Am I the Last One To Hear About Downhill Ice Skate Racing in Canada?

Seriously, is this not a Winter X-Games event? The winter games have been sorely lacking competitor to the summers Street Luge event and this may be it.  I mean, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed in the lack of checking, you are wearing hockey outfits after all, but then again I'm not risking my life flying down this ice luge so I won't complain too much. 

By the way, this is why America needs universal health care, so we can put on gnarly events like this.  Do you think any of the Canadians in the crowd or competing are worried in the least about a skate blade to the jugular? Nope, and you know why? Free ambulance ride and health care. 

I hope our government sees what we're dealing with here, we're losing out on the Extreme Sports innovation field to a bunch of hosers up north because we're busy being the last civilized country on earth arguing about whether or not universal health care is a good or bad thing.