01x01 - A Second Chance

[bunniefuu]

[girl] They say that courage

is knowing there's a chance
you might fail at something

and choosing to do it anyway.

I'm Kyra Berry from Minnesota,

but right now,
I'm on my own on a flight to Australia.

Why Down Under?

Well, my parents signed me up
for gymnastics when I was six,

and it has pretty much
become my entire life ever since.

- [joyful music plays]
- [applause]

After winning a string
of junior state comps,

I made it to nationals, miraculously,

without even having an elite-level coach.

- But that wasn't exactly my best decision.
- [sad music plays]

One by one,

scholarship offers to elite academies

were all withdrawn.

But then I got a call from Maddy Cornell,

a former world champion gymnast.

Kyra, we've reviewed
your competition footage

and we want to offer you
a three-month trial

at the Coreega Gymnastics Academy

with the potential
for a three-year scholarship.

Oh my gosh, Maddy.

Thank you so much. I cannot believe this.

So, my trip here.

Is it courageous?

[plane whirring]

[upbeat theme music playing]

[seagulls calling]

[plane whirring]

[tires squeaking]

[energetic, upbeat music plays]

- [suitcase wheels rolling]
- [indistinct chatter]

[phone tinkling]

Hey, Mom, Dad, and everyone back home.

Uh, I just wanted
to let you guys know that

I've landed!

I cannot believe that I'm actually
in Australia right now.

It's crazy.

Um, I actually just
have to go find Aunt May really quick,

but standby

because I will call you guys soon. Bye.

[upbeat music continues playing]

[airport announcer speaking indistinctly]

[Aunt May] There you are!

[laughing] Hi! Look at you!

It's been so long.

Ah, you've grown so much.

- [Kyra giggles]
- Oh, you must be a real heartbreaker.

- Ah...
- Oh, come here. Mmm.

Okay, so we've got three days
to see the sights,

and then we hit the road to Adelaide.

Awesome.

- Come on.
- Let's go.

- ["So I Can Shine" playing]
- [engines roaring]

- [switches engine off]
- [exhales]

♪ Everything is moving at
A million miles an hour ♪

[Kyra inhales, exhales]

♪ Try to keep it all together
Even though I'm overwhelmed ♪

♪ Like a castaway on a desert isle
I'm lost at sea ♪

♪ Treading water, sinking sand
Hoping to be free ♪

♪ So I can shine ♪

Oh, wow!

♪ I can shine... ♪

Oh my god!

This looks superb.

[high-bar squeaking]

[amazed] Wow!

Is that Maddy?

[speaks inaudibly]

Hold on. I'm just gonna take a picture
for Mom and Dad.

- Sure.
- I'm sure they'd love it.

♪ Don't act like you don't know me ♪

♪ I'm doing all you've shown me ♪

♪ Just give me some small credit... ♪

Hey.

There's a couple of girls.

Hi, I'm Kyra.
I'm here for the scholarship.

[snootily] We know who you are.
I'm Scarlett and this is Maya.

Hm. Looking forward
to working with someone

that's done a lot of strength
and conditioning work.

Great posture.
Potentially a top gymnast here.

[scoffing]

Want a photo?

Sure.

[shutter clicks]

[exhales]

You don't mind, do you?

[hand claps on hip]

[typing]

[phone whooshes]

We'll leave you with Maddy.

Here she comes.

[scoffs]

Kyra, you've made it.
May, good to see you again.

You too.

- This is Senior Coach Jaimi Wang.
- Pleasure to meet you.

Jaimi is one of the best injury recovery
and prevention specialists in Australia.

If it wasn't for him,
I never would have won at Worlds.

Come on, we'll show you around.

- Okay. Let's go.
- [laughs]

We've got that stuff going on.

This way downstairs is the weights team.

[hopeful music playing]

[sighs heavily]

[sad music playing]

[sighs] Oh...

Hey, what's wrong?

[exhales]

It's... it's all just hit me. [Sniffs]

I'm already missing Mom and...

and Dad and home.

Oh, you'll make friends in no time.

Just focus on your dream.
It'll all work out.

Hey, show them all
why you were invited here.

[crying, sniffling]

Because everywhere else rejected me.

[exhales]

Hey, um, I've just gotta go
and sign you in with the head of boarding.

I'll be back in a minute.

[exhales]

- [birds tweeting]
- [sad music continues playing]

[girl 1] Not everyone
can have super rich parents.

[girl 2] Ugh, I know! Scarlett acts like
everyone is so beneath her.

[gasps] Hey, roomie!

[giggling] Oh my gosh, you're here!

Kyra, right?

I'm Tess. This is Li,

Alkira, Emma, and Kylie.

Maddy's told us all about you.

She has?

Oh, don't worry. It's all good.

Welcome to Coreega.

You'll love it here. Everyone's awesome.

Although Scarlett is a little...

Challenging?

[all together] Yeah. [Giggle]

Actually, I've met Scarlett

and, uh, Maya, is it?

- Yeah.
- Oh yeah, that's Scarlett, all right.

Here, we'll give you a real photo to post.

Okay...?

Smile!

[shutter clicks]

[birds chirping]

[upbeat music playing]

[alarm rings]

[exhales]

- Hi.
- Hey, morning.

Well, introductions, I guess.

- Uh, this is Rosie. UK girl.
- [in Scottish accent] Lovely to meet ya.

This is Tarni.

Ugh, and over there, on the dark side

with the evil empress
and Maya from Mexico,

are Liz and Farrah.

Wow. Isn't this awesome?



straight to school for six hours,

and then come back here
for another three hours.

Plus piano and violin practice for me

and then French and Chinese...

[sighs]

Whoa.

What?

Uh, yeah, the awesome part might wear off.

[laughs]

Nice of you to join us.

Okay, girls, welcome
to the Coreega Gymnastics Academy.

This is a three-month trial
in which the top six achieving girls...

Huh?

...will receive a full academic

and gymnastics scholarship here
for the next three years.

Six? I thought nine.

Unfortunately, budget cuts,

so we can only offer
five Australian scholarships

and one international scholarship.

During the next three months,

you will train
as hard as any elite gymnast.

Your internal competition scores
will be tracked and ranked.

Your current ranking is
where you finished last year.

All right, good luck, girls.

Let's get started.

[exhales]

Five girls dropped out last year
in the first week

and that was only
for a one-year scholarship.

Wonder who will drop out first this time.

Ugh, she doesn't really mat...

["Mountain" playing]
♪ Heads up, concentrate ♪

♪ Can't afford to deviate ♪

♪ Don't you know you're
Running out of time? ♪

♪ Got to move, keep up the pace ♪

♪ No disguise, no hiding place ♪

♪ Just one mountain left to climb ♪

♪ Mountain left to climb ♪

♪ Mountain left to climb... ♪

Her knee isn't right.

What?

[Scarlett] Kyra.
She's favoring her right knee.

[Maya] Hmm, maybe. Hard to tell.

What was the skill
she blew her knee on again?

Do you remember?

Front full, I think.

Bet she didn't have the height.

Twisted on the landing, and pop.

[Maya] Nice height

and clean lines.

Yeah. If we don't send her home,

you'll be the one packing your bags.

[zipping bag]

["Get In The Way" playing]
♪ I know I've put up a real fight ♪

♪ Real fight ♪

♪ Told myself, you know
This ain't right, ain't right ♪

♪ Almost like I got
My hands tied, hands tied ♪

♪ But I know, yeah, I know
It feels right ♪

♪ My mamma told you... ♪

[Tess] Dude, can we go now?

[sighs] Sorry, I wasn't expecting
such a fancy uniform.

Oh, wait. Whoo-hoo.

- There we go.
- Thank you.

Yeah, no, it's a great school.

Especially the elite sporting program
they sponsor and offer the scholarship to.

- Move over.
- Hmm.

Mm.

Why Scarlett needs a scholarship...?
I just don't get it.

Her parents could literally pay
for all of us to be here.

- Bye.
- Bye.

It's not fair when the rest of us
actually need it to be here.

Um, so, what other sports do we have here?

Soccer, football,
track and field, and gymnastics.

[school bell ringing]

Right, good morning, everyone.

We'll be doing prac experiment 2B
from your worksheets.

[giggle]

Scarlett, Maya, I saw that
and I've warned you before.

No phones in class.

Looks like you'll be joining me
on lunchtime duty.

Oh my god, has that woman got eyes
at the back of her head or something?

And I heard that too, Maya.

Right, I'll get you all in pairs.

So, Kyra, you're new,

you can go with Bradley.

Kieran with Scarlett,

Tess with Dylan,

and Li with Peter. Thanks, guys.

Uh, soccer player?

Yeah. And you're a gymnastics-cist?
[stammers] Uh, gymnast.

[giggles]

[indistinct student chatter]

- I think I've got it.
- What?

Kyra.

Come on, I'll tell you but not here.

["Get In The Way" resumes playing]

[Maddy] Good stuff.

You girls at the back,
if you can come over this way, thank you.

Head over to go to the beam because that's
what we're gonna be working on today.

Beautiful.

And you guys over there,
if you want to just match up with Jaimi,

that would be perfect.

All right, everyone, let's get to it.

♪ Don't you know there's no way ♪

♪ That I'm gonna let you listen
To what they say? ♪

♪ They can throw their two cents
It ain't worth their time spent ♪

♪ 'Cause nothing's gonna get in the way ♪

♪ The way ♪

♪ Na, na, na, na, na!
Na, na, na, na, na! ♪

Girls, your front fulls are
coming along really well.

Great job. You should be
really proud of yourselves.

[Maddy] Jaimi.

You know, you need to be able
to do a front full

if you want to stay here in the academy.

Hm. Remember last year

when they threw out Louisa
because she couldn't do one?

Was there a Louisa here last year?

Um, I don't think so.

[comical music playing]

[quick inhale]

Hmm.

[exhales] Great.

Of course it's the exact skill
that I blew my knee on.

[inhales] It's okay. Come on, Kyra.

You can do this. [Exhales]

[exciting rhythmic tone]

[breathing hard]

[Maddy] Are you okay?

Um... Mmm... Yeah, yeah, I'm...

I'm fine. See?

Yeah, I might just grab some water though.

[Maddy] What happened?

[Jaimi] She didn't have the confidence
in the height, so pulled out.

[soft music playing]

[Kyra sighs]

[Kyra exhales]

[phone ticking]

[Tess sighs]

Hey, Tess?

[distractedly] Uh, yeah?

Uh, are all the girls here solid
on their front fulls?

Yeah, I guess.

It's kind of like a basic requirement.

[sighs]

Good morning, everyone.
This morning, we'll be doing prac one.

[all girls together] Yes, Ms. Claver.

Prac one is a front full.

If you can't do it,
you'll be expelled immediately.

[ominous beat]

Ms. Claver, Kyra can't do a front full,
so she'll need to be expelled.

[horror music building]

[soft music playing]

[switch clicks]

[noise from gym]

[exciting music plays]

[inhales, exhales]

[exhales] Come on, Kyra, you can do this.

[deep breaths] Let's get it, girl.

[deep breathing]

[gasps]

No, just... you know.

[whimpers]

[sniffles]

[exhales and sniffles]

Hey, Kyra. How you doing?

[sniffles]

You know, we saw some pretty impressive
tumbling on the air floor

and thought for sure we were
about to see something brilliant,

but you pulled out.

[sniffles]

Hey, hey.

[sniffles]

You're okay.

[crying] I just...

I've tried and I can't get my front fulls

since my knee gave out on me last year.

[sobs] Why did you guys even want me here?

I've got something to show you.

[sniffles]

See these? That's my injury
from three years ago.

Fraction on the L4 vertebrae,
tear of the Achilles.

- Mmm.
- Really difficult injuries to heal from.

Took me ages to get back on the beam
and do the skills I fell off on.

But, as you know,

Jaimi is a specialist
at injury recovery and prevention.

Because of him, I'm a better gymnast now
than I've ever been.

Kyra, I know what it's like
to be given a second chance.

Your injury could make you stronger,
more motivated...

Ironically, it can make you your best.

I've experienced it, so I...

or we...

can help you become your absolute best.

Okay?

Come here.

Oh.

- Come on.
- [sniffles]

[Maddy] You are so strong.

[exciting music plays]

[Jaimi] You need to do 50 of these a day.

And then back down.

Really slow.

That's better.

Close your eyes. Now, arms out.

Hold your balance.

Bring your arms together.

Eyes closed, through.

Try again.

["Go Fly" playing]

[Maddy] You need to add a handspring.

Great.

Excellent, yeah.

Adding a handspring means
you can easily connect another sault.

Okay. First arms.

When you're ready.

Good, so these need to be relaxed, okay?

♪ Well, that's cool ♪

♪ Neither are mine so ♪

♪ Together we're gon' come back down ♪

♪ But what comes down ♪

♪ It gon' go up ♪

Rotation change, girls!

♪ So when we're down, we gon' get up ♪

♪ Go fly ♪

♪ Go fly! ♪

♪ Go fly ♪

♪ Go fly! ♪

♪ Run wild ♪

♪ Run wild! ♪

♪ Go get up and go get yours ♪

♪ Go fly ♪

♪ Go fly! ♪

♪ Go fly ♪

♪ Go fly! ♪

♪ Run wild ♪

♪ Run wild! ♪

♪ And go get yours ♪

All right, let's see that drive, Alkira!

♪ See you picking people up ♪

♪ Picking people up now ♪

♪ How you going to? How you possibly? ♪

Front fulls, girls!

♪ How can you possibly
Carry them all around ♪

♪ You got strength... ♪

Nothing like embarrassing yourself
in front of everyone to send you packing.

[scoffs]

["So I Can Shine" playing]

♪ Everything is moving at
A million miles an hour ♪

♪ Try to keep it all together
Even though I'm overwhelmed ♪

♪ Like a castaway on a desert isle
I'm lost at sea ♪

♪ Treading water, sinking sand
Hoping to be free ♪

♪ So I can shine ♪

♪ So I can shine ♪

♪ So I can shine ♪

[girls squeal, laugh, and cheer]

♪ So I can shine, shine, shine, shine ♪

♪ Don't act like you don't know me ♪

♪ I'm doing all you've shown me ♪

♪ Just give me some small credit ♪

♪ You know what? Just forget it ♪

[girls chatting indistinctly]

All right, girls, let's finish early.
Who wants ice cream?

- Really?
- Just go with it.

- Come on. Come on, guys.
- [girls giggle]

♪ Just forget it ♪

[sighs heavily]

Thank you so much, Jaimi.

Oh. [Laughs]

You're... You're more than welcome.

I knew you had it in you,

even when Scarlett was trying
to psych you out with her deception.

And you didn't say anything?

I nearly did, but motivation
from competition is a good thing.

Scarlett could be good for you.

Oh.

Maddy was right.

You're amazing.

[laughs]

[laughs] Hey, can we take a quick photo?

Uh, sure.

[shutter clicks]

Thank you. Uh, I'll see you up there?

- See you up there.
- Cool.

[whoosh]

[beeps]

[paper scrunching sound]

Hey, you guys, I did it!

I nailed the front full,

and I even connected a front sault to it.

Kyra Berry is back in action.

And, you want to know what I learned?

Your fiercest competitor
can actually bring out your best.

So far, a pretty courageous decision
to come here.

Two and a half months to go.

Make sure you stay tuned

for more on Kyra's road
to a full elite gymnastic scholarship.

Love ya!

[indistinct girls' chatter]

[girls giggle]

Oh! Wasn't that amazing?

- [Tess] So good.
- [Maddy] You did so good.

- Thank you.
- [Maddy] There's your reward.

Handspring front full connecting
a front tuck? What's next?

Sending her home's going to be harder
than we thought.

[girls chatter indistinctly]

Sucks to be an international when
there's only one scholarship available.

I have another idea.

[lightly suspenseful music playing]

[upbeat theme music playing]

[music ends]