Pihlainen again edge past Croxall in Ice World Championship

Pihlainen again edge past Croxall in Ice World Championship
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Summary Finlands Arttu Pihlainen triumphed in the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship in Moscow on Saturday.

As temperatures fell to 20 degrees below zero Celsius, he beat Canadian Kyle Croxall and Swiss contender Kilian Braun on the 350-meter long ice track. Pihlainen and Croxall also claimed first and second place respectively in the competition held in the Netherlands, earlier this month. Pihlainen and Croxall will also challenge each other in the last contest of the championship in Quebec, Canada on March 19.