Question 3: Triple Jump
VO1: Welcome back to the ICRT Olympics. Next up, it’s that perennial crowd-pleaser the triple jump. Who have we got, Johnny?
VO2: Thanks, Bob, well we really are looking at the crème-de-la-crème of triple jumpers here today…we’ve got JR – lean, mean jumping machine, PAPA PAUL – veteran rocker of the event and finally the talented but unpredictable RON STUART. We can expect big jumps from all three of them today.
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Answer 3a
VO1: JR at number 1, Papa Paul has the last jump of the day and he’s…requesting his ELECTRIC GUITAR!! The officials consult… it’s being ALLOWED! An AC-DC power chord and he’s OFF! The SOUNDS coming out of that thing giving PAPA PAUL the POWER he NEEDS…an INCREDIBLE hop, his FINGERS on the FRETBOARD finding a LED ZEPPELIN riff, GUNS and ROSES taking him HIGH into the AIR with the SKIP but…oh!…the power chord at FULL EXTENSION, RIPS out of the AMP, PAPA PAUL is UNPLUGGED…losing power…he CRAWLS into the sandbox…a CRUSHING BLOW! JR can’t hide his delight, GOLD for JR!
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Answer 3b
VO1: The competition has been INTENSE and the last jump of the day goes to Ron…With JR topping the leaderboard, Ron needs a personal best to claim gold. But he looks confident as he warms up, MOONWALKING for the FANS…here we go…IMPRESSIVE display of SPEED running up to the LINE, launches himself…there’s the HOP…the SKIP…into a DOUBLE SOMERSAULT through the AIR…that’s not…what’s he DOING? Triple BACKFLIP through the sandbox, PIROUETTING through the stadium…adds a CHASSE …now it’s the RUNNING MAN…into the ROBOT…he’s thrown away his chance of GOLD but this man just DOES NOT CARE! LOOK at him GO! Ron’s EXTRAORDINARY antics give Papa Paul the win!
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Answer 3C
VO1: JR is GEARING UP for the FINAL JUMP of the DAY, looking to beat the IMPRESSIVE RECORD set by RON. He just HAS to find his FORM if he wants that gold. Here we go, this looks promising! A REMARKABLE turn of SPEED down the TRACK…he must have springs on his feet!…there’s the HOP…LONG skip and LAUNCHES himself into the BLUE…it’s GOOD! That’s a VERY LONG JUMP and he knows it too! He BEAMS at the CROWD and no wonder! But…what’s this?…something’s POPPING OUT of his SNEAKERS…SPRINGS! JR’s FACE turning RED – he DID have springs on his feet! Disqualification! RON jumps out of his SEAT in DELIGHT…GOLD for RON!
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