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Crashed Ice is a winter extreme sporting event, which involves downhill skating in an urban environment, on a track which includes steep turns and high vertical drops. It is sponsored by Red Bull.
Competitors, having advanced from one of the tryouts in the prior months, race in heats of four skaters, with the top two advancing from each heat. Racers, typically ice hockey players, outfitted as such, speed down the course’s turns, berms, and jumps.
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Previous winners
Date Location Champion 2001 Stockholm, Sweden Jasper Felder, Sweden 2002 Klagenfurt, Austria Jasper Felder, Sweden 2003 Duluth, Minnesota, USA Jasper Felder, Sweden 2004 Moscow, Russia Jasper Felder, Sweden 2004 Duluth, Minnesota, USA Jasper Felder, Sweden 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Jasper Felder, Sweden 2006 Quebec City, Québec, Canada Gabriel Andre, Canada 2007 Quebec City, Québec, Canada Kevin Olson, Canada 2007 Helsinki, Finland Kevin Olson, Canada 2008 Davos, Switzerland Miikka Jouhkimainen, Finland 2008 Quebec City, Québec, Canada Arttu Pihlainen, Finland 2009 Quebec City, Québec, Canada Arttu Pihlainen, Finland 2009 Lausanne, Switzerland Jasper Felder, Sweden 2010 Munich, Germany Martin Niefnecker, Germany 2010 Quebec City, Québec, Canada Kyle Croxall, Canada 2011 Munich, Germany Kyle Croxall, Canada 2011 Valkenburg, Netherlands Arttu Pihlainen, Finland 2011 Moscow, Russia Arrtu Pihlainen, Finland 2011 Quebec City, Québec, Canada Arttu Pihlainen, Finland Images
References
- Red Bull’s Headlong Frozen Dash Is a Crash Course in Marketing, By Matt Higgins, New York Times, March 3, 2007
- Red Bull Crashed Ice returns to Quebec City, by Melissa Halarides, The Concordian, March 7, 2007
- A Downhill Ice Course, Full Hockey Gear and the Need for Speed, Market Wire, August 2006
- Crashed Ice: Le parcours de l'an dernier gonflé aux stéroïdes, by Ian Bussières, Le Soleil, January 25th 2008, P. 8 & 9
External links
Categories:- Red Bull sports events
- Speed skating
- Sport in Quebec City
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