The 122nd St. Paul Winter Carnival announced the winners of its snow sculpting and ice carving contests Sunday.

Thousands of people viewed the creations over the weekend with the snow sculpting contest at the State Fairgrounds and the ice carving competition at Rice Park.

Carnival officials said they hoped to have photos of the winners posted soon on their Web site at www.winter-carnival-photography.com

Here are the results of the snow sculpting contest:

1st Place: “Rocket Man” (robot with power pack). The $1,200 cash prize goes to Jon Baller, Stillwater; Curt Cook, Cottage Grove; and Joseph Hauwiller, Jr., Eden Prairie

2nd Place: “I’m Telling Mom” (treehouse). The $600 prize goes to Jim Baller, Bob Baller and Judy Grufman.

3rd Place: “Dream Hunt” (tee pee, buffalo and person). The $300 prize goes to Jim Trost, Jared Trost and Jim Krueger.

People’s Choice: “Winter Caps.” The trophy goes to Steve Robinson, Matt Bliss and Claire McDonough.

Artist’s Choice: “Dream Hunt.”

Vulcan’s Choice: “Vulcanopus” (big octopus with a Vulcan face). It was done by Dan Ratte, Jenni Ratte and Peter Jaworski.

Here are the results of the ice carving competition:

Multi-Block Ice Carving Competition

1st Place: “The Pearl” (ship wreck). The $3,000 prize goes to Chris Swarbrick and Greg Schmotzer.

2nd Place: “King Boreas’ Three Ring Circus.” The $1,500 goes to Jim Nadeau, Jim Quaft, Robert Anderson and Tom Schiller.

3rd Place: “Where’s Frank?” The $750 goes to Chad Peterson, Jerry Sarff and Eric Rotter.

People Choice Award: “Where’s Frank?” Includes a $250 prize.

Carver’s Choice: “Crystal Elegance” (skaters). The $250 prize goes to Jarrett Dahl, Jordan Dahl and Ross Inselman.

Individual Block Competition

Professional Division

1st Place: “Waiting for Lunch.” The $750 prize goes to Greg Schmotzer.

2nd Place: “Vision.” The $500 prize goes to Jarrett Dahl, Jordan Dahl and Ross Inselman.

3rd Place: “Cutting Edge.” The $250 prize goes to Chris Swarbrick.

Artisan Division

1st Place: “Ice Bites.” The $75 prize goes to Chad Peterson.

2nd Place: “Ice Skate.” The $50 prize goes to Joseph and Peter Christianson.

3rd Place: “Here No, Speak No, See No.” The $25 prize goes to Eric Rotter.

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