Speed skiing world records

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

## Organization

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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 :

* Speed One (S1), the best class, performed with specific speed skiing equipment
* S2, the second class, performed with standard alpine skiing equipment (also called Production then Speed Downhil (SDH))

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

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### Men

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Discipline | Category | Name | Nation | Speed | Date | Location

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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
Monoski | —  | Xavier Cousseau |  France  | 212,260 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs
Snowboard | —  | Edmond Plawczyk |  France  | 203,275 km/h  | 2015  |  Vars
Telemark | —  | Mao Alban |   Switzerland  | 188,482 km/h  | 2018  |  Vars
Skibob | —  | Romuald Bonvin |   Switzerland  | 204,430 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs
Snowscoot | —  | Corentin Desbois |  France  | 168,382 km/h  | 2017  |  Vars

### Women

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Discipline | Category | Name | Nation | Speed | Date | Location

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Ski | S1  | Valentina Greggio |  Italy  | 247,083 km/h  | March 26, 2016  |  Vars
Ski | S2  | Valentina Greggio |  Italy  | 202,576 km/h  | 2013  |  Vars
Ski | S2 Junior  | Charlotte Bar |  France  | 200,511 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs
Monoski | —  | Patty Moll |   Switzerland  | 145,000 km/h  | 2003  |  Les Arcs

## S1 record history

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### Men

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Order | Name | Nation | Speed | Year | Location

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1  | Gustav Lantschner |  Austria  | 105,675 km/h  | 1930  |  Saint-Moritz
2  | Leo Gasperl |  Austria  | 136,600 km/h  | 1932[1] |  Saint-Moritz
3  | Zeno Colò |  Italy  | 159,292 km/h  | 1947  |  Cervinia
4  | Edoardo Agreiter |  Italy  | 160,714 km/h  | 1959  |  Sestriere
5  | Luigi Di Marco |  Italy  | 163,265 km/h  | 1960  |  Cervinia
6  | Alfred Planger |  Italy  | 168,224 km/h  | 1963  |  Cervinia
7  | Dick Dorworth |  United States  | 171,428 km/h  | 1963  |  Portillo
7  | Charles Bird Vaughan |  United States  | 171,428 km/h  | 1963  |  Portillo
9  | Luigi Di Marco |  Italy  | 174,757 km/h  | 1964  |  Cervinia
10  | Masaru Morishita |  Japan  | 183,392 km/h  | 1970  |  Cervinia
11  | Alessandro Casse |  Italy  | 184,143 km/h  | 1971  |  Cervinia
—  | Alessandro Casse |  Italy  | 184,237 km/h  | 1973  |  Cervinia
12  | Steve McKinney |  United States  | 189,473 km/h  | 1974  |  Cervinia
13  | Pino Meynet |  Italy  | 194,384 km/h  | 1975  |  Cervinia
14  | Tom Simmons |  United States  | 194,489 km/h  | 1976  |  Cervinia
—  | Steve McKinney |  United States  | 195,200 km/h  | 1977  |  Portillo
—  | Steve McKinney |  United States  | 195,975 km/h  | 1977  |  Cervinia
—  | Steve McKinney |  United States  | 200,222 km/h  | 1978  |  Portillo
—  | Steve McKinney |  United States  | 201,230 km/h  | 1982  |  Les Arcs
15  | Franz Weber |  Austria  | 203,916 km/h  | 1982  |  Silverton
—  | Franz Weber |  Austria  | 208,092 km/h  | 1983  |  Silverton
—  | Franz Weber |  Austria  | 208,937 km/h  | 1984  |  Les Arcs
16  | Graham Wilkie |  United Kingdom  | 212,514 km/h  | 1987  |  Les Arcs
17  | Michael Prufer |  France  | 217,680 km/h  | 1987  |  Portillo
—  | Michael Prufer |  Monaco  | 223,741 km/h  | 1988  |  Les Arcs
—  | Michael Prufer |  France  | 229,299 km/h  | 1992  |  Les Arcs
18  | Philippe Goitschel |  France  | 233,610 km/h  | 1993  |  Les Arcs
19  | Jeffrey Hamilton |  United States  | 241,448 km/h  | 1995  |  Vars
20  | Philippe Billy |  France  | 243,902 km/h  | 1997  |  Vars
21  | Harry Egger |  Austria  | 248,105 km/h  | 1999  |  Les Arcs
—  | Philippe Goitschel |  France  | 250,700 km/h  | 2002  |  Les Arcs
22  | Simone Origone |  Italy  | 251,397 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs
—  | Simone Origone |  Italy  | 252,454 km/h  | 2014  |  Vars
—  | Simone Origone |  Italy  | 252,632 km/h  | 2015  |  Vars
23  | Ivan Origone |  Italy  | 254,958 km/h  | 2016  |  Vars
24  | Simon Billy |  France  | 255,500 km/h  | 2023  |  Vars

### Women

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Order | Name | Nation | Speed | Year | Location

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1  | Christl Staffner |  Austria  | 143,027 km/h  | 1964  |  Cervinia
2  | Catherine Breyton |  France  | 165,000 km/h  | 1978  |  Portillo
—  | Catherine Breyton |  France  | 169,332 km/h  | 1980  |  Silverton
3  | Annie Breyton |  France  | 175,353 km/h  | 1982  |  Les Arcs
4  | Marti Martin-Kuntz |  United States  | 190,375 km/h  | 1983  |  Les Arcs
5  | Melissa Dimino |  United States  | 200,780 km/h  | 1984  |  Les Arcs
6  | Jacqueline Blanc |  France  | 201,005 km/h  | 1987  |  Les Arcs
7  | Tarja Mulari |  Finland  | 214,413 km/h  | 1988  |  Les Arcs
—  | Tarja Mulari |  Finland  | 219,245 km/h  | 1992  |  Les Arcs
8  | Karine Dubouchet Revol |  France  | 225,000 km/h  | 1995  |  Vars
—  | Karine Dubouchet Revol |  France  | 225,140 km/h  | 1996  |  Vars
—  | Karine Dubouchet Revol |  France  | 225,766 km/h  | 1996  |  Les Arcs
9  | Carolyn Curl |  United States  | 231,660 km/h  | 1997  |  Vars
—  | Karine Dubouchet Revol |  France  | 234,528 km/h  | 1999  |  Les Arcs
—  | Karine Dubouchet Revol |  France  | 242,260 km/h  | 2002  |  Les Arcs
10  | Sanna Tidstrand |  Sweden  | 242,590 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs
11  | Valentina Greggio |  Italy  | 247,083 km/h  | 2016  |  Vars

## S1 best performers of all times

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Rank | Name | Nation | Speed | Year | Location | Note

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1  | Simon Billy |  France  | 255,500 km/h  | 2023  |  Vars | 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  |  Les Arcs |
8  | Philippe May |   Switzerland  | 250,000 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |
9  | Laurent Sistach |  France  | 249,653 km/h  | 2002  |  Les Arcs |
10  | Jukka Viitasaari |  Finland  | 248,791 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs | Finland record
11  | Tawny Wagstaff |  New Zealand  | 248,61 km/h  | 2023  |  Vars | New Zealand record
12  | Michal Bekes |  Slovakia | 248,550 km/h  | 2023  |  Vars | Slovak record
13  | Klaus Schrottshammer |  Austria  | 248,447 km/h  | 2016  |  Vars |
14  | Radim Palan |  Czech Republic  | 248,220 km/h  | 2023  |  Vars | Czech Republic record
15  | Harry Egger |  Austria  | 248,105 km/h  | 1999  |  Les Arcs |
16  | Christian Jansson |  Sweden  | 248,105 km/h  | 2017  |  Vars | Sweden record
17  | Ross Anderson |  United States  | 247,934 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs | United States record
17  | Martin Lachaud |  France  | 247,934 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |
19  | Nikolay Pimkin |  Russia  | 247,763 km/h  | 2016  |  Vars | Russia record
20  | Roger Wickman |  Sweden  | 247,253 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |
21  | John Hembel |  United States  | 246,238 km/h  | 2002  |  Les Arcs |
22  | Tor Schultze |  Sweden  | 245,734 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |
23  | Marc Poncin |  United Kingdom  | 245,232 km/h  | 2005  |  Les Arcs | United Kingdom record
24  | Johan Rousseau |  France  | 245,065 km/h  | 2005  |  Les Arcs |
25  | Chris Wikler |  United States  | 244,898 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |
26  | Jedrezj Dobrowolski |  Poland  | 244,233 km/h  | 2016  |  Vars | Poland record
27  | Philippe Billy |  France  | 243,902 km/h  | 1997  |  Vars |
28  | Meryn Vunderink |  Netherlands  | 243,902 km/h  | 2005  |  Les Arcs | Netherlands record
29  | Radek Cermak |  Czech Republic  | 243,572 km/h  | 2017  |  Vars |
30  | Michel Goumoens |   Switzerland  | 243,408 km/h  | 2005  |  Les Arcs |
31  | Serge Perroud |  France  | 243,408 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |
32  | Jeffrey Hamilton |  United States  | 242,915 km/h  | 1997  |  Les Arcs |
33  | Martin Hochrainer |  Austria  | 242,751 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |

### Women

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1  | Valentina Greggio |  Italy  | 247,083 km/h  | 2016  |  Vars | Italy record
2  | Britta Backlund |  Sweden  | 244,93 km/h  | 2023  |  Vars | Sweden record
3  | Sanna Tidstrand |  Sweden  | 242,588km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |
4  | Karine Dubouchet |  France  | 242,261 km/h  | 2002  |  Les Arcs | France record
5  | Tracie Sachs |  United States  | 238,570 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs | United States record
6  | Elena Banfo |  France  | 238,410 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |
7  | Kati Metsapelto |  Finland  | 237,780 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs | Finland record
8  | Cléa Martinez |  France  | 234,78 km/h  | 2023  |  Vars |
9  | Célia Martinez |  France  | 233,010 km/h  | 2016  |  Vars |
10  | Linda Baginski |  Sweden  | 231,959 km/h  | 2014  |  Vars |
11  | Carolyn Curl |  United States  | 231,660 km/h  | 1999  |  Vars |
12  | Jaana Viitasaari |  Finland  | 229,740 km/h  | 2002  |  Les Arcs |
13  | Liss-Anne Pettersen |  Norway  | 228,715 km/h  | 2013  |  Vars | Norway record
14  | Hannamiina Tanninen |  Finland  | 227,850 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs |
15  | Régine Bianco |   Switzerland  | 225,846 km/h  | 1997  |  Vars | Switzerland record
16  | Seraina Murk |   Switzerland  | 222,910 km/h  | 2016  |  Vars |
17  | Lisa Hovland-Udén |  Sweden  | 220,990 km/h  | 2019  |  Vars |
18  | Tarja Mulari |  Finland  | 219,250 km/h  | 1992  |  Les Arcs |
19  | Agnes Abrahamsson |  Sweden  | 218,42 km/h  | 2025  |  Vars |
20  | Nicole Schmidhofer |  Austria  | 217,786 km/h  | 2019  |  Vars | Austria record
21  | Mathilda Persson |  Sweden  | 217,49 km/h  | 2024  |  Vars |
22  | Laurence Leuba |   Switzerland  | 216,606 km/h  | 1998  |  Vars |
23  | Aleisha Cline |  Canada  | 215,054 km/h  | 1993  |  Les Arcs | Canada record
24  | Marta Visa Carol |  Spain  | 214,61 km/h  | 2024  |  Vars | Spain record
25  | Teria Davies |  Canada  | 214,160 km/h  | 2002  |  Les Arcs |
26  | Siri Kling Andersson |  Sweden  | 214,05 km/h  | 2025  |  Vars |
27  | Mira Saarikettu |  Finland  | 213,904 km/h  | 1993  |  Les Arcs |
28  | Maëlle Loridon |  France  | 213,822 km/h  | 2025  |  Vars |
29  | Cornelia Thun Sandström |  Sweden  | 213,32 km/h  | 2024  |  Vars |
30  | Kaori Yamazaki |  Japan  | 212,640 km/h  | 2006  |  Les Arcs | Japan record
31  | Jacqueline Blanc |  France  | 211,143 km/h  | 1988  |  Les Arcs |
32  | Renata Kolarova |   Switzerland  | 210,526 km/h  | 1993  |  Les Arcs |
33  | Heini Pipponen |  Finland  | 210,160 km/h  | 2005  |  Les Arcs |
34  | Anna Morin |  Sweden  | 209,790 km/h  | 1992  |  Les Arcs |
35  | Françoise Béguin |  France  | 209,546 km/h  | 1992  |  Les Arcs |
36  | Ulla Riimaki |  Finland  | 208,575 km/h  | 1996  |  Les Arcs |

## References

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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.

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