Sport | Skiing[1] |
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Jurisdiction | International |
Membership | 132 members[1] |
Abbreviation | FIS |
Founded | 2 February 1924[1] in Chamonix, ![]() |
Affiliation | IOC[2] |
Headquarters | Marc Hodler House Blochstrasse 2 Oberhofen am Thunersee ![]() |
President | ![]() |
Vice president(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Secretary | ![]() |
Operating income | ![]() |
Official website | |
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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.
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 | ![]() |
158 | Telemark skiing | TM |
2 | ![]() |
106 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
3 | ![]() |
86 | Alpine skiing | AL |
4 | ![]() |
84 (114) |
Cross-country skiing | CC |
5 | ![]() |
82 | Alpine skiing | AL |
6 | ![]() |
73 | Alpine skiing | AL |
7 | ![]() |
70 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
8 | ![]() |
67 | Snowboarding | SB |
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67 | Alpine skiing | AL | |
10 | ![]() |
62 | Alpine skiing | AL |
11 | ![]() |
60 | Ski jumping | JP |
12 | ![]() |
58 | Telemark skiing | TM |
13 | ![]() |
57 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
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57 | Grass skiing | GS | |
15 | ![]() |
55 | Alpine skiing | AL |
16 | ![]() |
54 | Alpine skiing | AL |
17 | ![]() |
53 | Ski jumping | JP |
18 | ![]() |
50 | Alpine skiing | AL |
19 | ![]() |
48 | Nordic combined | NK |
20 | ![]() |
46 | Ski jumping | JP |
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46 | Freestyle skiing | FS | |
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46 | Cross-country skiing | CC | |
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46 | Alpine skiing | AL | |
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46 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
Updated as of 21 March 2021
The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships:
Disciplines | World Championships |
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Alpine combined | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships |
Downhill | |
Super-G | |
Giant slalom | |
Slalom | |
Parallel |
Disciplines | World Championships |
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Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships |
Ski jumping | |
Nordic combined | |
Ski flying | FIS Ski Flying World Championships |
Disciplines | World Championships |
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Moguls | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships |
Aerials | |
Skicross | |
Half-pipe | |
Big air | |
Ski Ballet/Acro Ski | (defunct with FIS) |
Disciplines | World Championships |
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Parallel giant slalom | FIS Snowboarding World Championships |
Parallel slalom | |
Big Air | |
Slopestyle | |
Snowboard cross | |
Half-pipe |
Disciplines | World Championships |
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Grass skiing | FIS Sprint Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super Combined, Super G, Parallel Slalom - World Cup (s) |
Speed skiing | FIS Speed Skiing Championships |
Telemark skiing | Sprint, Classic, Parallel Sprint, Team Parallel Sprint - World Cup (s) |
Masters | FIS World Criterium Masters (amateur, senior) |
Roller Skiing | (amateur, senior) |
List of all hosts:[8]
Main article: List of Presidents of FIS |
# | Name | Nationality | Term |
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1. | Ivar Holmquist | ![]() |
1924–1934 |
2. | Nicolai Ramm Østgaard | ![]() |
1934–1951 |
3. | Marc Hodler | ![]() |
1951–1998 |
4. | Gian-Franco Kasper | ![]() |
1998–2021[9][10] |
5. | Johan Eliasch | ![]() ![]() |
2021– |
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]