Father Nels Gjengdahl of St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights endured the below-zero wind chills to help test out the Red Bull Crashed Ice track in St. Paul Jan. 24
Red Bull’s Crashed Ice World Championship competition is returning in January to St. Paul, and the Cathedral of St. Paul — which served as a spectacular nighttime backdrop for last year’s races — is looking forward to welcoming the skaters and thousands of spectators back to the Cathedral Hill neighborhood.
Picture the scene: Skaters clad in helmets and pads, racing down a winding ice hill at speeds up to 40 mph, while tens of thousands of cheering spectators line the course with the Cathedral of St. Paul serving as a picturesque backdrop.
