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And World Cup finals

From March 17 to 30, 2025, Vars vibrates to the rhythm of the Speed Masters with the world championship and world record attempt in speed skiing. The World Cup speed skiing finals also take place, where the best skiers in the discipline compete for the prestigious crystal globe.

Opening ceremony

festive and musical

The Speed Masters kicked off on Monday, March 17, 2025 with an opening ceremony featuring the 18 nations represented. In a festive atmosphere punctuated by music, the athletes made their way through the streets of the resort, accompanied by a brass band, to the Vars les Claux snow front, where each delegation was presented with its national anthem and a bonfire in its colors.

World Championship

Juniors

French prodigies win world junior speed ski championships

The world championship for junior klists, which took place this Friday, March 21, 2025, was marked by the victories of two French youngsters. On the women’s side, 20-year-old Pauline Sabatut, from the Pyrenees, secured her victory with a run at 170.51 kph. For her, it was a fine end-of-season achievement, but above all the culmination of several years’ training, combining physical preparation, mental work and video analysis of her performances. Having skied at speed since the age of 13, she sees this title as a crowning achievement and a further motivation to move up to the S1 category, while retaining the pleasure of skiing.

On the men’s side, Enzo Vita, a 17-year-old Risoulin novice in the world of speed skiing, struggled to achieve his feat, but has no intention of stopping there. Determined, he intends to return next season to defend his title and continue his progress.

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Focus on world cups

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

World Cup Finals 1

With ultra-favorable snow conditions, Vars has the chance to host the finals of the last three World Cup stages and crown the winners of the 24-25 season.
The first World Cup speed skiing final took place on Wednesday March 19, 2025, under glorious sunshine and optimal conditions. The world’s best skiers pushed their limits to accumulate points in their quest for the crystal globe.

S1 category – Speed skiing’s elite

Italy’s Valentina Greggio once again proved her mastery of the discipline, winning by more than 4km/h over her rivals. Behind her, France’s Cléa Martinez was just 0.10km/h ahead of Sweden’s AgnèsAbrahamsson. In the men’s category, the legendary SimoneOrigone came out on top with a 189.95km/h run. TawnyWagstaff and RadminPalan engaged in an ultra-tight duel, with only a few hundredths of a second separating them.

S2J category – The next generation of speed skiers

The young talents of speed skiing proved that they are ready to take up the baton, with some fine performances. France’s Pauline Sabatut came out on top, having pushed her limits to 169.22km/h, well ahead of Sweden’s Amanda Ribbegardh and Villemo Andersson, who rounded off the podium. Young French skiers dominated the final, with Enzo Vita winning by less than a second from Matias Labit.

S2 category – fine performances

In the S2 category, LudivineToche won at 163.84km/h against her compatriot MarevaCauLapique. In the men’s category, Czech PetrKoudela won at 168.79 km/h, ahead of Sweden’s Vojtech Sedlak and Canadian Michael Schneider.

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In pictures

Ot Vars Lea Scappini Simone Origone 20032025

Vars Speed Ski World Cup Podium Men's Wc3 Winner Bastien Montes Credit Photo Lea Scappini

Ot Vars Lea Scappini Abrahamsson Agnes 20032025

Vars World Cup Speed Skiing Women's Podium Credit Photo Lea Scappini

Ot Vars Lea Scappini Bastien Montes 20032025

The Italians win

of the Crystal Globe

Italians Simone Origone and Valentina Greggio triumph this season

Simone Orig one wins his 16th Crystal Globe today, marking 20 years of an exceptional career. With 5 victories on the 7 stages of the 2025 circuit, he is ahead of France’s Bastien Montès and Simon Billy, 2024 world champion and world speed ski record holder. Meanwhile, Valentina Greggio wins her 7th Crystal Globe after dominating the entire 2025 season. The world’s fastest skier to date, she now totals 51 World Cup victories and 72 podiums since her debut in 2014.

Vars World Cup Speed Skiing S.origone Et V.greggio Credit Photo Lea Scappini

Last steps

World Cups 2 and 3

Category S1 – Italian leaders impose their domination

Once again, Italy’s Valentina Greggio broke all records, always several kilometers ahead of her rivals, France’s Cléa Martinez and Sweden’s Agnès Abrahamsson. On the men’s side, Italy also dominated with Simone Origone in the lead, although the gap was tighter with France’s Simon Billy, Bastien Montes and the Czech Republic’s Palan Radim.

S2J category – young French talents shine on the podiums

In the young speed ski prodigy category, the French shine on the podium with Risoul locals Enzo Vita and Andrea Beligni, alongside Clément Sol and Canadian Eaton Frederik. On the women’s podium, Frenchwoman Pauline Sabatut was joined by Sweden’s Villemo Andersson and Amanda Ribbegardh.

S2 category – battle at the top

Czech Petr Koudela topped the men’s podium, followed by Sweden’s Vojtech Sedlak and Canada’s Michael Schneider. In the women’s category, Ludivine Toche came out on top, several kilometers ahead of her French rival Mareva Claud Lapique.