Ultimate Parkour Challenge is a mini-series that premiered on October 22, 2009 on MTV

MTV

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 featuring the six of the top parkour

Parkour

Parkour is a method of movement focused on moving around obstacles with speed and efficiency. Originally developed in France, the main purpose of the discipline is to teach participants how to move through their environment by vaulting, rolling, running, climbing and jumping...

 and freerunning

Free running

Freerunning is a form of urban acrobatics in which participants, known as freerunners , use the city and rural landscape to perform movements through its structures...

 competitors from around the world expressing their styles against each other in a series of themed challenges filmed in California

California

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. The series is hosted by freestyle motorcross and parkour enthusist Andy Bell

Andy Bell

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, and stylish freerunner/martial artist Travis Wong. The first season's episodes aired on Thursdays at 10PM EST

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 on MTV

MTV

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 with repeats airing on MTV2

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. While the second season's time slot moved to 11PM EST.

Hosts

• Andy Bell
  Andy Bell (freestyle motocross rider)
  Andy Bell is a former freestyle motocross rider and racer who now stars in the Nitro Circus DVDs and television series on MTV. He was alse President of Ogio for 5 of his 8 years there...
  
  : A former "Nitro Circus
  Nitro Circus
  Nitro Circus is an American television series that featured Travis Pastrana and his friends traveling around the world riding dirtbikes, base jumping, and performing reckless stunts. It was originally run as a miniseries in 2006 on Fuel TV. In January 2009, it began running as an episodic reality...
  
  " FMX (freestyle motorcross) rider.

• Travis Wong: A former nationally ranked "forms and weapons" martial arts competitor.

2009-2010 Competitors

Competitor	Age	Hometown	Background	Parkour Team	Known For/Style	Achievements
Pip Andersen	19	Taunton, England, UK  United Kingdom	Parkour trickster	Urban Freeflow Urban freeflow Urban Freeflow is a UK based limited company that was started in 2003 and is active in the discipline of free-running.-Origins:...	Despite being one of the highest skilled and strongest Parkour athletes in the world, he is universally known best for his sense of humor and clownish antics	*One of 8 featured Athletes in MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge, *Finalist in 2008 World Barclaycard Championships, *4th Place, 2007 World Freerunning Championships, *Appeared in a commercial for Swatch Swatch Swatch is a brand name for a line of wrist watches from the Swatch Group, a Swiss conglomerate with vertical control of the production of Swiss watches and related products...  watches, Models for clothing and apparel companies
Daniel Arroyo	23	Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....   United States	Freerunner		*His has a very serious approach to Parkour—practices every day, rain or shine, and commits himself to following the Parkour philosophy lifestyle.	*One of 8 featured Athletes in MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge, *Achieved YouTube YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.... fame as the inventor of the "Cast Bomb", a very high-risk move
King David	26	Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...   United States	Freerunner		His killer movements mixed with a naturally graceful style and preference for sleek efficient movements over jaw-dropping stunts have made him an underground internet favorite.	*Finalist, MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge, *Underground YouTube YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.... sensation, *Most respected in the U.S. Parkour community
Ryan Doyle	25	Liverpool, England, UK  United Kingdom	Martial Artist	Freerunner	Explosive corkscrew flips, spins, and other acrobatic moves harvested from a background as a renowned martial arts champion.	*1st Place, 2007 Redbull Art of Motion, the first ever international freerunning competition, *UK Martial Arts Tricking Champion for 4 years running, *Finalist, MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge, *Appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman.... , *Appeared on Discovery Channel Discovery Channel Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav... 's Fight Science Fight Science Fight Science is a television program shown on the National Geographic Channel in which scientists and martial arts masters work together to analyze the world's fighting techniques, to compare the disciplines and to find out which one has the strongest hits, kicks and deadliest weapons... , *Appeared on The Ellen Show The Ellen Show The Ellen Show is a television sitcom starring Ellen DeGeneres that aired during the 2001–2002 season on CBS. It was DeGeneres's second attempt at a sitcom, after Ellen on ABC , but it was unable to garner strong ratings and was quickly cancelled.After coming out of the closet as a lesbian on her... as Ellen Degeneres Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedienne, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season.... ' stunt double
Daniel Ilabaca	22	Liverpool, England, UK  United Kingdom	Freerunner		Purist Parkour athlete in the world. Star of numerous movies and commerials in London. Moves with smooth and breathless grace. Exhibits unbelievable confidence in his abilities. No jump is too high, no leap is too far, and no landing is too tight for this heart-stopping daredevil. *He's an inspirational leader for the worldwide Parkour community.	*1st Place in MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge, *Raced against a Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...  on German TV and won, *Appeared in numerous commercials for Toyota, Mercedes Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG... , & KSwiss, *One of the most watched freerunners, over 30 million YouTube YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.... views to his credit
Ben Jenkin	19	Blackburn, England, UK  United Kingdom	Freerunner	Urban Freeflow Urban freeflow Urban Freeflow is a UK based limited company that was started in 2003 and is active in the discipline of free-running.-Origins:...	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.	*3rd Place, 2008 Barclaycard World Freerunning Championships, *Taught a Parkour workshop at Camp Woodward in summer 2009.
Brian Orosco (only in 2009 competition)	25	San Francisco, California San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...	Stuntman Stuntman A stuntman or stunt performer is someone who performs dangerous stunts.Stuntman may also refer to:*The Stunt Man, a 1980 film starring Peter O'Toole*Stuntman , a 2002 video game**Stuntman: Ignition, its sequel...	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 Sasuke (TV series) Sasuke is a Japanese sports entertainment television special in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four stage obstacle course. An edited version, renamed Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries....  competition on G4.
Tim Shieff Timothy Shieff Timothy Graham Shieff is a professional British Freerunner and Traceur of Derbyshire, England. He is best known for winning the 2009 Barclaycard World Freerun Championship and participating on the television programme MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge...	21	Derby, England, UK  United Kingdom	Former professional breakdancer	Urban Freeflow Urban freeflow Urban Freeflow is a UK based limited company that was started in 2003 and is active in the discipline of free-running.-Origins:...	Nickname is "Livewire" for his electrifying tricks and stunts while freerunning. His gorilla-like upper body strength, which allows him to accomplish feats few people can, like performing "human-flags", and one-armed handstands off ledges and roofs from deathly heights.	*1st Place, 2009 Barclaycard World Freerun Championships, *Finalist, MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge, *2nd Place, 2008 World Freerunning Championships, *2nd Place, 2009 Red Bull Red Bull Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...  Art of Motion Championships, *Appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman.... , *Featured in the NY Daily News, *Collected over 3.5 million Youtube YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.... views in the last six months
Mike Turner	20	Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...   United States	Hollywood stuntman		This all-American, 6'2" former soccer player is famous for his incredible "ups", high jumps, altheticism, and fantastic dexterity.	*One of 8 featured athletes in MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge, *Master Instructor of the WFPF/Equinox Fitness Parkour Program, *Appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
Oleg Vorslav	22	Daugavpils Daugavpils Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some... , Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...	Internet sensation		His viral videos made him a legend before anyone even knew his name or where he was actually from. Staggering gap jumps, cat-like climbing skills, and masterful bar work have made him Eastern Europe's premier freerunner.	*Featured dancer and stuntman in Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... 's "Jump" music video, *Also performed with the pop superstar on her globetrotting world tour, *Most viewed parkour video "ever"--his "Russian Climber" had collected over 50 million views

Season Two (2010)

Ep. #	Episode Title	Challenge Location	Winner	Original Airdate

External links

• http://www.mtv.com/shows/parkour/series.jhtml
• http://www.americanparkour.com/content/view/6133/1/