Italian Ice Sports Federation

The Italian Ice Sports Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio; FISG), is the governing body for ice sports in Italy. It was founded in September 1926 to promote the practice of winter sports on ice and to coordinate events. The FISG is a member of a number of international sports organizations including the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the International Skating Union (ISU).

Italian Ice Sports Federation
SportIce Sports
AbbreviationFISG
FoundedSeptember 1926 (1926-09)
AffiliationISU, IIHF
PresidentAndrea Gios
ReplacedFederazione Italiana Sport Invernali (FISI)
Official website
www.fisg.it

History

The first Italian Ice Sports Federation was established in September 1926 in Milan by the fusion of three pre-existing federations, those for bobsledding, ice skating and ice hockey. In 1933 the FISG combined with the Italian skiing federation to create the Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali (FISI) (Italian Federation for Winter Sports ), with its operations transferred to Rome.[1]

After World War II, when Italian sports organizations were being recreated, ice hockey and skiing were separate from ice skating. In 1952 ice hockey again joined with ice skating creating the new Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.

Sports

The FISG has authority over the following sports:

Federation presidents

List of presidents[2]

No.NameTenure
1Aldo Bonacossa1926–1927
2Luigi Tornielli di Borgolavezzaro1927–1933
3Renato Ricci1934–1945
4Enrico Calcaterra1946–1952
5Remo Vigorelli1952–1960
6Enrico Calcaterra1960–1972
7Mario Pinferi1972–1980
8Luciano Rimoldi1980–1992
9Paul Seeber1992–1997
10Giancarlo Bolognini1997–2014
11Andrea Gios2014–

Notable people
  • Georges Larivière, technical director of the Italian Ice Sports Federation[3]
  • Lou Vairo, technical coordinator of ice hockey and coach of the Italy men's national ice hockey team[4]

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20060208035045/http://www.fisg.it/storia.asp
  2. "I presidenti della Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio". fisg.it. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. "Georges Larivière". Hockey Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. Merk, Martin (2014-10-24). "Lou Vairo azzurro". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
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