Fairbanks Youth Win Ice Art Championships

0:00On March 19th, here's the latest out of Anchorage. Every winter, professional ice carvers from around the world gather in Fairbanks, Alaska for the World IceR Championships. This year, the event features massive and creative sculptures, including giant spiders and rats with swords. A big highlight is the youth competition, where 18s of kids spent their spring break carving their own ice art. The young carvers face tough conditions, with record cold making it hard to fuse ice pieces together using water. Even pro struggled at minus 40 degrees, as week seems cost parts to break off. But instructor Mark Chapin said, the kids push through, learning teamwork while bundled up all week. On Judgment Day, the shivering teams lined up on an ice stage to hear the results from the judges. The project showed great variety, from animals to fantasy figures, all lit up with colorful lights. Fairbanks' teens Liz and Eve Hansen took first place with their sculpture called Sam and Run. The 13-year-old Liz and 16-year-old Eve created a king Sam and head on a humanoid body with

1:04kicking legs, inspired by Alaska life-and, sketched on a pizza box. You can check out all the sculptures, including the kids' works, until the festival ends on March 31. With more cold weather ahead, they're expected to stay intact for visitors to enjoy. DNN is brought to you by our sponsor link in the description. Your bedtime ritual just got better. Built in Sound, Built in Comfort, S-O-L-I-SOLY-PILLOW.com