Full Real Street Episode to Air May 5 on ABC
Switching focus onto the summer sports, Real Street launched today, with seven never-before-seen skateboard video parts debuting on XGames.com. A full World of X Games episode will air May 5 on ABC, featuring all seven video parts, behind-the-scenes footage and athlete interviews. The videos are judged by a panel of industry experts, with their selections for which athlete/filmer teams will be awarded X Games gold, silver and bronze medals announced on the ABC broadcast. Cash prizes will be awarded to the medalists. Fans will also have a chance to view and vote for their favorite videos online at XGames.com/RealStreet, with the Fan Favorite winning an additional cash prize.
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Skateboarder: Chris Joslin | Photo: Seu Trinh
The seven Real Street athletes and filmers competing are:
- Samarria Brevard / Monique O’Toole
- Chris Cole / Chris Ray
- Trevor Colden / Blake Matthews
- Chris Joslin / Devin Lopez
- Ryan Lay / Matt Blevins
- Cole Wilson / Don Luong
- Bobby Worrest / John Valenti
A forum for the world’s best riders and filmers to create premium action sports video content, the Real Series brings together the worlds of competitive action sports and core video parts for six competitions in 2018 – Ski, Snow, Street, BMX, Moto and Wake. Now in its ninth year, the Real Series will feature past Real Series winners and Fan Favorites, X Games medalists and up-and-coming athletes from around the world.
More details will be available on XGames.com for fans or on www.ESPNmediazone.com for members of the media. Follow @XGames on Twitter and join the conversation using #RealSnow.
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Contacts:
Grace Coryell, ESPN Communications, [email protected], 213-405-4402
Danny Chi, ESPN Communications, [email protected], 213-405-4400
