Bikini Skiing: Russia’s Sochi Sets World Record for Skiing in Swimwear

Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, home to the 2014 Olympics, has smashed the world record for bikini skiing: over 1,000 participants simultaneously went down the slopes of Rosa Khutor resort.

The glamorous parade was part of the first BoogelWoogel mountain carnival which is set to wind up on Sunday.

Skiers and snow boarders descend from a slope as they attempt to break the record for mass skiing in swimming suits at Rosa Khutor resort near Sochi, Russia, April 9, 2016

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The organizers of the event said that around 2,400 people from 16 to 70 years old applied join in and over 1,000 actually showed up, breaking the previous record set in Siberia.

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​​​The descent went smoothly, without any incident as it was headed by professional ski instructors.

Skiers and snow boarders descend from a slope as they attempt to break the record for mass skiing in swimming suits at Rosa Khutor resort near Sochi, Russia, April 9, 2016

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Organizers are now waiting for the confirmation from the Guinness World Records commission.

Participants of bikini downhill skiing at the BoogelWoogel festival on the slope of the Roza Khutor alpine resort in Sochi National Park. The event aims to set a Guinness world record

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The previous record was set in the Sheregesh resort in Russia’s Siberia when up to 700 men and women went down the slopes, however Guinness only 500 counted skiers.

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​Meanwhile live music, snow sculptures, movies, performances and global après ski parties fill the resort, as part of the ongoing BoogelWoogel carnival.

Participants of bikini downhill skiing at the BoogelWoogel festival on the slope of the Roza Khutor alpine resort in Sochi National Park. The event aims to set a Guinness world record

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Participants of bikini downhill skiing at the BoogelWoogel festival on the slope of the Roza Khutor alpine resort in Sochi National Park. The event aims to set a Guinness world record

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Participants of bikini downhill skiing at the BoogelWoogel festival on the slope of the Roza Khutor alpine resort in Sochi National Park. The event aims to set a Guinness world record

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Participants of bikini downhill skiing at the BoogelWoogel festival on the slope of the Roza Khutor alpine resort in Sochi National Park. The event aims to set a Guinness world record

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