July 13, 2010 3:43 pm
Alex is back in the Chwa studio, and this week we're catching up with the talented bboys in Helsinki. We'll be back on the Freeride snowboading tour at Squaw Valley in the USA - and how could we forget Pritch and Dainton, they're on to their second challenge this week!
July 6, 2010 3:36 pm
This week Chwa will be broadcasting from The Big Welsh Weekend, a mountain biking event held at Margam Park as well as this we will be bringing you the best extreme sports from around the globe! South America is the setting for the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race where the fourteen teams will have to kayak, trek and bike accross deserted land to cross the finish line. We’ll also be learning about the Welsh mountain biking champion, Lee Williams, going over to the Bronx to battle with the BBoys and visiting Russia for the second stop of the Freeride World tour.
June 29, 2010 2:39 pm
Chwa is back with a brand new series full of the best extreme sport and athletes from around the world. This week is the first of two broadcasts from the mountain biking event, The Big Welsh Weekend, where our presenter Alex Jones will meet the current Welsh Champion, Lee Williams. We will also be showing the first stop of the Freeride World Tour in Chamonix and will be heading over to The Big Apple to meet some of the best BBoys in the world as well as learing a bit about the history and culture of the scene.
September 8, 2009 6:30 pm
This week Chwa! Comes from ‘Mountain Mayhem’ just over the border in Herefordshire. Mountain Mayhem is a twenty four hour mountain bike race, the biggest of it’s kind in the world, and there’s a host of Welsh bikers hoping to shine at the event this year. There will also, of course, be the usual cocktail of the very best extreme sport – the next stage of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, wakeboarding, but not as we know it, from Earls Court in London, and snowboarding from the middle of New York.
July 14, 2009 6:30 pm
Chwa! is back in West Wales this week for the Aberaeron Sea Rowing Open, and this week we’ll be meeting the competition winners. We’ll be in Belgium for the third leg of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup and the world’s best skiiers will be at Laax in Switzerland for the European Freeski Open. Also, America’s B-Boys will be in Los Angeles to battle for a place in the final of the Sony B-Boy Championships. Chwa! is presented by Alex Jones – the latest extreme sports action from Wales and beyond!
July 7, 2009 6:30 pm
This week Chwa! comes from the Aberaeron Sea Rowing Open, where the best teams in Wales will be competing. There will be more skiing and snowboarding from Russia in the Freeride World Tour and we’ll be in the Ukraine for the Eastern European leg of the Sony B-Boy Championships. The ‘Seat’ Kitesurf Trophy attracts the best kitesurfers to Dahme in Germany, and there’ll be motorbikers flying through the air in ‘Red Bull X-Fighters’ 2009 from Mexico. Alex will also be meeting Jake Collins from Newport, one of Wales’ most promising skateboarders. Chwa! is presented by Alex Jones – the latest extreme sports action from Wales and beyond!
June 29, 2009 12:01 pm
In the third episode of Chwa! The Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup begins in South Africa and we’ll be in Japan for the third leg of the Sony B Boy Championships. And who will be victorious in the first Freeride World Tour Event? All the best skiers and snowboarders will convene in the Caucasus mountains in Russia hoping to start the season in style. Also this week, snowboarder Cynyr Ifan will be joining Alex to discuss the tricks and turns which make snowboarding so unique. Chwa is presented by Alex Jones – the latest extreme sports action from Wales and beyond!
June 23, 2009 11:59 am
The second episode of Chwa! Comes from Dynamic Rock Indoor Climbing Centre in Clydach, where Alex will be joined by avid climbers Lewis Gardiner and Siôn Lewis will demonstrate the ins and outs of indoor climbing. We will also follow the snowboarders to Australia for the second round of the 5 Star Burton Open, and the B Boys will be twisting and spinning in the Netherlands in the next leg of the Sony B Boy Championships. There will also be highlights from Tasmania, as the worlds’ best surfers compete in the O’Neil Coldwater Classics. Chwa is presented by Alex Jones – the latest extreme sports action from Wales and beyond!
June 16, 2009 6:30 pm
The new series begins with one of the biggest snowboarding competitions in the world. The 5 Star Burton Open in New Zealand attracts the best snowboarders from around the globe. Then it's over to the Faroe Islands for the O'Neil Surf Trip - a location that proves the main attraction for serious surfers is the surf, not the sun. One extreme sport fast gaining popularity is 'B Boy' - we'll be following the Sony B Boy Championships throughout the series and the first stage is in Korea. But there's no need to travel that far to experience the world of 'B Boy' first hand. Presenter Alex Jones will be meeting up with the H2O Crew from South Wales, one of Britain's most successful B Boy Crews.
February 19, 2009 6:00 pm
Alex Jones guides us through the exciting Billabong Air & Style event, part of the Snowboarders 'Ticket to Ride' world tour. The best Snowboarders in the world gathered at the Olympic Stadium in Innsbruck, Austria, to prove their skills on one of the world's largest Quarter Pipes. 20,000 spectators packed the stadium to watch the masters compete for the 75,000 Euro prize. Also, Alex takes a look at the area to see what draws the snowboarders every year.
October 23, 2008 6:30 pm
In the last programme of the series there will be skateboarding in the form of the Mystic Skate Cup Vert competition in Prague, Fat Face Night Skiing in Manchester, Nissan Outdoor Games and Sony b-boy action from Holland. Alex will also be joined by special guest, climber and BASE jumper, Eric Jones.
October 21, 2008 6:30 pm
Tonight’s programme includes highlights of the fourth 4X and Downhill Mountain Biking events at the UCI MTB World Cup in Canada, the street competition at Mystic Skate Cup and windsurfing at the Cataluna Costa Brava PWA Slalom. Joining Alex in the studio is Shem ap Geraint to give the lowdown on kite-surfing.
October 16, 2008 6:30 pm
Tonight’s programme will include the third 4X and downhill Mountain Biking event at the UCI World Cup in Scotland, a profile of T.I.P. of South Korea, one of the world’s leading b-boy crews and the bowl competition at the Mystic Skate Cup. Alex will meet Callum Stone to learn more about kayaking.
October 14, 2008 3:30 pm
Tonight’s programme includes the second 4X and Downhill MountainBiking event at the UCI World Cup in Andorra, the Red Bull Air Race in Detroit, BMX tricks at the Empire of Dirt. Joining Alex in the studio is Cynyr Ifan to talk about teaching snowboarding all over the world.
October 9, 2008 11:13 am
In tonight’s programme we return to Slovenia for Downhill Mountain Biking at the UCI World Cup. Then on to California for a Big Wave Surf competition, and to the Junior Word Surf Championships in France. We will finish with the Red Bull Air Race. A surfer from Llangrannog will also join Alex in the studio to talk about learning to surf and competing in the UK.
October 7, 2008 6:30 pm
There’s a huge cross-section of extreme sports on tonight’s programme. Red Bull Air Race in Abu Dhabi, snowboarding from Georgia, a motocross display by the Crusty Demons and kite-surfing from Kitesurf Trophy Germany. Joining Alex in the studio will be Ffion Jones, who has taken part in snowboarding competitions all over the world
October 2, 2008 6:30 pm
Tonight’s programme begins with the final event of the TTR World Tour for women, Roxy Chicken Jam in the US. Then it’s on to Quiksilver Bowlriders in Sweden, the first event of the Nissan UCI Mountain Biking World Cup and the final leg of the Dirtmasters downhill mountain bike competition in Germany. Alex will be joined in the studio by artist Nia Jones, who will talk about kayaking and white water rafting.
September 30, 2008 6:30 pm
Eira mawr a beiciau modur gwallgof sydd ar y rhaglen heddiw. Byddwn yn gweld rownd derfynol y daith Byd Reidio Rhydd – Nissan O’Neill Xtreme Verbier, y digwyddiad eira fyrddio diweddaraf ar y daith TTR ac uchafbwyntiau cystadleuaeth beicio modur o’r Dirtmasters yn yr Almaen. Yn ymuno ag Alex yn y stiwdio bydd Garod Thomas i sôn am achub bywyd syrffio.
September 25, 2008 6:30 pm
Tonight’s snow-filled programme will include downhill ice skating from Crashed Ice in Switzerland, the final leg of Nissan Freeride Xtreme Verbier, and highlights of the women and men’s events at the Burton US Open on the TTR tour. Alex will be joined in the studio by mountain-boarder and boxer, Rhys Williams.
September 23, 2008 6:30 pm
Today's programme includes highlights from the Swatch O'Neill Big Mountain Pro championships, unbelievable motor bike racing in the Red Bull Hare Scramble, BMX tricks in Dirtmasters and all the latest snowboarding competitions from the Red Bull Gap session. Wales' youngest hip hop dancing champion Naomi Patterson joins host Alex Jones in the studio to reveal all about her extreme sport.
September 18, 2008 6:30 pm
A unique challenge awaits skiers and snowboarders at the Nissan Russian Adventure in tonight's edition of the extreme sports series. We also catch up with the fourth stage of the Billabong Air & Style competition and see amazing free-style football skills in the Red Bull Street Style in Vienna. Alex Jones is joined by Huw Williams to discuss long-board surfing.
September 16, 2008 6:30 pm
Nissan Mammoth Challenge snowboarding competition in California; Mountainbikers battle it out for the Saab Salomon Avalanche Trophy in Leon; and the Red Bull Last Man Standing motorcross competition in Texas. Rhidian Thomas is in the studio to talk about Parkour.
September 11, 2008 6:30 pm
The programme begins in Australia with the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach surfing competition. Then it's the third leg of the TTR -Burton European Open snowbording competition. Mark Griffiths, body-boarding champion, will join Alex in the studio.
September 9, 2008 6:30 pm
Alex Jones heads to Madrid in a special edition of the extreme sports series as she visits the famous bull fighting arena, Las Ventas, for the Red Bull X-Fighters. This is the biggest freestyle motocross competition in the world. Alex will meet some of the best riders and see highlights of the Best Trick competition where bikers such as Dany Torres, Mat Rebeaud and Busty Wolter will stun the audiences with their amazing tricks.
September 4, 2008 6:30 pm
Today, we start with the Wakeboarding Competition Red Bull Double or Nothing before visiting Switzerland for the male snowboarding competition O'Neill Evolution. Next stop is the tallest building in the world, Taipei Tower 101, where Fearless Felix is performing the illegal sport of basejumping. In the studio Caradog Emanuel will talk with Alex about skateboarding.
September 2, 2008 6:30 pm
The Nissan Qashqai Challenge reaches a climax at the Tate Modern in London this week with the second half of the final rounds. We'll also visit the first of the ladies' surfing events, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast in Australia; the SG Invitational snowboarding competition in Austria and catch up with some of the world's best surfers. Downhill mountain biker Emyr Davies joins us in the studio.
August 28, 2008 6:30 pm
In tonight's edition of the extreme sports series Chwa!, there will be highlights from a unique surfing competition in Scotland and the final rounds of the Nissan Qashqai mountain bike challenge in Munich, Germany. Iwan Lewis joins Alex Jones in the studio to discuss his love for the latest extreme sport to hit the scene, bocking.
August 26, 2008 6:30 pm
In Chwa!'s second show we'll be at the Madrid round of the Nissan Qashaqai challenge, the Quiksilver Pro surf competition from Australia's Gold coast, and the besty of the Roxy Chicken Jam snowboard competition.
August 19, 2008 6:00 pm
Chwa’s first programme comes from the legendary beach at Biarritz, the home of European surfing, where’ we’ll be following the 2008 Roxy Jam competition. Alex Jones will be meeting the word’s best female longboarders and getting to grips with the life of a professional surfer by trying the techniques out for herself! Remember, you can watch the action here online on-demand 24 hours a day.