Ce samedi 26 mars 2016 à 12h30, l'Italien Ivan ORIGONE a battu le record du monde de KL détenu jusqu'ici par son frère, Simone ORIGONE.
Sur la piste de Chabrière à Vars (Hautes Alpes, France), Ivan ORIGONE a littéralement explosé le précédent record du monde qui était de 252,632 Km/h, avec une nouvelle vitesse de 254,958 Km/h ! Incroyable !
Avant le passage d'Ivan, le Français Simon BILLY (Vars) a battu le précédent record du monde avec une vitesse de 252,809 Km/h ! Puis l'Italien Simone ORIGONE a battu la vitesse de Simon BILLY avec 252,987 Km/h.
Autre nouveau record du monde, l'Italienne Valentina GREGGIO (ITA) a battu l'ancien record détenu par la suédoise Sanna TRIDSTRAND (242,590 Km/h) avec une vitesse de 247,083 Km/h !
Après dix années de courses sur notre mythique piste du Mt-Fort, la nature à repris ses droits et nous sommes malheureusement dans l'obligation d'annoncer officiellement que nous n'organiserons pas l'Xspeedski en 2014.
La fonte massive du glacier à fortement modifier le profil de la pente. Les massifs rocheux ainsi que les blocs de pierres isolés sont devenu de plus en plus marqués au fil des années et sont dorénavant impossible à recouvrir de neige. La situation actuelle impose un investissement en travaux de minage beaucoup trop coûteux et sans garantie suffisante d'obtention d’une piste garantissant un niveau de sécurité optimal à la pratique de notre sport.
Le comité d'organisation remercie chaleureusement Téléverbier, Verbier Sport Plus, la Destination Verbier-St. Bernard, la Commune de Bagnes et la Société de Développement de Verbier ainsi que les nombreux autres partenaires qui nous ont soutenus tout au long de cette magnifique aventure.Nous remercions aussi et surtout les bénévoles sans qui ces courses n'auraient pu exister et enfin, vous les athlètes qui nous avez et offert un spectacle époustouflant !
Nous vous souhaitons une belle saison de coupe du monde.
Alexandre Barblan et Philippe May
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Dear speed ski friends,
After ten years of racing on our mystique track of the Mt-Fort, the elements have forced us to officially announce that there will not be an XSpeedSki race in 2014.
The massive melting of the glacier the last few years has drastically modified the profile of the slope. The mountain as well as some isolated rocks have become more and more exposed, and have finally gotten to a point that it’s impossible to be covered in snow. The actual situation requires a huge investment of work that will be much too expensive and with no guarantee afterward to satisfy the level of safety to hold a race under good conditions.
The organizing committee warmly thanks Téléverbier, Verbier Sport Plus, the Destination Verbier-St. Bernard, the Commune de Bagnes and the Société de Développement de Verbier as well as all the partners who helped us during this great adventure. We would also like to especially thank all the volunteers without whom the races would have never happened, and of course you, the athletes who offered us an incredible show!
Du 29 Mars au 5 Avril : Speed Masters - Tentative de record du monde à Vars !
- Free training, march 24-28
- Race, march 29 - april5
- Event can be start during training period, depending on thez weather
2013 World Championship's finalist (10) - Simone ORIGONE – ITA (wildcard/invitation for 1 speed one Men) - Bastien MONTES – FRA (wildcard/invitation for 1 speed one Men) - Simon BILLY – FRA (wildcard/invitation for 1 speed one Men) - Ivan ORIGONE – ITA - Louis BILLY – FRA - Philippe MAY – SUI - Klaus SCHROTTSHAMMER – AUT - Radek CERMAK – CZE - Nikolay PIMKIN – RUS - Christian JANSSON - SWE
- Racers who had been historically world record holders in Senior and Junior categories. - 3 or 4 skiers who hold the current record in their country ( > at 220km/h)
2013 World Championship's finalist (5) - Liss-Anne PETTERSEN – NOR - Sanna TIDSTRAND – SWE - Karine DUBOUCHET-REVOL – FRA - Lisa HOVLAND-UDEN – SWE - Linda BAGINSKI - SWE
2013 World Championship's finalist, Men (5) - Gregory MEICHTRY – SUI - Guenther FOILD – AUT - Sebastian LINDBLOM – SWE - Marc PONCIN – GBR - Gerhard PEER - AUT
2013 World Championship's finalist, Women (5) La médaillée d'or du Championnat du Monde 2013 - Valentina GREGGION – ITA
Racers who had been historically world record holders (Mens and womens)in Senior Downhill categories.
Startlist, entry form and all information about the event are available here
The 2013 Sun Peaks Resort FIS Speed Ski World Cup Presented by Zimmer Autogroup is set to go for Feb. 28 to March 3 at Sun Peaks Resort, B.C. Canada.
The Sun Peaks Groomers have already started grooming the Headwalls Speed Track, so and everything is falling into place for a great speed ski event.
Official Race Notice: Event: the 2013 Sun Peaks Resort FIS Speed Ski World Cup Organizer: Sun Peaks Speed Skiing Club (SPSSC) Location: Sun Peaks Resort B.C. Canada Dates: Thursday Feb 28th to Sunday March 3rd 2013 Rules: This event is governed by FIS World Cup Speed Skiing Enrollment: This event is open to all carded FIS Speed Ski Athletes.
All FIS carded athletes must pre-register prior to February 26th, 2013.
FIS World Cup Entry Fee: $40 CDN – All racers must become members of the Sun Peaks Speed Skiing Club (SPSSC) to compete in both FIS World Cup events.
The Velocity Challenge Pro Race is based on the fastest speeds attained during the 4 day World Cup event. This is an “optional” race for all FIS racers. Entry fee is $100 CDN and all Velocity entry fees go towards prize money.
Lift Passes: The Sun Peaks Speed Skiing Club will provide lift passes at no charge to all FIS racers in attendance with “current” FIS Speed Ski points (based on the latest 2012/2013 FIS points list) and one coach per team. All other racers/techs/coaches will receive a 40% discount off lift pass rates as set by Sun Peaks Resort Corporation policy.
Food and Accommodation: On-Hill lunch will be provided by the SPSSC during each day of racing along with an Awards Banquet Dinner on Sunday night (March 3rd). Racers will receive 50% off discounts at several Sun Peaks restaurants for all other race nights.
The Delta Sun Peaks Resort is the “official” hotel of the 2013 FIS Speed Ski World Cup and is pleased to offer the following rates per night/per room: Delta Room: $ 95 CDN Premier Room: $ 115 CDN Deluxe Room: $ 125 CDN Junior Suites: $ 155 CDN 1 Bedroom Suite: $ 195 CDN
ADDITIONAL ROOM OCCUPANTS Each extra person over double occupancy sharing a room will be charged an additional $30.00 per night. Maximum occupancy per room is 4 persons.
The Coast Sundance Lodge is pleased to offer racers the following rates per night/per room. Studio room with one OR two beds and kitchenette: $79 CDN per night 1 bedroom suite with full kitchen: $199 CDN per night. Please contact hotel directly to book: mention “Velocity Challenge” to receive special rate. Contact John Histed, Hotel Manager, Coast Sundance Lodge j.histed@coasthotels.com Hotel: (250) 578-0200 Direct: (250) 578-0227 Fax: (250) 578-0222
Verbier will host an invitational event, including the top 5 men in the world this year and top 2 women, in addition to 2 SDH category racers (the top man in SDH this year and World Record holder). There will be several forerunners who were selected by the top 5 male racers as well.
The current confirmed list at the moment is: 1 - Klauss Strottshammer 2 - Ivan Origone 3 - Philippe May 4 - Simone Origone 5 - Bastien Montes (still looking for travel funds if anyone can help) 6 - Sanna Tidstrand 7 - Karine Revol 8 - Gregory Meichtry 9 - Mathieu Sage
+ Xavier COUSSEAU (monoski !)
Confirmed forerunner: Markus Munzer, Simon Billy, Ismael Devenes, Jonathan Moret
Because the weather doesn't look so great on the weekend, the plan is to start the race at around 200 km/h on Thursday in the sun and move up the Mont Fort towards the ramp, finishing either Friday or Saturday.
Thank you for your interest! Sincerley, Tracie Max Sachs Racer Coordinator
PS - we need sherpas and helpers on Thursday and Friday if anyone can help.
Les conditions météorologiques de ces derniers jours et la qualité de neige sur la partie haute de la mythique piste de Chabrières ne permettent pas de maintenir l'épreuve des Speedmasters. En effet, pour permettre d'atteindre les vitesses les plus grandes, les skieurs doivent impérativement s'élancer du sommet de la piste dans des conditions de sécurité optimales.
La station de Vars vous donne rendez vous l'hiver prochain pour un défi inédit: Battre le record du monde de 251.40 km/h.
Vars
Because of a lack of snow on the top of the track, the race is cancelled.
Jeudi 15 mars - Thursday, March 15th Arrivée des coureurs - Racers arrival Entrainements facultatifs / Facultative trainings
Vendredi 16 mars / Friday, March 16th 08h30 > Début du run obligatoire d'entrainement (sous réserve de modification par le jury) / Start of the compulsory training run (subject to jury decision)
09H30 > 1er run de course (sous réserve de modification par le jury) / 1st race run (subject to jury decision)
Samedi 17 mars / Saturday, March 17th 8h30 > 2eme run de course (sous réserve de modification par le jury) / 3rd race run (subject to jury decision)
10h00 > 3eme run de course (sous réserve de modification par le jury) / 4th race run (subject to jury decision)
Dimanche 18 mars / Sunday, March 18th
10h30 > Finale (sous réserve de modification par le jury) / Final (subject to jury decision)
12h00 > Podium et remise des médailles - Aire d'arrivée, au pied de la piste de Chabrières / Podium and medal ceremony - Competition site
It’s with a heavy heart that I must announce that the 2012 Subaru Velocity Challenge and FIS Speed Ski World Cup at Sun Peaks Resort, B.C. Canada to be held March 8th to 11th 2012 is “officially” cancelled.
Unfortunately this year’s event has succumb to the current economic pressures being felt by many in the sporting and business world and we are unable to secure enough sponsorship funding at this time to successfully host our speed skiing event in a manner acceptable to the many people, sponsors and organizations involved in running this historic speed skiing event.
While we are unable to host the event this year, we will be pressing forward in the coming months with our efforts to once again host events in 2013 and beyond and we look forward to working with all the people, businesses and organizations involved to make this event even better in the future.
I would like take this time to thank all our long time and amazingly dedicated volunteers and sponsors for their continued support.
The Velocity “Safety” Crew, The Velocity Medical Team, Sun Peaks Resort Corporation and staff, Tourism Sun Peaks, Subaru Canada, Zimmer Autosport, Canadian Snowsports Association, Speed Skiing Canada, the community of Sun Peaks and all our other dedicated sponsors and suppliers for their continued support over the past decades. Without the support of these many groups, businesses and organizations this event could have never got off the ground so many years ago. I also truly wish to thank all the speed ski racers from around the globe that have made an annual pilgrimage to Sun Peaks Resort to race on the Headwalls Speed Ski Track over the past many years, as without these intrepid souls and their support of our event and their true passion for racing and the sport of speed skiing, this event would simply never be. We wish you all the best during your 2012 racing season. Be safe and go fast.
In closing please pass this “ Cancellation Notice” on to all departments, staff, fellow racers, ski federations or anyone else this notice should get to and please correct any online calendars or event sheets that list the March 8th to 11th 2012 dates.
Thank you all for your support of the Sun Peaks Velocity Challenge and we’ll see you next year.
La Finale de Coupe du Monde ne sera pas reportée à Verbier. La dernière manche prise en compte pour le classement général est celle qui s'est déroulée en Suède.
Les titres de Champions de France seront attribués durant les Championnats du Monde.
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The final of World Cup planned in Vars will not be moved to Verbier. The Swedish race is the last for the World Cup's ranking.
Suite à une avalanche en matinée, ce lundi 4 avril, il a été décidé en début de soirée que les 2 courses de Vars sont annulées. Un éventuel report de la finale de Coupe du Monde à Verbier est en discussion (+ d'infos prochainement).
After an avalanche today on the speed skiing track, races are canceled. The World Cup's final should be moved in Verbier. More informations later.
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