Meet the Hosts: Canada's Ultimate Challenge
Hosts Craig McMorris and Nikki Reyes bring you the action
Craig McMorris
To have one world-class snowboarder from the prairies of Regina Saskatchewan is pretty rare, but two? As the elder statesman of the McMorris brothers, Craig has become a veteran pro snowboarder and one of the most creative riders and in the world even winning bronze in the X Games Real Snow competition (2019) as well as producing and starring in some of the biggest snowboard films in the last decade.
In 2014, he debuted as the snowboard analyst for CBC's Olympic broadcast coverage in Sochi 2014 and has since become the definitive and entertaining voice of Big Air, Slopestyle and Halfpipe snowboarding. At the Rio 2016 Olympics, Craig took to the streets for CBC to explore a side of the city – its music, food, dance, soccer, surf and skateboard cultures – and bring it all to Canadians as the host of an immersive content series called Rio on the Edge.
Craig joined CBC Olympics as the overnight host and snowboard analyst for PyeongChang 2018 cementing his reputation as one of the most versatile personalities in both action sports and Canadian broadcasting and added Tokyo 2021 and Beijing 2022 to his already-impressive resume having covered 5 Olympics.
Craig continues to serve as the snowboard and skateboard analyst for CBC Olympics as he readies for his next adventure that takes him across the country as the host of CBC's Canada's Ultimate Challenge.
Nikki Reyes
Nikki Reyes grew up in Markham, Ontario, but returned to her family's original home in the Philippines where she worked as an actor in local telenovelas. She focused on sports broadcasting after moving back to North America and worked as a reporter, anchor and producer for the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL and Hockey Night in Canada. She landed at TSN during the pandemic, where she became the host of their flagship show SportsCentre.
Nikki left her job at TSN and joined the team at Canada's Ultimate Challenge in the summer of 2022.
After filming wrapped up, Nikki embarked on her own challenge, a 260 km hike into Spain from Portugal, as part of the pilgrimage known as The Camino de Santiago.
