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With the return of the Nitro World Games to Salt Lake City on Saturday, the revolutionary competition took action sports to never before seen levels of excitement and achievement. The primetime U.S. television audience, global livestream viewers and the Rice-Eccles Stadium crowd all witnessed action sports history with scores of world’s first landed during the event. Over 40 athletes competed in six finals on a massive course.
The winner’s list represented four continents. Co-creator Travis Pastrana said, “These incredibly skilled athletes put everything on the line today. They absolutely sent it, no-holds-barred, elevating the sport and setting a totally new standard.”
Harry Bink topped the podium in FMX Best Trick. Ryan Williams took home two first place trophies, both in BMX Best Tricks (defending his 2016 title) and Scooter Best Tricks. Other repeat winners include Colton Walker (BMX Triple Hit), Levi Sherwood (FMX) and Elliot Sloan (Skate Best Trick).
SALT LAKE CITY – June 25, 2017 – With the return of the Nitro World Games to Salt Lake City on Saturday, the revolutionary competition took action sports to never before seen levels of excitement and achievement. The primetime U.S. television audience, global livestream viewers and the Rice-Eccles Stadium crowd all witnessed action sports history with scores of world’s first landed during the event. Over 40 athletes competed in six finals on a massive course. Harry Bink topped the podium in FMX Best Trick. Ryan Williams took home two first place trophies, both in BMX Best Tricks (defending his 2016 title) and Scooter Best Tricks. Other repeat winners include Colton Walker (BMX Triple Hit), Levi Sherwood (FMX) and Elliot Sloan (Skate Best Trick).
The world’s best FMX, BMX, Skate and Scooter athletes gathered in Salt Lake City Saturday to compete in the 2017 edition of the Nitro World Games. The winner’s list represented four continents. Co-creator Travis Pastrana said, “These incredibly skilled athletes put everything on the line today. They absolutely sent it, no-holds-barred, elevating the sport and setting a totally new standard.”
During FMX Best Trick, Harry Bink electrified the stadium by completing a world’s first frontflip rock solid, a triumphant return after crashing during his first attempt. Taking first place, Bink beat out a world-class field of competitors including 2016 champion Gregg Duffy, Will Van Den Putte, Pat Bowden and more. Said Bink, “I got four hours of sleep last night waking up in cold sweats thinking about my run – it was a lot of pressure thinking about what I was going to do tonight. I’m just very grateful for these results.”
Ryan Williams continued his dominance at the Nitro World Games by being the first athlete ever to win in two different disciplines, taking first place in both BMX Best Tricks and Scooter Best Tricks. Sealing his win in Scooter, Williams completed his signature move – The Silly Willy - to the crowd’s roars. “I came here with the goal of winning both of my competitions and achieved that goal,” Williams explained. “Last year, everyone expected me to win Scooter and I didn’t achieve the result I wanted. Now I feel like I got redemption by taking the win this year.”
The BMX Best Tricks trophy presentation was not aired during the NBC live broadcast because the judges reviewed a trick for accuracy after the competition ended. Replays of Dawid Godziek’s fourth run showed that he did one less rotation than first thought. The resulting change in score put Ryan Williams on top, and made him a two-time BMX Best Tricks champion.
The official, final results are as follows:
FMX: Presented by VALVOLINE
Place Name Score
#1 Levi Sherwood (NZ) 71.63
#2 Javier Villegas (CHI) 67.65
#3 Josh Sheehan (AUS) 67.57
FMX BEST TRICK
Place Name (Country) Score
#1 Harry Bink (AUS) 9.02
#2 Will Van Den Putte (BEL) 8.99
#3 Pat Bowden (AUS) 8.88
BMX Best Tricks: Presented by BE THE MATCH
Place Name Score
#1 Ryan Williams (AUS) 18.70
#2 Brandon Loupos (AUS) 18.22
#3 Jaie Toohey (AUS) 16.58
BMX Triple Hit
Place Name Score
#1 Colton Walker (USA) 9.50
#2 Nick Bruce (USA) 9.42
#3 Brian Fox (USA) 9.36
Skate Best Tricks: Presented by YOKOHAMA
Place Name Score
#1 Elliot Sloan (USA) 7.52
#2 Beaver Fleming (USA) 7.15
#3 Andy MacDonald (USA) 7.09
Scooter Best Tricks
Place Name Score
#1 Ryan Williams (AUS) 17.12
#2 Tyler Chaffin (USA) 16.88
#3 Cody Flom (USA) 16.50
Other Nitro World Games sponsors include: Monster Energy DuPont Kevlar, Oberto, Polaris Slingshot, Hyper Bicycles, Wienerschnitzel, Anderson Hitches and Vivid Seats.
Created by Nitro Circus Executive Chairman and Global Head of Creative Mike Porra with action sports icon Travis Pastrana, Nitro World Games pushes the limits of action sports competition. Featuring new big air formats, breakthrough ramp technology and innovative judging criteria, Nitro World Games has shifted the landscape for both athletes and the industry alike.
For more about the #NitroWorldGames go to nitroworldgames.com. Fans can also follow Nitro Circus on Twitter: @nitrocircus and Facebook: www.facebook.com/NitroCircus
About Nitro Circus:
Nitro Circus, the world’s biggest action sports entertainment brand, creates electrifying live events and unbelievable original content that at once exhilarates, captivates and inspires thrill-seeking fans worldwide. Co-founded by global superstar Travis Pastrana in 2003, Nitro Circus has since grown into a multiplatform phenomenon producing hit television shows, critically acclaimed documentaries and innovative digital offerings. That success gave rise to the Nitro Circus Live tour. Created in 2010 by action sports industry guru - now Nitro Circus’ Executive Chairman and Global Head of Creative - Michael Porra, Nitro Circus Live has travelled the globe, playing to sold-out stadiums on five continents. The company introduced an innovative breakthrough in 2016 with the debut of Nitro World Games, completely rebooting action sports competition in the process. With over three million tickets sold to date, television programming that has aired in over 60 countries, more than 20 million engaged fans across its social media platforms and a burgeoning consumer products business, Nitro Circus is at the forefront of action sports and entertainment. For more information visit www.nitrocircus.com.
About the Utah Sports Commission:
The Utah Sports Commission is a not-for-profit, 501c3 charitable organization created to foster national and international amateur sports competitions to be held in the state of Utah, which will enhance the quality of life of all Utah citizens and strengthen Utah's presence in the worldwide sports community.
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Media Contacts:
Greg Terlizzi: greg@nitrocircus.com
Reid Vokey: reid@nitrocircus.com
Nitro World Games 2017
Media Cut Script
SHOT LIST:
- Opening Card: Nitro World Games Logo, Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah USA, Saturday, June 24, 2017
- Overhead Shot: Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Card: 1st Place FMX Best Trick Harry Bink (Australia) World First Rock Solid frontflip
- Back of Harry Bink riding
V.O. Travis Pastrana: “Hardest trick that’s ever been performed or attempted in freestyle motocross”
- Front Shot of Harry Bink riding
V.O. Bruce Robson (announcer): “He crashed it the first time”
- Side Shot of Harry Bink riding up the ramp
V.O. Bruce Robson (announcer): “Harry Bink’s, Rock Solid Frontflip, this time he’s got it,
- Front shot of Harry Bink riding out
V.O. Bruce Robson “yes, he did it!”
- Shot of Harry Bink removing helmet and jumping around, celebrating
V.O. Bruce Robson “Hardest trick in the world of freestyle motocross Rock Solid Frontflip”
- Slow-Motion Replay of the trick
V.O. Bruce Robson“Rock solid, reaches down to the back of the bike”
V.O. Travis Pastrana “Full extension gotta get back on that bike it’s pulling away from him, and tackled it after…”
- Podium shot of winners: Harry Bink, Will Van Den Putte, Pat Bowden
- Shot of Harry Bink talking to camera
V.O. “We’re here, 2017 Nitro World Games, my name’s Harry Bink, I do Freestyle Motocross and I just got first place”
12) Card: 2nd Place FMX Best Trick Will Van Den Putte (Belgium)
13) Will Van Den Putte rides up ramp, does trick
V.O. Travis Pastrana: “Yes, yes that was a world’s first, kiss of death
14) Crowd Shot
V.O. announcer “Indy frontflip”
14) Slow motion replay of the trick
V.O. Bruce Robson “The ramp gave him a kick, he is up and over… I’ll never know”
V.O. Travis Pastrana “so far”
15)Card: 1st Place BMX Best Tricks, Ryan Williams (Australia)
16) Shot from top of the BMX Ramp, Ryan Williams dropping in to a long shot of the trick
V.O. announcer “He does that 1080 frontflip no hander, spin to go, look at this guy”
17) Shot of Ryan Williams hitting the crash pad and then walking toward the camera with
his hand up
V.O. Ryan Williams
18) Slow motion replay of the trick
V.O. Announcer “ …scooter, I don’t know how he rides a bike, like if he can ride the bike
on trails, or if he can really ride the bike through a skate park”
19) Shot of Ryan Williams from the front dropping in on the ramp
V.O. Announcer “Ryan Williams, not only his he dominating scooter”
20) Shot of Ryan Williams completing trick
V.O. Announcer “but he’s also getting it done on the….”
21) Slow Motion Repeat of trick
V.O. Announcer #1 “… calling it, but the bike does a complete front flip”
Announcer #2 “a forward bike flip”
Announcer #1 “I did this when I was a kid on a trampoline bike with no wheels, I was
like that’s just never gonna happen”
22) Shot of Ryan Williams to camera speaking: “I’m R Willy and I just got first in BMX and
Scooter Big Air in the Nitro World Games 2017, Yee-hoo!”
23) Card: 1st Place FMX Freestyle Levi Sherwood (New Zealand)
24) Shot – Levi Sherwood on his bike. Side shot going up the ramp and into the trick
V.O. Announcer “Double grab on the 120, so much…”
25) Shot – Levi Sherwood straight on shot of trick
V.O Announcer “I don’t even know what that is”
26) Shot – Levi Sherwood side shot going up the ramp
V.O. Announcer “Double backflip grab, here we go”
27) Shot – Levi Sherwood going up the ramp and riding out of trick
V.O. Announcer “going up the double backflip knack, here we go”
28) Close up shot of Levi Sherwood’s back from behind. Levi being hugged by floor announcer
V.O. Announcer “at altitude, Levi Sherwood”
29) Wide shot of crowd with Levi Sherwood and announcer
V.O. “Double backflip knack knack for the last rider, last trick”
30) Podium Shot: Levi Sherwood (New Zealand, 1st Place), Javier Villegas (Chile, 2nd Place), Josh
Sheehan (Australia, 3rd Place)
31) Close-up Shot of Levi Sherwood, speaking to camera.
Audio: “I’m Levi Sherwood, just got first place, FMX”
32) Card: 1st Place BMX triple hit / Colton Walker (USA)
33) Shot of Colton Walker (taken from the top of the ramp) drops in
VO: TV announcer 1: “[unintelligible] … I should say but he’s the last man to ride… can he claim it again? Backflip to tailwhip…double tailwhip to barspin. Aww… last year he did a barspin to single tail. This year he did a barspin to double tailwhip.”
34) Card: 1st Place Skate best trick / Elliot Sloan (USA)
35) Shot of Elliot Sloan dropping in the ramp (taken from the ground)
VO: TV announcer 1: “[unintelligible] tricks after this…
36) Wide side-on shot of Elliot’s skateboard trick
VO: TV announcer 1: “tail grab… Perfect. Wow. Elliot. Just one after the other.”
37) Shot Elliot sliding on his knees into the lander. Stops with arms outstretched in front of the
lander.
VO: TV announcer 2: “Look at that. So how do you, where does that score? Uh that was” (cuts off)
38) Card: 1st Place Scooter best tricks / Ryan Williams (AUSTRALIA)
39) Shot of Ryan Williams attempting a scooter trick off of a mega ramp. First from the top of the ramp then cuts to a wide side-on view of the jump.
VO: TV announcer: “He’s got a score to settle his fifth place finish last year was very uncharacteristic.”
VO: Live event announcer: “Off the super kicker!” (cuts out)
40) Shot from the top of the mega ramp as Ryan Williams drops in then cuts to a wide side-on
view of the jump
VO: TV announcer: “… formidable opponent in the familiar Ryan Williams.”
VO: Live event announcer: “His game face is on. Oh, a 1080 frontflip! What?!”
41) Card: Replay / FMX Best trick 1st place / Harry Bink (AUSTRALIA).
42) Slow-motion shot of Harry’s dirt bike front flip.
VO Travis Pastrana, “… Grabbing whatever he can diving into the landing. The
confidence it takes to do this. And he has so many injuries, so many crashes. This guy
deserves the win in best trick moto.”
VO announcer Bruce Robson, “Well just like you said he crashed that first one as well
Travis and he held onto the second one. That is guts, that is determination and he has
absolutely hammered it. Ladies and gentlemen that is the win for Harry Bink.”
43) Wide shot of Harry Bink surrounded by both his friends and fellow athletes after landing his huge world’s first and sealing his FMX Best Trick victory
3:55 - end
25 June 2017
