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The professional athletes featured in FOCUSED have been training their whole lives, not to play a game or win a trophy, but to capture a moment for the camera. Even though the world is rushing around them and their dream could end as fast as the weather changes, these athletes must be focused enough to give their photographers the best shot.

44 episodes

Series Premiere

1x01 Downhill Mt Bike, New Zealand

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Join the action seekers of Team Kona as they team up in New Zealand for an extreme mountain biking session.

Helicopter skiing and base jumping from top athletes as they risk their lives from Bella Coola, BC.

Join 4 of the world's best skiers as they are filmed by helicopter skiing the Lyngen Alps in Norway.

The world's best Ski B.A.S.E. jumpers risk life and limb as they take to the mountains of France and Switzerland.

1x06 MT Bike World Cup

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Join Steve Peat and Cedric Gracia as they train and compete in the Mountain Bike World Cup.

1x07 Freeride MT Bike, BC

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Follow the Oakley Mountain Bike team as they search British Columbia for the truly unique North Shore Ladder Bridges.

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2x01 Boat Trip, First Descent Mission

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Throw a helicopter on a 110-foot boat, and take it into the unexplored mountains of the British Columbia coast. A big mountain skier dream, skiing places that few people have ever set foot. Follow this unique journey of skiing the unexplored remote wild.

Ingrid Backstrom, Hugo Harrisson and Eric Hjorleifson chase the snow to Tulsequah, B.C.. in search of 1st descents, their epic journey takes us over the magnificent Juneau Ice Cap to a glacier, where the skiers will call an abandoned mining camp, home

Continuing their search for 1st descents, Ingrid, Hugo, and Eric, pack their bags and leave Tulsequah, B.C. for Mica Heli Guides, in interior B.C. to a lodge only accessible by helicopter. Some of the most spectacular mountains in the world lie here.

2x04 Mt. Bike in Bolivia

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The Kona Freeride Mt. Bike team travels down to Bolivia, South America to explore what the Andes has to offer. The team explores Bolivia to search out the uniqueness of this far off, exotic destination for Mt. Bikers.

Follow the world’s best mountain biking talent through some of the best desert vistas in Southern Utah where a new style of downhill mountain bike riding has been created. The soft sand of the southwest invites huge cliff drops and incredible wipeouts.

Urban Mt. Bikers Aaron Chase and Jeff Lenosky, travel Europe to test their incredible riding skills in some of the best old world cities. They take Mt. Bike trials to the next level as they jib off everything from walls to fountains.

Victoria Falls and the mighty Zambezi have long been considered a Mecca in the kayaking world. South African kayaker Steve Fisher, who grew up on the Zambezi, will attempt to run a part of the rapids that has never been run, right under Victoria Falls.

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3x01 Stranded in Stranda

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On an exclusive permit to Norway, Rory Bushfield, Eric Hjorleifson, and Ingrid Backstrom explore the skiing that is offered. After a long waiting game the Matchstick film crew shot amazing skiing as they explored one of the most beautiful cities of Norway

3x02 Northern Escapes

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Mark Abma and Rory Bushfield helicopter ski and explore a new zone on the coast of northern British Columbia. Some of the most amazing skiing ever caught on film goes down as the skiers encounter epic conditions. Do not miss.

3x03 The Perfect Season

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Follow the Matchstick film crew and the best skiers in the world as they build their ski segments during an epic winter in Whistler BC. With snowmobiles, helicopters, or chairlifts watch as the pros redefine what's possible on skis.

3x04 Touching the Far East

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Four of biggest names in Free skiing, Mike Douglas, Mark Abma, Simon Dumont and Sammy Carlson travel to Japan, during the epic winter of 2006. They discover amazing skiing and a fun unique culture.

From the mosques of Istanbul to the caves of Cappadocia, Mt. biking in Turkey is an incredible experience. World class Mt. bikers, Cam McCall, Aaron Chase, and Darren Berrecloth shred a region of Turkey known for it’s natural rock caves and formations.

In this episode the Matchstick crew explores the beautiful and mystical country of Thailand. Kayakers Steve Fisher, and Ben Brown team up with Eric Southwick to paddle Northern Thailand’s uncharted whitewater.

Ever in search of the best riding in the world, our crew from the Kona freeride team travels south to the exotic islands of Ilhabela, Brazil. The Matchstick film crew shot at sunrise and sunset and captured some amazing imagery.

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4x01 India - Skiing the Mighty Himalayas

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Professional skiers Mark Abma and Mike Wilson travel to the war torn region of Kashmir to ski and explore this exotic land. The skiers discover a place tired of war and welcoming to travelers. They also ski some really deep powder.

Three American base jumpers travel to Norway for a base-jumping mission. The crew meets four Norwegians and a Frenchmen who teach the Americans about jumping off cliffs in wing suits, and flying low by objects on the ground. A must see.

Four professional skiers Mark Abma, Eric Hjorleifson, James Heim and Chris Rubens travel around British Columbia with their skis and snowmobiles, looking for good snow to film for Matchstick Production’s new movie "Seven Sunny Days."

Pro freeriders Cedric Gracia, Brian Lopes and Wayne Goss travel to the deserts of Israel, visit the Dead Sea, build some large jumps in the desert, and even hand plant a camel.

The biggest names in freeskiing spend three weeks skiing and playing in the deep snow. Stationed at a remote base cabin they use a helicopter to work on their segments for Matchstick’s movie "Seven Sunny Days."

Freestyle ski jumping. The heroes of the sport build massive jumps and progress the sport of skiing while working on their segments for Matchstick’s "Seven Sunny Days." The climax is a Whistler Jump session with a private helicopter and an epic sunset.

Three champion Kayakers run spectacular rapids in the geologic wonder of Iceland. The crew paddles huge waterfalls including the current world record drop. This show is the one you don’t want to miss!

The MSP crew travels to film with phenoms, Andreu and Luis Lacondeguy. The resulting dirt jumping footage is spectacular and the entire Kona Klump team puts on an epic show. This is mountain biking action at its finest.

Wakeboard Radar and Powell. Legends Parks Bonifey and the rest of the Ronix team rip the hallowed ground of Radar Lake, the esteemed private lake with stellar jib features. They then travel to Utah and ride amongst the red canyon walls of Lake Powell.

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5x01 Quest for Deep Powder Show pt. 1

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Accessing the interior mountains of B.C. with snowmobiles, skins and snowcats, skiers Mark Abma, Eric Hjorleifson, Chris Rubens, and Hugo Harrisson are on a quest to find the deepest lightest snow in the world.

5x03 New School, Old World

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Old school skiing is alive and well in the Alps. Mike Douglas, Chris Rubens and Kaj Zackrisson explore the Italian Alps and sample the jet set at St. Moritz.

Chris Davenport and Stian Hagen are joined by Sylvan Sudan and set out to accomplish what many thought impossible; Climbing and skiing four famous European peaks: The Eiger,The Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and Mont Blanc.

5x06 Behind The Lens Pt. 1

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A behind the scenes look at doing “whatever it takes to get the shot”, whether renting a cineflex outfitted helicopter, donning special water gear or precariously dangling off the side of a mountain.

5x08 White Gold

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Eric Hjorleifson, James Heim, and Hugo Harrisson bask in the solitude of Bralorne, British Columbia a former gold mining hot-spot turned ghost town. The trio heli-ski and snowmobile some of B.C.’s best powder terrain.

Sitting on the edge of the Sahara desert in North Africa, Morroco provides some of the world’s best mountain bikers a chance to discover rich color and unique culture as they ride some incredible but arid landscapes.

5x10 Hold on Loosely

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Cameron Zink and Aaron Chase two of the world’s best mountain bikers lead a pack of top riders through the Northeastern U.S. on Harley’s, destroying epic stunts and sessioning a custom dirt halfpipe along the way

Four of the world’s best mountain bikers head west through the Badlands and Rockies in search of epic dirt. Along the way Robbie Bourdon sticks a flatspin three, a revolutionary move for Mountain Bikers.

5x12 Speed Riding

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In Chamonix, French daredevils push the limits of what is possible, using parachutes to ski and fly down impossible mountain faces. The only thing more insane than the athletes is the aerial footage of this expedition.

Steve Fisher, Ben Brown, and Shane Raw lay down the hammer in Norway, where the smooth granite rock allows for some of the best whitewater kayaking in the world.

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