# bears playing hockey... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 22, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225 "2009-10-22T13:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/1 "2009-10-22T13:54:04Z")
after this BBC article today: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8320849.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8320849.)\*\*\* (replace end with banned vendor initials) > Russian circus bear kills manager > Russian bear in the wild - file photo > Trained bears are popular in Russian circuses > An ice-skating bear with a touring Russian circus has killed a circus manager and seriously injured a trainer in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek. > Kyrgyz officials said the bear turned on the manager, 25-year-old Dmitry Potapov, during a rehearsal. > The bear, who had skates on at the time, severely mauled another circus worker who tried to rescue the manager. > Kyrgyz police shot and killed the bear when they arrived on the scene. It is not clear what caused the attack. > The five-year-old bear attacked Mr Potapov, dragging him across the ice and leaving him with fatal injuries. > A 29-year-old circus employee who tried to rescue Mr Potapov was badly injured and is in a critical condition, said Kyrgyz doctor Gulnara Tashibekova. > The director of the circus arena in Bishkek said Russian circus workers dragged the two men away from the bear and closed the arena’s exits until the police arrived. > Bears on ice are common in Russian circuses. Some are equipped with helmets and sticks and trained to play hockey. **I went looking and found this:** [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nah3nMStXV4) bricks have been shat. I didn’t know this was possible. ---
**Author:** ![ShiftDead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shiftdead/32/7508_2.png) [@ShiftDead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShiftDead)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/2 "2009-10-22T13:55:56Z")
Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/3 "2009-10-22T14:05:43Z")
thread is now saved. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/4 "2009-10-22T14:07:09Z")
lol, I had that in my first post. ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/5 "2009-10-22T14:09:04Z")
i think you edited that haha i didnt see it god its soooooooo F-ing amazing i watched it 3 times in a row ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/6 "2009-10-22T14:10:42Z")
That goalie sucks…lol ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/7 "2009-10-23T09:58:49Z")
Seemed fitting with the Circus in Town… > **[Ice skating bear kills Russian circus hand - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/23/russia.skating.bear.death/index.html)** > > A bear on ice skates attacked two people during rehearsals at a circus in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, killing one of them, Kyrgyz officials said Friday. > MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) – A bear on ice skates attacked two people during rehearsals at a circus in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, killing one of them, Kyrgyz officials said Friday. > > In the incident, which happened Thursday, the 5-year-old animal killed the circus administrator, Dmitry Potapov, and mauled an animal trainer, who was attempting to rescue him. > > “The incident occurred during a rehearsal by the Russian state circus company troupe which was performing in Bishkek with the program, Bears on Ice,” Ministry of Culture and Information director Kurmangazy Isanayev told reporters. > > It is unclear what caused the bear to attack Potapov, 25, nearly severing one of his legs while dragging him across the ice by his neck. Medical personnel were unable to save Potapov, who died at the scene. > > The 29-year-old circus trainer Yevgeny Popov, who attempted to rescue Potapov, was also severely injured, according to doctors. > > “The victim has sustained serious injuries - deep scalp lacerations, bruising of the brain, lacerations on his body. His condition is considered critical,” Dr. Gulnara Tashibekova told reporters on Russian state television. > > After the incident, the circus was cordoned off by police and emergency service workers. Experts have been brought in to examine the bear, which was shot and died at the scene. > > Russia has a long-standing tradition of training bears to perform tricks such as riding motorcycles, ice skating, and playing hockey. Fatal attacks are unusual. ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/8 "2009-10-23T10:00:25Z")
R ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/9 "2009-10-23T10:06:22Z")
Ugghh. I don’t feel bad for these people at all. Reminds me of this: [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1005215/dare\_to\_see\_footage\_of\_a\_bear\_driving\_a\_motorcycle/](http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1005215/dare_to_see_footage_of_a_bear_driving_a_motorcycle/) ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/10 "2009-10-23T10:26:06Z")
repost [http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78337](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78337) I swear that sometime CNN just copies the news that was on BBC the previous day. ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/11 "2009-10-23T10:38:54Z")
^That is such Shit…breaking news my ass CNN. Sorry, theblue for copying you…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/12 "2009-10-23T11:43:50Z")
crazy russians ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/13 "2009-10-23T12:59:08Z")
I didnt see no damn ice skating bears last night FML. lol ---
**Author:** ![copperlegend](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copperlegend/32/7445_2.png) [@copperlegend](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copperlegend)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bears-playing-hockey/75225/14 "2009-10-23T16:45:56Z")
that’s terrible! those poor bears! what is wrong with people?