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	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:

Alpine skiing

Disciplines	World Championships
Alpine combined	FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Downhill
Super-G
Giant slalom
Slalom

Nordic skiing

Disciplines	World Championships
Cross-country skiing	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Ski jumping
Nordic combined
Ski flying	FIS Ski Flying World Championships

Freestyle skiing

Disciplines	World Championships
Moguls	FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Aerials
Skicross
Half-pipe

Snowboarding

Disciplines	World Championships
Parallel giant slalom	FIS Snowboarding World Championships
Parallel slalom
Snowboard cross
Half-pipe

Others

Disciplines	World Championships
Grass skiing	FIS Snowboarding World Championships
Speed skiing	FIS Speed Skiing Championships
Telemark skiing	FIS Snowboarding World Championships
Masters

Unofficial

Disciplines	World Championships
Roller skiing	Roller Skiing World Championships
Carving

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]

1910 – Christiania (I)
1911 – Stockholm (II)
1912 – Munich (III)
1913 – Bern/Interlaken (IV)
1914 – Christiania (V)
1922 – Stockholm (VI)
1923 – Prague (VII)
1924 – Chamonix (VIII)
1926 – Lahti (IX)
1928 – St. Moritz (X)
1930 – Oslo (XI)
1932 – Paris (XII)
1934 – Sollefteå (XIII)
1936 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen (XIV)
1938 – Helsinki (XV)

1946 – Pau (XVI)
1949 – Oslo (XVII)
1951 – Venice (XVIII)
1953 – Igls (XIX)
1955 – Montreux (XX)
1957 – Dubrovnik (XXI)
1959 – Stockholm (XXII)
1961 – Madrid (XXIII)
1963 – Athens (XXIV)
1965 – Mamaia (XXV)
1967 – Beirut (XVI)
1968 – Barcelona (XVII)
1971 – Opatija (XVIII)
1973 – Nicosie (XIX)
1975 – San Francisco (XXX)

1977 – Bariloche (XXXI)
1979 – Nice (XXXII)
1981 – Puerto de la Cruz (XXXIII)
1983 – Sydney (XXXIV)
1985 – Vancouver (XXXV)
1988 – Istanbul (XXXVI)
1990 – Montreux (XXXVII)
1992 – Budapest (XXXVIII)
1994 – Rio de Janeiro (XXXIX)
1996 – Christchurch (XL)
1998 – Prague (XLI)
2000 – Melbourne (XLII)
2002 – Portorož (XLIII)
2004 – Miami (XLIV)
2006 – Vilamoura (XLV)

2008 – Cape Town (XLVI)
2010 – Antalya (XLVII)
2012 – Kangwonland (XLVIII)
2014 – Barcelona (XLIX)
2016 – Cancun (L)

Presidents

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

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

↑ List of past Congress summaries fis-ski.com

External links

National members of the International Ski Federation

Disciplines Alpine skiing Nordic skiing Freestyle skiing Snowboarding

African	ERI KEN EGY GHA LES RSA ZIM

Asian	CHN JPN KAZ HKG IND IRA KGZ KOR KUW MGL NEP PAK PRK PHI THA TJK TLS TPE

European	AUT AZE BIH BEL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA GBR GER GRE HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA KOS LAT LTU LUX MKD MLT MNE MON NED NOR POL POR RUS SLO SRB SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR

Oceania	AUS NZL

Pan American	ARG BAR BER BHA BRA CAN CAY CHI COL CRC ISV IVB JAM HON MEX PER PUR URU USA VEN

Others	ALB ALG AND ARM ASA BLR BOL BUL CMR ESA ETH FIJ GEO GRN GUA HAI LIB LIE MAD MAR MDA PAK PHI PLE ROU RSM SEN SUD SWZ TOG TRI UZB

Pinnacle events Alpine Worlds Alpine World Cup Nordic Worlds Freestyle Worlds

International sports federations

ASOIF (28) Summer Olympics Federations	FINA (aquatic sports) WA (archery) IAAF (athletics) BWF (badminton) FIBA (basketball) AIBA (boxing) ICF (canoeing) UCI (cycling) FEI (equestrianism) FIE (fencing) FIH (field hockey) FIFA (football/soccer) IGF (golf) FIG (gymnastics) IHF (handball) IJF (judo) UIPM (modern pentathlon) FISA (rowing) WR (rugby union) ISAF (sailing) ISSF (shooting) ITTF (table tennis) WTF (taekwondo) ITF (tennis) ITU (triathlon) FIVB (volleyball) IWF (weightlifting) UWW (wrestling)

AIOWF (7) Winter Olympics Federations	IBU (biathlon) IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton) WCF (curling) IIHF (ice hockey) FIL (luge) ISU (skating sports) FIS (skiing sports)

ARISF (35) Others recognised by IOC	FAI (air sports) IFAF (American football) FIA (auto racing) FIB (bandy) WBSC (baseball and softball) FIPV (basque pelota) WCBS (billiard sports) CMSB (boules) WB (bowling) WBF (bridge) FIDE (chess) ICC (cricket) WDSF (dance sport) IFF (floorball) WFDF (flying disc) WKF (karate) IKF (korfball) ILSF (life saving) FIM (motorcycle sport) UIAA (mountaineering) INF (netball) IOF (orienteering) FIP (polo) UIM (powerboating) IRF (racquetball) FIRS (roller sports) ISMF (ski mountaineering) IFSC (sports climbing) WSF (squash) IFS (sumo) ISA (surfing) TWIF (tug-of-war) CMAS (underwater sports) IWWF (waterski and wakeboard) IWUF (wushu)

Others in SportAccord (23)	IAF (aikido) IFBB (body building) ICSF (casting) ICU (cheer) WDF (darts) IDBF (dragon boat) FMJD (draughts) IFA (fistball) IGF (go) IFI (ice stock sport) JJIF (ju-jitsu) FIK (kendo) WAKO (kickboxing) FIL (lacrosse) WMF (minigolf) IFMA (muay Thai) IPF (powerlifting) FIAS (sambo) FISav (savate) ISTAF (sepaktakraw) ISFF (sleddog) ISTF (soft tennis) CIPS (sport fishing)

Others (16)	WAF (arm wrestling) ARI (Australian rules football) IBA (bodyboarding) PBA (bowls) IFBA (broomball) WCF (croquet) IKF (Kabaddi) IMMAF (mixed martial arts) IFP (Poker) IPSC (Practical shooting) IQA (quidditch) IFMAR (radio-controlled racing) IRF (Rogaining) RLIF (rugby league) WSSA (sport stacking) ITPF (Tent pegging) FIT (touch football)

International Olympic Committee International World Games Association SportAccord

Presidents of FIS

Ivar Holmquist (1924–1934) Nikolai Ramm Østgaard (1934–1951) Marc Hodler (1951–1998) Gian-Franco Kasper (1998–)

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