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International Ski Federation

Fédération Internationale de Ski
Formation 1924
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland
Membership
123 members
Official language
English, French, German and Russian
President
Gian-Franco Kasper
Website http://www.fis-ski.com

International Ski Federation (FIS; short for Fédération Internationale de Ski) is the world's highest governing body for international Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland.

Contents

  • Ski disciplines 1
    • Alpine skiing 1.1
    • Nordic skiing 1.2
    • Freestyle skiing 1.3
    • Snowboarding 1.4
    • Others 1.5
    • Unofficial 1.6
  • FIS Congress history 2
  • Presidents 3
  • Members 4
  • References 5
  • External links 6

Ski disciplines

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

Note: The discipline of 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
# 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

  • FIS official website
  • FIS Google Plus
  • FIS Official YouTube
National members of the International Ski Federation
African
Asian
European
Oceania
Pan American
Others
Presidents of FIS
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