Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).
Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup has been held since 1983. Many Nordic combined competitions use the Gundersen method, where placement in the ski jumping segment results in time (dis)advantages added to the contestant's total in the cross-country skiing segment.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, also known as FIS, is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding. It was previously known as the International Ski Federation until 26 May 2022 when the name was changed to include snowboard.
Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals in 2002 and 2010. His other achievements include winning the 2007 Ski Jumping World Championships, the 2010 Ski Flying World Championships, the 2010 Nordic Tournament, and the 2010 Ski Jumping World Cup overall title.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship events include Nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined. From 1924 to 1939, the World Championships were held every year, including the Winter Olympics. After World War II, the World Championships were held every four years from 1950 to 1982. Since 1985, the World Championships have been held in odd-numbered years.
The U.S. Ski Team, operating under the auspices of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, develops and supports men's and women's athletes in the sports of alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, cross-country, ski jumping, and Nordic combined. Since 1974 the team and association have been headquartered in Park City, Utah.
Christa Kinshofer-Rembeck is a German former alpine ski racer and businesswoman. In her career she won three Olympic medals, one World Championship medal and seven World Cup races.
Łukasz Paweł Kruczek is a Polish former ski jumper. He represented Poland at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and is a four-time gold medalist at Universiade. From 2008 till 2016 he has been the coach of the Polish national ski jumping team. Since 2016 he is the coach of the Italian national ski jumping team
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to skiing:
Joachim Winterlich is a retired German ski jumper and an active ski jumping coach.
Ski Jumping Canada is the governing federation for ski jumping in Canada. It is responsible for the governance of all ski jumping competitions in Canada and for the operation of the national team. Canada has competed in ski jumping at the Winter Olympics since 1928.
Maren Lundby is a retired Norwegian ski jumper. She is one of the most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport, having won three consecutive World Cup overall titles, thirty individual World Cup competitions, and gold medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2019 and 2021 World Championships.
The Russian Ski Association (RSA) is a non-governmental organization, which represents Russian ski sports in the international field. Organization includes four all-Russian sports Federations: Russian Alpine Skiing and Snowboard Federation, Cross-Country Ski Federation of Russia, Freestyle Federation of Russia, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Federation of Russia. Members of the Russian Ski Association are represented in the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in March 2022 Russian athletes were suspended from participating in FIS competitions.
The Ski Federation of Kazakhstan is the national governing body for skiing in Kazakhstan. The organisation was founded in 1992 among local ski clubs. The Ski Federation of Kazakhstan represents international interests of the Kazakhstani skiing and trains athletes and trainers. The SFK headquarters are located in Nur-Sultan. Current SFK president is Umirzak Shukeyev.
The FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships is an annual nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The Junior World Championships was started in 1977 and was first hosted in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. The Junior World Championship events include Nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined.
Killian Peier is a Swiss ski jumper.
James Lambert is a British former ski jumper who works for UK Channel 4 TV program The Jump. Lambert had most success in masters competitions. His longest jump was at the Masters World Championships in Switzerland in 2009 - only four athletes representing Great Britain have jumped further. He is one of the few British ski jumpers to win an international event - he was first in the age 45-49 Classification contest in Roznov, Czechia on 29 September 2012.
Constantin Schmid is a German ski jumper. He is the team bronze medalist at the 2022 Winter Olympics and the silver medalist at the 2020 Ski Flying World Championships.
Joséphine Pagnier is a French ski jumper.
The Kreuzberg ski jumping hills are located near Haselbach, a district of Bischofsheim in der Rhön, on the northern slope of the 928 meter high Kreuzberg in the Bavarian Rhön. The ski jumping facility, which is 600 meters above sea level, consists of three plastic-covered ski jumping hills, which meet the latest FIS standards and are mainly used by junior ski jumpers. Today, the Kreuzberg ski jump is the only ski jump in the Rhön and Lower Franconia, making it the ski jump center of the Lower Franconia ski region. The ski jumps are operated jointly by the Haselbach Cycling and Winter Sports Club (RWV) and the Oberweißenbrunn Winter Sports Club (WSV).
