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Red Bull Crashed Ice rules!

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Red Bull Crashed Ice rules!

Nov 23, 2011

New year, new rules for the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship 2012!

The elite of ice cross downhill will do battle in Saint Paul (USA), Valkenburg (NED), Aare (SWE) and Quebec City (CAN). Hundreds of hopefuls will start, but only one can become World Champion. The competitors will battle it out shoulder-to-shoulder as they descend an assault course made out of ice. It’s anything goes... well, almost – there are still a few set rules that must be obeyed by all athletes participating in Red Bull Crashed Ice.

At each World Championship event, the field is made up of the best riders from the ice cross international elite, representatives of national teams, and the fastest athletes from national qualifying races held around the world. Each event is preceded by National Qualifiers held across the host country and is open to everybody looking to take part in the main race and test themselves against the best ice cross racers in the world.

With athletes descending 350 metre-long downhill courses four abreast at speeds of up to 70kph, crashes are the only thing that’s certain. Competitors are, however, strictly forbidden from intentionally causing a fellow competitor to fall, slow down or leave the course, for example by holding his shirt, pushing or even striking him. Any athlete found guilty by the Competition Committee of hindering another athlete intentionally will be disqualified automatically.

Event Schedule
Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship events will typically be held over a three-day period. The first day comprises Athletes’ Briefing, training and a National Shoot Out, while the second day is made up of an Athletes’ Briefing, training and an International Shoot Out and Elimination Round (heat format). In the shoot outs, two runs will be timed and the fastest 64 on each day will advance to the Elimination Round from which 64 of the 128 athletes will advance to the finals. The finals on day three will comprise an Athletes’ Briefing, training and the final competition itself (heat format).

Ranking
Athletes ranked first to fourth for each particular event are allocated positions according to their place in the final heat. Athletes ranked fifth to eighth are ranked according to their place in the small final. All remaining athletes are ranked according to the round in which they were eliminated.

Points
Points are awarded at each Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship event; from 1,000 points, for 1st place, down to 0.5 points for 100th place. The points obtained at all four races are then added together after the final event to determine the winner of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship 2012. Every race counts.

The format is simple, the racing fierce. Anyone who has aspirations of becoming the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Champion 2012 will have to prove himself against some of the best skaters in the world in front of tens, sometimes hundreds of thousands of fans. Do you have what it takes to melt the ice?