Genre: | Reality, Sports |
Camera: | multiple |
Runtime: | 30 minutes |
Starring: | Andy Bell Travis Wong |
Country: | United States |
Location: | California |
Language: | English |
Network: | MTV |
Num Seasons: | 2 |
Num Episodes: | 12 |
Ultimate Parkour Challenge is a mini-series that premiered on October 22, 2009 on MTV featuring the six of the top parkour and freerunning competitors from around the world expressing their styles against each other in a series of themed challenges filmed in California.[1] It was originally aired as a special, but a full miniseries aired in May 2010.[2] The series is hosted by freestyle motocross and parkour enthusiast Andy Bell, and stylish freerunner/martial artist Travis Wong. The first season's episodes aired on Thursdays at 10 pm EST on MTV with repeats airing on MTV2. While the second season's time slot moved to 11 pm EST.
A former "Nitro Circus" FMX (freestyle motocross) rider.
Competitor | Age | Hometown | Background | Parkour Team | Known For/Style | Achievements |
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Pip Andersen | 19 | Taunton, England, UK | Parkour trickster | Urban Freeflow | Despite being one of the most skilled and strongest Parkour athletes in the world, he is known best for his sense of humor and clownish antics |
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Daniel Arroyo | 23 | Freerunner |
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King David | 26 | Freerunner |
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Ryan Doyle | 25 | Liverpool, England, UK | Martial Artist | Freerunner | Explosive corkscrew flips, spins, and other acrobatic moves harvested from a background as a renowned martial arts champion. |
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Daniel Ilabaca | 22 | Liverpool, England, UK | Freerunner | |||
Ben Jenkin | 19 | Blackburn, England, UK | Freerunner | Urban Freeflow | Nickname is "Jenx", a shortened version of his last name. Considered a protégé of fellow freerunner Daniel Ilabaca. Universally considered one of the next Parkour superstars. |
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Brian Orosco (only in 2009 competition) | 25 | Stuntman | Team Tempest | Nickname: "Nosole". His "superman flips" while freerunning a course. | Featured as one of 8 featured Athletes of the 2009 premiere season of MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge. *Competed on several of Japan's popular athletic TV series Ninja Warrior competition on G4. | |
Tim Shieff | 21 | Derby, England, UK | Former professional breakdancer | Urban Freeflow |
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Mike Turner | 20 | Hollywood stuntman | This all-American, 6'2" former soccer player is famous for his incredible "ups", high jumps, athleticism, and fantastic dexterity. |
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Oleg Vorslav | 22 | Daugavpils, Latvia | Internet sensation |
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Ep. # | Episode Title | Challenge Location | Winner | Original Airdate |
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