Red Bull Crashed Ice is here. Catch all the downhill ice cross action you can handle live on redbull.tv from Valkenburg at 5pm today.
In what looks like a close race to call, it's three wins apiece for Kyle Croxall and Arttu Pihlainen, with the pair having dominated the last six races in Red Bull Crashed Ice. Canadian Croxall, who won the 2012 season opener in Saint Paul, and the Finn Pihlainen, who won the 2011 championship, will rekindle their head-to-head rivalry this weekend in Valkenburg.
Watch Saturday's race live on redbull.tv! Live coverage gets underway at 5pm (GMT)
Pihlainen’s three-race winning streak came to an end in Saint Paul when he crashed into the wall after rival Croxall bumped into him halfway down the track during a thrilling battle for the lead. The judges ruled it was only incidental contact that was still within the rules and Croxall escaped without punishment. Pihlainen quickly got back on his feet and salvaged second place. They both said there will be more elbow-to-elbow battles like that in Valkenburg.
Both suffered heavy crashes in training on Friday and hit the wall hard ahead of the Elimination Round. Pihlainen who was sixth in the International Shoot Out on Friday afternoon, and Croxall appear to be friendly to each other off the ice but on the track the rivalry is intense.
There are three UK hopefuls to come through the shoot out, Adrian Jack, Tom Iveson and Chris Hodgson, as new entries to the race we look forward to seeing them in action on the course.
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