US athletes progress from Tampa Bay qualifier
Skaters signed up on redbullcrashedice.com for last Saturday's qualifier in Tampa Bay.
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The event at the Tampa Bay Skating Academy was the second of eight US qualifiers held this winter.
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Athletes competed on a flat course with a series of obstacles.
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Almost a thousand athletes have signed up for the qualifiers in the US.
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For many, it was a first chance to try out for the new sport of ice cross downhill.
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Over or under?
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The winners would advance to the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship event in Saint Paul.
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Qualifier Jack Schram - a 26-year-old from Austin, Texas - was competing in Red Bull Crashed Ice for the first time.
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Harrison Rigsby makes a dash for the line.
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22-year-old Orlando-based student Harrison Rigsby goes forward to compete in Saint Paul, MN, on February 20!
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