Watch locals compete for spots at the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship 2011 in Quebec City. The participants, 200 men and 20 women, will compete in individual speed trials on a flat ice surface at Clareview Recreation Centre in Edmonton. The top five men and one woman skater who demonstrate skill, agility, strategy, and strength will qualify to participate in the main event in Quebec City.

Photograph by: Chris Schwarz, edmontonjournal.com

Watch locals compete for spots at the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship 2011 in Quebec City. The participants, 200 men and 20 women, will compete in individual speed trials on a flat ice surface at Clareview Recreation Centre in Edmonton. The top five men and one woman skater who demonstrate skill, agility, strategy, and strength will qualify to participate in the main event in Quebec City. Video by Ed Kaiser