International Ski and Snowboard Federation

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International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Federation internationale de ski (logo).svg
Sport Skiing [1] and Snowboarding [2]
JurisdictionInternational
Membership132 members [1]
AbbreviationFIS
Founded2 February 1924;100 years ago (1924-02-02) [1]
in Chamonix, France
Affiliation IOC [3]
HeadquartersMarc Hodler House
Blochstrasse 2
Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland
President Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johan Eliasch
Vice president(s)
Secretary Flag of France.svg Michel Vion
Operating incomeDecrease2.svg CHF 14.6 million (2018) [8]
Official website
www.fis-ski.com
  • Official languages: English, French,
    German and Russian [3]

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, also known as FIS (French : Fédération Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard), is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding. It was previously known as the International Ski Federation (Fédération Internationale de Ski) until 26 May 2022 when the name was changed to include snowboard. [9] [2] [10] [11]

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Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France during the inaugural Winter Olympic Games, FIS is responsible for the Olympic skiing disciplines, namely Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding. The FIS is also responsible for setting the international competition rules. The organization has a membership of 132 national ski associations, and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland. [9]

Most World Cup wins

At least 50 World Cup wins in all disciplines run by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation for men and women:

RankWinsDisciplineCode
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Amélie Wenger-Reymond 164 Telemark skiing TM
2 Flag of Norway.svg Marit Bjørgen 114 Cross-country skiing CC
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Conny Kissling 106 Freestyle skiing FS
4 Flag of the United States.svg Mikaela Shiffrin 95 Alpine skiing AL
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Kingsbury 87 Freestyle skiing FS
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Stenmark 86 Alpine skiing AL
7 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Vonn 82 Alpine skiing AL
Flag of Norway.svg Therese Johaug 82 Cross-country skiing CC
9 Flag of Norway.svg Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 74 Cross-country skiing CC
10 Flag of France.svg Karine Ruby 67 Snowboarding SB
Flag of Austria.svg Marcel Hirscher 67 Alpine skiing AL
Flag of Norway.svg Jarl Magnus Riiber 67 Nordic combined NK
13 Flag of Japan.svg Sara Takanashi 63 Ski jumping JP
14 Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Moser-Pröll 62 Alpine skiing AL
15 Flag of France.svg Phillipe Lau 58 Telemark skiing TM
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Origone 58 Speed skiing SS
17 Flag of the United States.svg Jan Bucher 57 Freestyle skiing FS
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Němec 57 Grass skiing GS
19 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vreni Schneider 55 Alpine skiing AL
20 Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Maier 54 Alpine skiing AL
21 Flag of Austria.svg Gregor Schlierenzauer 53 Ski jumping JP
Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Frau 53 Grass skiing GS
23 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Tomba 50 Alpine skiing AL
Flag of Poland.svg Justyna Kowalczyk 50 Cross-country skiing CC

Updated as of 3 February 2024

Ski disciplines

The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees the FIS Games as well as World Cup competitions and World Championships:

Alpine skiing
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Alpine combined FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Downhill
Super-G
Giant slalom
Slalom
Parallel
Nordic skiing
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Ski jumping
Nordic combined
Ski flying FIS Ski Flying World Championships
Freestyle skiing
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Moguls FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Aerials
Skicross
Half-pipe
Big air
Ski Ballet/Acro Ski (defunct with FIS)
Snowboarding
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Parallel giant slalom FIS Snowboarding World Championships
Parallel slalom
Big air
Slopestyle
Snowboard cross
Half-pipe
Para
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Para Alpine FIS Para Alpine World Championships
Para Cross-Country FIS Para Cross-Country World Championships
Para Snowboard FIS Para Snowboard World Championships
Others
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Freeride skiing Freeride World Tour
Grass skiing FIS sprint slalom, giant slalom, super combined, super-G, parallel slalom – World Cup (s)
Speed skiing FIS speed skiing championships
Telemark skiing Sprint, classic, parallel sprint, team parallel sprint – World Cup (s)
MastersFIS World Criterium Masters (amateur, senior)
Roller skiing (amateur, senior)

FIS Congress history

Founding and the first years

After ski club federations and national associations were created in Norway (1883 and 1908), Russia (1896), Bohemia and Great Britain (1903), Switzerland (1904), United States, Austria and Germany (all in 1905) and Sweden, Finland and Italy (all in 1908), and competitions had begun such as the Nordic Games, [12] early international cross-country races (Adelboden, 1903), international participation at Holmenkollen (1903) [13] and Club Alpin Français (CAF) International Winter Sports Weeks, an international Ski Congress was convened to develop standard rules for international competitive skiing.

The founding of a predecessor association, the International Ski Commission (CIS), was decided on February 18, 1910, in Christiania, Norway by delegates from ten countries to the first International Ski Congress. [14] This Congress then met every year or so to hear from the CIS and refine and adopt rule changes. The commission was to consist of two members - a representative of Scandinavia and Central Europe. Ultimately, two Scandinavians sat on the commission. A year later, in March 1911, the first internationally valid set of rules was approved. At that time, the commission was enlarged to five members, and Oslo was elected as headquarters.

In 1913, the number of members of the commission was increased to seven: two Norwegians, two Swedes, a Swiss, a German and an Austrian.

On February 2, 1924, in Chamonix as part of the "International Winter Sports Week", which was later to be recognized as the first Olympic Winter Games, 36 delegates from 14 countries (Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Yugoslavia, Norway, Poland, Romania, US, Switzerland, Sweden, Hungary and Italy) decided to found the FIS, which replaced the CIS.

Initially, the FIS was only responsible for Nordic skiing. FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1925 in Janské Lázně, Czechoslovakia, were given status as the first official World Championships. After the Scandinavian countries had relented, it was decided at the 11th FIS Congress (February 24–26, 1930 in Oslo) to also include alpine skiing (downhill, slalom and alpine combined) in the rules. This was upon a proposal by Great Britain, in which the British ski pioneer Arnold Lunn played a major role as co-founder of the Arlberg-Kandahar races. The simple sentence "Downhill and slalom races may be organized" was written into the rules - a sentence that was to change skiing in the long term. [15] The first FIS Alpine World Ski Championships were held 19–23 February 1931 in Mürren, Switzerland.

Ski flying, a variation of ski jumping, was recognized as a discipline in 1938, but rules were not finalized until after World War II.

List of Ski Congresses

Presidents

The Crystal Globe trophy awarded by the FIS to the winner of the Alpine Ski World Cup. Similar trophies are awarded in all FIS world cups. Joska bodenmais pokale referenzen fis ski weltcup pokal.jpg
The Crystal Globe trophy awarded by the FIS to the winner of the Alpine Ski World Cup. Similar trophies are awarded in all FIS world cups.
#NameNationalityTerm
1. Ivar Holmquist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1924–1934
2. Nicolai Ramm Østgaard Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1934–1951
3. Marc Hodler Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1951–1998
4. Gian-Franco Kasper Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1998–2021 [17] [18]
5. Johan Eliasch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2021–present

Members

Official FIS ski museums

Exhibit at the FIS Skimuseum Damuls in Vorarlberg (Austria) FIS Skimuseum Damuls (c) Katrin Preuss - Vorarlberg Tourismus.jpg
Exhibit at the FIS Skimuseum Damüls in Vorarlberg (Austria)

As of 2017, there are 31 official FIS Ski Museums worldwide in 13 countries which are devoted to the history of skiing, taking into account the region's own history of skiing and tourism. [19]

List of FIS ski museums

See also

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