International Ski Federation

The Fédération internationale de ski (FIS; English: International Ski Federation) is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding. Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France during the inaugural Winter Olympic Games, the FIS 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.

International Ski Federation
SportSkiing[1]
JurisdictionInternational
Membership132 members[1]
AbbreviationFIS
Founded2 February 1924 (1924-02-02)[1]
in Chamonix,  France
AffiliationIOC[2]
HeadquartersMarc Hodler House
Blochstrasse 2
Oberhofen am Thunersee
  Switzerland
President Johan Eliasch
Vice president(s) Roman Kumpost (2021)[3]
Dexter Paine (2021)[4]
Aki Murasato (2016)[5]
Peter Schroecksnadel (2021)[6]
Secretary Michel Vion
Operating income CHF 14.6 million (2018)[7]
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 Wenger-Reymond 158 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 Mikaela Shiffrin 73 Alpine skiing AL
7 Mikaël Kingsbury 70 Freestyle skiing FS
8 Karine Ruby 67 Snowboarding SB
Marcel Hirscher 67 Alpine skiing AL
10 Annemarie Moser-Pröll 62 Alpine skiing AL
11 Sara Takanashi 60 Ski jumping JP
12 Phillipe Lau 58 Telemark skiing TM
13 Jan Bucher 57 Freestyle skiing FS
Jan Němec 57 Grass skiing GS
15 Vreni Schneider 55 Alpine skiing AL
16 Hermann Maier 54 Alpine skiing AL
17 Gregor Schlierenzauer 53 Ski jumping JP
18 Alberto Tomba 50 Alpine skiing AL
19 Hannu Manninen 48 Nordic combined NK
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

Updated as of 21 March 2021

Ski disciplines

The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships:

Alpine skiing
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Alpine combinedFIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Downhill
Super-G
Giant slalom
Slalom
Parallel
Nordic skiing
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Cross-country skiingFIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Ski jumping
Nordic combined
Ski flyingFIS Ski Flying World Championships
Freestyle skiing
DisciplinesWorld Championships
MogulsFIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Aerials
Skicross
Half-pipe
Big air
Ski Ballet/Acro Ski(defunct with FIS)
Snowboarding
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Parallel giant slalomFIS Snowboarding World Championships
Parallel slalom
Big Air
Slopestyle
Snowboard cross
Half-pipe
Others
DisciplinesWorld Championships
Grass skiingFIS Sprint Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super Combined, Super G, Parallel Slalom - World Cup (s)
Speed skiingFIS Speed Skiing Championships
Telemark skiingSprint, Classic, Parallel Sprint, Team Parallel Sprint - World Cup (s)
MastersFIS World Criterium Masters (amateur, senior)
Roller Skiing(amateur, senior)

FIS Congress history

List of all hosts:[8]

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 Holmquist Sweden1924–1934
2. Nicolai Ramm Østgaard Norway1934–1951
3. Marc Hodler  Switzerland1951–1998
4. Gian-Franco Kasper  Switzerland1998–2021[9][10]
5. Johan Eliasch Great Britain
 Sweden		2021–

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.[11]

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. "Roman Kumpost". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. "Dexter Paine". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. "Aki Murasato". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. "Peter Schroecksnadel". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. "Accounts. Comptes. Rechnung 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. List of past Congress summaries Archived 14 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine fis-ski.com
  9. "FIS President". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. "Ski: FIS-Präsident Gian Franco Kasper tritt zurück". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. "FIS Official Ski Museums". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  12. "Kulisse Pfarrhof Ski Museum | Culture | REGION". damuels.travel. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  13. "Home- Winter!Sport!Museum!". www.wintersportmuseum.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  14. "Skimuseum Werfenweng" (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  15. "Skimuseum ist Geschichte". Vaterland online. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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