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Team USA Speed Skiing
Speed Skiing History and Speed Records
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2006 - The Year for Speed
Records were broken and set
by both the Men and Woman Speed Skiers in 2006. The skiers, conditions and
snow were perfect for records to be shattered. Here is a picture of this
monumental event with USA's own Ross Anderson winning 6th and John Hembel
winning 9th at this ultra competitive high speed event. Read below to see
Ross, Wirkler, "MadCow" Hembell and "Down the Hill" Magill's blazing 2006
speeds.
Men's History Making Records
(USA Men's Records shown below)
|
Year |
Skier |
Speed
(kph) |
Speed
(mph) |
Country |
New World Record |
Fastest Speed Ever
kph/mph (year) |
All Time
World Ranking |
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1930 |
Gustav
Lantschner |
105.675 |
65.7 |
Austria |
Yes |
? |
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1931 |
Cesare Chioga |
131.760 |
81.9 |
|
Yes |
? |
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1932 |
Leo Gasperl |
136.600 |
84.9 |
Austria |
Yes |
? |
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1947 |
Zeno Colo |
159.292 |
99.0 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1959 |
Edoardo
Agreiter |
160.714 |
99.9 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1960 |
Luigi Di Marco |
163.265 |
101.4 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1963 |
Alfred Planger |
168.224 |
104.5 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1963 |
Dick Dorworth |
171.428 |
106.5 |
USA |
Yes |
? |
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1963 |
C.B. Vaughan |
171.428 |
106.5 |
USA |
Yes |
? |
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1964 |
Luigi Di Marco |
174.757 |
108.6 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1970 |
Morishita
Masaru |
183.392 |
114.0 |
Japan |
Yes |
? |
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1971 |
Alessandro
Casse |
184.143 |
114.4 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1973 |
Alessandro
Casse |
184.237 |
114.5 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1974 |
Steve McKinney |
189.473 |
117.7 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1975 |
Pino Meynet |
194.384 |
120.8 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1976 |
Tom Simmons |
194.489 |
120.8 |
USA |
Yes |
200.445/124.6
(1984) |
321 |
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1977 |
Steve McKinney |
195.200 |
121.3 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1977 |
Steve McKinney |
195.975 |
121.8 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1977 |
Steve McKinney |
198.020 |
123.0 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1978 |
Steve McKinney |
200.222 |
124.4 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1982 |
Leif Nelson |
200.669 |
124.7 |
USA |
|
This run |
315 |
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1982 |
Phil Graves |
200.780 |
124.8 |
Canada |
|
This run |
314 |
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1982 |
Steve McKinney |
201.230 |
125.0 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1982 |
Franz Weber |
203.160 |
126.2 |
Austria |
Yes |
222.222/138.1
(1992) |
112 |
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1983 |
Steve Patterson |
201.005 |
124.9 |
USA |
|
This run |
311 |
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1983 |
Paul Buschmann |
204.082 |
126.8 |
USA |
|
This run |
278 |
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1983 |
Franz Weber |
208.092 |
129.3 |
Austria |
Yes |
222.222/138.1
(1992) |
112 |
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1984 |
Franz Weber |
208.937 |
129.8 |
Austria |
Yes |
222.222/138.1
(1992) |
112 |
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1986 |
Sean Cridland |
203.160 |
126.2 |
USA |
|
This run |
288 |
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1986 |
George
Berlund |
203.850 |
126.7 |
USA |
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211.143/131.2
(1988) |
204 |
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1986 |
Dana Meeks |
205.479 |
127.7 |
USA |
|
This run |
255 |
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1987 |
Steve McKinney |
209.790 |
130.4 |
USA |
|
This run |
217 |
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1987 |
Graham Wilkie |
212.514 |
132.1 |
Gr.Britain |
Yes |
This run |
135 |
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1987 |
Michael Prufer |
217.680 |
135.3 |
France |
Yes |
229.299/142.5
(1992) |
70 |
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1988 |
George Berlund |
211.143 |
131.2 |
USA |
|
This run |
204 |
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1988 |
Jean-Pierre
Blanc |
220.453< | |