By April MacIntyre Dec 4, 2007, 21:59 GMT
Daredevil dangerseeker athletes of the world unite, there is a network and a documentary that has your name all over it. RUSH HD is the nation's first-ever high definition channel dedicated to capturing life on the edge with the adrenaline junkies of adventure sports.
Bode Miller of the USA, skies in the Mens Downhill at the FIS Ski World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 30 November 2007. Miller finished sixth in the race. EPA/GEORGE FREY
RUSH HD will premiere their original program, "The Thin Line: Life on the Edge" on December 15 at 10:30 PM ET/ 7:30 PT / 9:30 CT
The slick documentary will featured interviews with champions Bode Miller, Phil Mahre, Chad Fleischer, Todd Brooker, Norwegian World Cup and Olympic champs Kjetil Andre Aamodt and Lasse Kjus, Dr. Richard Steadman and Picabo Street, among the distinguished guests.
RUSH HD producers want you to imagine your body is the engine of a race car and your legs act as shock absorbers.
There is nothing to protect you...no seat belts, no cage. As an athlete you're depending on two razor sharp sticks and your feet are clipped into bindings that can explode at any time.
Downhill skiing is the epitome of extreme sports.
"The Thin Line" is an original 90 minute high-definition documentary in 5.1 Dolby surround sound, that highlights the people and places that over the years have made downhill skiing the ultimate of extreme sports.
Set against the backdrop of some of the world's most challenging downhill runs, including the prestigious Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel and the ferocious Birds of Prey, in Beaver Creek, Colorado, the show examines why the world's first extreme sport athletes, the alpine downhill racers, do what they do.
The documentary examines both historical and contemporary stories shot in stunning, hi-def POV, as athletes perilously tread into an area that can cross over from triumph to disaster in the blink of an eye.
Watch Daron Rahlves - the most decorated American Downhill and Super G skier in history. He has won 12 World Cup races and 28 World Cup podium finishes, seven U.S. National titles, was the 2001 World Champion in Super G and won Silver medal at the 2005 Worlds in Downhill and Bronze medal in Super G. He was the winner of the legendary Hahnenkamm Downhill in 2003 and Super G in 2004 along with seven podium finishes in Kitzbühel over five years.
RUSH HD is available on DISH Network (channel 9476) and Cablevision's iO digital cable service (channel 734).
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