International Ski Federation

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Fédération Internationale de Ski
Fédération internationale de ski (logo).svg
Formation 1924
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland
Membership
 123 members
Official language
 English, French, German and Russian
Gian-Franco Kasper
Website fis-ski.com

International Ski Federation (FIS; short for Fédération Internationale de Ski) is the world's highest governing body for international winter sports. Founded in 1924, it is responsible for the Olympic disciplines of 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 now has a membership of 118 national ski associations and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland.

Ski disciplines

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

Note: The discipline of Biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, has its own organisation, the International Biathlon Union (IBU).

FIS Congress history

List of all hosts:[1]

Presidents

The Crystal Globe trophy awarded by the FIS to the winner of the Ski Jumping World Cup

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Main article: List of Presidents of FIS
# Name Nationality Term
1. Ivar Holmquist Sweden 1924–1934
2. Nicolai Ramm Østgaard Norway 1934–1951
3. Marc Hodler Switzerland 1951–1998
4. Gian-Franco Kasper Switzerland 1998–

Members

References

  1. ↑ List of past Congress summaries fis-ski.com

External links

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