Speed skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In the XVI. 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville was held as a demonstration competition speed skiing. At about 60 km from Albertville remote high- speed track in Les Arcs there was ever a competition for men and women. On the up to 70 % slope extremely steep, freed from all obstacles slope was measured over a distance of 100 m between two light barriers, the average speed. Ascertained during the French winner Michael Prufer of two passages speed was 229.299 km / h and thus meant a world record. He surpassed his own record from 1988 to 5.558 km / h Tarja Mulari from Finland presented with 219.245 km / h is also a new world record (old WR: 214.723 km / h ). The competition was overshadowed by a fatal accident in the Swiss racing driver Nicolas Bochatay that had collided on a public ski slope with snowcat.

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