SPORTSATION EPISODES 1 TO 26
EPISODE # 1
1. FUN :
the world of fun trough funboarding , surfing, snowboarding , freestyle skying.
2. SPORT FOR A NEW GENERATION :
new generation sport in all of its forms : funboarding , surfing, snowboarding , freestyle skiing and motor rallying .
3. JUMPING :
the virtuosos of jumping , at the wheel of their powerboats and rally cars , on their sail boards.
4. BLOOPERS :
the surfer’s most spectacular scenes and incidents .
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5. PASCAL MAKA :
the older of the world sailboarding speed record .
6. NATHALIE SIMON :
the siren of the funboard world cup
7. FROM HAWAII TO HOSSEGOR :
the most beautiful waves and the most handsome of the Pacific and the Atlantic .
8. EDGARD GROSPIRON :
he best freestyle skier of all time .
9. GIRLS :
the most beautiful groupies on the beaches at the world surfing and funboard championships .
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10. SPEED IN NEW GENERATION SPORTS :
the extraordinary marriage between the world of speed and the new generation sports .
11. CANARY ISLANDS :
the European Mecca for funboarding is to be found right out in the Atlantic in the glorious Canary Islands .
12. SPECIAL HILL CLIMBING :
Europe is gripped by a fever for doing the impossible motorcycle hill climbing .
13. SPORTS WEAR FASHION SPECIAL :
the fashion world is omnipresent in new generation sports .
14. BLOOPERS:
the motorcycle riders’ most spectacular scenes and incidents .
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15. HAWAII GARDEN OF EDEN :
the cradle of new generation sport is, Hawaii, the fun paradise .
16. LAIRD HAMILTON :
the surfing champion in a class of his own is now the ambassador of paddling .
17. DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING :
the new discipline which is taking the mountain biking world by storm .
18. INDOOR EVENTS :
indoor motorcycle events : more difficult , more dangerous , more spectacular .
19. BLOOPERS :
the mountain bikers’ most spectacular scenes and incidents .
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20. SPECIAL CROSSING :
a first in the funboard world cup , with a crossing between Spain and Morocco .
21. EXTREME WATER SKI :
top competition water skiing , an exhilarating event .
22. ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2000 :
the greatest athletes of the second millennium in the breakneck quadriathlon in Ibiza .
23. 24 HOURS OF CONCENTRATION :
the drivers in the Bol d’Or or Le Mans 24 hours race in the ultimate endurance test
24. BLOOPERS :
the most spectacular scenes and incidents from competitive water skiing .
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25. PRO -LANDES SURFING :
the european surfing Mecca in the Landes , in south west France , with the world cup .
26. WINDSURFING TO FUNBOARDING :
from sailboarding to funboarding , an extraordinay world has envolved .
27. ROBBY NAISH :
a portrait of the funboarding star who was world champion in all categories 12 times .
28. ASCENDING ART :
paragliding , a free-flight sport which is an integral part of the aerial sports .
29. BLOOPERS :
the paragliding pilots ‘ most spectacular scenes and incidents .
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EPISODE # 7
30. FORMULA ONE TECHNOLOGY:
Formula one technology is to be found everywhere in powerboating , with is high engine specifications and state-of-the-art-electronics .
31. REGATTA IN ST TROPEZ :
unrivalled anywhere in the world , with events for the smallest to the largest sailing boats .
32. RALLYING FEMININE STYLE :
all - terrain 4x4 rallying in the Maroccan desert , reserved exclusively for women .
33. TURBO CHARGE :
emulating Formula one , the turbo engine is also present in world championship rallying .
34. BLOOPERS :
the rally drivers’ most spectacular scenes and incidents .
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35. O’NEILL :
the creator of the surfers and funboarders’ wet suits shares his adventures with us .
36. FUNBOARD WORLD TOUR :
around all the seas of the world , with the funboard championship .
37. CHALLENGING THE IMPOSSIBLE :
the challenges of endurance , triathlon and quadriathlon , are all challenging the impossible .
38. WORLD CHALLENGE :
the world endurance championship , or how to run 3 triathlon non stop .
39. BLOOPERS :
the most spectacular scenes and incidents of the speed and jump funboarders .
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EPISODE # 9
40. SPEED CLIMBING :
from 4x4 rallying, to motorcycle trials , to impossible hill climbs, speed climbing is a spectacular and very unusual mechanised sport .
41. THE GOLLION GRAND-PRIX :
the pleasure of seeing , or seeing again , some of the most beautiful racing cars which have competed on every circuit around the world .
42. SKID STYLE :
the art of understeering and oversteering in rallying .
43. THE WORLD’S BEST RALLY DRIVER :
a challenge involving the world’s top rally drivers .
44. BLOOPERS :
the most spectacular scenes and incidents from powerboating .
EPISODE # 10
45. SURFING :
from a mythical sport of the last century to the world cup , all the fun of surfing sport .
46. SNOWBOARD :
snow surfing of the continuity of surfing , winter fashion , with the greatest champions .
47. SCANDINAVIAN STYLE :
telemark , a sport and an ancestral form of skiing straight from the Scandinavian countries .
48. SLEIGH DOGS :
an adventure in the best Nordic tradition , a sliding sport par excellence .
49. BLOOPERS :
the snowboarders’ most spectacular scenes and incidesnts .
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50. HOT DOG :
the true history of freestyle skiing , which was originally “ hot dog “ from the USA .
51. SPECIAL AERIALS :
the sublime art of the freestyle jumpers , with their ever more dangerous jumps .
52. THE ART OF SKIING :
everything you’ve always wanted to know about the history of skiing .
53. MOGULS TALK :
the bumps of fresstyle , an assault course for world cup competitors .
54. BLOOPERS :
the alpin skiers’ most spectacular scenes and incidents .
EPISODE # 12
55. SKIING AND MOUNTAIN CLIMBING :
extreme skiing and mountain climbing , the new competition that’s all the rage in the Alps .
56. SPEED U :
unbridled speed for these bobsleigh drivers .
57. CRISTAL CIRCUIT :
strange motor cycles and big hearted riders at over 75 mph on an ice circuit.
58. THE ICE TROPHY :
an amazing championship with rally cars and prototypes on the ice circuits of the major European winter sport resort .
59. BLOOPERS :
the extreme ski freestylers’ most spectacular scenes and incidents .
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EPISODE # 13
60. ALAIN PROST :
the unforgettable moment when he collected is first world championship title .
61. THE MILLE MIGLIA :
and the legend continues with this mythical open-road automobile race throughout the lenght and breadth of Italy .
62. THE SPANISH BAJA :
the all-terrain sprint race a Spanish flavour and the world’s top drivers .
63. MODERN TRIALS :
indoor trials have become fairly tame, but the world outdoor championship is still as spectacular as ever.
64. MOTOCROSS :
motocross is evoling, and so are the championships, with ever more powerful bikes.
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65. AUSTRALIAN BAJA :
the australian also aspire to baja and other raid rallies, and the potential is here.
66. GRAND PRIX RAFTING :
rafting, a new top competiton sport from the usa, is all the rage in europe.
67. BLUE MARLIN WORLD CUP :
just as spectacular and gripping, big game fishing has its own world cup.
68. THE JURA TREK :
one of the key mountain biking events in the magnificent scenery of the jura.
69. THE TRIAL MADE IN POLAND :
following the example of the latins, even the eastem European countries are fans of this motorcycle sport.
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EPISODE # 15
70. ROLLERBLADING :
roler skating’s first cousin invades the usa, and it’s phenomenal.
71. DELTA WING :
hang gliding, a rather dangerous sport, brings together a large number of pilots who get a kick out of continually battling against natural elements such as aerology and wind movements.
72. MAXIS :
superb racing boats, the sailing boats of the modern era, a shop window for state of the art technology.
73. CAPE VERDE :
the fastest of the funboarders sets off on an adventure to capture the speed record on the remote cape verde islands in the atlantic.
74. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
mountain biking.
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75. AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL :
an extraordinarily powerful fast form of football, a mixture of Gaelic football and rugby.
76. INDOOR MOTORCYCLE TRIALS :
modern motocycle trials with “tightrope walkers” who face the insurmountable obstacles created by man.
77. INDOOR FUNBOARDING :
modern funboarding, whit the two natural elements of water and wind, all set up in indoor arenas in major cities.
78. FUNBOARD MADE IN JAPAN :
the world’s top funboards take on the Sea of Japan, one of the world’s most
dangerous.
79. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
powerboating.
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EPISODE # 17
80. KARTING :
the breeding ground for drivers with designs on driving a racing car, perhaps even in Formula 1.
81. FORMULA 3000
Formula 3000 replaced Formula 2 as the breeding ground for true Formula 1 a few years ago.
82. MEGEVE MONT BLANC :
the mythical event of the cycling season. This amazing race takes place at the foot of Mont Blanc.
83 MICK ANDREWS :
whitout any doubt the greatest motorcycle-trials rider of all time
84. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
quad bikes.
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85. PORSCHE :
a great motor manufacturer at the service of motor racing.
86. RALLYING MADE IN THE USA :
rallying sets out to conquer the American continent.
87. SPEED IN MOUNTAIN BIKING :
a new biking-discipline: the dangerous downhill championship
88. FORMULA 40 :
from the smallest racing yachts to the very fast formula 40 catamarans.
89. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
Laird Hamilton’s jump.
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EPISODE # 19
90. HALF PIPE
the flying freestylers of the snowboard, most of whom have graduated from the skate board.
91. SERRE CHE :
mountaineering on skis in the most precipitous and dangerous mountains.
92. SKI DOO :
motorcycling in snow to conquer the mountains.
93 BORDER CROSS AND JUMPS :
the new snowboarding discipline: boarder cross on track strewn whit obstacles, and jumping from a ski jump.
94. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
telemark.
EPISODE # 20
95. SPECIAL SLALOM :
in snowboarding, the special slalom takes on a new dimension, it’s dazzling!
96. MARTIN FREINADEMETZ :
an outstanding champion, the first world champion and winner of the
snowboarding history world cup.
97. KILOMETRE LANCE :
unbridled speed in this alpine skiing discipline
98. THE HISTORY OF HALF PIPE :
from the beginning of the half pipe to the present, an astonishing progression.
99. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
rally cars
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EPISODE # 21
100. THE GIANT SLALOM :
the snowboards’spectacular blend of speed and sliding in the giant slalom.
101. PETER BAUER :
a portrait of the man who helped to raise the profile of snowbording throughout the world.
102. TELEMARK
telemark seen from a different perspective: exhilariting speed and the quest for perfection.
103. SNOWBOARDING MADE IN AUSTRIA
the second most popular national spot after skiing, snowboarding throws the spolight on austrian youth.
104. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
freestyle snowboard jumpers.
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105. TRACKING SHOTS :
exceptionally spectacular images from tracking shots taken at the very heart of the action.
106. MAKING A SNOWBOARD :
how are they made? Especially those used by world champions.
107. THE BIATHLON :
a little-know sport, but how stimulating it is for these virtuosos of snowboarding and rifle shooting.
108. AMATEURS AT THE SNOWBOARDING WORLD CUP :
some of the thousands of amateurs who have made this sport what it is today.
109. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
bobsleigh.
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EPISODE # 23
110. HALF PIPE MADE IN SWITZERLAND :
the top snowboarders in the sky of the swiss alps.
111. WOMEN IN THE WORLD TOUR :
the women in the world tour, whit all their charm and their determination to do better han the men.
112. THE RAID
a race unique in Europe, involving a mixture of alpine and nordic skiing and sealskins.
113. JAKE BURTON :
the first manufacture to believe in the snowboarding movement
114. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
nordic skiing
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115. THE ELATION OF THE SNOWBOARDERS :
the powder snow freestylers were the precursors of the fantastic snowboard adventure
116. BOYS IN THE WORLD TOUR
the boys in the snow surfing world tour.
117. THE TRANS-JURA
the biggest nordic skiing race in the world: the worldloppett.
118. ICE CASCADE :
a new sport which is great fun: the daredevils of the frozen mountains.
119. THE MOST BEAUTIUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
sleigh dogs.
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EPISODE # 25
120. BJORN DUNKERBECK :
the star of modern funbording, the incomparable DUTCHMAN, BJORN DUNKERBECK
121. QUADRIATHLON :
this challenge to the impossible is ,of course, the triathlon plus a fourth sporting discipline : sea canoeing in a kayak.
122. CANYONING :
exhilaration in natural wild surroundings and a sporting battle in the middle of a canyon.
123. AVALANCHE CUP :
the thrill of the summer, on a mountain bike at full pelt on the vertiginous downhill alpine ski tracks.
124. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
rowing.
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125. THIERRY MICHAUD :
the triple world motorcycle-trials champion at the crossroads between traditional trials and the modern indoor era.
126. QUAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP :
the quad world championship is an amazing vent, involving the world’s top riders of these four-wheeled motorcycles.
127. HISTORICAL GRAND PRIX :
the oldest and most beautiful racing cars take part in the historical grand prix in Provence.
128 THE CORSICAN ADVENTURE :
a tour of Corsica, by all possible and imaginable means.
129. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SLOW-MOTION SHOTS :
Formula 1.
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