One Hit Wonder - Coming to Channel Nine - July 24
Announcing The Nine Network’s feature Presentation of the Toyota One Hit Wonder Down Under:
First-of-its-kind Australian ski & snowboard production to be aired in exclusive program on Channel 9.
This coming July, the Nine Network will feature a special, 60 minute, presentation of the Toyota ‘One Hit Wonder Down Under’ event and the subsequent overseas winter seasons featuring Australia’s best skiers and snowboarders.
Never before has a local alpine production of this magnitude been broadcast on Australian television screens. Dubbed “Australia’s own ‘Warren Miller’”, by Sydney Morning Herald and The Age ski journalist, Rachael Oakes-Ash; Producer and Event Director, Tim Myers, takes viewers on a worldwide quest, showcasing the epic adventures and mind-blowing skill of our Aussie winter athletes in a collaborative effort exclusively filmed for Australian television.
The show kicks off with a recap of the 2010 Toyota One Hit Wonder, filmed at Thredbo Resort In a totally unique, big-air event format that is unrivalled worldwide. International and Australian competitors are selected from a host of audition videos featuring their best ‘one-hit’ trick. The top 16 entrants then go head to head over a week in September, demonstrating their best tricks off a 100-foot jump, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
Viewers will get a taste for the incredible progression of the events’ elite competitors, as international ski superstar Bobby Brown, Kiwi Byron Wells, and current contender on the world stage, McRae Williams, throw down alongside Australia’s own Charlie Timmins, Ryan Tiene, Jordan Houghton and Billabong rider, Robbie Walker.
The program then embarks on a powder-fuelled international journey, following Australia’s most hardcore snow riders. Through high definition camera angles and follow-cam shots, witness their dedication and passion for the art of sliding on white stuff.
- Australian professional snowboarder, Clint Allen, ponders one of life’s difficult questions – Heli vs Cat snowboarding in British Columbia, Canada;
- Australia’s best terrain park builder and pro snowboarder, Charles Beckinsale rips through Whistler’s terrain park, which he built;
- Ex World Cup Champion & three time Olympian, Steve Lee, returns to the land of the rising sun, Japan, where he rose to World Cup glory with his now ripping daughter in tow;
- Australia’s fastest skiers Jono Brauer, and Craig Branch, retire from competition after the Vancouver Olympics and treat themselves to a bigger challenge – Alaska;
- Warren Miller athlete and Sydney-based freestyle skier, Chris Booth, joins forces with distinguished cameraman Rob Norman and collides with big mountains and even bigger personalities across the globe - from Mt Cook’s Aoraki region to The People’s Republic of Macedonia; and
- Winter X Games gold medalist and current slope-style world Champion, Anna Segal, shows off her prowess as Melbourne’s hardened princess on the international contest circuit, jaunting across Europe and the Americas with the likes of Jindabyne wunderkind Russ Henshaw.
Producer and Event Director Myers, is no stranger to the world of elite skiing and filming himself, with his own cameo appearance in the latest Warren Miller flick, ‘Wintervention’ - demonstrating his unrivalled ability to both perform in front of the camera, as well as behind it. Myers and fellow principal cameraman, Rob Norman, have spent years following riders over 100 foot jumps, proving just how far the duo are able to go to get the ‘the shot’.
“It’s a fun job that is impossible to get insurance for, though with 1 to his 61, I have to refute the Warren Miller comparison” says Myers.
The visually spectacular high definition footage has produced an international standard of cinematography that sets the One Hit Wonder event apart from anything the Australian Snowy Mountains has seen before.
The Nine Network special presentation of the Toyota One Hit Wonder Down Under will feature on July 24th at 2pm.
hopefully it will be killer!
looking forward too it XD
I’ll be in New Zealand. Poor me! haha
Remind me closer to the time and I’ll record it to DVD for you.
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On Sunday the 24th of July at 2pm AEST, the Nine Network will feature a special, 60 minute, presentation of the Toyota ‘One Hit Wonder Down Under’ event and the subsequent overseas winter seasons had by Australia’s best skiers and snowboarders.
looks great, will definitely be watching/recording it 
The Foxtel guide it showing it at 1:00pm for some reason. Just double check the time if you’re going to be watching.
Update: 2pm for VIC, 1pm for all other locations.
look sick its about time they put some more snow related stuff on t.v 
look sick its about time they put some more snow related stuff on t.v
Couldn’t agree more. I love it when you randomly come across something snow related on the box, normally fuel tv 
Who watched? It was a really good show.
Crazy when Clint Allan broke both his ankles on that jump. I remember seeing them build that jump late last season.
I watched a little bit of it towards the end and in the middle. Forgot it was on until someone from work msgd saying they were watching it and said there was someone on there who was a splitting image of me. Dont know who tho, unless there was just a lipton icetea add in the breaks 
Did you end up recording it rider?
Recorded on IQ. But I think Michelle already deleted it. She needs space for her stupid shows.
faaaaarkkkk i forgot about it….
Recorded on IQ. But I think Michelle already deleted it. She needs space for her
stupidshows.
Anyone record it? wouldnt mind a copy if anyone did