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Good morning and thank you for joining us for day one of the Presidential Olympics. And it's a lovely day here in Delaware. And the day one event, as always, is the Air Force One Stairway event. Straightforward but has seen its share of adventures over the years. And we're just in time to catch the first attempt of Donald J. Trump representing the United States of America. And I'm told he's been taking this event very seriously. He's had a Stairmaster installed at Mar-a-Lago and he's been on that several hours a day just perfecting his technique. Just going over some last minute pointers here with his personal trainer and coach. And it's a confident salute and steady approach. Just using the standard grip and pull technique that was popularised by Woodrow Wilson in the early 1700s. And will he attempt the turn and wave? He does, he doesn't disappoint and it's a smooth delivery. And next up, Joseph Robinette Biden, of course representing the United States of Ukraine. Also receiving some last minute pointers from his coach. And it's a confident salute with a light jog attempt, still with a grip and pull, but it seems to be doing the trick. And nope, I was about to say it seems to be doing the trick. It's gone, he's gone twice and he's gone a third time. We've never seen that before. Just reaching out to the other handrail and realising his arms aren't long enough. Doing a little jog move at the end there. Will he go for the turn and wave? No he's saluting. That's a solid salute to finish. I'm losing his balance there a little bit, just as he disappears into the plane. We're going to take a look at that from another angle. I've just been told apparently the contestants were warned by the Olympic Commission that attempting such a strenuous activity wearing masks might result in some lightheadedness. Maybe that's what happened here, did he trip? We're not sure. He went three times. It's just embarrassing. It's so much work. I feel so sorry for Joe. He put so much effort into this. He's been carrying a retractable staircase with him everywhere he goes and doing a lot of practice. And it just didn't come together for him on the day. Really sad. And Donald Trump's second attempt. People are saying it's already over. Trump just needs to have a solid ascent and it's probably beyond Biden's reach. And Trump just going for the left-handed ascent there, showing off he's ambidextrous. First attempt of course was a right-handed ascent, going for the left-handed. Same grip and pull technique and a steady pace. Not even bothering to turn and wave. He doesn't need to. He doesn't need to risk it. He doesn't need the points. And I think he knows it's already in the bag. And we're back for Joe Biden's second attempt. Some people are saying he'd need to do a full sprint with somersault to get the points back. I think he knows it's beyond him now. He's taking it very steadily. He was grip and pulling, but he's just let go of the handrail. Is he trying to close and put? No, he's gone again. And this has been a disaster for Joe Biden. What a sad sight it is to see. He's going for the wave, not the salute, but that is tragic. And you can see here the moment where he actually lets go of the handrail. Maybe he was trying to finish in style. We're already hearing from his team that they're complaining about the low light. Maybe that played a part. We just don't know. But we can all agree it's been a terrible, terrible day for Team Biden. They'll have to put this day behind them and prepare for tomorrow's event day two, which is walking off stage. We'll be covering that all day on BBC. Don't forget to tune in.

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