SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Red Bull Crashed Ice will return to Saint Paul on January 19 and 20 to kick-off the 2017/2018 Ice Cross Downhill Championship. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Cathedral of Saint Paul for the seventh time, the event returns to the formidable location with its established reputation as the longest and most-challenging track on the schedule. Saint Paul will be the first leg of the four-event world series that brings 64 men and 16 women together from around the world to compete for the chance to be crowned 2018 Ice Cross Downhill Champion. New to this year, in addition to free general admission, spectators now have the option to purchase premium-viewing tickets. Tickets can be purchased by visiting redbull.com/crashedice.
Four skaters will compete head-to-head down a 1,600-foot track consisting of hair-pin turns, vertical and banked walls, whoops and gaps at speeds nearing 50 mph. The first two male and female competitors, respectively, to cross the finish line advance to the next round until a Champion is crowned.
Cameron Naasz, who currently resides in Burnsville, Minn., will be back on home turf defending his 2017 World Champion title and attempting an unprecedented ‘three-peat’. 2016 and 2017 World Champion Jacqueline Legere of Canada will also be chasing her third consecutive Ice Cross Downhill Championship, going head-to-head with another Minnesota native, Amanda Trunzo.
“I’m definitely just as motivated as in the past two years and certainly don’t think a three-peat is impossible,” said local hero Naasz, the first man in the history of the sport to win back-to-back world championships in 2016 and 2017.
The Ice Cross Downhill World Championship will feature nine stages in its 2017/18 season, including four major Red Bull Crashed Ice races and five Riders Cup races. The Juniors World Championship will be back for a second season after its successful debut last year, a feeder competition that helps younger racers gain invaluable experience racing down the tracks under the spotlight and pressure of performing in front of large crowds.
For fans who cannot attend in-person, the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship will be available live and on-demand on Red Bull TV. The event is supported by The City of St. Paul, BFGoodrich, Hyundai Motor Company, Polaris, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, T-Mobile, and Casio.
For more information and tickets, visit redbull.com/crashedice.
RED BULL CRASHED ICE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2017/18 RACE CALENDAR
December 16, 2017: Riders Cup, Wagrain-Kleinarl, Austria
January 19/20, 2018: Red Bull Crashed Ice, Saint Paul, USA
January 27, 2018: Riders Cup, St Petersburg, Russia
February 2/3, 2018: Red Bull Crashed Ice, Jyvaskyla-Laajis, Finland
February 10, 2018: Riders Cup, Saariselka, Finland
February 16/17, 2018: Red Bull Crashed Ice, Marseille, France
February 24, 2018: Riders Cup, Minnesota USA
March 3, 2018: Riders Cup, La Sarre, Canada
March 9/10, 2018: Red Bull Crashed Ice, Edmonton, Canada
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