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.

SportSkiing[1]
JurisdictionInternational
Membership132 members[1]
AbbreviationFIS
FoundedFebruary 2, 1924 (1924-02-02)[1]
in Chamonix,  France
AffiliationIOC[2]
HeadquartersMarc Hodler House
Blochstrasse 2
Oberhofen am Thunersee
  Switzerland
PresidentGian Franco Kasper (1998)[3][4]
Vice president(s)Mats Arjes (2018)[5]
Janez Kocijančič (2010)[6]
Aki Murasato (2016)[7]
Patrick Smith (2018)[8]
SecretarySarah Lewis (2010)[9]
Operating incomeCHF 14.6 million (2018)[10]
Official website
www.fis-ski.com

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
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:

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:[11]

Presidents
The Crystal Globe trophy awarded by the FIS to the winner of the Ski Jumping World Cup
Main article: List of Presidents of FIS
# NameNationalityTerm
1. Ivar HolmquistSweden1924–1934
2. Nicolai Ramm ØstgaardNorway1934–1951
3. Marc HodlerSwitzerland1951–1998
4. Gian-Franco KasperSwitzerland1998–

Members

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.[12]

List of FIS ski museums (incomplete)

See also

References
  1. "Facts & Figures". www.fis-ski.com. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. "General Regulations". www.fis-ski.com. June 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. "FIS President". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. "Ski: FIS-Präsident Gian Franco Kasper tritt zurück". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. "Mats Arjes". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. "Janez Kocijancic". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. "Aki Murasato". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. "Patrick Smith". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. "Sarah Lewis". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. "Accounts. Comptes. Rechnung 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018" (pdf). fis-ski.com. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. List of past Congress summaries Archived 14 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine fis-ski.com
  12. "FIS Official Ski Museums". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  13. "Kulisse Pfarrhof Ski Museum | Culture | REGION". damuels.travel. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  14. "Home- Winter!Sport!Museum!". www.wintersportmuseum.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  15. "Skimuseum Werfenweng" (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  16. "Skimuseum ist Geschichte". Vaterland online. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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