Oh their god, I wasn't alone at the Red Bull Crashed Ice 2007 finals (around 75 000 spectators). I arrived too late because I wanted to post the photos of the qualifications.
Fortunately, I got a call from a friend that was at a party in an apartment on Place Royale. We had a decent view of the last stretch of the course, where the skaters seemed to fall a lot. Someone found an almost live feed on the net, so we where able to follow the race.
Here's the photos of the finals:
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Sunday, March 04, 2007
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Photos Red Bull Crashed Ice 2007 - Qualifications
Here's some photos of the qualifications for the Red Bull Crashed Ice 2007 in Quebec City. They really have balls of titanium to participate in that crazy race. I'm off to the finals, more photos to come...
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Friday, April 28, 2006
I don't get the hockey frenzy...
Someone will have to explain it to me, I really don't get it. I was sitting at the bar in the Faste Fou after work, having a beer with a colleague. Both TVs where tuned on perpetual news channels, the big story was about tonight's hockey game at the Bell Center. Is that really news material ? I mean, there's a million of important events each day that change the world as we see it... Do we need to know that much about a sport event ?
A colleague in Montreal this week was having a really bad day because the Canadien lost a game. I'm having a bad day when I learn that a loved-one died. I might have a bad day if I wake up late, to then ride an over-crowded bus on a rainy day. I can't conceive having a bad day just because my favorite team lost a game in the finals.
How can a sport bring so much passion/mass hysteria ?
A colleague in Montreal this week was having a really bad day because the Canadien lost a game. I'm having a bad day when I learn that a loved-one died. I might have a bad day if I wake up late, to then ride an over-crowded bus on a rainy day. I can't conceive having a bad day just because my favorite team lost a game in the finals.
How can a sport bring so much passion/mass hysteria ?
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Ultimate - Mars Attaque !
For those who don't know about Ultimate, here's a brief summary;
Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee) is a competitive non-contact team sport played with a flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc into the opposing endzone, similar to American Football. Players may not run while holding the disc. The game was invented in 1968 as an evening pastime. Ultimate is distinguished by its Spirit of the Game - the principles of fair play, sportsmanship, and the joy of play. (Source: Wikipedia)
When: March 18th and 19th
Where: ExpoCité 250, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel, Québec (QC) G1L 5A7
Phone : (418) 691-7110
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Red Bull - Crashed Ice 2006. The course.
Here's some photos I took from the course of the Red Bull Crashed Ice 2006. I'm off to see the finals, I'll post more photos soon...
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Red Bull - Crashed Ice
Quebec City will be hosting the Red Bull Crashed Ice 2006 event this weekend. It's a combination of hockey, downhill ice skate (!!!) and boardercross.
The course is a 400 m downhill ice-track with a vertical of 36 m from start to finish, featuring berms, turns, whoops, jumps and steep chutes. The course starts near the Porte St-Louis and snakes around the fortifications to end at Place d'Youville. The qualifications are Friday, March 3rd and the finals on Saturday, March 4th.
More info and videos here: www.redbullcrashedice.ca
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