Fox Sports to Air 2008 US National Jump Rope Championships

USA Jump Rope has just announced that Fox Sports is going to air the 2008 US National Jump Rope Championships.

Here are the scheduled air dates:

  • FSN Arizona 7/28/08 4 p.m. Pacific & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Pacific
  • FSN Detroit 7/28/08 4 p.m. Eastern & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Eastern
  • FSN Detroit 8/22/08 2 p.m. Eastern
  • FSN Florida 7/28/08 4 p.m. Eastern & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Eastern
  • FSN Midwest 7/28/08 3 p.m. Central & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Central
  • MSG Plus 7/28/08 4 p.m. Eastern
  • FSN North 7/28/08 4 p.m. Central & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Central
  • FSN Wisconsin 7/28/08 4 p.m. Central & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Central
  • FSN Northwest 7/28/08 3:30 p.m. Pacific & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Pacific
  • FSN Ohio 7/28/08 4 p.m. Eastern & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Eastern
  • FSN Pittsburgh 7/28/08 4 p.m. Eastern &8/18/08 3 p.m. Eastern
  • FSN Rocky Mountain 7/28/08 1 p.m. Mountain & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Mountain & 8/18/08 1 p.m. Mountain (non Broncos)
  • FSN South 7/28/08 4 p.m. Eastern & & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Eastern
  • FSN Southwest 7/28/08 4 p.m. Central & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Central
  • FSN Houston 7/28/08 4 p.m. Central
  • FSN West 7/28/08 12 p.m. Pacific & 8/18/08 3 p.m. Pacific
  • Comcast New England 7/28/08 4 p.m. Eastern
  • Comcast Philadelphia 7/31/08 3 p.m. Eastern & 8/21/08 3:30 p.m. Eastern & 8/24/08 3 p.m. Eastern
  • Comcast Mid Atlantic 8/18/08 3 p.m. Eastern
  • Comcast Chicago 8/07/08 9 p.m. Central

While you wait for the official airing, here is a sneak preview of one of the routines you are sure to see. This is 2008 Grand National Champion Shane Winsor doing his award winning single rope freestyle.

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Jump Rope World Championships Cape Town South Africa 2008

Now that the 2008 US National Jump Rope Championships are behind us, it’s time to get pumped for the World Championships. They will take place in less than a month in Cape Town, South Africa from July 22nd-30th. To help us all prepare… here’s a cool story about the development of the sport of Jump Rope in South Africa.

Good luck to all of the competitors from around the world!

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Hong Kong Skipper – Yip Suet Bun

This video was submitted by Wittman Au-Yeung. This is from the Hong Kong Rope Skipping Championships. This is Hong Kong Skipper “Yip Suet Bun” performing another Master Freestyle with zero mistakes. He is in the 15-17 age Male group. He won the gold medal in 30 sec speed, Triples, Freestyle and the over all champion with the highest freestyle score among all the age groups in this Championships. He is preparing for the World Championships that will be held in South Africa in July of 2008. Wish him luck by leaving a comment on this video.

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