Barrel Jumping Championships
Barrel Jumping Championships
NO AUDIO The 17th Annual World's Barrel Jumping Championship is held in Grossinger, New York. Top entries are from the U.S. and Canada. Defending champ Kenneth LeBel and challenger Jacques St. Pierre both clear 16 barrels, but St. Pierre s jump is longer and he's the new champ! Barrel Jumping fans are gathered to watch the competition take place on ice. Barrels are laid out on center ice with a measuring stick laid beside them. Some fans and a couple wave to the camera man. CU Barrel jumper taking to the ice and speed skating preparing to jump. He jumps but lands on the last barrel sliding on the ice on his back and butt till he crashes into a soft barrier. A second contender takes his turn. He lands on barrel #15 before sliding to a finish. A third contestant doesn t make a jump sliding towards the barrels on his chest. He tries to get up but rolls off to the side. Referees race to get out of his way. A fourth shaker lands on barrel #13 he slides into the barrier with the barrel attached to his foot. High Angle skater making a long jump briefly touching barrel #15 before sliding into the barrier head first. LS jumpers high speed skating and jumping over 16 barrels but wiping out at the end. Some of these crashes look really painful. With the win, #13 Jacques St. Pierre jumps for joy. CU Jacques holding a trophy and sporting a black eye. A woman gives him a kiss on the cheek as he smiles for the cameras.