Crashed Ice athlete is taking SA to new heights in low temperatures Paul Aegerter took up the relatively new extreme sport of Ice Cross Downhill in his 40s. Now he s doing Mzansi proud in global competitions 02 May 2021 - 00:02 By Paula Andropoulos
When Paul Aegerter told his friends and family he was going to pursue a career in the extreme sport of ice cross downhill, they were vocal about the fact that they thought he d lost his mind. He was 42 years old at the time. Everybody was saying, you re crazy! You re going to break all your bones or die, Aegerter recalls with amusement. But the Zurich-born athlete was adamant that his age wasn t going to deter him from immersing himself in competition in spite of the fact that he is, by his own admission, closer to retirement than to rookie age .
Create your own sport, obviously.
Rob Worling is an 24-year-old Ottawa native and a competitor in Ice Cross Downhill, formally known as Red Bull Crashed Ice. Due to the pandemic, he has not been able to compete in official events, so he decided to build his own track.
“Building the track was kind of our, I guess COVID project,” Worling said in an interview with Daily Hive. “You know our season was cancelled this year so we were kind of bummed out about not being on a track and kind of just itching to get back on our skates.”
Last week, Worling went viral on social media for this incredible 25-foot dunk while on ice skates.
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