NBC to Present NITRO WORLD GAMES REWIND Special Christmas Day

resh off the news that Nitro World Games is back for 2017, fans can relive all of the excitement and record-breaking tricks from this summer's inaugural CONTEST with NITRO WORLD GAMES REWIND, a 90-minute special airing on NBC Christmas Day - Sunday, December 25 -at 3:30 P.M. ET / 12:30 P.M. Pacific.

"Nitro World Games Rewind" is the definitive look at the biggest ACTION SPORTS competition in history, taking viewers behind the scenes and giving them an ALL ACCESS pass to the first ever Nitro World Games. Featuring the best athletes in freestyle MOTOCROSS (FMX), BMX, Skate, Inline and Scooter, "Nitro World Games Rewind" gets fans closer to the high-adrenaline thrills than ever before (in fact, "Nitro World Games Rewind" is the first time that the Scooter and Inline Skate events will be shown in their entirety). Plus, ACTION SPORTS icon Travis Pastrana shares his insight and perspective on the impact of this groundbreaking event and its momentous achievements like Gregg Duffy's unprecedented double frontflip on a motorbike and Ryan Williams' huge 1080 frontflip on a BMX bike.

Watch the official trailer for Nitro World Games Rewind here.

Nitro World Games is the realization of Travis Pastrana's and NITRO CIRCUS CEO/Creative Director Mike Porra's vision to revitalize ACTION SPORTS competition. In its July 2016 debut, action sports' biggest names and best new talent battled in an epic series of finals, landing an unprecedented number of world's firsts and pushing progression to the next level. As legendary BMX athlete TJ Lavin said, "Take everything that you know and throw it right out the window because this is a whole new sport." With BREAKTHROUGH ramp technology, new judging and scoring formats, plus open qualifying, Nitro World Games has completely rebooted ACTION SPORTS competition.

Nitro World Games is part of Nitro Circus' multi-year partnership with NBC Sports Ventures, combining NBC's broadcasting excellence with Nitro Circus' bold brand of ACTION SPORTS entertainment. NBC Sports Ventures and NITRO CIRCUS formed a multi-year strategic alliance in 2015. NITRO CIRCUS programming, including original series and special events, now airs regularly in the U.S. on NBC and NBCSN and also streams on the NBC Sports App.

Nitro World Games will return on Saturday, June 24. For tickets to witness ACTION SPORTS history in person at Salt Lake City's Rice-Eccles Stadium go to nitroworldgames.com. NBC Sports will present three hours of Nitro World Games 2017 coverage airing in primetime on NBC. For more information about #NitroWorldGames fans can also follow NITRO CIRCUS on Twitter: @nitrocircus and on Facebook: www.facebook.com/NitroCircus.

About Nitro Circus:

Named #22 on Forbes magazine's 2015 list of, "America's Most Promising Companies," NITRO CIRCUS continues to position itself as the world's leading youth ACTION SPORTS & entertainment brand. From humble beginnings in 2003 - with Jeremy Rawle, Gregg Godfrey and soon to be ACTION SPORTS superstar Travis Pastrana producing DVDs from a Utah garage -- to a smash TV series which has aired in over 60 countries, NITRO CIRCUS has exploded to global popularity. In 2012, Nitro Circus: The Movie, featuring cast members from the hit television series, was released in cinemas worldwide. In 2015, NITRO CIRCUS announced a partnership with NBC Sports Ventures. The multi-year strategic alliance features TV specials, such as the recent Nitro World Games, and series programming airing nationally in the U.S. on NBC and NBCSN as well as streamed on the NBC Sports App.

The TV show was transformed by ACTION SPORTS industry guru, now current CEO, Michael Porra into a must-see live event in 2010, creating the NITRO CIRCUS LIVE global touring phenomenon. Since its inaugural Australian trek six years ago, the show has travelled the globe, obliterating box office records and cultivating a legion of diehard fans. NITRO CIRCUS has now rolled across five continents, blown away over three million fans and sold out shows in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, China, Japan, the Middle East and South Africa. After over 70 shows globally in 2016 and with more shows coming up worldwide in 2017, NITRO CIRCUS is undoubtedly the world's most successful ACTION SPORTS touring brand. For more information visit www.nitrocircus.com.