Speed skiing world records

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 :

• 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

Men

Discipline	Category	Name	Nation	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
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

Discipline	Category	Name	Nation	Speed	Date	Location
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

Men

Order	Name	Nation	Speed	Year	Location
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	France	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

Order	Name	Nation	Speed	Year	Location
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

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Speed	Year	Location	Note
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

Rank	Name	Nation	Speed	Year	Location	Note
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	Nicole Schmidhofer	Austria	217,786 km/h	2019	Vars	Austria record
20	Mathilda Persson	Sweden	217,49 km/h	2024	Vars
21	Laurence Leuba	Switzerland	216,606 km/h	1998	Vars
22	Agnes Abrahamsson	Sweden	216,13 km/h	2024	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	Mira Saarikettu	Finland	213,904 km/h	1993	Les Arcs
27	Cornelia Thun Sandström	Sweden	213,32 km/h	2024	Vars
28	Kaori Yamazaki	Japan	212,640 km/h	2006	Les Arcs	Japan record
29	Jacqueline Blanc	France	211,143 km/h	1988	Les Arcs
30	Renata Kolarova	Switzerland	210,526 km/h	1993	Les Arcs
31	Heini Pipponen	Finland	210,160 km/h	2005	Les Arcs
32	Anna Morin	Sweden	209,790 km/h	1992	Les Arcs
33	Françoise Béguin	France	209,546 km/h	1992	Les Arcs
34	Ulla Riimaki	Finland	208,575 km/h	1996	Les Arcs

References

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