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Marami na ang nangangarap ngayon maging isang gymnast kaya naman makakasama natin ang Pinoy Paris Olympian at artistic gymnast na si Levi Jung-Ruivivar para ibahagi ang kanyang expertise! Panoorin ang video.

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00:00All right, kapuso!

00:02Of course, a lot of people are inspired to do gymnastics

00:06after the victory of the Philippines in Paris.

00:09And this morning, we have exclusive lessons from an Olympic gymnast,

00:14Ms. Suzy Ann Shira,

00:16Gymnastics 101 partner. Let's go!

00:23Hello, good morning!

00:25Good morning! Good morning!

00:27Good morning!

00:28I'm so happy to be here with Shira.

00:30This morning, we have young, inspiring, and hopeful gymnasts here.

00:35We also have gymnasts who are scholars.

00:37Yes, that's right.

00:38Of course.

00:39She's our special guest.

00:41I agree.

00:42We're very, very lucky today because she's here with us.

00:46And of course, we won't miss the chance to ask her questions,

00:50talk to her, and teach her.

00:52That's right.

00:53We're going to have fun.

00:54That's why we're here.

00:55Let's welcome everyone!

00:57Ms. Levi Ruivivar!

01:03Wow!

01:05Stick it!

01:07Stick it!

01:08What an entrance, man!

01:10Good morning!

01:12Good morning, everyone!

01:14First of all, congratulations and thank you for representing the Philippines

01:18here at the Paris Olympics.

01:20And how was the experience?

01:22It was incredible.

01:24I mean, where do I even start?

01:26It was amazing just being able to go out there and showcase all the years of training

01:31since I was 18 months old.

01:33Oh my gosh!

01:3418 months old.

01:35How does that even work?

01:37I don't even know.

01:38You just learned how to walk?

01:39I didn't even know what gymnastics was.

01:41I mean, my mom just kind of, I had so much energy.

01:43I was hanging off the furniture.

01:45So, she's only 18 months old and she's already hanging herself.

01:47For sure.

01:48She said she was hanging herself.

01:50So, maybe she was hanging herself when she was a kid.

01:52That's so cute!

01:53It became a dream.

01:54Right.

01:55And then you made it to the Olympics.

01:57Alright, so how does it feel for you and the rest of your team?

02:01It's like the first time in six decades that we had an artistic gymnastics representation

02:07at the Olympics.

02:08It was meant so much to me because, you know, when I first qualified to the Olympics,

02:13I actually didn't know that.

02:15And then someone told me that this is the first time in six decades that anyone's gone

02:20to the Olympics for the Philippines.

02:22And I think that it really meant a lot to me because, you know, it was always a dream of mine.

02:27I know it's a dream of a lot of other Filipino athletes here today.

02:31And I think because of that, it meant so much more to me.

02:35And to be able to make that history for this country is just incredible.

02:39And then to share that experience with everyone else in the Philippines too is amazing

02:43because it makes other people excited, which makes me even more grateful and happy.

02:48And we're so glad you're here.

02:50And of course, because you're here, and these kids are seeing you,

02:53and they know that the dream is real.

02:55It's achievable.

02:56It is.

02:57I can't wait to go to the Olympics just like Levi.

03:00And their age, the kids here.

03:03Some of the kids here are close to your age.

03:05You're 18, right?

03:06Yup, I'm 18.

03:07So this is the first of many Olympics maybe?

03:09Hopefully.

03:11How young were you when you started?

03:1318 months.

03:1418 months.

03:16I can't actually walk.

03:18I just started, and my parents were just like,

03:21Do you want to do gymnastics?

03:22I did not even know what it was.

03:24And I was like, Yes, Mommy!

03:26I can only say, meant to be Olympian.

03:29And you enjoyed it through the years.

03:30That's why you reached that level.

03:32And of course, we're seeing the kids here behind you,

03:34so inspired by you being here.

03:36So they're doing their warm-ups.

03:38There are still a lot of people interested in the Olympics,

03:41I mean, sorry, in gymnastics.

03:42Gymnastics.

03:44Because of the great showing of our Olympians at the Olympics.

03:47So what are they doing now?

03:49They're doing a bit of their warm-up?

03:51Right now, they are doing some splits.

03:53As you can see, the coaches are making sure they are in the right posture.

03:58What you want to see is make sure their toes are pointed,

04:00their chest are up, their hips are square.

04:03That's really important.

04:04If you're doing beam or something, and your hips are crooked,

04:07and you try to do a leap, you're going to fall off.

04:09So that's why they're making sure their hips are square.

04:12Is the beam the hardest? It looks the scariest.

04:14The beam is the scariest, I would say.

04:17The beam is 4 inches wide.

04:20And it's also hard.

04:22It's a hard surface, yeah.

04:23If you miss the beam, and you slip down the side, and get bruises,

04:28it's not very fun.

04:31So that's what they should learn, right?

04:33To focus.

04:34And now, Ate, these kids are so lucky

04:37because Levi himself is going to teach them.

04:42This is our first gymnastics skill that they will learn.

04:46Alright, I'll give you the mic.

04:48There you go.

04:50Alright girls, can I see some handstands, please?

04:54And stand down.

04:58Wow!

05:00Wow!

05:04We're going to talk to one of the aspiring gymnasts here.

05:07Good morning, what's your name?

05:08Hi, my name is Andy Valdes.

05:10Andy Valdes.

05:11Andy, how long have you been doing gymnastics?

05:13I've been here in PGAA for 10 years already.

05:1610 years!

05:17Oh my gosh!

05:18And how old were you when you started?

05:20I started when I was 4, but I came to PGAA when I was 5.

05:23Oh my gosh!

05:24You're already old when you started.

05:26Because she's 18 months.

05:27Wow!

05:28Wow, she's 4 years old.

05:30What's your dream for yourself?

05:33Right now, I don't have a necessary goal,

05:35but I just want to do my best here in PGAA,

05:37and serve my role as a gymnast here.

05:39Nice.

05:40What's your favorite routine in gymnastics?

05:42Favorite routine, I have to say floor,

05:44because it shows off my artistry,

05:47and I have to say I have pretty good leaps in artistry.

05:50I also want to have confidence, right?

05:52I know what I can do, right?

05:54I know what I'm good at.

05:55How does it feel to meet Levi?

05:57It's such an honor because she's been my idol for so long.

06:01And seeing her in the Olympics,

06:03representing the Philippines,

06:04it's really amazing.

06:07You've inspired a lot of young gymnasts, right?

06:11The dream is real and achievable.

06:13Maybe you can show us, Levi?

06:16I heard you can do an amazing backflip.

06:18There.

06:20There, okay.

06:22A beautiful line.

06:24Wow!

06:28That was gorgeous!

06:29Look at her legs, her posture.

06:31It's beautiful.

06:33Her legs are beautiful, and the long line.

06:35Usually, what does a judge look for?

06:37How can you tell that you did a good job?

06:39Because sometimes, when you guys are done with routine,

06:41I can see on your faces that you know you did a good job.

06:44That's very true.

06:45We have a lot of time and energy into perfecting our gymnastics,

06:49and you work with your coach in figuring out

06:51what the judges are specifically looking for.

06:54As you can see, when she went, she did an excellent job.

06:57The judges would be, yeah, excellent job.

06:59Wow!

07:02The judges would give that a really good score

07:05because she had a beautiful body line and posture

07:08before she started this skill.

07:10She's already beautiful.

07:12Chest up, chin up, straight line,

07:14her toe is pointed, her knee is straight.

07:17It's like she's bending.

07:19Yes.

07:20For instance, if your foot is flexed,

07:23and your knee is bent, that's a deduction.

07:25If your toe is pointed and your leg is straight,

07:28that's less of a deduction.

07:30You get points taken away from your skill if it's bad.

07:33Minus, minus, minus.

07:34Whatever they see as a mistake, minus, minus.

07:36All right.

07:37Well, it was such a pleasure talking to you

07:39and, of course, learning from you,

07:40especially for the kids that we have here

07:42who are aspiring Olympians maybe someday.

07:44Thank you so much for joining us.

07:46Thank you so much.

07:47We wish you all the best.

07:49All right, more training, more training.

07:51Rubina Champ, thank you so much.

07:54Thank you for joining us this morning.

07:58Let's give a round of applause to Ms. Aliva.

08:02Wow.

08:03Okay.

08:04All right.

08:05All right, all right.

08:06Let's try this, Ate.

08:07Okay.

08:08I can't do handstands.

08:09Ready.

08:16Yeah!

08:17You did it, Ate!

08:20Good thing you didn't jump.

08:23Wow!

08:27All right.

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