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...the next week we'll try to find alikes of it. You can send me ideas to this email.
Now we'll se the absurd lineups of Fernando Torres games.
Eh! What's up?
What are you doing?
I finally found my sport, dude!
This week I really found my sport!
Yeah... you always say so.
But this time is for real: Rhythmic Gymnastics!
But, flo, this is a female's sport!
But, but... it's a great sport! And I brought here the best!
Come, come! You'll love her!
I brought here the best gymnast... eh?
Be careful.
Today will come the best spanish gymnast, who already has a spot in the Olympic Games.
Here with us is... Carolina Rodriguez!
Uhm... oh, now!
Hello, Carolina. How are you?
Very well, very well.
He is Dani.
She's Anna Simon.
Carolina Rodriguez is here! First, we must congratulate you, becaouse you're almost in the Olympics.
Yes.
And second, thank you because you are here.
But now, we must go to the commercials. But soon we'll be with her an Marta Torne.
We'll see you soon.
Well, we are here, live, with Carolina Rodriguez. Thank you for coming here, Carolina, and congratulations for the qualification to the London Games.
Which will begin in august 9, right?
-Yes. -It's my birthday!
Oh! Well... it'll be a good debut!
30! You'll win everything!
Are you nervous about the Olympic Games?
Yes, because I teach in a school and there they put the days' countdown.
In Benavides de Abrigo.
Really?
And there are the days, and they crossed out one by one. 124, 123...
And it's not so good!
But, Caro, who would say you'll be in the Olympic Games?
Since, maybe people don't know, you were send of the national team because you were old.
I was a bit old, yes.
How old are you?
Answer!
25!
And they say you are old?!
Are you old at 25?!
Well, this sport is oriented to 12 or 13 year's old girls; and, of course, 25 years is not so usual.
But everything is possible, so as long as my body go well, I'll try to do it.
Then, you'll participate individually.
Yes. By myself.
I won the qualification. 4 years ago I wasn't in the national team.
I returned home, training in Leon.
And int the end everything went fine.
In Leon the people is very presistent!
You're very persistent, right?
Very persistent!
There's something that really moves me in your story. We watch a documentary, and we saw that your parents are deaf-mute.
Yes.
They're seaf-mute and the rhythmic gymnastics is the greatest joy for them.
Yes. They can't hear the music, but they can feel it through my movements. They enjoy the music through me, and it's not only parental love.
It's something special.
Yes, it's special. Well, can we go back there?
I would like to thank some people first.
Hey! Be careful!
I would thank Tanit, from Tanitex, because she made my leotards.
She must be selling a lot, right?
It's something stylish!
No, you know. This is a hard piece of work, and she made me a leotard for the preolympics in six days.
With Swarovskies and all, and I must than Tanitex.
Real Swarovskies?
Yes. They're expensive!
I want to take them!
To all the people at Tanitex, we send you an applause from Carolina!
I must tell you I'm an ace in "Rhysmic" Gymnastics.
"Rhysmic", "Rhysmic"!
Yes, "Rhysmic"! But I made some mistakes when I was training.
I'm an expert with hoops. Look!
But, well, you know... sometimes...
Wow! You made a double cross!
But look now. There's something wrong!
No, I have no control...
And with ribbon I have some problems, too.
That jump, wow!
You got style!
Of course!
The ribbon slipped off, but, you know...
It happened to me a lot. Don't worry.
How can I...?
Yes, I have some troubles. So I want you to teach me.
Come with me and so you can teach us, Carolina!
Stop playing with that ball!
A Swarovski fell to the floor!
Give it back to me!
You must hold it tight! It's expensive!
We made a great effort here, and mounted a carpet.
Wow.
Since we have the ball... what can we do with a ball?
We can do something easy...
I can do that!
An eight.
We'll see that.
Throwing... and picking up.
Where I start?
Where it pleases you.
I can make one of those easy things. Wait...!
You're doing it fine, keep the ball balance.
The ball balance, or mine?
I will collect it with my legs, but in the floor. Ok?
You can do it standing, too.
Look, look!
I'm really good at this.
I'm good with the "Kite Roll", that's something I want to put in the Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics'.
Pay attention. It's very hard.
I'll go to the corner.
Salute!
You can see Florentino, who will perform the Cosmic Kite. There he goes!
He can't catch the ball. It's no good, it's no good.
The russians are waiting. There is the Kite again.
He makes the "Kite look".
There it goes...! The ball's up! The Kite, the Kite! No, no...!
No, this is something I need you to teach me.
Maybe you're better with another apparatus.
Of course.
We'll try something with this.
Let's see.
Look the control of her hands, wow!
...from behind...
You made it look easy.
Back's rotation.
Rolling...
Rolling!
Throwing...
Throwing! Throwing...
Throwing!
Oh my God!
Look out!
I must do that using my legs?
1!
2!
Now!
He made it on purpose!
Now it's for real!
You stretch one leg and compress the other one, right?
Look... this way!
I thought it would be harder!
Run or you'll miss it!
You're throwing it very far.
Well... it was fine.
I'm not so good with hoops... because it fits me, you know...
But, what's the name of those?
Clubs.
Clubs. My uncle says I was such a club ("you are great!").
What can we do with the clubs besides of this...?
For example, we can do windmills.
Windmills.
Like this, ok?
Slowly... up, up, down, down.
I always thought you use strings.
This is a wrists work. If you bend your elbows you can hit your head.
You can do it this way...
It seems easy, right?
From behind... or this way.
Let's do it. Windmill...
Look out!
It seems to be easy, but it isn't.
My brain says "one down, the other up", but my body can't do it!
If you can't do it, not even try it!
It's not necessary.
Try it yourself!
But I can't do it.
I want to see her.
I think the ribbon is the easiest of all.
Ribbon is the best.
Take it.
I can make a routine with this!
Come, let's see who can put the stick inside the figure!
The snake!
Like this.
Make a figure... like this... good! Good!
The elbow inside it!
You must put the elbow inside it.
The elbow inside, right?
Inside. Like this!
There's another thing... throwing forward... and back again.
Let's see. It seems easy.
It's only "drawing", but at least you do excersise!
You take this, and you throw it... but you need to take the bottom.
The bottom, yes.
Take the bottom and throw it...
Well, Carolina. I want to gave you the ball, beacause I know you can show us a preview of the London Olympic Games.
A ball routine.
Ball is the name, isn't it?
Yes, ball. (they say "bola" and "pelota")
You'll do a ball exercise.
Let's give her some space.
Yes, here.
And, when you're ready, say to me, and I'll present you.
Ok.
Now.
Action!
Beautiful!
Wonderful, dude!
Impressive!
Beautiful.
Carolina, we want to give you the CD of Otra Movida, as a premonition of you winning at least one gold medal in London.
I hope so!
We wish you luck.
We dream about it!
Good luck, and we are all with you. Carolina Rodriguez was here with us today!