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 miniseries 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.
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 episodes 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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