01x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

[dramatic music playing]

[Camilla] That's it. All right.
Here we go. It's your turn now.

{\an8}[tense music playing]

[Jury] The first step
is get into the correct position.

[Susy] I'm just trying
to get into the best position.

It seems simple enough.

[Mirco] Right away I can see that
most of the girls are looking solid.

They look strong. Very strong.

[horn blowing]

[ominous music playing]

[Jury] The lasers are definitely adding
an element of tension.

It's making this a lot harder.

[Marco] Try to look at the bigger picture.
How am I positioned? Too high or too low?

{\an8}[Mattia] The laser
sounds like a fire alarm.

{\an8}[horn blowing]

{\an8}The sound just adds to your anxiety,
which is already sky-high.

[Camilla] The longer I'm holding on,

the more I start to sweat
and obviously slip.

[Claudio] I'm starting
to see people shaking,

taking their hands off
to get a little relief.

It's getting to everyone.

[Filippo] I'm trying
all these different tricks,

like turning my hands
because my wrists are in such pain.

{\an8}[tense music playing]

{\an8}[Daniele] Here I am thinking,

I'm sure ten people are gonna drop
within the first two or three minutes.

But no one does.

[Jury] Suddenly, something
I never expected happens.

My feet slip.

All of a sudden I hear…

-[music intensifies]
-[heartbeat thumping]

…splash!

[ominous music playing]

[Luca] You did great, bro!

[dramatic music playing]

{\an8}I'm the first one to drop,
but this is so far from my strength.

{\an8}My sport is the opposite of this.

It's about short, intense spurts.

This was really hard.

That's why I'm so out of breath.

[Andrea] Come on, everyone, hang in there!

[woman] Just like the previous round,

ten players will be eliminated
here in the second leg of the challenge.

Of the 50 remaining athletes,

only 40 will advance
to the next challenge.

There's only gonna be one left!

[dramatic music playing]

My only focus is to last longer
in this challenge than Jury Chechi.

Jury, you're mine!

[Ivano] Jury Chechi is at the station
right in front of me

and I'm trying to copy
what he's doing.

The position of his glutes,
how he's holding his hands.

Basically, whatever he's doing. Mimicking.

[Jury] In a situation like this,
when you're tense and stressed,

it's easy to get out of breath.

But for this type of challenge,
isometrics is key.

You need to control your breathing.

Breathe, everyone!

[Daniele] Jury's a great sport.

He was giving everyone tips.

Remember to always breathe.

Even underwater.

He's the best.

[tense music playing]

[horn blowing]

[Elisa] How am I looking over here?

You're slightly lower 'cause of your back.

[Gabriele] I started to pray.

Like, please, God,
give me the strength to get through.

But I don't think he heard me.

[Marco] Look, that guy's like 130 kilos,

so when he hit the water
it was a pretty loud bang.

{\an8}This challenge wasn't made for me.

{\an8}I was really bummed
to have to break the bust.

I'd have liked to take it home

instead of leaving it in pieces
at the aquarium.

[dramatic music playing]

[tense music playing]

[Valentina] I can feel my hands tingling.

My back is really starting to k*ll me.

I just say to myself,

"Just do your best
and hold on as long as you possibly can."

For a while I tried to trick myself
into thinking this was Squid Game.

I'm dying.

But to be honest,

the pain in my wrists was so bad
I think it might've felt worse than death.

[dramatic music playing]

-[Emanuele] Don't give up, Marco!
-[Andrea] You got this!

[Marco] Yeah!

Even at my age, I still have what it takes
to compete with these kids.

A couple of them have already fallen in,

so I know I can hang in there
with the best of them.

{\an8}[Mirco] Come on. Come on, bro.

When your whole body starts to tremble,

you just try and focus on anything else
to keep going.

But it's much easier said than done.

[Alvise] Don't give up, okay?

[music crescendos, fades]

[heartbeat thumping]

[somber music playing]

Eventually, my shoulders just gave out
and that was it.

After everything I've been through
in my career, it was hard.

My abs were working,
but my shoulders weren't so…

{\an8}It's too bad,
but I wish the others the best of luck.

-How many have dropped?
-[Camilla] Seven.

Let's go!

[tense music playing]

That's enough.

[Claudio] Two more people need to fall
to end the round,

but no one is giving up.

[music intensifies]

[Claudio] I heard two more people
fall into the water

and I assume that I'm safe.

Ten!

-[Beatrice] Ten!
-♪ Hallelujah… ♪

-[Camilla] Ten!
-[Susy] Ten!

[Filippo] Ten!

[Claudio] Everyone's hanging on
because you never know with this game.

{\an8}[intense music playing]

I almost made it out of the second round,
but I had a great time.

{\an8}[woman] Even though the danger
of being eliminated is now over,

{\an8}the competitors must stay in the game
as long as possible

{\an8}to better their position in the standings
and gain a major advantage

that may make the difference
in the next challenge.

I swear, this is what
I imagine hell is like.

[Alvise] Yes.

Literally just like this.
Just constant, never-ending pain.

-[horn blowing]
-[tense music playing]

Ah, f*ck it.

[upbeat music playing]

[Simone] Jury, I'm leaving you. Sorry.

[Jury] It's okay, go.

We're good anyway, go ahead.

Go, go, it's fine.

{\an8}I went in like Cocciante
and came out like Fantaghirò.

[music fades]

[Camilla] Tania Cagnotto
is right in front of me,

and she isn't giving a single inch.

[tense music playing]

[Tania] Some of the other competitors here
are 100 times fitter than I am.

It's not even close.

So I'm trying different positions.

I'm looking to Jury
and he's encouraging me,

which is giving me strength.

[Luca] Look at the girls,
they're kicking our asses.

Come on, ladies! Let's give these boys
a run for their money!

I can't even feel my wrists anymore.

My goal is to hang on until the end.

Just so everyone knows,
I'm never doing a plank again.

{\an8}Fili, you're still there.

Go, Fil!

I've known Filippo Pici for a long time.

He's actually quite large
for a calisthenics athlete.

He's the biggest one in Italy.

They're usually slimmer.

[Luca] Some applause for Fili!

[lively electronic music playing]

[simulated thunder rumbles]

[Ancient God] Athletes…

one hour has passed.

-[Luca] Really?
-[Tania] Well done!

-[Andrea] Yeah!
-[Luca] Good job!

[Andrea] Well done, guys!

[Ancient God] From this point onwards,

it's forbidden to
take your hands off the bar.

[Mattia] All right,
now it's gonna get tough, huh?

[Filippo] Yeah.

[intense music playing]

[Tania] Bye!

[Camilla] Well done, Tania!

-[Jury] Well done, Tanina. Great job!
-[Luca] You crushed it! Amazing effort!

[Jury] She was able to hold that position
without much difficulty

and she went for a long time.

Great performance, no shame.

I can't feel my fingers anymore.
So yeah, I'm proud.

{\an8}But I can't even clap my hands right now.

[tense music playing]

{\an8}[Chiara] There's only ten of us left.
The only goal now is to get to the end.

[Luca] Nine.

[alarm sounds]

I had to get down.

I'm out. Sorry, guys. This was fun.

But I'm gonna do it with style, you know?

Gymnast style.

[Italian opera music playing]

Jury, I love you, man!

[Jury] Not only am I satisfied,
I'm very proud of my performance today.

[Italian opera music continues]

{\an8}It was beautiful. Incredibly tough, but…

{\an8}I expected to do a lot worse.

[Luca] I was waiting for Jury to drop out.

That was the victory I needed,
'cause, you know, the guy's my idol.

[dramatic music playing]

Okay. Bye, guys.

Wow, guys!

[Gaggi] Three former gymnasts.

As it was always meant to be.

[Gaggi] The three of us left are gymnasts,

{\an8}so I know in the final I'm going against
two really tough competitors.

[tense music playing]

{\an8}If I was just doing this for fun,

{\an8}I'd have given up
after about half an hour.

It was my mental strength
that carried me to the end.

[Tommaso] I'm used to
challenges like these.

Ones that are
more psychological than physical.

[dramatic music playing]

Wow!

[poignant music playing]

{\an8}I'm the only heavy one
who made it close to the end.

{\an8}I'm really happy.

[Tommaso] Now the challenge
has come down to just Gaggi and I.

[tense music playing]

Come on, come on, come on!

[music fades]

It was a good challenge.

I don't know exactly how long we lasted,
but it must've been a while

because… it felt like a lifetime up there.

[Gaggi] I'm hoping I'll be in first place,
as I was the last one standing.

I'm thinking that I won and it's over.

[woman] The second challenge is complete

and ten more athletes
have been eliminated.

One hundred started
and now only 80 remain.

[ominous music playing]

Now it's time to reveal
the current overall rankings,

which takes into account both rounds

and any penalties
assessed to the competitors.

[ominous music continues]

[Murgia] God, help me. This is brutal.

[Filippo] Jesus. Good luck, everyone.

[Andrea] How humiliating is this, huh?

[Tommaso] Okay, here we go.

[Murgia] I came in 80th.
I'm fine with that.

{\an8}At this point the most important thing
is to still be in the competition.

[Pietro] Come on, guys. Come on!

[Ivano] I'm right in the middle.

{\an8}I guess it's a little like purgatory.
I'm not in heaven or in hell.

[Pellegrini] So as things stand right now…

{\an8}I'm in 45th place.

[Beatrice] Oh my God, who's unlucky 41?

[Anastasia] No!

{\an8}[Andrea] I was so close
to being in the top 40.

I wanted to be in the top half.

PLANK RANKING 41-80

I wonder who will continue.

[woman] And now we welcome the 40 athletes
who held their planks the longest.

These 40 will receive an advantage
in the next challenge.

[Andrea] Nice job, well done!

[dramatic music playing]

{\an8}[Gennaro] I can tell the bottom 40

{\an8}are pretty jealous of us
as they're applauding.

{\an8}I don't think they're genuinely happy
for us as they're clapping because…

I mean, they're just applauding
because they have to applaud us.

But I don't think they're thrilled
to see any of us in the top 40.

[Claudio] Watch out, here he comes!

[Matteo] Here he is!

[Pellegrini] Well done!

He's tough.

[athletes applauding]

{\an8}[Alvise] I tried to come in
with a lot of positive energy

{\an8}because it really is an honor
to be in the top 40.

And honestly, I deserved it.

[dramatic music continues]

{\an8}[Emanuele] I rank 24th.

{\an8}I'm pissed off I didn't make the top ten.

[woman] Now we welcome the competitors
who lasted over an hour in the challenge.

They are the top 20 ranked athletes
in the competition so far.

{\an8}[Murgia] Great job!

{\an8}[Tania] I'm thrilled to be ranked 19th.

It's really satisfying to get this far.

{\an8}OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST IN GYMNASTICS

Good job, Jury!

[whistles]

[Jury] I'm very satisfied.

{\an8}Being this close to the top ten is great.

I'm very happy with that.

[woman] And finally, the best of the best.

{\an8}[lively electronic music playing]

{\an8}[athletes cheering and applauding]

Pretty impressive, yeah.

-Who do you think won?
-[Claudio] Must've been Gaggi.

-I think it's Elisa.
-No, it's gotta be Gaggi.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Manuel] No!

No!

I'm pretty disappointed.
I'm not gonna lie. But, you know…

[Tommaso] Well done, Gaggi!

I didn't expect this.

{\an8}[music turns dramatic]

Hey there, everyone!

I never expected to be ranked second.

Bad Matty is the game, everyone.

So you all better watch out.

[all cheering]

[music turns triumphant]

Oh, God. No, no. Stop it, please.

Are you kidding me, guys?

It was an incredible surprise
to be ranked number one.

I mean, I always knew that I was strong,

but getting this far
is a wonderful accomplishment.

[Pellegrini] I'm thrilled
that a woman won.

And look at her, she's amazing.
So strong. I'm very happy.

ACT III

[Chiara] Here we go!

THE DUELS

[Ancient God] Athletes…

there are 80 of you left.

[tense music playing]

On one side, we have the strongest.

On the other side,
those of you who struggled the most.

Our next challenge is about to begin.

But be warned,

this time, half of you will know
the shame of elimination.

Forty of us!

We're getting down to it.

Jeez, that's a lot!

[Ancient God] You will all face each other
in one on one duels.

Oh God!

[Sara] Oh, boy.
Yeah, I've been dreading this moment.

[tense music playing]

[Ancient God] You will have
two battlefields to choose from.

Henceforth known as the arenas.

For the first one,

{\an8}you'll be required
to use both speed and agility.

{\an8}STRENGTH - ENDURANCE
SPEED - FLEXIBILITY - AGILITY

{\an8}For the second,

{\an8}you will have to use
your strength and endurance.

The rules are simple.

You will have three minutes

to fight your opponent
for possession of a ball.

Whoever has the ball
when the timer runs out,

will be declared the winner.

-[Andrea] Wow!
-Now things are getting serious.

This is the type of challenge that
favors someone with a fighting back round.

I really think I'm the favorite
to win this one.

[Ancient God] The top-ranked competitors
in the last challenge

will be able to choose their opponent.

That's nuts!

[Ancient God] On top of that,
they will also get to decide

which of the two arenas
they want to compete in.

Athletes…

please keep all the variables in mind
when choosing your opponents.

Am I worried? Nah.

YOUTUBER AND INFLUENCER

[Ancient God] Elisa Fuliano,

you are currently ranked number one.

You will begin
by throwing the first gauntlet.

Please choose your opponent.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Elisa] I have no idea who I want
to go head-to-head with in this challenge.

I'd love to take on a man.
Someone like Riccardo, the bodybuilder.

Look at that guy, he's huge.

For my duel…

I choose the agility arena
and I'll be facing…

Elisabetta.

[Elisabetta] Are there
any other Elisabettas here?

[whimsical music plays]

Canalis.

[lilting orchestral music playing]

So, yeah. I'm f*cked.

See you later, everyone! Bye!

{\an8}CROSSFIT CHAMPION VS
TV PERSONALITY

[tense music playing]

[Pellegrini] Elisabetta is very strong,
no question.

But the physical gap
between the two of them is pretty extreme.

I think Elisa picked someone
she knew she could easily beat.

I made this choice out of respect.

It's an honor for me
to challenge someone like you.

I appreciate that.

It's a real honor for me

to get kicked out of the competition
by a great athlete like you.

But we'll see.

Well, Elisa's calling it an honor
but it's an easy win for her.

It's all part of the competition.
You gotta look out for number one.

Lots of people will judge her.

[Ancient God]
Filippo Pici, you're up next.

Who do you want to challenge?

[suspenseful music playing]

Oh, God.

[Federico] Nobody wants to fight him.

Look at this guy, he's a beast!

I'm not scared at all.
I'm just curious to see who he'll pick.

It's a tough choice.

[suspenseful music continues]

I'm gonna go with…

Luis Sal.

And we're gonna go in the strength arena.

[all cheering]

Good luck, Luis.

[Luis] He's not a hard opponent.

{\an8}I don't have much strategizing going in.

{\an8}I mean, we're pretty similar
at the end of the day.

We're both ready
to get down to it, you know?

[lilting music playing]

g*dd*mn.

I can tell he's tense
'cause he was shaking when he marked me.

I chose you because
you seem like a good guy.

I wanted to get to know you,

and what better way to do
that than to fight each other.

I mean, we could've just had coffee.

-Good luck, bud.
-May the best man win.

There will be fireworks in that area.

[Ancient God] Andrea Cingolani.

[Andrea] This is not easy.

But I gotta think about my survival.

[suspenseful music playing]

[music fades]

I choose you.

Me?

-Yeah.
-[Giovanni] No!

Come on! That's embarrassing, bro!

[Pellegrini] Really?
He's challenging a girl?

[ominous music playing]

This guy does gymnastics.

{\an8}He's strong, what the f*ck is he doing?

{\an8}Come on.

No, look. I'm--
I'm done talking to you from now on.

Yeah, I'm not talking to you anymore.

-[Andrea] Agility.
-Okay, okay. Yeah, let's do it.

There was an odd number of guys and girls,
so there'd be a matchup like this anyway.

No problem. I'm good. Let's do it.

[Alvise] In certain challenges,
a man going against a woman would be fine.

But here he has such a huge advantage.

I didn't love the choice.

[Ancient God] Alvise Rigo.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Giovanni] I'm not afraid of anyone here.

So whoever picks me, I'm ready.

[Giampaolo] No.
Why is he looking at me? No.

He would be a really tough opponent.

I'm making this choice
based on something that was said earlier.

[Semiljana] Who would you choose?

If it's individual, I'd take you.

Me? I didn't know
you wanted to lose so early.

-Yeah, that's what you say now.
-Oh! [laughs]

Watch out, watch out!

I choose you.

You wanted to challenge me,
so I'm gonna return the favor.

I'm thrilled I can go against someone
who's a nice guy.

{\an8}-Nice but also strong.
-Also strong. For sure.

You chose the wrong guy
if you wanted an easy matchup.

Fair enough.

[Gennaro] I'm gonna send you packing.

He's shown his true colors here,
no doubt about it.

He's a windbag.

He challenged me in a competition
where he thinks he has the edge.

But he's wrong.

Because I'm not gonna lose to him.

I refuse to lose to him.

It's not gonna happen. Period.

Get that out of your head.

[Ancient God] Camilla Contesso.

I choose Stefania Sugarfree.

[Stefania] All right!

[rock music playing]

She chose me 'cause I'm an influencer
and not an athlete.

We'll see what happens.

-I'm giving you a little heart too.
-Thank you.

You.

-[rock music continues]
-[athletes cheering]

And may the best woman win.

-Good luck.
-[Paola] You too.

[music fades]

[Ancient God] Sebastian Rodwell.

[ominous music playing]

There's a deafening silence
when they call my name

because people are scared.

I'm choosing…

[Lorenzo] Nice. f*ck.

[Sebastian] It's always
been important to me

that we all show we can compete
with people who are our equals.

That's why I chose Lorenzo.

I choose the strength arena.

You and I both come from
the world of contact sports,

even though I don't play
with any protection.

-So I think this is a good matchup for us.
-Great.

{\an8}[Sebastian] I say we try and enjoy it.

{\an8}The red paint almost acts as some kind
of combat ritual between the competitors.

At this point it's just a matter
of getting mentally prepared for the duel.

I'm gonna give every last ounce of energy
I have towards getting that ball.

And I know he will too.

So may the best man win.

[ominous music playing]

[woman] The 80 athletes are about
to go head-to-head in their duels.

It's a f*cking arena.
Like what is this, the Colosseum?

[woman] In the end,

only the 40 victors will advance
to the next challenge.

[Jury] Whoever wins these duels

will have to rely on more
than just physical strength.

Mental strength, your mind,

is equally important
in a challenge like this.

Without that, you won't win.

[woman] Each duel will last three minutes.

At the end of which,

whoever has the ball
in his or her possession

will be declared the winner.

Athletes are not permitted
to hold the ball on the ground

for longer than five seconds.

In the event of a tie,
an extra minute will be provided.

[Pellegrini] This will be brutal.

Three minutes, and whoever has the ball
by the end gets to stay.

So I'm expecting it to be pretty tough.

[Ancient God] Sebastian Rodwell
against Lorenzo Dalle Piagge.

-Let's go!
-[Luca] It's a clash of the titans.

[suspenseful music playing]

This is the matchup of all matchups.

These guys are both beasts.

[Sebastian] My strategy
going into this duel

is to create as much distance
as I can between him and the ball.

[Lorenzo] All of my focus is on the ball.

I can see him on the other side
and I'm ready. Now we dance.

[Ancient God] May fate be with you.

[ominous music playing]

-[Valentina] Here we go.
-[Alice] They're both huge.

Oh yeah, this is gonna be a good fight.

[Mattia] This is so epic.

[Andrea] Go for it!

[tense music playing]

[Erik] I'm keeping
a close eye on the match

and absorbing as much as I can.

I gotta see what works
and what doesn't,

and change my tactics accordingly.

[Emanuele] You got it, Sebastian!

-[Alvise] Oh! There's the first tackle!
-[athletes exclaiming]

Don't let it go, Seb!

[Giovanni] Go, go!

[intense metal music playing]

-[Marco] That's it, Seb!
-Lore, show him how we play football!

[Paolo] Nice, Seb! Get in there!

[Filippo] Don't be afraid to play dirty!
Get in there!

You got him!

[Filippo] Control it, Seb, control it.

[Valentina] Fight back, fight back!

[Gennaro] Oh! They're really going for it!

[Mattia] Come on, Seb!

Go, Lollo!

[Giampaolo] That's it! Just like that!

f*ck, they're really going at each other.

They're both animals.

-[Filippo] Push with your legs! Push up!
-[Jury] Push up!

[Sebastian] Lorenzo is really strong.

This is not easy at all.

Don't let him get on top!

[tense music playing]

-[Alvise] Go, Seba!
-[Samuele] You got this, Seba!

Come on!

You got this, Seba!

-[timer sounds]
-[Jury] Thirty seconds!

[all exclaiming]

[Luca] They're fighting hard.

This thing is the real deal
and it's a lot of fun to watch.

-[Luca] Come on Lore! You've got this!
-Seb, grab the ball and run! Come on!

Go, go, go! Grab the ball! Grab the ball!

Hurry up, grab it! Grab it, bro!
Jump on the ball!

{\an8}Jump on the ball!

{\an8}[athletes applauding]

[Luca] Great match! Well done!

[Sebastian] I'm exhausted.
Physically and emotionally.

[Lorenzo] We both looked forward
to it being over.

Neither of us held back.
We gave it all we had the whole time.

[Ancient God] And the victor
is Sebastian Rodwell!

[Sebastian] I just kept pushing
and fighting till the very end,

and just managed to get the jump on him.

So I'm very happy.

[triumphant music playing]

It wasn't easy.

[Luca] Great effort, Lori!

[Lorenzo] He did really well.

I'm really happy
with how it all went down.

And we had a lot of fun out there.

[music turns poignant]

I couldn't have gone out in a better way.

What a hard-fought battle.

When I had to destroy the bust,

I did what I always do
and gave it my all, and it just exploded.

I'm happy with that.

I was the first to enter
and now I'm the second to leave.

But I'm going home with a smile.

[ominous music playing]

[Ancient God] Mattia Schinco.

[athletes cheering and applauding]

[Ancient God] The choice is yours.
Who do you want to challenge?

[suspenseful music playing

Challenge me!

I'll take the biggest guy, Hulk.

-Me?
-[athletes cheering and applauding]

-[Valentina] Very nice!
-I'd never have chosen him.

[Mattia] Bodybuilders
don't scare me one bit.

I'll challenge
the biggest bodybuilder in Italy.

I don't care.

I know I'm gonna take him down.

{\an8}The only thing I'm worried about
is snapping him in my hands,

{\an8}'cause he's a bit frail.

We're going in the agility arena.

-Pray I don't catch you.
-Don't worry. You won't.

[all cheering]

[Pellegrini] It's David versus Goliath.
It's not gonna be easy.

[Alvise] It comes down to
if he can catch him or not.

If he does, he'll destroy him.
If not, Mattia's got it.

[Mattia] My strategy is to
get to the ball first, then just run away.

[Riccardo] The only way
for me to win this duel

is to give it my all
in the first few seconds.

I need to catch him right away,
before he can jump over all the obstacles.

[Ancient God] May fate be with you.

[tense music playing]

[music intensifies]

Well done!

[Beatrice] Mattia's short.
He's all about speed and agility.

Whereas Riccardo is
just a thick ball of muscle.

He looks like a hulk in there.

[suspenseful music playing]

[lively metal music playing]

[Paolo] Look how fast he is.
He's kicking his a*s!

[Andrea] Just walking,
carrying all that weight, it's difficult.

Come on Matt! One minute and 40, buddy!

[tense music playing]

[Pietro] He's more agile than expected.
He's very quick.

-[Pellegrini] Tackle him!
-[Lorenzo] Get him! Come on!

[music turns dramatic]

[Beatrice] Matti!

[Stefania] Come on, Matti!

[Paolo] Pull him down, Ricca!

[Andrea] Ricca, focus!

[Paolo] I wouldn't want to be him now.
He'll crush him.

[Gennaro] If he catches him, he's done.

[tense music playing]

[Tommaso] Oh! He got him!
He got him, he's done!

[Mattia] It was like a literal mountain
falling on me.

All I could do is throw the ball
so he couldn't get it.

I can't believe
what's happening right now.

[Erik] I thought to myself,
"It's over. He'll snap him in half."

[Camilla] When Riccardo
managed to catch Mattia,

I felt immediate warmth and relief
from everyone standing around me.

-[Simone] Good! Keep him down!
-There you go, Riccardo. Now hold him.

[suspenseful music playing]

Ten!

[Alvise] Now get the ball!

[Luca] Go for the ball. Go for the ball!

[Ivano] You gotta get the ball, Riccardo!

Get the ball, go!

The ball!

Let's go!

{\an8}[Valentina] Good job, Matti!

[Ancient God] Time's up. We have a tie.

-[all exclaim]
-Good job, Matti!

-[Tommaso] Oh! Thank God!
-[Marco] He took his shoe off!

He's trying to get it back to him now.
Oh my God, look at that!

It's been many years since
I've had to put in that kind of an effort.

It was crazy.

[Camilla] I think we all learned that
you should never take anything for granted

and the heart Riccardo showed
was proof of that.

[Ancient God] Athletes, prepare yourselves
for the extra minute.

[tense music playing]

Buddy!

Run! You're gonna have to run!

You've gotta focus, okay?
Watch where he goes.

Look where he's going.

Bad Matti!
Bad Matti! Bad Matti!

[Andrea] Concentrate, Riccardo!
You've gotta concentrate!

[Murgia] Wait! Just wait there!

[Susy] No!

[athletes yelling and cheering]

Good job. Run!

[Valentina] Go! Run, run!

[Riccardo] I have no idea
how much longer I can last.

Come on, Ricca!
Come on, Ricca! Come on, Ricca!

[dramatic music playing]

[cheering]

Yeah, Matti! Way to go, buddy, yeah!

[Andrea] Good job, Riccardo!

I knew I was screwed in the second round.
I was out of breath.

[Ancient God] The duel is over.

The winner is Mattia Schinco.

It was much harder than I expected,
and more rewarding for that reason.

It was a hard-fought victory.

It was always gonna be an uphill battle,
but I fought till the very end,

and I'm happy with that.

My bust was beautiful.

So it was a shame to have to shatter it.

I managed to grab a piece of the abdomen,
so I'll take that home with me.

Even if it's not the whole thing,
at least I'll always have a piece.

-[martial percussion music playing]
-[athletes cheering]

[Ancient God] Alvise Rigo…

against Gennaro Farella.

-[Giovanni] This is beautiful.
-This is a tough one.

He's really tough.

The duel between Gennaro and Alvise
is one of the most anticipated

and I'm really looking forward
to seeing what happens.

[Tommaso] Go, Genni, go!

My name is Gennaro Farella,
I'm 38 years old.

In my real life I'm a personal trainer.

I worked very hard
to get the body I have today.

It wasn't the result of lucky genetics
or anything like that.

In fact, when I was a kid I was bullied

because I was a bit chubby
and a little awkward.

But today, I have to
say I'm a pretty confident guy.

I train 6 days a week,
sometimes twice a day.

-In the morning and afternoon.
-[upbeat music playing]

God has always listened to my prayers.

When I was a kid,

I'd ask God to send me a woman
who really loves me,

a job that I enjoy and find rewarding,

and good health.

And so far, he's delivered.

I got the wife, the job, and the health.

So I'm three for three.

I joined Physical
because I wanted to make a mark.

You wanna know the only thing
that scares me about this whole thing?

Nothing at all.

-Let's go, Genni!
-You got this, Gennaro!

Come on, Genni, come on!

[Valentina] Alvi's staring him down
like a mad bull.

[Nicholas] All that too, that's shitty.

Alvise is huge, he could slip
and fall right out of the gate.

You gotta be careful.

The reason I chose the strength arena,
Gennaro's lighter on his feet than I am.

So I figured this arena is better suited
to my weight and build.

Not to say it'll be easy,
but I gotta play my cards right.

If I go out there and beat someone
everyone expects me to beat, it's no fun.

I wanna beat someone
who's a worthy opponent.

[Ancient God] May fate be with you.

Alright, boys! Let's go!

[ominous music playing]

[Andrea] Where is he?

[spiritual music playing]

[Camilla] What's he doing?

[Paolo] Hey!

[Tommaso] Gennaro!

[Valentina] He's acting
like a real gladiator.

[Anastasia] That's really cool.

[music turns dramatic]

-[Chiara] Look at that!
-[Andrea] He's a badass!

[Chiara] We got a true gladiator here!

[Federico] That is a warrior right there.

Wow, what an entrance!

-Did you see that?
-[Susy] Did he rub sand on his face?

[Federico] Now he's blessed!

[Camilla] That's really cool.

-[Filippo] Gladiator!
-[Daniele] Get in there, Gennaro!

Come on! Get in there and wreck him!

The guy's a freaking legend. I love him.

[Lorenzo] Obviously,
Gennaro, he's amazing,

but Alvise just has
this look in his eye that says,

"Sorry, bud,
you're not touching this ball."

Mess him up, Gennaro! You got this!

[Gennaro] My game plan is
try and get him in the water at all costs.

So then maybe he'll slip
and I can take advantage.

But he's staying on dry land.

[Samuele] Go low, Gennaro!

He's gonna try and attack you,
you gotta go low!

Oh God!

[tense music playing]

[Gennaro] You're 100 kilos, I'm 70.

Why wouldn't you want to
come fight me in the water?

It's obvious that Alvise is scared
to face off with me in the pool.

So I decide to provoke him.
I guess he has no ba*ls.

He's scared!

-Come on!
-[athletes exclaiming]

Come down and face me like a man!

[Elisabetta] Gennaro has
the upper hand in water.

[Susy] Go, Genna!

Dude, throw the f*cking ball already!

[Alvise] Look, Gennaro is a very nice guy.
But he's way too full of himself.

We're here to see
which one of us is stronger.

So let's find out.

[Susy] Oh, he's making him really nervous.

Now he's dead.

Come in the pool, Alvise! Come on!

Drag him to the middle! Go! Go!

[dramatic music playing]

[Andrea] He's tearing him apart!

[athletes cheering]

[Ivano] Come on, Genna!

[Cesarini] 50 seconds, Alvise!

[Federico] Gennaro, no, no, no!

Don't use the bag! Let it go!

Why is he grabbing the bag?

Gennaro grabbing that bag to try
and increase his weight was hilarious.

Definitely the highlight of the duel.

-[timer sounds]
-[Emanuele] 30 seconds left, guys!

-[Luis] Keep it up!
-[Federico] Come on, Gennaro!

-You gotta lock up one of his legs!
-Get him!

[Gennaro] I can hear them
calling my name from the stands

and I just felt this immense pride
swell within me.

Go, Gennaro!

[Gennaro] Even if he's got 18 kilos on me.

[tense music playing]

-[Gaggi] Ten!
-Ten seconds!

Grab the ball! Hurry!

[tense music continues]

-[music fades]
-[athletes applauding]

[Andrea] Great duel, guys!

Good job, Alvi, great fight!

Awesome fight, boys!

[Ivano] Fantastic! What a battle!

[poignant music playing]

[Gennaro] He never came into the water.

The guy weighs 100 kilos,
and he never got into the water.

I can't believe it. How is that possible?

[Ancient God] Winner, Alvise Rigo.

[Beatrice] Good job!

I do my talking on the field.
I don't talk to the ref or my opponents.

I'll talk to my teammates,
but the results speak for themselves.

Thank you.

[Gennaro] Losing is
the only thing I regret,

but even if I could go back,
I would do everything the exact same way.

I wanted to stay more than anything.

[music crescendos, fades]

Breaking my bust
was like a knife to the back, bro.

It sucked.

[Ancient God] Next challenge…

Valentina Scatizzi…

[dramatic music playing]

…against Federica Murgia.

Let's go ladies!

I know that I'm physically strong,
and I don't wanna give an inch.

[tense music playing]

[Andrea] Come on, girls! Let's get it!

[pensive music playing]

[Valentina] The second I know
someone wants to beat me,

my competitive drive takes over.

I live for this. It feeds me
to see someone who wants to take me out.

Federica is a beast. No doubt about it.

That's why I picked her.
She gets me pumped up.

{\an8}I'm choosing you because
I think you're the strongest woman here.

{\an8}And it'll be fun.

-[Elisabetta] The legs, the legs, Fede!
-[Paolo] Take her down, Fede!

-[intense metal music playing]
-f*ck! She's really strong, isn't she?!

[Paolo] Use your strength, Fede!

That's it!
Keep the weight on your hips, Vale!

My sister is very strong.
Honestly, she's much stronger than I am.

[tense music playing]

[Sebastian] Just stay calm, Fede!
Use your strength!

A hand-to-hand fight between two women…
it's very exciting.

[Murgia] It's really intense.

[Valentina] I'm used to fighting.

[Paolo] Let's go, Fede!

[Claudio] Come on, Vale!

[Camilla] You got this, Fede!
You gotta believe in yourself, be strong!

[Caterina] Your feet, Fede! Your feet!

The ball, Vale! Go for the ball! Come on!

[suspenseful music playing]

[Edoardo] You crushed it, ladies!

[Emanuele] Great match!

[Camilla] Amazing, Fede!

[poignant music playing]

I gave it my all.

I think while I have the strength,
she definitely has the technique.

She was really powerful in there.

[Ancient God] And the winner is,
Valentina Scatizzi.

[Caterina] Congratulations!

[Valentina] Of course I'm happy!

What can I say, you know?
I'm ecstatic! My adrenaline's pumping!

[lively electronic music playing]

{\an8}♪ We'll show you all the bright lights ♪

{\an8}♪ Bright lights
We came here, we came here ♪

{\an8}♪ We came here ♪

[music turns tense]

[Andrea] Go, Seba!

[Luca] That's it!

-[lively electronic music resumes]
-[Beatrice] Go! Get out of there!

♪ We came to pound it out ♪

♪ We came to ♪

♪ We came to pound it out
I'll show you all… ♪

[Alvise] The ball, Vale! Go for the ball!

-Go, Nick!
-[Camilla] Go, go, go!

[Daniele] Hurry! There's still time!

[dramatic music plays, fades]

[Ancient God] The winner is, Claudio Sona.

Jobel De Castro.

Luca Pescollderung.

Paolo Masella.

I had an amazing experience.
Of course I wanted to win, but it was fun.

That's how it goes.

[Nicholas] It is what it is.
I gave it my all.

What can I do? I'm a little disappointed.
Little angry too.

[Giovanni] A lot of highs and lows,
but I gave it everything I had.

[Paolo] I fought till the end.
That's the important thing.

It's a good lesson for my daughters.
You're not always gonna win.

[Manuel] I can go back to my life
with head held high

and do what I've always done, be handsome.

[dramatic music playing]

-[suspenseful music playing]
-[Ancient God] Raffaele Del Piano.

You've got this, my love!

[Raffaele] I don't like to fighting.
It's not my thing.

So I just approached it
as taking someone out of the competition.

[ominous music playing]

You look at all your competitors
and it's hard to know who to pick.

You don't wanna squander the advantage
you won in the last challenge.

I choose him.

[Pietro] Del Piano's a big guy.

Like, seriously huge,
and he's not just a bodybuilder.

I'm ready to take him on in the duel.
I mean, I have to.

I don't have a choice, do I?
I have to be ready and I will be.

{\an8}[Raffaele] I'm gonna choose…
the strength arena.

Mostly because I think
I might have a slight advantage there.

You got this, Pietro! Take him down!

[Pietro] My strategy is to keep moving.
I'm a runner, I run, Everywhere.

But I don't know
exactly how this'll shake out,

so I have to be ready to adapt on the fly.

That's something I've always been good at.
Even more so than running.

[tense music playing]

[Tommaso] May the best man win!

-[Andrea] Yeah! Get in there! Grab it!
-Babe, get him! Go!

[Valentina] That's it! Keep it up!

Pietro!

[Federico] That's it, Pietro!
Keep moving, you rock!

[Sebastian] Yeah, Pietro!

Get out of the water!

I can see him struggling.

He can't seem to
put all his strength into it.

It's hard to watch.

[Valentina] Tire him out! Make him run!

[Sarah] Let him run!

[Susy] Move, Pietro! Run! Quickly!

[dramatic music playing]

[Mattia] No!

Throw it far away! Throw it!

[Pietro] We're a minute in
and I've lost the ball.

My running strategy
isn't working at this point.

Come on, Pietro! Fight!

If I wanna win,
I have to start playing for real.

[Valentina] Come on, Pietro!

Run, babe!

[Valentina] Let's go, Pietro!

Go, Pietro! That's it!
f*ck yeah! You got him!

[Andrea] That's it, Pietro!

-Now run, run! Go!
-[Lorenzo] Pietro's an animal.

He's running, he's fighting,
he's rolling around in the dirt!

He is giving it everything.

-[Sarah] Hurry! Get the ball!
-Ten seconds!

[Andrea] Two gladiators!

[Alvise] Grab it, Pietro!

[tense music playing]

[whistle blows]

[Raffaele] I had it,

but the rules state I can't hold the ball
on the ground for longer than 5 seconds.

So they told me I had to let it go.

[dramatic music playing]

{\an8}[Andrea] Get in there, Pietro! Come on!

[Ancient God] Time's up.

It's a tie.

[Tommaso] You both k*lled it.
Well done! Great job, guys!

You got this, Pietro!

[Erik] Pietro Checchi really blew me away.
He was amazing.

I thought of him
as this skinny philosopher kid,

but no f*cking way,
that guy is one to watch out for.

[dramatic music playing]

-Just like before, Pietro!
-Do the same thing!

[Sara] Come on, you got it!

[Valentina] Get it, Pietro!

[dramatic music continues]

[Pietro] I have no choice
but to take him on one-on-one.

Mano-a-mano.

That's it, fight!

They're going at it. This is a good one.

[Valentina] Toss it!

-[Sara] Twenty seconds!
-Come on, Pietro! Let's go, f*ck!

[timer clicking loudly]

[music crescendos]

[all cheering and whooping]

[poignant music playing]

[chanting] Pietro! Pietro! Pietro! Pietro!
Pietro! Pietro! Pietro! Pietro!

[Ancient God]
The winner is, Pietro Checchi.

[whooping]

[Raffaele] There's a little regret.

Because even though
I chose the strength arena,

I wasn't able to fully exploit
the physical advantage I had over him.

So it's frustrating.

[Pietro] I just never stopped
believing that I could do it.

Not even for one second.

And that's how I carry myself
in my day to day life.

So this was just another day for me.

[pensive music playing]

I want this to be a fair fight.

So I've decided to battle against…

Get over here, Cate.

[Caterina] Don't ask me how,
but I kind of knew it.

Maybe because I've been staring at you
for half an hour.

{\an8}Look at the size of her bicep, my God!

{\an8}All right. We're going agility.

Makes sense.

I'd have preferred another area,
but it's all good.

[Elisabetta] Go, Semi!

[Ancient God] Prepare yourself
for the duel. Semiljana Rexhepi…

[Valentina] Let's go, Semi!

Come on, Sailor Moon!

…and Caterina Piccirilli.

Caterina doesn't need any advice from me.

Come on, babe! You got this!

Go, Pallotta!

[Elisabetta] Let's go, Semi!

Go, honey! Go, honey! Get it, get it!

[Beatrice] Go Semi!

Good, good, good!
Yes, yes! Drag her down!

Show them what you can do!

[Lorenzo] Damn, it's like he's possessed.

-[Raffaele] Flip her! Come on!
-[Andrea] Good!

That's it, honey!

Yeah. Go on, honey. Get it.

He's her boyfriend. Leave him alone.
It's tricky when there's love involved.

-You're the strongest! Come on!
-Yeah.

[Raffaele] Turn around! Yes!

Yes! Hold it down! Don't let go, honey!

Do not let go! Hold it, hold it!

[tense music playing]

[Simone] She just tossed her
like a rag doll.

[Jobel] Now run, run, run!

[Simone] That was insane!

-Two minutes!
-[Valentina] Keep running, Semi! Go, go!

Tackle her!

[tense music continues]

[Semiljana] I've got the ball,
and now the plan is just not to let it go.

Come on!

[Caterina] From the stand I can hear
Raffaele's voice cheering me on.

He's the best motivator I have.

He believes in me so much.

[Lorenzo] She's exhausted.

{\an8}Run, Cate!

-[Luca] Go now, go now! Go!
-[timer sounds]

[Raffaele] Run! Hurry!

[Daniele] She's awesome, she does Hyrox.

Come on, babe, run! Don't give up! Run!

-[Andrea] Five, four, three, two, one…
-[whooping]

[all cheering]

[poignant music playing]

[Caterina] The agility course
obviously wasn't my domain.

I did all I could

and really hoped that I'd come out on top
so I could get further in the competition.

But it's okay.

[Ancient God] The winner
is Semiljana Rexhepi.

[athletes cheering]

[Andrea] Good job!

[Caterina] Breaking the bust
isn't something I wanted to experience,

but it helps you vent a little bit.

I definitely released some anger
with that swing.

Now that we're both eliminated,

we can go home and console ourselves
with a little focaccia.

And lots and lots of ice cream.

[Raffaele] Listen, in the end it's a game.

We're athletes, we get it.

We'll keep training and working hard,
and come back stronger next year.

That'll shut up everyone
who said I'm skinny!

And short…

And all the other crap
they might have said.

I guess none of that matters though,
because I'm still here.

[suspenseful music playing]

I wanna choose someone
who I know will give 100% in the duel.

They're also someone I've admired
since I was a kid.

My name is Sarah Abdessalem,

I'm 30 years old

and I'm a personal trainer
and content creator.

{\an8}My mother is from Brescia
and my father is Tunisian.

{\an8}But I was born in Brescia.

[upbeat music playing]

Sports have always meant everything to me.

Inversion exercises, yoga, flexibility.

I love all that stuff.

Then I started doing CrossFit.

After that I moved on to weightlifting.

I think the thing I love most about sports
is how it makes me feel.

It's always given me
a sense of confidence.

I got in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
thanks to my brother.

I started doing it when I was 16,

so it's definitely my first love.

Growing up, we had
a lot of issues in my family.

There were definitely some dark times

and difficult situations
we found ourselves in.

[poignant music playing]

Especially in regards to my father,
and for a long time,

I thought that all men were like him.

Jiu-jitsu made me realize
that you absolutely can defend yourself

in these scary situations
where you think there's no way out.

Because there's always a way out.

It made me stronger,

and now I'm capable of anything.

[suspenseful music playing]

I challenge…

Federica Pellegrini.

[athletes cheering]

[Pellegrini] She's tough, a strong woman.

I know she has a background
in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

So this is gonna be an uphill battle.
It's all or nothing.

{\an8}I'm choosing the strength arena
because there's water.

{\an8}I'll need a bit more.

-[Sarah] Well…
-For it to help me in any way.

This is a real honor for me.
I couldn't pass up the opportunity.

-It'll be a great challenge.
-I know.

[timer clacking]

[Cesarini] Let's go, ladies!

[Rosalba] Come on Fede! Get her, get her!

[tense music playing]

[Sarah] My goal is to try and study her.

Figure out what he weaknesses are
and how to exploit them.

[Luca] Get out of there, Fede! Run!

[Camilla] Good job, Sarah!

[Luca] Go now! Run!

I think she's being too c*ck.

She may never catch her.

No, Sarah's really strong.

-[Camilla] Look, she has her cornered.
-[Alvise] Go Fede!

[Elisa] That's it.
Move forward, move forward!

[Edoardo] Good job, good job!

[Paolo] Stay calm, Fede! Stay calm!

-Go, Fede! Go, go, go!
-[Marco] You got this! Come on!

[Edoardo] Wait, Fede!

-[Beatrice] Watch out!
-[Alvise] Run!

-[Daniele] Careful, she's catching up!
-[Alvise] Faster, faster! Run!

[tense music playing]

[Mirco] Avoid her!

[Sarah] I knew this
wasn't gonna be an easy duel.

-[Alvise] Fede, run!
-[Susy] Sarah!

[Andrea] Keep going, Fede!

[Daniele] Careful, Fede!

[Camilla] Come on, let's go!

-[Elisabetta] Get out of the water!
-[Daniele] Keep moving!

[Murgia] Go! Run, Fede!

[Daniele] Get out of there, Fede!
You gotta let go of the ball!

[tense music continues]

Let go of the ball!

[whistle blows]

[Pellegrini] Damn, you can't hold the ball
on the ground for more than 5 seconds.

[Andrea] Fede, you got it!

[Ithocor] Go, Fede, go!

[Luca] Watch the arm!

[dramatic music playing]

[Valentina] Good job, that's perfect!
Now turn towards the ball!

No idea what's gonna happen.

-Oh, f*ck!
-No! No!

PHYSICAL 100: ITALY

[dramatic music playing]

[music fades]