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Most people have heard of drifting competitions, when drivers purposefully slide their cars around corners, but drifting has a cooler and more dangerous cousing - ice drifting. One of Russia's most popular ice drifting competitions is called Ice Drift Madness, and it takes place in the Irkutsk Region around the end of January. Two vehicles drive super close to one another and slide through turns on an icy course, with points awarded for maximum angle of the car during the turn and the closeness of the vehicles during the maneuver.
Sculptors from around the world concluded the latest Harbin International Ice-Assemblage Sculpture Championship on Thursday, producing some of the most incredible ice sculptures ever carved for arguably the most famous ice sculpting competition in the world. Thirteen teams from seven countries had just 4.5 days to complete their offerings, with each team receiving 10 large blocks of ice taken from Harbin's Songhua river. This year's first prize went to Team Russia Amursk for their ice dragons.
Golf is one of the most technical sports out there, and most people have to practice for ages to improve their game. However, some Russian golfers swear that playing on the ice is a good way to fast-track your performance on the green, especially your putting game. Welcome to the 2017 Baikal Ice Golf Tournament, which draws together the world's most audacious golfers to try their luck on the frozen surface of the world's largest freshwater lake. Golfers from Russia, South Korea, China and Belgium took part in this year's event, which kicked off last saturday. First organised in 2004, the Baikal Ice Golf Tournament has taken place every year for the past 13 years. More than 1,000 people from all over the world have participated in the tournament since it first began. The Russians aren't the only ones getting in one the ice golf action. In fact, the World Ice Golf Championship has been held every year since 1997. Baikal is preparing to host the competition in 2020. Oh, and if you're thinking about getting on the ice and giving it a try, here's a word of advice: don't bring graphite clubs, they can shatter in the cold.
‘The Ice Library of Wonders’, a 200 tonne ice sculpture on the shores of Lake Baikal in the Russia town of Baikalsk, was unveiled on Sunday. A massive labyrinth of ice walls, the ice library features work by some of the world's best ice artists. The walls of the structure are formed of ice blocks, each block symbolising an open book in the library. The blocks, or books, have been inscribed with dreams and wishes submitted by real people from all over the world. So far, over a thousand dreams have been submitted online and carved into the ice. Phrases inscribed on the blocks of the wondrous ice library come in various languages including Russian, Ukrainian, German, English, Chinese and French. The Ice Library will stand until spring when it will melt, along with the inscribed dreams, back into Lake Baikal, where the dreams will intermingle with the waters of the deepest and most voluminous lake in the world. Unveiled for the first time this year, ‘The Ice Library of Wonders’ will be added to the Russian calendar as an annual festival.
The mushers in the far east Siberian Peninsula of Kamchatka prepare all year for sledding races. It is more than just a passion.
Workers clear debris in downtown Kyiv after Russian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments in the nation's capital and across Ukraine, in an apparent retaliation for an explosion that damaged a key bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea. IMAGES
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