Double the Jumps, Double the Fun at 'Red Bull: New Year. No Limits.' on ESPN

Levi LaVallee and Robbie Maddison Attempt to Simultaneously Break World Records Live on ESPN

ESPN will ring in 2012 with the fourth installment of Red Bull: New Year. No Limits., airing live from San Diego. on Saturday, Dec. 31 at approximately 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT on ESPN, ESPNHD and ESPN3, immediately following the Chick-Fil-A Bowl.

This year, snowmobiler Levi LaVallee will attempt a record-setting distance jump alongside Motocross rider Robbie Maddison, as both simultaneously launch over 300 feet of water from the North park to the South park at the Embarcadero Marina Park in the downtown area of San Diego Bay. LaVallee, a seven-time X Games medalist, will attempt to break his own record of 361 feet while Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. Veteran Maddison will aim to eclipse the current motocross distance jump record of 391 feet.

"I am so pumped to be able to come back to Red Bull: New Year. No Limits.," said LaVallee. "Last year obviously didn't go the way I was hoping, and I am excited to have another chance at this amazing opportunity."

Maddison added, "Jumping long distances is a passion of mine, and I'm excited to come back for New Year's Eve and sail over San Diego Harbor.  My goal is 400 feet. It's not all about getting the world record to me, it's more about understanding this feat and the commitment ahead to achieving what most would consider an impossible jump."

Scott Guglielmino, ESPN senior vice president, programming and Global X, said, "Once again we are excited to work with Red Bull to showcase Levi and Robbie, two world class athletes, as they both attempt to break world records on New Year's Eve."

Sal Masekela will host ESPN's telecast with play-by-play from Joe Tessitore and analysis from Cameron Steele, while SportsNation's Colin Cowherd and Michele Beadle will provide fan-interactive content throughout the show. The team will be joined by Jamie Little to offer sideline commentary for this spectacular live 2012 New Year's Eve celebration.

This will be the fourth installment of the Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. events. Maddison began the series in 2007 with a record-setting football field jump; he then returned in 2008 to jump up to and off of the Arc de Triomphe at Paris Las Vegas while Rhys Millen backflipped an off-road truck. In 2009, Travis Pastrana jumped his rally car 269 feet, landing on a barge in Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor. Last year, Levi LaVallee was injured during practice and thus the event was cancelled. This year's simultaneous jump will eclipse past records set in front of thousands of onsite fans in attendance and millions of viewers on ESPN.