SAINT PAUL, Minn., Jan.
20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- For its
seventh successive year, Red Bull Crashed Ice returned to
Saint Paul tonight with the
courageous athletes chasing maximum speed in the opening days' time
trials and challenger race.
In the Men's shootout, the top of the pack was decided by
fractions of seconds. Marco Dallago
(AUS) finished in first with a time of 30.00 seconds, narrowly
edging out Minnesota favorite and 2017
World Champion, Cameron Naasz, who
clocked in at 30.08 seconds.
Minnesota native, Amanda Trunzo, sped up to first in the Women's
shootout with a time of 34.97 seconds edging out reigning world
champion Jacqueline Legere of
Canada, who placed second with a
time of 35.85 seconds.
Canada's Steve Cox won top honors in the freestyle
competition after bringing the crowd to its feet with a series of
dazzling moves in the side act– including two impeccable Misty
Fives.
Also on opening night, Mirko
Lahti of Finland came out
on top in the Ice Cross Downhill Junior World Championship race.
The defending champion in the junior competition for 16-21 year
olds was in a league of his own, winning every heat from the round
of 32 to the quarter-finals and semi-finals before once again
dominating the four-man final for the fourth straight race.
"I've been training hard all off season and I've got a lot of
confidence," said Lahti, who said his goal is to remain unbeaten in
all four Junior World Championship races this year. He jumped into
the lead by the first big turn, the BF Goodrich Grip Turn, and
never looked back.
In his first-ever Junior race, American Richie "Jo Jo" Velasquez
came storming from behind to snatch second place to the delight of
the big home crowd gathered to watch the world's fastest sport on
skates in front of the Saint Paul
Cathedral.
The action continues tomorrow at 6:00
PM. Metro transit will be offering free rides on any bus or
rail line tomorrow to Red Bull Crashed Ice. Free passes can be
downloaded here.
Red Bull TV will offer a dedicated 90-minute showcase tomorrow
starting at 8:00 PM CT. Red Bull TV
is distributed digitally as an app across mobile phones, tablets,
consoles, OTT devices, Smart TVs and online at www.redbull.tv.
Saint Paul Shootout Results:
MEN: 1. Marco Dallago
(AUT) 2. Cameron Naasz (USA) 3. Pacome
Schmitt (FRA) 4. Luca Dallago
(AUT) 5. Mirko Lahti (FIN) 6.
Scott Croxall (CAN) 7. Maxwell Dunne (USA) 8. Markus
Juola (FIN) 9. Michael
Iulianello (USA) 10.
Patrik Merz (SUI)
WOMEN: 1. Amanda Trunzo
(USA) 2. Jacqueline Legere (CAN) 3. Myriam Trepanier (CAN) 4. Veronika Windisch (AUT) 5. Anais Morand (SUI) 6. Maxie Plante (CAN) 7. Tamara Kajah (CAN) 8. Michaela Michaelson (USA) 9. Elaine
Topolnisky (CAN) 10. Junko
Yamamoto (JPN)
JUNIOR CUP RESULTS: 1. Mirko
Lahti (FIN) 2. Richie "Jo Jo" Velasquez (USA) 3. Joni Saarinen (FIN)
FREESTYLE SHOWCASE CHAMPION: Steven Cox (CAN)
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