Crashed Ice hits St. Paul
Red Bull Crashed Ice made a return to St. Paul this weekend, attracting almost 200 competitors and an estimated 115,000 spectators.
Fireworks explode over the Red Bull Crashed Ice course before the start of the event Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in St. Paul.
American Isaac Tigh leads the pack though a heat in the round of 64 on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in St. Paul.
St. Paul Police estimated attendance at 115,000, a 44 percent greater turnout than Crashed Ice's inaugural appearance in St. Paul last year.
American and former Gophers hockey player Brian Schack pursues Finn Paavo Klintrup through a heat during the round of 64 Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in St. Paul. Schack and Klintrup both advanced to the round of 32 where the American was eliminated.
Canadian Dean Moriarity cases the pack through a turn during the round of 64 on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in St. Paul.
American Isaac Tigh pushes though a heat in the round of 32 on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in St. Paul. Tigh was eliminated in the quarter finals.
Canadian Scott Croxall leads American Cameron Naasz during a semifinal round Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in St. Paul. Croxall and Naasz both advanced to the final round.
Canadian Kyle Croxall, American Cameron Naasz, Canadian Scott Croxall and Swiss Kim Muller break out of the starting gates during the final round of Red Bull Crashed Ice on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in St. Paul.
Canadian Kyle Croxall, American Cameron Naasz, Canadian Scott Croxall and Swiss Kim Muller race down the starting slope during the final round of Red Bull Crashed Ice on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in St. Paul.
Canadian Kyle Croxall and his brother Scott took first and second place, respectively, followed by American Cameron Naasz in third and Swiss Kim Muller in fourth.
Skaters started their runs from the top of a four-story ice slide.
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