Make It or Break It (2009) s02e07 Episode Script
What Are You Made Of?
A fantastic routine by Kelly Parker! No one missed you in London, Kaylie.
No one's gonna miss you in Beijing.
I know what's best for you.
You gotta trust me.
Trust the man who had an affair with my mom? - How am I supposed to do that? - Could you arrange for a private sports endowment group to fund Emily Kmetko's scholarship? - I don't see why not.
- No one can ever know it's me.
I can do the round-off arabian.
It favors the really tiny girls and Genji is at least ten pounds lighter than you.
Do you think maybe you're over-training? You don't wanna risk a serious injury and then have to start all over again.
You can be more of an artistic gymnast.
Oh! Ok, guys.
Close your eyes.
Picture us all making the cut for the world team.
We're stepping onto the podium.
We're shaking hands with the national committee.
- See it.
- I just made the national team.
I cannot wrap my brain around making the world team.
We're all making the world team.
No rock girl will be left behind.
Stop looking at me.
I don't want your pity.
I just want you guys to kick ass at the national team practice tomorrow.
Payson's right.
This is the last national team practice before the world team tryouts.
- We've all got to shine.
- Especially those girls who snuck out to see boys in calais, and fell to the bottom of the national team's ranking.
Emily knows she's gotta nail her practice tomorrow.
Don't you, em? It's hard to forget when you guys keep reminding me.
Speaking of having to forget stuff, are you ok with Marty coming back, Kaylie? Yup.
Mom and I both are.
We're gonna be like any gymnast and gym mom.
Like it never happened.
You can do that? I mean, your coach and your mom were doing the humpty dumpty - Hi, girls! - Hi, Mrs.
cruz.
- Here's a printout of your training schedule.
- Thanks, mom.
Ok, girls.
Stay hydrated, ok? - Like it never happened.
- Thatta girl.
- Hey, you get the day off tomorrow? - Unfortunately, no.
While you guys are taking the next step towards the world team, I'll be prancing in ballet class.
Yippee skippy.
Yum.
Fresh blueberries and cucumber water.
Where are the hot towels? Whoopsie! Almost forgot the hot towels.
Ellen Beals said they need two desks, three dedicated telephone lines, a printer, five reams of copy paper.
Are they holding the national team practice here or opening a kinko's? Yeah, I wanted to tell her what she could do with her reams of copy paper.
Hey.
We've got to make the national committee feel like they're being taken care of here at the rock.
Are you sure? Because you can't be too excited to see Ellen Beals.
We've gotta put our grudges aside for the girls.
I don't feel like putting my grudges aside.
I can't believe that woman encouraged Payson to petition onto the national team when you knew she wasn't ready.
She can kiss my I'm sorry.
I'm not so good at this political stuff.
- You know me, I speak my mind.
- As do I.
And no one is worse at the political stuff than I am, but we don't really have a choice here.
We can't give the national committee any more reason to dislike the rock.
So we will welcome them with open arms.
Do you think the girls will be ok? I don't trust Beals, but I do trust Marty Walsh.
Well as a coach.
He'll look after the girls.
- Did you tell? - No, Lauren! - But someone has to! - You can't tell dad about me and Carter.
Please! You can't expect me to hide this from your father! You understand, Chloe.
You're a woman.
What would've happened to you at my age if your father found out you were having sex? - Yeah, well - See? This happened because I don't have a mom.
I'm not lucky like Payson.
Or Emily.
But I can never talk about any of this with my dad.
- He'd never understand.
- Lauren, there are a lot of things you need to think about before you decide to have sex.
Like is it really the right person? Is it really the right time? I mean, you need to think about the consequences and the precautions you need to take.
See? That's what I need.
Mother stuff.
Just like you and Emily have.
Well, Emily won't exactly let me have the sex talk with her.
But you're so good at it! - Really? - Please, Chloe.
Please don't tell.
Well, you, uh, ready - for the big practice tomorrow? - Yep.
Chloe was just giving me some advice.
I really appreciate your support.
I couldn't survive without it.
- Bye, daddy.
- Wow! You and Lauren, you're actually getting along.
- You're like bff's.
- Well, I wouldn't go that far.
I didn't think I'd ever see that.
We're making real progress.
Here.
This is for you.
A key to the house.
I think it's time.
Steve, I don't know what to say.
Hi, skoodle-doodle! What are you still doing up? Oh, I don't know.
Trying to take a shower when there is no hot water again? Sorry about that, hon.
Did you have a good time in richy-rich land? Lounging on nice furniture, eating good food in a clean house? I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I'm super stressed.
We have a huge practice this weekend and I have to be flawless after my royal screw-up in France.
You will be, sweetheart.
You'll be great.
All right, guys.
This is it.
We need to have a perfect practice this weekend.
Ok? - - - Hm.
Let's welcome our teammates.
- Hey, teammates.
- Oh, are you talking to us? - We thought you said teammates.
- Yep.
That's right.
Last I heard, you were rebelling against the national team and forming your own team with your own photo shoots and your own press.
Um, you obviously don't know us.
It's not like that.
Well, if the "rock rebels" are too good for the national team, we're fine with that.
Right, girls? - Mm-hm - We'll just be our own team.
Good luck doing this practice on your own.
Well, that went well.
Well, for my money, Kelly Parker is still the best we've got.
- Kaylie cruz did better against China.
- It's close between them.
But Kelly Parker is still the most consistent.
I mean, have her perform ten days in a row, she won't win every day, - but she'll win the most days.
- That's true.
But Kaylie, on the other hand Kaylie cruz is really becoming a controlled gymnast.
I used to think she was too emotional and headstrong to be a real disciplined athlete, but I like where she's heading.
Lauren Tanner is coming around, too.
I think she's leaving her rebel days behind her.
- Yeah.
- But Emily Kmetko - What about Emily? Well, she breaks the rules of her scholarship by having a job, she breaks them by competing against China, she breaks them in calais.
- She's still pretty green, so - Look, hey, I appreciate raw talent as much as the next guy.
But she's a horse that can't be tamed.
I mean, we've all given her a chance to transcend her circumstances and become a refined, elite, obedient athlete, but she won't take it.
- I think she has it in her.
- Well, we'll see.
That's what this practice is about.
Conditioning, it's the power, the heartbeat, the fuel of every gymnast.
So let's see how conditioned you are.
Circuit one.
Windsprints, squat jumps, lunges, pull-ups and dips.
Go! You go all the way to Europe and only bring back the team silver? Nice going, Kaylie.
At least we brought home a medal.
Ellen Beals and Marty said if I had been there, it would've been gold.
Nice work in calais, Kmetko.
I can't believe they took you instead of one of us.
- And you choked.
- I'm not talking to you.
Emily, no talking! You'll do two sets of circuits! We have a very famous guest with us today.
It's the hunchback of notre dame.
Come on! Shoulders back! Chest high! Come on! My great-grandmother's got better posture than you.
She's dead.
All right, everyone! I'd like a grand-plie in first, second, fourth and fifth.
Port de bras and devant and derriere.
Begin.
Have we never done ballet before, miss Keeler? - Oh, I have but - Tiana, please.
Can you show our new and painfully awkward student how to do a grand-plie in first position ? Thank you.
Voila.
Miss Keeler, it's your turn.
For the love of all that is Holy, don't roll these pigeon toes, please, and keep your heels down on the ground.
Go.
You're moving like cement.
I'm sorry, miss Viola.
I'm not a ballerina, I'm a gymnast.
And I'm here to get more grace to help the artistic side of my gymnastics.
There is no art in gymnastics.
All that flipping through the air, it's just a sideshow act.
I'm not here to train circus freaks.
I'm here to make dancers.
Turn around.
Again! Go.
Smile.
It's beautiful.
Ballet.
- Hey.
- Hi.
How you doing? Good.
Um You know, Kaylie's doing so well.
- And I'm managing her now.
- You're managing her? - Yeah.
- What about what about Alex? Well, we're both managing her.
Just it's a little tricky because We're getting divorced.
I'm sorry.
It's it's gonna be - I don't know what to say.
- It's ok.
It's uh It's not your fault.
Our fling isn't the reason my marriage ended.
It's just Alex and I - We didn't have a fling.
- Excuse me? It wasn't a fling.
Not for me, anyway.
I loved you, Ronnie.
I guess I still do.
And don't worry, I'm not gonna, you know, cross the line.
I learned my lesson.
I wouldn't do anything to hurt any one of the girls ever again.
I just thought you should know.
- It's ok.
- Yeah, ok Ok.
Good work.
Let's start practice.
Uh, Emily, not you.
On the ropes.
Five times.
- Yes, miss Beals.
- Kaylie? I hope you've been upping your game since France like we talked about? Oh.
Yes, miss Beals.
Um, actually, I've been doing some work on a - round-off arabian mount - Are you kidding? Can't wait to see that.
Kaylie has really been pressing to get that move.
- Genji Cho is the only one who can do it.
- I agree.
I think Kaylie has all the skill to do it, it's just It's just her body type isn't exactly right.
She thinks she has to lose weight to get it.
- It's ridiculous.
- You know how headstrong she can be.
Kaylie, I'd like to see you do the routine with your original beginning.
Can I help you, Belov? Um, I don't think it's wise for Kaylie to work on her round-off arabian mount.
She thinks she needs to lose weight for it, and I don't think This is a national team practice, Belov.
- Your opinion doesn't matter.
- I'm totally aware of that.
It's just it's just that I'm her club coach.
I work with these girls intimately, day by day.
I know them.
If you know them so well, why on earth did you bring Austin Tucker to train at this gym? - Excuse me? - I guess you don't know Emily Kmetko well enough to know the real reason she didn't compete in Calais.
Emily was caught with Austin Tucker after curfew.
- That doesn't even sound like her.
- Sorry I didn't tell you, Belov.
But the girls trust me to keep their confidences.
Now, I think it would be good if you left this gym for the remainder of practice.
You're kicking me out of the rock? Bye-bye.
- - - Emily, every toe needs to be precise.
Precise big toe.
Precise little toe.
Precise every toe in between.
You need to think of the moves as you make them.
Stay in the moment.
Know that's hard for a girl who can't stay put, stay in a hotel room, even when she's told to do so.
Stay in the moment.
- Got it.
- Come on, Emily! Keep those arms steady.
Just like you do when you carry those pizzas around.
Come on! Concentrate! Tempo, tempo, tempo! Hit it! Hit it! Hit it! Hold in that stomach! Energy all the way through the fingertips! Since when did you get creepy Madonna arms? What are you talking about? - Oh, my God.
- What? I'm toner now because I'm working out more, training harder.
- You're just hurting yourself.
- I don't expect you to understand, because you're not the national champion, are you? No one knows you like your competition.
I know the pressure we're under to stay small.
I'll keep your secret, but I'm just telling you, be careful.
All right, ladies.
Let's do a set of windsprints before calling it a day.
Two sets for you, Emily.
Go! Payson, how did your ballet lesson go? Turns out I'm a circus freak with bad posture.
Who knew? Payson, I know you're not too keen on having to go to ballet class - 'Cause it sucks.
- when what you really want is to be in the rock at national team practice.
But you have to keep your chin up.
I know you think there's only one path to going to the olympics.
But trust me, you have your own path.
You weren't there, ok? You didn't just spend three hours being poked and prodded by mistress Viola, who is mean and rude and Mean! So it's easy for you to sit there and bark out orders and inspirational la-dee-das when you aren't the one who has to do any of this! And another thing.
Who eats cereal for dinner? You looked good out there, kiddo.
Thanks, mom.
I felt good, too.
Even though Kelly Parker is trying to game me.
Oh, please.
She's just jealous of you, sweetie.
Did you talk to Marty today ? A little.
And ? Was it weird ? What did you guys talk about? Nothing.
Just small talk.
It's like she's even more mad at me than ever.
She obviously doesn't think I belong on the national team.
And I'd like for her to take her entire wardrobe back to the adidas outlet where she bought it.
Mom, this is serious.
The head of the national team doesn't think I'm for real.
Sometimes, I feel like an impostor.
- Honey! - I can't help it.
Sometimes, I just feel like a big fake, and that everybody is gonna find me out.
That's how I felt all day, like Ellen Beals found me out.
Honey, you can't fake your way into a scholarship and into the best gym in the country and onto the national team and into two medals against the best team in the world.
Nobody's that good of a faker.
- Thanks, mom.
- And what about your sponsors? The Kippman sports endowment group.
Honey, they could've chosen any athlete they wanted in the world, and they chose you.
A private sports endowment group believes in Emily Kmetko.
Thank you for saying that.
We can go home now.
What if we were home now? - We could live here? - We could.
I crunched the numbers, and between what you get from the Kippman group and what I make at the salon, we could swing it.
I mean, we have to sign a two-year lease, but Pretty sweet, huh? Can I come in? You know, I was always gonna get us a house when I made it.
That was always part of the plan.
And here it is.
So, what's the problem? It's just all happening so fast.
I've been dreaming about this for so long, you know, like my whole life? And then, pow.
I'm at the rock.
And I'm on the national team.
All of it, in a year.
And all of this isn't cool? I was really good at dreaming it, but living it Sometimes, I just feel like like I'm under attack from all sides, like that video game that you're always playing.
- Thunderforce.
- Yeah.
I was fine with being the great white hope of the Kmetko family.
I wanted to be that.
But now that it's here, I'm just under so much pressure.
And I don't want to let us down.
Emily, you can never let us down.
You and I have had a lot of disappointments, Bri.
I don't want to be the one who disappoints you this time.
I can't.
Emily, you're my hero.
I mean that.
You can do things that I can't, not only with your body, but with your heart.
I mean, you got guts.
You know how you always tell me that I'm like the smartest person you know? Yeah.
The one thing that I know for sure is that you're gonna make it.
And it's not just me.
The Kippman endowment group, they believe in you, too.
You know what? You're right.
We're gonna get this house.
- You wanna know something funny? - What? You're my hero, too.
So are you really sure you're going to be elected? Well, I am running virtually unopposed and the President of the parents board has a lot of influence.
You need more than influence to get rid of Sasha Belov.
- I need something concrete.
- What, like dirt? Exactly.
By the way, your Kippman endowment group paperwork is being generated.
Let me remind you, it is imperative not to let Emily Kmetko know I'm her benefactor.
You're putting your money on the wrong horse, Steve.
Emily Kmetko does not have what it takes to go all the way.
- - Big news! I'm about to be the lady of a house! Um, am I interrupting something? So Lauren's passport really does have to be in order before she goes on any more international meets.
- I'll make sure of it.
I'll find my way out.
Mr.
Tanner, miss Kmetko.
I thought that you told me we were exclusive, Steve.
You think That woman is about as sexually attractive as a drag queen.
Then what exactly was she doing here? And please don't expect me to believe that passport bs.
Chloe, I tell you all the time how political this sport can be.
If I have access to Ellen Beals, is it so wrong for me to use it, to encourage her to be supportive of our girls? No.
So you really told her to be supportive of Emily, too? That's exactly what I told her.
You will be doing selected routines today.
As you all know, in two weeks a worlds team will be selected from amongst the 12 of you.
What you don't know is that only ten of you will go onto the trials.
And we're choosing those ten girls today.
The rest of the national committee will be here any moment to begin the review.
So let's get in one last rehearsal.
And furthermore Excuse me! No parents will be allowed to observe today! Private practice! Let's all exit now.
Single file.
Good luck.
I'm confident the very best among you will represent our great nation.
And one, two and three, and one You know, this really isn't difficult.
You're making it look as ghastly as the macarena.
Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
You could always quit.
Oh.
Please, feel free to join us whenever it's convenient for you.
I'm sorry for my tardiness, miss Viola.
Mm-hm.
Everyone to the bar, please.
- What are you doing here?! - You were right.
It's easy for me to give advice when I don't have to do it myself.
Mr.
Belov, let's see if you are capable of more than just idle chitchat in my classroom, shall we? First position.
Yes, heels together.
Officially, you are the worst student here.
- I can only improve.
- Better pray for a miracle.
I'm here with you, for you, every step of the way.
You're taking an unusual road to the olympics, Payson, and I want you to know I'll be by your side and we'll get there together.
Stop talking! What is this arm pose? I mean, it's like you're spooning a hippo or something.
Payson, yours is actually quite lovely.
Can you please show this ungraceful fool how it's done? Now, face front.
There is excellent choreography in this new routine, Emily.
- Oh! Damn it! - You ok? - Yeah.
Just rolled it.
- Do it again.
Uh, let's give her a minute.
- She just rolled her ankle.
- I said do it now.
What would happen if she rolled her ankle in the olympics? Would we say, "take it easy?" Or would we say, "do it again?" Hang hang on, Emily.
A word, please? What's your problem with her? I thought we agreed today's practice was to see what these girls were made of.
- I'm testing her.
- You're bullying her.
You came here with the intention of getting her cut.
That girl is dangerous because she's streaky.
She'll choke five days in a row, then come out of nowhere and take the rightful spot of a girl who listens to authority and follows the rules! I appreciate your insight and input as the head of the national committee.
But I am, however, the coach.
And I don't want Kaylie Cruz to do the round-off arabian mount, and I want you to give this girl a freaking break.
We have a chance here to put together the best olympic team in history, Marty.
Now is not the time to go all girly on me.
All girly? Maybe you could use a dose of "girly" so that you could let go of this slavish demand for total reverence to authority you think you need to put together a winning olympic team.
Lady, it's not your will that will make the best gymnasts.
It's their heart! Excuse me.
The committee and I have a few things we need to discuss.
You do that.
- Is Emily ok? - Um, she's hanging in there.
- She'll be ok.
- Are you sure? Beals seems to have it out for her.
Well, Steve has an in with Ellen.
He made her promise to look out after Emily.
Steve had a private meeting with Ellen Beals? Mm-hm.
You know Steve.
He has an in with everyone.
Marty? A word? The committee feels we have made a mistake in lifting your suspension.
So, what are you saying? I'm still suspended? No.
This time, you're fired.
You're leaving again? Listen to me, Emily.
I have never been more excited or amazed by anyone's raw talent as I was the day I walked into the Fresno ymca and I saw you just flying across the gym with the kind of freedom you can't teach.
You are it, Emily.
Don't let anyone take that away from you.
You understand me? Can I have everyone's attention? I have an announcement to make.
Marty Walsh is no longer the coach of the national team.
So, who is gonna be our coach? I am.
So, it's a very important day.
Only ten of you will be invited to the trials for the world team.
And two of you will be cut.
Today.
Let's begin the review.
We've seen enough of your vaulting, Emily.
We'd like to see your beam.
But vault is becoming one of Emily's best events and beam My worst.
- Well, we have far better beamers than Emily Kmetko.
Let's see how she does in the second round.
I think that will be good enough to get you there, Lauren.
Go ahead and put on your sweats.
Oh, and could you do me a favor? Give this to your dad for me.
- You're welcome.
- For what? The Kippman group, who so believes in you as a gymnast, - is my father.
- What are you talking about? My father is funding your whole life.
But I can promise he's not paying you because you're a great gymnast.
He's paying your mother because she's having sex with him.
Emily! Emily? What's what happened? Did you make it? Are we going to worlds? No, we're not going anywhere.
We're not going to some new house, and we're not going to worlds.
And I have you and your money-bags boyfriend to thank for it! - Honey, what are you talking about? - Don't tell me you don't know! The Kippman endowment group, it's Steve Tanner, mom! It's all a fraud! A lie! Emily, what are you talking about? And the worst part is that you let me think that I got this on my own merit.
How could you do that to me? I guess the joke's on me, huh? No, no, no.
Emily, I promise you, I had no idea that Steve had anything to do with the endowment.
I told him we didn't want the money, just like you asked.
I swear to you, Emily, this is news to me.
I believe you, mom.
Um ok, look.
You just have to get it together, - and get back in there.
- No! There's no way that I'm gonna make it.
I cannot get back in there and perform in front of Lauren and Beals.
Yes, you can, Emily! I don't care if the Kippman group or Santa Claus or Barack Obama himself believes that you can get to worlds, ok? Why, because you believe in me? No, I do believe in you, but that doesn't matter either.
Emily, it's easy to think that you're gonna make it when everything is hunky-dory, but it's when the going gets tough that you have to ask yourself one question.
Do you believe in you? In your gut.
Honey, only you can answer that question, ok? So now, do you? Kaylie, I told the committee about your round-off arabian mount, - and they're eager to see it.
- Oh, great.
Um, but it isn't perfect yet.
I'm still working on it.
They're just impressed that you're even attempting a move that only Genji Cho can do.
It shows tremendous discipline, exactly what we like to see in our olympians.
You're looking more like a Captain every day.
Thanks for having faith in me, miss Beals.
- Coach Beals.
- Right.
And I'm going to get it competition ready.
I know you are.
Wow.
Excellent job, Kaylie.
She's our girl.
Can't you see? Kaylie's obviously getting too thin.
You know what I see? A disciplined champion who is doing everything she can to be the winner.
Ok, looks like our final girl is Emily Kmetko.
Emily? She's missing.
Again.
Can't say that I'm surprised.
Miss Beals? I think it's my turn.
Emily, how nice of you to join us.
Your final exercise today will be floor.
- That is, if your ankle - I feel great, but thanks for the concern.
Great job, Emily.
What's this? I saw what you were eating for dinner and thought you could use a more well-balanced meal.
So I made you this.
- Is this what I think it is? - Romanian stuffed peppers.
I know it's no shredded wheat, but I think I did an ok job.
Payson, this is this is fantastic.
I haven't had this dish since Since your mother used to make it after a big meet? I know, it's in your book.
Do you like it? I love it.
Hey, why don't you have some with me? We are happy to announce the ten girls who will be going on to compete for the six spots on the world team.
Kaylie Cruz, number one.
Kelly Parker.
Kristen Henneford.
Lauren Tanner.
Beth Atchinson.
Tessa Grande.
Annie Dillon.
Andrea Conway.
Vivian Lee.
And Emily Kmetko.
We will see you in two weeks.
Payson, I know you always thought that was your road.
And, I'll admit, we're taking an unconventional route.
But your training is just as important as anything they're doing inside that gym, and it will get us where we want to go.
But if you need a reminder, I want you to have this.
This is your olympic gold medal, Sasha.
I I can't take this.
I'm not giving it to you.
I'm just lending it to you until you can replace it with one of your own.
You're that sure that I'm gonna make it to the olympics, that your plan for me will work? We made it! - And Lauren did, too.
- All right! - Congratulations, honey! - Your girl made it.
I heard! I'm so happy for you! I'm not talking about me.
I'm talking about Emily.
Ellen Beals told me to give you this.
I hope you break up with him.
You clearly can't trust him.
- Emily - He lied to you, mom.
God, I feel so ashamed.
I wish I could just take a shower and wash it all away.
I'm sure he had a good reason.
We have to give back every Penny.
You know that.
We have to find a way to make ends meet.
I don't know what we're gonna do, Emily.
Well, I know what I have to do.
- So, what did Marty tell you? - He told me to watch my back.
That Ellen Beals was gunning for me.
Don't worry.
She can't get her claws into me.
I'm a club coach.
What can she do? She can plant a mole.
Steve Tanner had a private meeting with her last night.
- And he's running for head of the parents board.
- He can't win.
Well, he doesn't really have any competition.
Who could beat him at this point? What, me? Are you kidding? You're the most trustworthy parent in the gym.
That's because I stayed out of the politics! Maybe it's time you got in.
No one's gonna miss you in Beijing.
I know what's best for you.
You gotta trust me.
Trust the man who had an affair with my mom? - How am I supposed to do that? - Could you arrange for a private sports endowment group to fund Emily Kmetko's scholarship? - I don't see why not.
- No one can ever know it's me.
I can do the round-off arabian.
It favors the really tiny girls and Genji is at least ten pounds lighter than you.
Do you think maybe you're over-training? You don't wanna risk a serious injury and then have to start all over again.
You can be more of an artistic gymnast.
Oh! Ok, guys.
Close your eyes.
Picture us all making the cut for the world team.
We're stepping onto the podium.
We're shaking hands with the national committee.
- See it.
- I just made the national team.
I cannot wrap my brain around making the world team.
We're all making the world team.
No rock girl will be left behind.
Stop looking at me.
I don't want your pity.
I just want you guys to kick ass at the national team practice tomorrow.
Payson's right.
This is the last national team practice before the world team tryouts.
- We've all got to shine.
- Especially those girls who snuck out to see boys in calais, and fell to the bottom of the national team's ranking.
Emily knows she's gotta nail her practice tomorrow.
Don't you, em? It's hard to forget when you guys keep reminding me.
Speaking of having to forget stuff, are you ok with Marty coming back, Kaylie? Yup.
Mom and I both are.
We're gonna be like any gymnast and gym mom.
Like it never happened.
You can do that? I mean, your coach and your mom were doing the humpty dumpty - Hi, girls! - Hi, Mrs.
cruz.
- Here's a printout of your training schedule.
- Thanks, mom.
Ok, girls.
Stay hydrated, ok? - Like it never happened.
- Thatta girl.
- Hey, you get the day off tomorrow? - Unfortunately, no.
While you guys are taking the next step towards the world team, I'll be prancing in ballet class.
Yippee skippy.
Yum.
Fresh blueberries and cucumber water.
Where are the hot towels? Whoopsie! Almost forgot the hot towels.
Ellen Beals said they need two desks, three dedicated telephone lines, a printer, five reams of copy paper.
Are they holding the national team practice here or opening a kinko's? Yeah, I wanted to tell her what she could do with her reams of copy paper.
Hey.
We've got to make the national committee feel like they're being taken care of here at the rock.
Are you sure? Because you can't be too excited to see Ellen Beals.
We've gotta put our grudges aside for the girls.
I don't feel like putting my grudges aside.
I can't believe that woman encouraged Payson to petition onto the national team when you knew she wasn't ready.
She can kiss my I'm sorry.
I'm not so good at this political stuff.
- You know me, I speak my mind.
- As do I.
And no one is worse at the political stuff than I am, but we don't really have a choice here.
We can't give the national committee any more reason to dislike the rock.
So we will welcome them with open arms.
Do you think the girls will be ok? I don't trust Beals, but I do trust Marty Walsh.
Well as a coach.
He'll look after the girls.
- Did you tell? - No, Lauren! - But someone has to! - You can't tell dad about me and Carter.
Please! You can't expect me to hide this from your father! You understand, Chloe.
You're a woman.
What would've happened to you at my age if your father found out you were having sex? - Yeah, well - See? This happened because I don't have a mom.
I'm not lucky like Payson.
Or Emily.
But I can never talk about any of this with my dad.
- He'd never understand.
- Lauren, there are a lot of things you need to think about before you decide to have sex.
Like is it really the right person? Is it really the right time? I mean, you need to think about the consequences and the precautions you need to take.
See? That's what I need.
Mother stuff.
Just like you and Emily have.
Well, Emily won't exactly let me have the sex talk with her.
But you're so good at it! - Really? - Please, Chloe.
Please don't tell.
Well, you, uh, ready - for the big practice tomorrow? - Yep.
Chloe was just giving me some advice.
I really appreciate your support.
I couldn't survive without it.
- Bye, daddy.
- Wow! You and Lauren, you're actually getting along.
- You're like bff's.
- Well, I wouldn't go that far.
I didn't think I'd ever see that.
We're making real progress.
Here.
This is for you.
A key to the house.
I think it's time.
Steve, I don't know what to say.
Hi, skoodle-doodle! What are you still doing up? Oh, I don't know.
Trying to take a shower when there is no hot water again? Sorry about that, hon.
Did you have a good time in richy-rich land? Lounging on nice furniture, eating good food in a clean house? I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I'm super stressed.
We have a huge practice this weekend and I have to be flawless after my royal screw-up in France.
You will be, sweetheart.
You'll be great.
All right, guys.
This is it.
We need to have a perfect practice this weekend.
Ok? - - - Hm.
Let's welcome our teammates.
- Hey, teammates.
- Oh, are you talking to us? - We thought you said teammates.
- Yep.
That's right.
Last I heard, you were rebelling against the national team and forming your own team with your own photo shoots and your own press.
Um, you obviously don't know us.
It's not like that.
Well, if the "rock rebels" are too good for the national team, we're fine with that.
Right, girls? - Mm-hm - We'll just be our own team.
Good luck doing this practice on your own.
Well, that went well.
Well, for my money, Kelly Parker is still the best we've got.
- Kaylie cruz did better against China.
- It's close between them.
But Kelly Parker is still the most consistent.
I mean, have her perform ten days in a row, she won't win every day, - but she'll win the most days.
- That's true.
But Kaylie, on the other hand Kaylie cruz is really becoming a controlled gymnast.
I used to think she was too emotional and headstrong to be a real disciplined athlete, but I like where she's heading.
Lauren Tanner is coming around, too.
I think she's leaving her rebel days behind her.
- Yeah.
- But Emily Kmetko - What about Emily? Well, she breaks the rules of her scholarship by having a job, she breaks them by competing against China, she breaks them in calais.
- She's still pretty green, so - Look, hey, I appreciate raw talent as much as the next guy.
But she's a horse that can't be tamed.
I mean, we've all given her a chance to transcend her circumstances and become a refined, elite, obedient athlete, but she won't take it.
- I think she has it in her.
- Well, we'll see.
That's what this practice is about.
Conditioning, it's the power, the heartbeat, the fuel of every gymnast.
So let's see how conditioned you are.
Circuit one.
Windsprints, squat jumps, lunges, pull-ups and dips.
Go! You go all the way to Europe and only bring back the team silver? Nice going, Kaylie.
At least we brought home a medal.
Ellen Beals and Marty said if I had been there, it would've been gold.
Nice work in calais, Kmetko.
I can't believe they took you instead of one of us.
- And you choked.
- I'm not talking to you.
Emily, no talking! You'll do two sets of circuits! We have a very famous guest with us today.
It's the hunchback of notre dame.
Come on! Shoulders back! Chest high! Come on! My great-grandmother's got better posture than you.
She's dead.
All right, everyone! I'd like a grand-plie in first, second, fourth and fifth.
Port de bras and devant and derriere.
Begin.
Have we never done ballet before, miss Keeler? - Oh, I have but - Tiana, please.
Can you show our new and painfully awkward student how to do a grand-plie in first position ? Thank you.
Voila.
Miss Keeler, it's your turn.
For the love of all that is Holy, don't roll these pigeon toes, please, and keep your heels down on the ground.
Go.
You're moving like cement.
I'm sorry, miss Viola.
I'm not a ballerina, I'm a gymnast.
And I'm here to get more grace to help the artistic side of my gymnastics.
There is no art in gymnastics.
All that flipping through the air, it's just a sideshow act.
I'm not here to train circus freaks.
I'm here to make dancers.
Turn around.
Again! Go.
Smile.
It's beautiful.
Ballet.
- Hey.
- Hi.
How you doing? Good.
Um You know, Kaylie's doing so well.
- And I'm managing her now.
- You're managing her? - Yeah.
- What about what about Alex? Well, we're both managing her.
Just it's a little tricky because We're getting divorced.
I'm sorry.
It's it's gonna be - I don't know what to say.
- It's ok.
It's uh It's not your fault.
Our fling isn't the reason my marriage ended.
It's just Alex and I - We didn't have a fling.
- Excuse me? It wasn't a fling.
Not for me, anyway.
I loved you, Ronnie.
I guess I still do.
And don't worry, I'm not gonna, you know, cross the line.
I learned my lesson.
I wouldn't do anything to hurt any one of the girls ever again.
I just thought you should know.
- It's ok.
- Yeah, ok Ok.
Good work.
Let's start practice.
Uh, Emily, not you.
On the ropes.
Five times.
- Yes, miss Beals.
- Kaylie? I hope you've been upping your game since France like we talked about? Oh.
Yes, miss Beals.
Um, actually, I've been doing some work on a - round-off arabian mount - Are you kidding? Can't wait to see that.
Kaylie has really been pressing to get that move.
- Genji Cho is the only one who can do it.
- I agree.
I think Kaylie has all the skill to do it, it's just It's just her body type isn't exactly right.
She thinks she has to lose weight to get it.
- It's ridiculous.
- You know how headstrong she can be.
Kaylie, I'd like to see you do the routine with your original beginning.
Can I help you, Belov? Um, I don't think it's wise for Kaylie to work on her round-off arabian mount.
She thinks she needs to lose weight for it, and I don't think This is a national team practice, Belov.
- Your opinion doesn't matter.
- I'm totally aware of that.
It's just it's just that I'm her club coach.
I work with these girls intimately, day by day.
I know them.
If you know them so well, why on earth did you bring Austin Tucker to train at this gym? - Excuse me? - I guess you don't know Emily Kmetko well enough to know the real reason she didn't compete in Calais.
Emily was caught with Austin Tucker after curfew.
- That doesn't even sound like her.
- Sorry I didn't tell you, Belov.
But the girls trust me to keep their confidences.
Now, I think it would be good if you left this gym for the remainder of practice.
You're kicking me out of the rock? Bye-bye.
- - - Emily, every toe needs to be precise.
Precise big toe.
Precise little toe.
Precise every toe in between.
You need to think of the moves as you make them.
Stay in the moment.
Know that's hard for a girl who can't stay put, stay in a hotel room, even when she's told to do so.
Stay in the moment.
- Got it.
- Come on, Emily! Keep those arms steady.
Just like you do when you carry those pizzas around.
Come on! Concentrate! Tempo, tempo, tempo! Hit it! Hit it! Hit it! Hold in that stomach! Energy all the way through the fingertips! Since when did you get creepy Madonna arms? What are you talking about? - Oh, my God.
- What? I'm toner now because I'm working out more, training harder.
- You're just hurting yourself.
- I don't expect you to understand, because you're not the national champion, are you? No one knows you like your competition.
I know the pressure we're under to stay small.
I'll keep your secret, but I'm just telling you, be careful.
All right, ladies.
Let's do a set of windsprints before calling it a day.
Two sets for you, Emily.
Go! Payson, how did your ballet lesson go? Turns out I'm a circus freak with bad posture.
Who knew? Payson, I know you're not too keen on having to go to ballet class - 'Cause it sucks.
- when what you really want is to be in the rock at national team practice.
But you have to keep your chin up.
I know you think there's only one path to going to the olympics.
But trust me, you have your own path.
You weren't there, ok? You didn't just spend three hours being poked and prodded by mistress Viola, who is mean and rude and Mean! So it's easy for you to sit there and bark out orders and inspirational la-dee-das when you aren't the one who has to do any of this! And another thing.
Who eats cereal for dinner? You looked good out there, kiddo.
Thanks, mom.
I felt good, too.
Even though Kelly Parker is trying to game me.
Oh, please.
She's just jealous of you, sweetie.
Did you talk to Marty today ? A little.
And ? Was it weird ? What did you guys talk about? Nothing.
Just small talk.
It's like she's even more mad at me than ever.
She obviously doesn't think I belong on the national team.
And I'd like for her to take her entire wardrobe back to the adidas outlet where she bought it.
Mom, this is serious.
The head of the national team doesn't think I'm for real.
Sometimes, I feel like an impostor.
- Honey! - I can't help it.
Sometimes, I just feel like a big fake, and that everybody is gonna find me out.
That's how I felt all day, like Ellen Beals found me out.
Honey, you can't fake your way into a scholarship and into the best gym in the country and onto the national team and into two medals against the best team in the world.
Nobody's that good of a faker.
- Thanks, mom.
- And what about your sponsors? The Kippman sports endowment group.
Honey, they could've chosen any athlete they wanted in the world, and they chose you.
A private sports endowment group believes in Emily Kmetko.
Thank you for saying that.
We can go home now.
What if we were home now? - We could live here? - We could.
I crunched the numbers, and between what you get from the Kippman group and what I make at the salon, we could swing it.
I mean, we have to sign a two-year lease, but Pretty sweet, huh? Can I come in? You know, I was always gonna get us a house when I made it.
That was always part of the plan.
And here it is.
So, what's the problem? It's just all happening so fast.
I've been dreaming about this for so long, you know, like my whole life? And then, pow.
I'm at the rock.
And I'm on the national team.
All of it, in a year.
And all of this isn't cool? I was really good at dreaming it, but living it Sometimes, I just feel like like I'm under attack from all sides, like that video game that you're always playing.
- Thunderforce.
- Yeah.
I was fine with being the great white hope of the Kmetko family.
I wanted to be that.
But now that it's here, I'm just under so much pressure.
And I don't want to let us down.
Emily, you can never let us down.
You and I have had a lot of disappointments, Bri.
I don't want to be the one who disappoints you this time.
I can't.
Emily, you're my hero.
I mean that.
You can do things that I can't, not only with your body, but with your heart.
I mean, you got guts.
You know how you always tell me that I'm like the smartest person you know? Yeah.
The one thing that I know for sure is that you're gonna make it.
And it's not just me.
The Kippman endowment group, they believe in you, too.
You know what? You're right.
We're gonna get this house.
- You wanna know something funny? - What? You're my hero, too.
So are you really sure you're going to be elected? Well, I am running virtually unopposed and the President of the parents board has a lot of influence.
You need more than influence to get rid of Sasha Belov.
- I need something concrete.
- What, like dirt? Exactly.
By the way, your Kippman endowment group paperwork is being generated.
Let me remind you, it is imperative not to let Emily Kmetko know I'm her benefactor.
You're putting your money on the wrong horse, Steve.
Emily Kmetko does not have what it takes to go all the way.
- - Big news! I'm about to be the lady of a house! Um, am I interrupting something? So Lauren's passport really does have to be in order before she goes on any more international meets.
- I'll make sure of it.
I'll find my way out.
Mr.
Tanner, miss Kmetko.
I thought that you told me we were exclusive, Steve.
You think That woman is about as sexually attractive as a drag queen.
Then what exactly was she doing here? And please don't expect me to believe that passport bs.
Chloe, I tell you all the time how political this sport can be.
If I have access to Ellen Beals, is it so wrong for me to use it, to encourage her to be supportive of our girls? No.
So you really told her to be supportive of Emily, too? That's exactly what I told her.
You will be doing selected routines today.
As you all know, in two weeks a worlds team will be selected from amongst the 12 of you.
What you don't know is that only ten of you will go onto the trials.
And we're choosing those ten girls today.
The rest of the national committee will be here any moment to begin the review.
So let's get in one last rehearsal.
And furthermore Excuse me! No parents will be allowed to observe today! Private practice! Let's all exit now.
Single file.
Good luck.
I'm confident the very best among you will represent our great nation.
And one, two and three, and one You know, this really isn't difficult.
You're making it look as ghastly as the macarena.
Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
You could always quit.
Oh.
Please, feel free to join us whenever it's convenient for you.
I'm sorry for my tardiness, miss Viola.
Mm-hm.
Everyone to the bar, please.
- What are you doing here?! - You were right.
It's easy for me to give advice when I don't have to do it myself.
Mr.
Belov, let's see if you are capable of more than just idle chitchat in my classroom, shall we? First position.
Yes, heels together.
Officially, you are the worst student here.
- I can only improve.
- Better pray for a miracle.
I'm here with you, for you, every step of the way.
You're taking an unusual road to the olympics, Payson, and I want you to know I'll be by your side and we'll get there together.
Stop talking! What is this arm pose? I mean, it's like you're spooning a hippo or something.
Payson, yours is actually quite lovely.
Can you please show this ungraceful fool how it's done? Now, face front.
There is excellent choreography in this new routine, Emily.
- Oh! Damn it! - You ok? - Yeah.
Just rolled it.
- Do it again.
Uh, let's give her a minute.
- She just rolled her ankle.
- I said do it now.
What would happen if she rolled her ankle in the olympics? Would we say, "take it easy?" Or would we say, "do it again?" Hang hang on, Emily.
A word, please? What's your problem with her? I thought we agreed today's practice was to see what these girls were made of.
- I'm testing her.
- You're bullying her.
You came here with the intention of getting her cut.
That girl is dangerous because she's streaky.
She'll choke five days in a row, then come out of nowhere and take the rightful spot of a girl who listens to authority and follows the rules! I appreciate your insight and input as the head of the national committee.
But I am, however, the coach.
And I don't want Kaylie Cruz to do the round-off arabian mount, and I want you to give this girl a freaking break.
We have a chance here to put together the best olympic team in history, Marty.
Now is not the time to go all girly on me.
All girly? Maybe you could use a dose of "girly" so that you could let go of this slavish demand for total reverence to authority you think you need to put together a winning olympic team.
Lady, it's not your will that will make the best gymnasts.
It's their heart! Excuse me.
The committee and I have a few things we need to discuss.
You do that.
- Is Emily ok? - Um, she's hanging in there.
- She'll be ok.
- Are you sure? Beals seems to have it out for her.
Well, Steve has an in with Ellen.
He made her promise to look out after Emily.
Steve had a private meeting with Ellen Beals? Mm-hm.
You know Steve.
He has an in with everyone.
Marty? A word? The committee feels we have made a mistake in lifting your suspension.
So, what are you saying? I'm still suspended? No.
This time, you're fired.
You're leaving again? Listen to me, Emily.
I have never been more excited or amazed by anyone's raw talent as I was the day I walked into the Fresno ymca and I saw you just flying across the gym with the kind of freedom you can't teach.
You are it, Emily.
Don't let anyone take that away from you.
You understand me? Can I have everyone's attention? I have an announcement to make.
Marty Walsh is no longer the coach of the national team.
So, who is gonna be our coach? I am.
So, it's a very important day.
Only ten of you will be invited to the trials for the world team.
And two of you will be cut.
Today.
Let's begin the review.
We've seen enough of your vaulting, Emily.
We'd like to see your beam.
But vault is becoming one of Emily's best events and beam My worst.
- Well, we have far better beamers than Emily Kmetko.
Let's see how she does in the second round.
I think that will be good enough to get you there, Lauren.
Go ahead and put on your sweats.
Oh, and could you do me a favor? Give this to your dad for me.
- You're welcome.
- For what? The Kippman group, who so believes in you as a gymnast, - is my father.
- What are you talking about? My father is funding your whole life.
But I can promise he's not paying you because you're a great gymnast.
He's paying your mother because she's having sex with him.
Emily! Emily? What's what happened? Did you make it? Are we going to worlds? No, we're not going anywhere.
We're not going to some new house, and we're not going to worlds.
And I have you and your money-bags boyfriend to thank for it! - Honey, what are you talking about? - Don't tell me you don't know! The Kippman endowment group, it's Steve Tanner, mom! It's all a fraud! A lie! Emily, what are you talking about? And the worst part is that you let me think that I got this on my own merit.
How could you do that to me? I guess the joke's on me, huh? No, no, no.
Emily, I promise you, I had no idea that Steve had anything to do with the endowment.
I told him we didn't want the money, just like you asked.
I swear to you, Emily, this is news to me.
I believe you, mom.
Um ok, look.
You just have to get it together, - and get back in there.
- No! There's no way that I'm gonna make it.
I cannot get back in there and perform in front of Lauren and Beals.
Yes, you can, Emily! I don't care if the Kippman group or Santa Claus or Barack Obama himself believes that you can get to worlds, ok? Why, because you believe in me? No, I do believe in you, but that doesn't matter either.
Emily, it's easy to think that you're gonna make it when everything is hunky-dory, but it's when the going gets tough that you have to ask yourself one question.
Do you believe in you? In your gut.
Honey, only you can answer that question, ok? So now, do you? Kaylie, I told the committee about your round-off arabian mount, - and they're eager to see it.
- Oh, great.
Um, but it isn't perfect yet.
I'm still working on it.
They're just impressed that you're even attempting a move that only Genji Cho can do.
It shows tremendous discipline, exactly what we like to see in our olympians.
You're looking more like a Captain every day.
Thanks for having faith in me, miss Beals.
- Coach Beals.
- Right.
And I'm going to get it competition ready.
I know you are.
Wow.
Excellent job, Kaylie.
She's our girl.
Can't you see? Kaylie's obviously getting too thin.
You know what I see? A disciplined champion who is doing everything she can to be the winner.
Ok, looks like our final girl is Emily Kmetko.
Emily? She's missing.
Again.
Can't say that I'm surprised.
Miss Beals? I think it's my turn.
Emily, how nice of you to join us.
Your final exercise today will be floor.
- That is, if your ankle - I feel great, but thanks for the concern.
Great job, Emily.
What's this? I saw what you were eating for dinner and thought you could use a more well-balanced meal.
So I made you this.
- Is this what I think it is? - Romanian stuffed peppers.
I know it's no shredded wheat, but I think I did an ok job.
Payson, this is this is fantastic.
I haven't had this dish since Since your mother used to make it after a big meet? I know, it's in your book.
Do you like it? I love it.
Hey, why don't you have some with me? We are happy to announce the ten girls who will be going on to compete for the six spots on the world team.
Kaylie Cruz, number one.
Kelly Parker.
Kristen Henneford.
Lauren Tanner.
Beth Atchinson.
Tessa Grande.
Annie Dillon.
Andrea Conway.
Vivian Lee.
And Emily Kmetko.
We will see you in two weeks.
Payson, I know you always thought that was your road.
And, I'll admit, we're taking an unconventional route.
But your training is just as important as anything they're doing inside that gym, and it will get us where we want to go.
But if you need a reminder, I want you to have this.
This is your olympic gold medal, Sasha.
I I can't take this.
I'm not giving it to you.
I'm just lending it to you until you can replace it with one of your own.
You're that sure that I'm gonna make it to the olympics, that your plan for me will work? We made it! - And Lauren did, too.
- All right! - Congratulations, honey! - Your girl made it.
I heard! I'm so happy for you! I'm not talking about me.
I'm talking about Emily.
Ellen Beals told me to give you this.
I hope you break up with him.
You clearly can't trust him.
- Emily - He lied to you, mom.
God, I feel so ashamed.
I wish I could just take a shower and wash it all away.
I'm sure he had a good reason.
We have to give back every Penny.
You know that.
We have to find a way to make ends meet.
I don't know what we're gonna do, Emily.
Well, I know what I have to do.
- So, what did Marty tell you? - He told me to watch my back.
That Ellen Beals was gunning for me.
Don't worry.
She can't get her claws into me.
I'm a club coach.
What can she do? She can plant a mole.
Steve Tanner had a private meeting with her last night.
- And he's running for head of the parents board.
- He can't win.
Well, he doesn't really have any competition.
Who could beat him at this point? What, me? Are you kidding? You're the most trustworthy parent in the gym.
That's because I stayed out of the politics! Maybe it's time you got in.