Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Crashed Ice (Red Bull Crashed Ice) is a world tour in the winter extreme sporting event, ice cross downhill (or downhill ice cross), which involves downhill skating in an urban environment, on a track which includes steep turns and high vertical drops. The series was created and is managed by energy drinks company Red Bull. It is similar to ski cross and snowboard cross, except with ice skates on an ice track, instead of skis or snowboards on a snow track.[1]
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.
Single event 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, Quebec, Canada |
Gabriel Andre, Canada |
2007 |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Kevin Olson, Canada |
2007 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Kevin Olson, Canada |
2008 |
Davos, Switzerland |
Miikka Jouhkimainen, Finland |
2008 |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
2009 |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
2009 |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Jasper Felder, Sweden |
World championship era
From 2010 onwards a points system was introduced. After the season, the skater with the most points is crowned the world champion. Points are awarded to the top 100 racers. Points are awarded starting with 1000 for the winner, after that 800, 600, 500 and decreasing to 0.5 for place 100.
For the 2015 season, the Riders Cup events were instituted. The events were designed to make the sport more accessible to more skaters. For these events, skaters can earn up to 25% of the points that the main events are awarded, with percentages decreasing with each placing. Meaning that the winner receives 250 points, which is 25% of the main event 1000 points and it decreases to 1% of the main event points for the 64th finisher, who receives 2.5 points. Any placings 65th and beyond do not score any points.
As well, a new wrinkle was added to the overall championship called the "throw out" rule. If a competitor competes in all of the stops, up to a maximum of 12 events in future years, the lowest main event score and the lowest Riders Cup score will be thrown out. This will give the skater an adjusted score for the overall championship. Thus, meaning that it is in the skater's best interest to compete in all events.
Individual Competition
2010 World Championship
2011 World Championship
Date |
Location |
Champion |
January 15th |
Munich, Germany |
Kyle Croxall, Canada |
February 5th |
Valkenburg, Netherlands |
Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
February 26th |
Moscow, Russia |
Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
March 19th |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
2011 |
World Champion |
Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
2012 World Championship
Date |
Location |
Champion |
January 14th |
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA |
Kyle Croxall, Canada |
February 4th |
Valkenburg, Netherlands |
Kyle Croxall, Canada |
February 18th |
Åre, Sweden |
Adam Horst, Canada |
March 17th |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
2012 |
World Champion |
Kyle Croxall, Canada |
2013 World Championship
Date |
Location |
Champion |
December 1st |
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
Kyle Croxall, Canada |
January 26th |
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA |
Kyle Croxall, Canada |
February 9th |
Landgraaf, Netherlands |
Derek Wedge, Switzerland |
March 2nd |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Cameron Naasz, USA |
March 16th |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
2013 |
World Champion |
Derek Wedge, Switzerland |
2014 World Championship
Date |
Location |
Champion |
February 1st |
Helsinki, Finland |
Marco Dallago, Austria |
February 22nd |
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA |
Marco Dallago, Austria |
March 8th |
Moscow, Russia |
Cameron Naasz, USA |
March 22nd |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Marco Dallago, Austria |
2014 |
World Champion |
Marco Dallago, Austria |
2015 World Championship
Date |
Location |
Champion |
January 18th - Riders Cup |
Afton Alps/Hastings, Minnesota, USA |
Cameron Naasz, USA |
January 24th |
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA |
Kyle Croxall, Canada |
January 31 - Riders Cup |
Wagrain-Kleinarl, Austria |
Marco Dallago, Austria |
February 7th |
Helsinki, Finland |
Scott Croxall, Canada |
February 14th - Riders Cup |
Jyväskylä, Finland |
Scott Croxall, Canada |
February 21st |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Scott Croxall, Canada |
March 7th - Riders Cup |
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
Dylan Moriarty, Canada |
March 14th |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Cameron Naasz, USA |
2015 |
World Champion |
Scott Croxall, Canada |
2016 World Championship
Team Competition
2013 Team Challenge World Championship
2014 Team Challenge World Championship
2015 Team Challenge World Championship
Women's competition
Date |
Location |
Champion |
2010 |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Kerri Muri, Canada |
2011 |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Salla Kyhälä, Finland |
2012 |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Fannie Desforges,[2] Canada |
2013 |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Dominique Thibault,[3] Canada |
2014 |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Salla Kyhälä, Finland |
2015 Women's World Championship
Gallery
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A turn in the track in Quebec, 2007
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Close racing, Quebec, 2008
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Crashed Ice Québec 2011.jpg
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
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