A formidable athlete and professional speed skier who just missed making the United States Olympic team.
As of April 29, 2005, there were 328 speed skiers who had skied faster than 200 km/h.
New records are expected to be set at next year's Olympics, where speed skiers will possibly exceed 150mph.
It took 20 minutes to cover the distance that the speed skiers would whiz through in under 30 seconds, but this was a run to savor.
He reached a speed of 80 miles per hour, making him the first speed skier.
The 1991 Swiss Champion, Bochatay was among the best speed skiers.
Who knows, if Green doesn't produce a winning speed skier for Britain, perhaps Poncin will in his own time.
Director of the Swiss Ski School there, he is also a passionate speed skier.
Seizinger is the greatest women's speed skier of this decade.
But a Swiss speed skier, Nicholas Bochatay, was killed on a training run.