G4 to Air First-Ever Parkour Championship Competition

LOS ANGELES: Jump City: Seattle is a new weekly series on G4 that seeks to find America’s top Parkour championship team, kicking off on February 15 at 8 p.m.

Hosted by G4’s Blair Herter and Parkour veteran Brady Romberg, the show features some of the sport’s top athletes, including Levi Meeuwenberg and Brian Orosco, who will showcase their dexterity, speed, skill and mobility to navigate Seattle’s urban landscape. The four teams will run, climb, vault, balance, leap, ground roll and precision jump their way through the competition. Each episode will see two teams competing in a speed and style round, with three to four members of each team participating. The team with the highest combined score wins the round. The team with the most wins will move on the finals, the team with the least wins goes homes.

The series is produced by FremantleMedia North America, in association with Motion, Inc.

“Parkour has become the latest in the ever growing trend of alternative sports, bringing legions of fans to this discipline,” said Neal Tiles, the president of G4. “G4’s history of success with extreme sport shows such as Ninja Warrior and Unbeatable Banzuke, makes Jump City the next evolution of this increasing phenomenon.”