- That was it.
See, it's bruised.
Just be careful today.
The other day, Madison hurt her Achilles.
And it worries me because we're down to the wire right now.
And we're just hoping that it's not going to get worse.
Just stretch it out slowly, not a lot.
It's a big deal.
I mean, a dancer's ankles hurt.
And they don't heal it right, you could be going home.
It hurts.
How bad does it hurt?
An injury with someone that's 12, 13 years old--
you don't play with that.
Like, maybe she just watches the rest of this dance.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
You'll have to, Maddie.
You have no choice.
The other moms are telling me to take
a break because of my Achilles.
But I do not want to take a break.
I just want to dance.
And I think they're just telling me that because I
am competition to them.
Do you feel any sharp pains or--
Yeah.
Yeah?
It has been a little annoying that everyone is so
concerned with Madison's ankle.
I wonder if they're really concerned
or if they're kind of happy that her ankle's hurt.
You never know.
Madison is having a lot of trouble with her ankle.
So that, I knew, was going to be an advantage for us.
Hello, girls.
We're back.
Fasten your seat belt. Let's go.
[music playing]
Nice.
[applause]
Madison, Jordan, you're out of the running for the challenge
today.
I definitely feel that Madison is
a stronger dancer than Amanda.
But it's all up to Abby.
So we're on day three of this injury.
Right?
It's feeling a lot better.
OK.
The medic came to Madison today, and it worries me.
Because I didn't leave my family this long to go home
empty-handed.
You ignore that pain and it continues, and then
you actually, you know, tear the tendon there,
then it's game over.
My honest opinion, it would be best to take a break.
Mm-mm.
She's learning her solo, so it's really not an option
to totally sit out on her solo.
If we can't do that, then you've got to be
honest when it starts to hurt.
How is your Achilles?
It's fine.
You sure?
Yeah.
I am a little concerned with Madison and her ankle,
just because it's so fast and it's strenuous.
It's very important not to show any weakness,
so I'm hoping that she'll be able to push through.
Da, da, da, and--
not bad.
Listen to me.
You got this.
I'm worried Madison's Achilles tendon is still
bothering her a little bit.
You have to give it 150%, and she needs to bring that
or I see us going home tonight.
Now we're moving on to India, for a Bollywood-style
number featuring Madison.
[applause]
[music playing]
[applause]
Abby Lee Miller has a weird look on her face,
weirder than normal. - I know.
And I'm a big Madison fan.
But I just think there are a few things--
on your grand jet s, you need to learn how to wing your back
foot in the air instead of cupping
it when you land and step through on your left leg.
I'd like to see you higher in your relev .
You have a little bit of a lazy relev ,
especially at the end when you're trying
to slow down and hold onto it.
Get up there.
It's just your execution on the little things.
When you're in the air and the hands are out,
it's like-- it's like, is it here?
Are we here, here?
It's just-- there's, like, little itty-bitty things that
can make you that much better.
Let's hear it one more time for Madison.
[applause]
We'll see you back out here in a little bit.
Head down the green room with your mom.
[music playing]
Good job.
You did fine.
Madison, congratulations.
You are moving on in this competition.
[applause]
Even though Madison's ankle is bothering her,
I am so proud of her because she pulled it off
and the judges all liked it.