Over 200 km/h on skis!

On the final day of this competition, the world’s best skiers faced off on the mythical Chabrières piste.

We witnessed a final rich in suspense and surprises. It was the Italian skier, Simone Origone, who once again pushed his limits and won this second run with a speed of 220.102 km/hour, just 0.403 hundredths behind his rival Simon Billy who moved into second place with a speed of 219.699 km/hour. The Origone/Billy duel struck again, with only a few hundredths separating the two rivals. At the finish, the two performers gave us the shivers, the suspense was great. Bastien Montes took third place on the podium with a speed of 216.632 km/h.

On the women’s side, we bowed to Swedish champion BrittaBacklund who will have achieved a fine feat with a speed of 213.561 km/hour ahead of her greatest rival Valentina Greggio, who crossed the finish line at 209.753 km/hour. A real technical feat that will have caused a sensation in the audience. France’s Clea Martinez takes third place on the podium with a speed of 206.102 km/h.

The two leading trios will have made us dream and thrill. This second round of competition will have left its mark on this unique track. We look forward to seeing the world’s best competitors again in March at the world championships and speed masters for more thrills.

The first round of this World Cup took place in an overexcited atmosphere and under a blazing sun. On the women’s side, Sweden’s Backlund Britta didn’t waver, winning with a speed of 206.944 km/hour, followed by Italy’s Greggio Valentina (204.208 km/hour) and France’s Martinez Clea (196.121 km/hour). On the men’s side, Italian championSimone Origone, winner of last season’s Globe de Cristal, set the fastest time in this first heat with a speed of 216.789 km/hour followed closely by Swiss Moret Jonathan (215.285 km/hour) and Varsinc Simon Billy (212.577 km/hour). The competitors once again shook the track to the cheers of the public, and put on a fine show despite a few gusts of wind. Tomorrow, Sunday, a second round is scheduled, with even more surprises in store.

The speed skiing competition got underway under glorious sunshine and on a beautiful piste. The world’s best skiers once again turned out to challenge the world’s fastest slope. Once again, the ski lift company demonstrated its expertise in preparing the Chabrières piste for these three days of international competition.

The absence of wind and the beautiful sunshine enabled the klists to take to the piste for the first time this season. A French one-two finish at the Junior World Championship had the Marseillaise ringing out twice at the prize-giving ceremony, with a personal best for the newly crowned world champion: Pauline SABATUT with a speed of 164.759 km/hour. On the boys’ side, Frenchman Johan BELMONTE takes the medal with a speed of 165.898 km/h.

In between the world championship runs, the S1s were able to train. Reigning world champion, Varsinc Simon Billy, set the fastest time at just over 205 km/hour. The slope was a little bumpy, requiring the skiers to be extremely vigilant and technical. These first training runs enabled the skiers to position themselves athletically for the start of the season.