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00:00Music
00:08Music
00:12Music
00:14Music
00:46Luke Richardson.
00:51Andre Vojtu.
00:57Good job.
00:59Trey Mitchell.
01:00Eight men already through to the final of our SPD World's Strongest Man.
01:17Today it's time for our last qualifying group, Heat 5, featuring one of the most talked about strongmen of all, Luke Stoltman.
01:25In some ways, Luke's like this Sacramento River. Broad, colourful, strong, and just keeps rolling along.
01:33For 10 years, Luke's been coming to this competition, and for the last four, he's made the final.
01:38At the age of 40, how's his current form? Let's ask the old man himself.
01:42I'm still here at 40, you know, winning shows, still doing well.
01:51Probably feeling better than I did when I was 30 years old, so.
01:54I'm in good shape. Physically, if you look at me, I look in good shape.
02:02Coming in a lot lighter. Feeling good.
02:06Number one, I want to come and enjoy myself this year.
02:08And I want to be there for, for Tom. That's my goal.
02:13To do anything, to give anything I need to Tom.
02:17When we set out on this journey, it was to cement that kind of legacy of the Strongest Brothers to ever live.
02:25And we've achieved that. We've done that.
02:27I'm happy. I'm, I'm, I'm finding a little bit of joy in, in life now. Quite a lot of joy.
02:34Which is really nice.
02:41Luke Stoltman. We've seen so many young, strongmen qualifying for the final this year.
02:45Lou, almost the last of his generation. How's he going to fare?
02:48Yeah, he kind of is. He's just turned 40 years of age.
02:51But them Scottish are built to last.
02:53I think he's lost weight because of his age.
02:55You know, protects his joints, his heart, his lungs.
02:57And it kind of suits the Giants live shows.
02:59He's just one Britain's strongest man.
03:00Very suited to that. Very cardiovascular heavy.
03:03But Will's strongest man, a lot heavier.
03:05A lot more draught out.
03:07It's a lot heavier competition.
03:08I think he's going to struggle a little bit more out here.
03:10He's in a tough group as well.
03:12Let's find out who's in Heat 5.
03:14It is Danny Wallace and Colin Bryce with The Breakdown.
03:17Well, thanks, James. Thanks, Eddie.
03:19Yes, the final group.
03:20Who will make it through to the final?
03:23Well, will it be the Brit?
03:24Andy Flynn trains in his shed in Peacehaven.
03:27Or from San Antonio, Texas,
03:29the official Strongman Games champion, Nick Gardione.
03:33Familiar face.
03:34A welcome face.
03:35Handsome.
03:36Pav, it's Kordiaka.
03:38Third at World's Strongest Man last year,
03:40the mighty Evan Singleton.
03:42And he lives for his Nutella calzones on cheat days.
03:45It's Stoltman.
03:46And we begin with the loading medley.
03:51Yes, four sacks, 130 kilos each.
03:54They get further and further away from the Cybertruck
03:57that they have to load it into.
03:58Representing Great Britain, Andrew Flynn.
04:00So first up, it's Flying Flynn.
04:03That's what they call him.
04:07It's in the railway industry.
04:09He'll be going head-to-head
04:12against T-Rex Evan Singleton.
04:19Big year for Singleton.
04:21Made it onto the podium for the first time last year
04:23in Myrtle Beach.
04:25Andy Flynn, debutante,
04:27no doubt feeling pretty nervous
04:29up against Evan Singleton
04:30in his first ever event.
04:34But he's very fit, very fast.
04:35We saw that at Britain's Strongest Man.
04:37And he's neck-and-neck with Big Evan at the moment.
04:40Yes, Flynn came third
04:41at Britain's Strongest Man.
04:45He's got that tenacity.
04:48He's matching Singleton here.
04:51Maybe even slightly ahead.
04:53Oh, no!
04:54Well, we've seen this happen before.
04:57Yeah, Luke Richardson
04:58tore his bicep in this event.
05:00And at one of the earlier heats,
05:02Andy Flynn onto the fourth.
05:03He's walked off Singleton,
05:04so it must be pretty bad.
05:05We're on to the final
05:07and most awkward
05:08of the sacks,
05:10this shield.
05:15Well, he's 43-44.
05:16This is a solid time.
05:17Anything in the 40s,
05:18especially the mid-40s,
05:19is going to be a good time.
05:21We've seen the very best
05:22the likes of Hooper
05:24and Stoltman
05:24from other heats
05:25doing 38.
05:26But, uh,
05:28they're the only ones
05:29under 40, I believe.
05:31Well, 4-45 and a half seconds
05:33for Andrew Flynn.
05:34That's a great start.
05:37Yeah, certainly a good benchmark
05:38for all the others.
05:39As for Evan Singleton,
05:40the big favourite
05:41from this group.
05:43Something tells me
05:43he might be out.
05:44He wouldn't have stopped otherwise.
05:45Well, it's not looking good
05:49for Singleton
05:50or the Americans.
05:52Perhaps he was the
05:52greatest hope
05:54for this competition.
05:55Oh, I would say so, yeah.
05:56And with only Trey Mitchell
05:57through so far
05:58from the other four heats,
05:59this is the last heat.
06:01Well, everything rests
06:03on Nick Gardiot now.
06:06Let's see what he's got.
06:07Friends of the Heavy Metal Gym.
06:13He's got the hand movements
06:14to match.
06:14In lane two,
06:15representing Great Britain,
06:17the reigning Britain's
06:18strongest man,
06:20Luke Stoltman!
06:21And the Highland Oak
06:22from Invergordon.
06:25An old hand at this.
06:26Luke Stoltman.
06:30Ready.
06:31He's lost a little weight.
06:33He's shooting pretty quick, Luke.
06:34He's normally quite good
06:35at these kind of events.
06:36And if he's 10 kilos down,
06:38then his speed
06:39may well have gone up
06:40despite hitting 40.
06:42Nick Gardiot,
06:43though, this guy is immense.
06:44We saw him
06:44at the official
06:45Strongman Games.
06:46You know, there was
06:47hundreds of people
06:48took part.
06:49And he was the winner
06:50across a battery of tests.
06:53So he is really good.
06:55And Gardiot,
06:56quick on his feet.
06:57But like you say,
06:58he's not witnessing
06:59a faster Stoltman.
07:02It's the final sack.
07:05It's a lift
07:05and a turn.
07:09Stoltman's almost there.
07:10In fact,
07:10he's going for it.
07:11Can he just
07:12pip him at the end?
07:14Well,
07:15they look pretty
07:15neck and neck to me.
07:17I thought his hands
07:17were off first, actually.
07:18Really?
07:19I think he might have done it.
07:19Yes,
07:20I think he did it.
07:20Well, that's experience,
07:23isn't it,
07:23from Stoltman.
07:26Cracking event
07:27from Guardian as well.
07:29I think Guardian
07:30just felt like
07:30he's in the lead.
07:32Everything's going to be fine.
07:34And then Stoltman
07:35diving through at the end
07:37as Guardian
07:38just look over at the end.
07:39I don't think
07:40he even knew
07:40it was happening.
07:41There you go.
07:46So four in
07:4741.34.
07:49Give it up
07:49for Nick Gardione.
07:50Having learned a lesson
07:51in a fast hands.
07:53Nick Gardione.
07:54The new leader
07:58The Stoltman
07:59changed gear,
08:00didn't he?
08:01He's done it.
08:02Four in 41.21.
08:06We still have one man
08:07to come,
08:08but
08:08in a tenth of a second
08:09he managed to
08:10pit Guardian there.
08:12And he must have been
08:12a good four or five meters
08:14down at the start
08:14on that last little sprint.
08:16Well done.
08:17A great start
08:18for one man,
08:19but an early end
08:20sadly for another.
08:21Evan Singleton
08:22once again out,
08:23but will have
08:23the strongest man.
08:25Damn it!
08:28When we return,
08:29the battle continues
08:30for Group 5
08:31with Luke in the lead
08:32and this man
08:34ready to roll.
08:47Welcome back
08:48to Sacramento
08:49where Event 1
08:50has already served
08:51a reminder
08:51of the grueling nature
08:53of this sport.
08:54Last man to go
08:55in the loading medley
08:56is Ukraine's very own
08:57Pavlo Kordiaka
08:58over to Colin and Danny.
09:01In lane one
09:02representing Ukraine.
09:04So,
09:04all on his own.
09:05Pavlo Kordiaka
09:06from Ukraine.
09:10Remarkable athlete.
09:13Fast.
09:13Ready.
09:14Powerful.
09:14On the whistle.
09:16Wait for this.
09:17Let's go!
09:18Yes,
09:18he has a way
09:19of just making it
09:20into the final as well.
09:22He's not the bulkiest man,
09:23that's for sure.
09:24He's carved out of granite.
09:27He's got some incredible abs
09:29does Pav.
09:31These are fast lifts.
09:34Very fast deliveries.
09:35He's pretty much
09:39on course
09:40with what
09:40Hooper and Stoltman did.
09:42They were around
09:42about 24 seconds
09:43for the third one.
09:45I think it could be
09:46another man
09:46under 40 seconds.
09:49Whether he can
09:49match what
09:50Hooper and Stoltman did.
09:5238 and chains.
09:53We'll see.
09:53Goodness me,
09:54that's fast
09:55from Kordiaka.
09:58Threw it
09:58from a meter out.
09:59He's happy with that.
10:02A good time
10:03says Magnus Wehr.
10:06Look at this.
10:07Look how early
10:07he gets his hands off this.
10:09He really does throw it.
10:12Very impressive.
10:14Well,
10:14that's all four
10:15for Kordiaka.
10:1738.61
10:18Which is actually
10:20the second fastest
10:21title
10:21of all
10:2225 men.
10:24That gives him
10:25the win.
10:29Well,
10:30there certainly
10:30was loads going on
10:31in our opening event
10:32of this group.
10:33T-Rex's sad withdrawal,
10:35Stoltman's
10:35dealing second
10:36and that blistering
10:37turn from Pablo
10:38to take top spot
10:40and get top less.
10:42Oh, nature.
10:43He's with Michel.
10:44Pav,
10:44you absolutely
10:44smashed it out there.
10:46I mean,
10:46you're looking
10:46fighting fit.
10:48Yeah,
10:48I'm fit.
10:48I'm fast.
10:49I'm athletic.
10:50You know,
10:50and I just
10:51started slow
10:52to make sure
10:53I'm good
10:53and
10:54didn't take
10:55dizziness.
10:56And after just
10:57accelerating
10:58I hear though
11:01you have had
11:01a bit of a problem
11:02with your knee.
11:02Not that we saw
11:03any signs of it
11:04just now.
11:05Yeah,
11:05my knee's really bad
11:06but
11:06I'm just trying to
11:08turn back
11:10on my right knee.
11:12Is it something
11:13that you're concerned
11:14about at all
11:15with the rest
11:15of the events
11:16and the competition?
11:19Overhead medley
11:20and maybe
11:21Flintstone press.
11:24This is the one
11:25good effect
11:25for my knee.
11:27Step by step.
11:28Great start.
11:29Well done Pav.
11:30Thank you much.
11:32So handsome Pav
11:33in pole position
11:34after one event
11:35and the group
11:36already down
11:36to ten men
11:37of course
11:37after Evan Singleton's
11:39injury.
11:40Next up
11:41it's the deadlift
11:42for reps.
11:43350 kilos
11:44on the bar
11:4560 seconds
11:46to lock out
11:46as many lifts
11:47as possible.
11:48Ten is the maximum
11:49anyone's done
11:50this week.
11:50Can Group 5
11:51beat that?
11:52Over to Colin
11:52and Danny.
11:54First up
11:55Nick Guardione
11:57from Texas.
12:00First time here.
12:03Got a strong look.
12:05Went up against
12:06another debutant.
12:08This one from Britain.
12:10Andrew Flynn.
12:12So interesting
12:13to see
12:13what both
12:14these men can do.
12:17I don't think
12:17Andrew Flynn's
12:18static strength
12:18is quite what
12:19Guardione's is
12:20but
12:20chance to step up
12:23and prove
12:24you can do it
12:24that's for sure.
12:25What a moment for him.
12:26And with Singleton
12:27out
12:27and of course
12:28Stallman
12:29and Kordiak
12:29have come
12:30neither of whom
12:31are that great
12:33at deadlift.
12:33This is a great
12:34opportunity
12:34for these two guys.
12:37And it's Guardione
12:38who's setting
12:39the pace right now.
12:41He's got his rhythm.
12:42Struggling on the lockout
12:43though.
12:43Yes.
12:44Battles through it.
12:46Now this is difficult
12:47once it's down
12:48very difficult
12:50to lift it back up
12:51again
12:52but
12:52Flynn carries on.
12:56Everyone's
12:57different biomechanics.
12:58Everyone has
12:58different
12:59hard bits
13:00to the lift.
13:01Flynn didn't
13:02struggle with the lockouts
13:03but there he did
13:03but six reps
13:04is big for Flynn.
13:08Guardione
13:08who has 15 seconds
13:09left
13:10and finds himself
13:12two behind here.
13:14It's a bit of a shock.
13:16Well that's that
13:17from both men.
13:21It's quite a fast
13:22puller off the floor
13:23and it's just not suited
13:24with these really
13:25thick bars.
13:26You get no bend
13:27no whip.
13:29He struggled with that.
13:30Four reps for him.
13:33And the current leader
13:34Guardione
13:35in group five
13:36but leading
13:37and happy about it
13:38Andrew Flynn
13:40six reps.
13:46That's way more than
13:47Andy Flynn thought
13:48he was going to get
13:48massive performance
13:49from him
13:50and hey
13:50we might actually
13:51win the heat now
13:52Singleton's out.
13:53He's not got one of them
13:54in his shed.
13:55He might too.
13:57Representing Ukraine
13:59Pavlo Kordiakha
14:01On two
14:01Handsome Pav
14:02Kordiakha
14:04representing
14:05Great Britain
14:06up against
14:07Luke Stoltman
14:10one half
14:12will be Stoltman
14:13then
14:13Yes
14:16Can he join his
14:17big baby brother
14:18in the grand final
14:20Now Singleton's out
14:22you would expect him to
14:23he's probably
14:24pretty similar to Kordiakha
14:26in terms of
14:27who's the favourite
14:28now to make it through
14:29Fast and Kordiakha
14:32six to beat
14:33and he's halfway
14:35there already
14:36Yes
14:40He's worked hard
14:41at his deadlift
14:41and he's
14:41looking quite solid
14:43actually Kordiakha
14:44Stoltman
14:44a little disappointing
14:46on two
14:47Encouragement
14:52from the crowd
14:53Can he lock this out
14:54for five
14:55He makes me
14:57this is tough
14:58We are talking
14:59nearly 800 pounds
15:00It's a heck of a wait
15:02to do repetitions
15:03he's at
15:05Well that's that
15:06he's experienced enough
15:07to know
15:08that will do
15:09with two reps
15:10give it up
15:10for Luke Stoltman
15:11two
15:12for Luke Stoltman
15:14disappointing
15:15little surprising
15:18Not sure what happened
15:19to Luke there
15:19but certainly
15:20Pavlo's pretty pleased
15:21with his fault
15:22so he should be
15:26These reps
15:27well they might not
15:28pass in a powerlifting
15:29meet
15:29you cannot rest it
15:30on your quads
15:31like that
15:33certainly is a loud
15:34and strong man
15:34anything goes
15:35just get it up
15:36I'm sure Luke could do
15:54with a cuppa
15:55after that
15:55disappointing performance
15:57just two reps there
15:58bottom of the group
15:59up top though
16:01how about Andrew Flynn
16:02with his maiden event
16:03win at
16:03World's Strongest Man
16:04he's with Michelle
16:05Andrew you're looking
16:09as proud as punch
16:10and rightly so
16:11how are you feeling?
16:12Yeah that's
16:13that's the result
16:13I would hope
16:14would happen
16:15it kind of happened
16:15yeah
16:16that was good
16:16I enjoyed that
16:17How does it feel
16:18to be against
16:18some of the OGs
16:20within World's Strongest Man
16:21Surreal
16:22very surreal
16:23I didn't even expect
16:24to be here
16:24so to actually be
16:25on the same stage
16:25as them
16:26in the same place
16:27doing it
16:27yeah it's very surreal
16:28to me
16:28Do you think it'll sink in?
16:29No it never will
16:30maybe give it a couple
16:31of years or after this
16:32a couple of days
16:33it might sink in
16:33but no not now
16:34Talk to me about
16:35the training
16:35leading up to the competition
16:37how's it been for you?
16:38Grim
16:38grueling
16:39yeah it's been
16:40really hard actually
16:40I haven't been like
16:41posting much on social media
16:42because everything's been
16:43really tough to do
16:44but then coming here
16:46you kind of pink
16:46for the comp
16:47and now's the time
16:48to kind of shine
16:49and show what you've got
16:50It seems like you're
16:51taking it all
16:52in your stride
16:53and dare I say
16:53enjoying the experience
16:55I'm loving this
16:55I'd do this
16:56any day of the week
16:57I'd thoroughly enjoy this
16:58That's good to hear
16:59Thank you very much
17:00Well done
17:01Cheers
17:01Andrew Flynn
17:03moving into second place
17:05now in the group
17:05Koriaka stays top
17:07one and a half points clear
17:08Stoltman slips to
17:09fourth of four
17:10It's Luke's favourite event
17:12up next though
17:13the overhead medley
17:15How will the mighty Flynn
17:16and the Highland Oak Fair?
17:18We'll find out
17:19when we return
17:20Welcome back to Sacramento
17:35here in California's
17:36state capital
17:37It's the final day
17:38of qualifying
17:39and all four
17:40remaining men
17:40in group five
17:41have a shot
17:42at a spot
17:42in this year's
17:43grand final
17:44Event three
17:45is the overhead medley
17:46four implements
17:47to be pressed overhead
17:48for a combined seven reps
17:50all inside 75 seconds
17:52Back to Colin and Danny
17:53Thanks James
17:56Yes
17:57If you enjoy dumbbells
17:58and logs
17:58We have the event for you
18:00It's Kwaioni
18:01It's Stoltman
18:04We've got dumbbells
18:06We've got logs
18:06We've got circus barbells
18:08Axels
18:08Get you Axels
18:11Here we go
18:12A full smorgasbord
18:14of pressing implements
18:16Two with this
18:17Two reps
18:18And then on to the next one
18:20The log
18:20Two reps at that
18:21Two reps
18:23For the circus barbell
18:25Finally
18:26One with the axle
18:28Look at that
18:29Straight up
18:30For Stoltman
18:31315 pounds
18:35Just over 145 kilograms
18:38Each one of these
18:39Very strong
18:43Circus barbell
18:47Stoltman is a presser
18:49Though
18:49I mean this is
18:50Absolutely
18:50His bread and butter
18:51What he lacks
18:52In the deadlift
18:53He makes up for in this
18:54No he didn't get that press there
18:59Stoltman for number two there
19:02Yes
19:02And he's on to the axle
19:03Such form
19:06Isn't it such technique
19:06From Stoltman
19:08This is
19:10I was going to say
19:11It's tricky
19:11Of course it's tricky
19:12Look at it
19:12But that bar
19:14Very little give in it
19:16Very thick
19:17He's run out of puff
19:23They are getting heavier
19:25And heavier
19:25When you're getting
19:26More tired all the time
19:28Well that's it
19:30Out of time
19:31Would have been a great run
19:35From Stoltman
19:36This was the moment
19:37Gaglioni
19:38Managed the circus barbell
19:40Five optics
19:41In a time of
19:42107.85
19:44Managed five
19:45In 107.85
19:48Some wasted effort
19:51From him
19:52Missing one of the reps
19:53In a time of
19:5349.98
19:55And just shy of the axle
19:57Six
19:57In 49.98
19:59For Stoltman
20:00Just looks so comfortable
20:02All the way
20:03To his last circus barbell
20:05But
20:05Didn't even really
20:06Give it a good go
20:07He just ran out of puff
20:09Tired
20:10Said no more
20:11So Andrew Flynn
20:14Up next
20:15He's been attacking
20:17This competition
20:18Representing Ukraine
20:22Kordiaka
20:23Alone no longer
20:2690 kilo dumbbell
20:33Thirteen and a half
20:41Fourteen stone
20:42Just chucking up
20:43Overhead
20:44One arm
20:44Kordiaka
20:46Has a background
20:47In weightlifting
20:48Anything overhead
20:51Is really
20:53His bread and butter
20:54As well
20:55And that was
20:55Really quick
20:56Really snappy
20:57This is good work
20:58From Flynn
20:59As well
20:59Continue to surprise
21:03And impress
21:04Kordiaka
21:05Wow
21:07Oh ho ho ho
21:08Look at the technique
21:10Kordiaka really could have posed
21:15For all the textbooks
21:15Couldn't he
21:16Yes
21:17Yes indeed
21:18Randy Flynn
21:20Taking a knock there
21:21He's got one more to do
21:22Kordiaka
21:23On to the axle
21:24And he'll have to fancy
21:26His chances
21:27At nailing this
21:28He's got the technique
21:31Now can he clean it
21:32That'll be the hard part
21:33Can he get it to his chest
21:34He's got ten seconds
21:36Flynn
21:39Beaten
21:40Kordiaka
21:42Two it seems
21:42Well well well
21:49Andy Flynn
21:50Managed to
21:52Get one rep up
21:53In the circus barbell
21:55Didn't run out of time
21:58For the second
21:58Just ran out of steam
21:59I think
21:59With five objects
22:01In a time of
22:0246.99
22:0346.99
22:04All five
22:05For Andrew Flynn
22:07He takes third
22:10In this event
22:11With six objects
22:12In a time of
22:1346.35
22:15The winner
22:16Six in 46.35
22:18It's faster than Stoltman
22:19Kordiaka
22:20Kordiaka
22:20Well I guess that's probably
22:24Why he didn't try too hard
22:25At the axle
22:26He'd beaten Stoltman
22:27He'd done enough
22:28But then again
22:29Everything counts
22:30Towards the grand final
22:31So with the overhead
22:35Medley done
22:35Well it's
22:37Luke Stoltman
22:38Pablo Kordiaka
22:39The vets
22:40Who come out top
22:41He only wants to manage
22:42Six objects
22:43Three events in
22:46Then here's how
22:47Heat five stands
22:48Evan Singleton's
22:49Untimely exit
22:50His T-Rex
22:51It has really
22:51Opened up the group
22:52For the others
22:53Pablo Kordiaka
22:54Racing into a
22:55Three and a half point lead
22:56With Andrew Flynn
22:57And Luke Stoltman
22:59There jostling for
23:00Second spot
23:01First of all
23:02Eddie
23:02How well is Andrew Flynn
23:03Doing in his first
23:04Appearance here
23:04Doing really good
23:05Winning the deadlift
23:06With six reps
23:07Proving that he's
23:08Earned his place
23:09Here at
23:10Wheel Strongest Man
23:10Very good
23:11Luke though
23:12Is gunning for his
23:13Fifth consecutive
23:14Appearance in the
23:14World Strongest Man
23:15Final
23:15Who's got the
23:16Better edge
23:17Do you think
23:17In the next two
23:17Events
23:18Well look at the
23:19Events coming up
23:19The Titans
23:20Toss
23:20The Sandbag
23:21Toss
23:21And the Stone
23:22Medley
23:22And Luke being
23:23Scottish
23:24Very acquainted
23:26With the Highland
23:26Games
23:27I mean all he's
23:27Done his whole
23:28Life is throw
23:29Things over obstacles
23:30And lift heavy stones
23:31So I'm afraid
23:31It's down to Luke
23:32We'll see how
23:33They get on
23:33Very shortly
23:34First of all
23:35Let's just catch up
23:36On how poor
23:36Evan Singleton
23:37Is feeling
23:37He's with Michelle
23:38Evan we know
23:40How confident
23:41You are coming
23:41Into the competition
23:42This year
23:43We saw you
23:44Last year
23:44Finishing third
23:45On that podium
23:46And we're really
23:47Excited to see
23:48You top that
23:50Potentially
23:50This year
23:51Just tell us
23:52What happened
23:52In that first event
23:53The loading medley
23:54Yeah so
23:55As soon as
23:56The whistle blew
23:57I ran to the
23:57First implement
23:58The first sandbag
23:59The second it
24:00Left the ground
24:00I guess my arm
24:01Was a little bit
24:02Too extended
24:02And the proximal
24:04Bicep
24:04Decided it
24:05Just wanted to
24:06Not work anymore
24:07So
24:07How are you
24:08Feeling now
24:09Physically
24:10It's a little tender
24:11But I'm still able
24:12To straighten it
24:13Pronate
24:14And all of that
24:15Without many issues
24:16So I'm hoping
24:17That it'll be
24:17A faster recovery
24:18Mentally
24:21Mentally
24:22I'm just trying
24:24To keep myself
24:24Distracted
24:25It's
24:25I would
24:27I'll go on record
24:29Saying that this
24:29Is probably
24:30The most disappointing
24:30Because I was
24:32100% convinced
24:33That not only
24:34Can I hang
24:34With Tom and Mitch
24:35But I can beat them
24:36But we know
24:37We know
24:37That you have
24:38Battled through
24:38Injuries
24:39In the past
24:40You've come back
24:41Bigger
24:41Better
24:42Stronger
24:43Even though
24:44You've got
24:44That disappointment
24:45Right now
24:45Is that something
24:46That's still
24:46In the back
24:47Of your mind
24:47That you are
24:48Going to be
24:48Back here
24:48And you are
24:49Going to dominate
24:49Oh absolutely
24:50Yeah
24:51Like as disappointed
24:52Saddened
24:54And depressed
24:54As I am
24:55Right now
24:55It's not gonna
24:57I can promise you
24:58This
24:58It's not gonna
24:58Waiver
24:59Both my belief
25:00That I can win
25:01This competition
25:01And my determination
25:02To come back
25:03Next year
25:03Bigger
25:04Stronger
25:04And to take
25:05My first
25:06World's Strongest
25:06Man title
25:07We'll be ready
25:08And waiting
25:08For you
25:09Evan
25:09Thank you
25:10Very much
25:10The T-Rex
25:13Will be back
25:14That bench
25:15Might not be
25:16But on to
25:16More immediate
25:17Matters now
25:18And event four
25:18The Titans
25:19Tossed
25:20Over to
25:21Colin and Danny
25:21Representing
25:25The United States
25:26Of America
25:26Yes
25:27My favourite
25:28Event I think
25:29The Titans
25:31Toss
25:31From the Texan
25:33Guardione
25:34Is going to
25:34Be
25:35Going head
25:36To head
25:37With another
25:39Newbie
25:40From Peace
25:41Haven
25:41Andrew
25:42Flying Flynn
25:43Those two people
25:48Up and turn up
25:48Again
25:49Well I can tell you
25:51That Andy Flynn
25:52Wasn't very confident
25:53In doing well
25:54Here in the
25:55Warm-up
25:55Guardione
25:56He's pretty sure
25:58He's gonna
25:58Do well
25:58Looks impressive
26:01Goodness
26:02He almost threw
26:02Off the end
26:03Of the stage
26:03There Guardione
26:04So far
26:05So good
26:05For Flynn
26:06He's got
26:06The first
26:07Four over
26:07And it's
26:09An interesting
26:09Event this
26:10You have to
26:10Constantly
26:11Recalibrate
26:12What you're doing
26:13Yes
26:14As you get
26:14Further from
26:15The bar
26:15Different angle
26:17Every time
26:17And Guardione
26:18Almost got
26:18That one wrong
26:19Went way
26:20Too high
26:20With it
26:21Well Flynn
26:22Well Flynn
26:22Well
26:23It's
26:24Interested
26:24Dance
26:24There
26:25Maybe that's
26:25Why they call
26:26Him Flying Flynn
26:26I think we're
26:28Reaching
26:28The edge
26:29Of what he's
26:30Able to do
26:30Here
26:31But it's
26:31Very far away
26:32And
26:33Guardione
26:35That's terrible
26:38That's not what you do
26:40At all
26:40I think he's just
26:41Resetting
26:42And up it goes
26:43But ultimately
26:47Wasn't to be
26:48I mean it's
26:49A new event
26:50For these guys
26:50I don't think that was
26:53Two efforts
26:54For the last
26:54Sack of the way
26:55Flying Flynn
26:58Falling Flynn
26:59Get up Flynn
27:02With six sandbags
27:07At a time
27:08Of 20.16
27:09Well six
27:10In just over
27:1120 seconds
27:12For Andrew Flynn
27:13You've got to be
27:14Happy with that
27:15I don't think
27:15You'd be too
27:16Disappointed at all
27:17Actually
27:17And eight
27:20In 28.38
27:21For the Texan
27:23Good technique
27:34Guardione
27:34He's just
27:35Got some of the
27:35Angles wrong
27:36Pretty much
27:37Had the power
27:38To do all
27:38Ten
27:39On to Luke
27:41Stoltman
27:42Luke
27:43Stoltman
27:4440
27:4440 of course
27:45Normally the age
27:46We put the
27:47Strongmen down
27:48But
27:50Now
27:51Stoltman to live
27:52Up against
27:55Kordiaka
27:56That's all true
28:02We don't know
28:05We don't know
28:06Underway
28:09Here we go
28:10Kordiaka
28:10In his pink shoes
28:12The Ukrainian
28:13Really explosive
28:14If anyone
28:16If anyone can do
28:16All ten
28:17In this heat
28:18It'll be him
28:19This is huge
28:22Just clanging the bar
28:25Twice
28:26The nerves
28:28The nerves are getting
28:28The better of him
28:29He's getting the wrong
28:29Trajectory
28:30That was okay
28:31I think
28:31Was it
28:32No he's falling short
28:33Now as well
28:34He's gone too fast
28:35At it
28:35Burned himself out
28:36Oh
28:37Stoltman
28:38Well as Eddie Hall says
28:40If you grew up in Scotland
28:41You spent your time
28:43Throwing things
28:43For ten
28:45Could he do ten out of ten
28:47Like his brother
28:48That's such a shame
28:51But I tell you what
28:53Nine will do
28:54Wow
28:56I'm really impressed
28:59With Luke Stoltman
29:00Kordiaka
29:01Was the man
29:02Who was meant to be
29:02Doing the running here
29:03Just got it all wrong
29:07With four sandbags
29:07At a time of 12.81
29:09Let's hear it
29:10For Pablo Kordiaka
29:11So four
29:12And 12.81
29:14For Kordiaka
29:15It's a shame for him
29:16With nine sandbags
29:17At a time of
29:18Just excelling
29:19At this
29:19Luke Stoltman
29:21Finishes first
29:22With nine
29:23Let's hear it
29:24For Luke Stoltman
29:26Will he rip it
29:27Will he chuck it
29:28We just don't know
29:30Someone's gonna get
29:31Concussed
29:32They're happy about it
29:34A souvenir for somebody
29:37Kordiaka must be
29:39Seething inside
29:41He really ruined
29:41His chance there
29:42Stoltman capitalised
29:45And he's taken the win
29:46And a vital one too
29:48Luke's first victory
29:49Of this qualifying group
29:51Means that with
29:51Handsome Pav
29:52Finding the sandbags
29:53A hand full
29:54He's back on track
29:55Now to make the final
29:56Luke is with Michelle
29:57Well Luke
29:59The shirt's come off
30:00Clearly you've got to be
30:01Happy with that performance
30:02Yeah really happy
30:04These kind of throwback
30:06Events are really
30:07Really scary
30:08So it's like
30:09A lot to lose
30:10A lot to gain
30:10So getting nine bags
30:12Yeah it's decent
30:13It's not bad
30:13Well it was amazing
30:14To watch me
30:15Just how exhausted
30:16Are you when you get
30:16To that final sandbag
30:18Because weren't you
30:18Complaining of a bad back
30:19Yeah it's been really bad
30:21After deadlifts yesterday
30:22I was in a bit of pain
30:24But the team here
30:26The physio team
30:27And the medics
30:27At World's Strongest Man
30:28Are second to none
30:29And they're kind of
30:31Keeping me together
30:32So fortunately
30:33The throwback event
30:35Wasn't too bad in the back
30:36We've got stones left
30:38Yeah I'm pretty pumped up now
30:40Yeah it's good
30:40Now this has made a big
30:41Difference to the scores
30:42You're just half a point
30:44Behind Pavlo
30:45You're feeling the confidence
30:46Now going into the stones
30:47Yeah of course
30:48Yeah
30:48Again I'm here to have fun
30:50I'm having fun
30:51But yeah
30:53I'm here to make the final again
30:55And showcase
30:56That I'm one of the best
30:57In the world
30:58Can't wait to see it Luke
30:59Well done
31:00Cheers thank you
31:00Thank you
31:01So after the throwbacks
31:04Luke's into second spot
31:05Just half a point
31:06Behind Pavlo Cordiaca
31:08Andrew Flynn
31:09Not far behind too
31:10Still challenging
31:11For a qualifying spot
31:12In his debut
31:13There's one event to go
31:14And for the final four
31:15Of this group
31:16It's the moment of truth
31:18The last two places
31:19In this year's final
31:20Decided when we return
31:21On the SPD
31:23World's strongest man
31:24Welcome back to Sacramento
31:37And the final act
31:38Of this year's
31:39Qualifying group stage
31:40Rookie Andrew Flynn
31:42Reigning Britain's strongest man
31:44Luke Stoltman
31:45Nick Guardiola of the USA
31:47And Ukraine's Pavlo Cordiaca
31:49Are all chasing
31:50The last two spots
31:51In this year's grand final
31:52The natural stone medley
31:54Is where they'll battle
31:55To see how our final four
31:58Will finish up
31:58Over to Colin and Danny
32:00Representing the United States
32:02Thanks James
32:03Thanks James
32:03Yes it all comes down to this event
32:05Really doesn't it
32:06This will determine
32:08Who goes through to the final
32:10Two points separated
32:13Four men
32:15Guardiola goes up first
32:17This 125 kilogram rectangle of a stone
32:22He's pressed overhead
32:24It's all about the balance
32:26No problems
32:27San Antonio man
32:28We move on to stone to shoulder
32:31In excess of 150 kilos
32:35Up to your shoulder
32:38Take one hand off
32:40And that's the job done
32:41He's worked out
32:43How to do it
32:45Rusted on his knees
32:46Rolling it up
32:48One arm out now
32:50Elegantly
32:51Like a ballerina
32:52There it is
32:53And we move on
32:56That amuses you
33:01That little touch
33:01Doesn't it
33:02It does
33:03I like it
33:03It shows
33:06It shows grace
33:07Yes it does
33:08Which we don't see
33:09Enough of
33:10In my opinion
33:10Guardiola looking good
33:14Once you pass that first hurdle
33:17Things get a little bit easier
33:19In the middle section
33:20But we still
33:20After this 180 kilo carry
33:22Weights a 200 kilo stone
33:27To finish off here
33:27Well
33:29Look at this
33:30From Guardiola
33:31First time here
33:32And making a very strong case
33:35For why he should be in the final
33:37Ten seconds to go
33:38Will he attempt this
33:40I don't think he's got time now
33:43Hasn't got time
33:43It's far too heavy
33:45It's far too heavy
33:47For me
33:47Well it's good
33:50From Gaglione
33:52We've seen
33:53More established figures
33:55Fail on the first
33:56Or even the second
33:57Gaglione is good
34:01Across the board
34:02There's no doubt about it
34:03That's how he won
34:03The official strongman games
34:05But
34:05Could have gone a little bit quicker there
34:08He's got that fourth one up
34:10That made a difference
34:11You never know
34:12Flynn does now
34:14We know from the overhead press
34:18That Flynn
34:19Isn't the best of pressers
34:21In this group
34:22That's for sure
34:22But
34:24He's just got a natural strength
34:26About him
34:26That might
34:27Suit this
34:29Type of press
34:30That's for sure
34:31Yeah
34:32Flynn
34:33Just kind of attacks
34:34These events
34:35Doesn't he
34:35And look at this
34:36Look at this
34:38Then again
34:42He doesn't have the bulk
34:43Perhaps
34:44Every time
34:44Under a big breath
34:45While he lifted
34:45The bigger the base
34:46The easier it is
34:47With such an awkward object
34:49Well he wasn't resting
34:50On his chest
34:50Was he
34:51That a lot of people
34:51Have been doing
34:52He's not as big as some other men
34:56And oh no
34:56He didn't lock out
34:59Did he
34:59No his right arm
35:00Wasn't locked out at all
35:01His left one
35:02He could have been forgiven
35:03For that one
35:04But
35:04Magnus
35:05For Magnus
35:06And says
35:06Do it again
35:07And quite rightly so
35:08He's resting on his chest
35:12Now
35:13Because he's knackered
35:13I don't see him
35:19Doing this now
35:19It's a bit like
35:23A computer game
35:23Energy is getting low
35:25And time is running out
35:27I don't see this
35:28Being a good combination
35:29But you never know
35:30Come on Andy Flynn
35:31Can he manage one
35:33It's not looking promising
35:35And yet
35:38Wow
35:38Get out of here
35:40That's determination
35:41From Flying Flynn
35:43I'm so impressed
35:45And he proved people wrong
35:48By getting here
35:48And he's proving them wrong
35:49Again
35:50He's proved me
35:50Well wrong
35:52Oh look
35:52Time's against him
35:54Two seconds to go
35:56Can he pull it off
35:56Hand away
35:57Not quite
35:58Nearly does himself an injury
36:02But I'll tell you what
36:03That shows
36:04What grit
36:05Flynn has
36:06I'm so impressed
36:10So impressed
36:12I was convinced
36:12He would probably give up
36:13At best
36:16Not get this rep
36:17With the overhead stone
36:18And then
36:19I thought he just took no chance
36:20I didn't even think
36:21He would go for that
36:22But he wasn't given it
36:23And rightly so
36:25But he was incredibly close
36:26Well Luke
36:29In contemplative mood
36:30That back still giving him
36:32A few issues
36:33But also
36:34He knows he needs to lift this first one
36:38At least
36:38To take some pressure off
36:39On the whistle
36:40As he goes into the grand final
36:42He lifts this stone
36:44He'll try and do more than that
36:46Because the grand final
36:48Because the grand final
36:48Now the first event
36:49The equivalent points off
36:51Is how you do in the heat
36:52Matched up against the other qualifiers
36:54And he is now a qualifier
36:56Luke Stoltman
36:57For the sixth year
36:59Has made it through to the grand final
37:02He's only ever finished first
37:03In his heat
37:04Once Danny
37:05He's receiving beat Kordiaka
37:09And this will
37:09Get this up
37:10Put on a good performance here
37:12And these stones
37:13They will take the victory
37:15Up it goes
37:18Arm off
37:21And he's remaining very composed
37:24Not giving much away here
37:25Focused on the task
37:28As we get to the carry
37:29Normally when he's very happy
37:35The tongue comes out
37:36And full out
37:37He did do a swipe of the tongue
37:39It was a swipe
37:39But that's not
37:40That's not the full Stoltman
37:43Round he goes
37:45This is pretty fast
37:47Giving himself time
37:49For that final tombstone
37:51Not that much time though
37:53Just over 15 seconds
37:55High on 200 kilograms
37:58Nearly 440 pounds worth
38:00Of dense stone here
38:02The tombstone as it's known
38:03And it's looking like
38:07It may have beaten him
38:08He knows it
38:11Well that will do
38:13Enough
38:14To get him through to the final
38:16More than enough
38:17In fact
38:18Still Kordiaka to come
38:21Once he got that first stone up
38:24The stone of destiny if you like
38:26He was in the final
38:28Well three in 109
38:31He came in this year
38:33Just wanting to have fun
38:34Wasn't that bothered
38:35About the final
38:36But he's there anyway
38:38He'll be reunited
38:39With his brother
38:39And he continues to prove
38:42Eddie Hall's theory
38:44That Highlanders greatly enjoy
38:47Throwing almost anything
38:48Representing Ukraine
38:53So it's Kordiaka
38:54Kordiaka
38:55Nice to go
38:58Yes
39:01He too just has to put up
39:03One stone
39:04And he will be in the grand final
39:07But no doubt
39:08We'll try and do as much as possible
39:09Assuming he can get past this hurdle
39:11Because it is really tricky
39:12It's not like
39:15Jerking away on a bar
39:17And we know he's very good at that
39:18On the overhead press
39:20Medley
39:21And he just
39:22Suspected
39:24It's a little alien this for him
39:27Leaning right back like that
39:29Can't use your legs
39:31And
39:31Actually for such a great presser
39:35Really
39:35He's not pressing
39:36His arm power
39:37Really comes all from his leg power
39:40This is
39:42Oh he gets the legs in that time
39:43That was it
39:44Nice drive there
39:46Well
39:47He knows
39:49He's through
39:50And now it's for points
39:53Only half a point ahead
40:00Of Luke Stoltman
40:01Coming into this
40:02Final event
40:03And
40:04We know Stoltman made it onto
40:06Stone number four
40:07Didn't finish stone four
40:09But
40:10Definitely did this one
40:11And the next one
40:12Time is ticking here
40:14For Kordiaka
40:15Well he just threw that one up
40:1715 seconds Danny
40:21That's all he's got
40:21Is that going to be enough
40:2215 seconds
40:23I doubt it
40:24So does he
40:26Well he's done enough
40:28And we'll see
40:29Pablo Kordiaka
40:31In the final
40:32With our other
40:34Nine finalists
40:35For Pablo Kordiaka
40:37This is his third consecutive year
40:39Of making the grand final
40:40He's finished sixth
40:42And he's finished eighth before
40:44Can he do better this year
40:45Certainly looks strong
40:46So Stoltman Senior
40:52The fastest through three stones
40:54And that event win
40:55Sees him top the group
40:56For just the second time
40:57In his career
40:58He's back in the final
40:59And with Michelle
41:00Luke congratulations
41:03On your group win
41:04I mean ten
41:05Ten World's Strongest Man
41:07Appearances
41:07And you've just reached
41:08Your sixth
41:09World's Strongest Man
41:10Final
41:10That in itself
41:12Is just so impressive
41:13Yeah I mean again
41:14It's very strange
41:15To hear those stats
41:17It still feels like
41:18My first time
41:19Whenever I come here
41:19You have that
41:20Kind of seeded out
41:22And planted in me
41:23All the time
41:23Like this is going to be
41:24Really tough
41:24I'll be finished last
41:25In the group
41:26I thought I was just
41:27Coming out here
41:27For a party
41:28A big Tommy party
41:29But yeah here I am
41:32Making my sixth final
41:33And yeah it's class
41:35I'm so happy
41:35You've seemed pretty
41:36In the final now
41:37What does it mean
41:38For you to be standing
41:38Alongside your brother Tom
41:40For another year
41:41I mean it's everything
41:42This is what we do
41:43This is what we've been doing
41:44For 13 years now
41:46We're saying
41:46We're the world's
41:47Strongest brothers
41:47And you know
41:48You can doubt me
41:49You can hate me
41:50You can doubt me and Tom
41:51But one thing
41:52That is always going to be true
41:53Is that we're the strongest
41:53Brothers in the world
41:54Because year in year out
41:55We keep proving it here
41:56This is the biggest title to win
41:58Tom's coming in here
41:59To prove that he is
42:00The strongest man in the world
42:01And it means everything
42:02To both of us
42:03To be competing together
42:04Doing it in mum's name
42:06And mum's honour
42:07Which is really cool
42:09So I know again
42:10She'd be looking down
42:11She's looking down
42:12Up in heaven
42:13Or whatever it is she is
42:14Smiling
42:15With a big cheesy smile
42:17And dad will be watching this
42:19With an even bigger cheesy smile
42:20Back at home
42:21So big Benny boy
42:22We love you
42:23Big bad Ben
42:24Hope we make you proud
42:25And we're all smiling
42:26Here for you too
42:27Thank you very much
42:27Well done Luke
42:28Thank you
42:28Another proud year
42:31For all the Stoltman clan
42:32Luke topping the group
42:33Ahead of Pablo Cordiaga
42:35And joining brother Tom
42:36In another
42:37World's Strongest Man final
42:38And there'll be
42:40Four Brits in all there
42:41With Shane Flowers
42:42And Paddy Haynes
42:43Also qualifying
42:44This year remember
42:45For the first time
42:46All ten finalists
42:47Will be ranked
42:48Based on their performances
42:49In the heat
42:49So starting in first place
42:51Will be Mitchell
42:52The Moose Hooper
42:53Well those are quite possibly
42:55The most intense heats
42:56We've ever had
42:57On World's Strongest Man
42:58And things are going to
42:58Ramp up even further
42:59Of course
43:00As the final gets underway
43:01We've got some fantastic
43:02Events in there
43:03Some brand new ones
43:04And some old classics too
43:05Make sure you're part of it
43:06As well
43:07When we return
43:08On the SPD
43:08World's Strongest Man
43:10What are you doing?
43:38I'm a fan, baby!
43:40Yes!
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