Going to the Extreme: Meet Young Kids Pushing Boundaries In Exreme Sports

NBC ID: ARAG6E8ZYM | Production Unit: Weekend Today | Media Type: Aired Show | Air Date(s): 08/07/2016

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Event Location(s): Pennsylvania | Description: EXT DAY MS: Person jumps off mountain in glide suit. WS: Person glides down the mountain. MS: Men roll in mud under barbed wire. MS: Rear shof of people riding dirt bikes in the desert. EXT NIGHT MS: Person skis into the air. MS: Person climbs obstacle course. EXT DAY MS: 12-year-old boy Tyler Armstrong hikes up in the snow on a mountain. MS: Tyler hikes up in the snow on a mountain. EXT DAY MS: In interview, Armstrong says, "I've seen some stuff that not a lot of 12-year-olds have." INT BRIEF CUTS: 10-year-old girl Grace Avery in crossfit fitness training. EXT DAY MS: 9-year-old girl Milla Bizzotto climbs obstacle course. MS: In interview, Bizzotto says, "People always call me champ, they cheer me on, they always clap." MS: Bizzotto drops down from the obstacle course. MS: Boy rides dirt bike in woods. MS: Girl climbs up mountain. MS: Boy does skateboard trick. MS: Boy does parkour flip. INT MS: In interview, Outside Magazine Executive Director Michael Roberts says, "The sports move faster, there's a higher pace to them and kids like to get up in the air. I know that from my own kids." INT MS: Girl skateboards on ramp. EXT DAY MS: Girl climbs up cliff. EXT DAY PENNSYLVANIA MS: Bizzotto and several adults chant “I am Spartan!” at start of Spartan Race. They take off. MS: Bizzotto and her father jump into mud pit. MS: Bizzotto and her father climb ropes. MS: Bizzotto and her father carry logs. MS: Bizzotto climbs wall. MS: Bizzotto jumps down from wall. INT MS: Grace lifts weights. MS: In interview, Grace says, “Yeah, I do the teens and sometimes the adult classes now." MS: Grace trains. MS: Grace lifts weights. INT MS: In interview, Grace’s father Derek Avery says, “When Grace is running laps around that kid on the field, it's because of Crossfit." EXT DAY MS: Tyler hikes in the woods. EXT DAY MS: Tyler hikes in the snow. EXT DAY MS: In interview, NBC News Correspondent Joe Fryer says, "When he first told you he wanted to do this, what was your reaction?" MS: Tyler’s father Kevin Armstrong says, "I thought he was joking." MS: Tyler and Kevin in the woods. MS: Tyler. MS: Fryer says, "When you get to the bottom of a peak and look up, is that when it sets in?" MS: Tyler says, "Yeah, you're like, whoa. It brings in the awe factor." GFX: Insert clips of Tyler hiking mountains. EXT DAY WS: Mount Everest. INT MS: Tyler straps on backpack. MS: Tyler walks treadmill wearing the backpack at an angle. MS: As he walks the treadmill, Tyler says to Fryer, "It's pretty tough, especially for half an hour. But it's gonna help me get up Everest." EXT DAY WS: People hike Mount Everest. MS: Peaks. EXT DAY MS: Tyler. EXT DAY WS: People hike Mount Everest. INT MS: In interview, Hospital for Special Surgery’s Dr. Jordan Metzl says, "These kinds of sports are very different than just going out for a run and playing soccer. The risk and potential injury risk is much greater." EXT DAY MS: Girl falls while mountain climbing. INT MS: Metzl works at computer. MS: Metzl speaks with nurse. MS: Metzl holds chart. MS: In interview, Metzl says, "I think conceptually kids should be weight training, but it should be high-repetition and light-weight training until the growth plates are closed." GFX: Insert clips of Grace lifting weights. INT MS: Safety advocate Kimberly Archie. STILLS Photos of Archie’s son (who was killed in motorcycle accident after suffering from degenerative brain disease likely caused by playing football) EXT NIGHT MS: High school football teams play game. INT MS: In interview, Archie says, "It's risk versus reward. What's the reward that's really worth risking your life? And once you have done your child's euology (EMOTIONAL), you don't wish that on any parent." STILLS Photo of Archie’s son EXT DAY MS: Boy skateboards. MS: Boy climbs rock as father looks on. EXT DAY MS: Boy skateboards. MS: Boy climbs rock as father looks on. EXT DAY MS: Tyler. MS: Fryer says, "To the parents who say you're too young to be doing this, what would you say?" MS: Tyler says, "I would say, come climb with me and I'll beat you to the top." INT MS: In interview, Derek says, "Until they tell me, 'I don't wanna do it anymore,' I'm gonna back them 100 percent, no matter what." STILLS Photos of Tyler INT MS: Tyler at fundrasier. STILLS Photos of Grace Photos of Bizzotto EXT DAY MS: Bizzotto’s father kisses her. MS: Bizzotto climbs rope. MS: Bizzotto and her father jump over burning coals and finish Spartan Race.

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