International Ski Federation
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| Fédération Internationale de Ski | |
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| Formation | 1924 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland. |
| Membership | 111 members |
| Official languages | English, French, German and Russian |
| President | Gian-Franco Kasper |
| Website | http://www.fis-ski.com |
The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)[1] is the main international organisation for ski sports. Founded by 14 member nations in 1924 in Chamonix, France, the organization now has a membership of 111 national ski associations and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland.
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Ski disciplines[edit]
The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships:
- Alpine Skiing (incl Alpine combined), see FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
- Downhill
- Super-G (Super Giant Slalom)
- Giant Slalom (GS)
- Slalom
- Nordic skiing, see FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing), see FIS Cross-Country World Cup
- Ski jumping, see FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
- Nordic combined, see FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
- Freestyle skiing, see FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
- Snowboarding,[2] see FIS Snowboarding World Championships, FIS Snowboarding World Cup
- Others/Extreme
Note: The discipline of Biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, has its own organisation, the International Biathlon Union (IBU).
Presidents[edit]
Main article: List of Presidents of FIS
Membership[edit]
See Category:National Members of the International Ski Federation
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Notes[edit]
- ^ The French acronym FIS is used in all languages.
- ^ "Official snowboard website of the FIS". Retrieved 10 January 2010.
External links[edit]
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