Parachute accuracy and giant slalom on one scorecard: Austria dominates Parachute-Ski
The St. Johann world championships combined six team accuracy jumps, an individual final and two giant-slalom runs.
AI artThe 19th FAI World Parachute-Ski Championships concluded in St. Johann im Pongau on 15 March. The discipline combines parachute accuracy with the times from two alpine giant-slalom runs.
The 2026 champions
Austria's Sophie Grill and Sebastian Graser won the female and male titles. Michael Urban of Austria won junior, Germany's Reinhold Haibel took masters, and Austria 1 led the team classification ahead of Switzerland and Austria 2.
Combining the events
Athletes complete six team accuracy jumps and one individual final. Distance from the two-centimetre dead centre produces penalty points. In giant slalom, the winner receives zero points and every half-second behind converts to one point.
Roots in mountain rescue
FAI traces Parachute-Ski to 1950s mountain-rescue training, before powerful helicopters were widely available. Rescuers needed to land accurately on a slope, reach dropped skis and move efficiently through alpine terrain.