International Ski Federation
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The International Ski Federation/Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)[1] is the main international organisation of ski sports. Founded by 14 member nations in 1924 in Chamonix, France, today it has a membership of 101 national ski associations and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland.
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[edit] Ski disciplines
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, Alpine skiing 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)
- Ski jumping
- Nordic combined
- Telemark skiing
- Freestyle skiing, see FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
- Snowboarding, see FIS Snowboarding World Championships
- Alpine Snowboarding
- Freestyle Snowboarding
- Others/Extreme
An exception from the ski sports organised by FIS is the rising-popularity discipline of Biathlon (XC skiing + rifle shooting), which has its own organisation, the International Biathlon Union (IBU).
[edit] FIS Presidents
| President | Term | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Ivar Holmquist | 1924–1934 |  Sweden |
| Nicolai Ramm Östgaard | 1934–1951 |  Norway |
| Marc Hodler | 1951–1998 |  Switzerland |
| Gian Franco Kasper | 1998–current | Switzerland |
[edit] Notes
- ^ The French acronym FIS is used in all languages. FIS has three "official" languages, English, French and German.
