01x01 - Harlem Ice

[bunniefuu]

[audience cheering]

[indistinct chatter over PA]

[♪ upbeat music playing]

[announcer] Taking the ice now
and representing

the Skating Club
of Central New York,

-please welcome CNY Storm.
-[audience cheering, applauding]

[Nicole] You're gonna head
to the other side of the ice.

In between, you have
about 15 seconds

'cause you're gonna finish
and go to the center.

[audience cheering, applauding]

[Ila] I wanna see
that you're excited.

It's exactly what you need
to put on the ice.

It makes a whole difference
in your performance.

Let's go.

[girl] Whoo!

Breathe. Breathe.

[announcer]
They're here representing

the Harlem Figure Skating Club.

Please give a warm welcome
now for Harlem Ice!

[audience cheering, applauding]

[♪ hip hop music playing,
Beyoncé "Power"]

[indistinct chatter over PA]

-[Ila] Whoo!
-[audience cheering]

♪ They'll never take my power
My power, my power ♪

♪ They'll never take my power
My power, my power ♪

♪ They feel a way
Oh, wow, Boma, boma yé ♪

♪ They feel a way
Oh, wow, Boma, boma yé ♪

♪ This that kinfolk
This that skin folk... ♪

[Katie] The part I'm nervous for...

♪ ...On the front line
Ready for w*r ♪

♪ Where you gon' run ♪

♪ Get loose, get low
Get low... ♪

[Katie] It's okay.
It's okay. Okay.

♪ ...Get low, get low
Oh, gotta protect my braids ♪

♪ Keep it locked in a safe ♪

♪ Don't make me
get back to my ways ♪

♪ My power,
they'll never take, ah ♪

-[audience cheering, applauding]
-[♪ song concludes]

[♪ uplifting music playing]

[announcer]
Now, the score for Harlem Ice.

Twenty-eight-point-twenty-six.

-[Katie] That's low.
-[audience cheering, applauding]

[announcer] And now,
the score for Team Elite, 41.44

[audience cheering, applauding]

[Katie]
It was really good, guys.

Did you guys
feel good out there?

From where we placed to a medal
with less than a point.

From here, it's only up.

-[♪ music concludes]
-[cars honking in distance]

[indistinct chatter]

[Ashley] But hopefully
this practice goes good,

'cause, like, I don't even know
how many practices we have left.

I don't know.
Like, it's embarrassing

how I've been skating
for nine years,

and I still forget
to keep my arms up

during the program.

Just, like, be conscious
of your arms, I guess.

That's what I do.

Yeah, but it's hard
to concentrate

on that many things
at one time.

And just, I don't know,

just think about your arms,
I guess.

And then, like,
everything else will follow.

Okay, so you've done it
every single time perfectly

your whole entire life.

[Ashley]
Yes, I have. Yes, I have.

You're just mad 'cause
I'm better than you, so...

[Tori chuckles] Oh, you wish.

-[Ashley] Oh, you wish.
-[Tori] You wish that.

[Katie] Listen,
everybody should have

a smile from ear to ear.

It's going to look, like,
good and cheesy.

And then when the music changes,
you go like this.

Those little things
are gonna make the difference.

And that's what
the top teams do.

And it'll boost
your score a lot.

[Ila] Okay?
Everything is sharp now.

Lean, lean, pump.
Everything is sharp.

We just arrived
back from Colonials.

We play seventh,
so we're just gonna come back

to the drawing board
and really break down

the score sheets and see exactly
what we can do, moving forward.

Drop your arms down.

Do it again. That was weak.

-Everything is sharp.
-[♪ upbeat music playing]

[Ila] Five, six,
seven, eight, drop.

Five, six, seven, eight, up.

I would like to finish
the season, you know,

at least having one medal
under our belt.

But really, I just want to see
them come out as better skaters.

And connect.

So, we're together.
We're pulling it together.

One, two, three, four.
Five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four.
Five, six, seven, eight.

Good, okay, perfect,
perfect, perfect.

When we go to competitions,
because of how we look,

we get underestimated
a lot of the time.

For most
of figure skating's history,

it's been predominantly White.

Black figure skaters
have been the exception.

A very, very specific exception.

There's, like, Debi Thomas.

There's Rory Flack.

There's Surya Bonaly.

Surya Bonaly did something
no one else could do.

She did that amazing backflip
and landed on one skate.

[audience cheering]

[Ila] Even though
they banned it,

they were all beautiful skaters,

all skaters that had to claw
their way to where they landed.

And it shouldn't be like that.

And so with
figure skating in Harlem,

we've kind of opened up
the sport

to a wider net of people.

[all cheer, laugh]

We have a very lively group.

[all cheer]

-[Ila] Who's excited to compete?
-[all] Yay!

-Yay!
-Yes!

-[chuckles]
-[all singing]

[Ila] You know, there's so many
different personalities.

There's not one dull moment
with these kids.

[Katie] Tori!

What do you have to say?
What do you have to say, Tori?

-You're on video.
-We're gonna do this thing!

I joined the program
when I was five years old.

[laughs]

[Sam] Sometimes people are like,
"I wanna go to the Olympics."

Is that your goal,
to go to the Olympics?

I'm not interested
in going to the Olympics.

I feel like figure skating,

it's not something
I would continue,

like, in my adult years.

I feel like I'll be too old
for that then.

But I do love figure skating.

I've always wanted to pursue,
like, acting or theatre

because I just like performing.

[all singing]

[Tori] As a skater or performer,
you want to be able to,

like, express your emotions.

I just need to keep practicing
until I get better at it.

So, when the time comes to,

like, perform
for the competition,

it's like,
I'm just gonna give it my all.

When I start
performing on the ice,

I just feel
the Aretha coming out. [laughs]

[♪ jazz music playing,
Aretha Franklin "Respect"]

♪ What you want ♪

[Tori] My Aretha Franklin...
[laughs]

...and the power
comes out of me.

♪ Do you know I got it ♪

♪ All I'm askin' ♪

♪ Is for a little respect
When you come home... ♪

[chuckles] And then I, like...

♪ ...When you get home ♪

♪ Mister ♪

♪ You're runnin' out of foolin'
And I ain't lyin' ♪

♪ 'Spect when you come home ♪

[screams, laughs]

But sometimes I goof off,

which is where
I need to know how to stop.

Tori, what are you laughing at?

-I didn't say anything.
-[Katie] It's not funny.

Tori, you need to spit out
your gum now.

-Go spit it out in the trash.
-[Tori] That's one.

Yeah, I know
you're chewing gum.

[Tori] It's medicine.

-What is it?
-[Tori laughs]

-It's not medicine.
-Go spit it out.

[Ashley]
Tori is my little sister,

and we're two
and a half years apart.

We definitely have
a little bit of, like,

quarreling every now and then.

Don't make that face

like you don't know
what's going on.

-[chuckles]
-Anyway...

What I like about figure skating
is, like, the wind in my face.

It's kind of, like,
AC blowing in your face,

so you're just cooling off,
and it's just, like,

so refreshing. So, yeah.

I mean, that's kind of,
like, a basic thing

to think about, but it's, like,
kind of simple, but it's just

what I think about
when it comes to skating.

[Ila] Ashley,
step out and watch.

[chuckles]

[Ashley] I'm about
to turn 17 soon.

I honestly don't know
how I feel because, like,

I'm, like, literally just

turning 17,
and I don't really know

what 17 is supposed
to feel like.

[indistinct chatter]

[Ashley] Maybe, like,
just a step closer

to adulthood or whatever,
and closer to my senior year,

which I'm scared of

because, you know, it's, like,
growing up and stuff.

I'm actually trying
to be more confident.

I feel like
that's my main goal this season.

Tori, straighten your leg.

Sometimes, I'll notice, like,

that Tori kind of looks up
to me in a way.

I try to, like,
set a good example for her,

since my mom literally,

like, ingrained that mindset
into me anyway,

'cause you know,
I did ask for her.

Tori's line,
you guys gotta lift your legs

and straighten them.
And I'm looking at you, Tori.

[Tori] I look up
to her sometimes.

But she always tells me
I'm doing something wrong,

which makes it annoying.

Because I'll say,
"I'm doing it right."

And then she'll say
something else.

No, I'm right,
like, 50 percent of the time.

-Fifty?
-Fifty.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
Let's go. Thank you.

Spread out.

♪ Slow down, pass the ball ♪

[Ila] This is not
TikTok Academy.

-[Tori laughs]
-[Ila] Adriana, focus.

[Ashley] Adriana's
the newest member on our team.

And, you know,
she's still trying

to get to know everybody.

Okay, so we're gonna do
a disconnected run.

"We're doing
a disconnected run."

[Adrianna] I haven't really been
with this program very long.

Like, it's only been a year.

Go on shoulders. Don't move.
Go on shoulders.

-[chuckles]
-On that side.

Come on. Cross. Adriana.

Do it. Thank you.

[Adrianna] I didn't really know
how to skate with other people.

[Ila] Hold, hold. Lean.
Get there, Adriana.

-[Adrianna] This is so hard.
-[Ila] Five, six, seven, eight.

[Adrianna]
I was more of a solo skater.

I started when I was,
like, eight or so.

I was very nervous,
because, like, it's ice.

Everyone knows, like,
those cartoons are like...

So, you just, like, fall.

I thought I was gonna fall
and fall over and over,

but I made it.

[indistinct chatter]

[Tori] Adriana is so good
at skating.

She's literally, like,
working on an axle right now.

So, she's, like,
ahead of all of us.

[Ashley] Yeah,
I honestly find it, like,

really impressive.
Like, the way she skates,

is, like, insane.

[Adriana] When I'm skating
to something,

you're just so into the music.

You're just
only doing what's there

and what's in front of you,
and it kind of makes me happy.

For some of my teammates,
skating might be just a hobby,

but for me, it's different.

I don't know
if I have the chance

to go to the Olympics, but that
would definitely be my dream.

Yeah, that's kind of
the biggest goal right there.

Look, look, look.

-That's so weird, right?
-[Adrianna] Yeah.

Look, you see, like,
it's so clumped.

Being on a team,
it's gonna help me, like,

get better as a skater.

[Ashley] Okay,
we kind of messed up here.

Like, it's just what I want
to see in personal growth.

-It's like this?
-Yeah.

[Adrianna]
That's my goal for the season.

And then someone connects here.

-[chuckles]
-You know what?

-You know what? Forget it.
-[Adrianna] Oh, you're done.

Everybody's skates
should be on by now.

We got three minutes.

I'ma ask you how you feeling
before we get on the ice.

FSH, how you feeling?

[skaters] FSH! FSH!

Free! All day long!

-FSH!
-[Raquea] Whoo! Let's go.

Well, this is the core
of our winter season.

We have our last competition,
community events...

a special performance
at Lake Placid...

and our big finale
called The Ice Show.

Your right arm
is going to go up,

and then paint down.

[Raquea] Around 150 girls
are enrolled in our program.

They'll skate two days a week,

and then they'll go
to our academic center

for an enrichment curriculum.

We had a topic last week.
Who remembers last week's topic?

[indistinct chatter]

[Raquea] But our synchronized
skating teams,

they're competing,

and those are the girls who,
they put in extra work.

[Ila] Five, six,
seven, eight. One...

[Katie] So, right now,
we're getting ready

for their biggest competition
of the year.

They're going to be judged,
breaking down their every move.

We just want them to skate
the best that they can skate

and just, like, end
the competition season

skating strong.

[Ila] Step, cross,
hold, tracking.

Chelsea, tracking.

[Katie] Everybody knows
what tracking is, right?

[Isabella] Making sure
you're in line with someone.

[Ila] Making sure
you're in line.

Tracking the people
that you're skating next to.

She's here,
and I'm all the way over here.

So, guess what?
We're not in line anymore.

With synchronized skating,
everything you do

is connected by nature.

You're literally holding
on to someone else.

So, whatever you do
is gonna be challenging,

in that respect.

Now, connect, connect, connect.

[Adrianna] We're trying to fix

a lot of the parts
of the program

to make sure we do well
in our next competition.

[Ila] Give me fierce!

[Adrianna] Everyone
is put in a specific spot.

[Ila] Keep going, it’s fine.

For example,
like for our intersection...

[Ila] Drop. Turn.
Let’s go do a full.

[Adrianna] ...we all have
different spots,

and different holes we go into.

[Ila] Push, push, push!

And then we transition

from our three spoke
into a wheel.

So, it's like
three separate lines

and like, come in and join in.

[Ila] Can we please get to where
we're supposed to be?

Three, four, five, six,
seven, eight.

No, do it again. Do it again.

Yeah, you have to look
where you're going,

so you can see where she is.

If you don't see her
close to you,

that means you gotta slow down.

-Good. Okay. One more time.
-You didn't do it, Adrianna!

-Wait.
-Take it back.

You can push even harder now.

I'm trying to push,
but no one in my line

-feels like they're pushing.
-Who's in your line?

-Chelsea and Isabella.

Chelsea and Isabella,
you've got to push

more with her.

It's always stressful
and always chaotic.

Tori, where are you
supposed to be?

-This is not a circle.
-Tori!

-[Ila] A circle.
-[Katie] We have 20 minutes.

But what's special

about these girls
is they're performers.

I think they stand out
from other teams.

If we can get our technical
in line with the performance,

I think
they could be unstoppable.

Go, one, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.

Good, okay! One more time.

[indistinct chatter]

[car horn honking]

[knife clattering]

I can be my own chef.

Yeah, you'll be
your own chef, all right.

-All right, Chef Boyardee.
-[Adrianna chuckles]

[laughs]

Adrianna, she has a strong will.

-Very determined, ambitious.
-[hums]

It took a while
for my brain to process it,

but I understand.

[Makiko] Fold it,
put it there, and done.

[Adrianna] Nah,
you did that way too quick.

-[chuckles]
-[Adrianna] I think I just need practice.

I'm really into my culture,
because I come from,

like, two different,
complete different countries.

I'm from Jamaica.

That's the small island
in the Caribbean.

-And where are you from?
-[chuckles]

I'm from Japan, so...

-I did a good job mincing.
-[chuckles]

She gets a lot from my culture,

and she gets a lot
from her culture,

so she's not going
to lose either way.

-[grunts]
-[chuckles]

I thought that was
more dangerous, actually.

She has dreams.
She wants to do well.

Sometimes, she might get,
maybe anxiety, or she get,

you know, worried about stuff,
more than she should.

-Eat some.
-It's gonna be hot, so careful.

-Huh?
-I said, it might be hot.

Just be careful. It's good?

-[chuckles]
-[laughs]

When she was young,

she was
a little delay in speech.

Everybody was always
better than her.

And so she had to keep working,
working, working.

But what we told her
is as long as she is doing

whatever she need to do,
one day she will get there.

[Adrianna] Before I joined FSH,

my other team
was predominantly White,

so I felt like I didn't fit in.

Seeing a team

with people of color
is very different.

I think that's why
my mom was interested

in enrolling me...

-[indistinct chatter]
-[Adrianna] ...because she felt

that I could really connect
with those here.

When I went to Japan,
my grandma,

she got me this
as a good luck charm.

So, like, I carry this

when I go
to ice skating competitions

so that I don't feel,
like, overwhelmed.

And it's really helpful.

[Katie] Electricity.

I want to see you guys

exaggerating your knee bend
and your posture

and your extension
the whole time.

Not at the top of the program,
at the end, in the middle,

everything in between.

Start smiling now.

Tori, not a robotic smile.

-Joy.
-[Ashley] Oh, my God.

[Katie] You are Beyoncé.

-I don't know about that.
-[chuckles]

[♪ upbeat music playing]

[Katie] More knee bend,
more posture,

shoulders back more, Delia!

You're not in line at all!

Oh, my God, the line.

Our next competition
is in one week.

Something happened.
I don't even know what.

And they just got sloppy,
and it's frustrating us.

[Ila] Oh, my God.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no.

[grunts]

[Ila] No, no, no, no, no,
we have to do it again.

One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.

-[grunts]
-Sorry. sorry.

[groans] Ow! Chelsea!

We're struggling. [chuckles]
We're struggling.

There's no lying to that.

[Ila] Cross, over,
cross, over, stroke.

[Adrianna] Our intersection,
it just wasn't hitting right.

-[Ila] Five, six, seven.
-[screams]

[Ila] Keep going.

What are you doing?

And then we were struggling
definitely with our wheel.

It just started
to get like real bad.

[Ila] Spread out,
spread out in the center.

[Adrianna]
There's this middle line,

and every time they join,
it's like,

they come way out of the wheel,

and they're not
reconnecting with us.

[Katie] Keep the spacing!

-Tori, connect!
-It's like something's so off.

So, Tori's like the glue
of the whole pinwheel,

because if they don't connect,

then, like, the rest of the line
can't stay, you know, straight.

-So--
-[Adrianna clicks tongue]

[laughs]

Guys, not like, I'm carrying
grocery bags on my elbows.

Okay?

-Okay, Tori, arm up.
-Can we please?

-Like this.
-[Tori] It's a lot of pressure.

You feel, like,
a lot of tension of, like,

pushing out.

Because we have
our arms like this,

and so I feel like my arms
are going like this.

And it's kind of like
everyone's relying on me.

-Four, five, six, seven, eight.
-Four, five, six, seven, eight.

[Tori] I know that
I'll have to do better

because when
we're at competitions,

we represent Harlem.

I feel like we have this status
and we need to keep it.

[Katie] After the intersection,
you guys are coming to a stop.

But you never used to do that.

[Ila] I need you
to pick up your feet,

to put your arms down.
When they're down, they're down.

When they're up, they're up.
But not halfway.

It's sloppy.

And in the competition
at Colonials,

you guys pointed out, not us.

"Wow, look at those teams.
They look so put together."

Their arms are all down
at the same time.

They all come back up
at the same time.

Their knees are bent.

They all have a different
emotion on their face.

We're hard on you
because we care,

but mostly because I know
that you guys can be great.

-[car horns honking]
-[indistinct chatter]

[audience cheering]

[Ila] That's Tori,
and that's Delia,

-and that's Estelle.
-[♪ upbeat music playing]

[audience cheering, applauding]

[chuckles] They're so cute.

This is our Beyoncé program.

Oh, gosh, what year is this?


They're so dramatic.

It was, like, a cute program.
The music was good.

They skated to like,

some of the best hits
by Beyoncé.

So, obviously, I remember.

I'm not
that much older than them,

and some of them
were still in the program

when I was in the program.

I started skating
at Figure Skating in Harlem

when I was about six.

And then I started coaching.

And now, I'm 20.

It was my life
for, like, 14 years.

And now, it's my job.

And the kids are like...

my students, but...

somewhat like
a little sister sometimes.

[audience cheering, applauding]

[Ila] And so, I really want
to advocate for them

and what they want.

And because I'm still, like,
very new to coaching.

If I know something
is challenging,

I'm like, "Is this, like--

"Are you comfortable?
Do you have a different idea?"

Or sometimes
I just don't know what to do.

[♪ music concludes]

[Ila] Can you come here, please?
Come on. Come on.

So, I don't think
what I'm saying is translating.

So, you guys can go off the ice

and talk to yourselves
for four minutes

and figure this out.

Okay? Go.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

How me and my teammates
are communicating

with our coaches right now,
it's not really working out.

[Tori] I mean,
I'm bad at smiling.

[Adrianna] It's kind of hard
for us to improve

when we're not
understanding them.

I'm so confused,
is it like facing--

-[indistinct clamoring]
-[Ashley] One person at a time.

It’s just so hard
'cause they’re not really--

They told us to bend and extend,

but bending and extending
is not really--

Like, I don't know
what to fix individually

for each element we do.

'Cause, like, I don't know
if you guys checked the score.

We got scored low
for intersection,

and I just feel like
some of you guys lean out

before we get to the spiral,

so it's really hard for everyone
to go through their hole.

I don't know. We have to go diagonal.
So, I'm going diagonal

-you're still going straight…
-For the step, cross.

[indistinct clamoring]

[Katie] If you have feedback
for us, or you think something

we're saying is confusing
and tripping you guys up,

you shouldn't be scared
to say it.

Well, if I'm doing a run-through
and then you shout something

for the whole team,

I start focusing
on what you said

and forget or don't pay
attention to other things.

I feel like
we would also benefit

from seeing you guys

show us kind of like full out

because we don't understand
what you said,

and we can apply
what you said better

if you just show us how.

[Ila] Okay,
so I'm hearing more demos.

[Katie]
Less talking during the program.

[Ila] Less talking
during your run-throughs.

And you want
more specific commentary

-during the huddles.
-Yeah.

So, we kind of just had

a meeting
of the minds with the kids.

We're really remodeling
the way that we interact

with the students so that we can
hopefully get the best results

for our next competition.

All right, thank you, guys.
Thank you so much.

I'll see you on Saturday.
All right?

All right.

Ashley, can you help me
with the steps when we get home?

Because I'm not sure
on most of 'em.

Yeah, sure.

Okay, okay. [chuckles]

-Knock, knock.
-Who's there?

-Interrupting jellyfish.
-Interrupting jellyfish--

[chuckles]

-You're very funny.
-[laughs]

-You're very funny.
-[laughs]

[Tori] You're just a jokester,
Ashley.

[Ashley] Yeah.

[indistinct chatter]

[♪ hip-hop music playing]

Cross, quick, cross,
step forward, spiral.

-[chuckles]
-Long, hard, pump, up.

[♪ music concludes]

It's supposed to be
a left outside,

not a right outside.

-That?
-[Ashley] Yeah.

No, you did it right, actually.

Yeah, it was like
a right three turn. [chuckles]

Sorry.

[audience cheering, applauding]

[Joann] They both started
around six.

Just to think, like,
who commits to something

for 11 and 12 years?

It's not really
about the costumes

and the skating around.

-[announcer speaking over PA]
-[audience cheering]

I'm glad that we won.

To stand up for the people,

who can't stand up
for themselves.

[Joann] They are both willing
to challenge the status quo.

That is so...

to me, exciting.

So, here are all our charts
consisting of our homework

and tests and grades.

Here is our FSH schedule
for this week.

We not only have, you know,
school and, you know,

figure skating, but we also have

like clubs at school.

So, with all that,

charts kind of help us,
like, you know, space out,

like, what we need to do.

[Joann] Ashley is very orderly.

She thinks of the consequences
of things before they happen.

Tori is more emotional.
She's more expressive.

-[chuckles]
-[laughs]

[Joann] I do think that Tori
definitely looks up to Ashley.

Sometimes,
she won't want to admit it,

but she really does.

[chuckles]

No, like, blow on it first
before you burn your mouth.

All right. What?

Stir it for a little more.

-[laughs]
-[Joann laughs]

They have grit.
They have fortitude.

They have resiliency.

These are things I did not have
at the age of 14 and 16.

[Ashley]
So, these are FSH trophies

that we've gathered
over the years.

Last year, at Reflections,
we got second place.

That season was actually
a really good season.

I'm not even gonna lie.

It was probably one
of our best seasons.

-[♪ hip-hop music playing]
-[Ashley] I'm definitely aiming

for the same goal for this year.

Okay, that was better.

But, like, just add more,
you know, sharpness.

With any sport,

you always want to aim
for the highest point.

We've had a bit
of a rough season so far,

but I think we can push through.

♪ This that kinfolk
This that skin folk ♪

♪ This that w*r ♪

♪ This that bloodline
On the front line ♪

♪ Ready for w*r
Where you gon' run ♪

♪ Get loose, get low, get low ♪

[Adrianna] You really
have to take power

into your own hands.

♪ Get low, oh
Gotta protect my braids ♪

And then when it's time,
you put your face on

and then you just--

♪ They'll never take my power
My power, my power ♪

♪ They'll never take
My power, my power ♪

[Ila] Keep going!

♪ They feel a way, oh, wow ♪

[Ila] Yes, thank you!

I've been practicing at home
a lot more,

and I'm channeling
my Aretha Franklin

because there's power
in, like, her voice,

and I want to put power in,
like, my performance.

[Ashley] We actually made
a lot of progress,

and it was actually one of our
best run-throughs of the season,

so, I'm actually really hopeful
for our competition.

[Ila] Line it up!

[Katie] I see what they can do,
and I just feel like

when we skate on the ice,
we make a statement.

[Ila] Keep it straight.

[Katie] We are girls of color,
and we're powerful.

Imagine us showing up,

and we're winning
the competition.

That's my dream for them,
and I think they can do it.

[sobs]

Sorry. [chuckles]

♪ Woza ♪

[♪ song concludes]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[audience cheering, applauding]

[indistinct chatter]

[Zoe] So, I injured my knee
on Thursday and I can't compete.

I don't like not skating.

It feels weird.
I feel like I'm missing out.

[Katie]
We're going to make one switch

because we're down
to eight people now.

You guys are going to switch
places in the beginning.

So, you're going to go
on the outside of her

for the change of position.

So, we're just gonna go
over it really quickly.

Can you get into
your circle spot, Adriana?

Yes. Into your circle spot.

Two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, and one.

[Adrianna] We're now so close
to actually competing.

It's going to be much harder
since we didn't prepare

-to rearrange spots.
-Five, six, seven, freeze.

Drop into your pairs.

[Adrianna] Now, it's like
a really big challenge,

and I just really hope, like,
we can get things together.

So, Chelsea,
it's the same thing.

It's just a new partner.
Don't take it way out.

You got to cut it in.

We're all scrambling.

We have a limited
amount of time.

I feel like
that's our biggest setback.

We're competing against people
with, like, 12 to 16 members.

They have even more than that,
because they have alternates.

One, two, three, four.

We cannot skate
less than eight people.

That's the minimum
for our level.

We're, like,
"Can we just bubble wrap them

"and make sure nothing happens?"

[Ila] All right, we don't have
a lot of time.

Let's go. Let's go.

[Katie] Do it again,
from five, six, seven, eight.

[announcer] They represent
the Harlem Figure Skating Club.

-Please welcome Harlem Ice.
-[audience cheering, applauding]

[Adrianna] I'm really
devoted to the sport.

If you want to get better,

you have to make
more commitment to it.

[Laura]
We were invited to perform

at a really big event
in Lake Placid.

-Loosen up.
-[Adrianna] I can't.

[Raquea] Do you believe
that you're magnificent?

[skaters] Yes!

[Raquea] We have
a big show coming up.

[skaters] The Ice Show!

[Ila] Come on in
if you're auditioning.

[Ariyana]
I'm hoping that I get my solo.

I just want to, sort of make up
for last year.

So, we really want to see
you just go for it.

[Ariyana]
I feel really burned out.

The ice show's about to happen,
on top of schoolwork,

on top of, like, my APs.

[sobs]

[Vashti] The girls forget that

they have such
long days on the ice,

and they need
to take care of themselves.

[Raquea] We're gonna bring
these people to tears

'cause they're gonna see
brown girls on the ice

like they've
never seen us before.

[Ashley] The whole idea
of just leaving the nest

and being on my own
is pretty scary for me.

[Andrea] It's always been
a dream of ours

to be able to share
a level of impact

on a global scale.

[Ila] Skating is so hard.

You put in years of work to see
one thing to fruition.

-[groans]
-[Ila] What happened?

Hold on, hold on,
hold on, hold on.

Can you cut my mic, please?

[♪ music concludes]

[♪ theme music playing]

[♪ music concludes]