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00:01We are in Mesquite, Texas, and this is our Pro Series Finals.
00:08This is their last shot to get their points in.
00:12This is where champions are crowned.
00:16Going into the finals, we have three riders that are actually competing for the event title.
00:22I'm kind of nervous, but I feel that I can make the eight seconds.
00:30Tonight, it's up to Renata, Alexia, and Athena.
00:35Win, win, win. Ride, ride, ride.
00:37These bulls are good. It's the finals. It's the championship.
00:52Because of my broken leg, I won't be able to compete at the championship in Mesquite.
00:56Just because I'm not competing at the finals doesn't mean that the event championship isn't up for grabs.
01:02Hello. Good.
01:06With this being our finals, in the event that nobody does cover for eight seconds, we'll take each time and add it up, and that's who will win the finals buckle.
01:13You want me to give you some stuff to write down about them girls, bitch girl? There's only three.
01:20Sitting on the sidelines, especially being at the finals, like, it sucks. It's not fun. Like, I want to be out there, you know, I want to be riding.
01:26Jordan coming to finals, collecting fees and just making sure that we all have the buckles. It just shows that she really does love the sport of female bull riding and wants to have it grow.
01:36What up? What up, what up? What up, champion?
01:43How are you? I'm broken.
01:45Alright, so we're gonna do the draw. This is gonna start for round 1. The bulls in round 1 are 2x4, Dooley and 31.
01:53Two by four, Dooley, and 31.
01:59Since Alexia's not here, I will pull for her.
02:0531.
02:06All right, Renata.
02:14Two by four.
02:19Oh, which one you get?
02:20Which one?
02:22Dooley.
02:23Jordan, I'll see you at 6 o'clock.
02:24Sounds good.
02:25I'll be good.
02:26Everything good?
02:27Catch.
02:28I'm feeling really nervous.
02:32Mom and sister here, it makes me want to bring the buckle home.
02:37It makes me want to win more.
02:43My husband, Nate, couldn't be here tonight.
02:46It's important for me to exit the chute properly,
02:48and Nate helps me do that.
02:49I'm doubting, am I going to be able to prep
02:52my rope and get everything right?
02:56I woke up at 4 o'clock this morning and drove to the airport.
03:01It took me two planes and a rental car to get here.
03:06I think Renata and Athena, they're both going to bring it.
03:09But with Jordan being injured and not being able to compete, anybody can win this.
03:14I'm feeling that you will as good be able to compete as a coaster for the next record.
03:24Ladies and gentlemen, we want to welcome you out tonight and thank you for joining us here at the legendary Mesquite Arena.
03:32for the year-end finals.
03:35At this point, like all three of them,
03:37they got to ride their bull.
03:41It's not about another rider.
03:43It's about riding that bull that they have drawn.
03:45So it really is anyone's game.
03:48Let's meet our bull riders.
03:51Alexia Huffman,
03:53Renata Nunez,
03:55and Athena Riguera.
03:58Give it up for these special ladies right here.
04:00They're going to be climbing on the back of some bulls
04:02for you tonight.
04:04It honestly is anyone's game tonight.
04:07Are y'all ready to have fun tonight?
04:09Yeah!
04:12And these are some of the top women bull riders
04:15in the world right now.
04:20First up is Athena Rivera
04:23from Rosarito, Mexico.
04:26I'm feeling good about tonight.
04:28Been nervous, but good.
04:30Just want to get those eight seconds, you know?
04:32She's a reserve champion in 2023
04:37and looking to do it again right here.
04:40We're good?
04:40Yeah, all right.
04:42Here she goes.
04:43Talk about being tough.
04:59She took a little dashboard there.
05:05Athena's bull tonight was a good bull.
05:07He kind of faked hard to the right
05:08and then turned back to the left.
05:10Kind of got her a little hung up,
05:11but she's walking it off.
05:18All right, we're going to go down to Alexia Huffman.
05:21Sliding up on her bull.
05:23Getting a hold of them feet.
05:25All she's got to do is make the whistle
05:27and put a score on the board.
05:29Looking for the nod and another qualified ride.
05:33She says, let's have him.
05:37Hustle, Alexia, hustle!
05:39Hustle!
05:39Oh, whee!
05:56That bull box right there.
05:58I couldn't really walk straight and my head hurt a lot I was extremely scared I'm like
06:17really dizzy right now what kind of made it worse for me as well was Nathan wasn't there
06:26and he really knows how to how to help me relax and calm down
06:30we're going to the last woman bull rider right here this is Renata Nunez
06:41my mom and my sister trying to calm me down but I'm feeling a lot of nervous on my whole body
06:52come on Renata
06:56oh man these bulls are barking
07:12no one covered the first item of Mesquite but it happens these bulls are good it's the finals it's the
07:24championship
07:29this sport of female bull riding is so hard a little bit of me feels a little embarrassed because I fell
07:50off the way I did and I and I rode the way I did all this y'all got one more tomorrow I'll make it count
07:56so last night was the first round of the elite lady bull riders pro division finals right now I am on my
08:09way to the airport pick up my husband Nathan I love riding bulls but I think with Nate there it'll be worth it because my other half will be there in the arena with me tonight
08:23I mean how are you what are you doing
08:36I saw your ride last night
08:43what do you think
08:45well I mean you didn't text me again after that to like say goodnight or anything so I thought maybe you were hurt
08:52you know to be honest with you I was freaking out because all of those symptoms
08:55you know like the vertigo
08:58temporary blurred vision
09:01like they were they were very real
09:04you think you're gonna get hung up again tonight
09:06no I don't think so
09:06yeah you'll probably be alright
09:07any one of us has a shot at winning it's just who wants it the most and luck of the draw
09:14well guys what do you think I got no idea I got feelings everywhere you know it's time
09:26to ride the bull for eight seconds so nervous again let's calm down
09:35and play some gold
09:38who do you have tonight Renata
09:41I got Mr. Fireball
09:43oh again
09:43one more revenge
09:45having to watch in the stands
09:49kind of sucks just because I feel like
09:51the oddball out
09:52but I'm excited to hang out with Renata
09:55you gotta be there
09:57I think it's the last time I'll see people
09:59for a while
10:00I think it's gonna be the last time I'll see
10:03no one I'm gonna visit everybody
10:07hey open the door
10:09let me in please
10:12you'll help me out with my rope today
10:17maybe
10:18you're not gonna be in my night
10:19oh come on
10:20I'm gonna win that buckle
10:21you gotta be there
10:23I want to win my first buckle
10:25Alexia already got rookie of the year
10:27Jordan has a collection of buckles
10:30hey Renata where's your buckle man
10:31I want to win my first buckle and show my family
10:35everyone that kind of doubted about me
10:38you gotta dance for tonight
10:40no no I don't dance
10:42you don't dance
10:42I scream
10:43you scream?
10:44you take the helmet off right
10:46and you go to the crowd you go
10:48yeah
10:48I'm not a dancer singer anything
10:52I'm a shy get out the arena
10:54I don't know if I covered or not
10:57because I can't even think straight
10:59alright good job guys
11:01good job guys
11:02break
11:02let's go
11:03good teamwork
11:04arena time
11:04good evening ladies and gentlemen
11:09thank you for joining us for the WSVBR world finals
11:13we're gonna bring out your ladies
11:18as of right now everyone's bucked off
11:25but based off the time
11:27Athena's sitting in first
11:28Renata's in second
11:29and then Alexia's in third
11:31it's really anyone's game
11:34like if they stay on a bull
11:36they're guaranteed upshot at winning the buckle
11:38who is supposed to win is gonna win
11:41that's it
11:42this is it
11:49this is the end of the season
11:51this is where you let it all hang out
11:53if no one covers
11:56we add up the time
11:57which means the cumulative time on a bull wins
12:00hey
12:02where's the safe
12:03you got this right here Alexia
12:08don't look away
12:09we're gonna go down to Alexia Huffman
12:12get right up on that
12:14stay up on it Alexia
12:15follow them out
12:17let's go
12:17let's go
12:18that's all she wrote
12:30alright
12:32alright come on
12:34I'm grateful that Nathan made it out tonight
12:37this is exactly what we live for
12:40whether I stay on for eight seconds
12:42or I fall off
12:43I do it because I love it
12:44and it's fun
12:45and it's just
12:46thank God every day
12:48Athena Rivera
12:52this cowgirl right here is tough
12:55you got this Athena
12:57let's go
12:58win win win
12:58ride ride ride
12:59gonna have to bear down
13:01oh
13:06game of inches
13:24stepped on my arm
13:26my asshole
13:28stepped on her arm
13:32yeah decent
13:33stepped on your arm
13:40yeah
13:41do you mind rolling
13:43it's fine
13:50no
13:51it's fine
13:52oh it's fine
13:54yeah
13:55fingers
13:56oh
13:57it's not broken
14:04I can move it
14:05you have a couple options
14:07you want to go to a hospital
14:08no no no no
14:09I just want ice pack or something
14:10you can really feel the throbbing of your arm
14:14like that's all I can feel the throbbing
14:15all that ran through my head
14:17I hope my dang arm is not broken
14:19oh he got his full feet on there
14:22he steps are real good
14:24I'm just happy it's not broken
14:25the next cowgirl
14:30can ride bulls as good as any girl I've seen
14:33let's go Renata
14:34stay with him
14:35this is Renata Nunez
14:38Renata ride ride ride
14:43get my own Renata
14:46come on Renata
14:47come on Renata
14:47do it here baby
14:48you got it
14:48right there Renata
14:58I didn't cover the bull
15:17but I almost got him
15:20me and Athena made almost the same rides
15:28and I did not have any clue about my seconds and her seconds
15:33half a second you got a joking right
15:36I'm not talking
15:37dude you were right there
15:39almost killed me
15:40Athena and Renata were super close to staying on their bull for eight seconds
15:46so at this point it's anyone's game
15:49anyone has a shot at winning the buckle
15:50all right folks
16:00it came down to the wire
16:02and there's only one thing left to do
16:04because none of the ladies covered their bull this weekend
16:07our judges have added up their times for every ride
16:10and the lady who stayed on the longest across their rides will be our finals event champion here tonight
16:16what a long and amazing season it's been
16:20so without further ado
16:22the winner of the elite ladies bull riding finals event championship
16:25at Biscuit
16:26by only a matter of seconds
16:29Renata Nunez your finals champion
16:38this is my first bull riding buckle
16:48and I still can't believe that I won it you know
16:51I'm kind of figuring out how to tell my dad
16:56yeah buddy
16:59man I was waiting for this a long time
17:02yes man
17:03we're going to present the rookie of the year
17:06to Alexia Huffman
17:07winning rookie of the year
17:12it just proved to myself that the hard work
17:14the process
17:15the training it all works
17:17I think that solidified
17:19that I just shouldn't quit
17:21and I can't say enough about this next one here
17:25we've got the world championship buckle
17:29Miss Jordan Howerson
17:31come on down
17:33this is my 2024 world champion buckle
17:41I had a really good season you know
17:44I covered quite a bit of bulls to get to this point
17:48I went to 21 rodeos this year and I either won or placed at 15 of those 21 rodeos so
17:55I knew I was going to still win the year end without having to compete at the finals
18:00there's a lot of things that were thrown at me but
18:03at the end of the day like it was worth it you know
18:06we're going to keep trucking along and see where it takes us
18:09you know I created the ELBR to give women a space in bull riding
18:18and I viewed this league as a way to be better
18:22to push ourselves
18:24to have that mentality of wanting to get on the one that bucks the hardest
18:27to try to grow as a bull rider and as a person
18:30and be respected in this industry
18:32I know for sure that I will never give up riding bulls
18:38because I've done it before
18:40and not a day went by where I didn't think about it
18:43I had dreams about it
18:45and now that I mustered up the courage to get on again and compete
18:49I'm never going to let that go
18:51I believe there's many girls out there that could do this
18:57but they don't have the opportunities
18:59so I want to open doors for more girls to be able to ride
19:02I don't know what I would do if I quit bull riding
19:07I would have to find something else
19:09but I'm here to do what I want to do
19:12I'm here to do what I love to complete my life dream
19:16Bull riding means my life
19:20I was raised doing it
19:22and I still continue doing it
19:24I came to America depending on myself
19:28and throughout the season
19:30I made some good friends
19:31Catalina, Alexa, Athena, Jordan
19:33they're amazing ladies
19:35and I'm really proud that I made some friends
19:39my plan is continue riding
19:43win more buckles
19:44and I think this year will be the best year of Renata
19:48I believe my career in bull riding is over
19:52my heart hasn't been in riding bulls in a long time
19:55I was just doing it for other people
19:57saying I wanted it for myself
19:58I want to move on to something different
20:01I want to stick to horses
20:02so that's my next plan
20:04I'm excited for something new
20:08and just to let go of past routines
20:11and be ready for new ones
20:12my identity without bull riding scares me
20:17but every day my leg gets a little bit better
20:20and then those thoughts start to creep back in
20:24about getting on
20:25I don't think it's the end of my bull riding career
20:31but I guess you'll just have to wait
20:33for when the new season starts
20:34to see what I do
20:35I kind of live my life
20:39eight seconds at a time
20:41Wildflowers
20:43Wild horses
20:45Wild horses
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