Crashed Ice Explained
Red Bull Crashed Ice was a world tour in ice cross downhill, a winter extreme sporting event which involves downhill skating in an urban environment, on a track which includes steep turns and high vertical drops. Racers speed down the course's turns, berms, and jumps. 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. The events were held from 2001 to 2019; the ATSX now oversees ice cross downhill events.
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]
Racers are typically athletes with a background in ice hockey, however competitors from the sports of bandy and ringette have also competed with great success, such as Salla Kyhälä from Finland's national ringette team,[2] [3] who also played in Canada's National Ringette League, and Jasper Felder, a bandy player who became an ice cross downhill seven-time single event winner. As a bandy player, Felder represented the United States national bandy team,[4] [5] [6] while in ice cross downhill, represented Sweden while equipped with ice hockey gear. Felder was first in the single-event in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, and twice in 2004.
Single event winners
| Date | Location | Champion |
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| 2001 | Stockholm, Sweden | Jasper Felder, Sweden |
| 2002 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Jasper Felder, Sweden |
| 2003 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Jasper Felder, Sweden |
| 2004 | Moscow, Russia | Jasper Felder, Sweden |
| 2004 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | 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 |
| 2009 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
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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
2016 World Championship
| Date | Location | Men's Champion | Women's Champion |
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| November 28, 2015 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Cameron Naasz, United States | Myriam Trépanier, Canada |
| January 9, 2016 | Munich, Germany | Cameron Naasz, United States | Jacqueline Legere, Canada |
| January 30, 2016 | Jyväskylä, Finland | Scott Croxall, Canada | |
| February 26, 2016 | St. Paul, United States | Cameron Naasz, United States | Jacqueline Legere, Canada |
| 2016 | World Champion | Cameron Naasz, United States | Jacqueline Legere, Canada |
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2017 World Championship
| Date | Location | Men's Champion | Women's Champion | |
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| December 10, 2016 | Wagrain, Austria | Marco Dallago, Austria | | Riders Cup |
| January 14, 2017 | Marseille, France | Cameron Naasz, United States | Jacqueline Legere, Canada | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| January 20–21, 2017 | Jyväskylä, Finland | Scott Croxall, Canada | | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| January 28, 2017 | Rautalampi, Finland | Jim De Paoli, Switzerland | | Riders Cup |
| February 4, 2017 | Moscow, Russia | | | Riders Cup |
| February 3–4, 2017 | St. Paul, United States | Dean Moriarity, Canada | Myriam Trépanier, Canada | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| February 18, 2017 | La Sarre, Canada | | | Riders Cup |
| February 25, 2017 | Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada | Cancelled | N/A | Riders Cup |
| March 3–4, 2017 | Ottawa, Canada | Cameron Naasz, United States | Jacqueline Legere, Canada | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| 2017 | World Champion | Cameron Naasz, United States | Jacqueline Legere, Canada | Overall |
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2018 World Championship
| Date | Location | Men's Champion | Women's Champion | |
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| January 19–20, 2018 | St. Paul, United States | Marco Dallago, Austria | Amanda Trunzo, United States | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| February 2–3, 2018 | Jyväskylä, Finland | Luca Dallago, Austria | Amanda Trunzo, United States | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| February 16–17, 2018 | Marseille, France | Cameron Naasz, United States | Jacqueline Legere, Canada | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| March 9–10, 2018 | Edmonton, Canada | Luca Dallago, Austria | Amanda Trunzo, United States | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| 2018 | World Champion | Scott Croxall, Canada | Amanda Trunzo, United States | Overall |
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2019 World Championship
| Date | Location | Men's Champion | Women's Champion | |
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| December 7–8, 2018 | Yokohama, Japan | Cameron Naasz, United States | Amanda Trunzo, United States | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| February 2, 2019 | Jyväskylä, Finland | Kyle Croxall, Canada | Amanda Trunzo, United States | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| February 8–9, 2019 | Boston, MA (Fenway Park),United States | Cameron Naasz | Amanda Trunzo, United States | Red Bull Crashed Ice |
| 2019 | World Champion | Cameron Naasz | Amanda Trunzo, United States | Overall |
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Men's competition
2010 World Championship
| Date | Location | Champion |
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| January 16 | Munich, Germany | Martin Niefnecker, Germany |
| March 21 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Kyle Croxall, Canada |
| 2010 | World Champion | Martin Niefnecker, Germany |
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2011 World Championship
| Date | Location | Champion |
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| January 15 | Munich, Germany | Kyle Croxall, Canada |
| February 5 | Valkenburg, Netherlands | Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
| February 26 | Moscow, Russia | Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
| March 19 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
| 2011 | World Champion | Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
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2012 World Championship
| Date | Location | Champion |
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| January 14 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Kyle Croxall, Canada |
| February 4 | Valkenburg, Netherlands | Kyle Croxall, Canada |
| February 18 | Åre, Sweden | Adam Horst, Canada |
| March 17 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
| 2012 | World Champion | Kyle Croxall, Canada |
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2013 World Championship
| Date | Location | Champion |
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| December 1 | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | Kyle Croxall, Canada |
| January 26 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Kyle Croxall, Canada |
| February 9 | Landgraaf, Netherlands | Derek Wedge, Switzerland |
| March 2 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Cameron Naasz, United States |
| March 16 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Arttu Pihlainen, Finland |
| 2013 | World Champion | Derek Wedge, Switzerland |
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2014 World Championship
| Date | Location | Champion |
|---|
| February 1 | Helsinki, Finland | Marco Dallago, Austria |
| February 22 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Marco Dallago, Austria |
| March 8 | Moscow, Russia | Cameron Naasz, United States |
| March 22 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Marco Dallago, Austria |
| 2014 | World Champion | Marco Dallago, Austria |
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2015 World Championship
| Date | Location | Champion |
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| January 18 - Riders Cup | Afton Alps/Hastings, Minnesota, United States | Cameron Naasz, United States |
| January 24 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Kyle Croxall, Canada |
| January 31 - Riders Cup | Wagrain-Kleinarl, Austria | Marco Dallago, Austria |
| February 7 | Helsinki, Finland | Scott Croxall, Canada |
| February 14 - Riders Cup | Jyväskylä, Finland | Scott Croxall, Canada |
| February 21 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Scott Croxall, Canada |
| March 7 - Riders Cup | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | Dylan Moriarty, Canada |
| March 14 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Cameron Naasz, United States |
| 2015 | World Champion | Scott Croxall, Canada |
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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,[7] Canada |
| 2013 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Dominique Thibault,[8] Canada |
| 2014 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Salla Kyhälä, Finland | |
2015 Women's World Championship
References
General 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
Notes and References
- Red Bull, "Ice Cross - Downhill" (accessed 2012-01-20)
- Web site: Interview with Salla Kyhala, winner of Red Bull Crashed Ice 2015, St. Paul,MN, USA . youtube.com . 26 January 2015 . 11 May 2022 . Runglobalmedia . en.
- Web site: Finland's Salla Kyhala dominates Canadian field at Edmonton Crashed Ice. edmontonsun.com . Brian Swane . 14 March 2015 . 11 May 2022 . Edmonton Sun. en.
- http://bandysidan.nu/player.php?SpelareID=219 Jasper Felder
- http://bandysidan.nu/foton/dbf/2009_VM_USA_Jasper_F_Stor.JPG Image of Jasper Felder playing bandy for USA
- Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/107726007232682/107774800561136 . 2022-04-27. USA/Sweden International Bandy Camp - 2021 on Facebook . Facebook.
- Web site: UOttawa Gee-Gee Fannie Desforges is Red Bull Crashed Ice Champ | uOttawa Gazette – Keeping our campus community informed . 2012-03-22 . dead . https://archive.today/20120802083309/http://www.gazette.uottawa.ca/en/2012/03/uottawa-gee-gee-fannie-desforges-is-red-bull-crashed-ice-champ/ . 2012-08-02 .
- Web site: Women's Hockey Players Take First and Third at Red Bull Crashed Ice Championship. Bleacher Report.
