Simone Origone broke his own speed skiing world record last month reaching 252.4 kilometers per hour (156.8 mph) on the slopes at Chabrieres in France. His previous best was 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph), which he recorded in 2006.
Hurtling into the history books —
Simone Origone broke his own speed skiing world record last month reaching 252.4 kilometers per hour (156.8 mph) on the slopes at Chabrieres in France. His previous best was 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph), which he recorded in 2006.
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Origone has plans to rewrite history again next year. "If the conditions are perfect -- temperature, wind, snow -- I can be as fast as 254 or 255 km/h," he says.
Hurtling into the history books —
Origone has plans to rewrite history again next year. "If the conditions are perfect -- temperature, wind, snow -- I can be as fast as 254 or 255 km/h," he says.
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Origone's younger brother Ivan (r) posing alongside Red Bull Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel in 2009. The 27-year-old is sponsored by the Austrian energy drink brand and is one of the world's finest speed skiers, setting a junior record of 250.7 km/h (155.7 mph) in 2006.
Hurtling into the history books —
Origone's younger brother Ivan (r) posing alongside Red Bull Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel in 2009. The 27-year-old is sponsored by the Austrian energy drink brand and is one of the world's finest speed skiers, setting a junior record of 250.7 km/h (155.7 mph) in 2006.
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