So, it appears there’s another group of athletes that can give luge, skeleton, ski cross and snowboard cross participants a run for their money in the crazy frozen downhill sports department. Apparently, it’s been around for several years, but I just recently (okay, just today) learned about Red Bull Crashed Ice racing. Considering I have a major soft spot for lunatics on hockey skates, I can’t believe I didn’t find out about this sooner.
If you have absolutely no regard for your physical well-being and have ever thought about ice skating at 40 mph through a 1300-foot long downhill obstacle course including drops, bumps, jumps and gaps then this is the sport for you. Oh, and don’t worry, at least 80,000 people will show up and risk frostbite just for the chance to cheer you on as you hurl yourself down a giant ice chute with knives strapped to your feet and a bucket on your head.
There are plenty of videos floating around out there, but I recommend checking out this 2012 season highlight clip just to get a taste of this madness.
Now, if they could just figure out a way to incorporate jet packs into this without melting the ice…
This is fuckin awesome.
Yeah, I thought it was kinda bitchin’.
I could do it if I had a sled.
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