Photos from qualifying in Edinburgh
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The skaters get padded up ready for battle.
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The athletes competed in timed runs and then in a final heat.
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It all went by in a blur!
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Skaters had to clear obstacles.
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The action was fast and frenetic!
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It was a fight to the finish!
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Murrayfield Ice Rink in Edinburgh.
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After the timed runs, skaters competed in a four-man final.
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The obstacles are designed to prepare the athletes for the rigours of a downhill track.
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Almost 50 skaters started.
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Winning skater Callum Boyd.
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Three UK skaters advanced to the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship 2014.
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