This is the latest extreme sport. Are you ready to channel your inner ironman . But first heres the nightline . . Good evening. Usually when we discuss video from the olympics, it has to do or a moment of athletic glory. But tonight its from a gas station in rio. Showing portions of the robbery of ryan lochte and some of his teammates. But does this video contradict their story . Heres abcs matt gutman. Its the robbery that police say never took place, and its now at the heart of what is becoming an international incident. This video, obtained by abc news, shows ryan lochte, one history, and three other swimmers going into the gas station bathroom in the ear hours of sunday morning. Lochte had been partying with friends, snap chatting this video of themselves at this club, packed with 2,500 people. Lochte and his younger teammates, gunnar bents, jack feegen and conger say they got into a taxi to go to the olympic village. Lochte initially told nbc that the guy pulled out his gun. He cocked it, put it to my forehead and said get down. I put my hands up, i was like whatever. His account was seen as a black eye to a city that had been plagued with other stories. Big concerns about safety. Concerns grow over the Water Quality there and whether it could put Athletes Health at risk. To have one of the olympics greater swimmers of all time, claim to have been held up at gunpoint, crushes the spirit and hopes that rio will come out of it in a better light. But then as Brazilian Police began to investigate, lochte appeared to change his story, telling nbc in another interview that the taxi had not been pulled over, but rather had gone to the gas station to use the bathroom. One thing he did not say this time, he didnt say he was pulled over by these people pretending to be police. What up, what up. But he has a reputation as a play boy. Ladies. I like to have fun. Im not married to anyone. Im not dating anyone. One who dates a playmate and has been seen partying on his ereality show. And now Brazilian Police are recommending that he and james feegen be indicted for providing false testimony, were never victims of an armed robbery. Translator at this exact moment, what the polices can confirm, there was no robbery in the way it was reported by the athletes. Reporter claiming that the now International Flap was kicked off when some of the men kicked in the door of the gas station bathroom. But ironically, both sides claim the security video supports their very contradictory claims. Its 6 08 a. M. Heres lochte and his group towards the cab. And then someone comes up to the drivers seat window. Is that a gun in his hand . Then the video skips ahead three minutes. And the swimmers get out of the car. You can see one of the athletes taking what seems to be his wallet out and offering money. Then, at this angle, we see three of the athletes getting down on the ground, putting their hands in the air. Now we learn that at least significant portions of what lochte said was true. And seeing that very helpful in corroborating some of the basics of lochtes account. But as they say, there are two sides to every story. Watch the video again. Police say that when lochte and his friends were coming out of the bathroom here, they had just vandalized it. Police say the swimmers kicked down the door and vandalized the bathroom inside. The four swimmers continued here back towards their taxi. And at this point, allegedly before being confronted by the security guards. These images seem to show the gas station employees picking up broken items. And as they get in the cab, the man identified as security guards are convergiconverging. And this guy from the right, police say hes actually another Armed Security officer, intent, they say, not on robbing them, but on trying to subdue them. Translator so the question of whether a gun was pointed at them, yes, the answer and here when one of the athletes takes out his wallet, police say he was actually trying to give them money to pay for the damages. Translator they paid around 100 in a 20 bill to pay for the damages they caused. Reporter later this video shows the athletes returning to the olympic village, seepingly unphased. But sources who spoke to all four swimmers today, saying they werent held u by the men they them once the americans had coughed up about 400 bucks. They accused of the brazilian government of blowing this out of proportion in an attempt to protect their nations now sullied reputation. But regardless what you think you may see in this video, events were already unfolding before its release. On monday, after making a statement to police, lochte returned to the u. S. Were you guys robbed . But last night, his team Gunn Gunnar Bentz pulled off a flight before it left. And brought for another round of questioning at this police station. Tonight theyre headed back to the u. S. , but police still have their sights on lochte and feigen. The police are claiming that the statement lochte and feigen made to them was false, and thats a crime under brazilian agree that its unlikely that lochte or any of the swimmers will face jail time. But regardless, theyre fighting back, saying that the police failed to acknowledge that the robbery took place, no matter what took place at that gas station, the swimmers were robbed by people with a gun, appearing to be law enforcement. No matter what country youre in, that is robbery, and robbery is a serious crime. Public opinion now divided about the swimmers. W is ryan lochte is probably the greatest u. S. Swimmer, male swimmer, not named phelps in industry. A tremendously successful athlete who for whatever reasons continues to find himself on the opposite end of what should be a good narrative. Rockety is one of the best swimmers of all time. They had fun, they made a mistake, its part of life, life goes on. The limic committee releasing providing support to the athletes, it does not support what they did. The behavior of these athletes is not acceptable, nor does it represent the values of team usa or its members. Well further review the matter and any potential consequences for the athletes when we return to the united states. To prove hes a decent person, they say, hed better apologize. Translator we know what happened. So i think it would be noble of them to apologize to the up next, the cover models who make romance readers want to cover up with a good book. And the woman who is becoming the daring face of the newest extreme sport. I was able to quit in 3 months and that was amazing. Along with support, Chantix Varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. 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Abcs nick watt with another look tonight at the competition to be the next romance novel cover boy. [ cheers and applause ] i tank top bites the dust, the crowd goes wild. And a shirtless man is on the judges table. Frenzy in the house. At the make me swoon cover model competition. Next up is the costume contest. Oopsy. A friend of mine was like, youd be great for this. And i was like, no i wouldnt. She was like, yes, you would. And here i am. I wish i could say that was the first time i took my shirt off in a room full of people, but its not. These men are amateurs, vying for a shot at the fame, fortune, and fan love lavished on cover models. Adorning the front of romance novels. A profession made popular by fab fabio. I had this hair long befe anybody knew who fabio was. And what about models hooking up with fans . I will say yes, and dont ask me for names. Theres attractive men, theres attractive women. Put some alcohol in there, or just boy meets girl, you have the start of a romance novel right there. Reporter this is the romantic book recovers convention in las vegas. They come to meet their favorite authors. Celebrate a billion dollar sales. Isnt it just the same story over and over again . Well, every story from the dawn of time, like of mythology, is an altered story of the same exact thing, but theyre all retold through different eyes and its seeing the same story through different eyes that makes it worth reading. They wallow in the genres, sub genres. I write new adult, gothic, parra normal romance. Steamy prose read alone. She tried to break free, but only scheduled in making the most friction down below. Reporter i came for the cover models. I heard you said he smelled nice. He did help he does. Reporter is that sometimes i just say whats on my mind. Reporter and lets be honest, so did a lot of these women. I cant help but feeling if the genders were switched, someone would be like, misogyny i enjoy it to an extent. I mostly enjoy the costuming. Im nerding out. My brain is having more fun than the rest of me. Taking a brief poolside break is scott nova, an i. T. Consultant and part time firefighter with over 200 covers to his name. In there, scott, you are a massive deal . I like to think so. Reporter you get recognized here . Yeah. People know who you are . Yes. Do you have more swagger here than in your everyday life . Does it go to your head a little bit . The first couple years it did. Ill be completely honest with you. When i went back to my day job and i was just scott the i. T. And i was a little dejected, because nobody was making a big fuss. [ laughter ] its a hell of a good boost to the ego. Nice meeting you, doll. Reporter more goes into this than we might imagine. A lot of it is in your eyes and facial expressions. Reporter you are projecting . Oh, yeah. Its called character modeling. Thats what i like to think of myself as. I get into the character. This particular one here, theres a glass of bourbon in my hand. This is a love garage, ive got the tire and the wrench. Models earn maybe a thousand bucks a pop and business is booming. In the last two years, theres been a big influx of guys coming in to do it. 84 of readers are women. What do you look for in a cover model . I look for the character. Reporter Beth Williamson has written over 50 books. Difference who you have on the cover . Yes, it does. The cover is very important. Reporter as important as what you slaved over writing . Almost more important, because thats the first thing someone sees. If you see someone dressed nicely, youll hav a better impression than someone thats not. Reporter okay. Will you buy a book on the strength of the beef cake on the cover . Probably. Probably, yeah. If the book aint no good, you can always put it on the shelf and look at it. Point. 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Reporter this is fly boarding, the very latest in extreme sports, with a twist of scifi. The best thing about fly boarding is that youre up in the air and you do literally feel like youre flying. Reporter those pushing the boundaries, women the world over. That figure is gemma westic from where no one has flown before. You feel a little bit like a super hero. Reporter a super hero attached to a hoverboard, only invented in 2011 by a professional french jet skier frankie zapata. I get the sense you were not sitting still as a child. I didnt. Does still now, those who know me will be like, just calm down. Reporter her thrillseeking spirit led her to a stt woman, appearing in the hobbit trilogy, spartacus and peters dragon. Only discovering fly boarding a few years ago, gemma entered the 2015 world cup in dubai as an unknown. She crushed it, taking first place. How many back flips do you do . The most i can do before i hit the water is three. Bringing fly boarding to the masses. Butn her own, 8,000 miles from home, even a badass, back flipping fly boarder gets home sick. She called her little brother to join her. Weve always been jumping off roofs onto trampolines. Theyre one of the only brothersister duos competing in extreme sports today. This year, two compete at the fly boarding championship in france. Gemma stuns in the opening rounds and semifinals. Its been a great competition. The girls are good, so little brother bo placed sixth over all in the mens division. Gemma flips, twirls, shimmies, and flies to the top spot. Shes the champ once again. Proving what this brothersister its because were called kiwis, its a flightless bird. So they cant fly, but wer proving that kiwis can fly. Thank you for watching abc news. Join Good Morning America first thing in the morning and as always, were online at abc news. Com and on our Nightline Facebook page 24 7. Thanks again for watching and goodnight. Did they make up the story . Were you guys robbed . After being hauled off the plane, shocking allegations against ryan lochte and the u. S. Swim team. Did they get into a brawl at a gas station in rio