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00:01:43IceCross to me

00:01:46is controlled chaos on ice,

00:01:50and there's nothing like it.

00:01:51As soon as you get to the gate

00:01:54and that five-second warning is called,

00:01:56like everything goes silent,

00:01:57it's probably the most peaceful time

00:01:58you'll ever experience in life.

00:02:03There's no buddy-buddy thing out there.

00:02:06You know, it's war out there.

00:02:16Coming through all that

00:02:25and then working through with what I've dealt with,

00:02:28I'd probably have to say the ice cross

00:02:29has probably saved my life.

00:02:32Oh, my goodness!

00:02:46If you would, introduce yourself

00:03:08and, you know, what you do.

00:03:11Okay.

00:03:12Yes, hey, my name is Stefan Aufschneider.

00:03:14I'm Austrian.

00:03:16Actually, I'm the president of the ATSX Federation.

00:03:20I have invented that sport together

00:03:21with a colleague in 2000.

00:03:24And it's always spectacular.

00:03:27Wherever we go,

00:03:28people are standing behind it.

00:03:29Wow!

00:03:44When someone asks me what is ice cross,

00:03:50I could get into full detail,

00:03:53the explanation,

00:03:54but there's one word.

00:03:56It's action.

00:03:57Ice cross is a sport

00:03:57that will make you question what is possible.

00:04:00It's a comeback story

00:04:01where you reach a peak,

00:04:03you reach a certain ceiling,

00:04:04and then you get knocked on your ass

00:04:06and you've got to find a way to get back up.

00:04:09Aspect of ice cross is crashing,

00:04:11and, you know,

00:04:12you're going to go down no matter what.

00:04:14And you're always faster on your feet

00:04:16than you are on your butt.

00:04:17I don't know if that was better or not.

00:04:19I don't know what I'm saying.

00:04:19I don't know.

00:04:20When I think about ice cross right now as a sport,

00:04:30I think hope is probably

00:04:31the best describing term that I could use.

00:04:33We are very thankful

00:04:35for the support of Red Bull for 20 years.

00:04:38I mean, we were hit

00:04:41in the most unlucky situation,

00:04:44two years of COVID.

00:04:45It was, of course,

00:04:47the worst that could happen to us.

00:04:50We didn't know if there was going to be

00:04:51a sport moving forward,

00:04:52but with the passionate athletes,

00:04:54people were surrounded by,

00:04:56the guys who put the time in,

00:04:57who don't get paid.

00:04:59We grind it out right now.

00:05:01And we're at that stage

00:05:02where we're seeing momentum build again.

00:05:06I'm really happy by the end of this season

00:05:08to see that we still survived.

00:05:10The sport is still there.

00:05:12We had seven events this year,

00:05:13which is amazing for zero, zero budget.

00:05:17So everybody had to do it on its own.

00:05:20Athletes that compete in this sport

00:05:22volunteer to build the track

00:05:24on their own time

00:05:26while they currently work full-time jobs.

00:05:29You know, they'll come to the track

00:05:30a month early

00:05:31to start building it

00:05:32so that there's an event.

00:05:35Out here making ice tracks

00:05:36in the middle of the night.

00:05:38Wouldn't have it any other way.

00:05:40Drive your fee over here.

00:05:42The athletes are the heartbeat of this sport.

00:05:45For the 2023 season of Ice Cross,

00:05:48we decided to follow four athletes

00:05:49as they travel and make sacrifices

00:05:52to compete in the most insane sport

00:05:54you've never heard of.

00:05:57We have Rob Whirling from Canada,

00:05:59the viral ice dunking sensation.

00:06:02Rob found new popularity

00:06:03on social media last year

00:06:05as he flew about 25 feet through the air

00:06:07to dunk a basketball on ice skates

00:06:10like he's Michael Jordan.

00:06:12We'll see if he can take

00:06:14that extreme athleticism

00:06:15and use it

00:06:16to capture his first world championship.

00:06:19We have Luke Webb from Australia,

00:06:21a.k.a. Ozzy Crasher.

00:06:23His name speaks for itself

00:06:25and his heart is just as big as his crasher's.

00:06:30Luke is the only competitive ice cross athlete

00:06:33that there's ever been from Australia.

00:06:36He's a phenomenon.

00:06:38You might as well call him

00:06:39a Jamaican bobsledder.

00:06:41We have Jack Schramm from New Jersey,

00:06:44just your all-American guy,

00:06:46a.k.a. the rooted athlete.

00:06:48Jack is one of the most fit guys

00:06:50on the ice cross tour

00:06:51and he's also a veteran within the sport.

00:06:54But his real mastery starts in his mind

00:06:57and his positive outlook on life

00:06:59is just, it's contagious to everyone around it.

00:07:02Let's go!

00:07:04And then we have Britton Morris,

00:07:06the mullet rocking racer from Texas,

00:07:07a.k.a. Mullet Mike.

00:07:10Britton is going on his fourth year

00:07:11competing in ice cross

00:07:12and already finds himself

00:07:13towards the top of the sport.

00:07:14He is one of the fastest athletes

00:07:17out of the start gates.

00:07:18But the thing that really sets him apart

00:07:20is his win-at-all-cost mindset.

00:07:25Each athlete has their battles to face

00:07:27on the ice and off the ice.

00:07:29But will they be able to manage?

00:07:31Will they be able to separate

00:07:32life and sport?

00:07:36We'll see.

00:07:38That's what we're here to find out.

00:07:39I'm Britton Morris,

00:07:56a.k.a. Mullet Mike.

00:07:58I race for the USA,

00:08:00more specifically,

00:08:01the great country of Texas.

00:08:02I've been competing in ice cross

00:08:07for four years now, I believe.

00:08:10Born and raised here in Austin, Texas.

00:08:12I lived here my entire life.

00:08:15I played hockey from a young age.

00:08:17I started when I was about four years old.

00:08:20I remember I was really into skating.

00:08:24I was fascinated by it.

00:08:25And I would see all the people

00:08:26on the ice rink in the middle of this mall.

00:08:28So I'm sitting there watching figure skating.

00:08:31And then my dad was like,

00:08:32you know what?

00:08:33We probably should take this kid

00:08:34to a hockey game

00:08:35before he becomes a figure skater.

00:08:37So,

00:08:38not the same thing wrong with figure skating

00:08:40or male figure skaters.

00:08:41I have high expectations.

00:08:43And I'm not taking them lightly.

00:08:46I want to be top ten in the world.

00:08:47And I want to be the number one American racer.

00:08:50A lot of people don't understand

00:09:09why we do this sport.

00:09:12It's a grind.

00:09:13Awesome, Garth.

00:09:23I appreciate you, brother.

00:09:24Alright, bud.

00:09:25Alright, thanks, man.

00:09:26Bye.

00:09:28Just like that.

00:09:29We got more money.

00:09:30You hear that?

00:09:32Now we can pay for gas and food.

00:09:36I think we got everything packed up.

00:09:41Love y'all.

00:09:42Love you.

00:09:43We got more money.

00:09:49Brittany and I met in 2014

00:09:51when I first moved to Texas.

00:09:52We have a lot of similarities.

00:09:54We're both athletes.

00:09:55We have similar mindsets,

00:09:57similar perspectives on life.

00:09:59And

00:09:59we view life kind of like a sport.

00:10:02That's how you should attack it.

00:10:05DJ,

00:10:06he's a Mississippi boy.

00:10:07He's not used to the cold and everything.

00:10:10So after his first event,

00:10:11he sends me the GoPro footage,

00:10:12and he's flying by trees,

00:10:1435 miles per hour,

00:10:15jumping, turning.

00:10:17I've never seen anything like it.

00:10:19He was completely blown away by it,

00:10:21loved it,

00:10:21became, you know,

00:10:23kind of all about the sport and everything.

00:10:26Britton competes in a race

00:10:27where if he wins,

00:10:28he qualifies to compete in Fenway Park

00:10:30for the world championships.

00:10:32And I'm like,

00:10:33what do you mean Fenway Park?

00:10:34That's where the Red Sox play.

00:10:36And he goes,

00:10:37yeah,

00:10:37they're going to build a track

00:10:38in the middle of Fenway Park.

00:10:39Pick it up.

00:10:40Let's go.

00:10:42Come on, baby.

00:10:43Let's go.

00:10:43I knew I wanted to be involved in the sport.

00:10:50I just didn't know how

00:10:51because

00:10:51I can't skate.

00:10:58I'm just a boy from Mississippi.

00:11:00To say I appreciate

00:11:01what these athletes do on ice

00:11:03is a huge, huge understatement.

00:11:06Britain started to race three years ago.

00:11:25I heard about this wild Texan

00:11:28that was coming in

00:11:29and he was doing really well at races.

00:11:31Britain's got a hockey background,

00:11:33so he's going to anywhere

00:11:34where there's an opportunity

00:11:36to stride and skate, he will.

00:11:38I've never seen anyone do

00:11:40what Brit can do on skates.

00:11:422022, Red Bull is gone at this point,

00:11:45and so it's a totally different dynamic.

00:11:46We lost our primary sponsor,

00:11:49and we still had some really amazing races.

00:11:52Italy was probably my second favorite track

00:11:55I've ever been on.

00:11:56It was the most beautiful backdrop scenery

00:12:00that you can ever imagine.

00:12:03and I was just eager

00:12:05and ready to attack

00:12:07and win these races.

00:12:09I couldn't keep the tiger in the cage.

00:12:12I thought I heard something,

00:12:15and I false started

00:12:17in the very first race,

00:12:20and I was DQ'd,

00:12:21and that was the end of

00:12:23my season, actually.

00:12:25It was a huge, huge disappointment.

00:12:35I was disappointed in myself

00:12:36for a good while with that one.

00:12:40During the season,

00:12:42I was going through a lot,

00:12:43you know, just personally

00:12:44and back home and things like that.

00:12:462021 was a tough year for me.

00:12:49My granny was going through

00:12:50some health issues.

00:12:53She basically was on the road

00:12:56to acute leukemia,

00:12:58which kills you very fast.

00:13:00Big, small, grandson.

00:13:02Hey, granny.

00:13:03Hi, man.

00:13:04What are you?

00:13:05Look at you!

00:13:07Oh, my gosh!

00:13:09What did you do with that?

00:13:10Last night, my dad did it.

00:13:11Aww.

00:13:12And it just, yeah,

00:13:14beat her down really bad,

00:13:16and she got, you know,

00:13:18really sick from it

00:13:19and was in the hospital

00:13:20for a long time,

00:13:21and it was tough for me

00:13:22to go away for the 2022 season

00:13:24because I knew she was

00:13:25dealing with all of that,

00:13:27and she was the one

00:13:30that was like, you know,

00:13:31you have to go race,

00:13:31you have to go live your life

00:13:33and everything.

00:13:35She just is the strongest person

00:13:38that I know

00:13:38and got through all of it,

00:13:40and now is sitting here

00:13:42almost a year later,

00:13:43cancer-free.

00:13:45So things are good right now,

00:13:47and I feel good.

00:13:48The body feels good.

00:13:50Last season,

00:13:51I went into it

00:13:52very, very heavy

00:13:53and strong and powerful,

00:13:55and I thought

00:13:56that was the correct way

00:13:57to prepare and train

00:13:59for my season,

00:14:00and it beat my joints

00:14:01to absolute shit.

00:14:03My knees and my ankles

00:14:04were shot.

00:14:05You can't really let that

00:14:06hold you back

00:14:06because this is a sport

00:14:07of injuries.

00:14:08Every year,

00:14:09either you have something

00:14:11that's bothering you

00:14:12or along the way

00:14:13you're going to get injured.

00:14:14Every athlete out here

00:14:15is fighting

00:14:16through some type of injury.

00:14:18Well, let me tell you,

00:14:18at that 35 miles an hour,

00:14:20anything can happen.

00:14:22You can go flying

00:14:22to the boards,

00:14:23you can yard sale,

00:14:24helmet can come popping off.

00:14:25...behind his...

00:14:27Oh, my goodness!

00:14:28Shane Renaud

00:14:29right through the dasher boards

00:14:30on the side.

00:14:31Going into this season,

00:14:43I've changed my training approach.

00:14:45I'm lighter,

00:14:46I'm faster,

00:14:47and I did a ton

00:14:48of prehab stuff

00:14:50for my knees

00:14:50and my ankles

00:14:51and everything like that.

00:14:52So I'm going into the season,

00:14:54you know,

00:14:55feeling the best

00:14:56I've ever felt,

00:14:56feeling the fastest

00:14:57I've ever felt.

00:14:58Clearly, this sport

00:14:58is dangerous.

00:14:59I mean,

00:15:00it will not spare

00:15:00even the best athletes.

00:15:02We had Matt Johnson

00:15:03this year

00:15:04practice day one

00:15:06in Mont Delac, Wisconsin.

00:15:07Toe picks,

00:15:08and a toe pick

00:15:09is when the front

00:15:10of your blade,

00:15:10the front of your skate,

00:15:12digs into the ice

00:15:13and you lose your footing.

00:15:15So he toe picks

00:15:16and slides right into a wall,

00:15:18tears his shoulder up.

00:15:19Unfortunately,

00:15:20we took a toe pick

00:15:21after the step down there

00:15:22and tested out the boards

00:15:24and they work good.

00:15:27Doctor says

00:15:27we got a rotator cuff

00:15:28tear and a subscapularis strain.

00:15:31So it looks like

00:15:32the Mont Delac

00:15:33is over for me.

00:15:42So this track

00:15:43here in Wisconsin

00:15:43is not perfect.

00:15:45None of these tracks

00:15:45will be perfect.

00:15:47I mean,

00:15:47you're dealing with

00:15:47outdoor elements

00:15:48that you can't really control.

00:15:50And then you factor in

00:15:51building a track

00:15:52of ice

00:15:53for people to skate down.

00:15:55It's not going to be

00:15:56a smooth, perfect surface.

00:15:58It's impossible.

00:15:58But, I mean,

00:16:00these guys are doing

00:16:00the best that they can

00:16:01possibly do

00:16:02with the situation

00:16:02that they were given.

00:16:03And without them,

00:16:05this event wouldn't happen.

00:16:09So we basically

00:16:10will start watering

00:16:11when the hill closes,

00:16:12which generally is

00:16:13between 8 and 10 p.m.

00:16:14at night.

00:16:15And we'll water

00:16:16until our bodies give out,

00:16:18which is generally

00:16:18like 3 or 4 in the morning.

00:16:20That also is the best weather

00:16:22for making ice.

00:16:23So you just go layer

00:16:26after layer

00:16:27after layer.

00:16:28You let it sit

00:16:29for a couple hours.

00:16:30You know,

00:16:31you may go get some food,

00:16:32come back,

00:16:33you lay another layer

00:16:34after layer

00:16:35for, like I said,

00:16:37as long as you can.

00:16:38And you do that

00:16:39for the next 10 days.

00:16:41I want to know

00:16:47where your jump technique

00:16:48comes from.

00:16:49Every time.

00:16:51Dude, fucking,

00:16:51the Daniel sign, man.

00:16:53That's the karate kid.

00:16:54And then you're like,

00:16:54boom.

00:16:55This is the karate kid.

00:16:57I love it.

00:16:58Like, Tom Tom?

00:16:59It makes for some of,

00:17:00like, the greatest photos,

00:17:01though,

00:17:01because it's like

00:17:02the background,

00:17:03you're just soaring

00:17:04in the air.

00:17:05I love it.

00:17:09So, unfortunately,

00:17:10we have a dangerous

00:17:11situation at the

00:17:11finish line

00:17:12in Maude Delac.

00:17:13Because the way

00:17:14the track is set up

00:17:15and where it ends,

00:17:16it ends right in front

00:17:17of the ski lodge.

00:17:18So, for it not to

00:17:18block the ski lodge

00:17:20completely,

00:17:20they had to shorten it.

00:17:22Which means

00:17:23there's not a lot

00:17:25of room to stop.

00:17:26And when you're

00:17:26flying down that mountain

00:17:27with other athletes

00:17:28at 35 miles per hour,

00:17:30you gotta find a way

00:17:31to stop.

00:17:32Regardless of track

00:17:33conditions

00:17:34and the dangers

00:17:34of this sport,

00:17:35these athletes

00:17:36are willing to do

00:17:37what it takes

00:17:37to keep their dreams alive.

00:17:39It's sacrifices

00:17:40in the short term

00:17:41in hopes

00:17:42that you accomplish

00:17:43your goals

00:17:43in the long term.

00:17:45That's what life's

00:17:45all about.

00:17:46No matter what mountain

00:17:47is in your path,

00:17:48you just take one step

00:17:50at a time

00:17:50in the right direction

00:17:51and before you know it,

00:17:53you'll be where

00:17:53you want to be.

00:17:56Mount Delac, Wisconsin,

00:17:57that's the place

00:17:59that I've raced

00:17:59the most at.

00:18:00I feel the most

00:18:01comfortable there.

00:18:02I think I've done,

00:18:03I want to say,

00:18:04five races there now.

00:18:05I get there this year

00:18:06and the track

00:18:07is just built

00:18:08what I feel like

00:18:10for me.

00:18:10It's a full sprint

00:18:11out of the gate,

00:18:12big send over

00:18:13some doubles

00:18:14and then tight turns

00:18:15so you lose your speed

00:18:17and then you have to

00:18:17chop, chop, chop,

00:18:18get going again.

00:18:19A little bit of technicality

00:18:20with some stair steps

00:18:21and then a big waterfall

00:18:22down to the finish.

00:18:24Very dangerous finish there

00:18:25because basically

00:18:28they have the finish line

00:18:29on a downhill.

00:18:30and then they have

00:18:34boards like maybe

00:18:3610 yards in front of that

00:18:38so that was the only part

00:18:40of the track

00:18:40that I didn't love

00:18:41but I love,

00:18:42I love the track there.

00:18:43I love what they did.

00:18:44TJ and Rob,

00:18:45they put a lot of work

00:18:46into it and did a great job.

00:18:53On Friday,

00:18:54we have time trials.

00:18:55Time trials are designed

00:18:56to divide the field

00:18:57into groups of four.

00:18:58Each athlete will have

00:19:00two attempts down the track

00:19:01and you'll take your best time

00:19:03and that will be used

00:19:04to place you

00:19:05into that group of four.

00:19:06Gate selections

00:19:07will then be determined

00:19:08by who finished first

00:19:09in your heat.

00:19:11Gate selections

00:19:11are extremely important

00:19:13because the way

00:19:13the track's set up

00:19:14it's either going to veer

00:19:15one way or the other

00:19:16so you want to have

00:19:17one of the middle gates

00:19:18so that you have

00:19:19the best angle

00:19:20going into those turns.

00:19:22If you have an inside gate,

00:19:24you might get pinched

00:19:25and blocked out.

00:19:26If you have an outside gate,

00:19:27you might get left

00:19:28in the dust.

00:19:32The day after time trials,

00:19:34we have race day.

00:19:35Races usually start

00:19:36with the round of 64.

00:19:38It's tournament style.

00:19:40So the first

00:19:41and second place athlete

00:19:42in each group

00:19:43will move on

00:19:44to the next round

00:19:45until we're left

00:19:46with the final four.

00:19:47So there's a lot of strategy,

00:19:49especially in the early rounds.

00:19:50In the early rounds,

00:19:51you just want to make sure

00:19:52that you move on

00:19:53but you also kind of

00:19:54want to make sure

00:19:55you get a good gate selection

00:19:56in that next heat.

00:19:58So to secure

00:19:59the best gate selection,

00:20:00you get first in each round.

00:20:01You want to be aggressive

00:20:02but you don't want

00:20:04to be too aggressive

00:20:05and maybe make a move

00:20:06that causes you

00:20:07to be eliminated

00:20:07which happened early

00:20:09in the day for TJ.

00:20:11Five seconds warning!

00:20:12Michael Romano

00:20:15leading the way

00:20:16with TJ Obrecht

00:20:17flying through the air

00:20:18right on his back.

00:20:19TJ in second place

00:20:20needs to watch out

00:20:21though.

00:20:21He's got one of the

00:20:22greasier passers

00:20:23in the sport.

00:20:23Matt Kawahara

00:20:24coming down to the finish.

00:20:25Michael still in the lead.

00:20:26Oh, TJ goes down

00:20:27and Kawahara passes

00:20:28over the last second.

00:20:29TJ is eliminated.

00:20:31Pushed it too hard

00:20:32on that last turn.

00:20:33I wanted to be first

00:20:34so I could have

00:20:34best gate pick

00:20:35into the next round.

00:20:36Got a little wobbly.

00:20:38Hit the roller.

00:20:39That's all she wrote

00:20:40and I got passed

00:20:41at the end.

00:20:41So, happy to have

00:20:43this event.

00:20:43Happy to be here.

00:20:45But just a little bit

00:20:46disappointed right now.

00:20:47Britton Morris

00:20:48with a solid lead

00:20:49coming down

00:20:49to the finish line

00:20:50and he'll move on

00:20:51to the round of 16.

00:20:53He made wins

00:20:54in these first two rounds

00:20:55look easy.

00:20:57Kale Johnstone

00:20:58and Britton Morris

00:20:58sailing over

00:20:59that first jump.

00:21:06Oh, and a nice pass

00:21:08by Britton on the inside.

00:21:09That doesn't usually

00:21:10happen on the stairs.

00:21:11A step down.

00:21:11Britton leading

00:21:12going down the waterfalls

00:21:13as they make the final

00:21:14turn to the finish

00:21:14with Morris and Johnstone

00:21:16making it to the semifinals.

00:21:18I think Kale said

00:21:19he was like

00:21:19TJ needs to watch out.

00:21:21Kale Harrell is

00:21:22fucking decent.

00:21:24Good job, baby.

00:21:25A lot of competitive racers

00:21:26in that round of 16

00:21:28so your second race

00:21:29of the day

00:21:29you're already facing

00:21:30the top guys.

00:21:31So, get ready

00:21:32for semifinals

00:21:33and the finals, baby.

00:21:34In this semifinal heat

00:21:44we have Britton Morris

00:21:45Michael Romano

00:21:46Kale Johnstone

00:21:47and Matt Kawahara.

00:21:48Ready!

00:21:50Five second warning!

00:21:52They send it over the doubles

00:22:01with Britton in the lead

00:22:02but followed closely

00:22:03by the rest of the pack.

00:22:04It is tight.

00:22:04They come around that turn

00:22:05and look at the skating

00:22:06here by Britton Morris

00:22:07to really try and create

00:22:08some distance for himself

00:22:09as the leader.

00:22:10Coming down towards

00:22:11the waterfalls

00:22:12they really got to watch out

00:22:13for this choppy and rutted ice

00:22:14this late in the racing.

00:22:16Morris with a comfortable lead

00:22:17but, oh, look at this

00:22:18Kawahara and Romano

00:22:20jockeying for second.

00:22:21It's going to be tight

00:22:22for that last spot

00:22:23in the final.

00:22:23Oh, and there's a huge

00:22:25garage sale

00:22:25at the finish line.

00:22:29Britton Morris

00:22:29seems to be

00:22:30in a significant amount

00:22:31of pain

00:22:31and is holding his knee.

00:22:32Hopefully, that won't affect him

00:22:34and he'll be good

00:22:35to go in the final.

00:22:44Basically, what happened

00:22:44in the semifinal was

00:22:46I got a great start.

00:22:47I came down

00:22:47and it was a competitive heat.

00:22:49Romano was in there

00:22:50who's, you know,

00:22:51top five in the world

00:22:51right now.

00:22:52I held first

00:22:53the entire time.

00:22:54I actually finished

00:22:54a decent amount

00:22:56ahead of them.

00:22:56Went through the finish line,

00:22:58slammed on the brakes,

00:22:59did a little fist pump

00:23:00because I was going

00:23:00to the finals

00:23:01and by the time

00:23:02I pumped my fist

00:23:03and turned to my left

00:23:04they were barreling down

00:23:05right at me

00:23:06and they're going

00:23:07at that point

00:23:07probably 35 miles an hour

00:23:10and I'm just dead stop

00:23:12standing sideways

00:23:12like a dumbass.

00:23:14In Ice Cross

00:23:14it's all about

00:23:15who gets the front

00:23:16of their blade

00:23:17in front

00:23:18crossing that finish line

00:23:19first.

00:23:21Nothing else matters.

00:23:22That's what they

00:23:22were trying to do.

00:23:23They slide in

00:23:24baseball style

00:23:25and they slide in

00:23:26right on Britton

00:23:27and unfortunately

00:23:28right to the side

00:23:29of his knee.

00:23:30At first I wasn't sure

00:23:32if, you know,

00:23:33it was just the impact

00:23:34that hurt

00:23:34or if something

00:23:35happened to my knee

00:23:36because it was just

00:23:36right on the side

00:23:37direct contact.

00:23:38The guys behind me

00:23:39were just trying

00:23:40to cross the line first.

00:23:41You know,

00:23:41they're not trying

00:23:41to take me out

00:23:42or anything.

00:23:43It's one of those

00:23:43unfortunate events

00:23:44where I'm just

00:23:45standing there.

00:23:51I mean,

00:23:51he already has

00:23:52a torn labrum

00:23:52in his hip

00:23:53that happened

00:23:54while he was

00:23:54training before

00:23:55the season.

00:23:56Now he's got

00:23:56something going

00:23:57on with his knee

00:23:57and all that's

00:23:58tied together.

00:23:59But the greatest

00:24:00athletes have an

00:24:01ability to block

00:24:02out the noise.

00:24:04Injury or not,

00:24:05torn labrum or not,

00:24:07you still have to

00:24:07compete if that's

00:24:08what you love,

00:24:09if that's what

00:24:10you want to do.

00:24:11That's got to be

00:24:12your mindset.

00:24:13But now,

00:24:15now you're in the

00:24:15finals.

00:24:16Now you're facing

00:24:17the best of the best.

00:24:21Here we go.

00:24:22You guys ready

00:24:23at the bottom?

00:24:23Let's go, baby.

00:24:24Breton, he has

00:24:25such an explosive

00:24:26start.

00:24:27He always gets

00:24:28in front of you

00:24:29right at the beginning

00:24:31of the race,

00:24:32so we have to find

00:24:33our way around him.

00:24:35And it's kind of

00:24:36difficult because he's

00:24:37playing his game

00:24:38very well,

00:24:39cutting the line,

00:24:40blocking the passes.

00:24:41A lot of racers

00:24:41focus on their line.

00:24:43I like to focus on

00:24:44everybody else's line

00:24:44when I'm racing.

00:24:45I like to get in there

00:24:46and just create havoc.

00:24:47Finals, going against

00:24:48Max Dunn, who,

00:24:50he's a veteran in the

00:24:51sport.

00:24:52He's someone who has,

00:24:53you know, gone up

00:24:54and really competed

00:24:55against the top guys.

00:24:57He's a big guy,

00:24:58so that means he's

00:24:58hard to pass.

00:25:00So I knew going

00:25:01into the finals,

00:25:02I got to get out

00:25:02ahead of this guy

00:25:03and then just fuck

00:25:04his game up the

00:25:05whole way.

00:25:05Ryder, come on.

00:25:06Ready?

00:25:08Five seconds,

00:25:09warning.

00:25:10Man, it doesn't look

00:25:12like the crash has

00:25:13held him up at all.

00:25:14An incredible start

00:25:15for Morris with a lot

00:25:16of power getting out

00:25:17in front.

00:25:18I just watched his

00:25:19shadow the way

00:25:20Duloc is.

00:25:21The sun's right

00:25:21behind you when you're

00:25:22going, so you can

00:25:23actually see the other

00:25:24athlete's shadows on

00:25:25the ground.

00:25:25So I'm just, I'm

00:25:26watching his shadow

00:25:27and I'm getting in front

00:25:28of it and I'm moving.

00:25:29I hit the jump.

00:25:30We take that first turn

00:25:31and I'm ahead of him

00:25:32and I knew then.

00:25:33I was like, okay,

00:25:33I got through the hard

00:25:35part of this.

00:25:36Now I just fight him

00:25:36off.

00:25:36Dunn is right in

00:25:39Britton's back pocket

00:25:40coming out of that turn

00:25:40but again, his strides

00:25:41are just unmatched.

00:25:43He's powerful and

00:25:44pulls away.

00:25:45Now with a pretty

00:25:46substantial lead coming

00:25:47towards the waterfall,

00:25:48he has to watch out

00:25:49for the big-bodied veteran

00:25:50who will be able to

00:25:51generate a lot more

00:25:52speed with those long

00:25:53legs.

00:25:53Oh, and Kawahara almost

00:25:55goes over the boards

00:25:56there.

00:25:57Meanwhile, Dunn and

00:25:58Morris connect with each

00:25:59other and both go down

00:26:00at the finish line and

00:26:01it looks like Morris has

00:26:03won it, which would be

00:26:04his first ever ice

00:26:05cross event win.

00:26:06Here we go, brother!

00:26:09And I thought I won

00:26:10when I got up.

00:26:11I was amped up,

00:26:12thought I took first.

00:26:13And the way I fell

00:26:14was kind of backwards

00:26:17and so I ended up

00:26:18crossing the line

00:26:19on my ass,

00:26:20but the back of my

00:26:21skate crossed first

00:26:22and he, being the

00:26:24veteran and good

00:26:24racer that he is,

00:26:25stuck his toe out

00:26:26and the toe of his

00:26:27blade crossed before

00:26:28the toe of my blade.

00:26:30Found out I took

00:26:30second and so it was

00:26:32disappointing, but at the

00:26:33same time, if you told

00:26:34me at the beginning

00:26:35of the season you're

00:26:35going to be taking

00:26:36second place in your

00:26:36first race, I'd be

00:26:37pretty pumped up.

00:26:39So I took it as a win.

00:27:03You know, we want to

00:27:15bring, we want to bring

00:27:17St. Paul back.

00:27:18We want those big races

00:27:19back, right?

00:27:20But there's no way to do

00:27:21that without community

00:27:22involvement or people

00:27:23even knowing the sport

00:27:24still exists.

00:27:25And Kids Cross is a

00:27:26great way to do that.

00:27:29You're literally waiting

00:27:30for one time a year to

00:27:31come out and try the sport.

00:27:32So Kids Cross on Sunday

00:27:34gives those kids an

00:27:36opportunity to try a

00:27:37track.

00:27:41It's a fun event to host

00:27:42as a venue.

00:27:44It's been essentially

00:27:46done through volunteer

00:27:47hours for the last few

00:27:49years.

00:27:49So it's impressive the

00:27:51amount of energy that

00:27:53the athletes put in to

00:27:54keep this thing going in

00:27:56the U.S.

00:27:56The traveling is always,

00:28:17is always pretty difficult

00:28:18for me throughout the

00:28:19season.

00:28:19And I go like full

00:28:22commitment.

00:28:22I'm traveling for that

00:28:23entire month and a half.

00:28:24Some athletes go back

00:28:27home for three days and

00:28:28then they're back

00:28:29somewhere else for three

00:28:31days and then, you know,

00:28:32they kind of bounce back

00:28:33and forth.

00:28:33But I'm all in.

00:28:34I just go.

00:28:35I feel like it's best for

00:28:36me to do it that way just

00:28:37because of like the

00:28:38mindset and really enjoying

00:28:40the places that we get to

00:28:41go to.

00:28:41Because whenever you're just

00:28:42going there for two or

00:28:43three days, just racing it,

00:28:44you don't really get to

00:28:45enjoy the beautiful spots

00:28:47around the world that we're

00:28:48able to travel to and race

00:28:50in person.

00:29:20My good friend, Jack Tramp, he's someone that is a veteran of the sport.

00:29:29He's been at it for a long time, and he's a very competitive person.

00:29:35Brin, we just hit it off.

00:29:37We got a lot of interest, and he's the type of guy you call up, and he's just down for anything.

00:29:43What first got me into ice cross is I saw it on TV, but I was still playing ice hockey,

00:29:48and it was the same season as ice hockey, so when I graduated from college and I wasn't competing anymore,

00:29:54I needed something to, you know, kind of fulfill my need to compete.

00:29:59Outside of racing, he's just a happy, curious person.

00:30:03On the track, he's extremely tunnel-visioned, focused on his line, his path,

00:30:08not really concerned with everyone around him.

00:30:10Yeah, it's a lot.

00:30:11You definitely got it.

00:30:13You left me hanging at the airport.

00:30:16See, I told you, bro.

00:30:18This is the steep photo I have at a short jacket.

00:30:20It's, like, as steep as this.

00:30:24I've been traveling with Eric Malenkovich, like, the last couple seasons a lot,

00:30:29because it just seems like we're always just on the same route,

00:30:32and he's always just down to go to all the races,

00:30:35and I'm always going to all the races, so we end up traveling with each other.

00:30:39Eric is, like, Eric is, like, the Forrest Gump of ice cross.

00:30:43This dude is hilarious.

00:30:44He's super unique, really athletic dude.

00:30:47He's got a lot of experience skateboarding, and his style, bringing that over to ice cross,

00:30:54he's really great at jumping.

00:30:56Having Eric around is always good laughs.

00:30:58I started traveling with Jack ice cross when I saw him in Finland, and just kept hanging out since then.

00:31:08Jack's a little unpredictable.

00:31:10He has a very unique style of racing.

00:31:13He's, you know, a lot of arms whenever he skates and everything like that,

00:31:18so he can be kind of dangerous to be close to.

00:31:22Friendship goes out the window.

00:31:23The respect is always there, but it's not like he's going to let me win whatever he's trying to win.

00:31:29He's a wild racer, so you have to be wary of that guy because if he falls in front of you

00:31:36or tries to make a risky move on a turn or something like that, that can sewer me.

00:31:41I'm wary of riders like him.

00:31:43While we were in Mont Delac in Wisconsin, there was a race going on in Austria and then one in France.

00:32:03The way the points system is set up for the 2023 season is all based on your top three finishes.

00:32:15Because there's races all over the globe and these athletes aren't making a lot of money,

00:32:19it only seemed fair to just take the top three points and then that determined the world champion.

00:32:24Jack, Rob, and Luke Webb, Aussie crasher, all went to Austria first and then France.

00:32:33And then they met up with us in Quebec.

00:32:35The France track was a fast track.

00:32:37It was a bit sketchy.

00:32:39Racing in the Alps, probably unreal.

00:32:41Like you look out to the track and you just see French Alps and just a badass track in front of you.

00:32:47And it's kind of sad that when you're on the track, you're only focused on the track.

00:32:50Because it would be, I think if you took a step back, it'd be quite impressive to actually take in

00:32:54where you're skating to that point.

00:32:56Actually, it went all right.

00:32:57That's definitely not my style of track.

00:32:59But, you know, I don't know.

00:33:01The first race, kind of dusting off the cobwebs, getting in the groove.

00:33:04That race in Canada, man, that was brutal conditions.

00:33:23It was probably the coldest race I've ever raced in or we've ever had an ice cross.

00:33:28It was definitely the windiest and visibility was very low.

00:33:34And you didn't want any point of your skin exposed because it was so cold and windy.

00:33:38And we didn't get any training runs.

00:33:40We just went right to time trials.

00:33:42And it was just basically like skating a track blind.

00:33:45So it was interesting.

00:33:47You know, that's just what we have to deal with in this sport.

00:33:50Unfortunately, the spot that we were going was like minus 40.

00:33:54It wasn't the best weather and everything.

00:33:56The coldest I've ever been.

00:33:57That track is officially the coldest track I've ever skated in.

00:34:00And it was actually kind of fun.

00:34:03So pump tracks are my thing.

00:34:05It was a bit annoying.

00:34:06We didn't get as many runs on the track as I would like.

00:34:09Because I think with a pump track, there are a lot of technicalities.

00:34:12You need to get right to go fast.

00:34:14So you'd be very efficient in your motions.

00:34:15And yeah, just the guys that beat me were just quick up.

00:34:20We have Luke Webb, the Aussie crasher at the outside gate here.

00:34:23Seems to be making it past the round of 64 more consistently.

00:34:26But not off to a good start here.

00:34:28He and Arthur Ford are bringing up the rear.

00:34:30Luke Webb in third place in that heat.

00:34:32And unfortunately is eliminated in the round of 32.

00:34:34And you could see the disappointment on his face.

00:34:36But 22nd place is not a bad result here at all for Webby.

00:34:40I had a lot of negative thoughts going into Quebec after I saw the track and saw the conditions.

00:34:45And then I had a talk with Jack.

00:34:47And we were just kind of bitching about the track and everything.

00:34:51And then we're like, you know what?

00:34:52This is something different.

00:34:53This is something maybe we're not good at.

00:34:55So let's take that as a challenge and go out there.

00:34:57And we're racing here regardless.

00:34:58So we need to make the best out of it.

00:35:02The wind's so high.

00:35:04It's so fucking cold out that the ice is just absolute garbage.

00:35:09And then when it came to race day, I ended up kind of clipping skates and taking a toe pick.

00:35:13I looked like a ballerina on ice and spun out.

00:35:16And I just couldn't catch back up.

00:35:17So I was eliminated.

00:35:18I think I finished like, I don't know, 20th.

00:35:21So not my best work.

00:35:23Britton struggled.

00:35:24Got knocked out.

00:35:25Round of 32.

00:35:26Jack struggled.

00:35:27Got knocked out.

00:35:27Round of 32.

00:35:29Ozzy struggled.

00:35:30Got knocked out.

00:35:31Round of 32.

00:35:32I mean, you turn that first corner and you basically hit a brick wall of 40-mile-per-hour wind.

00:35:36But then there's Rob Whirling.

00:35:43So Quebec was maybe one of the most interesting races I've ever been a part of.

00:35:49That is the coldest weather I've ever had to deal with.

00:35:52Rob Whirling just effortlessly stepping over the rollers, making it look too easy.

00:35:56I actually felt really comfortable on that track.

00:36:00I know a lot of people felt awkward on it because it was really hard to generate speed

00:36:03because there wasn't a lot of downhill on it.

00:36:05That honestly might be one of the most comfortable tracks I've felt on all year.

00:36:09He's stable on his feet.

00:36:11He made Quebec look easy.

00:36:12So we have two Canadians, Robin Whirling and Stephen Cox, in the finals here in the only race in Canada this season.

00:36:22And they get a great start as Rob pulls out in front.

00:36:24No surprise here as he has looked smooth as butter on this national ice cross track.

00:36:33Rob leads in this final race from the beginning till the end

00:36:36and takes his place atop the podium for the first time in his ice cross career.

00:36:42We'll see what happens the rest of the season,

00:36:45but right now Rob is setting himself up for his first world championship.

00:36:48...

00:36:58...

00:37:07My name is Robin Woirling, I'm 26 years old and this is my sixth season

00:37:37competing in ice cross.

00:37:38Yeah so growing up I'd say my two main sports were tennis in the summer and hockey in the

00:37:43winters and yeah in 2017 I competed in ice cross for the first time.

00:37:49There was a junior category in my hometown of Ottawa so I went to the track it was definitely

00:37:54pretty intimidating it was a big end of year season track and I'd never skated downhill

00:37:58before but you know first couple runs were a little rough but I mean I was hooked instantly

00:38:04and yeah I've competed every season since.

00:38:10So obviously there are some difficulties with ice cross it definitely requires a lot of

00:38:15time and a lot of travel but I've been fortunate enough to kind of mold a career around ice

00:38:21cross.

00:38:22I create content full time now although I've got to travel pretty far and spend a lot of

00:38:26time going to these races I can create some pretty incredible content while doing so.

00:38:30I fell asleep across the border in the chat Europe.

00:38:37Look innocent.

00:38:38Oh right there you gotta press that baby.

00:38:39Here we are.

00:38:40Here we go.

00:38:42Hello.

00:38:43All right.

00:38:44Hey how are you guys?

00:38:45Yeah fine.

00:38:46So where are you guys coming from today?

00:38:59I'm back.

00:39:00And what's the purpose of your trip?

00:39:01Ice cross.

00:39:02And this is like a team or something?

00:39:04And what's the purpose of your trip?

00:39:06Ice cross.

00:39:07And this is like a team or something?

00:39:09Yeah.

00:39:10Yeah, it's all right.

00:39:34It'll be worse.

00:39:38It'll definitely be worse.

00:39:41Checking out the state of the ice right now.

00:39:45We've had low freezing temperatures for the last couple days at night.

00:39:50But during the day, it's been a love melting point.

00:39:55You guys are crazy.

00:39:56Are you guys all the athletes?

00:39:57I'm super familiar with this trail.

00:40:00But it's so fun, huh?

00:40:02I imagine this would be perfect for what you guys are doing.

00:40:05It's going to be fast, that's for sure.

00:40:06You guys be safe.

00:40:07Have fun.

00:40:08And that was the last we ever saw, Jim Bob.

00:40:13The weather here at Lost Valley has been a battle.

00:40:18It is very, very tough to have an ice cross race when the average daily temp isn't below freezing.

00:40:28So, we just got done with our first exploratory run on the track.

00:40:35And it's a fun track.

00:40:38It's really nice.

00:40:39You know, this is the first time skates have been on it.

00:40:41And it's a little risky though right now because of the warm temperature.

00:40:45Trying to find the balance between pushing our limits and also being mindful of the status of the ice.

00:40:52MEMO

00:40:57And the passage and the warm summertime

00:40:58overburden.

00:40:59byasser

00:41:03I hello

00:41:04Where are we

00:41:04We are

00:41:09We are

00:41:10We are

00:41:12were

00:41:13We have

00:41:15You'll notice, at the bottom, the athletes are finding creative ways to stop.

00:41:28Because the ice is so soft and it's so warm out, there's not a safe way to stop as they

00:41:33normally would.

00:41:35Yeah, so Maine was obviously pretty interesting this year.

00:41:40There wasn't really any ice, unfortunately the weather just wasn't really cooperating.

00:41:44So the track was pretty much snow, so you pretty much had to stay tucked like a skier, and

00:41:48then just kind of bomb down the hill.

00:42:02Britton comes down, nice run, finished in the top 10.

00:42:05Jack, same thing, comes down, top 10 finish, and neither one of them really thinking about

00:42:10injury.

00:42:11It's all about the ice in front of them.

00:42:15So we see Rob, and I'm pumped.

00:42:21I'm pumped to see this guy on a long track where he can glide and really get some speed

00:42:25going.

00:42:27And then he cruises, just zigzag, all the way down the track.

00:42:31And I'm like, what is he doing?

00:42:36So I decided to really take it easy on time trials and pretty much ended up walking down

00:42:38the track.

00:42:39I think I was, like, second last after qualifications.

00:42:46Because of that, Rob has now set himself up to have the worst gate selection throughout the entire

00:43:06event.

00:43:07Is he good enough for that not to matter?

00:43:13Yeah.

00:43:14Hey, Madre.

00:43:15Hey, Blue.

00:43:16Happy birthday.

00:43:18Are y'all having fun over there?

00:43:20So much fun.

00:43:21Are you having fun?

00:43:22Yeah, I'm sorry I missed the party.

00:43:23Hi, Granny.

00:43:24Wonderful party.

00:43:25I know.

00:43:26It looks like a lot of fun.

00:43:27I'm bummed to miss it.

00:43:28Are you ready for tomorrow morning?

00:43:29Uh, as ready as I'm going to be to ski down an ice cross track.

00:43:31I just wanted to call and tell you guys that I love y'all and I miss y'all, and I'm sorry

00:43:32I'm missing your birthday again.

00:43:33Every year I'm traveling for racing on your birthday, so.

00:43:35It's okay.

00:43:36You're always in my heart boot.

00:43:37Love you.

00:43:38I know.

00:43:39Love y'all very much.

00:43:40Cheers.

00:43:41I love you.

00:43:42I love you all very much.

00:43:43Cheers.

00:43:44I love you.

00:43:45I love you.

00:43:46I love you.

00:43:47I love you.

00:43:48I love you.

00:43:49I love you.

00:43:50I love you.

00:43:51I love you.

00:43:52I love you.

00:43:53I love you all very much.

00:43:54Cheers.

00:43:55He, he does this and he takes two months of the year away from his business and his dog

00:44:01and his family and his girlfriend takes two months away to help this sport grow.

00:44:09One slip up, one inch.

00:44:11That's all it takes.

00:44:12That's the difference between walking away from this season and not walking away.

00:44:16You have to be in the zone.

00:44:18You have to be able to block out the noise.

00:44:21Jack is a rarity.

00:44:41He stayed healthy in the sport for a very long time.

00:44:44He just has an ability to visualize things where other people don't.

00:44:51My mindset, I'm always just trying to live in the present moment.

00:44:54You know, that's when I'm happiest.

00:44:55I'm not, you know, worrying about the future or, you know, thinking about the past or what,

00:45:01what the way things could have been, you know.

00:45:03Ice Cross came into my life at a time when I really needed it.

00:45:10It was a time when I was really struggling.

00:45:12You know, after I graduated college and I wasn't playing hockey anymore and hockey had been such a central part of my life from when I was two years old.

00:45:21I was really lost.

00:45:23It was almost like I didn't know who I was.

00:45:28I was really lost.

00:45:29I don't know why this is so hard to, like, say, but, um, man, I fell really, really deep into, uh, into drugs and alcohol.

00:45:43And, uh, wow, man.

00:45:51It was, it was like, it was really consuming me.

00:45:54You know, I don't regret any of the, any of my past.

00:46:10You know, a lot of those were good times and the rest was lessons learned.

00:46:15But, you know, I just feel like this is, this is good for this point in my life.

00:46:21And, and I felt like my drinking was very self-centered and it was always about me changing the way I felt.

00:46:30And the way that I want to live my life going forward is being of service to others and thinking about other people.

00:46:39And not myself so much.

00:46:41So, that's, that's, uh, that's one of the reasons why I'm sober.

00:46:44All right, uh, we have the guys at the top.

00:46:46All right, uh, we have the guys at the top.

00:46:48All right, uh, we have the guys at the top.

00:47:16Britain and Jack, great friends on the tour, have known each other for a very long time.

00:47:21And they actually usually travel together throughout the season.

00:47:24But what's going to happen when these two bodies clash?

00:47:27You guys ready?

00:47:28I'm going against one of my, one of my amigos, Jack Schramm.

00:47:32And he's a great racer, one of the best U.S. racers there is.

00:47:37Here we have a competitive round of 32 with good friends Britain Morris and Jack Schramm in the mix as well as Rob's younger brother Andrew Worling in the outside lane.

00:47:50Nothing new here.

00:47:51Good start for Britain and Jack Schramm.

00:47:54Jack closing a bit of the distance now and is right there on top of Britain Morris.

00:47:58Andrew carrying a lot of speed on the inside but can't quite get by Morris.

00:48:04And now Jack makes contact with Britain as they approach the hip.

00:48:07Oh, and that contact almost causes Britain to go down.

00:48:11And Andrew Worling passes right between them to take the lead.

00:48:17Jack and Andrew have this locked away.

00:48:19But oh no, Andrew hit some bad ice and he goes down head first across the finish line.

00:48:23And Britain is rightfully upset as it appeared like there was contact from behind that took him out of this race.

00:48:35When I crossed the gates, I was fucking pissed.

00:48:37I, of course, know that Jack would never intentionally take me out, especially coming in one or two.

00:48:42He didn't push me or anything like that.

00:48:44But he definitely made contact with me at a point that I'm super vulnerable.

00:48:48That line is very blurred.

00:48:51There's a big gray area.

00:48:53A lot of times when I'm racing, if I'm getting clutch and grabbed,

00:48:56I don't even realize it until I'm watching footage like afterwards.

00:49:00Also, it's really tough to see on camera, you know, exactly what's happening.

00:49:07I'm still kind of pissed about it, but I love Jack.

00:49:09So it's one of those things.

00:49:10It's just part of racing and things like that are going to happen.

00:49:14I don't know, like, there's this, like, instant karma, I swear.

00:49:19Riders ready.

00:49:20Back up lane one.

00:49:21Five seconds.

00:49:22There's some movement at the start gate and the line judge is telling Jack to back up.

00:49:25And now they're off.

00:49:28Now coming over that hit, Matt Johnson goes down hard with Jack right behind him now taking the lead.

00:49:33I won that heat and I go up to the top for my semifinal heat and I'm in the gate and they tell me that I'm not, that I'm not supposed to be racing this race.

00:49:46So I know Jack is disqualified and I see him getting off the gondola looking like a gladiator ready for battle.

00:49:52And I'm like, why is he here?

00:49:55Why have they not told him what happened?

00:49:57Like, this is not good.

00:50:00Did anybody tell them what happened?

00:50:02I did.

00:50:03I did.

00:50:06One of the four that are supposed to be up here again.

00:50:09Derek Abrahamson or Christian Richard.

00:50:14So who are we listening?

00:50:15So we have Jack up here instead of Derek.

00:50:21Yeah.

00:50:23Who do we have?

00:50:24Johnson?

00:50:25We have Jack instead of Derek.

00:50:28Dude, because he jumped the gate, Derek should be up there.

00:50:33Are you fucking kidding me?

00:50:34What?

00:50:35I told you twice to back up, man.

00:50:36Why didn't he jump the gate?

00:50:37I told me you're not allowed to be in front of the 2x4 after the five-second warning.

00:50:42I scooted back.

00:50:43No, you didn't.

00:50:44You did it twice though.

00:50:45I heard you say it right next to me.

00:50:47In front of the 2x4 is what?

00:50:49Part of my body.

00:50:50It's easy to see up front of the first gate.

00:50:54Get the third guy out of the gate.

00:50:57Come on, man.

00:50:58Can I do a fucking call like that?

00:50:59Fuck.

00:51:05I'm sorry.

00:51:06I'm sorry.

00:51:07Go, go.

00:51:08Get off the mountain, please.

00:51:09Go.

00:51:11I didn't throw that.

00:51:12Go.

00:51:13I didn't throw.

00:51:14It's mine.

00:51:15Please.

00:51:16Yeah, there's a little bit of a scene.

00:51:18And yeah, but it is what it is.

00:51:20You know, you move on.

00:51:21I mean, he should be upset.

00:51:23He should have been told at the bottom, you know, before he got out of that pent-up energy.

00:51:28And that energy has to be released.

00:51:31It's got to go somewhere.

00:51:33But it's a difficult time at Ice Cross right now.

00:51:37Most of the events are being run by local volunteers.

00:51:39And sometimes those volunteers don't know a whole lot about the sport.

00:51:42Jack was across that line.

00:51:44It is what it is.

00:51:45You've got to take the punches and move on to the next one.

00:51:48Meanwhile, we have Ozzy Crasser just cruising along, having the best race of his season.

00:51:54My name's Luke Webb.

00:51:55I've been doing Ice Cross for 33 years.

00:51:57No, sorry.

00:51:5833 years?

00:51:5933 years, yeah.

00:52:00That it is, yeah.

00:52:07So yeah, so my name's Luke Webb.

00:52:09I'm 33 years old.

00:52:10I've been doing Ice Cross for six years.

00:52:13Correct me if I'm wrong, but Australia does not have a lot of snow.

00:52:17So I think it would be weird to have an Australian in such a sport that has a lot of snow.

00:52:24I can't surf, so I may as well not be in Australia, I feel.

00:52:28But mainly, yeah, I've played inline hockey since I was young.

00:52:32Started ice hockey from like 21 onwards.

00:52:34And then, yeah, just kind of finished junior at that point.

00:52:38Ozzy Crasser, Luke Webb.

00:52:40Oh man, this guy is hilarious.

00:52:43First time I met Ozzy Crasser was in Lesar, I think, at a Canadian Riders' Cup.

00:52:49And, I don't know, he's just in the locker room drinking beers.

00:52:53And this dude's so far from home.

00:52:55He's the furthest from home.

00:52:56His results may not, you know, be the best every race.

00:52:59But this guy, just like, you gotta respect the guy that just, like, takes hits.

00:53:03And just keep coming and coming and coming back for more.

00:53:07So, and, dude, he's got such a great attitude.

00:53:10Always smiling and joking around.

00:53:12One of my favorite racers, for sure.

00:53:16He is an absolute character and always brings the fun.

00:53:21But he would come in last place with a smile on his face.

00:53:24And then he'd go to the bars with you and drink you under the table.

00:53:28It's just been really cool to see his progression and how dedicated he was to getting better.

00:53:34And I know how much he loves Ice Cross.

00:53:44After uni, it was quite hard to get at work.

00:53:47Yeah, just kind of not in the greatest mindset.

00:53:51Had a previously bad relationship with a partner at the time.

00:53:54And I kind of just made my own escape.

00:53:58And I wasn't really doing anything.

00:53:59Kind of in a rut.

00:54:00Just doing the same thing day in, day out.

00:54:01Going to work.

00:54:02Coming home.

00:54:03Having beers.

00:54:04Going to play inline hockey.

00:54:05And that was pretty much like my week every time.

00:54:07Yeah.

00:54:08Went to Canada for a month.

00:54:09Did four races in four weeks.

00:54:11It was my first time experiencing real winter.

00:54:14And then, yeah, went back and just couldn't stop thinking about Ice Cross.

00:54:17So I ended up selling all my stuff and moved to Canada.

00:54:20And then lived in a car for three months.

00:54:22Settled down in Toronto.

00:54:23And I didn't really have a plan.

00:54:25Kind of just wanted to get out of Australia as quick as I could.

00:54:27I keep coming back to Ice Cross.

00:54:29Mainly because if I didn't, I probably wouldn't be here.

00:54:31It doesn't matter what happens throughout the year.

00:54:33What shit happens in the rest of my life.

00:54:35This seven, eight week season is kind of what I focus everything into.

00:54:41So you say you wouldn't be here.

00:54:42What do you mean?

00:54:43You wouldn't be in America?

00:54:45No.

00:54:46So just like mental health issues running throughout my family.

00:54:50And then there's been a few years, which during COVID as well, but before that had been pretty bad for me.

00:54:55Like you could tell it was getting bad for me because we'd be skating at Fenway Park and I was too depressed to get out of bed, put my skates on and skate.

00:55:02Probably the one of the most iconic tracks we've ever had.

00:55:05I needed the time off.

00:55:07I needed the time away from people, from work, just a chance to reset everything.

00:55:12Coming through all that and then working through with what I've dealt with, I'd probably have to say the Ice Cross has probably saved my life.

00:55:19The greatest compliment that you can give any athlete is that they reach their full potential.

00:55:25But every now and then you see an athlete reach beyond their full potential.

00:55:30And athletes like Ozzy prove that sometimes the impossible is possible.

00:55:35I know where I'm weak and where I'm strong and what I can do.

00:55:38And racing with these guys for so long, I know what their skill sets are.

00:55:50Skate fast, don't fall. Skate fast, don't fall. Skate fast, don't fall.

00:56:00Last chance qualifier here with Luke Webb, someone who's familiar with having to earn his way into the competitive races.

00:56:10So that's one of my problems with my personality, I feel. I always chase like that rush.

00:56:15I don't think people understand how much you put onto that track in that 45 seconds.

00:56:19It's just the actual adrenaline release.

00:56:23As expected, Warling finishes light years ahead of everyone else, but Webb comes in second with relative ease.

00:56:29Round of 32 race and we have Luke Webb going up against a very experienced athlete in Steven Cox.

00:56:40As soon as you get into the gate and that five second warning is called, like everything goes silent.

00:56:47That's probably the most peaceful time you'll ever experience in life.

00:56:51Cox with a great start and Luke Webb looking strong in second place.

00:56:55As they go over the rollers here, Webb seems to be closing that gap against Cox.

00:57:04Over the hip now and Webb is right there positioning himself to take a pass on this downhill to the finish.

00:57:09Cox looks back as the big body of Luke Webb is propelling him down this track.

00:57:13He had a couple of extra cheeseburgers for lunch and it's paying off.

00:57:15Round of 32, I actually ended up beating one of the faster guys.

00:57:21So I came first in that heat, which was a first for me.

00:57:23So I actually ended up to have made it to the round of 16, which was huge because I didn't expect that at all.

00:57:28Coming into the round of 16, I was in second place looking at a round of eight, which would have been unreal.

00:57:35My first top 10 finish ever.

00:57:36And Webb looking great again, finds himself in second coming over the hip and oh no, he overcooks it and blows through the netting.

00:57:45Racing happens and I got tangled up with one of the guys on the hips and we both went down.

00:57:50Ended up getting caught in the net and needed some spectators to help me get out.

00:57:52So it was a bit disappointing because I felt like I had a really good shot in that track.

00:57:57But still my best finish of the season so far, so I can't complain.

00:58:01My head was out here, man. My fucking foot's back here.

00:58:04All pros basically screwed up to this guy.

00:58:06No problem, Ozzy crashing for no reason.

00:58:09So Ozzy making it into the top 16, that's a huge win.

00:58:13I mean, you love to see somebody not give up, take the punches and just keep moving forward one step at a time.

00:58:19And then on the other side, you have Rob Whirling, who is trying to take back to back wins from Quebec and Maine to continue his run at a world championship.

00:58:29Rob has a huge disadvantage in these races because of his time trial.

00:58:33Shiny stuff, stay away from it.

00:58:42Have a good race, guys.

00:58:44Be safe.

00:58:45Rob Whirling with an outside gate, but it's no problem for him and he takes an early lead with Eric Milinkovic right behind him.

00:58:58So I got out of the gate. No issues.

00:59:01But yeah, Eric Milinkovic made a pass like halfway down the track.

00:59:06Milinkovic with a beautiful pass on the inside of Rob Whirling.

00:59:09Rob Whirling sucks up that roller. Oh, but he almost goes down. The ice conditions here are rough.

00:59:15Oh, and right as I say that, Whirling goes down.

00:59:18And then I hit a rut, went down pretty bad. Max Nadeau fell over top of me and I kind of was like, well, my race is over.

00:59:27And then I take two strides and I see Eric about three meters deep into the side netting.

00:59:32Eric with a commanding lead now. Oh, goes down and slides into the netting.

00:59:37He's rolled up tighter than one of Snoop Dogg's bombers.

00:59:40Now Max Nadeau and Rob Whirling, who went down together, are in the lead.

00:59:44What a turn of events here in Las Valley.

00:59:47And Rob finds a way to come back and finish first in this quarterfinal seat.

00:59:51Crazy finish to this battle.

00:59:54And just reiterates that never give up attitude.

00:59:56Stephen Cox and Andrew Whirling will be moving on to the finals.

01:00:11Also a competitive heat here, but Max Nadeau and Robin Whirling hold strong and punch their tickets to the finals.

01:00:17OK, so we have an all-Canadian finals here with Rob's younger brother, Andrew, who is a bit of a surprise here in the finals, but has been in good form on this track.

01:00:30There's the always dangerous Stephen Cox, who seemingly can do it all.

01:00:34Mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding.

01:00:36Next to him, an ice-cross veteran, Max Nadeau, both who have already made it to the finals race in this season.

01:00:42And rounding off your top four, Robin Whirling, who had his first ever win in Quebec last week.

01:00:45And they're off, and Rob gets out to another great start.

01:00:52Doesn't look like anybody's going to be able to catch him here as he's holding a strong lead for the moment.

01:01:00Andrew Whirling trying to fight off Max Nadeau to the podium with his brother, but Max makes the pass, and Robin Whirling wins for the second time in two weeks.

01:01:13Let's go!

01:01:19And in first place, Robin Whirling!

01:01:22So the North American trek of the 2023 ice-cross season has had a lot of action.

01:01:41I mean, Britain being able to overcome injury in Mont-de-Loc to finish second.

01:01:46And then you have the weather in Quebec. It really kicked all of our asses, except for Rob.

01:01:51And then Maine, the stories of the season really culminated to a peak.

01:01:55Now we head to Europe to see if the athletes can continue to pursue their goals for the season.

01:02:01All right, boys! To Finland we go!

01:02:07Here we go!

01:02:08Here we go!

01:02:09We are going!

01:02:10Here we go!

01:02:15Let's go!

01:02:16Transcription by CastingWords

01:02:46Radalampi is always a fun race, always been one of my favorites because we're racing literally through the woods and through trees.

01:03:00The Radalampi track's never a track for me. Really a lot of skating, very technical skating, nothing I can ever train for back home just because you can't get the ice time. There's no skate trainers back home.

01:03:10Ozzy didn't have the best time in time trials, so he'll have to go through last chance qualifiers.

01:03:16Last chance qualifiers is when there's not enough athletes to build up a round of 64, so depending on your time trial, if you got below 32, you have to compete to get into the round of 32.

01:03:28Luke Webb finds himself in the last chance qualifier. Once again, he's lined up with newcomer Antonin Chibersh.

01:03:40Webb needs to find a way to make a pass here if he wants to get into the actual races.

01:03:44Oh, and that's a disappointing finish here for Luke Webb, all the way from Australia, and he's eliminated the LCQs.

01:03:59You know, this sport comes around once a year. These guys get to push reality to the side and live out their dreams.

01:04:06And sometimes it doesn't always go the way you hoped that it would go.

01:04:13Oh!

01:04:15In the shadow of a mountain, there's the shadow of a man, where he hides from the trouble he created with his troubled hands.

01:04:28There in the darkness

01:04:33Where the sun don't ever shine

01:04:36He wallows in his sorrow

01:04:40Beneath the aspens and the pines

01:04:44He hopes it'll all soon be over

01:04:51His blood runs cold

01:04:56So Britton finished in the round of 32 again

01:04:59For the third time in a row

01:05:00Since Mondaloc he is trending in the opposite direction

01:05:03His goals for getting top 10 in the world

01:05:06And number one American racer

01:05:07Are starting to slip away

01:05:08Jack has made it to the quarterfinals

01:05:10For the third time this season

01:05:12And for some athletes that would be considered a win

01:05:14But for Jack he's been a veteran for a long time

01:05:17And expects to be close to the top

01:05:18And he's struggling to break through to the semis this season

01:05:21Of him in the trees

01:05:25As he guides

01:05:26He the devil

01:05:28What's cool about this race in Rotterwampi, Finland

01:05:30You get to see all these kids come out

01:05:32And these people come out of the woods

01:05:34I mean, you're just in a village in the middle of Finland

01:05:36The Finns just always put on a great race

01:05:39And the fans in Finland love ice cross

01:05:42And they always come out to support

01:05:43Marco DeLago

01:05:522014 world champion

01:05:54He has competed

01:05:56And beaten the best of the best

01:05:58Marco is sneaky, sneaky good

01:06:00He's not the fastest or the most athletic

01:06:03But he's just so agile

01:06:05And technically sound on his skates

01:06:07Marco is such a good ambassador for the sport

01:06:11Because he's seen the highs

01:06:13He's seen the lows

01:06:14But he doesn't lose hope

01:06:16And when you have the leaders at the top

01:06:18Still striving forward

01:06:19With that same fire in their heart

01:06:20That they had in the beginning

01:06:21Everybody else just kind of follows suit

01:06:24And Marco DeLago is looking solid

01:06:26Weaving in and out of the forest here in Finland

01:06:28Angler and Nakari try to make a push in the home stretch

01:06:35But it's Marco DeLago

01:06:36Who will hold on for victory here

01:06:38His blood runs cold with shame

01:06:43But death ain't never gonna find him

01:06:50For after all he's just a shadow

01:06:55And he'll hang from the gallows

01:06:59For he's only the shadow

01:07:03Of a man

01:07:08What are you doing with your shoes?

01:07:16Oh, come on, snooze!

01:07:19Let's go!

01:07:20It was burning my feet last time

01:07:21This song's about love, man

01:07:30Yeah!

01:07:33Come on!

01:07:34You know, I'm close with my family

01:07:50That I love to be around

01:07:52Luckily, this year

01:07:54My girlfriend, Kelly

01:07:55Was able to come up

01:07:56It's good going in now

01:07:57To this last week

01:07:58I just, I feel relaxed

01:08:00I feel, I feel kind of at home now

01:08:02And I feel like that's gonna help me in the race

01:08:05Smiling back

01:08:07Baby

01:08:08We've been here before

01:08:14And you're sweet, sweet loving

01:08:22You're seeing me

01:08:25Squirrel on the track

01:08:47Yeah, it made for a good video

01:08:49That was my first experience

01:08:50With an animal on the track

01:08:51Besides myself

01:08:52Leading up to the race

01:09:17I think that's like

01:09:18One of the worst I've ever felt

01:09:21I took a couple bad crashes

01:09:22These time trials

01:09:24Are extremely important for him

01:09:25Because whoever's out front

01:09:27Is gonna have a narrow path

01:09:29To block everybody off

01:09:30It's gonna be tough

01:09:31To pass anybody on this track

01:09:32After that first time trial run

01:09:42Like I was not

01:09:43I was not in a good headspace

01:09:44At all

01:09:44Soini is the winner-takes-all event

01:09:53For the guys that are at the top

01:09:55Which would be Rob Wuerling

01:09:56Mirko Lati

01:09:57And Marco DeLago

01:09:59Marco DeLago

01:10:03Is probably the best racer

01:10:06Right now

01:10:07He's the veteran of the sport

01:10:09Former world champion

01:10:10And then Mirko Lati

01:10:11The high-flying fin

01:10:13That wants to win

01:10:13A world championship

01:10:14On his home turf

01:10:16Or his home ice

01:10:17And he's got nothing

01:10:19But raw strength

01:10:20And power

01:10:21In his legs

01:10:22So Rob has to have

01:10:28A good second time trial

01:10:29He has to

01:10:30Or he's not gonna win

01:10:31A world championship

01:10:32Huge, huge finish

01:10:48In the time trials for Rob

01:10:50The problem is

01:10:51He finished right behind

01:10:52Marco DeLago

01:10:53And Mirko Lati

01:10:54I needed a good time trial run

01:10:58Especially on this track

01:10:59This start's gonna be so important

01:11:00Gate picks are so important

01:11:01Because it's gonna be so hard

01:11:03To pass in the middle of this track

01:11:04It's narrow

01:11:05A lot of features

01:11:07Without a lot of room

01:11:08To try and pass on the side

01:11:10I'm still sitting in a

01:11:16In a good position overall

01:11:18In the world rankings

01:11:19Leading top 10 right now

01:11:20Even though I have not done

01:11:23As well as I expect myself to do

01:11:28I have still a lot of confidence

01:11:30Going in

01:11:31And I know that now I'm here

01:11:34And now it's on a bigger stage

01:11:36And it matters more

01:11:37And I'm going to do better

01:11:38I'm just trying to finish

01:11:43The season strong

01:11:44I know it's a lot of guys

01:11:46Usually, you know

01:11:47A little homesick

01:11:49Injured

01:11:49And maybe a little discouraged

01:11:51If they're not in the

01:11:53World Championship race anymore

01:11:54And I'm just trying to take it

01:11:56One heat at a time

01:11:57Technically I'm ranked number one

01:12:00But I mean

01:12:02Take that with a grain of salt

01:12:03Because I had two races

01:12:05In North America

01:12:05That a lot of the European guys

01:12:07Didn't show up to

01:12:07So really

01:12:08If it's anybody's race

01:12:09This weekend

01:12:10It's going to be

01:12:11Probably the toughest race

01:12:12Of the year

01:12:13And whoever

01:12:14Has the best result here

01:12:16Is going to take it all

01:12:16The last race

01:12:20Is always the hardest

01:12:20And for a track like this

01:12:22I feel good on it

01:12:23But I'm just not fast on it

01:12:25I don't know why

01:12:26And then

01:12:27This track

01:12:28The start means a lot

01:12:29And I know that's also

01:12:29A weakness for me

01:12:37Seeing all the fans

01:12:48Come out here

01:12:49To this event

01:12:50In the middle of nowhere

01:12:51In Finland

01:12:52It just gives you

01:12:54A different feeling

01:12:55Almost like there's

01:12:56A spark in the air

01:12:57Just waiting to ignite

01:12:59The big-bodied

01:13:01Australian Luke Webb

01:13:02Looking over the edge

01:13:03At the intimidating start

01:13:05Here in Soini

01:13:05No LCQs

01:13:08For the Aussie Crasher

01:13:09This weekend

01:13:09As he faces off

01:13:10Against Jack Schramm

01:13:11In the round of 64

01:13:12Jack out in the lead

01:13:13With Webb trailing in the rear

01:13:15But looking to make a pass here

01:13:16All three of them go down

01:13:17Over the snow ghost

01:13:18And it's chaos on track

01:13:20Meanwhile

01:13:25With all the crashes behind him

01:13:27Jack Schramm

01:13:28Is well out in the lead

01:13:29And will easily advance

01:13:30Into the round of 32

01:13:32The Aussie Crasher

01:13:35Is a crowd

01:13:35Favorite

01:13:36And you wanted to see him

01:13:37Well here he is folks

01:13:38And he'll come down

01:13:41And slide into home plate

01:13:42This season might have

01:13:54Ended a little bit shorter

01:13:55Than Aussie hoped it would have

01:13:56But you can't deny

01:13:58How far he's come

01:13:59Since he first started

01:14:00Competing in ice cross

01:14:01He is still

01:14:03The only competitive

01:14:04Ice cross skater

01:14:05Ever

01:14:06From Australia

01:14:07He's not just

01:14:08In the top 1%

01:14:09He is the top 1%

01:14:10And he also

01:14:12Provides a joy

01:14:13That this sport

01:14:14Desperately needs

01:14:15Here we have the POV

01:14:17Of Rob Worling

01:14:18Who gets ready

01:14:19For his first race

01:14:20At this event

01:14:20In the world championships

01:14:21Here in the round of 64

01:14:22A great start

01:14:30By Worling as he leads the way

01:14:32Followed by Kevin Schibo

01:14:33Who's super quick

01:14:34And a great glider

01:14:36Through the snow

01:14:49And Worling looking

01:14:51Very comfortable

01:14:52On this track

01:14:52Which is good

01:14:53As he and Mirko Latte

01:14:55Are the frontrunners

01:14:56For the world championship

01:14:57Rob and Worling

01:15:02Making it look easy

01:15:03Breezing through this round

01:15:04Of 64 heat to advance on

01:15:06Here's a look

01:15:10From Britain's POV

01:15:11As the athletes

01:15:11Get ready for this round

01:15:13Of 32 heat

01:15:13I knew that

01:15:15I had to move on

01:15:16Because I had had this

01:15:18You know

01:15:19Quarterfinal monkey

01:15:21On my back

01:15:21I have to make it

01:15:22Through this round

01:15:23I'm not going to have

01:15:23Another disappointment

01:15:24A great start

01:15:33For Britain Morris

01:15:34As he pulls out

01:15:35In front of arguably

01:15:36One of the most competitive

01:15:37Eats in the round of 32

01:15:38A solid pass

01:15:40On the inside

01:15:40By Ricard van Ville

01:15:41To take the lead

01:15:42The vet is so good

01:15:43At that

01:15:43But Morris is right

01:15:45On his tail

01:15:45Both of them battling

01:15:46Again in another round

01:15:48Against each other

01:15:49Britain fighting off

01:15:50The very talented

01:15:51French racer

01:15:52Jonathan Merlino

01:15:53As he tries to make a pass

01:15:54Britain cuts off

01:15:55Merlino's line

01:15:55Against the tires

01:15:56At 180

01:15:57Great race defense

01:15:58By Britain Morris

01:15:59Here as he and

01:16:00Ricard van Ville

01:16:01Come around the finish line

01:16:02And advance to the

01:16:03Quarterfinals round

01:16:04Of this world championship

01:16:05Monkey off the fucking back

01:16:07I finished a good second

01:16:12I had a little bit

01:16:13Of a battle

01:16:13With one of the other racers

01:16:15One of the French racers

01:16:16Who has beat me

01:16:17Time and time again

01:16:18So it was one of those

01:16:20Where I had to fight him off

01:16:21Right after the spine

01:16:22Going down the long

01:16:23Narrow pathway

01:16:24Before the last turn

01:16:25Into the finish

01:16:26We were battling

01:16:27We were making contact

01:16:29I could feel him

01:16:30On my back

01:16:31And on certain turns

01:16:32I had to cut him off

01:16:33And I just played it

01:16:34Aggressive and paid off

01:16:36The fans are into it here

01:16:42As we're getting ready

01:16:43For this quarterfinal heat

01:16:44Marco DeLago

01:16:45Almost jumped the gate

01:16:46But I think he got back

01:16:47In time

01:16:47And it's a great start

01:16:49As Luke Engler

01:16:50And Marco DeLago

01:16:51Get out there

01:16:52In front

01:16:52Jack Schramm

01:16:52Bringing up the rear

01:16:53Here

01:16:54Jack Schramm's got his work

01:16:55Cut out for him

01:16:55On this tight and technical track

01:16:57Oh

01:16:58Schramm hammered

01:16:59The dasher boards

01:17:00And he is down

01:17:01Hopefully he's okay

01:17:02Engler and DeLago

01:17:03Look strong in the lead

01:17:04Here though

01:17:05As they make that

01:17:05180 degree turn

01:17:07And head towards

01:17:08That finish line

01:17:09One and two

01:17:10To move on

01:17:11To the semifinals

01:17:11But still

01:17:12No sign of Jack Schramm

01:17:14Let's hope he's okay

01:17:15From that heavy

01:17:16Heavy crash

01:17:16Into the boards

01:17:17He's coming down

01:17:27So it looks like

01:17:33Jack Schramm is up

01:17:34And okay

01:17:34Gingerly moving down

01:17:36The track

01:17:36And passing out

01:17:38Some high fives

01:17:38To the fans

01:17:39So that's a good sign

01:17:40Jack's elimination

01:17:45In the quarterfinals

01:17:46Probably my favorite

01:17:48Moment of the season

01:17:49Seeing Jack get up

01:17:50And high five those fans

01:17:51All the way down the track

01:17:52Just with the class

01:17:54And humility

01:17:55Of a world champion

01:17:56Is a reflection

01:17:57Of this entire sport

01:17:58Fighting through the dark times

01:18:01With a smile on their faces

01:18:02To finish what they start

01:18:03You know you see this

01:18:27Insane track

01:18:28All the way down

01:18:29And then you just

01:18:29Kind of take a moment

01:18:30And think about

01:18:31What you're doing

01:18:32My dad used to always tell me

01:18:34That there's a thousand people

01:18:35That want to be in the spot

01:18:37That you're at

01:18:37And they're not

01:18:38You're here

01:18:39Enjoy the moment

01:18:41Be in the moment

01:18:41Be present in it

01:18:42And fuck it

01:18:43Whatever happens

01:18:43Happens

01:18:44We're set for another

01:18:48Quarterfinal action round

01:18:50Here with Robin Worling

01:18:51Richard von Wehe

01:18:52Linus Oelekainen

01:18:53And Britton Morris

01:18:54About to start

01:18:55And a good start

01:19:00Again by Britton Morris

01:19:01Trying to move

01:19:02To the inside of the track

01:19:03But getting into that battle

01:19:04With Richard von Wehe

01:19:05At each other's

01:19:06Shroves all day long

01:19:07And oh

01:19:08Over the snow goes

01:19:09Morris loops out

01:19:10And goes down

01:19:11Like a ton of bricks

01:19:12That was one of the bigger

01:19:13Crashes we've seen

01:19:14On this course

01:19:15Robin Worling

01:19:16Leading through the

01:19:17180 degree turn

01:19:18And he has got this one

01:19:19Locked down

01:19:20With a lot of gap

01:19:20Between him

01:19:21And second place

01:19:22Linus Oelekainen

01:19:23Who will advance

01:19:24To the semifinals

01:19:25Hopefully Britton Morris

01:19:27Is okay

01:19:27Ah he is

01:19:28As he comes across

01:19:29That finish line

01:19:29In fourth

01:19:30Unfortunate

01:19:30As a competitor

01:19:32Of course Britton

01:19:34Expected more

01:19:35Out of this season

01:19:35Great athletes

01:19:36Always expect more

01:19:37That's the right

01:19:38Mindset to have

01:19:39But once the

01:19:40Smoky ice clears

01:19:42And he gets to

01:19:43Look back on this season

01:19:44And reflect on

01:19:45Everything that he

01:19:46Accomplished

01:19:47He'll see what a

01:19:48Hell of a season

01:19:48There really was

01:19:49In a short amount

01:19:51Of time

01:19:51He's climbed the ranks

01:19:52And become the

01:19:53Number one racer

01:19:54In the US

01:19:54We did it

01:19:56We had a fun season

01:19:57It was successful

01:19:58I didn't get injured

01:20:00You're proud of

01:20:01What you did

01:20:01Semi-final action

01:20:10Here as DeLago

01:20:11Engler

01:20:12And Shane Renaud

01:20:13Battling it out

01:20:14DeLago takes

01:20:15The 180 turn

01:20:15In the lead

01:20:16And it will be him

01:20:17And Shane Renaud

01:20:18Moving on

01:20:19To the finals

01:20:19Great start

01:20:21Into this

01:20:21Semi-final

01:20:22By Robin Worling

01:20:23And Mirko Latte

01:20:23The two leaders

01:20:24In points

01:20:25Coming into this

01:20:26World Championship

01:20:26Race here

01:20:27Latte comes around

01:20:28The 180 turn

01:20:29In the lead

01:20:29With Worling

01:20:30Following close behind

01:20:31Latte's a big body

01:20:32And the two of them

01:20:33Lead from the start

01:20:34To the finish

01:20:34In the semi-final heat

01:20:35And we'll be moving on

01:20:36So we've got a showdown

01:20:38For the final

01:20:38A storybook ending

01:20:39We have Rob Worling

01:20:41And Mirko Latte

01:20:42And it just couldn't

01:20:43Be more perfect

01:20:44I mean these guys

01:20:45Have been the two

01:20:46Best athletes

01:20:47All season long

01:20:48Neither one of them

01:20:48Were able to make it

01:20:49To every single race

01:20:50But they are one and two

01:20:52In the world rankings

01:20:53As we speak

01:20:53And now they meet

01:20:54In the finals

01:20:55For the world championship

01:20:56On the flip side

01:20:57We have two more athletes

01:20:58That wouldn't mind

01:21:00Seeing themselves

01:21:00On that world championship

01:21:01Podium

01:21:02Shane Renaud

01:21:03Just an outrageous

01:21:04Athlete

01:21:05Just a complete character

01:21:06He's either going to

01:21:07Blow through some boards

01:21:08Or wind up on a podium

01:21:10You never know

01:21:11What you're going to get

01:21:11And then Marco DeLago

01:21:13The 2014 world champion

01:21:15And he just always

01:21:17Finds a way

01:21:17To end up

01:21:18Near the top

01:21:19Year in and year out

01:21:21Ice cross

01:21:28Has witnessed the summit

01:21:29Of the Red Bull mountain

01:21:30And the low

01:21:31Of the valley

01:21:32That followed COVID

01:21:33It has stared

01:21:36Rock bottom

01:21:36Square in the eyes

01:21:37And fought through

01:21:38Every inch of it

01:21:39In the face of adversity

01:21:41These athletes

01:21:42Chose not to back down

01:21:43But to rise

01:21:45They aren't just

01:21:47Skating on ice

01:21:47They are skating

01:21:49A thin line

01:21:50Between passion

01:21:50And uncertainty

01:21:51Their collective effort

01:21:56Breathes life

01:21:57Into a sport

01:21:57On the brink

01:21:58Of extinction

01:21:59Not only is it a story

01:22:01Of resilience

01:22:02But one that inspires

01:22:04It has a purpose

01:22:06Bigger than the sport

01:22:07Or the athletes

01:22:08Competing within it

01:22:10Life is unpredictable

01:22:20Filled with twists

01:22:22And turns

01:22:23The key isn't

01:22:24Avoiding the falls

01:22:25It's about finding

01:22:27The courage

01:22:27To get back up

01:22:28To rebuild

01:22:29And continue the race

01:22:31The athletes

01:22:33In this sport

01:22:34Are doing just that

01:22:35Their sacrifices

01:22:37Aren't just for the sport

01:22:39Alone

01:22:39It's an investment

01:22:41In the very essence

01:22:42Of what makes them

01:22:43Feel alive

01:22:43The story is beautiful

01:23:01Because of the battle

01:23:02Entangled within it

01:23:03Between the highs

01:23:05And the lows

01:23:05When it is all

01:23:07Said and done

01:23:08People will see

01:23:09That not only

01:23:10Did you face the darkness

01:23:11You became the light

01:23:12Within it

01:23:13Like a beacon

01:23:14For others to follow

01:23:15Ravin Varli

01:23:28World champion

01:23:33Suomessa from Finland

01:23:35Mirko

01:23:36Ice cross will survive

01:23:49And continue to inspire

01:23:50People all around the globe

01:23:51Warriors on ice

01:23:53United as one

01:23:54Who have the courage

01:23:56To walk into the fire

01:23:58When others wouldn't

01:23:59They will find

01:24:07Who have the courage

01:24:10Of Maybe

01:24:11For others to live

01:24:12Lets go

01:24:13To others to live

01:24:13handed in

01:24:13Twitter

01:24:14For others to face

01:24:15In time

01:24:15What Abond

01:24:17Dream of

01:24:17종

01:24:18Tick through

01:24:18protective

01:24:18To live

01:24:19And appear

01:24:19It is solo

01:24:20It's called

01:24:20I have些

01:24:20For others to attack

01:24:21And sit

01:24:22Out in it

01:24:22Once a

01:24:22Hobs

01:24:23We miss

01:24:23Feat

01:24:24And

01:24:25A

01:24:25Are you

01:24:26voted

01:24:26And

01:24:27You mete

01:24:27手

01:24:29still in love with me but it's not the same say you're full of ecstasy but to

01:24:38fight the pain are you who you wanna be or are you just the same

01:24:45so my man up with these empty space rolling down to the street

01:24:55where's that watch over me walking into the fire rolling down to the street where's that watch over me

01:25:09walking into the fire

01:25:25so you're still in love with me but it's not the same

01:25:37so you're full of ecstasy but to fight the pain are you who you wanna be or are you just the same

01:25:45they put on hockey gear fully a full of hockey gear and so picture this like a steep steep hill

01:26:01but there's boards so it's a trap is it steep though

01:26:04extra steep and there's boards along the track and then there's hills and there's turns and it's a

01:26:12race

01:26:12you trust yourself in me and you're still afraid save yourself from me

01:26:30how do you escape feeling everything and love I came

01:26:35it's a pile of cheese and I'm just the same

01:26:39oh

01:26:41running out to the street where's that watch over me

01:26:45walking into the fire

01:26:47oh

01:26:49running out to the street

01:26:51is that watch over me

01:26:53walking into the fire

01:26:55oh

01:26:56guitar solo

01:27:26guitar solo

01:27:56That's a wrap, boy.

01:28:21guitar solo

01:28:51That's a wrap.

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