Crashed Ice

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.

Crashed Ice skater in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota

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
Jasper Felder won the single event seven times
Date Location Champion
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

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.

2016 World Championship
Date Location Men's Champion Women's Champion
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

2017 World Championship
Date Location Men's Champion Women's Champion
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

2018 World Championship
Date Location Men's Champion Women's Champion
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

2019 World Championship
Date Location Men's Champion Women's Champion
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

2010 World Championship
Date Location Champion
January 16 Munich, Germany Martin Niefnecker, Germany
March 21 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Kyle Croxall, Canada
2010 World Champion Martin Niefnecker, Germany

2011 World Championship
Date Location Champion
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

2012 World Championship
Date Location Champion
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

2013 World Championship
Date Location Champion
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

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

2015 World Championship
Date Location Champion
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

2013 Team Challenge World Championship
Date Location Champion
December 1 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Swatch Proteam
January 26 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States Living The Dream
February 9 Landgraaf, Netherlands Cancelled
March 2 Lausanne, Switzerland International Gladiators
March 16 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Swatch Proteam
2013 World Champion Swatch Proteam

2014 Team Challenge World Championship
Date Location Champion
February 1 Helsinki, Finland Living The Dream
February 22 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States Couch Garden Crew
March 8 Moscow, Russia Crazy Canucks
March 22 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Couch Garden Crew
2014 World Champion Couch Garden Crew

2015 Team Challenge World Championship
Date Location Champion
January 24 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States Prestige Worldwide
February 21 Belfast, Northern Ireland Living The Dream
March 13 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Living The Dream
2015 World Champion Living The Dream

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
Date Location Champion
January 18 - Riders Cup Afton Alps/Hastings, Minnesota, United States Tamara Kajah, Canada
January 24 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States Salla Kyhälä, Finland
February 14 - Riders Cup Jyväskylä, Finland Jacqueline Legere, Canada
2015 World Champion
  • Start of a race in 2008
    Start of a race in 2008
  • A turn in the track in Quebec, 2007
    A turn in the track in Quebec, 2007
  • 4 racers in Quebec, 2008
    4 racers in Quebec, 2008
  • Close racing, Quebec, 2008
    Close racing, Quebec, 2008
  • 4 racers in Quebec, 2011
    4 racers in Quebec, 2011

References
  1. Red Bull, "Ice Cross - Downhill" (accessed 2012-01-20)
  2. "Interview with Salla Kyhala, winner of Red Bull Crashed Ice 2015, St. Paul,MN, USA". youtube.com. Runglobalmedia. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. Brian Swane (14 March 2015). "Finland's Salla Kyhala dominates Canadian field at Edmonton Crashed Ice". edmontonsun.com. Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. Jasper Felder
  5. Image of Jasper Felder playing bandy for USA
  6. "USA/Sweden International Bandy Camp - 2021 on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.
  7. "UOttawa Gee-Gee Fannie Desforges is Red Bull Crashed Ice Champ | uOttawa Gazette – Keeping our campus community informed". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  8. "Women's Hockey Players Take First and Third at Red Bull Crashed Ice Championship". Bleacher Report.
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