Speed Masters and World Championships
World recordWednesday, March 22, the French and varsinc Simon Billy, New World Record Holder in ski speed and World Champion in the discipline, crowned today in Vars during the Speed Masters with a speed of 255.50 km/h!
Simon Billy
World Record
Wednesday, March 22255.50 km/h
This Wednesday morning we witness a true feat on the mythical Chabrières piste and its 98% gradient, as Frenchman Simon Billy wins the world ski speed record with a time of 255.5 km/h. The local champion didn’t shy away from the slope and becomes the fastest man on the planet!
He dreamed it, he did it!
With a start from the top of the Chabrières piste, Simon Billybecomes the fastest man on the planet. The skier passes Italy’sIvan Origone, who had held the ski speed record since 2016 with 254.958 km/h. It’s a dream come true for the skier against determined klists. In addition to holding the world record, Simon Billy also wins the title of World Speed Ski Champion for the second year running. The local champion can now savor this victory, which underscores how far he has come since the last competitions in 2016: “It’s a family story, it’s a collective victory.” Supported and accompanied by his loved ones, the 31-year-old Haut-Alpin turns a new page in the history of speed skiing.
WORLD RECORD 555.5km/h
Britta Backlund
World champion
On the women’s side, the incredible Swedish Britta Backlund moves into first place and takes the world championship title with a speed of 244.930 km/h. The women’s record is not broken, but Britta confirms her leading position and becomes 2023 World Speed Ski Champion.
“I’m on cloud nine! It’s the first time I’ve started from the top of this incredible run. I thought it would be a handicap because Valentina Greggio had already done it during the 2016 world record she holds. It’s an incredible feeling to start from the top and even crazier to become World Champion!”
World champion
FINAL PODIUM
The champion takes the world title ahead of his main rivals, ItalianSimone Origone (254.050 km/h) and KRAMER Manuel (252.840 km/h). On the women’s side we witness a victory for champion Britta Backlund who takes world gold with a speed of 244.930 km/h ahead of her rivals, Italian Greggio Valentina (241.880 km/h) and Martinez Clea (234.780 km/h).
Back in pictures
Simon Billy255.500 km/h
Simone Origone254.050 km/h
252,840 km/hManuel Kramer
Jonathan Moret250,800 km/h
Tawny WagStaff248.610 km/h
Michal Bekes248.550 km/h
Palan Radim248.220 km/h
Amann Marc242.500
Backlund Britta244.930
Speed Masters
Fast & Furious
The concept of the event is very simple: go as fast as possible to beat the world speed skiing record. Quite simply, it’s the fastest ski competition on the planet. Only the world’s best KLists are invited to the event. It’s one of the only opportunities for these competitors to take off from the top of the Chabrières piste and hurtle down the myth in its entirety.
