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From 24 February 2012 to 26 February 2012

Speed Skiing World Cup Andorra 2012 Grandvalira - Grau Roig Pas de la Casa

Saturday-Sunday 25 & 26 february, 10:00 am cet

[Andorre 17-fev-2012] - F.I.S* Speed Skiing World Cup goes through Andorra on 25th and 26th of february 2012. The slope chosen for this special ski practice will the one of 'Antenes at  Grandvalira Ski Resort, Grau Roig- Pas de la Case sector (Pitu Figueras slope), it is 900 m long with a 200m height difference.

For the moment 54 skiers are registered to try to slide down the Pitu Figueras slope the fastest as possible. On Saturday les training sessions and classifiers are on the schedule and on sunday the semi-finals and finals.

Speed skiing finds its origins in Norway  (telemark). It was a demo olympic discipline at Albertville (France) Olympic Games in 1992.
For this world cup stage in Andorra, several nationalities will be represented (Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Austria, Canada, Italy, Germany, etc.).
The L'Andorran stage ris the first one on the competition calendar before the other stage at Sun Peaks Canada (8-11 de mars), Vars France (15-18 of march), Idre/Hundjallen/Sallen Sweden (21-25 of march) and Verbier Switzerland (16-19of April ).

Speed Skiing World Records mondiaux today belong to  Italy Simone Origone with 251,40 km/hour(2007) and Sweden Sanna Tidstrand with 242,59 km/hour(2006). Last year in Andorra, on the same slope in Grandvalira, registered speeds were about 150 km/hour with a record on Antenes Slope for Switzerland Philippe May and his 161,94 km/h (2011, source: Diari d'Andorra).

See you on Grandvalira slopes, Pas de la Casa Encamp (information point Encamp Esqui club Pas de la Casa Grau Roig Funicamp 2 AD200 Encamp ANDORRA)
Telephone: 00376 832067 - Fax : 00376 833131
Email : arxiu@esquiclubpcgr.com

Programme/ Schedule

• Friday 24 of february 2012
  - Welcome cocktail for participants and numbers drawing
  - Gala dinner
• Saturday 25 of february 2012
  - Training session
  - 10h Training series 1
  - 11h Training series 2
  - 12h Classifiers
  - 13h Popular Race BIBM Andorra Speed Championship and men and women Andorra records
  - Afternoon: skiers presentation, torchlight parade, gala dinner
• Sunday 26 of february 2012
  Finales
  - 10:00. Run Trainings
  - 11:00h Semi Finals
  - 12.00h Finals
  - 13h Awards ceremony

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More information:

F.I.S. Speed Skiing World Cup website:
www.fis-ski.com/fr/
Andorra Stage: information et organitsation \ Lliste des coureurs

Grandvalira News:
Speed Skiing World Cup 2012 Grandvalira - Grau Roig

*F.I.S. = Ski International Federation