SPEED SKIING. Defeating his brother Ivan, Italian skier Simone Origone won the Speed Skiing World Championships. The four-time champion Italian skier made the distance with the speed of 211.67 kilometres at the last stage of the championship in Verbier, Switzerland, to claim the honour once again.

This time Origone was challenged by his own brother Ivan, who came second as Italy won the top two positions in the competition. French skier Bastien shared the podium with Italian brothers by finishing third.

Origone is the world record holder of the fastest speed in skiing, 251.4 kilometres per hour, which he made in 2006 in Les Arcs, France.

Podiums

SDH men

Markus MUENZER (AUT) 192.860
Grégory MEICHTRY (SUI) 191.840
Stefano BAR (ITA) 191.280

S1 ladies

Karine DUBOUCHET REVOL (FRA) 204.450
Linda BAGINSKI (SWE) 203.130
Sanna TIDSTRAND (SWE) 202.700

S1 men

Simone ORIGONE (ITA) 211.670
Ivan ORIGONE (ITA) 209.700
Bastien MONTES (FRA) 209.690

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Speed Skiing gold to Duboc-Revol and Origone

The FIS Speed Skiing World Championships closed in Verbier (SUI) on 21st April 2011. The finals, which were moved to Thursday due to inclement weather on Wednesday, were very tightly contested. The men's title was won by Simone Origone, Italy whilst the ladies's champion was Karine Duboc-Revol, France. In the SDH (competed with regular downhill equipment) category, the winner was Markus Münzer of Austria.

The defending 2009 world champion Karine Dubouchet-Revol reclaimed her title with a speed of 204,05 km/h. Linda Baginski of Sweden took the world championship silver, leaving teammate, 2011 World Cup champion Sanna Tidstrand with the bronze.

In the men's competition, the season domination by the Origone brothers continued, with Simone again beating the younger brother Ivan for victory. It was his fourth world championships gold medal, just weeks after his seventh World Cup victory. With 211.670 km/h Simone was almost 2km/h faster than brother Ivan. The Frenchman Bastien Montès completed the podium in 3rd.

FIS news
27.04.2011

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