SailGP athletes took on the stand-up paddle board challenge in Bermuda but who took home the golden trophy?
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SailGP is high speed, high tech and high impact. This global sports championship combines cutting-edge tech, iconic global venues, elite athletes and record-breaking speeds to create the most exciting racing on water. Rival teams from the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Canada, France, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Spain battle it out at iconic venues around the world in short, intense races for a total prize pot of $7 million. Teams compete in identical hydrofoiling F50 catamarans that fly above the water at electrifying speeds approaching 100 km/h. Fan-centric and close-to-shore, each SailGP Championship culminates in a $2 million, three-boat, winner-takes-all Grand Final.
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SailGP is high speed, high tech and high impact. This global sports championship combines cutting-edge tech, iconic global venues, elite athletes and record-breaking speeds to create the most exciting racing on water. Rival teams from the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Canada, France, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Spain battle it out at iconic venues around the world in short, intense races for a total prize pot of $7 million. Teams compete in identical hydrofoiling F50 catamarans that fly above the water at electrifying speeds approaching 100 km/h. Fan-centric and close-to-shore, each SailGP Championship culminates in a $2 million, three-boat, winner-takes-all Grand Final.
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00:00 (sirène)
00:03 - Wow! What the heck!
00:05 Put it into full gear, Nicole. Go!
00:08 The US is in trouble!
00:11 ♪ ♪ ♪
00:14 - Hey, everyone, it's CJ.
00:16 We are here in beautiful Mangrove Bay in Bermuda,
00:19 and today we've got a really fun activity for the athletes,
00:23 the SailGP Stand Up Paddleboard Challenge.
00:26 The athletes are arriving very soon,
00:28 and let's see who can take home the golden trophy.
00:31 ♪ ♪ ♪
00:38 The first race will start with the athletes
00:41 running across the beach,
00:42 picking up their stand up paddleboards,
00:44 and racing to a buoy and back.
00:46 The second challenge will be a stand up paddleboard tag.
00:50 Now, the winner of the first race
00:51 will be trying to tag the other athletes and get them out,
00:55 and the winner of that race will go into our final challenge,
00:58 which is a head-to-head race
00:59 between the winners of the first and second race.
01:03 All right, ten teams for our SailGP Stand Up Paddleboard Challenge.
01:07 Are you all ready?
01:09 (laughs)
01:11 All right. On your marks, get set...
01:15 (sirène)
01:19 Go, go, go!
01:21 ♪ ♪ ♪
01:49 And Team Australia, usually in the front for sailing,
01:52 but not for stand up paddleboarding.
01:54 The New Zealand team is currently winning,
01:56 and by a lot, he's making it look so easy.
01:59 ♪ ♪ ♪
02:11 Team New Zealand just won the first challenge,
02:13 and they're heading in the water right now
02:15 to get the second race in.
02:18 All right, Marcus. On three, two, one, go!
02:24 ♪ ♪ ♪
02:33 Who's he gonna get?
02:37 Oh, P.K., you're in trouble.
02:40 The U.S. is in trouble.
02:42 ♪ ♪ ♪
02:50 Oh, no! Team Canada just fell in the water,
02:53 so they're eliminated too.
02:55 ♪ ♪ ♪
03:00 Oh, my God! Australia, what are you doing there?
03:04 ♪ ♪ ♪
03:15 And Germany is out!
03:17 ♪ ♪ ♪
03:23 (sirène)
03:26 Congrats, Nicole! You're our winner! Woo!
03:31 ♪ ♪ ♪
03:33 Nicole a gagné la deuxième challenge,
03:36 ce qui signifie qu'elle va aller face à face
03:38 avec Marcus, qui a gagné la première
03:40 dans notre dernière course du jour.
03:42 ♪ ♪ ♪
03:44 Je ne veux pas compter contre Marcus!
03:46 ♪ ♪ ♪
03:48 Il me semble que Marcus, du Nouveau-Zélande,
03:51 est en fait un champion de stand up paddleboarding,
03:54 donc on va donner à Nicole un peu de tête d'étoile
03:56 et on verra comment elle le finira.
03:58 ♪ ♪ ♪
04:01 All right, Nicole, on your mark, get set, go!
04:05 ♪ ♪ ♪
04:17 Yes, Nicole, work!
04:19 ♪ ♪ ♪
04:23 All right, Marcus, get ready in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, go!
04:30 ♪ ♪ ♪
04:40 Put it into full gear, Nicole, go!
04:43 ♪ ♪ ♪
05:03 I guess that's it.
05:04 That shows you that even if you are a champion
05:07 stand up paddleboarder,
05:09 you cannot beat Nicole from Team Spain.
05:12 ♪ ♪ ♪
05:15 Thank you all for joining us.
05:17 And our winner, Nicole from Team Spain,
05:21 you have your very own F50 now!
05:25 Congratulations!
05:27 ♪ ♪ ♪
05:35 Nicole, congrats,
05:36 you're our SailJP stand up paddleboard champion.
05:39 What was the secret?
05:40 I mean, you won the second stand up paddleboard tag race.
05:45 Yeah, I just tried to stay away from everyone, really.
05:48 I just try not to be seen until the last moment.
05:51 But Marcus is a real hero here.
05:53 He's extremely quick on a paddleboard, he's impressive.
05:56 And have you ever done stand up paddleboarding before?
05:59 I mean, you were really good.
06:00 I've done a little bit at home, but like when I was younger,
06:03 when I was living on Aruba,
06:05 but actually recently, nothing, zero.
06:08 [laughter]
06:10 And I mean, this is a beautiful place,
06:12 I mean, to just be out on the water.
06:14 Did you enjoy it?
06:15 Yeah, it's amazing to come somewhere like Bermuda,
06:17 you know, you have crystal clear water,
06:19 it's nice and warm, we're all enjoying it a lot, I think,
06:22 and it's really nice to have events in places like this.
06:25 And you've got your very own F50 now.
06:27 I mean, isn't that crazy?
06:28 That is pretty cool.
06:29 That is amazing.
06:30 That's actually the best thing about the paddleboard challenge.
06:32 It's one of a kind.
06:33 Congratulations.
06:34 Thank you.
06:35 [music]