You can't quite see everybody, but you can sort of see how they did it as an engineering feat. They have Jonathan, Yul, and Ozzy in a sort of a ring, with Becky, Sundra, and Flicka squashed in between them. So that's four. Candice, who's light, is hanging on the back of Yul. Cao Boi, who pretty clearly has balance like a mofo, is almost dangling in the air, but he's hanging off the outside as well. Part of Raro's problem was that they tried to dangle Rebecca off the side, and she's a little too heavy to hang like Candice and not quite graceful enough to hang like Cao Boi, and their inability to place her was one of the things that made them fall. When they got back up, they didn't have anybody in the middle; they just tried to make a circle, and that was not going to work. It's really true that without necessarily having a brilliant idea, Aitu was not just lucky -- they did actually do that better. I think their structure was much more sound, and it was going to take Raro a long time to get themselves situated. Of course, with Adam and Nate, they also had a honkload of bulk to accommodate, which also made it harder, I'm sure. I really think Cao Boi and Ozzy, who both are sort of tree-climbing, nimble, wiry dudes who probably climbed on everything as kids, were a huge part of that victory. Which, incidentally, was shockingly exciting. Oh, and you know what? Flicka had her foot woven through the bodies and coming out the other side, which is fucking awesome. Probably just to get it the hell out of the way, but all hail her ass, because standing on one foot in that mess to balance? Not easy. Aitu is very, very pumped about this win, and they deserve it. That challenge was fucking hard, dude. And weirdly, I must admit to a small but growing soft spot for Flicka. I do know one real live roller girl, who is awesome, so it might just be that. (If you've never seen a web page of roller-girl injuries, you are not living right.)













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