Skates

The 2011 Ice and Snow Festival is coming soon to China’s Heilongjiang province, and so far it looks pretty darn spectacular. Events will include snow splashing, skating and skiing races. Ok; sign us up.

You have to be really daring, or really stupid to inline skate jump off of the Eiffel Tower, but that’s exactly what Taïg Khris did this weekend, setting a new world record with this 40-meter jump.

We already showed you pics of Dirk Auer’s death-defying ride down the rails of a roller coaster in skates. Now, Discovery Channel’s Is It Possible shares this video of the skater’s insane stunt.