Brian Rafael Také

Proving Ground, Season One

#UNIFYSTL

Eleven episodes on one wheel. Here is each one in full: the stunt, the work, the night, the physics, and what has to be true before it happens.

Title card: #UNIFYSTL, Proving Ground, Season One

The work

Every stunt is filmed from the first day of training. The misses stay in.

The night

Every episode ends with a crowd somewhere in the city and the real numbers on a screen.

Solve the Jump

Before each stunt, students predict the physics. The telemetry settles it. Solve it. Don't try it.

00

Také Style

The athlete's own stance, proven in a physics lab.

Now
01

The Empty Bus

Over a 40-foot city bus, ramp to ramp. Then the question nobody asks: why is the bus so empty?

November 30
02

79 in One

Every one of the city's 79 neighborhoods in a single day, on one wheel.

December
03

The Keg Line

Ramp to ramp over a row of kegs at a St. Louis brewery. One more keg every time.

New Year's
04

Jump the Zamboni

A studded tire, an outdoor rink, and a Zamboni in the way.

January
05

The Parade

Mardi Gras in Soulard: a stunt in front of one of the biggest crowds of the city's year.

Mardi Gras
06

The Bend

A night speed run across the old Route 66 bridge, a mile over the Mississippi.

April
07

The Spirit

A top-speed record attempt on a closed runway.

May
08

Art Hill

The hill is the grandstand. The jump is at the bottom.

June
09

Center Stage

A game night by the ballpark: the season's ramp kit on a long runway, a stage and a crowd, and a first pitch thrown at full speed.

July
10

The Wash Ave Gap

Roof to roof, nine stories over Washington Avenue, live with telemetry and a block party below.

Finale

One seat open

Presenting partner: open

#UNIFYSTL, Season One

  1. 00Také Style
  2. 01The Empty Bus
  3. 0279 in One
  4. 03The Keg Line
  5. 04Jump the Zamboni
  6. 05The Parade
  7. 06The Bend
  8. 07The Spirit
  9. 08Art Hill
  10. 09Center Stage
  11. 10The Wash Ave Gap