Kyle Croxall

Kyle Croxall
Personal information
NicknameCroxy[citation needed]
Born (1988-10-26) 26 October 1988 (age 36)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Home townToronto, Ontario
Sport
SportIce Cross Downhill
TeamLiving the Dream (LTD)
Medal record
Red Bull Crashed Ice Races [1]
Gold medal – first place 2010 Quebec City Individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Munich Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Valkenburg Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Moscow Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Quebec City Individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 Saint Paul Individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 Valkenburg Individual
Silver medal – second place 2012 Quebec City Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Niagara Falls Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Saint Paul Individual
World Championships [2]
Silver medal – second place 2010 Red Bull Crashed Ice Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Red Bull Crashed Ice Individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 Red Bull Crashed Ice Individual
Silver medal – second place 2013 Red Bull Crashed Ice Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Red Bull Crashed Ice Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Red Bull Crashed Ice Team
Updated on 23 March 2014

Kyle Croxall (born October 26, 1988)[3] is a Canadian Red Bull Crashed Ice (also known as ice cross downhill) racer. In January 2014, he was ranked fourth in the world in the sport.[4] Croxall is a former ice hockey player who played one season with the Mississauga Chargers of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.[5]

Crashed ice career

Croxall's ice cross downhill career began while he was going to school for firefighting in Ottawa, Ontario. In 2007, tryouts were being held there. Croxall said, "I had previously seen the sport on TV and wanted to join."[6] Croxall tried out for Crashed Ice and went on to his first race in Quebec City in 2008. Croxall now competes on the Red Bull Crashed Ice tour[7] for the team known as "Living The Dream".

Croxall has individually been ranked second (2010, 2011, 2013) and first (2012) in the Red Bull Crashed Ice Men's Individual World Championship rankings.[8] As part of the "Living The Dream" team, he has been ranked third (2013) and second (2014) in the Red Bull Crashed Ice Team World Championship rankings.[9] Apart from the world championship rankings, he has six first-place finishes, two second-place finishes and two third-place finishes in Men's Individual Races.[10]

Personal life

Croxall was born in Mississauga, Ontario, and he is residing in Toronto. He is now a firefighter with the Toronto Fire Services.[11] His brother, Scott Croxall, is also an ice cross downhill athlete.

References

  1. ^ "Red Bull Crashed Ice Results". Red Bull.
  2. ^ "Red Bull Crashed Ice Results". Red Bull.
  3. ^ "Kyle Croxall". Elite Prospects.
  4. ^ "Red Bull's Crashed Ice". Red Bull. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Kyle Croxall statistics". HockeyDB. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Kyle Croxall Page, Red Bull Crashed Ice". Red Bull.
  7. ^ "Kyle Croxall Page, Red Bull Crashed Ice". Red Bull.
  8. ^ "Red Bull Crashed Ice Results". Red Bull.
  9. ^ "Red Bull Crashed Ice Results". Red Bull.
  10. ^ "Red Bull Crashed Ice Results". Red Bull.
  11. ^ "Kyle Croxall Page, Red Bull Crashed Ice". Red Bull.


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