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portantobjectivesinensuringpublicsafety demonstrationsinthecitybeforelastyear.
and protecting unwilling audiences from “Shewasoutthereforseveralyearsmaking
exposure to nudity, which, consistent a statement about the absurdity of the law,
with current community standards, andeachtimeshehadopaquebodypaintand
includes the exposure of female thecopsthoughtitwascute,”Flaxmansaid
breasts,” city lawyers wrote in whenhefiledthesuitinNovember.
theirresponse. AYouTube video of the incident at the
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ticketed Tagami for City lawyers, however, have argued that
indecent exposure the ordinance is precise and that courts
last August when she haverepeatedlyfoundthatthereisnoFirst
went topless during an Amendmentrighttoappearnudeinpublic.
event at Chicago’s lake- “Passersby would have no way of know-
fronttopromotetheright ingwhethersheintendedtomakeapolitical
of women to bare their statementormerelytosunbathe,”according
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liableandorderedhertopaya “have the power to enact public indecency
$100 fine plus additional costs, statutes, as regulations directed at public
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THECHICAGOCOMPETITORS MOREDANGER!
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Imaginesomeonecreatedahumanpinball
obstacles,it’stheunknownoftheothercom-
machine.
petitors....Thecourseisstatic,theotherguys
Wait,scratchthat.Someonealreadyhas.
you’regoingdownthechutewitharevariables
Fouratatime,athletesfromaroundthe
andcaneasilyputyouinadangerousposition.
worldcladinfullhockeygearspilldowna
BR:Playinghockeyyoudon’treallygetyour
quarter-milesheetoficeatupto40mph.
feetofftheground.Justbeingairborneand
They soar over jumps and past obstacles,
dealingwiththatsoundsfun.
tryingtoreachthefinishlinefirst.Andif
MattKawahara,27 BrianRooke,23 AnthonyRossini,25 AR:Theobstaclethatlooksmostexcitingalso
they happen to crash or hip-check each
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WelcometoRedBullCrashedIce,also
VELOCITY! goingdownthehillatonceonlymakesit firstdropofftogainthespeedwhichislikely
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Championships.
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The 15th edition of the event runs
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bestasset].HopefullyIcanusethattomyad- ersanddomyownrace.Butifalittlecontact laxedandhavefunwithit.Ithinkifyouworry
tle.Eachoftheselongtimehockeyplayers
vantage;I’msolidonmyfeet. happens,I’vebeenplayinghockeyforawhile aboutittoomuch,yougetinsideyourheadit
isattemptingtobecomethefirstAmerican
AR:There’sahugeadvantagetogettingout soIwon’tbeshyingawayfromit. worksagainstyou.
to win the St. Paul leg of the four-event
infrontfromthestartandIthinkwithmy AR:Thespeedaloneinthiseventisnot BR:[Iwantto]trytogetouttoaquickleadso
CrashedIceseries.
quickstartsIshouldbeabletobeatoutother somethingyougettoexperienceonan Icanavoidjockeyingforpositionasmuchas
What can these athletes—and specta-
competitors. everydaybasis,especiallyoniceskates. Ican....[I’ll]justtrynottofallandcomeoutof
tors, for that matter—expect this week-
Soifyougodownthewrongwayatahigh theweekendwithoutanyinjuries.
end?Well-organizedmayhem,essentially.
DANGER! speed,it’slikelynotgoingtoendwell.I AR:Mystrategyisjuststaycalmandhavefun.
CHRISSOSAISREDEYE’SSPORTSEDITOR.
MK:Ithinkwhenthere’sriskofdanger,that’s talkedwithothercompetitorsfromprevious I’veneverdoneanythinglikethisbutIcan
@REDEYESPORTSCHI
whenyoufeeltheadrenalinethemost. eventsandhaveheardstoriesaboutallthe probablyskatebetterthanIwalk,soI’mjust
Addinginanotherfactorofmultipleguys brokenbones. tryingnottogetinmyhead.
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