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Speed Skiing

Speed skiing is an FIS skiing discipline for maximum speeds on a secured course. Aerodynamic position, ski setup, start, line, timing and strict safety clearance decide.

LevelVariant FamilyWinter Sport CategoryWinter sport / skiing

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Classification

Category Winter sport / skiing

Family Winter Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung High-speed ski racing on a closed speed course with timed/speed scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable only for very experienced skiers in a supervised racing context.

Cost Only through ski-racing/federation/event context; normal piste skiing is not speed skiing. Speed-ski setup, protection, race suit, course access, coaching, licence/event clearance and travel. FIS/national ski federation, ski-racing club, speed-skiing event or experienced coaches. High-speed sport; avoid DIY-entry wording.

First progress Long ski-racing experience and safety clearance come before real participation.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

speed-ski setup
helmet
protection/race suit
secured course
coach
timing
clearance

First steps

build alpine-racing base
find coach
read event rules
check suitable course
do not self-test

Ski-racing club, national ski federation, FIS speed-skiing event or alpine racing school.

Only on a cleared course with protection, weather check, timing, course control and rescue structure.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, speed-skiing, winter-sport, wintersport, wintersport-ski, winter-sport-skiing

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Achieve the highest valid speed or best class result on a secured course.

Teilnehmer

individual starters.

Teamgröße

individual.

Spielfeld

speed-skiing course.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

speed/time.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

speed skis
helmet
race suit
closed course

Wichtige Regelpunkte

equipment breach
start breach
course breach
safety-rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

FIS
Federation Internationale de Ski et Snowboard (FIS)

Speed Skiing Federation Internationale de Ski et Snowboard · official-discipline-guide · high
Speed Skiing Documents Federation Internationale de Ski et Snowboard · official-rulebook-index · high
What is speed skiing? Red Bull · sport-guide · medium