International Ski Federation
Formation | 2 February 1924 |
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Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland |
Membership | 123 members |
Official language | English, French, German, Russian |
President | Gian-Franco Kasper |
Website | fis-ski.com |
The Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS; English: International Ski Federation) is the world's highest governing body for international winter sports. Founded in Chamonix on 2 February 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.
Contents
1 Most World Cup wins
2 Ski disciplines
2.1 Alpine skiing
2.2 Nordic skiing
2.3 Freestyle skiing
2.4 Snowboarding
2.5 Others
2.6 Unofficial
3 FIS Congress history
4 Presidents
5 Members
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Most World Cup wins
More than 45 World Cup wins in all disciplines run by International Ski Federation for men and ladies:
Rank | Wins | Discipline | Code | |
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1 | Amélie Reymond | 115 | Telemark skiing | TM |
2 | Conny Kisling | 106 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
3 | Ingemar Stenmark | 86 | Alpine skiing | AL |
4 | Marit Bjørgen | 84 (114) | Cross-country skiing | CC |
5 | Lindsey Vonn | 82 | Alpine skiing | AL |
6 | Karine Ruby | 67 | Snowboarding | SB |
7 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 62 | Alpine skiing | AL |
8 | Marcel Hirscher | 58 | Alpine skiing | AL |
9 | Jan Bucher | 57 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
Jan Němec | 57 | Grass skiing | GS | |
11 | Vreni Schneider | 55 | Alpine skiing | AL |
Sara Takanashi | 55 | Ski jumping | JP | |
13 | Hermann Maier | 54 | Alpine skiing | AL |
14 | Gregor Schlierenzauer | 53 | Ski jumping | JP |
15 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 51 | Alpine skiing | AL |
Alberto Tomba | 50 | Alpine skiing | AL | |
17 | Hannu Manninen | 48 | Nordic combined | NK |
Phillipe Lau | 48 | Telemark skiing | TM | |
19 | Matti Nykänen | 46 | Ski jumping | JP |
Donna Weinbrecht | 46 | Freestyle skiing | FS | |
Bjørn Dæhlie | 46 | Cross-country skiing | CC | |
Renate Götschl | 46 | Alpine skiing | AL | |
Hannah Kearney | 46 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
Ski disciplines
The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships:
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Disciplines | World Championships |
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Alpine combined | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships |
Downhill | |
Super-G | |
Giant slalom | |
Slalom | |
Parallel |
Nordic skiing
Disciplines | World Championships |
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Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships |
Ski jumping | |
Nordic combined | |
Ski flying | FIS Ski Flying World Championships |
Freestyle skiing
Disciplines | World Championships |
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Moguls | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships |
Aerials | |
Skicross | |
Half-pipe |
Snowboarding
Disciplines | World Championships |
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Parallel giant slalom | FIS Snowboarding World Championships |
Parallel slalom | |
Snowboard cross | |
Half-pipe |
Others
Disciplines | World Championships |
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Grass skiing | FIS Snowboarding World Championships |
Speed skiing | FIS Speed Skiing Championships |
Telemark skiing | FIS Snowboarding World Championships |
Masters | FIS World Criterium Masters |
Unofficial
Disciplines | World Championships |
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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]
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Presidents
# | Name | Nationality | Term |
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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
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
Belarus
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
People's Republic of China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
North Korea
Denmark
Dominica
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Great Britain
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Iran
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Kosovo
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Macau
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malta
Morocco
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Palestine
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Chinese Taipei
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
United States Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
See also
- Alpine Skiing Europa Cup
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
References
^ List of past Congress summaries fis-ski.com
External links
- FIS official website
- FIS Google Plus
- FIS Official YouTube