Speed skiing world records explained

Speed skiing world records are the highest speeds reached in the different categories of this sport.

Organization

These records have been registered in the official competitions organized by the different federations which have managed this sport at a mondial level, across the time (ISS, FISV, FIS, ...). Today, all the races are supervised by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Nevertheless, this federation doesn't publish any record.

Speed skiing is performed in two principal categories :

Records are existing for theses 2 categories, and also for age sub-categories (Juniors U21 : under 21 years old, ...)

These records have been established on the quickest tracks of each time. In 2022, the quickest active track is Chabrières in Vars (France). Furthermore, one specific race (Speedmasters) is organized every year for permitting skiers to approach these records, at the period where the track is the quicker (end of March).

Otherwise, other speed sports use skis : monoski, snowboard, telemark, skibob, snowscoot. Their Speed records are also established on the same tracks.

Current records

Men

DisciplineCategoryNameNationSpeedDateLocation
SkiS1Simon Billy255,500 km/hMarch 22, 2023 Vars
SkiS1 JuniorIvan Origone250,700 km/h2006 Les Arcs
SkiS2Gregory Meichtry211,020 km/h2014 Vars
SkiS2 JuniorJimmy Montès204,890 km/h2006 Les Arcs
SkiHandisportMichael Milton213,650 km/h2006 Les Arcs
MonoskiXavier Cousseau212,260 km/h2006 Les Arcs
SnowboardEdmond Plawczyk203,275 km/h2015 Vars
TelemarkMao Alban188,482 km/h2018 Vars
SkibobRomuald Bonvin204,430 km/h2006 Les Arcs
SnowscootCorentin Desbois168,382 km/h2017 Vars

Women

DisciplineCategoryNameNationSpeedDateLocation
SkiS1Valentina Greggio247,083 km/hMarch 26, 2016 Vars
SkiS2Valentina Greggio202,576 km/h2013 Vars
SkiS2 JuniorCharlotte Bar200,511 km/h2006 Les Arcs
MonoskiPatty Moll145,000 km/h2003 Les Arcs

S1 record history

Men

OrderNameNationSpeedYearLocation
1Gustav Lantschner105,675 km/h1930 Saint-Moritz
2Leo Gasperl136,600 km/h1932[1] Saint-Moritz
3Zeno Colò159,292 km/h1947 Cervinia
4Edoardo Agreiter160,714 km/h1959 Sestriere
5Luigi Di Marco163,265 km/h1960 Cervinia
6Alfred Planger168,224 km/h1963 Cervinia
7Dick Dorworth171,428 km/h1963 Portillo
7Charles Bird Vaughan171,428 km/h1963 Portillo
9Luigi Di Marco174,757 km/h1964 Cervinia
10Masaru Morishita183,392 km/h1970 Cervinia
11Alessandro Casse184,143 km/h1971 Cervinia
Alessandro Casse184,237 km/h1973 Cervinia
12Steve McKinney189,473 km/h1974 Cervinia
13Pino Meynet194,384 km/h1975 Cervinia
14Tom Simmons194,489 km/h1976 Cervinia
Steve McKinney195,200 km/h1977 Portillo
Steve McKinney195,975 km/h1977 Cervinia
Steve McKinney200,222 km/h1978 Portillo
Steve McKinney201,230 km/h1982 Les Arcs
15Franz Weber203,916 km/h1982 Silverton
Franz Weber208,092 km/h1983 Silverton
Franz Weber208,937 km/h1984 Les Arcs
16Graham Wilkie212,514 km/h1987 Les Arcs
17Michael Prufer217,680 km/h1987 Portillo
Michael Prufer223,741 km/h1988 Les Arcs
Michael Prufer229,299 km/h1992 Les Arcs
18Philippe Goitschel233,610 km/h1993 Les Arcs
19Jeffrey Hamilton241,448 km/h1995 Vars
20Philippe Billy243,902 km/h1997 Vars
21Harry Egger248,105 km/h1999 Les Arcs
Philippe Goitschel250,700 km/h2002 Les Arcs
22Simone Origone251,397 km/h2006 Les Arcs
Simone Origone252,454 km/h2014 Vars
Simone Origone252,632 km/h2015 Vars
23Ivan Origone254,958 km/h2016 Vars
24Simon Billy255,500 km/h2023 Vars

Women

OrderNameNationSpeedYearLocation
1Christl Staffner143,027 km/h1964 Cervinia
2Catherine Breyton165,000 km/h1978 Portillo
Catherine Breyton169,332 km/h1980 Silverton
3Annie Breyton175,353 km/h1982 Les Arcs
4Marti Martin-Kuntz190,375 km/h1983 Les Arcs
5Melissa Dimino200,780 km/h1984 Les Arcs
6Jacqueline Blanc201,005 km/h1987 Les Arcs
7Tarja Mulari214,413 km/h1988 Les Arcs
Tarja Mulari219,245 km/h1992 Les Arcs
8Karine Dubouchet Revol225,000 km/h1995 Vars
Karine Dubouchet Revol225,140 km/h1996 Vars
Karine Dubouchet Revol225,766 km/h1996 Les Arcs
9Carolyn Curl231,660 km/h1997 Vars
Karine Dubouchet Revol234,528 km/h1999 Les Arcs
Karine Dubouchet Revol242,260 km/h2002 Les Arcs
10Sanna Tidstrand242,590 km/h2006 Les Arcs
11Valentina Greggio247,083 km/h2016 Vars

S1 best performers of all times

Men

RankNameNationSpeedYearLocationNote
1Simon Billy255,500 km/h2023 VarsFrance record
2Ivan Origone254,958 km/h2016 VarsItaly record
3Simone Origone254,05 km/h2023 Vars
4Manuel Kramer252,84 km/h2023 VarsAustria record
5Bastien Montès251,397 km/h2016 Vars
6Jonathan Moret250,80 km/h2023 VarsSwitzerland record
7Philippe Goitschel250,700 km/h2002 Les Arcs
8Philippe May250,000 km/h2006 Les Arcs
9Laurent Sistach249,653 km/h2002 Les Arcs
10Jukka Viitasaari248,791 km/h2006 Les ArcsFinland record
11Tawny Wagstaff248,61 km/h2023 VarsNew Zealand record
12Michal Bekes 248,550 km/h2023 VarsSlovak record
13Klaus Schrottshammer248,447 km/h2016 Vars
14Radim Palan248,220 km/h2023 VarsCzech Republic record
15Harry Egger248,105 km/h1999 Les Arcs
16Christian Jansson248,105 km/h2017 VarsSweden record
17Ross Anderson247,934 km/h2006 Les ArcsUnited States record
17Martin Lachaud247,934 km/h2006 Les Arcs
19Nikolay Pimkin247,763 km/h2016 VarsRussia record
20Roger Wickman247,253 km/h2006 Les Arcs
21John Hembel246,238 km/h2002 Les Arcs
22Tor Schultze245,734 km/h2006 Les Arcs
23Marc Poncin245,232 km/h2005 Les ArcsUnited Kingdom record
24Johan Rousseau245,065 km/h2005 Les Arcs
25Chris Wikler244,898 km/h2006 Les Arcs
26Jedrezj Dobrowolski244,233 km/h2016 VarsPoland record
27Philippe Billy243,902 km/h1997 Vars
28Meryn Vunderink243,902 km/h2005 Les ArcsNetherlands record
29Radek Cermak243,572 km/h2017 Vars
30Michel Goumoens243,408 km/h2005 Les Arcs
31Serge Perroud243,408 km/h2006 Les Arcs
32Jeffrey Hamilton242,915 km/h1997 Les Arcs
33Martin Hochrainer242,751 km/h2006 Les Arcs

Women

RankNameNationSpeedYearLocationNote
1Valentina Greggio247,083 km/h2016 VarsItaly record
2Britta Backlund244,93 km/h2023 VarsSweden record
3Sanna Tidstrand242,588km/h2006 Les Arcs
4Karine Dubouchet242,261 km/h2002 Les ArcsFrance record
5Tracie Sachs238,570 km/h2006 Les ArcsUnited States record
6Elena Banfo238,410 km/h2006 Les Arcs
7Kati Metsapelto237,780 km/h2006 Les ArcsFinland record
8Cléa Martinez234,78 km/h2023 Vars
9Célia Martinez233,010 km/h2016 Vars
10Linda Baginski231,959 km/h2014 Vars
11Carolyn Curl231,660 km/h1999 Vars
12Jaana Viitasaari229,740 km/h2002 Les Arcs
13Liss-Anne Pettersen228,715 km/h2013 VarsNorway record
14Hannamiina Tanninen227,850 km/h2006 Les Arcs
15Régine Bianco225,846 km/h1997 VarsSwitzerland record
16Seraina Murk222,910 km/h2016 Vars
17Lisa Hovland-Udén220,990 km/h2019 Vars
18Tarja Mulari219,250 km/h1992 Les Arcs
19Nicole Schmidhofer217,786 km/h2019 VarsAustria record
20Mathilda Persson217,49 km/h2024 Vars
21Laurence Leuba216,606 km/h1998 Vars
22Agnes Abrahamsson216,13 km/h2024 Vars
23Aleisha Cline215,054 km/h1993 Les ArcsCanada record
24Marta Visa Carol214,61 km/h2024 VarsSpain record
25Teria Davies214,160 km/h2002 Les Arcs
26Mira Saarikettu213,904 km/h1993 Les Arcs
27Cornelia Thun Sandström213,32 km/h2024 Vars
28Kaori Yamazaki212,640 km/h2006 Les ArcsJapan record
29Jacqueline Blanc211,143 km/h1988 Les Arcs
30Renata Kolarova210,526 km/h1993 Les Arcs
31Heini Pipponen210,160 km/h2005 Les Arcs
32Anna Morin209,790 km/h1992 Les Arcs
33Françoise Béguin209,546 km/h1992 Les Arcs
34Ulla Riimaki208,575 km/h1996 Les Arcs

References

Notes and References

  1. Reinhard Straumann: Das 3te Kilometerlancé auf Ski in St. Moritz. In: Der Schneehase. Jahrbuch des Schweizerischen Akademischen Ski-Clubs. Bd. 2, No. 6, 1932, S. 240–244.