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The downhill skate race that drew 70,000 fans in one night to downtown Edmonton when it debuted in 2015 will not make a repeat performance this year.

Red Bull Crashed Ice officials announced their 2017 lineup Wednesday. It added Ottawa to the list and not Edmonton, as some hoped.

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But Edmonton officials said not to count this city out yet. It simply stepped aside in recognition of Canada’s 150th anniversary.

“The City of Edmonton is definitely open,” said Nicole Poirier, director of the civics events office. “It was a fabulous event. … We’re still negotiating with Red Bull to look at future events.”

Crashed Ice set up around the Shaw Conference Centre in March 2015. Athletes raced on several nights and the Saturday event drew the largest crowds downtown Edmonton has yet seen. Nearly 100,000 people went downtown for the event over the course of several days.

The event cost the city $400,000. City officials said they were hopeful the event would be back.

On Wednesday, a Crashed Ice blog post said the event will visit Ottawa to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary. The track will be “built on the city’s iconic locks system where a crowd of 100,000 or more is also expected.”

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