Skateboarder Hits 94.34 mph, Breaking Guinness Speed Record
Quebec – October 19, 2026 -- Diego Poncelet Sanchez-Cuenca has ridden a downhill skateboard at 94.34 mph (151.83 km/h), making the 27-year-old from Spain and Switzerland the fastest downhill skateboarder in history. The run took place on Route du Port in Les Éboulements, Quebec, on the same slope where the previous Guinness World Record was set nine years ago.
Poncelet beat a 2017 mark of 91.17 mph
On the afternoon of Sept. 22, with a Guinness judge watching, the two-time World Champion passed the 2017 record of 91.17 mph (143.73 km/h). That mark belonged to his late friend Pete Connolly of England, who also rode on Seismic Skate Systems wheels. Red Bull filmed the run and published the video on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube on Oct. 15, 2026.
Many elite downhill skaters had considered 150 km/h out of reach. Guinness World Records adjudicator Andrew Glass called the run "one of the most impressive feats I have ever seen."