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Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line at as high a speed as possible, as timed over a fixed stretch of ski slope. There are two types of contest: breaking an existing speed record or having the fastest run at a given competition. Speed skiers regularly exceed 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph)
Slovenia's Andrej Šporn at the 2010 Winter Olympics downhill in a typical downhill body position. Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition. Whereas the other alpine skiing events (slalom, giant slalom, super giant slalom, and combined) emphasize turning and technique, downhill emphasizes "the six components of technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement ...
Longest downhill race in the World Cup circuit, with a length of 4.270 km (2.65 mi) in 2019; typical World Cup downhill courses for men are two miles (3.2 km) or less. The course's starting elevation is 2,315 m (7,595 ft) above sea level; it descends 1,028 vertical metres (3,373 ft) to the finish at 1,287 m (4,222 ft) in Wengen.
Speed: Date: Location: Ski: S1 Simon Billy France 255,500 km/h March 22, 2023 Vars: Ski: S1 Junior Ivan Origone Italy 250,700 km/h 2006 Les Arcs: Ski: S2 Gregory Meichtry Switzerland 211,020 km/h 2014 Vars: Ski: S2 Junior Jimmy Montès France 204,890 km/h 2006 Les Arcs: Ski: Handisport Michael Milton Australia 213,650 km/h 2006 Les Arcs ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is a list of Men's Downhill races in FIS Alpine Ski World Cup from 1967 to 2017. Venue 1960s 1970s 1980s
Downhill skiing, the defining beat-the-clock event at the Winter Olympic Games, is all about a kind of ragged-edge speed. Olympic downhill a showcase of speed for world-class thrill-seekers Skip ...
Speed Skiing* 48 in Speed Skiing. [29] 29: Matti Nykänen Finland: 46: 1981–1991: Ski Jumping: 25 in Large Hill, 15 in Normal Hill, 6 in Flying Hill. [30] Marc Girardelli Luxembourg: 46: 1980–1996: Alpine Skiing: 16 in Slalom, 11 in Combined, 9 in Super-G, 7 in Giant Slalom, 3 in Downhill. [31] Donna Weinbrecht United States: 46: 1988 ...
Since 2009, it is used only for women's World Cup speed events, as a new parallel, more demanding "Kandahar 2" downhill ski course opened for the men's events. The Kandahar 1 course starts on "Tröglhang" at 1,490 m (4,888 ft) , and follows mainly the old men's route. After the "Schußanger" with two curves, "Himmelreich" jump follows where the ...