Red Bull 'downhill ice cross' coming to St. Paul Cathedral

An extreme sport sometimes described as "downhill ice cross" is coming to the St. Paul Cathedral in January. Athletes competing in "Crashed Ice" skate down a specially designed ramp of ice at high-speed while navigating jumps and banked turns.

Author:
BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Dec 2, 2011

An extreme sport sometimes described as "downhill ice cross" is coming to the St. Paul Cathedral in January. Athletes competing in "Crashed Ice" skate down a specially designed ramp of ice at high-speed while navigating jumps and banked turns.

The Catholic Spirit says the three-day event is expected to draw tens of thousands of people every day. Local authorities are working with Red Bull to minimize the impact on church-goers, businesses and residents.

A look at "Crashed Ice," from extreme-sports broadcaster Extremity.Tv:

You can check out more videos and other information on the event website.

School lunch cafeteria flickr

The summer meal program began Monday.

Brandon Gardas

A judge on Monday set the high bail due to "very significant concerns of public safety" regarding Brandon Gardas.

20210722_hhc_570

Sponsored Story

The Minneapolis center is nationally recognized in pediatric trauma

Crisp & Green

MN Food & Drink

The fast-casual salad and grains restaurant has exploded onto the food scene.

FLickr - Target Field 2019 - mark grabe

MN Music and Radio

Country singer Cole Swindell is expected to perform for up to 75 minutes after the conclusion of the Blue Jays-Twins contest.

10974344_886755688011981_7448860726679919201_o

MN Food & Drink

It's the end of an era in the Twin Cities restaurant world.

Screen Shot 2022-06-27 at 12.47.20 PM

The North Shore just so happened to be a lucky place to be this past weekend.

covid

BA.5 is expected to become the dominant subvariant in Minnesota.

police lights squad car

SWAT evacuated nearby residents during the incident.

Florida Georgia Line

MN Music and Radio

The band is the second country music act to be booked this year.

monkeypox

The Minnesota Department of Health says the risk to the public is "considered low" at this time.

Screen Shot 2022-06-27 at 8.55.18 AM

MN Music and Radio

His cause of death has not been reported.

Videotaping by spectators is prohibited at this weekend's Crashed Ice skating event in St. Paul. MPR's Newscut blog points out that's because the energy drink sponsors want control over how the event is presented to the public.

Scaffolding surrounds the St. Paul Cathedral as the track takes shape for the Ice Cross Downhill race. World class skaters from around the world are coming to the capital city for the world championship series. The 651 Facebook page has a photo series of the construction.

A couple hundred athletes from around the world are competing in the three-day event, including 75 Minnesotans. According to MPR, the 400-meter track starts by the Cathedral of Saint Paul and ends near the Kellogg Boulevard onramp to I-35E. It includes jumps, sharp turns and steep slopes. Skaters can reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour.

The treacherous ice-covered track filled with turns, jumps and drops will be set up outside of the St. Paul Cathedral.

City officials say Red Bull's Crashed Ice event is coming back for another round of reckless skating down St. Paul's Cathedral Hill. Last year the Minnesota debut of the extreme sport drew nearly 100,000 onlookers. The sport was born in Scandinavia when some daredevils tried skating down a bobsled run.

DONTCHA KNOW?

You Can Get BMTN Special Offers!

Get Our Newsletter

CLOSE

CLOSE

CLOSE

CLOSE