Alli’s Second Annual China Invitational Dates & Athletes Announced

去年AST巡回赛第一次来中国，而且中国组选手的前几名也受邀去美国玩了一圈，今年北京大兴开建大滑板场，AST比赛还回来，不过今年改名了，叫Alli's，五月8号到10号，比赛地点是北京科技大学体育馆，这可是奥运场馆，比赛项目包括滑板街式，U池和BMX U池，美国NBC和北京6将转播比赛。日前刚刚宣布了今年前来中国的选手名单，依然全是大牌，阅读全文看名单。
The world’s best action sports stars will be returning to Beijing for the second China Invitational May 8-10, 2009 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, a 2008 Summer Olympic venue. Part of Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, the China Invitational, features both skateboard (park and vert) and BMX (vert) competitions. The action sports event will be televised in the United States on NBC and across China on BTV6, the sports channel of Beijing TV as well as the China Sports Program Network.

Some of the top skate and BMX athletes in the world are confirmed to compete in China, including skateboard park competitor Greg Lutzka of Hunting Beach, Calif. along with 2008 Skate Vert Dew Cup champion, Pierre Luc Gagnon of Montreal, Canada and skate vert legend Bob Burnquist of Brazil. Four-time BMX Vert Dew Cup champion Jamie Bestwick of England and Chad Kagy of Gilory, Calif. will join fellow Dew Tour BMX riders for intense competition on the vert ramp.

“We are thrilled to return to Beijing, China for the second consecutive year,” said Chris Prybylo, Alli Vice President. “Last year’s inaugural event was a huge a success and we’re excited to add BMX vert as a judged competition this year. The China Invitational will once again bring the best skateboard and BMX athletes in the world to the fans in China.”

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring the China Invitational back in Beijing and at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium,” said Zhou Qiang, President of Xingyi New Media Investment Company. “Action sports has a global audience, and the best skateboard and BMX athletes in the world will be in Beijing to compete in the event. With strong event media partners, such as BTV 6, the sports channel of Beijing TV and China Sports Program Network, we believe China Invitational will continue to generate unprecedented Chinese interest in action sports.”

“I’m stoked on competing at this year’s China Invitational,” said Greg Lutzka, Dew Tour skateboard park athlete. “I’m really looking forward to competing in front of the Beijing fans and think this will be a great warm-up for the upcoming Dew Tour season.”

The point’s leaders in the skateboard vert and park and BMX vert disciplines were invited to the China Invitational based on their rankings at the end of the 2008 Dew Tour season. The complete list of confirmed athletes is as follows:

Skateboard Park
Skateboard Vert
BMX Vert
Greg Lutzka
Pierre Luc Gagnon
Jamie Bestwick
Austen Seaholm
Andy Macdonald
Chad Kagy
Rodolfo Ramos
Bob Burnquist
Simon Tabron
Carlos De Andrade
Adam Taylor
Steven McCann
Danilo Do Rosario
Sandro Dias
Dennis McCoy
Fabrizio Santos
Buster Halterman
Jimmy Walker
Chris Mendes
Renton Millar
Zack Warden

NBC will broadcast the China Invitational on Sunday, June 14, 2009 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Time is subject to change so please check your local listings.

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China Invitational
The China Invitational is a multi day skateboarding (vert and park) and BMX vert event held in Beijing, China, featuring the top action sports athletes competing in the world’s largest country. The China Invitational will be broadcast internationally (details to be announced at a later date) and webisodes of the event can be found on allisports.com as well as various VOD distribution channels within the USA. More information can be found at www.allisports.com.

Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports
Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, is a global business that encompasses national and international action sports tours and events, multimedia production, and a consumer facing lifestyle brand. The Alliance includes: the Dew Tour, Winter Dew Tour, China Invitational, Maloof Money Cup, AMA Motocross Championship, King of Wake series, and the Free Flow Tour; Alli Productions, which creates original content, produces and presents content with partners, and distributes Alli content through a variety of channels. Alli is owned by NBC Sports and MTV Networks. More information can be found at www.allisports.com.

NBC Universal
NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates the No. 1 television network, the fastest-growing Spanish-language network, a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.

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