Meet Carlos Yulo— the first Filipino athlete to win 2 Olympic Gold Medals | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho - video Dailymotion

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Ang pambato ng Pilipinas sa Paris Olympics na si Carlos Yulo, umarangkada sa artistic gymnastics men's floor exercise at sa men’s vault finals!   Ang batang pasirko-sirko lang noon, naging kauna-unahang atletang Pinoy sa kasaysayan na nanalo ng dalawang gold medal sa Olympics!   Panoorin ang video.   'Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho' is GMA Network's highest-rating magazine show. Hosted by the country's most awarded broadcast journalist Jessica Soho, it features stories on food, urban legends, trends, and pop culture. 'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:15 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS

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00:00YOLO! YOLO! YOLO! YOLO!

00:07The people were almost trembling last night.

00:10In the finals of the Men's Gymnastics Floor Exercise in the Paris 2024 Olympics,

00:17our competitor is Carlos YOLO.

00:20Pumarangkada!

00:31And the glorious gold medal was awarded.

00:43Carlos is the second Filipino athlete in history to win a gold medal,

00:48followed by Heidlin Diaz.

00:51I'm proud of you.

00:52Congratulations!

00:53Your sister Heidi is always here for you.

00:56I'm happy because we're proud.

00:58She's a great athlete.

00:59I'm proud of YOLO because he's really pushing for our country to win.

01:07He's at our house watching Carlos fight on his cell phone.

01:10He's a little nervous, but he won.

01:13Proud, of course, of him and his family.

01:17As a father, I'm really proud that they were able to receive such medals,

01:21especially now that it's the Olympics.

01:23Before, it was just like a Filipino kid playing for the country.

01:26Now, there are Asian Games.

01:28Now that it's the Olympics, it's a big league.

01:31I'm proud because it's an international training.

01:35He wants to win medals, whatever it is.

01:38That's his dream since he was a kid, to be able to podium in the Olympics.

01:46He's still in the ring, he doesn't know that.

01:48He doesn't have any skills in the ring.

01:56He's in the floor exercise and vault.

01:59That's his favorite.

02:00I feel like I can do it.

02:02I was happy and I cried.

02:04I still can't believe it until now.

02:06It's the first time I've seen my own brother

02:09who won gold in the Olympics.

02:11Before, we were just watching at the same time.

02:14The three of us were in the gym,

02:16Caloy and Eldron, before he went to the Olympics.

02:19My two Olympians.

02:21I'm one of the gymnasts.

02:23My grandfather always brought me to my brother's training.

02:28So, I can see their training.

02:32My brother influenced me because of his tips.

02:36As a teammate, I can see that he's focused.

02:41This is a picture of a fan photographer of my brother

02:45in the 2018 Asian Games.

02:47This is my brother in Qatar.

02:49He's a pommel horse and he circles.

03:01You're so good, brother.

03:02You made all the Filipinos cry.

03:05We're so proud of you.

03:11I always do this.

03:14I always pray.

03:17Even if they're far away from me,

03:25they're always safe.

03:30Who would have thought that this kid,

03:32who was circled in 2010,

03:35was able to become an Olympic gold medalist.

03:40Caloy, congratulations.

03:43First, I was able to interview our newest Olympic medalist

03:47back in 2019,

03:49after winning the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Germany.

03:55We're so proud of ourselves because of you.

03:59The Philippines is so proud of you.

04:01You're a gymnast.

04:04It was so unexpected.

04:07I didn't expect to win a medal.

04:10I just wanted to see the results.

04:12You're like this small guy.

04:15I mean that as a compliment.

04:17But you're very steady on your feet when you're landing.

04:20I know that's what gives you big points, right?

04:23I know how to execute it cleanly and beautifully.

04:27Point toes, close to high landings.

04:30Because if your chest is close to the floor,

04:33it's a big deduction.

04:34How did you feel when you were circled by Erika?

04:41Sometimes, I get dizzy when I do it many times.

04:44You can really see the floor.

04:46It's like I'm flying.

04:52Caloy was only seven years old

04:54when he became interested in gymnastics.

04:56He started by circling in a park in Malate.

05:01Teacher Ezra was always with him in competitions.

05:06Every year, we joined.

05:08He started in Tacloban.

05:10He lost there.

05:11He also did POF.

05:13It's like gold.

05:14Because he's a beginner, he lost there.

05:16Then the next time, he won.

05:19It's the same in national games.

05:21He's a perennial champion.

05:22You can see his progress.

05:24He doesn't feel weak inside.

05:26It's like his motivation to get better.

05:29Before Caloy practices,

05:31he needs to do intense stretching.

05:34Just like us, ordinary people,

05:36stretching is really important,

05:38especially for athletes like him.

05:54In your story,

05:55it's not easy to enter this sport.

05:58But it's fun.

05:59It's enjoyable.

06:01It's challenging.

06:02If you enjoy the hard work,

06:04you'll enjoy it even more.

06:06For example, if you win.

06:08Your hands are so hard.

06:11It's a hole.

06:12Let's talk about it.

06:13This is what happens to Caloy's hands.

06:15This is the proof of how hard it is to train.

06:18This kid's hands are made of steel.

06:20It's so hard.

06:21But there are wounds.

06:23Tell me, why are your hands like that?

06:25It's a cyborg.

06:27When you do understrings,

06:29especially when your hands are soft,

06:31it's easy to break.

06:32When you do calyos, it's okay.

06:34Yes, because...

06:35Because your hands are stronger.

06:37It protects my hands.

06:39What do you think when you first came to Caloy?

06:43He's big,

06:44but there's something bigger waiting for me.

06:47My mindset is different.

06:49My mindset is already in the Olympics.

06:51I promise you, listen to me hard.

06:54He's going to get the Olympic gold.

06:57Please.

06:59Fast forward to 2024.

07:01Caloy's dream of winning a medal in the Olympics

07:05has already come true.

07:09But his Paris 2024 Olympic journey is not yet over.

07:15Tonight, he will also try to win his second Olympic medal

07:21in the finals of the vault events.

07:24He entered the vault exercise.

07:26I was nervous.

07:27I thought he wouldn't be able to enter the 6th event

07:30because that is one of his favorite events,

07:33the vault.

07:34It's still 50-50

07:36because there are a lot of clean moves

07:39and the difficulty is high.

07:41This gold medal means an awful, awful lot.

07:44Not only to the Philippines,

07:46to the Gymnastics Association,

07:47and especially to me,

07:48it means a lot to me.

07:50It's good for the Philippines

07:51because now we have a lot of grassroots,

07:53the kids.

07:54They want to be another kind of student.

07:57A lot of people want to be a gymnast now.

08:00What does gymnastics mean in your life?

08:03My life has changed.

08:04I'm really shy.

08:07I don't really talk to people.

08:10People don't approach me.

08:11And my confidence is rising.

08:15Caloy, talk to the kids

08:17that maybe they should also enter

08:19and listen to gymnastics.

08:21We all have a chance.

08:23The key to gymnastics,

08:24choose what you want to do.

08:26That's the key

08:28because that's where you'll really excel.

08:30Even if it's hard,

08:31you won't notice it

08:33because you want to improve.

08:35Aside from Caloy,

08:37we have a lot of fellow Filipinos

08:39who are continuing to fight

08:41for their Olympic dream.

08:43Let's support our Filipino Olympians

08:47who are building our flag

08:51all over the world.

08:54Long live!

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