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ANDREA AND I WERE IN CHICAGO THIS WEEKEND,
AND WE DECIDED SHE'S GONNA BE THE PRESIDENT
TO OVERSEE ALL THE TEAM MOMS.
[ SCOFFS ] THAT'S NOT EVEN GONNA WORK FOR ME.
AT THE RATE YOU'RE GOING, ANN,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANYBODY IN THE FREAKIN' GYM TALKING TO YOU.
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
Alisha: WE GOT TO COMPETITION VERY SOON.
WE HAVE TWO WEEKS TO FIX ALL THESE PROBLEMS.
IF WE GET IN THE TOP THREE, WE GET A BID TO NATIONALS.
AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
GUYS, REALLY?!
OHH! GEEZ!
THEY ARE NEVER GONNA QUALIFY FOR THE U.S. FINALS.
THIS COMPETITION TRAVEL SHOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I MADE THESE TRAVEL PACKETS.
THAT'S A LITTLE WEIRD.
WE'RE ALL GONNA GO ON ONE BIG BUS FOR 12 HOURS.
YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT MADAM PRESIDENT.
R.D.: THIS IS THE BIGGEST COMPETITION
THAT WE'VE BEEN TO YET THIS SEASON.
Alisha: THERE ARE OTHER TEAMS
THAT ARE JUST AS GOOD AS THEY ARE,
AND THEY'RE NERVOUS.
5, 6...
R.D.: STOP!
WHEN MAGGIE WENT DOWN, MY HEART STOPPED.
WHAT HAPPENED?
LANDED ON HER NECK.
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Alisha: OKAY, GUYS. I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE EXAMPLES FOR THESE KIDS,
SO R.D. AND I HAVE DECIDED TO BRING IN POSTERS
OF THE CONDUCT THAT WE EXPECT IN OUR GYM.
R.D.: WE GOT THREE OF THEM, ALL RIGHT?
WE HAVE THE ONE FOR THE COACHES,
AND THIS IS WHAT I EXPECT ALL THE COACHES IN THE GYM
TO GO BY.
[ ALL SHOUTING ]
HEY, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
HEY!
Alisha: NOT RIGHT NOW. IT JUST STARTS TODAY.
LET US GET THIS DONE.
IF THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH SOMETHING,
THEN LET ME KNOW -- NOT RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE ONE FOR THE ATHLETES.
MISS AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH!
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH!
ALL RIGHT? SO I EXPECT Y'ALL TO FOLLOW THIS.
AND THEN, GUESS WHAT. ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
I HAVE ONE FOR THE PARENTS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THESE MOMS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING ALL SEASON LONG.
Michelle: YOU HAVE NO REASON TO FEAR ME.
I DON'T FEAR YOU. OKAY?
LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE A [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
SHUT THE HELL UP!
Alisha: AS MUCH AS I TRY TO DISTANCE MYSELF FROM IT,
I CAN'T HELP BUT TO BE DRAWN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
Woman: OH, RIGHT HERE.
"EXERCISE SELF-CONTROL IN ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES."
Andrea: ALISHA AND R.D. GOT THESE POSTERS
FOR HOW PEOPLE SHOULD ALL BEHAVE AND ACT IN THE GYM,
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
I MEAN, LORD KNOWS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THESE MAMAS
NEED TO BE READING THESE RULES.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PARENTS TO BE A PART OF THE GYM
AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW CERTAIN RULES, YOU KNOW?
WHILE WE'RE IN THE GYM, THESE RULES HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED.
Alisha: ALL RIGHT, GUYS. Y'ALL GET IN.
SO, WE GOT TO GET DOWN AND WE REALLY GOT TO WORK HARD
BECAUSE IN ONE WEEK, WE GO TO COLUMBUS, OHIO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
R.D.: YEAH!
Alisha: WE'RE JUST ONE WEEK AWAY
FROM THE COMPETITION WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR ALL SEASON.
SO, WE GOT TO WORK REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HARD
BECAUSE IF WE WIN IN COLUMBUS,
WE GET A BID TO GO TO THE U.S. FINALS.
OOP! YEAH, THAT'D BE AWESOME!
ALL OF THIS HARD WORK, ALL OF THESE CHANGES,
EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THIS TEAM
IS LEADING UP TO THIS ONE BIG COMPETITION.
ALL RIGHT, FIRST FORMATION. LET'S GO.
Y'ALL READY TO PRACTICE HARD TODAY?
YEAH!
IF NOT, WE CAN JUST CONDITION.
NO!
AFTER THE DRESS REHEARSAL...
[ DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ]
...I REALIZED IT'S THE SMALL THINGS
THAT IS GONNA MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
WE HAVE ALL THE SKILLS. WE HAVE ALL THE DIFFICULTY.
BUT CAN WE DO THE ROUTINE WELL TO GET A HIGH SCORE?
Y'ALL TELL ME NOW
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THIS COMPETITION.
JUST TELL ME.
THERE IS NO WAY.
WE WON'T GO. THIS IS BORING.
THERE'S NO ENERGY.
GUYS, Y'ALL BETTER GET SERIOUS.
COMING UP TO THIS BIG COLUMBUS COMPETITION,
THEY HAVE BEEN FALLING APART.
NO ONE'S TIGHT.
I GOT STUNTS FALLING OUT OF THE AIR.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
IT'S JUST TOO HARD TO WATCH
WHEN YOU'VE GOT THAT MUCH TALENT THERE AND YOU KNOW IT
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF
THAT THEY'RE NOT EVEN TRYING.
5, 6, 7, 8!
C-T-R!
STOP. ALEX, WHEN DO Y'ALL GO DOWN?
C...T...R.
Shannon: THE LAST COUPLE OF YOUTH SILVER PRACTICES,
IF MY KID WAS ON THAT TEAM...
I WOULD HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT WORRIED.
THEY WERE A HOT MESS AND A HALF.
I MEAN, THEY WEREN'T FOCUSED.
Alisha: READY? HERE WE GO!
[ Chanting ] C-T-R.
THE NUMBER-ONE TEAM.
WE'RE THE ORANGE AND THE BLACK,
THE BEST YOU'VE EVER SEEN.
NO ONE'S PRACTICING IT! NOT ONE PERSON!
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA LEARN TO BE TIGHT.
AT A COMPETITION LIKE THIS ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO,
THERE'S SO MANY GOOD TEAMS THERE
THAT IT'S GONNA COME DOWN TO THAT CLEAN ROUTINE.
I'M GONNA TELL Y'ALL SOMETHING REAL QUICK.
STAND UP!
IT LOOKS LIKE A DISASTER OUT THERE.
WHO IS TRYING RIGHT NOW?
WITH EVERYTHING YOU GOT? YOU CAN'T TRY ANY HARDER?
YOU CAN'T BE ANY TIGHTER
OR BLOCK THROUGH THIS ANY BETTER?
Andrea: I DEFINITELY THINK THAT THIS GROUP OF KIDS
IS NOT TRYING THEIR BEST RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN WINNING EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE.
ALL Y'ALL'S PRACTICES,
YOU DON'T TRY AND YOU DON'T CARE.
Andrea: THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN JUST SHOW UP
AND DO WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING AND THEY'LL WIN.
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY UNDERSTAND.
LIKE, THIS IS A BIG COMPETITION.
MY GOODNESS! GET A LITTLE HEART.
[ SIGHS ]
CASS, DON'T EVEN SMILE AGAIN
UNLESS YOU'RE IN THE ROUTINE.
Ann: THAT WAS A BURN.
THAT WAS A BAD BURN.
IS MARK GONNA GO TO COLUMBUS WITH US?
NO. I TOLD HIM --
NEITHER IS TORREY.
I TOLD HIM I WANTED HIM TO GO,
BUT WHEN HE HEARD THE WORD "BUS,"
HE WAS LIKE, "I'M OUT."
Andrea: WHEN I HEARD THE WORD "BUS"
AND I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW FAR AWAY OHIO IS,
IT WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD."
Alisha: OKAY, GO BACK.
READY? HERE WE GO!
THIS COMPETITION TRAVEL SHOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING
BECAUSE THE TEAM AND THE PARENTS,
WE'RE ALL GONNA GO ON ONE BIG BUS TOGETHER
FOR 12 HOURS.
AND IT'S GONNA BE A LONG 12 HOURS.
DO YOU THINK OUR BUS DRIVER IS GONNA KILL HIMSELF?
I MEAN, ALL OF US ON A BUS AT THE SAME TIME?
Andrea: AS TEAM MOM PRESIDENT, I NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY THIS WEEKEND.
I DEFINITELY DON'T TRUST ANN AT ALL.
I FEEL LIKE SHE'S TALKING TO ME BUT SHE'S THINKING ABOUT
HOW ANYTHING I SAY CAN BENEFIT HER
AND HOW SHE CAN USE STUFF THAT I SAY AGAINST ME LATER ON.
JUST DON'T TRUST HER.
IT PROBABLY WON'T TAKE AS LONG AS YOU THINK
BECAUSE THEY WON'T STOP.
YOU JUST HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM ON THE BUS
INSTEAD OF STOPPING EVERY HOUR.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT ON A BUS?
WHEN YOU FLUSH, DOES IT JUST FALL OUT ON THE ROAD?
[ GAGS ]
I'M NEVER DRIVING BEHIND A BUS AGAIN.
Shannon: THE ANN AND ANDREA RELATIONSHIP,
I CAN TELL YOU, IS --
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT MAY-TO-DECEMBER ROMANCE.
[ CHUCKLES ] IT'S ALMOST DECEMBER.
SHE'S MOVING ON TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE ANYBODY'S JOB AWAY FROM THEM.
I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP THEM BE BETTER AT THEIR JOB
AND JUST KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GONNA BE EXPECTED TO DO,
BECAUSE IF PARENTS DO COME AND COMPLAIN,
IT'S GONNA LOOK -- YOU KNOW, REFLECT BAD ON THE TEAM MOM.
PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE
THAT ANDREA HAS BEEN PLAYING EVERYBODY.
SHE HAS BEEN PLAYING ANN LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE.
I TOLD HER SHE COULD CALL ME MADAM PRESIDENT.
I KIND OF FEEL SORRY FOR HER.
[ LAUGHS ]
GOING TO COLUMBUS, IT SHOULD BE INTERESTING
TO SEE THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN ALL THE MOMS.
IT'S A WITCH'S BREW. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IT'S GONNA BE THIS LITTLE BUBBLING CESSPOOL
THAT ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
HEY!
MICHELLE CALLED AND ASKED ME TO MEET HER FOR BREAKFAST.
AND I'M CURIOUS. I WANT TO KNOW WHY, SO I AGREED.
SO, THIS IS NICE, AND I'M GLAD YOU CAME.
I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, GOOD TO KIND OF HAVE THAT GOOD RAPPORT
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF OUR TEAM PARENTS.
IT IS KIND OF A GYM DIVIDED.
I JUST DON'T WANT THIS DIVISION BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER
OR BECAUSE YOU MAY BE FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE
OR I MAY BE FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE.
LIKE, THAT'S JUST SO DUMB.
YEAH.
I WANT ANDREA TO FORM HER OPINION ABOUT ME
BASED OFF OF HER OWN EXPERIENCES WITH ME,
NOT THE EXPERIENCES ANN AND I HAVE HAD WITH EACH OTHER.
I KNOW PEOPLE THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE I'M FRIENDS WITH ANN
THAT I AM SHARING OPINIONS WITH ANN, AND I'M NOT.
EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT TAKE
EVERYTHING THAT YOU HEAR INTO CONSIDERATION,
IT'S STILL HARD NOT TO WEIGH ON YOUR THOUGHTS.
DON'T THINK THAT I'M JUST DOING WHAT ANN TELLS ME TO DO.
LIKE, SHE'S NOT THE PUPPETMASTER.
I'M NOT HER PUPPET.
I KNOW SHE PROBABLY THINKS THAT SHE CONTROLS WHAT I DO,
BUT SHE DOESN'T.
Andrea: I'M POSITIVE THAT ANN THINKS THAT SHE JUST RUNS THE SHOW,
AND I DO WHATEVER SHE TELLS ME TO DO.
AND THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE.
AND I'M TEAM MOM PRESIDENT.
SHE'S NOT GONNA BE BARKING ORDERS AT ME.
SHE MAKES ME FEEL REALLY SMART WHEN I'M AROUND HER.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND LET ME TELL YOU.
WHEN WE WERE FRIENDS, SHE WAS A GOOD FRIEND.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
THERE WERE NIGHTS I'D GO HOME AND I'M JUST LIKE,
"DOES SHE REALLY TALK TO ME THAT WAY?"
I JUST WANT YOU TO BE CAREFUL.
MICHELLE IS VERY SWEET,
BUT I'VE ALSO SEEN HER, LIKE, CRAZY NUT.
I JUST CAN'T LET MY GUARD DOWN WITH HER YET.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
NO, I WAS GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT ANDREA.
[ SIGHS ]
SHE'S BEEN KIND OF TRYING TO TAKE OVER MY TEAM-MOM STATUS,
I THINK, UP THERE AT THE GYM.
Ann: I JUST GET CAUGHT UP IN SO MUCH DRAMA.
I GO TO MY HUSBAND, TORREY.
HE'S THE ONE PERSON WHO CAN SIT DOWN AND TELL ME,
"ANN, YOU'RE BEING A LITTLE TOO CRAZY"
OR, "ANN, YOU'RE NOT BEING CRAZY AT ALL."
BUT I THOUGHT ANDREA WAS YOUR FRIEND.
WELL, SHE IS MY FRIEND.
BUT DO YOU TRUST HER?
YOU KNOW I HAVE A TRUST ISSUE, SO...
BUT CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO YOU SHOULDN'T TRUST, YOU TRUST.
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU TRUST SHANNON.
I DID TRUST SHANNON UNTIL SHE THREW ME UNDER THE BUS.
I SAID, "ANN, SHANNON IS ALL FOR HERSELF.
SHE ALL FOR HERSELF."
"NO, SHANNON'S MY FRIEND. SHANNON'S MY FRIEND.
SHANNON'S MY FRIEND."
NOW LOOK AT HER.
AFTER I KIND OF STARTED SEEING THROUGH ANDREA,
I JUST KIND OF FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING EVERYBODY AT THE GYM.
I FELT LIKE I WAS FRIENDLESS ANN.
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE FRIENDLESS ANN.
WHAT IS TEAM MOM? I MEAN --
YOU KNOW, TEAM MOM IS THE MOM
THAT DOES EVERYTHING FOR THE KIDS.
THE FLUNKY.
BASICALLY A FLUNKY.
YOU KNOW, BUT, I MEAN,
THAT'S PART OF MY STATUS UP THERE AT THE GYM.
I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES IN YOUR FAVOR.
THANK YOU.
Andrea: BONNIE CAME TO ME AND ASKED
IF I WAS OKAY WITH KYLIE MENTORING ALANA
WITH SOME OF HER TUMBLING,
AND I AGREED TO LET BONNIE COME OVER TO THE HOUSE.
SEE Y'ALL.
GO JUMP.
HAVE FUN.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE BEST FRIENDS.
WE WILL NEVER BE BEST FRIENDS AND HANG OUT ON A FRIDAY
OR GO TO THE MOVIES OR SHOPPING.
BUT AS THE TEAM MOM PRESIDENT,
FOR THE GOOD OF ALANA AND HER TEAM,
I THINK I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING
BY LETTING BONNIE COME OVER.
CAN I SEE YOU DO A TOE-TOUCH?
SO, HOW DID CHICAGO GO?
IT WAS AWESOME. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN.
ME AND ALISHA WOULD HAVE DINNER, AND IT WAS NICE
'CAUSE WE GOT TO HAVE, LIKE, NORMAL CONVERSATION.
Andrea: ANN IS SO JEALOUS.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO "ANN" IN "TEAM."
[ LAUGHS ]
AND IT WASN'T, LIKE, DRAMA.
ANN WASN'T AROUND.
AND SHE WAS PROBABLY JEALOUS, YOU KNOW.
SHE LIKES --
SHE WAS REALLY JEALOUS.
SHE DOESN'T LIKE ANYONE TO HANG OUT WITH ALISHA BUT HER.
I CAME HOME AND BRAGGED ABOUT IT TO ANN
JUST TO RUB IT IN A LITTLE BIT.
OH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH HER.
SO I HEAR.
SHE'LL STAB YOU IN THE BACK.
I'M JUST -- I JUST WANT YOU TO BE CAREFUL
SO SHE DOESN'T HURT YOU LIKE SHE'S HURT EVERYONE ELSE.
THANK YOU FOR THE WARNING.
Bonnie: I THINK IT WILL BE JUST A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE ANDREA COMES OVER AND JOINS TEAM BONNIE --
IF WE'LL LET HER IN.
I DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT WE'LL LET HER.
CLEARLY, SHE HAS NO IDEA
HOW MUCH I LOVE TO BE AROUND HER AND HEAR THE SOUND OF HER VOICE.
WE HAVE A NEW SKILL!
ALREADY?
LET'S SEE.
YAY!
YAY!
Bonnie: KYLIE AND ALANA WORKED GREAT TOGETHER.
ALANA, SHOW ME YOUR FRONT TUCK.
I THINK AS LONG AS ALANA HAS A MENTOR LIKE KYLIE
THAT EVENTUALLY SHE WILL GET ON YOUTH SILVER.
JUST WORK ON YOUR GOING UP.
YOU WANT TO GO...UP.
UP.
I CAN TELL SHE'S ALREADY MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
Andrea: YEAH, SHE'S DOING GOOD.
THAT WAS VERY GOOD.
Andrea: ALANA IS, LIKE, ALREADY LEARNING SOME NEW THINGS,
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE THAT MEANS IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR BONNIE TO GO.
AND THAT CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH.
THAT WAS PERFECT!
Woman: NO.
GO, GO!
[ SHOUTS ]
Alisha: OKAY, YOUTH SILVER,
GO TO THE BLUE AND START STRETCHING.
HEY, GIRL. HOW ARE YOU?
HEY, ALANA.
HEY.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU ALANA'S SKILLS,
HOW SHE'S BEEN WORKING.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE THEM.
BONNIE'S COME TO ME,
AND SHE WANTS ME TO SEE ALANA'S BACK HANDSPRING.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK BONNIE REALIZES
THAT I SEE ALANA AT CHEER PRACTICE ALL THE TIME,
AND I KNOW WHAT THE KID'S CAPABLE OF.
BUT THE MORE PRESSURE SHE PUTS ON ALANA,
THE MORE ALANA'S NOT GONNA DO IT.
DON'T BE SCARED. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN SCARED.
YOU GOT TO GET OVER THAT FEAR.
COME ON. YOU GOT IT.
Alisha: BONNIE ACTS LIKE A BACK HANDSPRING
IS THE EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD,
AND IT'S VERY HARD FOR SOMEONE THAT'S NEW LIKE ALANA.
THERE'S A REASON
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO YOUR BACK HANDSPRING WELL
TO GET ON A LEVEL LIKE YOUTH SILVER,
AND IT'S JUST NOT EASY.
COME ON. YOU'VE GOT TO DO THIS.
DON'T DO THAT.
Bonnie: I DID HAVE TO GET ON ALANA.
SHE WAS HESITATING.
YOU CAN'T HESITATE.
IF YOU'RE GONNA HESITATE,
THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO DO IT AT ALL.
JUST THROW IT, GET OVER THE FEAR,
AND BE DONE WITH IT.
IT IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT.
COME ON, ALANA. YOU GOT IT.
JUMP HARD.
SHE'S BEEN DOING FINE. JUST DO IT.
1, 2, 3, 4...
Bonnie: I'M STANDING THERE.
"ALANA, THROW YOUR BACK HANDSPRING.
THROW IT! STOP IT. JUST DO IT."
AND I THINK THAT I MAKE HER NERVOUS.
AND I JUST KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT,
SHE WOULD PROBABLY DO MUCH BETTER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Alisha: WHAT -- OKAY,
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS AND THIS?
DO YOU REALLY THINK MY ARM'S GONNA HAVE THAT MUCH EFFECT?
Alisha: I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM WITH ALANA AND HER BACK HANDSPRING --
IT'S ALL MENTAL.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO IT. SHE'S GOT THE TECHNIQUE.
SHE'S GOT THE FORM.
REGARDLESS, HER TIME IS ALMOST UP,
AND I'VE GOT TO GET TO YOUTH SILVER PRACTICE.
GO. COME ON. SIT AND GO.
DON'T BACK OUT.
COME ON. YOUR MOM WENT AWAY.
I'M RIGHT HERE. GO.
COME ON. TIGHT. POWER.
GIVE ALL YOU'VE GOT. THE BIGGEST BOUNCE YOU'VE GOT.
JUST LIKE YOU'RE ON A TRAMPOLINE.
PLEASE, BABY. PLEASE.
I'M WATCHING HER HESITATE.
I'M GETTING VERY UPSET AND FRUSTRATED WITH HER
'CAUSE I KNOW SHE CAN DO IT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE'S HESITATING,
WHY SHE'S JUST STANDING THERE -- "I'M SCARED. I'M SCARED."
ALANA, NOW.
NOW!
THEY HAVE TO PRACTICE. YOU'VE GOT TO DO THIS NOW.
THE GIRLS NEED TO PRACTICE.
THEY'RE GOING TO COLUMBUS TO DO A BIG COMPETITION,
AND ALANA'S STALLING.
DO IT, BABY, ONE TIME.
ALANA.
Alisha: YOU CAN DO IT, ALANA.
SHOW HER ONE TIME.
PLEASE DO IT.
THEY'RE FIXING TO START PRACTICE. PLEASE.
HEY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO TO OHIO THIS WEEKEND.
YOU WANT TO GO TO OHIO THIS WEEKEND AND WATCH YOUTH SILVER?
MAYBE IF I MAKE A DEAL WITH ALANA
AND OFFER HER A CHANCE TO GO TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
AND WATCH THE TEAM COMPETE, MAYBE SHE'LL DO THE MOVE.
EXPLODE. THE BEST ONE YOU GOT RIGHT HERE.
GIVE IT EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT.
OKAY. YOU DON'T NEED ME. YOU DON'T NEED ANYBODY.
YOU GOT IT.
Bonnie: SHE FINALLY DID IT.
IT'S JUST, LIKE, THE BEST MOMENT EVER.
YOU GONNA COME TO OHIO ON THE BUS?
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS THERE.
IF ALANA CONTINUES WORKING HARD, WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
IT'S ALL UP TO HER.
OKAY, YOUTH SILVER, GO TO THE FIRST FORMATION!
GO.
THIS IS OUR LAST PRACTICE BEFORE COLUMBUS,
AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE KIDS.
THEY JUST WON'T CONCENTRATE.
HEY! QUIET! SHH!
READY!
5, 6, 7, 8!
SET 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8!
COME DOWN.
THAT LOOKS AWFUL -- AWFUL!
WHY ARE YOU ON HER SIDE LIKE THAT?
LET ME SHOW YOU. IT'S REAL SIMPLE.
TURN AROUND, CAMBREE. READY?
WE ARE GOING FOR OUR VERY FIRST U.S. FINALS BID,
AND THIS IS THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME
FOR THEM TO BE GOING THROUGH, YOU KNOW, JUST A MELTDOWN.
Andrea: WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN?
THEY FALL APART. I MEAN, THEY SUCK IN PRACTICE.
IT'S AMAZING THAT THEY WIN.
Alisha: READY.
5, 6, 7, 8.
HIT 1.
CASSADEE, YOU'RE ALLOWING HER TO SIT ON YOUR HAND
BY HOLDING HER BUTT.
DON'T TOUCH HER BUTT!
DON'T TOUCH HER BUTT! THAT'S THE MORAL OF THE STORY.
DON'T TOUCH HER BUTT.
Alisha: AND HIT 1, 2, 3, 4,
UP 5, 6, 7, 8.
HIT 1, 2 --
[ Sighing ] OH, DEAR GOD.
Mandy: LEADING UP TO COLUMBUS,
EVERYWHERE WE'VE GONE, THEY HAD WON EVERYTHING,
THEY'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, HEAD-OVER-HEELS THE BEST,
AND THEY WERE LIKE, "WE DON'T HAVE TO CONCENTRATE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO FOCUS. WE'VE GOT THIS."
OH, MY GOSH. I CANNOT TAKE IT.
THE COLUMBUS COMPETITION IS TOO IMPORTANT FOR COCKY ATTITUDE,
AND SO IT WAS VERY DISCOURAGING TO ME
OF HOW IT WAS GONNA TURN OUT.
AAH!
SERIOUSLY?
OKAY, I'M READY TO GET MY KID AND GO HOME.
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS B.S.
Ann: I DON'T KNOW WHAT IN THE WORLD
IS GOING ON IN THEIR HEADS, YOU KNOW?
I'M THINKING THAT THEY'RE THINKING
THAT THEY'RE JUST UNBEATABLE.
Y'ALL CAN HOLD HER UP.
Y'ALL ARE CHOOSING NOT TO TRY AND CHOOSING NOT TO CARE.
Y'ALL ARE LETTING YOUR ENTIRE TEAM DOWN BY DOING THAT.
YOU ALL FAIL.
I JUST HATE THAT THAT'S HOW THEY ENDED THEIR PRACTICE TODAY.
THIS PRACTICE WAS CRAP.
AND I MEAN, LIKE, THIS IS IT. WE LEAVE TOMORROW FOR OHIO.
I MEAN, WE DIDN'T HIT IT ONE TIME.
I'M SURE I WON'T BE SLEEPING TONIGHT.
I JUST KEEP THINKING,
"DO I REALLY WANT TO GET ON A BUS
AND GO ALL THAT WAY FOR THEM TO PERFORM LIKE CRAP?"
BECAUSE THIS PRACTICE WAS NOT IMPRESSIVE.
IT DIDN'T IMPRESS ME AT ALL.
THIS IS THE WORST I'VE SEEN THEM PRACTICE IN A LONG TIME.
Mandy: HOW COOL WOULD IT BE, OLIVIA,
FOR US TO GET IN THE TOP THREE OF THIS COMPETITION
AND GET INVITED TO NATIONALS?
IT'D BE REALLY COOL.
THAT'D BE PRETTY BIG FOR US. BE PRETTY BIG FOR YOUTH SILVER.
SO, WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON WINNING.
OKAY?
OKAY.
CAN YOU DO THAT?
MM-HMM.
CAN YOU ENCOURAGE YOUR OTHER TEAMMATES TO DO THAT?
YOU GOT TO TRY TO BE A LEADER.
YOU GOT TO TELL THOSE OLDER GIRLS,
"GIRLS, WE GOT TO FOCUS!"
Mandy: I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THEM NOT BEING READY.
BUT THE BUS RIDE WITH THE MOMS
RIGHT NOW TENDS TO STRESS ME OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE
THAN EVEN THE COMPETITION.
ALL THE MOMS ARE GONNA BE ON THE SAME BUS.
SO, THAT'S A LONG TIME TO BE ON A BUS,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOSE.
IF THERE'S GONNA BE MAMA DRAMA,
IT'S GONNA PROBABLY ESCALATE IN AN AREA LIKE A BUS.
SO, HOPEFULLY I CAN FIND A BACK SEAT.
ALL RIGHT, THIS LOOKS GOOD. LOOK AT IT.
LOOKS GOOD,
BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SOME MORE FOR EVERY TEAMMATE.
GREAT. LET'S DO SO.
Man: HOW Y'ALL DOING?
WHERE'S IT GO? ANYWHERE I WANT TO PUT IT?
Alisha: IT'S EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WE'RE LOADING UP ON THIS BUS,
AND WE'RE HEADED TO OUR BIG COMPETITION IN COLUMBUS.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE 12 HOURS ON THE BUS.
[ SIGHS ] LORD.
WELL, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A GAME OF BATTLESHIP, YOU KNOW?
WHERE AM I GONNA MOVE NEXT? WHO AM I GONNA MOVE NEXT?
WHO'S GONNA SAY WHAT?
WHO'S GONNA DO WHAT?
I MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE NUTS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Andrea: I MADE THESE TRAVEL PACKETS
WITH ALL THIS INFORMATION FOR THE MOMS TO GO OVER.
IT'S GOT, LIKE, THE RELEASE FORMS THAT THEY HAVE TO SIGN
AND THE SCHEDULE AND THE RULES FOR THIS COMPETITION.
I THOUGHT I'D PASS THAT OUT
AND GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO READ ON THIS LONG BUS RIDE.
THAT'S A LITTLE WEIRD.
I JUST NEVER SEEN ANYBODY DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.
Andrea: SINCE ANN IS TEAM MOM FOR YOUTH SILVER,
I REALLY FEEL LIKE
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE.
BUT I KNEW THAT IT WOULDN'T GET DONE.
SO, I JUST TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO DO IT
'CAUSE I KNOW IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT,
YOU GOT TO DO IT YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE DONE IT AS TEAM MOM.
YEAH, I KNOW,
BUT I LIKE TO KEEP MY NOSE WHITE, NOT BROWN.
SHE DID TAKE A FEW JABS, WHICH IS JUST SILLY.
I'M JUST DOING HER JOB.
YOU KNOW WHAT, ANN? I THINK YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS.
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT MADAM PRESIDENT.
WELL, LET ME LOOK THROUGH IT BEFORE YOU PASS IT OUT.
THERE YOU GO. I'LL LET YOU SKIM OVER THAT.
Ann: IT'S NOT LIKE I'M A NOBODY AT THE GYM.
DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RAN THROUGH ME.
YES.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S BEEN A FEW THINGS GOING ON WITH ANDREA.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S GONE AND HAD BREAKFAST LATELY WITH MICHELLE,
AND I'M KIND OF QUESTIONING HER MOTIVES.
ALL I KNOW IS I WAKE UP
AND I GOT FIVE KIDS STARING ME IN THE FACE.
SHANNON AND I JUST GO REALLY, REALLY FAR BACK.
WE'VE GOT A LONG HISTORY TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THE PERSON THAT I COULD GO TO
IF I FELT LIKE ANYTHING WAS WRONG IN THE GYM
OR EVEN IN MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE.
AND NOW SHE'S JUST KIND OF OVER THERE,
YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING MICHELLE.
OH, ANDREA'S LOOKING BACK THIS WAY. MM.
ANDREA'S PROBABLY TRYING TO HEAR WHAT WE'RE SAYING...
ANN FEELS LIKE SHE HAS CONTROL OF ANDREA.
SHE HAS NO CONTROL OF ANDREA.
AND THE TRUTH IS,
HER LITTLE FRIEND ANDREA IS REALLY NOT A FRIEND.
I THINK SHE FEELS 100% CONFIDENT IN ANDREA
AND ANDREA'S FRIENDSHIP.
SO, I DON'T KNOW.
PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY TAKE ANN IN A LOT BIGGER DOSES
IF THEY KNEW REALLY WHO SHE WAS.
I MISS THAT ANN,
THE ONE THAT IS LOVING, CARING, GIVING.
DANG THESE OLD WINDY ROADS.
GEEZ!
ANDREA'S NOT ON HER TEAM. ANN IS FRIENDLESS ANN.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO RECONCILE.
I KNOW THAT FEELING WHERE YOU'RE TOTALLY LOST.
AND YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A WEEKEND
WHERE YOU'RE HAVING A HORRIBLE WEEKEND
AND YOUR FOCUS IS TOTALLY NOT ON WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE.
WE ALL NEED TO TRY TO GET ALONG.
NOBODY'S TRYING TO GET ALONG WITH ME.
I MOVED UP FRONT HERE.
OH, YOU WERE BACK THERE WITH YOUR BFFs.
I MEAN, I CAN'T BE FRIENDS WITH YOU
IF YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH THEM AND...
Ann: I GAVE SHANNON AN ULTIMATUM.
EITHER SHE WAS GONNA BE FRIENDS WITH ME
OR FRIENDS WITH MICHELLE.
I MEAN, SHE WASN'T GONNA HAVE HER CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO.
IT HAD TO BE EITHER/OR.
THAT SOUNDED SOMETHING LIKE -- I DON'T KNOW --
4th, 5th, OR 6th GRADERS WOULD SAY.
Shannon: COME ON. LET'S BE REALISTIC.
I'M A GROWN WOMAN. I MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS.
IN OTHER WORDS, I'M GONNA TELL ANN HOW THE COW ATE THE CABBAGE.
YOU'RE ACTING JUST LIKE A KID.
OH, I'M NOT ACTING LIKE A KID.
I'M TEACHING MY KID HOW TO PICK HER TRUE FRIENDS.
MY FOCUS IS ON THE GYM.
WELL, THEN, I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN WITH THEM
'CAUSE I CAN'T BE FRIENDS WITH YOU.
I'M DONE.
OH, WELL.
SHE LOST HER MIND THAT DAY.
THE SPANX WERE TWO SIZES TOO SMALL,
CUT OFF THE CIRCULATION.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN JUSTIFY IT.
THREE FREAKIN' HEIFERS RIGHT THERE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
WE HAVE SEVEN.
DANA AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING THEM UP ONLINE.
THEY'RE GOOD.
IT'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGE.
MANDY AND I WERE TALKING ON THE BUS RIDE,
AND SHE SEEMED EXTREMELY NERVOUS.
WE'VE FACED TOUGH COMPETITION BEFORE,
BUT NOT LIKE WHAT WE WILL SEE IN COLUMBUS.
I'VE PREPARED THESE KIDS THE BEST THAT I CAN.
I JUST HOPE IT'S ENOUGH.
Woman: COME ON, KYLIE!
GET US OFF OF HERE!
COME ON, CAM-BAM.
HOW'S IT GOING?
HI.
AFTER THE WORLD'S LONGEST BUS RIDE,
WE FINALLY ARRIVE IN COLUMBUS.
WE HAVE A HUGE DAY TOMORROW, AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS
GET TO THE ROOM AND GET SOME SLEEP.
CAM-BAM, YOU'RE GETTING A BATH FIRST
SO YOU CAN GO TO BED, OKAY?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Michelle: I DON'T THINK ANN'S INTENTIONALLY ISOLATING HERSELF.
I THINK SHE'S JUST BEING ANN,
AND BEING A [BLEEP]
[CHUCKLES] IS MAKING PEOPLE RUN AWAY FROM HER.
I'M NOT GONNA FIGHT WITH HER THIS WEEKEND.
SHE CAN KISS MY REAR END.
MY NAME'S NOT "NO FRIEND ANN."
MY NAME IS "I GOT FRIENDS SHANNON."
[ DANCE MUSIC PLAYING ]
R.D.: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST COMPETITION
THAT WE'VE BEEN TO YET THIS SEASON.
COLUMBUS COMPETITION IS WHAT WE'VE WORKED ON
FOR YOUTH SILVER THE ENTIRE YEAR.
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO GET A BID TO THE NATIONAL FINALS.
Alisha: CAMBREE, HURRY!
Andrea: TODAY, I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS.
LIKE, THIS IS NOT JUST YOUR REGULAR COMPETITION
WHERE YOU WIN GRAND CHAMPS, GET YOUR BANNER, AND GO HOME.
LIKE, THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
R.D.: SIT DOWN.
LET'S STRETCH SO WE'RE READY WHEN WE GET OVER TO THE MATS.
ALL RIGHT, TO THE MIDDLE!
Alisha: AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO.
THEY KNOW THEIR ROUTINE. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
ALL WE CAN DO IS GET THEM STRETCHED OUT
AND READY TO PERFORM.
GIRLS, COME HERE. COME HERE.
WHAT FLOOR ARE WE GOING ON FIRST?
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CLEAN.
THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT.
DO Y'ALL UNDERSTAND ME?
All: YES.
Alisha: ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL GET IN YOUR PYRAMID
AND LET'S JUST WALK THROUGH IT.
DING, DING! 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8!
Coaches: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 --
STOP! TAYLOR, STOP!
STOP, TAYLOR!
ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE THAT FAR UP?!
NO! GO BACK!
WE'RE BACKSTAGE, AND THESE KIDS ARE MAKING HUGE MISTAKES --
MISTAKES I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM MAKE BEFORE.
THEY REALIZED THAT THERE ARE OTHER TEAMS
THAT ARE JUST AS GOOD AS THEY ARE,
AND THEY'RE NERVOUS.
STOP! Y'ALL GOT TO KNOW THE COUNT.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU GO UP ON 7.
SET HER DOWN. SET HER DOWN. PUT HER ON THE FLOOR.
DO Y'ALL NOT KNOW THE COUNT?
BASES, THAT WAS Y'ALL'S FAULT.
5, 6, 7, GO!
TIGHT! 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8!
1!
STOP! STOP! LET ME SEE YOUR NOSE.
OKAY, YOU'RE NOT BLEEDING.
YOUR TEETH -- ALL RIGHT.
ASHTYN GOT KICKED RIGHT IN THE MOUTH,
HAD HER MOUTH BLEEDING.
HER BRACES, YOU KNOW, HAD CUT HER LIPS UP AND STUFF.
SO, SHE'S GOT A BLOODY MOUTH.
I'M TRYING TO DEAL WITH THAT,
AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING SEEMS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO FALL APART
RIGHT HERE AT THE MOST CRITICAL MOMENT.
Alisha: 1, 2, 3, 4, UP, 5, 6, 7, 8!
IT SEEMED LIKE THE WARM-UP WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE.
5, 6, 7, 8!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 --
R.D.: STOP! STOP!
WHEN MAGGIE WENT DOWN, MY HEART STOPPED.
[ CRYING ]
OKAY. OKAY. BREATHE.
BREATHE. Y'ALL, BACK UP.
ALL RIGHT, YOU ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT. DID YOU -- HOW DID YOU LAND?
DID THEY LAND ON YOUR HEAD? WHAT HAPPENED?
Alisha: MAGGIE'S DOWN.
SHE'S HURT. THIS KID NEVER CRIES.
WHAT HAPPENED?
LANDED ON HER NECK.
R.D.: I CALLED THE MEDIC TO COME OVER AND CHECK HER OUT.
AND SHE RAN SOME TESTS ON HER, YOU KNOW,
TO MAKE SURE SHE HAD FEELING EVERYWHERE.
THANK YOU.
Alisha: I'M GLAD MAGGIE'S OKAY.
NOW IT'S JUST PULLING HER BACK TOGETHER
AND LETTING HER KNOW THAT SHE IS OKAY.
THESE MISTAKES ARE COMPLETELY UNEXCUSABLE.
YOU GUYS CAN DO THIS IN YOUR SLEEP.
TARA, DID YOU NOT GET IN YOUR SPOT?
THEY WERE DROPPING STUNTS
THAT WASN'T EVEN AFFECTING THEIR STUNT GROUP.
IT HIT MAGGIE, WHO WASN'T EVEN IN THEIR STUNT GROUP.
THEIR NERVES ARE GETTING THE BEST OF THEM,
AND THAT KIND OF STUFF SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN.
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
YOU'RE NEXT, GIRLS.
Michelle: I HAVE NEVER SEEN COMPETITION LIKE THIS BEFORE.
I MEAN, THESE KIDS ARE AWESOME.
THIS IS THE BIG DEAL FOR US,
YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST COMPETITION,
AND I'M NERVOUS.
MY PHONE WAS BLOWING UP BACKSTAGE
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN AWAY FROM THE MOMS SO LONG NOW,
AND THEY'VE BEEN WATCHING THE OTHER YOUTH LEVEL 2 TEAMS.
"OH, MY GOSH. THAT TEAM WAS AWESOME."
"OH, MY GOSH. THAT TEAM HIT."
EVERYBODY'S HITTING.
AND THAT'S MY ONLY THING RIGHT NOW IS,
CAN THEY GO OUT THERE
AND DO THIS ROUTINE WITH NO MESS-UPS?
GUYS, I KNOW CHEERLEADING'S A TOUGH SPORT,
BUT THIS IS NOT A ROUTINE THAT IS TOO HARD FOR Y'ALL.
Y'ALL CAN DO THIS, ALL RIGHT?
2 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS.
GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT.
NO, I'M DOING IT 'CAUSE I'M NERVOUS!
WHATEVER.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WON'T BE IN THE FRONT.
WHERE WILL YOU BE?
I'LL BE IN THAT BOX RIGHT THERE.
THIS COMPETITION'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT
BECAUSE AT THE COMPETITIONS WE GO TO,
THE COACHES ARE RIGHT IN FRONT.
AT THIS COMPETITION,
WE FOUND OUT I'M GONNA BE OFF TO THE SIDE,
SO THEY PROBABLY WON'T EVEN SEE ME AT ALL.
Man: SMALL YOUTH LEVEL 2!
HERE COMES... FROM SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS!
IT'S CHEER TIME REVOLUTION!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Alisha: AS THE KIDS TAKE THE FLOOR,
I'M THINKING ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
THESE KIDS HAVE NEVER LET ME DOWN.
THEY'VE NEVER LET THEMSELVES DOWN.
I KNOW WARM-UP WAS TOUGH, BUT I KNOW THESE KIDS CAN DO IT.
I'M REALLY WORRIED --
CAN THEY DO IT WITHOUT ME BEING RIGHT THERE IN FRONT?
BE TIGHT, GIRLS!
GO, TIGERS!
[ DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHOO!
ONE MORE TIME!
UP!
CAMBREE HAD A BOBBLE IN THE PYRAMID.
LUCKILY, CASSADEE, KYLIE, AND ALEX --
THEY DIDN'T LET HER COME DOWN.
THEY PUSHED HER RIGHT BACK UP THERE.
BUT I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED.
ONE LITTLE BOBBLE CAN MAKE YOU OR BREAK YOU.
[ DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Man: CHEER TIME REVOLUTION!
Alisha: THE KIDS JUST PERFORMED.
THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN THEM DO.
THAT WAS NOT THEIR BEST PERFORMANCE.
NO, IT WAS NOT.
Mandy: I WAS NERVOUS.
I WAS THINKING THAT DURING THEIR PERFORMANCE
THAT IT WASN'T THEIR BEST.
YOUR HEART JUST SINKS WHENEVER YOU THINK
THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING WHAT YOU KNOW THEY CAN DO.
Alisha: I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED
WHEN I HEARD THE PARENTS THINK THAT.
IT WAS REALLY MAKING ME SECOND-GUESS MYSELF.
I AM A NERVOUS WRECK
BECAUSE THESE PARENTS HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT TELL ME
THAT THE TEAM WASN'T AS GOOD AS THEY NORMALLY ARE,
THEY WASN'T AS GOOD AS ANYBODY ELSE.
I DIDN'T WANT THE PARENTS TO TELL ME THAT,
NOR DID I WANT THEM TO TELL THEIR KIDS THAT.
Woman: SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
WE ARE STARTING THE AWARD CEREMONIES.
THE KIDS WERE ALL CALLED DOWN TO THE FLOOR
FOR THE AWARD CEREMONY.
THIS IS A U.S. FINALS QUALIFIER, SO THAT'S COOL.
OH. OH.
HERE WE GO!
Man: WHOO!
COME ON, MANDY.
Woman: 7th PLACE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHAMPION ALL STARS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
6th PLACE, NORTH COAST ALL STARS!
OKAY. I'M GETTING BETTER.
TOP 5.
TOP 5. HERE WE GO.
Ann: OH, MY GOSH.
I GOT, LIKE, THE FREAKIN' BEE GEES GOING ON, DEFINITELY.
I CAN HEAR MY STOMACH -- BURR-BURR-BURR-BRAH.
I'M JUST THINKING, "PLEASE, GOD,
LET US COME IN 1st THROUGH 3rd PLACE."
BECAUSE IN MY MIND, I'M THINKING WE'RE 4th.
Woman: PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER
FOR LAKE ERIE ULTIMATE ALL STARS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Alisha: WHEN THEY'RE COUNTING DOWN THE AWARDS
AND THEY GET TO 4th PLACE,
THERE WAS A PART OF ME THAT WAS LIKE, "O-M-G."
IF WE GET IN THE TOP THREE, WE GET A BID TO NATIONALS.
Shannon: IF THEY DON'T GET THAT BID, OH, MY GOD.
YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN ON THE BUS
IF THEY DON'T GET THAT BID.
I CAN SEE PEOPLE BEING SO MAD THAT THEY'LL SAY,
"WE'RE DRIVING BACK NOW.
"TOO BAD, SO SAD. GET ON THE BUS.
"WE'RE GOING. SHUT UP.
PUT A MOVIE IN. DON'T SAY A WORD."
Woman: 4th PLACE...
Woman: THIS IS A U.S. FINALS QUALIFIER.
Mandy: THE COMPETITION IN COLUMBUS GIVES US A BID TO NATIONALS,
AND IT'S A BIG DEAL.
THE TOP THREE TEAMS GO,
AND THIS WOULD BE THE PAYOFF FOR ALL OF OUR HARD WORK.
Woman: 4th PLACE...
ELITE CHEER AND DANCE!
OOH!
3rd PLACE...
EMPIRE CHEERING TEAM!
[ LAUGHS ]
I TOLD YOU. 1st OR 2nd. 1st OR 2nd.
2nd PLACE...
Alisha: IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD,
I KNEW THAT WE WERE A GOOD TEAM.
BUT THE PARENTS WERE TELLING ME OVER AND OVER AND OVER
THERE WERE TEAMS THAT WERE BETTER.
Woman: ...MIDWEST CHEERING...
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
...JUNGLE CATS!
AND LET'S GET CRAZY FOR THE CHAMPIONS...
...CHEER TIME REVOLUTION!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Shannon: YOUTH SILVER DID AWESOME.
THEY WON 1st PLACE IN THEIR DIVISION
AND THEY WON THE BID TO NATIONALS.
OH, MY GOD!
ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS, "OH, MY GOSH.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS."
I CRIED.
ALL THE EMOTIONS ARE RUNNING THROUGH.
IT'S EMOTIONAL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Ann: I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.
IT WAS A HUGE COMPETITION FOR THIS GROUP.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO WALK IN THERE AND TO WIN IT ALL,
IT WAS JUST THE GREATEST FEELING EVER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I FEEL LIKE THAT I CAN ALMOST ALWAYS,
YOU KNOW, COUNT THE DEDUCTIONS.
I KNOW WHAT OUR SCORE'S GONNA BE COMPARED TO THE OTHER TEAMS.
AND I WAS TOTALLY WRONG THIS TIME.
I WANT AN APOLOGY FROM EVERY ONE OF YOU.
I'M SORRY!
Alisha: WHEN THEY WON,
ALL I WANTED TO SAY TO THE PARENTS WAS, "TOLD YA."
ZIP YOUR MOUTH AND SHUT UP.
ZIP IT.
I WASN'T SAYING NOTHING!
OKAY! OKAY! OKAY!
Dana: WE'RE STANDING IN A LINE,
AND Y'ALL ARE GONNA LINE UP AND SAY, "I'M SORRY."
I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!
Y'ALL MADE ME NERVOUS.
DO WHAT Y'ALL BEEN DOING THE WHOLE TIME.
DON'T CHANGE A THING. DO JUST WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING.
DON'T MAKE ME DOUBT MY KIDS. I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF.
Y'ALL LOOK THIS WAY AND SMILE.
Alisha: IT'S BEEN A GREAT SEASON SO FAR,
AND I'M SO PROUD OF THESE GIRLS.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAD A DRAMA-FREE DAY.
TO CELEBRATE THE KIDS GETTING 1st PLACE
AND A BID TO NATIONALS,
WE TOOK EVERYONE OUT FOR A PIZZA PARTY.
ALL RIGHT, SO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL --
Michelle: STOP IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I GOT REALLY EMOTIONAL AT THE PIZZA PARTY BECAUSE...
[ SIGHS ]
I MEAN, THESE KIDS DID SO GOOD
AND THE PARENTS HAVE WORKED SO HARD,
AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL THEM HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM.
Y'ALL ARE LIKE FAMILY TO US,
AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL FOR GETTING ALONG.
Shannon: ALISHA IS TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS TO WHAT'S GOING ON.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE MAMAS.
NOT A CLUE.
I KNOW THESE MOMS WELL.
AND IT'LL PROBABLY BE A COLD DAY IN HELL
BEFORE THEY SEE EYE TO EYE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Ann: MICHELLE IS COMPLETELY CRAZY,
AND BONNIE IS AN ABSOLUTE WHACK JOB.
ANDREA'S KIND OF A SNEAKY BACK-STABBER
THAT LIKES TO STIR THE POT.
I'VE BEEN BURNED TIME AFTER TIME WITH THESE MOMS,
AND I'VE THOUGHT OF A COUPLE OF REVENGE MOVES I'M GONNA DO.
OOH, THAT'S A BIG HOT SAUCE.
SO, THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING NOT SO THE WAY THAT I LIKE IT
AT THE GYM WITH ANDREA,
AND KIND OF REALLY QUESTIONING OUR FRIENDSHIP.
AND I JUST KIND OF WANT TO GO BACK TO THE PERSON
THAT I REALLY TRUSTED THE MOST UP THERE AT THE GYM,
SHANNON.
I'M GLAD WE COULD BOTH GET TOGETHER TONIGHT.
I THINK IT WAS AND AWESOME IDEA THAT WE DO THAT.
Shannon: WHEN ANN ASKED ME TO GO OUT TO DINNER,
I THOUGHT, "OKAY. WHY NOT?"
WE NEED TO TRY TO GET OUR ISSUES RESOLVED.
ME AND YOU HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR HOW MANY YEARS?
I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER HOW LONG. SINCE THE KIDS WERE LITTLE.
WHO WAS THE PERSON THAT WE DESPISED THE MOST?
AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. THAT IS MICHELLE.
BY ME SPEAKING WITH BONNIE AND MICHELLE,
I KNEW ANN WOULD BE IRRITATED BEYOND BELIEF.
CAN YOU SAY I WAS DOING IT OUT OF SPITE? YEAH.
WELL, THIS IS MY PROBLEM.
YOU'VE GONE TO MICHELLE.
YOU'VE WENT TO DINNER WITH HER. YOU'VE TALKED TO HER.
I'M NOT BUDDYING UP WITH MICHELLE.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I WAS MAD AT YOU.
Ann: I STARTING FEELING A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE WITH SHANNON.
I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW,
"WELL, MAYBE THIS WILL WORK OUT GREAT, YOU KNOW?"
MAYBE I AM REELING SHANNON BACK IN
TO BEING ON, YOU KNOW, TEAM ANN'S SIDE.
FINE. MICHELLE IS PERSONA NON GRATA.
NO MORE. OKAY?
THEN YOU'RE BACK TO MY BFF, THEN.
Shannon: SINCE ANN AND I ARE NOW BFFs,
I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO LET ANN KNOW A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION
ABOUT HER OTHER LITTLE "BFF," ANDREA.
SHE IS TWO-FACED AS THEY COME.
NOW, ANDREA, I DON'T TRUST THAT WITCH.
I DON'T TRUST HER, EITHER.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, ANDREA'S UP IN EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS.
SHE'S GONNA BE OVER ALL THE TEAM MOMS.
RIGHT.
SHE'S GONNA BE MISS PRESIDENT.
AND I'M THINKING, "WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?"
BECAUSE SHE HADN'T BEEN IN THE GYM FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
SHE JUST SHOWED UP THIS YEAR,
ALL OF A SUDDEN DECIDED SHE WANTED TO BE A CHEER MOM.
I'M GONNA FIX HER.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO IMPEACH ANDREA FROM HER PRESIDENCY?
WHAT'S "IMPEACH" MEAN?
OH, MY GOD, ANN. SERIOUSLY?
IS THAT A DEAL?
IT'S A DEAL. COME ON.
FRIENDS?
Ann: HAVING SHANNON BACK ON TEAM ANN,
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WILL PUT MY STATUS
BACK UP HIGH IN THE GYM FOR SURE.
AND NOW I GOT TO GET ANDREA OUT OF THAT PRESIDENT SITUATION
AND LET HER BE MY VICE PRESIDENT.
COME ON. CHEERS TO THAT.
THE EVIL TWOSOME IS BACK.
OH, YEAH.