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00:01The following programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:12Rom and I are in St Moritz teaming up with Team GB in search of our winter sport.
00:18We had met some of Great Britain's biggest stars.
00:22But it was fair to say it had been a challenging star.
00:25We were still no closer to finding our sport and we only had one shot left.
00:32This week we're taking on one of Great Britain's most successful Olympic events, curling.
00:39I don't know what the command is!
00:41We'll be hanging out with one of Team GB's brightest stars, Mia Brooks.
00:45I've got no idea, what are you talking about?
00:49And finally, seeing if there's a winter sport we can do.
00:53It's not bad.
00:54So, Rob Beckett with his first throw.
00:58Yeah!
01:09Rob and I have been living it up in the luxury Swiss ski resort of St Moritz,
01:14playground of the rich and famous.
01:16Oh, you fancy, huh?
01:18Oh, you fancy, huh?
01:19Oh, you fancy, huh?
01:21But when we were out with our mate Eddie the Eagle, we'd spotted our fashion game wasn't on point.
01:26Fancy shops? Don't fancy a two-piece leather Gucci ensemble.
01:30Oh, we should get matching outfits.
01:33So it felt like it would be rude not to at least try to blend in.
01:36I do like these outfits. As in, what I mean by that is they fit in with the surroundings.
01:45Yeah.
01:46With St Moritz.
01:47I felt like we were going to stick out, but actually I feel like we're blending in.
01:49I think we fit in.
01:50What do you think of my look?
01:52What do I think of your look?
01:54I think I like the boots.
01:56I like the trousers.
01:57They're well comfy.
01:58Yeah, I like the trousers.
01:59I like the coat.
02:00You know what you look like?
02:01Yeah.
02:02You look like a stylish jacket potato.
02:05I like what you've done with your hair.
02:07That's the problem.
02:08I thought I'd put the flaps up.
02:10You look like Jeopardy at Springfield.
02:12Yeah.
02:13Shall we go and try some winter spools?
02:14Let's do it.
02:18We were on our way to St Moritz's iconic Colm Hotel.
02:21Home to one of the most exclusive ice rinks in the world.
02:25And where our final shot at a winter sport awaited us.
02:29Curling, I'm not saying it's easy, but it's easier than skiing and firing a gun.
02:34Surely.
02:35So, I still think it will be a challenge, but I feel like it's more in my wheelhouse.
02:41So, to give us a fighting chance, we were going to be taught by the very best.
02:50British Winter Olympic legend Eve Muirhead, who skippered her team to gold in Beijing 2022,
02:56had agreed to show us the ropes.
02:57Now appointed as top brass, Chef de Mission for Team GB, she's in charge of Britain's Winter Olympic hopes.
03:06She'd called in Team GB's curling squad, led by Bruce Moat, who are hotly tipped to win gold at the Winter Games.
03:12Hi, guys. Hello.
03:13Hello.
03:14They were going to be helping Eve show us how to curl like champions.
03:18So, you're the Chef de Mission?
03:20Yes.
03:21So you're the big boss?
03:22Yeah.
03:23I've never heard of Chef de Mission before, so it's pretty exclusive.
03:25Sounds good.
03:26Yeah.
03:27We need your help. We're struggling, aren't we?
03:28Yeah, we're shit at everything.
03:30So, we're hoping this might be something we're okay at.
03:35Do we need to change, or...?
03:36You do.
03:37You're going to put some shoes on.
03:38You're going to have one that's a grippy sole, but then you're also going to have one that's like peflon, and it's slidy.
03:44One shoe's slippy, and the other shoe...
03:46It's grippy.
03:47It's grippy.
03:48Grippy and slippy.
03:49Okay, fine.
03:50But you have got what you call a gripper that you put over the top of it.
03:52Oh, my God.
03:53Just sort of like a shoe Johnny.
03:55That's what I used to call it back in my day, what I used.
03:58I've never used one in anger, really, in the last decade.
04:00Anger?
04:01Yeah.
04:02Sorry about this.
04:03Sorry, anyway, let's go.
04:04Let's curl.
04:05We had our orders from the chef to change our footwear, but there had been no mention of the elephant in the room.
04:11I've got two massive regrets.
04:13Regret number one, dressing like this.
04:15Regret number two, not mentioning we were doing this for a laugh.
04:18We turned up, made no reference to it whatsoever, so they're probably off somewhere going,
04:23What the fuck were they wearing?
04:25It was time for our first lesson, and we were already on the back foot.
04:29We needed to pull out all the stops to impress Eve and the team.
04:36Almost.
04:37Close.
04:38Close.
04:39You've got it in this circle.
04:40Almost.
04:41Probably, I'm not going to try and walk on that.
04:44Probably just do this.
04:46You have one shoe that has grip on it, and the other one, completely frictionless.
04:54If somebody you knew was going to walk out in an icy area, and you wanted them dead,
04:58you would give them some shoes with that surface on.
05:01I'm just crawling over to the Johnny.
05:02And you don't need dignity for this, do you?
05:08No.
05:09No.
05:10Ooh.
05:11So we were told how to deliver a stone, and that is a lot of technique.
05:15Then dive forward.
05:17Better than mine.
05:22You have to move into a lunge position very quickly.
05:26I haven't made a move like that for, I would say, how was our youngest?
05:31Ten years.
05:33That's it.
05:34Hey, fish.
05:35There you go.
05:36Nice.
05:37So it was tricky to get into that situation.
05:39Although, I am thinking about when we get back from Switzerland,
05:42suggesting a bit of curling with Lisa.
05:44That's it.
05:45Hey, fish.
05:46But after a few more throws.
05:47That's better.
05:48I was starting to get the hang of things.
05:50Good job.
05:51It feels like I've mastered it.
05:53Rom, your fly's down.
05:56Yeah, I feel like this might be my thing, guys.
05:59I'm genuinely thinking about...
06:00Your fly's down.
06:01Not your flying.
06:02Not your flying.
06:03I honestly heard that as your flying now.
06:06Yeah, no, I think I'm really getting to grips with it,
06:09like your cock's hanging out, mate.
06:13With stone throwing ticked off, next came sweeping,
06:16frantically brushing the ice ahead of the stone
06:19to help it glide further and straighter.
06:21Hard!
06:22All while the skipper barked commands.
06:26Oh, Jesus.
06:27Fucking hell.
06:28And it turns out, it's a lot harder than it looks.
06:33Chase!
06:34Keep it going.
06:35Oh, God.
06:36Sweep.
06:38It's just so soul destroying, sweeping something up that ain't there.
06:41I feel mad.
06:43I feel like I've got OCD.
06:44I feel like I just keep cleaning.
06:46Keep cleaning.
06:47Get it clean.
06:48But that wasn't Rob's only problem.
06:50Hard!
06:51Get going.
06:52Get going.
06:53Oh, you said stop, didn't he?
06:54Get going.
06:55Whoa.
06:56Whoa.
06:57The human jacket potato was getting lost in all the shouting.
06:58Sweep!
06:59Sweep!
07:00I did struggle with the commands from the skipper.
07:03All the way!
07:04Hard!
07:05All the way!
07:06I don't know what the command is!
07:08Sweep!
07:09All the way?
07:10What?
07:11What?
07:12So you're ready to shout and tell them what to do?
07:14Okay.
07:15Okay.
07:16But whatever it was they were saying seemed to be rubbing off on wrong.
07:19All right, hold her!
07:20Hold her!
07:21Go down!
07:22Get her!
07:23Get her!
07:24Get her!
07:25Run away!
07:26Run away!
07:27Run away!
07:28Run away!
07:29Run away!
07:31How was that?
07:32I mean, it kind of needs to be understood by the sweepers.
07:36What were you even shouting then?
07:37Yeah.
07:38Harder, hard, really hard.
07:39Okay.
07:40Hard, hard, hard.
07:41Poor Lisa.
07:42She's not heard that in years, mate.
07:46Where are you?
07:47Where are you?
07:48Come home.
07:49Who's that guy?
07:52Skippering aside, the more we practiced, the more we were improving.
07:56And curling started to feel like it might be the winter sport for us.
08:00I feel like, finally, we've actually found something that we might be passable at.
08:05It needs to curl.
08:06It needs to curl.
08:07It needs...
08:08Ah!
08:09And the great thing about curling is you're in a team, so you can hide.
08:13Go, go, go!
08:15Good shot, Hammy.
08:16Good shot.
08:17Good shot, Hammy.
08:18Yeah, yeah.
08:19That's quite good, yeah.
08:20Oh, fuck off, Zoolander.
08:21So we were determined to show Eve that we could do this, as we geared up for the final exercise.
08:26We've had some practice, we've thrown some stones, done some sweeping, so now we've got to finish with a match.
08:33OK.
08:34Rob and I would go head to head with one stone throw each.
08:37Whoever was closest to the centre would win.
08:40Just here!
08:41To make things harder, Eve had already littered the target with stones.
08:45I was up first, and I had to get it right first time.
08:54Get in, fish.
08:58Slide.
08:59Where is this off to?
09:00Coming back!
09:01No, needs to curl.
09:03Come on, hide, hide, hide, hide, hide!
09:06Tell you what.
09:07Good effort.
09:08Good shot!
09:09It was a decent effort.
09:11Close to the target, but slightly wide.
09:13So, annoyingly, I'd left an opening for Rob.
09:16He's got a chance.
09:17Yeah?
09:18Clear the end off.
09:19Not bad.
09:20Sweet!
09:21Come on, sweep, sweep, sweep!
09:23Line's not too bad, Bob.
09:26He needs to come in a little bit.
09:29Oh, yeah!
09:30Shit!
09:31Yellow wins!
09:32Nice!
09:33Great shot!
09:34Rob had nailed it.
09:36Landed his stone pretty much bang on the target.
09:39And after blowing it at the Bobslam biathlon,
09:41it finally felt like we'd found our winter sport.
09:44That was fun.
09:45I enjoyed that.
09:46Yeah, thank you, guys.
09:47Yeah.
09:48And it's so much harder, like, and graft,
09:50than I thought it was going to be.
09:52Yeah, what a great sport.
09:53I'm a fan.
09:55But Eve wasn't finished yet.
09:57She was about to drop a bombshell on us.
10:01So, do you guys want to know what it's like to play for Britain?
10:04Yeah.
10:09Yeah, absolutely, yeah.
10:10Of course.
10:11The mad thing to say no to that.
10:12Bro, why don't we go to Canada and play in the World Championships?
10:15The three of us, one of these guys, and we'll take on Canada.
10:18That is insane.
10:20Well, you know, it's always a big rivalry.
10:22Great Britain against Canada.
10:23But you guys can handle it.
10:24We saw this shot.
10:25God.
10:26I mean, it feels like, you know when someone gets promoted at a job too soon?
10:30This is diversity gone mad.
10:32We couldn't quite believe what the boss at Team GB was offering us.
10:38An opportunity to go up against our biggest rival on their own turf.
10:43So that's the big rivalry.
10:44Yeah, it is.
10:45All the time.
10:46Yeah, let's do it.
10:47And one last thing.
10:48Yeah.
10:49Your final law game, buddy.
10:50Oh.
10:51Oh.
10:54You know what?
10:55Thank you for being the monitor of that.
10:57Yeah.
10:58I appreciate it.
10:59Yeah.
11:06Rob and I are on a mission to find our winter sport.
11:09Yeah.
11:10And we finally found one we were half decent at.
11:13Oh, yes.
11:16But after giving our mentor, Eve Muirhead, a demo of our curling skills, she dropped a bomb on us.
11:22So do you guys want to know what it's like to play for Britain?
11:25In a few days, we'd be flying to Canada to face Team GB's arch rivals, the Canadians.
11:31A one-off special match right in the middle of the World Curling Championships.
11:37I'm very excited.
11:38I don't know why Eve thought that would be an appropriate course of action based on what's
11:42happened today, but she has done.
11:44Look, that's not on me.
11:45That's on the chef de mission.
11:49And the chef de mission had given strict instructions.
11:52The only way we'd be allowed near the ice in Canada was if we'd practiced.
11:57What I'm very much hoping is that we discover that actually we're really good at this and
12:02we're probably ready to take on the Canadians.
12:04It's a good one.
12:05It's a good one.
12:06The practice was paying off and we weren't looking too bad.
12:10There we go.
12:11Just when Papa wanted it.
12:13It was looking like the Canadians might have a game on their hands.
12:22I just think Romesh should not be on ice, which is not great for this episode, but he
12:26should not be on ice.
12:27It's dangerous.
12:28He went down there like an 85-year-old man.
12:30That really hurt.
12:31It looked awful.
12:33Are you okay?
12:34Rom needed a break from the ice and a little inspiration.
12:39Luckily for us, Eve had just the answer.
12:43Team GB's most exciting Winter Olympic prospect in years, Mia Brooks.
12:48Mia is a snowboarding wonder kid.
12:51At 16, she became the youngest ever snowboarding world champion after winning slope style gold
12:57at the 2023 World Championships.
12:59Then at 17, she was crowned BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
13:04Now at 18, she's widely viewed as one of Great Britain's biggest medal hopes for the upcoming Olympics.
13:09Nice to meet you.
13:10Nice to meet you.
13:11Exactly the kind of inspiration Rom and I needed to prepare for our Canadian curling event.
13:15So, how did it feel to actually, like, to win the World Championships?
13:19I imagine it's incredibly overwhelming, right?
13:21Yeah, it was definitely a bit of a shock, but I think just landing the trick on the last jump was like,
13:27that was all I was hyped on for that whole day.
13:29Not even winning the World Champs.
13:31Was that the one we was the first female to complete the trick?
13:33Yeah.
13:34Well, it's one with loads of numbers, isn't it?
13:36Yeah, 1440.
13:42Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho!
13:45Look at this!
13:4616 years old.
13:48Cap 14.
13:49Are you kidding me?
13:511440.
13:52Sick.
13:53So, when you pulled off the 1440, when you landed it, were you almost surprised?
13:59Yeah, I was, like, landed it and, I mean, I still had the rest of my run to do, so I was, like,
14:04I'm gonna just have to be hyped at the end about it.
14:07Yeah.
14:08And then I landed it and I just couldn't believe it.
14:09I was like, oh, my God.
14:10Like, it's insane.
14:11It's, like, the first time I've ever done it and, like, tried it, so.
14:15Wow.
14:16Really?
14:17Oh, yeah.
14:18You were, like, travelling around, practicing snowboarding from a very early age.
14:20If a kid watches you now at the Olympics, like a British kid, and then they decide they want to go into it,
14:24are they able to do that, I mean, without going abroad?
14:27Can you do it?
14:28In the UK, it's pretty difficult.
14:30But, obviously, you could grow up how I grew up, you know, riding rails and just, but...
14:34What's riding rails?
14:35You know, like, the rails.
14:36Oh, my God, sorry, Mia.
14:37Sorry.
14:38It's just an old ride.
14:39I'm so sorry.
14:40I know what it is.
14:41It's just when you're riding the rail, mate.
14:43Do you know what I mean?
14:44Well, I tell you what, if it...
14:45So, save Mia from telling me.
14:46Why don't you tell me what it is?
14:47Well, it's when you just, like, you've got a rail and you just ride the shit out of it.
14:49What rail?
14:50I mean, I don't know.
14:51Network South East.
14:52I've got no idea.
14:53What are you talking about?
14:54So, you know, like...
14:58There's little rails that you can get.
14:59Yeah, yeah, yeah.
15:00And then you have, like, the metal things.
15:01It's horrible when you do that with your little bracelet.
15:03I know.
15:04It's like he's dressed up for it.
15:05It's a bit ethnic, isn't it?
15:06God, that bracelet's been waiting for this day.
15:08Yeah, riding the rail.
15:09Oh, no, that is...
15:10Come on.
15:11Um, Mia, we're gonna be competing at the World Championships curling Team GB.
15:16Yeah.
15:17Now, as an experienced champion, what advice can you give us?
15:21Definitely just stay calm and just pretend that you're not gonna go and compete.
15:27I mean, I don't know how it's different in curling or if it is, but that's what I do.
15:31Well, one of the main differences is you're good at snowboarding.
15:33Yeah.
15:34Whereas, genuinely, we are shit.
15:36Anyway, Mia, best of luck.
15:38Yeah.
15:39Thank you so much.
15:40It was genuinely an honour for us to meet you.
15:41Yeah, thank you very much.
15:42It was nice to meet you guys, yeah.
15:43It was time to say goodbye to London and head to our final stop, Canada.
15:48We were travelling nearly 3,000 miles to Fredericton in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
16:00But our final destination wasn't exactly what we'd expected.
16:15Fredericton's vibe was more sleepy sitcom than Global Sporting Hub, but over the last week,
16:20it had been playing host to the curling world championships.
16:23We'd landed the day before our match and Eve already had us look in the park.
16:28It's exciting, isn't it?
16:29Yeah.
16:30Fredericton.
16:31I like the outfits.
16:32Yeah.
16:33Love a tracksuit.
16:34Yeah.
16:35I feel very flammable.
16:36I feel like I'm part of something there.
16:37Yes.
16:38I feel like we're a gang.
16:39We look like we're ready for a walk around Lakeside.
16:41Yeah.
16:42That's how I feel.
16:43I'd love a walk around Lakeside.
16:44This is great.
16:45Yeah.
16:46All we need is a couple of dogs, XL Bully.
16:48It's quiet here, isn't it?
16:50Well, we are by the way.
16:51I've not seen anyone, Rob.
16:52The airport's smaller than the big sanctuaries at Sydenham.
16:55Apparently, when I arrived, they put up a red flag in Fredericton about immigration concerns.
16:59Mate, I tell you what, I feel vulnerable just being with you.
17:02Yeah.
17:03I get caught in the crossfire.
17:04Yeah.
17:05Genuinely, it's like, for you, it's like taking a unicorn around Fredericton.
17:11Yeah.
17:12On the way in, I did see there was a Chinese restaurant or middle ground for you.
17:14Close enough.
17:15It's close enough, isn't it?
17:16Yeah.
17:17Might just go in there and go, what's up, my brothers?
17:22Stay strong.
17:23Fight the good fight.
17:24Let's keep pumping rice into these motherfuckers up here.
17:27With our outfits sorted, it was time to meet the team.
17:36So, we were off to the curling world championships.
17:39Hello and welcome to Fredericton, Canada.
17:52Inside the Willio re-place today for the curling championship, the roaring game returns to this charming city.
18:00We'd gate-crash the venue to meet up with Eve.
18:03Hey.
18:04Hey, welcome to Canada.
18:05Hey, guys.
18:06And reunite with Bobby Lanny from Team GB's curling squad.
18:09Bobby's going to join us as a four out here in Canada to play the Worlds.
18:12Are you serious?
18:13Oh, I couldn't miss this.
18:14Seems amazing.
18:15But we've got pretty tough opposition, though.
18:17Melissa Adams from Canada.
18:19Okay.
18:20In Canada.
18:21Melissa Adams is a former world junior champion-winning skipper, and she'd handpicked a team of Canadian curlers to take us on.
18:27The odds were stacked against us, but we had even Bobby.
18:31And if anyone knew how to beat the Canadians, it was the chef.
18:34It's going to be tough, so we need to bond as a team.
18:37We've arrived as a four.
18:38Yeah.
18:39We're going to leave as a cube.
18:41Yeah.
18:42Can we go?
18:43Yeah, let's do it.
18:44Let's do it, come on.
18:45The chef had spoken.
18:46We needed to bond as a team, but what we were about to discover was Fredericton was not the team-building capital of Canada.
19:05So we've tried to find something that's a team-bonding exercise within driving distance of where we are.
19:11So there's a number of things.
19:12There's a cat cafe.
19:13There's a large lobster.
19:14Those are all two, three hours away, by the way.
19:17So we've gone for this, which is an 1820 recreation of the settlers in New Brunswick, which is the best thing we've been able to come up with.
19:25But for context, if my brother had organized this for his stag do, I would not attend.
19:31We're in Canada, and in less than 24 hours we'd be competing with Team GB at the World Curling Championships.
19:49And our captain, Eve Muirhead,
19:51Hey!
19:52Hey, welcome to Canada!
19:53Had a plan for our final preparations.
19:55We need to bond as a team.
19:57Trouble was, our options in the quiet city of Fredericton were pretty limited.
20:01We'd come to King's Landing, a living history village in New Brunswick.
20:10This is nice, isn't it?
20:11Where we'd be stepping back over 200 years for a day of team-building exercises.
20:15Come on, all you good wine people.
20:18Okay.
20:19It's lovely to meet you all.
20:20So, myself, I'm Mrs Hagerman.
20:22Lovely to meet you.
20:23So, have you come very far today?
20:24Yeah.
20:25London.
20:26Scotland.
20:27London, Scotland.
20:28So you're fresh off the boat then?
20:29Yeah.
20:30Don't look at him and say that, but yeah.
20:33So, do you get lots of newcomers here?
20:35Well, we don't get too many newcomers these days, but the ones that we do are usually from Ireland, Scotland.
20:40Any from Sri Lanka?
20:41I don't know that I've heard of Sri Lanka.
20:43Right.
20:44I've heard of Ceylon.
20:45Have you heard of Ceylon?
20:46Well, that's the old sort of name of Sri Lanka, yeah.
20:49Oh.
20:50Yeah, but she's old.
20:51Not old, but you're from an old...
20:52Oh, wow.
20:53Genuinely, I feel like I am off my tits.
20:57Wow, hello.
20:58Hello.
20:59You all right?
21:00I don't know how accurate the recreation is, but apparently they stay completely in character.
21:04Enjoy your day.
21:05Have a good one.
21:06From Ceylon.
21:07Look, it's a big roll of the dice.
21:09But what I'm hoping is that by the end of this, Eve, Bobby, Rob and myself are a unit.
21:16And that depends on some people pretending to be in 1820.
21:22Mrs Hagemann was taking us on an immersive tour of King's Landing, with tasks and challenges along the way that were meant to pull us together as a team.
21:31If we go up to the sawmill today and see Mr Jewett, he might have some work for you, if you're willing to give it a go.
21:36Okay.
21:37Yeah, sure.
21:38Sounds good, yeah.
21:39Sounds great, isn't it?
21:40Team building like I've never done before.
21:42The first stop on our tour was a sawmill, where village locals Mr. Jewett and Mr. Lint were hard at work.
21:49Oh, wow.
21:50Look at them go.
21:51Good day, Mr. Jewett.
21:52Oh, good day.
21:53Good day.
21:54Oh, good day.
21:55Good day.
21:56Good day.
21:57Good day.
21:58Good day.
21:59Well, here we go.
22:00Good.
22:01We brought you some folks here straight from Great Britain.
22:04Do you think maybe they could lend you a hand with sawing your wood?
22:07Oh, yes they can.
22:08Oh, that looks like hard work, though, that.
22:09Is it tough?
22:10It is.
22:11Yeah.
22:12If you have to do all this by hand, it takes a long time.
22:14Right, well, shall we have you prove your mettle then?
22:17Mrs Hagemann was challenging us to a log-sawing contest.
22:21Me and Bobby were going to face off against Mr. Drewett and Mr. Lint.
22:24Now, Mr. Drewett, the way you're stood, it looks like we're chopping your knob off here.
22:27It's quite stressful for us.
22:29Once everyone was in a safe position.
22:31Mrs Jones, would you be so kind as to hold the log with me?
22:34All right, gentlemen.
22:35On your marks.
22:36The big saw-off was on.
22:38Get set.
22:39Go.
22:40Come on, boys.
22:41Come on, boys.
22:42You got this.
22:43Oh, come on, lad.
22:44Come do it.
22:45You got this, guys.
22:46Yes.
22:47Yes.
22:48So, Bobby Lamy from Team GB's Curling and Robert Beckett from Team GB's Route 1 Comedy faced
22:53off against Mr. Drewett and Mr. Lint.
22:55Come on.
22:56With Mrs. Jones in, what I would describe as, the closest thing I would describe it to
23:01was Mrs. Jones presenting herself across the log.
23:04Pull.
23:05Pull.
23:06Pull.
23:07You got this.
23:08Come on, Bobby.
23:09You're doing really well.
23:10This is mental.
23:11I honestly feel like I'm on an acid trip.
23:12Why are we at a sawmill to Team GB to take on Canada tomorrow in the curling?
23:16You got this.
23:17You got this.
23:18You got this.
23:19Oh, God.
23:20This is going to be close.
23:21Yes.
23:22Oh.
23:23Oh.
23:24Are they done?
23:25Jesus.
23:26Are you with that chainsaw?
23:27Gave me a head rusher.
23:28Mrs. Jones, do you mind me saying, I think that's partly your fault.
23:33The day hadn't got off to a great start.
23:36We'd lost our first team building challenge.
23:38That was insane.
23:39And sat in the back of the car, it felt like we'd taken a hit to morale.
23:43I'd say team bonding's not going amazing.
23:46I feel like I'm in a horror film.
23:48If I can leave you alive, I'll be happy.
23:50I wasn't the only one pranging out.
23:52When the chef had suggested team bonding, this was definitely not what she had in mind.
23:57You look round that carriage, it's a lot of stony faces.
24:00Bobby and Eve look like they've been trafficked.
24:02And in a way, they have.
24:03They've been brought out to a foreign country and put to work in the back of a horse-drawn carriage.
24:09Less than an hour into the tour, and our team spirit was already being put to the test.
24:14Looking around, it was hard to imagine what Mrs. Hageman had in store for us next.
24:19Oh, look, it's Miss Sears.
24:21She's got her slingshots out.
24:23Do you guys want to give it a go?
24:25Sure, yeah.
24:26OK.
24:27Miss Sears was holding a slingshot competition with Mr. Lint, Mrs. Jones and a couple of others.
24:33What the fuck is going on?
24:37Unbelievably, our next team bonding activity was a race against the villagers
24:42to knock down three tin cans with ye olde slingshot.
24:46As mad as it felt standing there with our slingshots fully loaded, we had to win to level it.
24:51Get set!
24:52Shoot!
24:53Oh!
24:54Keep going too high.
24:55Oh!
24:56Oh, well done!
24:57Wow!
24:58Wow!
24:59Wow!
25:00Mrs. Jones had knocked down a can for the Canadians on her first shot.
25:01Oh!
25:02And they were starting to look a bit too pleased with themselves.
25:03It felt like British pride was hanging in the balance.
25:17Oh!
25:18All of a sudden, we got all of the cans down at the same time.
25:27And as we grabbed each other arm in arm,
25:30All of a sudden, we got all of the cans down at the same time.
25:34Oh!
25:35Oh!
25:36Oh!
25:37Oh!
25:38Oh!
25:39Oh!
25:40Oh!
25:41Oh!
25:42Oh!
25:43Oh!
25:44Oh!
25:45Oh!
25:46Oh!
25:47Oh!
25:48There were some regrets. Rob gave Mrs. Jones the old fake handshake.
25:52Sorry, Mrs. Jones.
25:55I don't think it's particularly gracious.
25:57But, you know, we're carried away in the moment, you know?
25:59The team had bonded. They're Canadians. Fuck them.
26:04We've got a win, but at one apiece,
26:06Mrs. Hageman and her crew weren't gonna let us leave without a decider.
26:11All right, so this was a test of skill,
26:13but maybe we can best you in a test of strength.
26:16Oh, okay. We'll keep going in that.
26:19Well, I think we have some old rope behind the barn, don't we?
26:21Yes, we do.
26:23The whole village descended onto the field for our final head-to-head.
26:27A tug-of-war against four of King's Landing's finest.
26:31Is it us against... Is it you four?
26:34Yes, we're the team.
26:35Is it a bit... Is it because we'll...
26:37What are you trying to say?
26:39Actually, do you know what? It's a good 50-50 contest. Good luck.
26:42Now, I'm all up for letting anyone of any age enjoy sport,
26:47but that tug-of-war was unethical.
26:50There's a combined danger of about 452 on that side.
26:53I wasn't worried about losing the tug-of-war.
26:55I was worried about them losing their lives.
26:57But, despite our concerns, Mrs. Hagemann had signed it off,
27:02and it was game on.
27:04Yes, we were having a battle of strength against a Canadian team
27:08made up mostly of pensioners.
27:10But if we won this tug-of-war,
27:12it could be the moment that transformed Rob Beckett,
27:15Eve Muirhead, Bobby Lamy,
27:17and myself, Ramesh Ranganathan,
27:19into a fully united Team GB.
27:22On your marks, ladies and gentlemen.
27:24Three, two, one, go!
27:29Oh, my God!
27:31Come on! Come on!
27:33Come on!
27:34No!
27:37No!
27:40Fucking hell, they're well-strong!
27:42No!
27:44That is Team GB.
27:46Take the win.
27:47Oh, they're so strong!
27:49We've already watched.
27:51Oh, my God!
27:53Oh, my God!
28:00What the hell was that?
28:02What?
28:04We've...
28:05I want a drug test.
28:06Mrs Jones, you're a fucking unit!
28:10Jesus!
28:11I will say, Mr Beckett,
28:13you had already won.
28:15Oh, we'd already won?
28:16Yeah, we'd won!
28:17Have you stopped winning them?
28:18Yes!
28:19I'll turn them on my own!
28:21Well done.
28:22That was a great contest.
28:23Well done.
28:24Victory had been declared for Team GB,
28:26and after a bumpy start,
28:27we could just about call our team building day a success.
28:30I think we've got closer as a team
28:32because we've got a shared experience of weirdness
28:34like people that have survived sort of like a traumatic event.
28:37Thank you so much for coming.
28:38Thank you for having us.
28:39Thank you for having us.
28:40It's been an amazing day.
28:41I feel like we've bonded as a team, haven't we?
28:43Yeah.
28:44Team GB.
28:45Thank you, guys.
28:46There you go.
28:47We're ready to go.
28:48We're ready for the match.
28:49Big shot.
28:50Tug of war.
28:51We won.
28:52So, yeah, we've done.
28:53We are on a winning streak.
28:54We've just got to keep this form of momentum
28:56up into the finals.
28:57And before you know it,
28:58if me and Ramesh stay away from the curls
29:00and just do a bit of mopping, we might win.
29:03See you, guys.
29:04Bye.
29:05Bye.
29:06Can you do it?
29:11Rob and I are in Fredericton, Canada
29:12for the World Curling Championships.
29:18And after a full-on day of team building with Eve and Bobby.
29:20Oh, they're so strong.
29:21You've already won.
29:24We were feeling fighting fit
29:26as we return to the championships
29:28to finally take on our arch rivals,
29:30the Canadians.
29:31It all comes down to this.
29:33We are here to smash the Canadians.
29:35Based on my experience of curling,
29:37I would say there's a lot riding on even Bobby.
29:40A lot. And by a lot, I mean all of it.
29:43And after Rom's untimely fall back in London...
29:46..we've taken steps to help keep him on his feet.
29:50I'm a bit worried about this, to be honest.
29:52Romesh is terrified of slipping over.
29:54So we've got a little system where the little rubber Johnny
29:57that goes on the shoe that stops slipping,
29:59he's going to get into position,
30:01then I'm going to release his Johnny
30:03to enable the slippy shoe to be slippy
30:05and then follow him with the used Johnny
30:07to pop back on the foot once he's finished.
30:09That way, keeping him safe and secure.
30:12So with our showdown just hours away,
30:15things were getting serious.
30:17Look, I just don't want to be utter crap, you know.
30:20Two episodes hinge on how we're doing this.
30:23So try and stay up.
30:25Don't be too embarrassing, that's the goal.
30:27And smash the Canadians to fucking pieces.
30:31All right, so what's the strategy?
30:33Well, we're here now and...
30:35I'm so nervous, I'm so sorry.
30:36Come on, I don't want any messing around.
30:38No, OK. Right.
30:39You'll be all right, Rom.
30:40You're going to throw lead, the first two stones, Romesh.
30:42Rob, you're going to throw the second two.
30:43Yep.
30:44Bobby's going to play third,
30:45and then I'm going to bring it home for us.
30:47OK, respect.
30:48We're here for Team GB, so, like...
30:50We've got to let you down.
30:51And the opposition are behind us.
30:53Is that right?
30:54So just...
30:55Those guys.
30:56Don't let them hear our strategy and things.
30:57I'd hate to be facing off against us today.
30:59I'm feeling really good.
31:01He looks like a Bond villain, the tall one.
31:03Do you guys feel nervous?
31:04Yeah, it's the world final.
31:06Probably the most nervous I've ever been for a curling game, so...
31:08Is that due to us being with you?
31:10Yeah, that's...
31:11Oh, OK.
31:12Yeah.
31:13Well, the last time me and Bobby played together, we won gold, so...
31:15Oh.
31:16A little pressure.
31:17Yeah.
31:18OK.
31:19He's worried about falling over, so you know the little...
31:20Like, we can't worry about falling over, guys.
31:21Well, he is.
31:22What do you mean?
31:23He does.
31:24The idea is, when he's crouched down and he's ready to release,
31:27I remove his Johnny.
31:29And then he can throw the stone, and then I bring the Johnny back to him
31:32when he's ready to stand.
31:33Yeah.
31:34So I will signal to him to reapply the Johnny, like...
31:36Yeah, yeah.
31:37So, but I won't be able to get up from that position,
31:39so I'll just stay there.
31:40So you just stay...
31:41He'll stay down.
31:42Until he's...
31:43I'll pop the Johnny back on, and then he's up.
31:45It's the same Johnny every time.
31:46We don't change the Johnny, do we?
31:47No.
31:48You've both got your own one, though.
31:49Yeah.
31:50We've got our own Johnny.
31:51Yeah, absolutely.
31:52I'll be dealing with my own Johnny.
31:53Don't share Johnny.
31:54You can't share them.
31:55We can't share, no.
31:56Let's go.
31:57Yeah, right then, guys.
31:58Let's get in the zone.
31:59But we just need to finish it off, guys.
32:01OK.
32:02Curl.
32:03Curl.
32:04Let's do this.
32:05Good day.
32:06You got this wrong?
32:07Yeah.
32:08You got this too, probably.
32:09Your Johnny's my Johnny, yeah?
32:10No, no, it's not.
32:11The countdown for our match was on,
32:13and as the arena started filling up,
32:15we've been invited onto the ice to get a feel for it.
32:17This is so slippy, isn't it?
32:19But we were already in trouble.
32:24That's it.
32:25That's not right.
32:26Yes, you're on.
32:29Go.
32:30Oh, bollocks.
32:31This is mental.
32:36I'd been on the ice less than a minute,
32:38and my goal to stay upright was already out the window.
32:41It is slippier, isn't it, that?
32:42It's so slippier.
32:43That is so much slippier than anywhere else you've done it.
32:50Please welcome the competing teams for this match,
32:52Team Canada.
32:53Team Canada.
32:57I don't like this.
32:58I am absolutely bricking it.
33:00And Team Great Britain.
33:04I still haven't mastered even being on the ice.
33:06I haven't mastered the footwear.
33:07I'm shitting it, actually, to be honest with you.
33:10There's a good chance that after my first stand,
33:12there's going to be a brown trail across the ice.
33:16Oh, should we do that?
33:17No, no, no.
33:18We were up against it.
33:20Of course.
33:21Great, guys.
33:22Let's get dialed in.
33:23Not only was it a big away game,
33:25what made it worse was the Canadian cameras were all over us,
33:28ready to cover our curling debut.
33:43Hello and welcome.
33:44Things will be brewing inside the Williore place today.
33:47The game of curling between Canada and Great Britain.
33:52This has all the makings of a classic match-up
33:55between the two powerhouses in the curling world.
34:00We'll see if Canada decides to start this game aggressive
34:03with a guard.
34:05It does look like we'll get the guard,
34:07but perhaps not as centred as they would like.
34:11Canada weren't off to the best start,
34:12but now it was my turn.
34:14And we were about to find out if Operation Rubber Johnny
34:17was going to be a success.
34:19Do you want me to take it?
34:21Get on, I'll take the jumper.
34:22There you go.
34:23Do you want me to put it here?
34:24Here?
34:25Yeah, fine.
34:26Get your fill in.
34:27Get your fill in.
34:28Get your fill in.
34:29Get your fill in.
34:30Get your fill in.
34:31Get your fill in.
34:32There you go.
34:33It's wrong.
34:34Just here.
34:35The crowd was already on my back,
34:37but Mia had prepared me for this moment.
34:40Stay calm,
34:41and just pretend that you're not going to go and compete.
34:45I was ready.
34:46Team GB were counting on me,
34:48and I couldn't mess this up.
34:50Just aim it up going.
34:53It's a small fumble.
34:54Perhaps the occasion getting to Raganathan.
34:59It's out of bounds.
35:00I'd messed it up.
35:02The pressure.
35:03A little too much, but...
35:05Big crowd in.
35:06He's never played in front of a big crowd.
35:08My stone had gone out of play.
35:10I still hadn't made it to my feet,
35:12and I couldn't wait to get the Johnny back on.
35:14And with the Canadian second stone landing in the house...
35:17We'll be coming into the ring,
35:18so a shot's still in Canada.
35:21My next go gave me a shot at redemption.
35:25Hey, hey!
35:26Say it!
35:27Yeah!
35:28But it was nearly as pathetic as the first.
35:31Well done, Rob.
35:36I was miles off target again,
35:38and Canada took advantage to slip another stone into the house.
35:42Really adding to the pressure here now for Great Britain.
35:47Rob was up next.
35:48Just wait round of us.
35:49I was sweeping so long as I could stay on my feet.
35:52Not bad.
35:53So Rob Beckett with his first throw.
35:55Yeah!
35:56Yeah!
35:57Yeah!
35:58Yeah!
35:59Yeah!
36:00Yeah!
36:01Yeah!
36:02Yeah!
36:03Keep going!
36:04Keep going!
36:05I'd stayed upright,
36:06only for Rob's stone to collide into mine.
36:08The weight would have really been quite good there.
36:11We were all over the place.
36:14And Canada had us on the road.
36:15Oh, Canada just piling these stones in.
36:18Adding to Great Britain's misery for the time being.
36:25The Canadians were totally dominating,
36:27and this was fast becoming an embarrassment.
36:31Hit this one away!
36:32OK.
36:37Yeah!
36:38Oh, we have a good handle this time.
36:42This is getting close here for Rob Beckett.
36:44Whoa!
36:45Whoa!
36:46Whoa!
36:47Whoa!
36:48Whoa!
36:49Whoa!
36:50Whoa!
36:51Whoa!
36:52Whoa!
36:53Whoa!
36:54Whoa!
36:55Whoa!
36:56Whoa!
36:57Whoa!
36:58Whoa!
36:59Whoa!
37:00Whoa!
37:01Whoa!
37:02Whoa!
37:03Whoa!
37:04Whoa!
37:05OK, now it's hot enough.
37:06My shot had put us in a great position
37:08going into the final stage,
37:09and I was buzzing.
37:10A lot of pressure on you lads now.
37:12So I was going to start the mind games.
37:14Clutch moment, mate.
37:15Are you MJ or OJ?
37:17Let's see.
37:25This one comes up a bit light,
37:26so still a short stone for Great Britain.
37:30I definitely got in his head,
37:31and we were on the front foot.
37:33But as the pros started to go toe-to-toe...
37:38We came out on top.
37:39Yep!
37:40Yep!
37:41But Canada had their skipper up next.
37:42A bit of trouble coming Great Britain's way.
37:45The legend Melissa Adams,
37:47world junior champion for Canada in 1998.
37:50Yep!
37:51Yep!
37:52Yep!
37:53Yep!
37:54Yep!
37:55Whoa!
37:56Whoa!
37:57Whoa!
37:58Our scoring stones have been cleared out.
38:00Canada were ahead by millimetres.
38:03It all came down to this.
38:05Eve's final shot,
38:07and we were ready to sweep for our lives.
38:09Whoa!
38:10Whoa!
38:11Whoa!
38:12Yeah, sweep!
38:15Sweep!
38:16Sweep!
38:17Whoa!
38:18Whoa!
38:19Whoa!
38:20Whoa!
38:21Whoa!
38:22Whoa!
38:23Whoa!
38:25This one needs to curl for Eve Muirhead.
38:27And it will get there.
38:30Yes!
38:31Come on!
38:32Come on!
38:33Yes!
38:34Great Britain will be your curling champions.
38:37We've done it.
38:38With Eve and Bobby's help,
38:39we've got a taste of what it's like to compete for Team GB.
38:42And even better,
38:43we've beaten the Canadians in their own backyard.
38:45Guys, I love that.
38:46That was great.
38:47We won!
38:48I mean, the thing is,
38:49you actually made a contribution, let's be honest.
38:50Your shot was unbelievable.
38:51It was very good.
38:52Thank you very much.
38:53It was a team effort.
38:54Yeah.
38:55I wouldn't have been able to get it on that point
38:56if Ramesh's one weren't so out of the way.
38:58Very true!
38:59Do you know what?
39:00I know this is a mad call,
39:01but I genuinely think
39:02King's Landing, New Brunswick,
39:05that experience is what made us a team today.
39:07Team building that I'll never forget.
39:08You're going to dedicate this to?
39:09Mrs Jones.
39:10Exactly.
39:11Thank you so much for letting us do this with you.
39:12Yeah, no thanks.
39:13It's been amazing.
39:14We didn't let you down.
39:15Yeah.
39:16You got your victory.
39:17It's time to celebrate.
39:18Wow!
39:23I enjoyed that.
39:24Me too.
39:25But I did nothing.
39:26You got one in.
39:27Yeah.
39:28And that was a blocker, you know?
39:29Yeah.
39:30You can't have Cristiano Ronaldo without Nicky Butt.
39:31No.
39:32You know, you need that.
39:33Thank you so much.
39:34One of the nicest things you've ever said to me.
39:35They didn't like the trash talk.
39:36Because I said to him,
39:37it's clutch time.
39:38Are you MJ or OJ?
39:39And I don't really know what that meant,
39:41because I meant Michael Jordan,
39:42but it sounds like Michael Jackson, isn't it?
39:43And then OJ is a bit problematic.
39:44You said OJ is an OJ Simpson?
39:45Yeah, it's a bit problematic, isn't it?
39:46What the hell did you say that for?
39:47Well, I just thought like,
39:48are you gonna deal with this like Michael Jordan would?
39:51Or deal with OJ Simpson like murder a woman
39:53and then get away with it?
39:54Yeah.
39:55It was weird.
39:56Yeah, it was actually.
39:57Yeah, it's a strange...
39:58Yeah, I just saw the glove.
39:59I mean, I get it scans, do you know what I mean?
40:00Yeah.
40:01I was just, you know, I was just in the moment.
40:02Thank you, King's Landing.
40:03Yeah.
40:04I dedicate this victory...
40:06To Mrs. Jones.
40:07Mrs. Jones.
40:08Feisty little Mrs. Jones.
40:10Exactly.
40:11I was about to say she's looking down and bolts,
40:13but I think she's still alive.
40:14It's only been a day.
40:15Yeah.
40:16So we've travelled far and wide.
40:17Samaritz, Streatham, Fredericton.
40:19That's the Holy Trinity, isn't it?
40:20That's all right, that's all right.
40:21That's the Winter Olympics Holy Trinity.
40:25From the frozen slopes of Samaritz...
40:30To the ice rinks of London...
40:32And the roaring crowds of Canada...
40:37Rob and I set out to find our winter sport,
40:40and along the way...
40:42We met athletes past...
40:44Go, go, go!
40:45...and present...
40:46To find out just how incredibly talented they are...
40:49And just how close to hopeless...
40:51We are.
40:55And to cap it off...
40:56We were given the opportunity...
40:57Yes!
40:58Come on!
40:59To fly the flag with Team GB.
41:02But had we achieved our goal...
41:04I think I've found my sport.
41:05Go on.
41:06What is it?
41:07Hammer now on the bit of wood in the pub.
41:09I'm good at that.
41:10Yeah.
41:11Wallop!
41:13That's probably what I'm best at.
41:14I'll tell you what I think I'm good at.
41:15Stuff that means that my contribution...
41:17Has no influence on the result.
41:18So for example...
41:19Yeah.
41:20Bobsled.
41:21Yeah, you're good at that.
41:22That was actually very fast...
41:23But I don't have to do anything.
41:24You're a bobslayer...
41:25And I'm a curler.
41:26Because that's probably the best thing I've done...
41:27Is that curl today.
41:28No, you're really good.
41:29Anyway...
41:30Curling, bobsled...
41:31Bosh.
41:32We out.
41:33Thank you very much.
41:34Alright.
41:35Alright.
41:36Chef de Michonne accomplished.
41:37Chef de Michonne complete.
41:39See ya!
41:40Yeah!
41:41Yeah!
41:42Time to mention it in.
41:44God!
41:45Yeah!
41:46God!
41:47You're all on me!
41:48You're all on me!
41:50Ah, yeah, yeah!
41:51Time to mention it in your heart.
41:53Ha!
41:54Yeah!
41:55Yeah!
41:56You're on me!
41:57Yeah!
41:58You're on me!
41:59You're on me!
42:00You're on me!
42:01You're all I need, you're all, you're all I need, goodbye.
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