10: Luke Webb - Australia's first Red Bull Crashed Ice athlete

In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with Redbull Crashed Ice Athlete, Luke 'AussieCrasher' Webb - Australia's first Red Bull Crashed Ice athlete.

Listen in as we delve into the fo!llowing:

• What is Ice Crash Downhill?
• What is the history and how did the sport start?
• Redbull is the major sponsor behind the sport
• How did you come across the sport and how did you start to do it?
• Have you ever been on ice skates previously?
• When did you first set skate on an ice crash course?
• Describe the course in New Brunswick?
• How Luke reached the top 64 in February 2016
• What is the crushed ice tour?
• Are Crushed Ice Athletes full time athletes or do they work as well?
• When does the next competition start?
• How Luke got championship points to get into the next tour.
• Luke's full time job is as a Chemical Metallurgy Engineer, what do you do in Metallurgy?
• What does your training look like?
• How Luke trains in Australia (a hot climate)
• Why Rollerblading on a BMX track makes great training
• Has there been a period in your career where your training has waned?
• What does your family think of the sport?
• What Sports Luke played growing up?
• How Luke got sponsorship?
• Luke is the top ranked athlete in Australia.
• The sport is looking at becoming an Olympic Sport
• Why the St Paul Track was the most extreme
• Why Luke Skated Hard and Landed Hard!
• The Top Speeds are 65 to 75km per hour.
• Why Luke wants to be his best self!
• What are the other extreme sports that inspire you?
• What is on Luke's sporting bucket list?

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