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For the fastest skiers on the planet, speed is the most natural thing in the world

A speed skier’s world unravels before their brain can catch up. A groove in the snow, a misangled ski, and before the mind even realizes it, the body is in a 200 kilometer per hour slide for life. Snow becomes fire—the custom-made speed suit designed to eliminate wind resistance doing little to relieve the scorching friction of skin on frozen water.

“Can you imagine being in a really, really hot frying pan and not being able to escape?”   …  More

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