‘The team has been able to work hard and continue to show that no matter what challenges anyone faces you can achieve what feels impossible,’ Rhiannaon told us.
‘We will continue the hard work and determination to show how incredible cheerleading is.’
Carys added: ‘This team shows that you can do anything you put your mind to and that Welsh cheerleading is doing amazing things. We will continue our hard work and determination to show just how rewarding and wonderful cheerleading is’
Team Wales Adaptive Abilities Cheer began their journey as a squad in October 2018, with athletes qualifying for the World Championships collaborating with persons who had never participated in cheerleading before to form the first Welsh Adaptive Abilities (Paracheer) Cheer team.
While some have likened the BBC Three programme to Netflix’s Cheer, Rhiannon has stated that their favourite version is more of a ‘inspirational push-on narrative.’
The team members discussed how their lives have changed since their great victory over Team USA, emphasising the good influence it has had on their community.
‘I feel the documentary has helped to show what disabled and non-disabled athletes can do,’ Rhiannon shared.
‘As a team and individual athletes we will continue to show how incredible cheerleading is for everyone.’
Carys explained: ‘Things have been a bit busy for me as I work in a nursery and am continuing to train, nearly every week.
‘I feel the documentary has shown what disabled and non-disabled athletes are capable of and that it doesn’t matter what your ability is. We will continue to show just what we can do. I have had friends say how amazing it is what we do.’
When asked if there will be additional episodes, the stars stated that they would never say never to a future episode.
‘Think for the time being the series is only a one-off,’ they said.
We haven’t heard anything else about what may happen. For the time being, it’s simply the one to demonstrate what Team Wales Adaptive Abilities is all about.’
Blood Sweat and Cheer is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.