"Competed with respect": The Challenge 40 star Cara Maria Sorbello opens up about competing against Tori Deal throughout the current season

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The Challenge 40 Participant Cara Maria Sorbello | Image Source: Instagram/ @misscaramaria

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras' recent episode 17 featured the Final Elimination. Two-time champion Cara Maria Sorbello was eliminated during the segment featured on MTV on December 18, 2024. Fans might not know that Cara Maria has had 16 appearances on The Challenge.

During her recent interview with Parade.com, the female participant opened up about many incidents during The Challenge 40. One of the discussions was about her fellow competitor, Tori Deal, against whom Cara Maria lost The Final Elimination task. As a result, Cara Maria was eliminated from The Challenge 40 before the show's finale.

"She competed with respect for the game and respect for her competitors. And that was something, I think, when she really showed herself to me," shared Cara Maria.

The Challenge 40: Recently eliminated Cara Maria Sorbello opens up about The Final Elimination and Tori Deal

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras featured its recent 17th episode on December 18, 2024. After losing against Tori Deal in The Final Elimination challenge, Cara Maria Sorbello opened up about her relationship with Tori throughout the season.

Recalling an incident that happened during the show, Cara Maria shared:

"We came to a point when it was singles, and I think it was the first singles challenge where I came in second and she came in first. And I was running, and I went to go put the ball (in a tube). Out of a random draw, it was me and Tori next to each other at the end of the field."

She added:

"Tori was at the very end, and I was right next to her. And I was running, and I went to go put my ball in her tube, and she yelled at me. She goes, "Cara that's mine! Don't put it in there!" Whereas, realistically, she could've just let me put it in hers, laughed about it, taken the point, and I would have had to run extra laps. She yelled at me, and I heard her, and I'm like, "Oh crap!" And I put it in mine."

After the task, Cara thanked Tori, to which she replied that she wanted to beat her "fair" and not because Cara had made a "stupid mistake."

Cara Maria Sorbello also mentioned that she developed a "respect" for Tori for becoming strong and how far she had come in the game. She also mentioned how Tori had been training before The Challenge 40.

In her conversation with Tori, Cara mentioned how Tori had been practicing swimming, puzzles, and math problems four hours a day, training, running, and more because she "wanted to win."


MTV will premiere The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras on January 1, 2025.

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Edited by Zainab Shaikh