Ice cross downhill

Contestants race down the course's turns, berms, and jumps. After racing one after another in the time trials, typically there are four racers starting each race.[3]

Some racers use ice hockey skates.

Racers wear helmets, ice hockey equipment, bandy equipment, ringette equipment, or in some cases equipment from other sports. Ice hockey skates and bandy skates are used. Ice hockey skates have a design whose blade is cut to create two working edges giving downhill skaters control and the ability to make sharp turns and stops. Bandy skates have flatter, longer blades and typically do not have a tendon guard, however they do not have the same turning ability that ice hockey skates do.

In 2015, Sadie Lundquist discussed the ice cross downhill equipment racers were using during an interview:

Sadie uses her regular hockey equipment, and eschews the GoPro, but she says some of the guys will wear slightly sleeker lacrosse shoulder pads, briefs and shin pads, and some use longer, flatter bandy blades rather than curved [ice] hockey blades. "Bandy blades have twice the surface touching the ice," she explained. "More steel touching the ice is beneficial for stride. You get more push off and they should glide further."[4]

— Sarah Barker, "Hey Boys And Girls: You, Too, Can Skate 40 MPH Downhill Over Jumps", DeadSpin.com

Racers are typically ice hockey players, though ringette players, bandy players, and figure skaters have also competed.

America's seven-time single event winner Jasper Felder is particularly notable. Felder was a bandy player[5][6][7] who represented the USA for the United States national bandy team, and while in ice cross dowhill, represented Sweden. Finland's Salla Kyhälä has also competed, a ringette player from Finland's national ringette team[8][9] who also played in Canada's National Ringette League.

The ATSX 1000 (formally named Red Bull Crashed Ice) offers the highest international competition level. Access to an ATSX 1000 competition is restricted. Only competitors in accordance with the 201 Limitation of participation at ATSX 1000 rule will be invited to take part in an ATSX 1000 race. An ATSX 1000 race shall host a competition for all categories (Men, Women, Junior). The ATSX 1000 races allow competitors to earn points to the World Ranking and the World Championship.

Points obtained at an ATSX 1000 race range from 1000pts for the 1st place and down to 2.375pts for the 200th place. The points will be tallied and shall be added to the World Ranking update of the ATSX World Ranking.

ATSX 500 and 250 races were formally known as Riders Cup races, and are worth 500 and 250 points respectively. With its establishment, ATSX 1000 competitors must qualify through racing in ATSX 500 and ATSX 250 races.[10]

Points obtained at an ATSX 500 race range from 500pts for the 1st place and down to 2.375pts for the 200th place.

Points obtained at an ATSX 250 race range from 250pts for the 1st place and get down to 1.1875pts for the 200th place.[11]

The ATSX 100 level generally corresponds to the National Championship level races. The National Championship races allow competitors to earn points solely to the World Ranking. competitors of all nationalities are invited to participate in a National Championship race. The National Championship hosting organization can decide to set an independent National ranking involving only their National competitors. In this case, it needs to be done under the supervision of the respective National Federation with the approbation of the ATSX.

Points obtained at an ATSX 100 race range from 100pts for the 1st place and down to 0.475pts for the 200th place. Athlete can participate in many ATSX100 races however, only the best result from the competitor's ATSX100 races will remain in the competitor's World Ranking points calculation.[11]