International Ski Federation
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.
Sport | Skiing[1] |
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Jurisdiction | International |
Membership | 132 members[1] |
Abbreviation | FIS |
Founded | February 2, 1924[1] in Chamonix, France |
Affiliation | IOC[2] |
Headquarters | Marc Hodler House Blochstrasse 2 Oberhofen am Thunersee Switzerland |
President | Gian Franco Kasper (1998)[3][4] |
Vice president(s) | Mats Årjes (2018)[5] Janez Kocijančič (2010)[6] Aki Murasato (2016)[7] Patrick Smith (2018)[8] |
Secretary | Vacant |
Operating income | CHF 14.6 million (2018)[9] |
Official website | |
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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 Kissling | 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 |
Marcel Hirscher | 67 | Alpine skiing | AL | |
8 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 66 | Alpine skiing | AL |
9 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 62 | Alpine skiing | AL |
Mikaël Kingsbury | 62 | Freestyle skiing | FS | |
11 | Jan Bucher | 57 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
Jan Němec | 57 | Grass skiing | GS | |
13 | Vreni Schneider | 55 | Alpine skiing | AL |
Sara Takanashi | 55 | Ski jumping | JP | |
15 | Hermann Maier | 54 | Alpine skiing | AL |
16 | Gregor Schlierenzauer | 53 | Ski jumping | JP |
17 | Alberto Tomba | 50 | Alpine skiing | AL |
18 | Hannu Manninen | 48 | Nordic combined | NK |
Phillipe Lau | 48 | Telemark skiing | TM | |
20 | 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:
Alpine skiing
Nordic skiing
Freestyle skiing
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Snowboarding
Others
Unofficial
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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:[10]
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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
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- People's Republic of China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- North Korea
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- South Korea
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- North Macedonia
- 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
- 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
Official FIS ski museums
As of 2017, there are 31 official FIS Ski Museums worldwide in 13 countries which are devoted to the history of skiing, taking into account the region's own history of skiing and tourism.[11]
List of FIS ski museums (incomplete)
- FIS Skimuseum Damüls, Vorarlberg (Austria)[12]
- FIS-Winter!Sport!Museum! Mürzzuschlag (Austria)[13]
- FIS-Landes-Skimuseum Werfenweng (Austria)[14]
- FIS-Ski-Museum Vaduz (Liechtenstein)[15]
References
- "Facts & Figures". www.fis-ski.com. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "General Regulations". www.fis-ski.com. June 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "FIS President". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Ski: FIS-Präsident Gian Franco Kasper tritt zurück". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Mats Arjes". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Janez Kocijancic". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Aki Murasato". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Patrick Smith". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Accounts. Comptes. Rechnung 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018" (pdf). fis-ski.com. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- List of past Congress summaries Archived 14 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine fis-ski.com
- "FIS Official Ski Museums". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Kulisse Pfarrhof Ski Museum | Culture | REGION". damuels.travel. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Home- Winter!Sport!Museum!". www.wintersportmuseum.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Skimuseum Werfenweng" (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Skimuseum ist Geschichte". Vaterland online. Retrieved 22 August 2019.