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Crashed Ice Niagara: 2012 Competitors

View a gallery of some of this year's Crashed Ice...

View a gallery of some of this year's Crashed Ice athletes.

Fire and Ice: Profile of Champion Kyle Croxall

Whether it’s on the ice or fighting fires, Kyle Croxall...

Whether it’s on the ice or fighting fires, Kyle Croxall always gives 100 per cent. And it’s this determination that has made the 24-year-old Canadian the current Ice Cross Downhill World Champion. Read More

Canadian Kyle Croxall Brings it Home After Storming Comeback at Niagra Falls

An impressive fightback from the indomitable Kyle Croxall...

An impressive fightback from the indomitable Kyle Croxall saw the 2012 champion quell a scintillating charge from US skater Cameron Naasz to ensure that it was Canada and not America who had the most to shout about at the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship opener at Niagara Falls. Read More

Injured Arttu Pihlainen Out of Niagara Falls Final

2011 champion Arttu Pihlainen, injured on Saturday when he crashed into the boards while training ahead of the 2012/13 Ice Cross Downhill World Championship season opener in Niagara Falls, has decided to follow doctor's advice and pull out of the race.

Swatch Proteam Win First Ever Team Event at Niagara

Swatch ProTeam won the thrill-filled inaugural competition...

Swatch ProTeam won the thrill-filled inaugural competition of the Ice Cross Downhill Team Challenge on Friday night as Swiss skaters Kilian Braun, Kim Muller and Jim de Paoli defeated the Kyle Croxall-led International Gladiators on a freezing cold night of action next to the Niagara Falls. Read More

Niagara Falls Elimination Round: Canadians Dominate, Austrians Advance

A total of 27 Canadians and 37 other racers from around the...

A total of 27 Canadians and 37 other racers from around the world advanced on Friday in the season's first Elimination Round to Saturday's 64-man finals in the eagerly-awaited ice cross downhill world championship opener on a steep track overlooking the famous Niagara Falls. American Cameron Naasz had the fastest qualifying time. Read More

National Shootout Results from Niagara Falls

Thursday's National Shoot Out saw almost 100 skaters tackle...

Thursday's National Shoot Out saw almost 100 skaters tackle the 500-metre-long track at Niagara Falls as they battled it out to finish amongst the fastest 32 and advance to the next round of competition at the first stop of the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship. Read More

Red Bull Crashed Ice: Niagara Falls in 24 Hours

You could say Niagara Falls is a spiritual home for extreme...

You could say Niagara Falls is a spiritual home for extreme sports. Daredevils have been tightrope walking across the world-famous waterfall, swimming against its current and throwing themselves down it in barrels since the 1800s. Read More

Red Bull Crashed Ice Niagara: The Season Starts Here

The wait for the first ice cross downhill race of the...

The wait for the first ice cross downhill race of the season is almost over... Niagara Falls (CAN) will host the 2012/13 World Championship kick-off on Saturday, December 1. Read More

See the Red Bull Crashed Ice Track Being Built Live at Niagara Falls

The countdown is on to the first race of the Red Bull...

The countdown is on to the first race of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship 2012/13 at Niagara Falls on Saturday, December 1! Read More

Rules of Red Bull Crashed Ice

Ice cross downhill returns in 2012/13 with new rules for...

Ice cross downhill returns in 2012/13 with new rules for the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship. Read More