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France record 2 Ivan Origone Italy 254,958 km/h 2016 Vars: Italy record 3 Simone Origone Italy 254,05 km/h 2023 Vars: 4 Manuel Kramer Austria: 252,84 km/h 2023 Vars: Austria record 5 Bastien Montès France 251,397 km/h 2016 Vars: 6 Jonathan Moret Switzerland 250,80 km/h 2023 Vars: Switzerland record 7 Philippe Goitschel France 250,700 km/h 2002
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)
The following year, in 1974, McKinney returned to Cervinia and established his first world speed skiing record, passing through the speed traps at 189.473 km/h (117.7 mph). [13] His record was surpassed the following year at Cervinia. Two years after that, at Portillo, Chile in 1977, McKinney set a new record at 198.020 km/h (123.0 mph).
Speed skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.The venue was in Les Arcs, about 60 km from the host city, Albertville. Michael Prufer, a 31-year-old medical doctor from Savoie, improved his own 1988 world record by 5.558 km/h.
speed skiing Ross Anderson (born 1971 [ 1 ] ) is a FIS World Cup / professional speed skier as well as All American Record Holder speed skier a speed of 154.06 mph . Background
In 1995, Hamilton became the first skier to go faster than 150 miles per hour (240 km/h) and he held the world record between 1995 and 1997. He was a three-time world champion between 1998 and 2000; he also medaled in two other years. He also set a world record for inline speed skating at 65 miles per hour (105 km/h). [1] [2] [3]
Speed Skiing* 44 in Speed Skiing. [42] 42: Eric Frenzel Germany: 43: 2007–2023: Nordic Combined: 21 in Gundersen NH, 19 in Gundersen Large Hill, 2 in Penalty Race, 1 in Mass Start. [43] Stefan Kraft Austria: 43 2012– Ski Jumping 31 in Large Hill, 10 in Flying Hill, 2 in Normal Hill. [44] 44: Magdalena Forsberg Sweden: 42: 1994–2002: Biathlon
Dick Dorworth is a noted ski racer, coach and world record holder. Dorworth is the author of four books, Night Driving, The Perfect Turn, The Straight Course, and Climbing to Freedom. [1] He was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in April 2012.