0:01:58 > 0:02:00As a sport, it can be pure joy.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02But not at this level.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Gymnastics is not only a sport. It's a lifestyle.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10It can bring people together.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13It can pull them far apart.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14It's our life.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Because once you learn to fly, you will never give it up.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21ROAR OF APPLAUSE
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Ladies, consider everything that is happening from now on
0:03:23 > 0:03:27as steps and milestones for the Olympics.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32Now, remember that the key point is to stay fit.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36To maintain your health as much as you can.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40You see something is not all right, don't slow yourself to get injured.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46Better get some negative words, yeah? Than an injury.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50You're on the way up, yeah?
0:03:50 > 0:03:54You can do a lot more and I'm expecting you to do more.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00You are... on top of the world
0:04:00 > 0:04:02for a couple of seconds.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04when you're on the podium
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and you realise you are the best in the world.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12But the first step you put down on the floor, you start from scratch again.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24These gymnasts know that Addy, myself and Corrina
0:04:24 > 0:04:26are watching them continuously.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28We either have them at a training squad,
0:04:28 > 0:04:29which would be at
0:04:29 > 0:04:31the National Centre at Lilleshall,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33or we'll go to their own centre.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37We're continually assessing and thinking and seeing what they're going to offer.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41So they know they're being assessed all the time and,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44at the end of the day, six of them will be selected.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53It's the Olympic Games. It's never out of your mind.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58If it IS out of your mind, then you must not want it enough.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02There's 10 to 12 of us that are really in contention
0:05:02 > 0:05:05and it's going to be hard to lose.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Everyone would love to be part of that six.- Up, up, up...
0:05:17 > 0:05:20You put them under as much pressure as you can
0:05:20 > 0:05:24and see how they react on a do-or-die situation.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Because it's big pressure here, but it's nowhere near as big
0:05:27 > 0:05:30as the Olympic pressure, with all the heartache,
0:05:30 > 0:05:34tension, surviving, not surviving.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37This is what their career is all about.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47GULLS CRY
0:06:19 > 0:06:21It's my life.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Ever since I was seven, I've not known anything different.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I've come to the gym, I've trained, gone home and then started it all over again.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35So it's just part of my life and obviously I have to love it,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38otherwise I wouldn't still be doing it.
0:07:08 > 0:07:15I just want to see that letter saying, "we're pleased to say you are representing Team GB"!
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Before I can think about anything to do with the Olympics.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Until then, I've got just competitions, like the British
0:07:22 > 0:07:27and the Teams, help the team... hopefully get back up there.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- Get back up there. - So, I guess...
0:07:31 > 0:07:34But it's like any competition - I never dream of...
0:07:34 > 0:07:39I guess you think about winning the world title, but I've never actually thought to myself -
0:07:39 > 0:07:43"This worlds, I'm going to go and win a world title!"
0:07:45 > 0:07:46COMMENTATOR: Come on, Beth.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Good luck. A score of 16.05...
0:07:50 > 0:07:52for gold.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- COMMENTATOR:- It's a very big series. Two releases.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07This is the one that came to grief last night.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Whoah! She went for broke.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Come on, she must keep concentration.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14More big skills to come.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20And again. Now, this was where we had a few problems last time.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23The full pirouette.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Into the dismount, full twisting double back, wow!
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Fantastic, Beth!
0:08:28 > 0:08:32What about that?! She's smiling, we're smiling!
0:08:32 > 0:08:35She has scored 16.2!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Oh, fantastic!- How about that?
0:08:38 > 0:08:39How about it!
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Britain's Beth Tweddle!
0:08:50 > 0:08:54The most difficult routine,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56from the technicality,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58are bars.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02You have to be extremely well-equipped.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Speaking about the spatial awareness and about the feeling, yeah?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11We call it the hanging.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15So that you can use the bars
0:09:15 > 0:09:21during a routine, in creating the type of momentum you need.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26Some, like Beth, for example, have got ability to hang
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and to assess the vibration of the bar instinctively.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44My style is to analyse before I would use my discretion
0:09:44 > 0:09:48and my gut feelings about the team.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52There are different levels of abilities and, obviously,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56some can compete better in trials.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Some can compete better in internationals.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03And we have to find the right balance.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- Is it nice and warm on there?- Yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Hannah? Do something flippy.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- Go on, show Nana your full twist. - Big high ones!
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Do some somersaults.- She's got a trial for the Olympics
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- right in the middle of doing four GCSEs.- Oh, bless.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35She's got her Maths GCSE, then she's got History and English on the Tuesday.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37History on Thursday.
0:10:37 > 0:10:44- Ah.- I mean, she trains 30 hours and travels ten hours, so that's 40 hours out of her week.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I have Saturday night off, but I'm just too tired to go out.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I just can never be bothered to get ready.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50By the time you get home,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53you've got to have a shower and then get ready.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58And then go out. And on Sundays, it's like my revising time, especially up to my exams.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02That's always been my catch-up time for homework and exams,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05and revision and stuff.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10I love spending time with my mum and dad, because I hardly ever see them.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15You see her during the week sometimes, she comes home at 9.30pm absolutely exhausted.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18You have to ice her legs and hot-water bottles,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22and I give her a bit of a rub on her calves cos they get tight.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25So, er...she staggers me every day.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Do you think that you're there or thereabouts with the rest of them?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- Competing for that place? - Yeah.- You do?- I'd say so.- Good.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34Good.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39You've got every chance, haven't you?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- You know, obviously, how important it is.- A big week.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47A big few weeks coming up. There's no let-up after that, is there?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49After this weekend.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- And I have to miss my Girls Aloud concert!- Miss Girls Aloud?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Let's hope it's worth it!- Yep.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59You can't always be perfect.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Like my mum always says, you're not a robot,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05you can't always do everything right.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07You're not programmed to do everything perfectly.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10You have to have a few mistakes sometimes.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- OK there?- Mm-hm.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Hurts a little bit.- Ooh, it's still tight there, isn't it?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14My back pain...
0:13:14 > 0:13:17is like something trying to stop me from getting there.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- If the triple's like that, then you're best doing a double twist.- Yeah.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Then you get a C and no deduction, rather than...
0:13:24 > 0:13:26'Some days, it's really sore.'
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Every day you're just hoping that the next day you'll wake up
0:13:30 > 0:13:32and it will be all right. But...
0:13:32 > 0:13:33it doesn't.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Has there been a scan arranged for tomorrow afternoon yet?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40'Um, no.'
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Right, because if the scan's not done on Tuesday afternoon,
0:13:43 > 0:13:46then it definitely takes the first trial out.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51- 'OK, I'll speak to you soon.' - OK, see you soon, bye.- 'Bye.'- Bye.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53'Couldn't have happened at a worse time.'
0:13:54 > 0:13:56But, um...
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I'm not the only one with an injury, but...
0:13:59 > 0:14:01feels like it, sometimes.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Hello.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Hiya, how are you? I'm good, thank you.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18The only day I get off, so, just stay at home and chill for a bit.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Catch up with people on MSN, yeah?
0:14:21 > 0:14:26Not bad, got like, first trial next week, which is going to be like...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29eurgh, just going to be, like, so nervous.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Um, yeah, but preparation is going all right.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Training like 24/7.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37'They've put you in because you're good enough to be there.'
0:14:37 > 0:14:40And, yeah, there are bound to be people better than you,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43but you wouldn't be there if you weren't good enough, or...
0:14:43 > 0:14:45didn't have a chance of beating them, so,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48just focus on what you have to do
0:14:48 > 0:14:51and hopefully...you might surprise some people.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53When you're waiting for the judges to put their hand up
0:14:53 > 0:14:56before you compete, then the nerves really kick in,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58especially if the beam starts shaking.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02You have try and control yourself, cos you don't want to wobble.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56'Becky's personality is very strong. Very strong.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58'Becky has the track record -
0:15:58 > 0:16:03'she's won the British junior title for four years on the trot.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08'And Laura, she's a bit younger and a bit, sort of, almost immature.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11'Always been behind her.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14'Becky always wins everything and Laura is always the bridesmaid.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17'Without each other, the level wouldn't be as good.'
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Gymnasts have to be independent, they have to be mature.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24You can't have your parents do any of the work for you,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27it's all got to come from you and, if you don't want it,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31then it won't happen. You have to want it to get to the top.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Good girl, it's OK. Good girl.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46'Becky...'
0:16:48 > 0:16:53'..She believes in herself quite a lot. She has, like, high hopes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56'She knows where she wants to be.'
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Push, good girl. - Good girl, Becks.- Good girl.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02OK, good. Really good effort.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05'Whereas, I don't believe in myself at all.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06'I just don't think I can do it,'
0:17:08 > 0:17:13I like to think of it, "I want to be there, not you."
0:17:13 > 0:17:16But I want them to be there as well, with me.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Cos they've been with me throughout the whole time.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23And I want everyone to be there, but not everyone can be there.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25But I want to be there myself,
0:17:25 > 0:17:30so if it has to, like, move one of the girls out, then it has to do that.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35But...as long as I get my place, then I don't really mind,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38but I just want all the girls to do their best.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- Thanks for the confidence(!) - What do you mean, "Thanks for the confidence"?
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- You're all fighting for six places. - Yeah, six places.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48But you're all fighting for that one place to get in.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51It's not just important to you, it's important to us.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56- I want to be able to put in that magazine.- Nobody reads that, Mum.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Yes, they do. "Local girl makes Olympics."
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Just think how all these that know...
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Put your feet down, Laura, please.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09All them on this street, "A local girl makes the Olympic Games."
0:18:09 > 0:18:13It is the most important thing you've got to do.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- You've got to have a goal in life, Laura.- I DO have a goal in life!
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- So, what's your goal? - Go to the Olympics.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24If you get to the Olympics, you could be made. That you could.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Press, up, up.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Hold the legs.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43LAUGHTER
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Watch this!
0:19:03 > 0:19:06'When we're in the gym, like you've seen us training,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10we help and encourage each other as much as we can
0:19:10 > 0:19:13and when we're at the teams, it'll be exactly the same,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15because it's a team job.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18But there's then also that personal rivalry of, "If she does well,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21"then she could take my spot at the Olympics."
0:19:21 > 0:19:25So, there is that bit of rivalry there, but...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28we know it's not personal, it's just something that we do.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47'It's a huge mistake, a competitor to think...
0:19:47 > 0:19:51'what kind of competition it is, or, uh...
0:19:51 > 0:19:53'to get over-excited,'
0:19:53 > 0:19:56"Ah, it's the Olympics in Beijing",
0:19:56 > 0:19:59or, "It's the Olympics in London."
0:19:59 > 0:20:01No, it's not.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05It's the next competition where I have to deliver my routines
0:20:05 > 0:20:09at the level I am trained and that's it.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13The moment you can control that, you become better and better.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25No, Hannah was going to do the competition today, but she had a bone scan on Tuesday,
0:20:25 > 0:20:30to put dye in to see what was what, and then had a cortisone injection on Wednesday...
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- so John's recommended not to compete today.- Have a rest?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Yeah, just to let the injection settle down.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45'A lot of people say to me, "Oh, you don't need to worry, you'll get in,"
0:20:45 > 0:20:47'but I've still got to produce the goods on the day,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50'I've still got to show them that I'm competition fit.'
0:20:50 > 0:20:53If I'm not producing the results, then I'm not competition fit -
0:20:53 > 0:20:56they're not going to take me just because of my past achievements.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59'I've got to prove to them that I'm fit ready for this summer.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02'Not I was fit and ready for last summer.'
0:21:02 > 0:21:06SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND APPLAUSE
0:21:11 > 0:21:13'Everybody watches you.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16'You kind of go all shaky and nervous.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20'Especially if you've got family there.'
0:21:20 > 0:21:21You want to do it well
0:21:21 > 0:21:25so they can see what you're doing in the gym and stuff.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30'It just makes your heart swell. And it makes you choke.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32'It really does.'
0:21:32 > 0:21:34'Because, well, you're just so proud.'
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Come on, Han. Come on!
0:21:36 > 0:21:41'Not doing the Olympics is not even a consideration at the minute.'
0:21:43 > 0:21:48'They just want me to try my best and if it doesn't work out,
0:21:48 > 0:21:49'then it doesn't work out.'
0:21:49 > 0:21:54But, when it does go right, then they're over the moon for me.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58They always say that they're proud of me and stuff.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Which gets to me, but it's nice.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11APPLAUSE
0:22:21 > 0:22:24APPLAUSE
0:22:33 > 0:22:36APPLAUSE
0:22:53 > 0:22:56CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:23:20 > 0:23:24CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:02 > 0:24:05'It was hard to watch everyone else doing the trial.'
0:24:05 > 0:24:10And then it sort of made me feel like...
0:24:10 > 0:24:14I hope the next two trials go as planned,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16cos otherwise, that's it, really.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22I think we will be a very compact team.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Not the most beautiful team in the world, yeah? But competitive.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Yeah, I know! That is the reality. What do you want?
0:24:30 > 0:24:36To tell you that all of you are nice like the Chinese? No, you're not.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40You are not getting any medals in the Olympics, I can swear. But...
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Yeah? Now, Hannah Whelan, if you train like you have competed today,
0:24:45 > 0:24:46you will have no problems.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Laura. I can say you competed very well.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55I've told you, you are doing Arabian double front.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58I haven't seen a lot of girls in the world doing Arabian double front
0:24:58 > 0:25:00the way in which you do it.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02It's amazing, yeah?
0:25:02 > 0:25:06I've told you, you increase the amplitude of a lot of things you do.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Now, what can I say?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10HIS VOICE FADES OUT
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Laura.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32The good thing is one of the best Arabian double fronts, yeah?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37The bad thing is...here.
0:25:39 > 0:25:45She has lots of height, but the arms are behind her body
0:25:45 > 0:25:50and the arms should be in front of her body to be capable to land.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52This is a move she's supposed to do.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57This is the moment when she's losing the position of the arms,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00because of the wrong position of the arms.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Have a look at the arms. Where are the arms now?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Yeah, already they are behind.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09The arms should be in front of her body.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22The most difficult routine from the physiological point of view
0:26:22 > 0:26:24is actually floor.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28But you have to fill in
0:26:28 > 0:26:31a minute and a half with artistic moves and tumbling...
0:26:32 > 0:26:37..which, you, with your face, and with your gestures,
0:26:37 > 0:26:39you have to create a story.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44But the quality of the tumbling will affect mainly the score.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48So that the whole floor routine
0:26:48 > 0:26:53becomes mixed towards predominant aerobic venture.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04At this moment in time for me, the positions have no faces.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09I don't care if it's Tweddle, Downie, Jones, King.
0:27:09 > 0:27:15I don't care, as long as the team is capable to give us the best possible result.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28I was fourth in that first trial.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32I didn't expect that at all.
0:27:33 > 0:27:39I'm more determined to prove that it wasn't just a one-off thing.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49THEY SQUEAL AND GIGGLE
0:28:04 > 0:28:08I'm glad to be home to sort my back out.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14If I'd gone to Romania, it would have been just competition format
0:28:14 > 0:28:19so I wouldn't have been able to build up my routines again slowly,
0:28:19 > 0:28:21so I probably would have made it worse again.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC PLAYS
0:28:48 > 0:28:51We could be walking out of here fixed, couldn't we?
0:28:55 > 0:28:59I propose putting some injections into those muscles and ligaments
0:28:59 > 0:29:02and the tissues around where that swelling and inflammation is
0:29:02 > 0:29:07to at least break that cycle of inflammation and pain that you've got into.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Over the next week, get back into your training programme
0:29:09 > 0:29:13and confidently aim for doing your trials on Sunday.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15So she'd be able to train tomorrow, but not today?
0:29:15 > 0:29:19I think take it easy today, train tomorrow and play it by ear with your coach.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24There's nothing really scientific about this. It's commonsense measures more than anything else.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40OK, here we go. One line. This one here.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42The day has started.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47How are we feeling this morning?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Good?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- One good.- Better.- Better?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Your back's getting better?- Yes.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58- It's looking up, isn't it? - Yeah, really good.- Looking up?
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Quiet on the end there. Maybe because you don't know the warm-up.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03You might have to lead it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06How are we doing down this end?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- Hm?- We'll see once the warm-up starts.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12SHE GIGGLES
0:30:12 > 0:30:15I haven't made up my mind, not yet.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- One nervous.- I'm tired. - Are you nervous?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Not nervous, tired.- Not nervous?
0:30:21 > 0:30:26What about my chilled captain here in her tracksuit and everything else?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28No problem.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Accelerating, you feel something is not OK.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Don't be concerned of what happens above the bar.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Be concerned what happens underneath the bar.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Hang...kick. Yeah? Hang, kick.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Colin, go near her.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Calm. Hang, kick. Hang, kick.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Hang, kick!
0:31:31 > 0:31:34You are still shy in the kick.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37I know you dropped once from the bar and you are frightened.
0:31:37 > 0:31:43Fine, but you are nowhere near being in a danger zone.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Nowhere near.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47All right, leave it for the afternoon.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55He says there's an injury risk on all the pieces,
0:31:55 > 0:31:58but the bars I've just become more scared of,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00because I'm not as good at it
0:32:00 > 0:32:04so I think that I probably could get injured more.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10I could...not do as well just because I'm holding back.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Be brave once, Hannah. Kick and go with the upper back.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45You'll find out you rotate very well.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33What are you thinking about all this coming up, then?
0:33:33 > 0:33:37I think you'll do well, as always. Clue's your spirit, innit?
0:33:37 > 0:33:41What's the alternative? You've been training all these years.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43You want it, don't you?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I've got all those phone calls lined up in my head
0:33:45 > 0:33:48that I'm going to make as soon as I know you're in.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- And I've got the big kiss and a hug ready for when you're not.- Yeah.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54So guess which one I want to do.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57THEY CHUCKLE
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- It would be quite scary.- Scary? Why?
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Because I've been working for ten years for this moment in my life.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07Dear girl.
0:34:10 > 0:34:11'You have got three players here,'
0:34:11 > 0:34:17not two. You have got the coach, the athletes and the parent.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Now in a variety of scenarios it's parent-driven,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24coach-supported, athlete-centred.
0:34:24 > 0:34:31Or coach-driven, athlete-centred and parent-supported.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33They become part of the game,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36but it's a huge mistake to ignore them.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Ooh!
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Ah!
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I bet that's the ones what come to our house, you know.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Look how cute they are. - Yeah. Quack quack.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Look at those ones over there. I want those ones. Ah!
0:34:53 > 0:34:55I know you can do it.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- To me, you're best in the world. - Best out of everyone?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Best out of everyone, yeah.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- Just take care of yourself. Are you listening?- Mm-hm.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15I like to know that they're proud of me doing what I do.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18It motivates you quite a lot. It's good.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37The most difficult routine,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40from the concentration point of view, is beam.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45It's tumbling on a reduced surface.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50It's floor, not 12 by 12, but five metres by ten centimetres.
0:35:51 > 0:35:57You have to maintain a flat level of concentration and commitment.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Laura, I'm very pleased with you. Come here.
0:36:28 > 0:36:34Very pleased. You made that extra effort. You brought it in line, lifted up and landed it.
0:36:37 > 0:36:43Becky, before you begin this, can you have a go with an effort or say something?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45If you're just achy and tired, then you need to fight.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48If something's really sore, you need to say something.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52You need to stop muttering and pulling faces and concentrate on the job.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Laura knows she's doing quite well and Becky is suffering a little bit.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- She knows Laura's getting better. - That's exactly what I think.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09As soon as Becky was huffing and puffing, Laura's like, "I'm going to do all right."
0:37:09 > 0:37:12It's good for both of them, because Becky's got it in her,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15when her body's working right, to pull it out.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Whereas Laura thinks she's getting better.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22She's gaining confidence, she's getting sensible.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Sometimes you do need to be shouted at,
0:37:24 > 0:37:27sometimes to wake you up or just...
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Normally to wake you up and get more out of you.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33If they said, "You don't need to do any more,"
0:37:33 > 0:37:36then you wouldn't get any better and you'd never be pushed.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41So it's not nice when you have to be pushed to the limit, but it is always for the best.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52I do put a lot of trust in Amanda.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Amanda knows that you're going to have bad days
0:37:55 > 0:37:58and if that bad day, you just say,
0:37:58 > 0:38:02"Well, if I can get through one routine and it's good,
0:38:02 > 0:38:03"then that's an achievement."
0:38:03 > 0:38:06If I can do it on a bad day, I can do it on a good day.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09If you happen to get to a competition feeling rubbish,
0:38:09 > 0:38:13you still have to produce the goods, which is why, when you're in the gym
0:38:13 > 0:38:16and you're not feeling well, or something's hurting,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20and you push yourself through it, that's why she's pleased with you.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22It might not be the best routine in the world
0:38:22 > 0:38:25but at the competition you'll have more adrenalin
0:38:25 > 0:38:28so it gives you the confidence that you can do it on any day.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33I've seen more of Amanda than I have my parents, definitely.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Even when I was living at home I was at school all day
0:38:37 > 0:38:39and then I was training for four hours.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42I used to go home and go to bed.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45My dad used to say the car journey home
0:38:45 > 0:38:48was the quality time that he could get with me,
0:38:48 > 0:38:51because he used to have me stuck in one place for an hour
0:38:51 > 0:38:54and used to be able to talk to me about everything,
0:38:54 > 0:38:59whereas now he doesn't even get that because I live away from home.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02I couldn't have come this far without my dad, because he's the one
0:39:02 > 0:39:07who takes me to the gym every day. I suppose...it's not just me.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12He's had to pick up the pieces after I've been broken up
0:39:12 > 0:39:16and completely down and stressed and everything.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22Yeah, you don't really realise how important your parents are.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26The trauma we're going through now is like nothing I've ever experienced.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- Never mind us. What about her up there?- Exactly.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32I feel guilty sometimes, feeling the way I do,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34because it's what we want for her.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39It's her parents wanting all that hard work and all those sacrifices
0:39:39 > 0:39:41to end up meaning something, don't we?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44You always talk about following your dream,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47and it is just such, it's a big dream.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- Yeah.- But it's within your grasp.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53And if you actually went,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I wouldn't want to miss the opportunity of being there.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59That's what we've worked so hard for.
0:39:59 > 0:40:05So we've booked flights, we've booked tickets for the event,
0:40:05 > 0:40:07and we've booked accommodation,
0:40:07 > 0:40:11and we're hoping to be able to use all of those.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14But if it doesn't happen,
0:40:14 > 0:40:18then, then I don't want to put any pressure on you, Han.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Yeah.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Just one more step to get into Beijing.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34You know, not many parents
0:40:34 > 0:40:38can relate to how their daughter's feeling.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I think my dad's quite good at doing that,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44and he's quite good at helping me and boosting me up.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48When I do feel down, he'll sit and talk to me and think, you know,
0:40:48 > 0:40:51"Look what I've been through, I've done the same as you."
0:40:51 > 0:40:54He's just really supportive of me, to be honest.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56The biggest positive thing for me
0:40:56 > 0:41:00is when she comes home from training and she's had a good day.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03When she comes home and she's got a smile on her face, then...
0:41:03 > 0:41:08Because Mel keeps quite a lot inside, she doesn't really talk that much.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Every so often, every blue moon,
0:41:11 > 0:41:13she'll have a really good chat with you about the gym,
0:41:13 > 0:41:15but very, very rare.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Probably the rest of the girls are identical.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20She comes home from training and she's got a smile on her face,
0:41:20 > 0:41:22I know she's had a good day.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25We'll see what she looks like when...
0:41:25 > 0:41:27When she says, "Hello, Dad", I know she's had a good day!
0:41:27 > 0:41:31If she doesn't say, "Hello, Dad", she's had a bad day.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Come on, Mel, you can do it.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- OK, over, come on. - Catch, good girl, come on.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- Tight.- One skill at a time, you can do it, come on.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Come on, Mel. - Just work it through, come on.- Over.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Come on, feet over.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- Tight.- Come on, Mel. Come on, push.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Good girl, Mel, come on.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06TUTS
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- Tight.- Tight.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Come on, just work it through.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Come on, Mel.- Come on, Mel.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- Tight. Good girl, come on.- Over.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27- Come on, Mel, you can do this. - Come on.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Come on.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- Come on.- Come on, Mel.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Come on, Mel. Tight.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54Tight.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Come on, just work it through.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Come on, you can do this.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Good girl, Mel, come on.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09- Nice, don't waste it now. - Come on, finish it off. Tight.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- Push.- Feet over.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Come on, keep it up.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Two mistakes, hands down on dismount, that's just sloppy.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Come on, Mel.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37Come on. Come on, Mel.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Go on, Mel. Come on.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41Tight. Good girl, Mel, come on.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- Come on, over the bar. - You can do this.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47Good girl, Mel, come on.
0:43:47 > 0:43:48Come on, Mel.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53Push. Good girl, come on. Come on now, go for it.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58That's it, come on. You can do it.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03Do you think that's actually going to achieve anything?
0:44:04 > 0:44:06For the team or yourselves? No.
0:44:58 > 0:45:02It is hard when you're travelling 25 miles in the car on your own,
0:45:02 > 0:45:05and she doesn't want to speak and...
0:45:08 > 0:45:13You just have to sit there and drive home in silence.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17And say, "Do you really want to do this?"
0:45:17 > 0:45:21Because you can stop, you can say no, and it can all stop.
0:45:21 > 0:45:23And she's never, ever said that.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25I always thought, the day she turns round and says,
0:45:25 > 0:45:27I don't want to do this anymore,
0:45:27 > 0:45:31we'd stop straightaway, but she's never, ever said it. Never.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Right, the only one thing I want to tell you
0:45:39 > 0:45:43is to underline the importance of this trial.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50For some of you, this trial can be make or break it.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53Yeah? Right.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30Right, the good thing or the bad thing?
0:46:30 > 0:46:34- Bad.- The bad thing, you make my life very difficult to decide.
0:46:34 > 0:46:39The good thing - everybody is still in contention.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43Speaking about performances - Hannah,
0:46:43 > 0:46:47you don't have plenty of chances, I don't have to tell you, you know.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Everybody knows it's difficult to come from injuries.
0:46:50 > 0:46:54But now, you have under your belt one trial.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56Yeah?
0:46:56 > 0:47:01Marissa, if you are not delivering where you are powerful,
0:47:01 > 0:47:04I don't know if Jo has calculated, have you calculated?
0:47:04 > 0:47:05What is the ranking of Marissa on vault?
0:47:05 > 0:47:08- On vault?- Yeah.
0:47:08 > 0:47:09For today?
0:47:09 > 0:47:11- 6.- 6.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13That means, theoretically,
0:47:13 > 0:47:16I can leave you out, I will compete with the other five.
0:47:16 > 0:47:20Colin, your observations?
0:47:20 > 0:47:24Erm, Laura, I thought that was an unfortunate competition for you,
0:47:24 > 0:47:30and one you need to pick up on for next time, to re-establish yourself.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33Imogen, I was pleased with you, I thought you've moved forwards again.
0:47:33 > 0:47:36Came strong on two pieces, it's whether you can show
0:47:36 > 0:47:40on one more piece as to how useful you're going to be.
0:47:40 > 0:47:45Mel, you didn't do a great job this time, but there's still time.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49Polish, polish, polish, polish -
0:47:49 > 0:47:52try to lose the minimum amount of points.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02Keep on top of my training and not do too much,
0:48:02 > 0:48:05so that it will make my back worse again.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09Improve on a couple of pieces from the last trial.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12When you up your game, they up their game.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22You handled the first two trials badly, as you know.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25And you are not in yet.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27You are not. You could, you are not.
0:48:34 > 0:48:36Wow! You now need to be careful,
0:48:36 > 0:48:41because that last one was bordering on dangerous.
0:48:41 > 0:48:42Hannah?
0:48:45 > 0:48:47Don't worry, don't.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49Look, I know you are tired,
0:48:49 > 0:48:52I know you have done all the competitions and so on,
0:48:52 > 0:48:54I want to see you how you cope being tired.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57No problem whatsoever.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59This is part of preparation. Good.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13From now on, don't try to put anything else in.
0:49:13 > 0:49:19No, no, no, no - stabilise, be calm and deliver.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21That is the most important thing.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23Well done, ladies.
0:49:23 > 0:49:25Keep fit this week.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27See you next weekend.
0:49:27 > 0:49:28- Right.- Thanks.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35If you could have a dream team of your six gymnasts for the Olympics,
0:49:35 > 0:49:38- they'd look like Hannah Whelan. - I know, definitely.
0:49:38 > 0:49:44The Romanians used to get that shape, but even they don't.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46The Soviets used to get that shape,
0:49:46 > 0:49:49but the pressures of society these days
0:49:49 > 0:49:52don't allow them to go that thin
0:49:52 > 0:49:54unless they are very naturally that thin.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57She's just so lucky that she's built like that.
0:50:10 > 0:50:15On bars, I just don't seem to have the natural ability
0:50:15 > 0:50:19to do them as well or get the skills as quickly as other gymnasts.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24Today we have to be brave, braver than we've been before.
0:50:24 > 0:50:27Here on the downswing was good, and then at this point you scooped.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29You knew we was going to be at this point.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32You knew it yesterday, you knew it the day before
0:50:32 > 0:50:34we were going to be at this point.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36Well, we are at this point.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38Now, we've got to get really brave.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47Hannah Whelan - huge talent.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49Optimum body.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Still she can be a lot better.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04That should have felt good.
0:51:04 > 0:51:05I hope she will believe.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23When you speak about Clowes, they are mixed feelings.
0:51:23 > 0:51:29She hasn't got the shape, but she's an extremely hard worker,
0:51:29 > 0:51:33and everything she achieved, she achieved working very hard.
0:51:33 > 0:51:37What I hope is, she's remembering that when she's achieving,
0:51:37 > 0:51:39she's achieving it with hard work.
0:51:41 > 0:51:46The moment when she's trying to work less, I don't think she's useful.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57Marissa is a good vaulter. She could be a lot better.
0:51:57 > 0:52:01Unfortunately, she came in the game a little bit late.
0:52:01 > 0:52:07We call her the indestructible body, because she's so strong,
0:52:07 > 0:52:08and she's so aware.
0:52:10 > 0:52:11Not a very good one.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24The most difficult routine
0:52:24 > 0:52:28for the power of concentration, is vault.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31In seven seconds, you are done.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35In less than two seconds, you have got lots to do.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38To attack the springboard, to attack the vaulting table
0:52:38 > 0:52:41and to land in the middle of the corridor
0:52:41 > 0:52:44without deduction and without movement.
0:52:48 > 0:52:53There are 13 girls still fighting for the six places in Beijing.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57And even after two trials and four control events,
0:52:57 > 0:53:05the situation is not clear, it is as complicated as it can be.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09So, the last trial will probably decide.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16"First exam - how awesome are you?
0:53:16 > 0:53:20"15 years old, with maturity and discipline beyond your years.
0:53:20 > 0:53:24"We are so proud. Whatever you achieve will be fantastic,
0:53:24 > 0:53:27"because we know you have worked your hardest in studying and at gym.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30"We are here to help, support, feed and massage.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33"Anything to get you through this busy time.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36"Go for it, Han, do your best, you always do.
0:53:36 > 0:53:40"And through it all, you will always be our little girl. Love you, Dad.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42"Love you so much, Mum."
0:53:55 > 0:53:56Before we start, yeah,
0:53:56 > 0:53:59we went through a long journey together, yeah?
0:53:59 > 0:54:03And this is the last stop before selection.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05Some of you tomorrow will cry,
0:54:05 > 0:54:10some will feel that their dreams are somehow fulfilled.
0:54:10 > 0:54:15Now, believe me, I'm trying to be as straight as I can be.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19You have to understand that, and be mature.
0:54:19 > 0:54:23I've told you. I feel sorry for some of you, yeah, I feel sorry,
0:54:23 > 0:54:26but it's not the end of the world.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Yeah?
0:54:28 > 0:54:30All right?
0:54:30 > 0:54:35Good luck to everybody. And I can't wait.
0:54:35 > 0:54:37I am excited!
0:54:37 > 0:54:39Really excited!
0:54:40 > 0:54:42See you.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49- Come on, Hannah.- Come on.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54Yes!
0:54:56 > 0:54:59Come on, keep it going now.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Good girl, Mel!
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Take that, eh? That's a good start, well done.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23Well done, that was awesome. The dismount was good.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27- Come on, Hannah!- Come on, Hannah.
0:55:27 > 0:55:32Hannah Clowes has to do a brilliant competition today, to have a chance.
0:55:32 > 0:55:33Come on, Han.
0:55:37 > 0:55:38Come on, Hannah!
0:55:38 > 0:55:40- Come on, Hannah!- Come on, Han.
0:55:40 > 0:55:41Come on, Han!
0:55:44 > 0:55:47Come on. Finish it off!
0:55:47 > 0:55:49Come on, Hannah.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52Come on, Hannah!
0:55:52 > 0:55:54Come on!
0:56:13 > 0:56:18- Come on, Hannah. - Come on, Han! Come on, Hannah.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20Come on, Hannah.
0:56:22 > 0:56:23Come on, Hannah!
0:56:30 > 0:56:32All right? Just a little bit late.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35Everything else was very nice, though, good girl.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40Over the top, plant those heels down on the beam, and press in.
0:56:40 > 0:56:41Come on, Laura!
0:56:41 > 0:56:44She'll do it, she'll do it, come on, girl.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48- Come on, Laura!- Come on, Laura!
0:56:51 > 0:56:53Has she stuck so far?
0:56:59 > 0:57:01- Come on, Laura.- Come on.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06Come on, girl, come on.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09Come on, Laura.
0:57:41 > 0:57:44Come on, Hannah.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49It's all right, it's all right, listen, listen, listen.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51We don't panic now.
0:57:51 > 0:57:53Yes, it wasn't the greatest routine, Hannah.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55But we've got to keep fighting,
0:57:55 > 0:57:56you keep this chin up for me.
0:57:56 > 0:57:59You can still do it, believe me.
0:57:59 > 0:58:03Laura fell, Becky fell, Mel put her hands down, Marissa fell -
0:58:03 > 0:58:06they've all gone.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08We can't change that, Hannah.
0:58:09 > 0:58:12We can't change it, yeah? So don't worry about it.
0:58:37 > 0:58:40We need a little bit more now on the floor,
0:58:40 > 0:58:43and you have got that little bit more on the floor.
0:58:43 > 0:58:44And now we need it.
0:58:44 > 0:58:48Come on, Hannah!
0:58:57 > 0:59:03- Come on, Laura. - Come on, Laura!- Come on!
0:59:42 > 0:59:47You listen to me now, listen to me carefully, and take this in.
0:59:47 > 0:59:49It is not over until it's over.
0:59:49 > 0:59:51Hannah Clowes has come off the beam twice, OK?
0:59:51 > 0:59:55So pull yourself together, pull yourself together.
0:59:55 > 0:59:58It's not over, it's never over.
1:00:00 > 1:00:03She's crying now.
1:00:03 > 1:00:06- Hey?- She's crying now.
1:00:09 > 1:00:12I'll tell you what, you've got a fun night tonight!
1:00:12 > 1:00:15Has anybody made it easy? Has anybody gone, "Yes, I'm going to make it"?
1:00:15 > 1:00:19No, nobody. They've all gone, "You sort it out."
1:01:28 > 1:01:36Right, Colin, Colin, yeah? In this order, as a discussion point...
1:01:36 > 1:01:41Just because I've put everything aside for this -
1:01:41 > 1:01:45like, my schoolwork and everything,
1:01:45 > 1:01:50so, hopefully, it'll happen in the end. Get my dream.
1:01:50 > 1:01:53It overwhelms your life,
1:01:53 > 1:01:56because of what it means, what's going to be announced tomorrow,
1:01:56 > 1:02:01it overwhelms your life for a period of time, everything else becomes insignificant.
1:02:01 > 1:02:04Because of her back, she hasn't done enough training.
1:02:04 > 1:02:07- Correct.- Yeah? Now...
1:02:07 > 1:02:09So, which five would you put up on bars?
1:02:09 > 1:02:11Yeah... As a possibility,
1:02:11 > 1:02:16- and it's not only the bars at this moment.- I know, but that's our weakest piece.
1:02:16 > 1:02:21As I say, I believe your life's planned out. What's meant to be is meant to be.
1:02:21 > 1:02:25If it's not meant to be this time, eventually, she'll get there.
1:02:25 > 1:02:30It might not be this year, it might not be till 2012. But we believe one day
1:02:30 > 1:02:36she might get that Olympic gold - or one of the Olympic medals.
1:02:36 > 1:02:42I just want to see her be rewarded for all her efforts over the years,
1:02:42 > 1:02:47and for her to have the chance to realise her dream.
1:02:47 > 1:02:50- Are we treating them all equal?- Yes.
1:02:50 > 1:02:53Colin, it's not doing...
1:02:53 > 1:02:56- Colin, Colin, it's not doing... - I just need this clear...
1:02:56 > 1:03:00Yeah, yeah, Colin - it's not doing it in the sense of doing it -
1:03:00 > 1:03:03those wild cards are given, yeah,
1:03:03 > 1:03:08to sustain the effort of the team.
1:03:08 > 1:03:10Absolutely want it.
1:03:10 > 1:03:13I want Hannah to be in Beijing.
1:03:13 > 1:03:16I want Hannah to be able to say to people
1:03:16 > 1:03:21for the rest of her life, "I represented Great Britain at the Olympics."
1:03:21 > 1:03:24What an honour. What a thing to be able to say.
1:03:37 > 1:03:42I understand from today, we are going to stay mum...
1:03:42 > 1:03:45- What means mum?- Quiet. - Extremely quiet.
1:03:45 > 1:03:50What I want is that when we leave, go through that door,
1:03:50 > 1:03:55that's it, end of story, and we have said our piece.
1:03:55 > 1:03:58That's all I want.
1:03:58 > 1:04:02OK, everyone? Yeah? OK, thank you very much indeed.
1:04:14 > 1:04:17Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
1:04:17 > 1:04:20the announcement of the gymnasts chosen to compete in Beijing
1:04:20 > 1:04:23is just a few moments away.
1:04:28 > 1:04:30Good luck, our kid.
1:04:30 > 1:04:32- Cheers.- Good luck.
1:04:34 > 1:04:37- It's all we could hope for, isn't it?- All the best, yeah.
1:04:40 > 1:04:42Do you want me to tell you?
1:04:42 > 1:04:45Yeah, all right, good. I will tell you.
1:04:51 > 1:04:54Right, the six who are going...
1:04:54 > 1:04:56Becky Downie.
1:04:59 > 1:05:00Laura Jones.
1:05:03 > 1:05:06Marissa King.
1:05:06 > 1:05:08Beth Tweddle.
1:05:08 > 1:05:11Hannah Whelan.
1:05:13 > 1:05:14Rebecca Wing.
1:05:16 > 1:05:20You have to understand that it was not an easy decision.
1:06:12 > 1:06:15Everybody's crying. Everybody's crying.
1:06:15 > 1:06:17If I stay there, I will start to cry myself.
1:06:20 > 1:06:21Chin up, yeah?
1:06:21 > 1:06:27Bigger and better things to do - believe it or not! Yeah?
1:06:27 > 1:06:30Just giving you a cuddle because you looked like you were carrying the world
1:06:30 > 1:06:33on your shoulders. I know that's your job, but...
1:06:48 > 1:06:52The six gymnasts selected to represent Great Britain
1:06:52 > 1:06:59at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in alphabetical order are...
1:06:59 > 1:07:00Becky Downie!
1:07:16 > 1:07:21The second gymnast to represent Great Britain, Laura Jones!
1:07:21 > 1:07:25Yes! Get in there!
1:07:40 > 1:07:44The third gymnast to represent Great Britain -
1:07:44 > 1:07:46Marissa King!
1:07:55 > 1:08:00The fourth gymnast to represent Great Britain -
1:08:00 > 1:08:02Beth Tweddle!
1:08:14 > 1:08:18The fifth gymnast to represent Great Britain -
1:08:18 > 1:08:20Hannah Whelan!
1:08:35 > 1:08:40The sixth gymnast to represent Great Britain -
1:08:40 > 1:08:42Rebecca Wing!
1:09:19 > 1:09:23- See you in Beijing.- Are you coming? - Yeah. I'll be here with my whistle!
1:09:33 > 1:09:37- Biggest surprise of my life. - It is ours.
1:09:37 > 1:09:38We told you, didn't we?
1:09:40 > 1:09:44And congratulations to all the gymnasts and their parents.
1:09:44 > 1:09:48We wish them all the best of luck with the Olympics.
1:09:48 > 1:09:50Hey, what did I say four years ago?
1:10:14 > 1:10:17You make me so proud.
1:10:20 > 1:10:21I could not believe it.
1:10:29 > 1:10:32'My dad was saying it's sort of like when you lose someone...
1:10:32 > 1:10:35'like, that's how he said it felt, but...'
1:10:35 > 1:10:39I haven't lost anyone before, but...
1:10:40 > 1:10:42..it doesn't feel nice.
1:10:45 > 1:10:49Seeing that happen to your child is something I would never want to repeat.
1:10:52 > 1:10:53Never.
1:10:55 > 1:10:58Obviously, you try not to cry, but you can't hold it in.
1:11:04 > 1:11:07And it just gets worse when someone...
1:11:07 > 1:11:11even when someone's nice to you, it makes it worse as well.
1:11:11 > 1:11:14Even though they're trying to be nice.
1:11:14 > 1:11:17But it just makes you think about it again.
1:12:16 > 1:12:22INAUDIBLE CHATTER
1:12:29 > 1:12:33Right, now, remember that we fly from Great Britain
1:12:33 > 1:12:36to Hong Kong, which normally takes 12 hours.
1:12:36 > 1:12:40We arrive late afternoon, let's say at about 5 o'clock.
1:12:41 > 1:12:43This is a residential zone
1:12:43 > 1:12:47and our block is here.
1:12:47 > 1:12:50Try to share and live like a family.
1:12:50 > 1:12:52Are there any eights?
1:12:52 > 1:12:54I'll need about a 10 or a 12.
1:13:06 > 1:13:10Here is a dedicated tube line for Olympians.
1:13:23 > 1:13:27Not allowed to run on the stage.
1:13:38 > 1:13:43You will eat what the nutritionist will tell you to eat.
1:13:50 > 1:13:53One, two, three, yeah! Thank you.
1:13:53 > 1:13:56Obviously, bikes, forget it.
1:13:56 > 1:13:59Soak up the atmosphere of the Olympic Games and have a great time.
1:13:59 > 1:14:04To go out there and do my job that I've been training for for the past four years.
1:14:04 > 1:14:09Ladies, remember that the Chinese have learnt English.
1:14:09 > 1:14:12If you make jokes, they will consider the jokes
1:14:12 > 1:14:15to be offensive towards the Games,
1:14:15 > 1:14:20they can come to ship you home like that.
1:14:21 > 1:14:24Behave as professional as you can be.
1:14:24 > 1:14:28I don't try to interfere in your private life here,
1:14:28 > 1:14:32but your private life in the Olympics is not your private life.
1:14:42 > 1:14:44Go, go, go.
1:14:45 > 1:14:50CHEERS
1:14:50 > 1:14:52Hooray!
1:14:52 > 1:14:53Happy birthday, Han.
1:14:53 > 1:14:54Happy birthday, Hannah.
1:14:57 > 1:14:59You have to make a decision now.
1:14:59 > 1:15:02If we have to replace her, not to take her at all
1:15:02 > 1:15:05- and if we don't have... - Do we have to make the decision...?
1:15:05 > 1:15:08No, we have to make the decision probably before Friday evening.
1:15:08 > 1:15:11- Well, why don't we have the scan... - Of course, yeah, yeah.
1:15:11 > 1:15:14Laura, go and get your stuff, my love.
1:15:14 > 1:15:17- I've got it. - There's another bag.
1:15:17 > 1:15:19You need something warmer than this.
1:15:19 > 1:15:21I'm just going to go and get the directions
1:15:21 > 1:15:24and then go and wait by my car. OK?
1:15:24 > 1:15:28Then I did the front thing and I felt it go down my leg a bit.
1:15:28 > 1:15:31And then after the free walk, that's when I proper felt it
1:15:31 > 1:15:35and then I got to my dismount and my leg just collapsed.
1:15:39 > 1:15:40Well...
1:15:40 > 1:15:44you're doing heavy work at the moment, aren't you?
1:15:44 > 1:15:50So you can't expect to have nothing at all, no pain at all,
1:15:50 > 1:15:54from what you've been through before, so...
1:15:56 > 1:16:00..it'll ease off a little bit, I'm sure it will settle down again.
1:16:02 > 1:16:05But don't get yourself in a state.
1:16:05 > 1:16:07Cos that's not going to help anything.
1:16:07 > 1:16:09Everything else will go wrong then.
1:16:11 > 1:16:12Come on, Linda.
1:16:14 > 1:16:17She was doing her skill on the beam,
1:16:17 > 1:16:19landed the skill with a back somersault,
1:16:19 > 1:16:21so they told me, I didn't see it.
1:16:21 > 1:16:24But, um, got herself injured, so...
1:16:25 > 1:16:29..we happened to have our orthopaedic surgeon in the gym,
1:16:29 > 1:16:32he looked at her and said we need to have a scan,
1:16:32 > 1:16:36so she's on the way down the motorway to have a scan
1:16:36 > 1:16:40to get a decision and then the medics make the decision.
1:16:40 > 1:16:45I need medical statements this time, not opinions.
1:16:45 > 1:16:50- I know, yeah, so obviously we need to wait for the official...- Yeah.
1:17:00 > 1:17:04You've nearly picked off all of that nail varnish you put on.
1:17:06 > 1:17:09- COACH:- Right, so, Jones is in the hospital, yeah?- Yeah.
1:17:10 > 1:17:11Right.
1:17:16 > 1:17:21Er, if it's about changing the kit to swap over,
1:17:21 > 1:17:24what is the difference in size between you and Jones?
1:17:24 > 1:17:26The same.
1:17:26 > 1:17:27- The same?- About.
1:17:27 > 1:17:31Because physically, there's no time, if I have to replace her,
1:17:31 > 1:17:35to re-kit you and that will happen probably in Macau or Beijing.
1:17:35 > 1:17:37As you are at the moment,
1:17:37 > 1:17:40you don't think you could perform to your full level?
1:17:40 > 1:17:44Not to the full level, but I could perform, if I had to.
1:17:44 > 1:17:46OK.
1:17:46 > 1:17:50Whatever she requires and needs, whatever that might be,
1:17:50 > 1:17:54it might just be loads of experience, it might need friendship,
1:17:54 > 1:17:57it might need whatever, but you're going to need to support her,
1:17:57 > 1:18:02cos she will for sure need some support. OK?
1:18:02 > 1:18:04And then we'll see what happens,
1:18:04 > 1:18:10decisions will be made at some stage, you know, by the medical people.
1:18:10 > 1:18:13That's probably tomorrow.
1:18:13 > 1:18:14Well, let's not think about that.
1:18:14 > 1:18:17Let's not think about that. Let's stay positive.
1:18:17 > 1:18:19Let's hope it all works out.
1:19:44 > 1:19:47The recommendation is not to take her.
1:19:47 > 1:19:51The recommendation is for her to start in eight weeks.
1:19:51 > 1:19:54The doctor, the specialist injected her,
1:19:54 > 1:20:00asking her to train somehow today and to see how it is.
1:20:00 > 1:20:05But the risk is the disc is popping out, it's goodbye gymnastics.
1:20:05 > 1:20:07That is a big risk.
1:20:07 > 1:20:10Other than that, she can be eventually mended
1:20:10 > 1:20:18over a longer period of time. Yeah. So that she can carry on.
1:20:20 > 1:20:26Your first target, don't give up. It's not about the time to give up.
1:20:26 > 1:20:28Laura, I know, it's a bitter pill
1:20:28 > 1:20:31to swallow and I feel very sorry for you,
1:20:31 > 1:20:35but that is life. Er...
1:20:35 > 1:20:40Stick in your head, the first thing you have to do is to mend your back.
1:20:40 > 1:20:44Yeah? Not to work on the back in a dodgy situation, you know.
1:20:44 > 1:20:49Mend the back, yeah? Keep feet, yeah?
1:20:49 > 1:20:53And from January, yeah, come back with the full power.
1:20:53 > 1:20:57I don't think it's any big problem.
1:20:57 > 1:21:00You work very hard, but what can I say?
1:21:00 > 1:21:04Yeah, everybody is feeling so bad. Yeah.
1:21:08 > 1:21:13Yeah... Yeah... Look, I've told you.
1:21:13 > 1:21:17Laura. Life is a bitch. And round.
1:21:18 > 1:21:22Nobody only had good things in life, everybody had bad things in life.
1:21:22 > 1:21:25Yeah? You are at the bottom.
1:21:25 > 1:21:29It will come a time when you will smile again.
1:21:29 > 1:21:32Yeah? But here, Laura. It's about here.
1:21:32 > 1:21:36How strong you are here. I know you are very strong.
1:23:05 > 1:23:10ACCORDION PLAYS
1:23:12 > 1:23:17THEY SING IN CHINESE
1:23:59 > 1:24:01I took over United Kingdom
1:24:01 > 1:24:05and at that moment in time they were only the 22nd place in the world.
1:24:05 > 1:24:07Gradually we improved them.
1:24:07 > 1:24:10In the last World Championships we came sixth.
1:24:10 > 1:24:14Before we have been a participant, now we are a contender.
1:24:14 > 1:24:18Though the medals are not probably, but they are possible.
1:24:18 > 1:24:20And, er, we will fight for them.
1:24:30 > 1:24:34CHEERING
1:24:34 > 1:24:39DRUMMING
1:24:49 > 1:24:52CHEERING
1:24:55 > 1:25:01As a group, the quality and diversity of the characters,
1:25:01 > 1:25:05it's nice to look at them and realise they are not robots.
1:25:05 > 1:25:09They are not stereotype.
1:25:09 > 1:25:11They are not regimented.
1:25:13 > 1:25:18Day by day they are growing and improving.
1:25:23 > 1:25:27My heart was probably beating as fast as it's ever beaten.
1:25:27 > 1:25:30It was really scary but I was really excited as well.
1:25:30 > 1:25:34I did want to cry, because we were there, but obviously you couldn't burst into tears
1:25:34 > 1:25:40because everyone would be like, "What's the matter?" All of us felt the same.
1:25:40 > 1:25:43Seeing the whole crowd and the lights
1:25:43 > 1:25:46and the other competitors walking in with you,
1:25:46 > 1:25:51the TV screens, it just made it completely real.
1:25:51 > 1:25:52It was just amazing.
1:25:55 > 1:25:57Perhaps they did get to go to the Olympics.
1:25:57 > 1:25:59Didn't get into the actual team
1:25:59 > 1:26:02and I don't think I could hold it against them.
1:26:02 > 1:26:06Obviously there is that little bit there that you just wish it was you.
1:26:13 > 1:26:15I didn't know whether I'd be able to cope with the pressure
1:26:15 > 1:26:19because it's my first big competition
1:26:19 > 1:26:22and I think I knew that it was a gamble to choose me really.
1:26:22 > 1:26:24I haven't got any experience whatsoever.
1:26:29 > 1:26:31'High hopes for her for the future.'
1:26:56 > 1:27:02'Wonderful tumbling from Hannah Whelan. My word!'
1:27:02 > 1:27:05'It is our dreams to go to the Olympics.
1:27:05 > 1:27:08'To get there was just so amazing.
1:27:08 > 1:27:11'You're actually there, you're actually doing it.
1:27:11 > 1:27:14'It actually did make it, and this is the day.'
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