
The 2016/17 Ice Cross Downhill World Championship concludes on March 3-4 with a Red Bull Crashed Ice race in Ottawa’s historic locks system featuring a riveting four-way battle for the men’s title and a tough three-way fight for the women’s championship.
American Cameron Naasz (2,600 points) is clinging onto a slim lead over compatriot Maxwell Dunne (2,272.5) with Canada’s Scott Croxall (2,237.5) and Austria’s Marco Dallago (2,088.50) also with enough points to win the championship with they can also collect 1,000 points up for grabs with a victory at the first-ever Red Bull Crashed Ice race in the Canadian capital city of Ottawa. The athletes will be racing at speeds of up to 80 km/h four-at-a-time down the 375-meter long artificial ice track with a 35-meter vertical drop built in the Ottawa Locks of Park Canada’s historic Rideau Canal. The iconic locks system is located beside the picturesque Fairmont Château Laurier hotel.