255.5kph SPEED SKI WORLD RECORD 2023, Fastest non-motorised humans on the planet.

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Simon Billy (FRA) beat the World Record on 22 March 2023 with a speed of 255.500kph (158.760mph). The previous record was held since 2016 by Ivan Origone (ITA) at a speed of 254.958kph (158.424 mph). His brother, Simone Origone, had held 3 world records since 2006. The women's record is 247.038kph (153,502mph), held by Valentina Greggio (ITA) since 2016.
First hand, racing in Vars, the mecca of speed, Simon and I tell you about the new World Record broken by him.
I could not miss the opportunity to be present at such an important moment in the history of Speed Ski. Simon Billy's record is the reward for many years of work and I couldn't be more proud of him.
He came back, stronger, after a brutal crash in 2017. You can see it on my channel.
Skiing over 200 kilometres per hour is something reserved for few: there are more people that have gone to space than skiers in the 200kph club.
Thanks to Vars (© AIR LIBRE PROD) and Louis Billy for their images. First few seconds of intro action shots from Grandvalira. Rest of footage shot in 2023 in Vars, March 2023, during our World Championships and World Cup finals.
#ski #speedski #worldrecord #skiing #skirecords

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@titter3648 3 ай бұрын

From a quick google search: *In a stable, belly-to-earth position, terminal velocity of the human body is about 200 km/h (about 120mph). A stable, freefly, head-down position produces a speed of around 240-290 km/h (around 150-180 mph).* So he reached around the head down freefall speed on skis...

@Perceivedshift 3 ай бұрын

I was wondering about this, thanks for saving me the research! That is insane.

@buck068 3 ай бұрын

This depends on altitude. Felix Baumgartner was the First human to break the sound barrier in freefall, completed the Highest freefall parachute jump (38,969.4 m / 127,852 ft) and achieved the Fastest speed in freefall (1,357.6 km/h / 843.6 mph).

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

Yup, nice and fast :)

@nick260682 5 ай бұрын

Christ, I did 108kmph before and that was terrifying! This is nuts!

@SnootchieBootchies27 4 ай бұрын

kmph?

@nick260682 4 ай бұрын

@@SnootchieBootchies27 Kilometres per hour

@SnootchieBootchies27 4 ай бұрын

@@nick260682 that's kph, then.

@allanwhite4509 4 ай бұрын

65km was my maximum. On a board with about 10 days experience on the thing. That damn near made me shit my pants so your 108 seems heroic to me 😅

@ghostlyfriend2526 4 ай бұрын

I did 120. I know what you felt. Just barely not out of control. And literally nothing must go wrong or you’re toast 😂. Once, and never again.

@frankmarshal7767 5 ай бұрын

I remember when Steve Mckinney broke 200 Kmh in the late 70's and I wondered how that would ever be beaten

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

Humans ;)

@gordonanderson3111 2 ай бұрын

IF you are wondering how it was done - look closely at the poster pics of his run, and see he is flying 2 inches above the snow! I met him at an event in Colorado, and saw the Atomic 240 skis he used (with the tips cut off at angle) and while it was super dangerous, some skiers find that if they move the skis out to the side, angle them just right, for the fraction of a second it takes to go thru the speed traps they are actually flying at very low altitude, dude. OH, also see he is using the new at the time ESS v.a.r. bindings, that allow them to be moved forwards and back to get the exact position that works best, perfect balance is needed, to do this 'trick'. {while ski shops HATED these bindings, they gave Austrian racers and now many others an advantage, esp. with short deep sidecut skis they are needed to get the right placement in the ski, on the hill, without tools}

@rinohals 4 ай бұрын

Dang. That's serious badassery! 😮

@ExtremeSquared 11 ай бұрын

After smashing the speed skiing record, he went on to win the Britney Spears Oops I Did It Again costume contest.

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

How do you know this? :D

@mikulitsi1819 3 ай бұрын

Unbelievable speed

@pascalleblanc43 3 ай бұрын

For info, it takes 6 secondes from 0 to 200km/h

@elijahbragg7115 5 ай бұрын

Wow 255.5, that's a lot faster than terminal velocity. How do they do that?

@1andriks 5 ай бұрын

Aerodynamics - helmets and suit

@rickschubert5791 4 ай бұрын

You're referring to terminal velocity in a spread eagle position. Head down terminal velocity is considerably faster - about 180 mph

@elijahbragg7115 4 ай бұрын

probably also helps that the air is much less dense at some where around 1850m than at sea level

@Catcrumbs 4 ай бұрын

@@elijahbragg7115 Not many skydivers are in free fall at or around sea level.

@mbrunnme 4 ай бұрын

@@Catcrumbs😂

@WegrennerX 4 ай бұрын

255 is just the beginning when I ski.

@JanFarrell 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha!!

@AnthonyPiccirillo 4 ай бұрын

To put it in perspective, terminal velocity of a human free falling is around 200kmh

@SnootchieBootchies27 4 ай бұрын

Wait, what? In what position? Surely if someone is wearing a speed suit and aims themselves headfirst, arms back, straight at the ground, they're going to go faster?

@bjorneriksson2404 4 ай бұрын

@@SnootchieBootchies27 That's correct. I don't remember the exact speed, but I believe that someone fell head first while holding a cone shaped object in front of them (or something like that), and they reached over 500km/h at least.

@shimba90 3 ай бұрын

terminal velocity is when you just fall relaxed (unconsious for example)@@SnootchieBootchies27

@bennyb.1742 3 ай бұрын

@@SnootchieBootchies27 air density plays a huge roll as well. That's why every record run is done on this same hill. Has the right shape and very high altitude.

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

Yup, flat belly, yes!

@ski6712 Жыл бұрын

🤗wow..............⛷

@adolfgerhardhermann5952 4 ай бұрын

How steep is this slope? In percent or degrees?

@ZenteWakfu 4 ай бұрын

98%

@aocxe 4 ай бұрын

@@ZenteWakfu lol

@thomasbruckbauer8949 4 ай бұрын

@@aocxeyou understand 98 %?

@aocxe 4 ай бұрын

@@thomasbruckbauer8949 98% is practically vertical it will be more like 45

@Catcrumbs 4 ай бұрын

@@aocxe The answer to his question is "I do not understand 98%".

@Adam-dc6rb 7 ай бұрын

MsPH 158.7

@harry.calisthenics4115 3 ай бұрын

What they don't mention is this man has an unfair advantage. His massive balls help increase his momentum and maximise his speed.

@keirfarnum6811 3 ай бұрын

They’re an alloy of tungsten and depleted uranium encased in a steel and titanium alloy shell. A definite advantage for him.

@JanFarrell 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha

@GershonBenYitzhak 4 ай бұрын

Why do they need poles

@matejgrim 4 ай бұрын

I think for stability

@keirfarnum6811 3 ай бұрын

Try skiing without poles; it’s very awkward. Besides the fact that poles are used to pole plant and signal beginning of turns in regular skiing, they do play a role in balance and stability. It’s a strange thing as one wouldn’t think they make that much difference, but they do. When I was a coach and had to ski without poles (carrying gates and drills, etc.), I just couldn’t ski the same. 🤷🏻‍♀️ -former ski racer

@JanFarrell 3 ай бұрын

We use them for pushing off, for reference in our speed position and a little extra weight (they're allowed to be up to 1kg each). Also, it's in the rules we need them, although we would have no trouble doing similar speeds without them.

@chabias9928 4 ай бұрын

While this is an astonishing record the fastest non-motorized human is 530km/h in sky diving

@Mystipaoniz 3 ай бұрын

not even close...^^ 1 357,6 km/h. Felix Baumgartner.

@JanFarrell 3 ай бұрын

We aren't exactly falling towards the planet, but already "on it". wouldn't that be like comparing planes with cars?

@Mystipaoniz 3 ай бұрын

@@JanFarrell not really. Planes and cars don't have the same engines. Here, the guy just compares two humans. Non motorized humans. Powered by the same "engine", which is gravity. But the advantages of free fall are obvious, hence this massive difference of velocity.

@desertpoj 3 ай бұрын

I’m 61 and last year I did 275 kph with no power, and I know others who have been faster. Just saying…………..

@Mystipaoniz 3 ай бұрын

61? Wow. Based on your comment i'd say you're 12. 😅 Just sayin'...

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

Oh dear :D

@desertpoj 2 ай бұрын

My glider has a top airspeed speed of 270kph, at an altitude of 2,000 metres that’s 300 kph plus. More with a tail wind. Mind you, I’ve done 98 kph on skis, when I was thirty ish, and it was only 1000 times scarier than my glider is…… I take my hat off to these skiing chaps, but I believe that Felix Baumgartner holds the world record for the fastest unpowered human at 1.25 Mach. Astronauts are powered up to Space. Don’t get tetchy, just a comment for fun….. 😎 PS., Twelve, I wish……

@eprn1n2 4 ай бұрын

I’d like to see them try it in mph!

@jeanbanbois3940 4 ай бұрын

Did you ever hear of conversion?

@eprn1n2 4 ай бұрын

@@jeanbanbois3940 Mph is much faster than kph.

@brianmgrim 3 ай бұрын

@eprn1n2: ROFL, perfect trawlin’ comment-you even hooked a few, I see.

@eprn1n2 3 ай бұрын

@@brianmgrim Don’t get me started on knots!

@keirfarnum6811 3 ай бұрын

@@eprn1n2 Some people thought you were serious! “Captain Literal strikes again!” 😂

@liamrmorgans921 3 ай бұрын

Just show the footage without restarting it over and over next time... kinda undermined the specialness of it

@JanFarrell 3 ай бұрын

It's difficult to show our speed on camera

@liamrmorgans921 3 ай бұрын

@@JanFarrell fair enough but i think most people understand that these days and it was just frustrating to watch this over edited clip

@averybruggeman607 Жыл бұрын

😅 Promo-SM

@JanFarrell 11 ай бұрын

hahaha

@featureboxx 3 ай бұрын

he cannot go faster because he's made of 8 bits

@2stepper2000 4 ай бұрын

So how fast is that

@JanFarrell 3 ай бұрын

Splunge mph

@tonton.noch.13 4 ай бұрын

93 en snowboard 😂

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

Bien!!!!

@gordonanderson3111 6 ай бұрын

A great achievement - such courage! 'Them' won't let us do this in the USA anymore, too risky. Do you suppose it would be possibly a bit faster without poles? Might be safer without them in a crash, if you dare!

@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea 6 ай бұрын

What's the purpose of time-attacking sports if it holds no risk? ;-;

@gordonanderson3111 6 ай бұрын

@@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea Well for one I've tired it and there is no other adrenaline rush like it - every time - fire in the guts, every flying time. What would be the purpose of not doing it, if it had too great a risk?

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

Poles gives us a push off the start, a reference for our position, extra weight and are mandatory in the rules ;)

@gordonanderson3111 2 ай бұрын

@@JanFarrell Yes i know, having been at speed events in the USA and taken a run or two trying out the course above Silverton, CO.. I know poles are required in the rules yet ought to read them. I began skiing without poles decades ago and know i am faster 'cruising' long carved turns without them. In theory a speed skier could be more aerodynamic and so go a few MPH faster without the poles. To add a tip - seeing a top speed skier from the early 80's, Knauss (dang would have to look up his name, my mind is gone from too many concussionz myself) along with the late great record holder for many years Steve McKinney, it was noticed he made a 'ugh' effort sound, pulling his feet up and pushing off on every little bump in the snow, making speed, and this is the differance between those going a little faster is they know to do this naturally. Even our great slalom champion Shiffrin, knows what it means to 'move my feet really, really, fast" not just fast but to 'make speed'. We also came up with - 'keep your hands up in front of your face'. Keep your head down and hands up, if you dare!

@baileyayyy5085 3 ай бұрын

wouldnt the fastest non motorized humans be falling at terminal velocity?

@JanFarrell 3 ай бұрын

Is that "on" the planet, or falling towards it?

@baileyayyy5085 3 ай бұрын

@rellyou know what fair enough lol that does mean we can go faster than this though

@jorisverwijmeren1839 4 ай бұрын

The cycling speed record is higher than 255.5 km/h, namely 296.0 km/h.

@jonathanbuzzard1376 4 ай бұрын

Only when being drafted, so it doesn't count.

@w0ttheh3ll 4 ай бұрын

that record was riding behind a *motorised* truck

@w0ttheh3ll 4 ай бұрын

the non-motorised, non-downhill cycling record is 144 km/h

@jorisverwijmeren1839 4 ай бұрын

Agreed, but I assume Simon Billy did use a motorised lift to get uphill…

@benoitvanschaftingen 3 ай бұрын

@w0ttheh3ll yeah, but to be fair, this ski slope doesn't look like non-downhill

@sindrejakobsen 4 ай бұрын

I bet i can go faster jumping out of an airplane with a parachute ;)

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

Without a parachute, for sure

@TheFurious74 3 ай бұрын

I would not take this record because of that awful stupid hat 😂

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha

@trrc9276 4 ай бұрын

No no it was 255 mph !

@JanFarrell 3 ай бұрын

How good would that be?

@dijkb 3 ай бұрын

Baumgartner attained 1340 kph. A lot faster.

@keirfarnum6811 3 ай бұрын

Without atmosphere, yes.

@dijkb 3 ай бұрын

@@keirfarnum6811 And without skis😄

@JanFarrell 3 ай бұрын

Not exactly "on" the planet?

@dijkb 3 ай бұрын

@@JanFarrell That's a matter of definition.

@PhantomCucu 2 ай бұрын

Please publish your comments about the incomprehensible and arbitrary squalification of Simone Origone at Vars competition for defects in the material.

@JanFarrell 2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't call it incomprehensible or arbitrary, but I wasn't there.