You're here on such a good day.
The other day, my producer showed me an incredible video
on Instagram, of one of the coolest performances I've seen.
I could try to describe it, but I would rather you just see it
for yourself.
From Stuttgart, Germany, please welcome Viola Brand.
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[MUSIC - DUA LIPA, "DON'T START NOW"]
(SINGING) Did a full 180, crazy, thinking about the way I was.
Did the heartbreak change me?
[CHEERING]
Maybe, but look at where I ended up.
I'm all good already.
So moved on, it's scary.
I'm not where you left me at all.
[CHEERING]
So if you don't want to see me dancing with somebody.
[CHEERING]
If you want to believe that anything could stop me,
don't show up.
Don't come out.
Don't start caring about me now.
Walk away.
You know how.
Don't start caring about me now.
[CHEERING]
Aren't you the guy who tried to--
[CHEERING]
--hurt me with the word goodbye?
Though it took some time to--
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--survive you, I'm better on the other side.
I'm all good already.
So moved on, it's scary.
I'm not where you left me at all.
So if you don't want to see me dancing with somebody.
[CHEERING]
If you want to believe that anything could stop me,
don't show up.
Don't come out.
[CHEERING]
Don't start caring about me now.
Walk away.
You know how.
Don't start caring--
[CHEERING]
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Hi.
So nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
It's Viola, right?
Yes.
I say in Germany, I say Viola.
Yes.
But you can also say Viola.
I don't care.
OK.
I want to say it how you like people to say it.
OK so, this is a sport, which I didn't even know.
I saw this.
But it's a sport.
How long have you been competing in this?
I have competing in this for 19 years, now.
In summer, it turns 20 years that I do the sport.
Yes so, it's like all my life that I'm doing the sport.
Had you seen it when you were that age?
Had you seen that before?
Or did you just do that by yourself?
No, I have three older brothers.
And one of my brother, he did this first,
because there was a club in our village.
And so, I get to know about the sport.
And then yeah, I wanted to do what my brother was doing.
Sure.
I started as well, at the age of six, yes.
And is it like--
it seems hard.
You make it look easy.
I don't think I could do it.
Have you hurt--
You can try, if you want.
I will.
I'll try a little later.
[LAUGHTER]
Have you hurt yourself?
Yes, I hurt myself one time.
I broke my foot, when I was trying to--
I stand on the handlebar.
And I tried to jump to the-- no, I stand on the saddle
and I tried to jump to the handlebar.
Right.
Which was pretty dangerous, and yeah, then I broke my foot.
Right.
Yeah, but this was the only big injury in 19 years.
And so, I'm lucky.
Yeah, you are.
So this is really interesting.
I was told that watching my show, in Germany,
helped you learn English.
Yes, I learned English in school, of course.
But then, I found out about your show here.
And I'm watching it for, I don't know, two years now.
And yeah, I really like to watch the show,
because I can understand everything you say.
This is pretty cool, for me.
Most people can't.
[LAUGHTER]
And so yeah, I watch the show very often.
And I also hear to the podcasts.
And so, yeah.
Oh thanks, thanks.
All right, more with Viola, after this.
We're back with artistic cyclist Viola Brand.
And so, you've been in many competitions.
You've won what medal?
How many medals, and what medals have you won?
I won the silver medal at the World Championship,
three times.
And I'm also the reigning silver medalist
of the World Championship.
And I'm also the reigning European champion.
So I won the European championship for two times
Wow.
OK well--
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You don't even know this, but you just
competed in the first annual Ellen DeGeneres Artistic Cycle
Competition.
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Yeah.
So weird that you're here today, because I was
starting the competition today.
And I'm the only judge, so you won.
Yes.
Thank you, Ellen.
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All right, also, our friends at Shutterfly
love German artistic cyclists.
They're going to give you a check for $10,000.
[CHEERING]
No way!
Yeah, yeah way!
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!
I want to thank Mark Wahlberg.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Be kind to one another.
Bye bye.