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January 14, 2012

Photos: Red Bull Crashed Ice

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St. Paul is host to the 2012 Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship. The quarter-mile track begins next to the St. Paul Cathedral and winds down the steepest part of the hill ending near the Kellogg Boulevard onramp to Interstate 35-E.

Competitors collide

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Competitors collide during the elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. More than 100 athletes competed in the elimination round of the ice cross downhill event with 64 athletes advancing to the finals held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Crashed Ice course

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — The Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship course snakes it way down from the Cathedral of St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Bundled fans

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Bundled fans brave the cold during the elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. More than 100 athletes competed in the elimination round of the ice cross downhill event with 64 athletes advancing to the finals held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Reacting to a crash

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Fans react to a crash during warmups of the elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. More than 100 athletes competed in the elimination round of the ice cross downhill event with 64 athletes advancing to the finals held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Crashed Ice

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Crew members repair the track before the start of the elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. More than 100 athletes competed in the elimination round of the ice cross downhill event with 64 athletes advancing to the finals held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Large crowds

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Thousands of spectators surround the track during the elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. More than 100 athletes competed in the elimination round of the ice cross downhill event with 64 athletes advancing to the finals held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Cheering on a friend

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Augsburg College juniors, from left, Jeff Butler, Ben Fletcher and Chad Gilmer watch the action of the elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. The friends were at the event to cheer on fellow Augsburg student and competitor Daniel Bergeson. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Double bumps

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Competitors negotiate the double bump section of the track during the elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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