

-Miraculous! Very well done!

-Llywelyn Williams.

-Is that right?

-Nail it for me.

-Llywelyn Williams.

-I'm not going to try it again.

-More importantly, that performance.

-Quarter-finals, it's do or die now.

-You're into the semi-finals.

-How stoked are you?

-Very stoked.

-It's better with bigger waves.

-After yesterday's performance,

-I didn't think I had it.

-But, getting to the semi-finals

-is a big thing.

-He was brilliant.

-I can't believe it. I was shouting

-so much, I've lost my voice.

-I never thought

-we'd be in this situation.

-I'm speechless.

-The pressure's on for tomorrow now.

-I have to work with those waves.

-How do you say good luck in Welsh?

-How do you say good luck in Welsh?

-

-Pob lwc.

-Pob lwc.

-Day three. Semi-final.

-It's a lot busier here today.

-The waves are similar to yesterday,

-and I dominated then.

-I hope to do the same today.

-The Frenchman wished me good luck.

-He doesn't speak to me in the water.

-The pressure's on now.

-We'll see how it goes.

-It would be good to be in the final.

-I'm really nervous now.

-I feel quite emotional today.

-Oh heck! I'm hoping for the best.

-I don't have any nails left!

-I hope he does well

-and the waves are favourable.

-I'm a nervous wreck.

-"Well, we are jumping right back

-into semi-final number 2.

-"We've seen all these athletes

-battle through the different heats.

-"Eric Dargent has had

-an amazing competition.

-"He's had some of the highest

-scores.

-"Llywelyn Williams from Wales

-and Colin Cook from Hawaii.

-"They're the top two for the final."

-The waves are not consistent.

-If he's in the right place

-at the right time, he'll score big.

-He's got the skills for sure.

-"Eric Dargent just starting off

-where he left off yesterday."

-"We just saw Llywelyn Williams

-finishing out that way.

-"This looks like it will increase

-his scoreline."

-"Our surfer from Hawaii, Colin Cook,

-looking only for a 3.51.

-"This could be the wave that pushes

-him up into second.

-"Great surfing

-by all three athletes.

-"It's that battle for second

-at the moment

-"Llywelyn needs a 2.77 now."

-"You know, as it stands right now,

-it looks like Eric Dargent...

-"..and Colin Cook are heading

-to the final".

-CHEERING

-That's it. Third in the semi-finals.

-The other two were brilliant

-surfers.

-Fair play to them.

-This is the first time a Welshman

-has competed here.

-There's always next year.

-You did so well!

-When I missed out on the final

-by one point, I was gutted.

-But then I thought, "I did my best

-and that's all I can do".

-I watched them surfing in the final.

-The world champion was there.

-But I knew that I'd beaten him by

-four points in the quarter-finals.

-I said to him at the end of the

-night, "See you next year!"

-I've had a very good week.

-It's been brilliant to meet so many

-people from around the world...

-..who have different stories

-to tell.

-This has opened a lot of doors

-for me.

-I've met many people who've invited

-me to stay and surf with them.

-The Frenchman who came second

-invited me to try some prosthetics.

-That's what he does.

-So I'm hoping to go to France

-to try out some legs.

-I will leave here

-as fifth in the world.

-The team came 16th

-out of 22 in the world.

-I've done that all on my own.

-I'm very proud.

-Passo Tonale, Italy.

-Since the surfing in California,

-a lot has happened.

-I'm skiing in the mountains

-at the moment.

-Disability Skiing Wales

-has asked me...

-..to train for the 2018 Paralympics.

-We'll see what happens with that.

-We started coming to Passo Tonale

-about three years ago.

-All the family comes along.

-We went up to the top

-and just let Llywelyn go.

-He loves doing it.

-I ski on one leg.

-I use outriggers

-with skis on the bottom.

-I have to go fast

-in order to turn.

-If I go too slow, I fall over.

-Speed is your friend.

-The faster I go,

-the more adrenalin I get.

-It makes me speed up.

-I have to try and work out

-how to stop then.

-I find it difficult with two legs.

-It's amazing how he can do it

-with one.

-We watch him every time

-he comes down the slope.

-It's incredible what he can do.

-I try to do everything I can

-with one leg.

-I think I can do almost everything.

-There's nothing that I don't do.

-Life is good.

-There's a lot more to come, I think.

-I hope he'll have a bright future.

-A lot of doors are opening for him.

-We'll see where he goes next.

-I don't know. Life is strange.

-Cheers!

-He came from a very dark place

-to be able to do what he does now.

-He has a lot to look forward to.

-I worry... well, I'm his mother,

-I always worry about him.

-So far, he has shown me

-that he can cope.

-He's here, isn't he?

-I'm one of the lucky ones

-that can say that my child is OK.

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