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Speaker 3: Welcome to Growing Up, the Lingo Kids podcast that encourages

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Speaker 3: In today's episode, Louise and I are traveling all the

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Speaker 1: I definitely think everybody should try out gymnastics. It's super

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Speaker 2: And even even if you do or don't.

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Speaker 1: I just think it's really fun, especially at a young

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Speaker 4: Oh yeah, I love the trampoline, Psley.

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Speaker 3: I have one last question before jumping to our game show.

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Speaker 3: What's your number one tip for kids to want to

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Speaker 1: Always keep working hard, but don't forget to have fun.

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Speaker 1: And once you get older, remember why you started, because

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Speaker 1: have even if it's not. Your parents have teammates and

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Speaker 1: you and be very nice to you, because that's what

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Speaker 3: That was the one and only Olympian and gold medalist

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Speaker 3: Hesley Rivera. Louise, are you ready for our game show?

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Speaker 4: I sure I am.

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Speaker 3: Welcome to our very own growing up game show, Louise,

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Speaker 3: what are we playing today?

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Speaker 4: Today? We're playing Choose one. Choose one is super simple.

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Speaker 4: I'm gonna tell you to imagine something. Then I'll say

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Speaker 4: tell us why you picked it. Here's number one. You're

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Speaker 4: just one. Which one would you pick? Parallel bars rings

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Speaker 4: or Pomelo horse rings?

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Speaker 1: Because I feel like I could swing on them a

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Speaker 4: Oh cool, Okay. Number two, you're about to start your

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Speaker 4: floor routine and you need to pick a song for it.

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Speaker 4: Which one would you choose Baby Shark Gungam style or

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Speaker 4: Desposito Gangham Style.

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Speaker 1: I used to listen to that song when I was

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Speaker 1: just like having fun to that song with my brother.

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Speaker 4: You'll Rocket Lesley. Okay, So final game show question. If

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Speaker 4: totally win against your team USA teammates, which one would

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Speaker 4: it be? Chess, Monopoly or Uno.

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Speaker 2: Uno? For sure?

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Speaker 1: We actually played that in the Olympics. At the Olympics,

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Speaker 1: we were in northern France. It was definitely a crazy game.

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Speaker 1: One of the games was like an hour long and

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Speaker 1: it was crazy. We were like, okay, we need to

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Speaker 2: I won? I think once, just once. We played a

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Speaker 3: Well, Louise, what did you learn about being a gymnast today?

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Speaker 4: I learned that gymnasts start training when they're kids to

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Speaker 4: be their very best. I also learned that teamwork and

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Speaker 4: it takes a lot of hard work and some sacrifice,

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Speaker 4: but if you really love what you're doing, it's all

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Speaker 3: These are all super valuable lessons, don't you think for sure?

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Speaker 4: Emily? But I just had an idea.

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Speaker 3: Hmm, what do you have in mind?

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Speaker 4: I never saw Hesley's routine on TV. Is there any

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Speaker 4: way I can see it?

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Speaker 3: Oh, no, worries, Louise. There is actually a way. In fact,

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Speaker 3: the warpauline can take us to the twenty twenty four

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Speaker 4: It can time travel like the go Forward cube.

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Speaker 3: Remember all go Forward lab technology is very very magical.

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Speaker 4: So I have to jump inside it like I did before.

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Speaker 3: Exactly, you have a good memory. This time I'll get

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Speaker 3: in and jump with you. Go on, I'll be right

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Speaker 3: behind you, Okay, Louise. At the count of three, we

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Speaker 3: make a super high jump.

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Speaker 4: Ready, super ready, Emily, one, two.

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Speaker 6: Three, Welcome to the Paris twenty twenty four Games.

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Speaker 4: Whoa, Emily, this stadium is packed.

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Speaker 3: Yes, Louise, we're back in time in Paris, near the

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Speaker 3: Eiffel Tower.

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Speaker 4: So we're in France.

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Speaker 3: We we indeed we are. Look, there are people over

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Speaker 3: I just love the Olympics and how it brings people together.

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Speaker 7: And now please welcome Team USA, introducing Simone Biles, Jade Carry,

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Speaker 7: Jordan Child's, Sudie Lee, and Heslee Rivera, the youngest athletes

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Speaker 3: I think she'll do bars first.

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Speaker 4: She did say she loves bars. Right, that's right.

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Speaker 7: Now welcome Heslee Rivera on uneven bar.

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Speaker 3: Oh, there she goes.

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Speaker 4: Look, Emily, Hesley is gonna grab those bars over her. Yes.

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Speaker 3: Oh, take a closer look.

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Speaker 4: Wow, she jumped from the lower bar to the one

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Speaker 3: It's amazing.

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Speaker 3: And now look she's gonna spin back to the lower bar.

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Speaker 4: She can stand on her hands with her legs.

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Speaker 3: Way up, and now she'll spin back to the higher bar.

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Speaker 4: And then I know she's gonna win. But I'm still

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Speaker 3: So has finished up her routine.

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Speaker 4: Wow, Emily did she did? She?

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Speaker 3: She did, Louise, she won her first gold medal.

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Speaker 4: Woo, go Lelly go.

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Speaker 3: Isn't it weird that we're cheering for something that already happened.

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Speaker 4: Oh I forgot her in the past, Emily.

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Speaker 3: Well it's still Paris, So you know what we could

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Speaker 3: do jump off for a croissan. I was thinking of

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Speaker 3: a baguette, but.

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Speaker 4: Why not both?

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Speaker 3: Why not? Thanks for tagging along on this episode of

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Speaker 3: Grow about the hard work behind being an Olympic gymnast.

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Speaker 3: Until next time, keep that spark of curiosity up, dear listeners, Luis, are.

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