Have U Heard??

This week on The Biggest Loser, the contestants get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live and train like Olympians at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. After arriving at the training center, host Alison Sweeney tells them they will now be competing as individuals – and that this week, two players will be eliminated instead of one. The contestant with the lowest percentage of weight loss will be eliminated automatically, and then one of the two players who fall below the yellow line will be sent home as well.

Helping to welcome them to the training center is five-time Paralympian Alison Jones, who has won a gold medal and two silver medals for skiing as well as a silver medal in cycling. After each player gets a chance to carry the torch down the Olympic pathway, Jones lights the cauldron and the games begin!

First they find a great surprise waiting for them in each of their rooms, a Olympic Flag signed by the athletes, and then they head to the OTC dining hall, where they meet with two U.S. Olympic Committee nutritionists and learn what America’s top athletes eat during training. Then it’s off to the gym, where trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels are joined by gold medalist alpine skier Julia Mancuso and freestyle aerial skier Jeret “Speedy” Peterson to help put the contestants through a workout they’ll never forget. Meanwhile, Koli struggles with feelings of unworthiness about whether John (who was sent home last week) deserves to be in the competition more than he does. Bob gives Koli a pep talk which seems to lift his spirits.

Next up, the contestants meet Sweeney in the gym for a fun pop challenge involving slide boards while first-time Olympian and short track speedskater J.R. Celski gives them a pep talk and cheers them on. Then it’s off to the beautiful Garden of the Gods state park, where they meet with Paralympic biathlete Kelly Underkofler. She puts the contestants through a “Biggest Loser” version of the biathlon, one of the most difficult challenges in the Olympic Winter Games.

Finally, it’s time for a last chance workout at 24 Hour Fitness with two-time U.S. figure skating national champion Rockne Brubaker. Then their exciting week comes to an end with the weekly weigh-in, and two more players headed for elimination.

The Results

Andrea 262 -7 2.67%

Sunshine 245 -6 2.45%

O’Neal 333 -8 ( immunity)

Michael 443 -11 2.48%

Stephanie 225 -4 1.78%

Koli 335 -9 2.69%

Sam 310 -12 3.87%

Daris 283 -9 3.18%

Ashley 317 -6 1.89%

Sherry 180 -3 1.67%

Miggy 206 -7 3.40%

Lance 314 -9 2.87%

Below the yellow line

Darrell 343 -5 1.46%

Cheryl 194 -3 1.55%

Below the red line

Melissa 198 +1

James eliminated week 1

Patti eliminated week 2

Maria eliminated week 3

Migdalia eliminated week 4

John eliminated week 5

The Elimination

Melissa was immediately sent home because she fell below the red line. Darrell and Cheryl fell below the yellow line and were required to engage in a competition to determine who will be sent home. During the elimination challenge, the two contestants had to balance an olympic torch on their heads, after watching them suffer for a little while, to continue came on the screen, so we will find out the results next week. Who do you think won the challenge?

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