International Ski Federation
| Fédération Internationale de Ski | |
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| Formation | 1924 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland. |
| Membership | 111 members |
| Official languages | English, French, German and Russian |
| President | Gian-Franco Kasper |
| Website | http://www.fis-ski.com |
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The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)[1] is the main international organisation for ski sports. Founded by 14 member nations in 1924 in Chamonix, France, the organization now has a membership of 111 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 (incl Alpine combined), see FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, FIS Alpine Ski 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), see FIS Cross-Country World Cup
- Ski jumping, see FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
- Nordic combined, see FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
- Freestyle skiing, see FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
- Snowboarding,[2] see FIS Snowboarding World Championships, FIS Snowboarding World Cup
- Others/Extreme
Note: The discipline of Biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, has its own organisation, the International Biathlon Union (IBU).
Membership
See Category:National Members of the International Ski Federation
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Notes
- ^ The French acronym FIS is used in all languages.
- ^ "Official snowboard website of the FIS". Retrieved 10 January 2010.
External links
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