We Don't Need Trash Talking

## Subpages

**We Don't Need Trash Talking** is the ninth episode of *TSM The Amazing Race 7: Rivals*.

## Story

Leg 9 (Based off Leg 8 of The Amazing Race 21)

The race resumes at Bovenwijde Lake.

Alex & Wilted will depart 1st.

**Route Info:** Teams must fly to Moscow, Russia. Upon arrival, teams must travel by taxi to Timiryazev Agricultural Academy and find Study Building #6. Once there, teams must follow the marked path to the Large Chemistry Auditorium No. 1 to find their next clue. All teams are on the same flight.

(Clara & Nemo Talking)

**Nemo:** "Clara this leg let's not fight and get distracted. Let's keep our eyes on the prize."

**Clara:** "Ok I hear you Nemo."

(Jack & Ciera Talking)

**Jack:** "This leg we can’t stress, we got to keep our act together to win this."

**Ciera:** "I know absolutely we got what it takes to win."

(Getsome & Spark Talking)

**Spark:** "Let the drama mamas get in fights, we do our own thing and let's win this race."

**Getsome:** "I think we're mentally prepared than anyone to win this race."

(Coby & Abe Talking)

**Abe:** "We got the strength, we got the mindset, we just can’t make silly mistakes today."

**Coby:** "If we do everything right, we can win."

(Alex & Wilted talking)

**Wilted:** "People might hate us, try to rattle us but it's not going to work. We're a really strong team and we're definitely winning this."

**Alex:** "Just ignore Clara, do our own race and go for the win."

Flight lands.

Jack & Ciera find the clue currently in 1st place

**Route info:** Teams must help a Russian Orthodox priest to get to his church via limousine. When they do, they will be driven back to the Large Chemistry Auditorium No. 1 to get their next clue.

Coby & Abe find the clue currently in 2nd place.

Clara & Nemo find the clue currently in 3rd place.

Alex & Wilted find the clue currently in 4th place

Getsome & Spark find the clue currently in Last place.

Jack & Ciera finish currently in 1st place.

**Roadblock:** One team member will be shown a brief slideshow, showing a sample time in Moscow, a map of Russia's nine different time zones with their UTC offsets and Moscow's location highlighted. Then they are shown multiple instances of the same time zone map without the UTC offsets but with several other Russian cities highlighted. After the show, they have to fill in the corresponding local time for any five cities within an allotted time period. If they complete it in time and are correct, teams will receive their next clue from the professor. If they are wrong or run out of time, they have to watch the presentation and do the quiz again.

Jack is doing the RB

Abe is doing the RB

Clara is doing the RB

Alex is doing the RB

Getsome is doing the RB

**Professor:** "Next round!"

**Abe:** "Ok, just need to figure out the trick."

**Professor:** "The pencils down!"

The Professor looks at Clara's work

**Professor:** "This is not correct!"

**Clara:** "Gee, this task is so gross. But not as gross as Alex."

**Nemo:** "Clara eyes on the prize, we don’t need trash talking."

**Clara:** "Why does Moscow have a plus sign if we're in Moscow? that's stupid."

The Professor looks at Alex's work

**Professor:** "This is not correct!"

**Alex:** "Well... this is hard."

The Professor looks at Jack's work

**Professor:** "This is not correct!"

**Jack:** "Ugh... How is that?!"

The Professor looks at Getsome's work

**Professor:** "This is not correct!"

**Getsome:** "Ok then."

**Abe:** "I think I got it."

The Professor looks at Abe's work

**Professor:** "Ooohhh, I'm very sorry."

**Abe:** "Wait... What?!"

**Professor:** "BUT YOU WIN!"

**Abe:** "Oh phew, you are a trickster!"

Abe finishes the RB on his first try currently in 1st place.

**Detour:** Movers or Shakers?

**Choice A:** *Movers*
Teams would have to dress up as Russian soldiers and learn the steps of the Trepak dance. Teams then perform the dance in front of a judge who would give them their next clue if they perform the dance correctly.

**Choice B:** *Shakers*
Teams would have to go to a party where several impersonators of Russian historical figures are attending. They have to identify seven specific figures, Catherine the Great, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Peter the Great, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nicholas II of Russia, and Vladimir Lenin, and fill out a form identifying how many impersonators of each person were present. If they identify the correct number of impersonators, they will get their next clue from an Alexander Pushkin impersonator.

Coby & Abe are doing Movers.

**Professor:** "Next round!"

**Professor:** "The pencils down!"

**Professor:** "Ooohhh, I'm very sorry."

**Alex:** "Oh course."

**Professor:** "BUT YOU WIN!"

Alex finishes the RB on her second try currently in 2nd place.

Alex & Wilted are doing Movers.

**Professor:** "Next round!"

**Professor:** "The pencils down!"

**Professor:** "Ooohhh, I'm very sorry."

**Clara:** "JERK!"

**Professor:** "BUT YOU WIN!"

**Clara:** "NEVERMIND!"

Clara finishes the RB on her third currently in 3rd place.

Clara & Nemo are doing Movers.

**Abe:** "Oh my gosh, what is up with this cab driver... he's smoking, he's wearing pink, WHO IS THIS GUY!"

**Coby:** "Now I really wish I could dance."

**Abe:** "And of course he drops us off at the wrong place."

Alex & Wilted and Clara & Nemo start dancing

Alex fails 1st attempt.

**Clara:** "Alex, you've got to do better."

(Confessional) **Alex:** “Clara was trying to get into my head but I wasn’t listening. I won’t let her get into my head.

**Professor:** "Next round!"

**Professor:** "The pencils down!"

**Professor:** "Ooohhh, I'm very sorry."

**Getsome:** "But what?."

**Professor:** "BUT YOU WIN!"

Getsome finishes the RB on his 9th try currently in 4th place.

Getsome & Spark are doing Movers.

**Professor:** "Next round!"

**Professor:** "The pencils down!"

**Professor:** "Ooohhh, I'm very sorry."

**Jack:** "I know, just give me th...."

**Professor:** "BUT YOU WIN!"

Jack finishes the RB on his 10th try currently in Last place.

Jack & Ciera are doing Movers.

**Clara:** "Nemo, you're so bad. Ugh, my jeans ripped!"

**Abe:** "NOT AGAIN!!! WE'RE IN THE WRONG SPOT!!!!"

**Coby:** "Why are we in this cab?"

**Abe:** "There goes our lead thanks to this weirdo."

Getsome & Spark and Jack & Ciera start dancing.

**Getsome:** “I had lots of emotion, I was struggling but I knew I could not give up.”

**Jack:** “Your kidding, it's a dancing challenge. Ugh! Why did we pick this one!”

**Jack:** "I tried keeping the beat in my head to follow it while doing the piece."

**Abe:** I think that's the place for the Shakers so we might as well do that."

Coby & Abe switch detours.

**Jack:** "I’m just so frustrated right now."

Alex and Wilted finish detour currently in 1st place.

**Route info:** Teams must travel by taxi to Sokolniki Park, and search for the Veranda Tantsev to check in.

Clara & Nemo finish detour currently in 2nd place.

Foot Race

Alex & Wilted, you are team number 1. Clara & Nemo, that makes you team number 2. Alex & Wilted you won a trip for two from Travelocity and you are going Costa Rica for 7 nights.

Coby & Abe finish detour currently in 3rd place.

Getsome & Spark finish detour currently in 4th place.

Foot Race

Abe trips

Getsome & Spark, you are team number 3. Coby & Abe, you are team number 4.

**Abe:** "That cab driver did something right for a change."

**Getsome:** "I love these guys so much and we all fight 1 more day."

**Jack:** "It was taking me forever but if I was going home, I wanted to go home knowing I didn’t give up."

**Ciera:** "Jack, I’m so proud of you."

Jack & Ciera finish detour currently in Last place.

Jack & Ciera, I am very sorry to tell you that you are the last team to arrive. However, this is a non-elimination leg you are still in the race! Sometime during the next leg of the race, you will have a speed bump to do.

## Route Markers

* Pit Start
* Route Info 1
* Route Info 2
* Roadblock
* Detour
* Route Info 3 and Pit Stop
 The order of departure from Bovenwijde Lake are as follows:

1. Alex & Wilted
2. Getsome & Spark
3. Clara & Nemo
4. Coby & Abe
5. Jack & Ciera
 Teams must fly to Moscow, Russia. Upon arrival, teams must travel by taxi to Timiryazev Agricultural Academy and find Study Building #6. Once there, teams must follow the marked path to the Large Chemistry Auditorium No. 1 to find their next clue.

 Teams must help a Russian Orthodox priest to get to his church via limousine. When they do, they will be driven back to the Large Chemistry Auditorium No. 1 to get their next clue.

 The team member assigned to perform the Roadblock would be shown a brief slideshow, showing a sample time in Moscow, a map of Russia's nine different time zones with their UTC offsets and Moscow's location highlighted. Then they are shown multiple instances of the same time zone map without the UTC offsets but with several other Russian cities highlighted. After the show, they have to fill in the corresponding local time for any five cities within an allotted time period. If they complete it in time and are correct, teams will receive their next clue from the professor. If they are wrong or run out of time, they have to watch the presentation and do the quiz again.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

* Alex & Wilted
* Clara & Nemo
* Coby & Abe
* Getsome & Spark
* Jack & Ciera

**Choice A:** *Movers*
Teams would have to dress up as Russian soldiers and learn the steps of the Trepak dance. Teams then perform the dance in front of a judge who would give them their next clue if they perform the dance correctly.

Alex & Wilted, Clara & Nemo, Getsome & Spark, and Jack & Ciera chose this task.

**Choice B:** *Shakers*
Teams would have to go to a party where several impersonators of Russian historical figures are attending. They have to identify seven specific figures, Catherine the Great, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Peter the Great, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nicholas II of Russia, and Vladimir Lenin, and fill out a form identifying how many impersonators of each person were present. If they identify the correct number of impersonators, they will get their next clue from an Alexander Pushkin impersonator.

Only Coby & Abe chose this task. Teams must travel by taxi to Sokolniki Park, and search for the Veranda Tantsev to check in.

For coming in first place, Alex & Wilted won a trip for two to Costa Rica, provided by Travelocity.

For coming in last place, Jack & Ciera will have to perform a **Speed Bump** at some point during the next leg of the race.
## Leaderboard

**Legend:**
     First Place •      Eliminated •      Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg•      Saved from elimination by the Salvage Pass or The Save •      Season winner •      Season 2nd place •      Season 3rd place • **►** Used the Fast Forward • **ϵ** Used the Express Pass• **⊂** User of the first Double U-Turn slot • **⊃** Recipient of the first Double U-Turn slot • **⋐** User of the second Double U-Turn slot • **⋑** Recipient of the second Double U-Turn slot

 **1st place**

 **2nd place**

 **3rd place**

 **4th place**

 **5th place**