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Ultimate Parkour Challenge
MTV
10:30p ET Thursdays

Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Hosts	Andy Bell & Travis Wong
Creator	Kemp Curley
EP	Bob Kusbit Francis Lyons Kemp Curley Amy Emmerich
Packager	One Louder Productions, Transition Productions and World Freerunning & Parkour Federation for MTV
Origins	Southern California
Web	parkour.mtv.com
Airs	10:30p Thursdays, MTV
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Queen Mary
May 6

After this series, you will believe that man can fly... and jump.. and do almost other crazy stuff. It's parkour, MTV style.

FIRST, a disclaimer... the stunts you are about to read about were designed and performed by professionals in the presence of professionals. They're extremely dangerous and should not be imitated by anyone, anywhere, at any time.

What is parkour? Good question. This is the official definition from American Parkour...

• Parkour is the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment.
   

• Parkour requires... consistent, disciplined training with an emphasis on functional strength, physical conditioning, balance, creativity, fluidity, control, precision, spatial awareness, and looking beyond the traditional use of objects.
   

• Parkour movements typically include... running, jumping, vaulting, climbing, balancing, and quadrupedal movement. Movements from other physical disciplines are often incorporated, but acrobatics or tricking alone do not constitute parkour.
   

• Parkour training focuses on... safety, longevity, personal responsibility, and self-improvement. It discourages reckless behavior, showing off, and dangerous stunts.
   

• Parkour practitioners value... community, humility, positive collaboration, sharing of knowledge, and the importance of play in human life, while demonstrating respect for all people, places, and spaces.

Simply put... Here's the start. Here's the finish.. Get there as quick as you can. TV shows like "Wipeout" and "Ninja Warrior" build obstacles to overcome. In parkour, the world IS your obstacle. Over the next 12 weeks, the best runners from the world over will match wits with the best courses the world has ever seen. And it will all happen LIVE.

This week, we're on the deck of the Queen Mary. Running the course this week...

- Daniel Arroyo - Tampa
- Pip "Piptricks" Andersen - Taunton, UK
- King David - Los Angeles
- Ryan Doyle - Liverpool
- Ben "Jenx" Jenkin - Blackburn, UK
- Michael Turner - Santa Barbara, CA
- Daniel Ilabaca - Moreton, UK
- Oleg Vorslav - Daugayplis, Latvia
- Tim "Livewire" Shieff - Derby, UK

In round 1, each team of 4 will have to create their own viral video using the deck and anything in, on, and around it as their playground. Judging will be based on creativity, impression, and teamwork. The team whose video is judged as best by the judges will earn a pass to the final speed round, where it's man vs. clock.

TEAM 1: Daniel, Livewire, Jenx, Piptricks
TEAM 2: Michael, Oleg, King David, Ryan

Team 1's video, "Titanic 2", is themed after the Titanic, basically what's the quickest way to get from where you are to a liferaft? To trick them up, there's a 15-foot gap midships. Judges thought they had some difficult moves and great teamwork... but their creativity was lacking.

Team 2's video, "Pirate Booty" will use parkour as a means of fighting each other with a more slapstick Jackie Chan feel. Can they come together over the course of the competition and use teamwork to their advantage? The judges liked the focused concept, but they needed to work together some more.

The judges were not unanimous, but the winners... TEAM 1!

SPEED ROUND

Each of the four athletes must execute two skills while running the ultimate obstacle course. Fastest time wins.

On the Queen Mary course, the athletes must climb or vault 18 feet off the bow and back onto it, then go around the mast to a grid of 11-foot jumping bars and sprint to the finish. All the while, you are required to perform two skills.

Daniel Ilabaca will demo the course for the players. He sets a time of 29.41 seconds.

One important aspect of this series is that it is live television, meaning day turns into night before your eyes. And because we're on the ocean, moisture from the sea will start to collect on the ship. Over the break, the players were doing warmups, and Pip Andersen suffered an injury, so he is out of the competition. Taking his place will be King David from Team 2.

First is Daniel Arroyo... His philosophy: peace is everything. He is competing for his father, who died of cancer recently. He needed to touch that obstacle at the midships or else he was going to be penalized. TIME: 33.08.

Next is Tim "Livewire" Shieff. He got his nickname as a breakdancer, but he found his voice through parkour. He has adapted his dancing skills to his own style. TIME: 29.16.

Up next is Ben "Jenx" Jenkin. He is the youngest of the field, but he believes that he has what it takes to compete on the world stage. TIME: ... 28.52! That's going to put him into the lead.

Finally, we have the wild card athlete, King David. Parkour has helped him stay sane as he lost his job recently. Will he stay disciplined enough to beat the time of 29.16? King.... 29.24! That means that Ben "Jenx" Jenkin wins MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge: Queen Mary!

Next time, sun, surf, and lots of bikins as the competition goes to Venice Beach.

To view this episode in its entirety, or for more information on "Ultimate Parkour Challenge", visit parkour.mtv.com or the World Freerunning & Parkour Federation at www.wfpf.com