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Team North Dakota takes third in World Snow Sculpting Championship
STILLWATER, Minn. (Valley News Live) – Team North Dakota had quite a showing at the World Snow Sculpting Championships, taking home third place Sunday.
Teams from around the world traveled to Stillwater, Minnesota to create the snow sculptures while competing for prize money. The winners are as follows:
1st Place: Canada QC, Team Fjordwitches
Name of Sculpture: FJCOWRD, La vachoune de mer, A milky sea monster
Prize: $4,000
2nd Place: Turkey, Team Izmit
Name of Sculpture: Crack
Prize: $2,000
3rd Place: USA, Team North Dakota
Name of Sculpture: The Solace of Sleep
Prize: $1,000
People’s Choice: Mexico, Team Colima
Name of Sculpture: Pok-Ta-Pok: The Ball Game
Prize: $1,000
Team Mexican Snow came to Stillwater from Mexico to compete for a third year, telling WCCO News: “It’s not possible to practice in Mexico because we don’t have snow in the city we live in, so every year is like practice for us.”
The 12 teams had 64 hours to carve their masterpieces. Click here to view videos of the event.
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