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Skate Nation – Coming Soon To CBBC

5 June 2009 Penned by Ryan Jarrett 118 views 27 Comments

Coming to CBBC this summer is Skate Nation, a new 11-part competition show for roller skaters and in-line skaters.  Hosted by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, the series will put 14 teams, each with 4 members (three children between 7 and 13 and one adult), against each other in tests that will test their fitness, agility and skating talent.

The contest comprises of 3 parts.  The first part will test the individuals abilties as well as their teamwork.  The second part will see the teams fighting for one of ten places at Skate Camp which gives them opportunities to be tutored by top skating coaches and choreographers.  After the camp, the teams move to the Skate Stadium, where they must learn and perform increasinly complex routines to wow the judges.  The grand prize of the whole contest is a trip to see the best skaters at the World Games in Taiwan.

The aim of the show is not only to provide a fun and exciting format, but also to encourage young people to take up more exercise.

UPDATE

Sorry guys, but I’ve decided to close comments for this post – I never expected this huge response! You can still post in the Skate Nation forum to carry on talking about Skate Nation though

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27 Comments »

  • Saxon Greenway said:

    Having our youngest granddaughter in 1 of the teams & being at the recordings was a wonderful experience. I hope that this programme will get kids off the settee & out on their skates. A brilliant idea!

    # 5 July 2009 at 8:48 am
  • Ryan Jarrett said:

    I’m glad to hear that your granddaughter enjoyed the recording. We’re looking for first hand accounts of people that appeared on Kids TV, either recently or years ago, so if she’d like to give a short account we’d be happy to publish it. Contact us at contact@mykidstv.co.uk if you are interested (and that goes for any of our readers!)

    # 5 July 2009 at 10:26 am
  • lauren said:

    me and my 3 friends have just nearly finished recording jump nation witch is double dutch we made it to the final 8

    # 5 July 2009 at 7:58 pm
  • michaela williams said:

    hiii. its michaela from the roller rockets.. i was the adult team member.. it was great funn.. :) lots of ups and downs .. but im soo glad we did it !!

    hi katiess nan :P

    xx

    # 5 July 2009 at 8:08 pm
  • nathaniel said:

    hiiii its nathaniel from the roller rockets …. i had an amazing time it was soo much fun. there was lots of crying but still fun cant wait till it is on t.v :) i loved it all :) jump nation sounds like fun :) but skating it better :) :)

    # 6 July 2009 at 10:33 am
  • Saxon Greenway said:

    Hi Nathaniel & Michaela

    Good to hear from you both, I can’t wait to see you all on the TV either. I know Katie enjoyed every minute of it. You all did really well & I know that everyone was very proud of your performances. Know what you will be watching on 18 July!!!
    Katie’s Nan

    # 6 July 2009 at 1:24 pm
  • Carlene Bathgate said:

    Hi this is Maya from Rapid Rollers mum.
    Just would like to say that Maya had a fantastic time doing skate nation and made some great new friends.
    This was a brilliant experience for her and we are counting down the days untill 18th July.
    Well done to all the teams that took part.

    # 7 July 2009 at 9:07 am
  • Linda said:

    Hi this is Linda, Natalie’s mum from Fab4. Natalie had the most fantastic time making skate nation. She made lots of friends and hopes to see everyone again in the near future. We are all waiting for the programme to start.

    # 8 July 2009 at 2:48 pm
  • Ryan Jarrett said:

    There is now a Skate Nation thread on our Facebook page – become a fan of My Kids TV here

    # 8 July 2009 at 3:04 pm
  • Louise sullivan said:

    hi its Louise from the rapid rollers,
    had a great time on skate nations made lots of friends and have a fab time.
    Miss u all the crew and all my new friends xxxx
    cant wait till the 18th of july xx :D

    # 10 July 2009 at 10:47 am
  • Tim said:

    Hi all, Tim (Katies Dad) here….

    Content for the Roller Rockets site is slowly being uploaded, it will be released as Skate Nation unfolds!

    There is still a lot of work to do but you can have a peek…

    http://www.rollerrockets.co.uk/

    # 11 July 2009 at 6:15 pm
  • Karlee and Lauren Jarvis said:

    Hi it’s Karlee (mum) and Lauren from the ‘Angels’ team. We saw the advert today for skate nation WOW!! can’t wait to see the show next week:)

    We had the best time ever with Kaylee and Olivia on the show and its great to hear from everyone on this site:)

    # 12 July 2009 at 5:04 pm
  • Dan said:

    Hi
    Dan, Ben and Jay from Coast Bladers, really looking forward to the start of the show.
    Saw the trailer today on cbbc channel, getting exciting now!
    Good to hear from some other teams on here!

    # 12 July 2009 at 7:34 pm
  • Andy #1 Slapshot said:

    Hello Everyone,
    Are you all looking forward to becoming famous, we saw the ads a couple of days ago, shame that the most memorable bit is me trying to impress with a spin but falling on my butt! Thanks god we look a bit cooler later. The experience was awesome and it’s a shame it had to end, you literally drop off a cliff when it’s over!

    Can’t wait to see all the cringey bits, there will be plenty, see you all soon, all the best – Andy

    PS if you want to buy a holiday – send me an e-mail

    # 14 July 2009 at 5:22 pm
  • phoebe curtis said:

    hi i am phoebe of fab fore hope you enjoy the show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    by
    phoebe

    # 14 July 2009 at 6:52 pm
  • phoebe curtis said:

    hi it phoebe cant wait till skate nation and meat some realy nice poeple whish i could see them by phooebe xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    # 14 July 2009 at 7:02 pm
  • owen said:

    hiii its owen from the pirates we are in spain doin more skating at a hockey camp and cant wait for the show to start . nice 2 see u all on here

    # 15 July 2009 at 11:22 pm
  • Linda said:

    Hi I am Natalie’s mum from FAB4. Love the advert. Andy, your butt landing experience is excellent! Can’t wait for more funny bits.

    # 16 July 2009 at 10:32 pm
  • LoUiSe said:

    just thought i would be different and write my name weird xxx as i am weird but thats why you all love me xxx
    i miss u all so soo soo soo much mainly my girls i miss our lil gossips and stuff we HAVE to meet up too , SKATE NATION was awesome and i cant wait to see it all on tv it will be so so so funny, i laugh at the trailer everytime i see it ,, andy on his Bum, lewis on the floor AND MANYMANY MORE FUNNY MOMENTS and because there is two trailers one longer than the other, when i see the shorter on with me and maya when i flip her over my back i get all upset xxxx
    hhahahaha xxx
    lots of love LOUISE FROM THE RAPID ROLLERRRSSSSSS XX <3

    # 17 July 2009 at 10:54 am
  • Katie said:

    Hi its me katie/skate katie from the roller rockets i had an amazing time recording the new show skate nation on bbc 2 saterday mornings at 9:00AM! And I hope everyone enjoys watching it!!! welldone to everyone who took part but mostly Ursula, Nathaniel and Michala for making it all the posible!!

    Thanks agen

    Katie from Roller Rockets!!!

    # 31 July 2009 at 9:54 am
  • Paul said:

    hello there its Paul here from the Pirates. we had a great time, Sad today watching the show…
    Remember kids work as a team !!!!

    # 1 August 2009 at 10:51 pm
  • BETHANY HAMMOND said:

    OMG!!!!!! Ben D from coast bladers is so hot!!!
    I love him and I wanna ask him out!!!
    Keep on skating Coast Bladers becuase u rock!!!

    I LOVE U BEN D!!!

    xxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxx

    # 4 August 2009 at 5:08 pm
  • Tim said:

    No one except the skaters knows exactly what went on at Pro Skate Camp (Saturday August 8th BBC2) due to a closed set.

    So should be interesting….I think a few cracks were appearing!

    http://www.rollerrockets.co.uk

    # 5 August 2009 at 1:55 pm
  • Ali said:

    My friend and I run a Sam Nixon fan website (unofficial but longstanding) called samnixon.net and we are all loving Skate Nation on there! Very impressed with the efforts put in by all the teams so well done everyone! If anyone fancies taking a look at our site and maybe joining in the chat about Skate Nation on the forum, please come join us at http://samnixon.net/forum/index.php Accounts need to be activated by the Site Admin, but this is always carried out within a few hours.

    The Roller Rockets – I’ve just had a look at your website. It’s really impressive!

    # 5 August 2009 at 6:18 pm
  • Ben D said:

    louise ;)

    # 9 August 2009 at 11:56 am
  • Laura Geee said:

    Hi Ben D,
    I love you soo much and think you are great. I was wondering whether you have facebook cuz i would love you to be a friend so we can chat?! xxx

    # 9 August 2009 at 6:49 pm
  • My Kids TV Mod (author) said:

    Sorry guys, but I’ve decided to close comments for this post – I never expected this huge response! You can still post in the Skate Nation forum to carry on talking about Skate Nation though :)

    # 10 August 2009 at 11:25 am