VIDEO: Reaching a speed of 255,5 km/h, the Frenchman Simon Billy broke the world record in speed skiing

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On the Var track in the Alps, the Frenchman achieved unprecedented speed and broke the record of the Italian Origone (254.958 km/h).

French skier Simon Billy broke the world record in speed skiing by reaching a speed of 255,5 kilometers per hour.

Billy achieved the record at a competition in Var, in the French Alps. The previous record was held by the Italian Ivan Origone (254.958 km/h).

The Chabrier trail is located at 2.715 meters above sea level, on a slope that reaches almost vertical steepness in places.

A Frenchman (36) thus broke the record set in 2016 by the Italian Ivan Origone, who "flew" at 254.958 km/h.

Among the previous holders of this world record is Philip Billy, Simon's father, who in 1997 reached 243.902 km/h.

Billy has been training since he was a child on the Chabrier track, the only one in the world recognized for achieving speed records in skiing. Skiers can reach 200 kilometers per hour in less than 6 seconds.

Simon Billie won his second speed skiing world championship title with this.

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