In advance of this weekend's Red Bull Crashed Ice finale in Quebec City (televised live at 8:30 p.m. Saturday on Sportsnet), I recently got the chance to talk to firefighter/ice cross star Adam Horst for a post at Yahoo!'s Eh Game blog. Along the lines of my On The Ground series, here's my full interview with Horst:
On how he got into Crashed Ice: "The first time I got into it, we watched on TV and a couple of buddies signed me up."
On what his thoughts were the first time he tried it: "I was petrified. It's hard to describe what it is the first time you go down the hill."
On his February win in Sweden: "That was unreal. You're always hoping for that but when it actually happens, it's hard to believe."
Some highlights of that win:
On how the sport has grown: "It's become bigger. It used to be just one race a year. The tracks they're making are longer and steeper, and there's a lot of competition."
On competing against other Canadians like Kyle and Scott Croxall: "The Canadian guys, we're all a pretty tight group. We all cheer for each other."
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