{"id":306012,"date":"2010-02-11T06:09:40","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T11:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calorielab.com\/news\/?p=6841"},"modified":"2010-02-11T06:09:40","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T11:09:40","slug":"the-biggest-loser-couples-season-9-olympics-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/306012","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Loser Couples Season 9: Olympics Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympics Week at the Biggest Loser<\/h3>\n

The Biggest Loser couples headed to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Upon their arrival, Alison told them they’d be competing as individuals and two contestants would go home this week. The contestant who falls below the red line will go home immediately, and then one of the two contestants who fall below the yellow line would be sent home as well. Soon after that announcement, Alison introduced the couples to Allison Jones. Allison shared her inspiring story with the contestants and gave them some nutritional advice before the couples headed off to begin their usual workouts.<\/p>\n

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After the Biggest Loser couples saw the room they’d be staying in, they headed to the kitchen where they discovered the food they’d be eating for the week, which was the same meals the Olympic athletes eat, and some of those meals consisted of several calories.<\/p>\n

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Before the contestants participated in their first workout, Bob and Jillian introduced them to Julia Mancuso and Jeret “Speedy” Peterson. After the brief introduction, the couples began an Olympic-style workout with Bob, Jillian, Julia and Speedy. As Speedy observed the Biggest Loser couples during their workout, he appeared to be exhausted just watching them, so he asked Bob if he thought the couples needed a break, but Bob informed Speedy that The Biggest Loser contestants don’t get a break.<\/p>\n

“They can rest after the Olympics,” Bob added.<\/p>\n

“You guys make me feel like a wus. I don’t workout that hard,” Speedy told the contestants, after they completed their first workout for the week. “You guys are an inspiration to me and everyone at home. You better be an inspiration to yourselves,” Speedy added.<\/p>\n

Speed Skating Training, Sort Of<\/h3>\n

Later, the Biggest Loser couples joined Alison for a pop challenge and met short track speed skater J.R. Celski. After J.R. shared his story with the contestants, he demonstrated the pop challenge for them. In a skating motion, the contestants had to slide across a board and hit each edge with their feet. Once they hit both edges, it counted as one stroke. The first three contestants to reach 500 strokes won a bronze, silver and gold metal, as well as an advantage in the upcoming physical challenge.<\/p>\n

At first, the Biggest Loser couples fell a few times while sliding back and forth on the board, but after a while, they caught on. Melissa was the first to reach 100 strokes with Sam on her heels, but when she fell, Sam passed her up and became the first to reach 500 strokes. Melissa finished second, and Sunshine came in third.<\/p>\n

The next stop for the couples was at the Garden of the Gods for their physical challenge. Once there, Alison introduced them to Kelly Underkofler then explained the challenge. For this week’s physical challenge, the contestants ran around the field shooting at their opponents’ targets with a laser gun. As soon as the other Biggest Loser contestants hit their opponent’s target five times, that contestant was eliminated from the competition. The last person left standing won immunity. Before the shooting began, Alison explained the advantage that Sam, Melissa and Sunshine would get for winning the pop challenge. Alison said since Sam won the gold metal he’d get to name a free shot at three targets; Melissa won the silver, so she named a free shot at two targets; and Sunshine’s bronze allowed her to name a free shot at one target. The point of winning the pop challenge was to use the advantage to help themselves during the physical challenge. However, the three misused their free shots when Sunshine chose to use her free shot on Sam, then Melissa used both her free shots on Sam, and Sam used one of his targets on Sunshine and the other two on Melissa.<\/p>\n

After Sam, Sunshine and Melissa revealed their poor target choices, the challenge commenced. They all seemed to gain up on Lance and eliminated him first. Next out was Melissa followed by Daris. In the end, it was O’Neal verses Darrell, and both took aim, but O’Neal shot Darrell’s target first and won immunity.<\/p>\n

“I just won immunity. I’m so happy. Wow! Yes!” O’Neal commented.<\/p>\n

A Visit 24-Hour Fitness: How Much Did They Pay for This Plug?<\/h3>\n

Subsequent to the entertaining challenge, the couples made their way to 24-hour Fitness for their Last Chance Workout with Bob, Jillian and figure skater Rockne Brubaker. At first, Rockne didn’t really know what to have the contestants do, so he watched Bob and Jillian, but eventually he got more involved and encouraged the contestants during their workout.<\/p>\n

And Finally the Weigh-In<\/h3>\n

The couples headed back to the Biggest Loser ranch for the weigh-in. Since O’Neal had immunity, he weighed in first.
\nO’Neal lost 8 pounds.<\/p>\n