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.
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Sport | Skiing[1] |
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Jurisdiction | International |
Membership | 132 members[1] |
Abbreviation | FIS |
Founded | February 2, 1924[1] in Chamonix, ![]() |
Affiliation | IOC[2] |
Headquarters | Marc Hodler House Blochstrasse 2 Oberhofen am Thunersee ![]() |
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Secretary | Vacant |
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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 | |
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115 | Telemark skiing | TM |
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106 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
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86 | Alpine skiing | AL |
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84 (114) |
Cross-country skiing | CC |
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82 | Alpine skiing | AL |
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67 | Snowboarding | SB |
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67 | Alpine skiing | AL | |
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66 | Alpine skiing | AL |
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62 | Alpine skiing | AL |
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62 | Freestyle skiing | FS | |
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57 | Freestyle skiing | FS |
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57 | Grass skiing | GS | |
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55 | Alpine skiing | AL |
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55 | Ski jumping | JP | |
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54 | Alpine skiing | AL |
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53 | Ski jumping | JP |
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50 | Alpine skiing | AL |
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48 | Nordic combined | NK |
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48 | Telemark skiing | TM | |
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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 |
Ski disciplines
The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships:
Alpine skiing
Nordic skiing
Freestyle skiing
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Snowboarding
Others
Unofficial
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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:[10]
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Presidents

# | Name | Nationality | Term |
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1. | Ivar Holmquist | Sweden | 1924–1934 |
2. | Nicolai Ramm Østgaard | Norway | 1934–1951 |
3. | Marc Hodler | Switzerland | 1951–1998 |
4. | Gian-Franco Kasper | Switzerland | 1998– |
Members
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
People's Republic of China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
North Korea
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Great Britain
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
North Macedonia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malta
Morocco
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Palestine
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Chinese Taipei
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
United States Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
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)
- FIS Skimuseum Damüls, Vorarlberg (Austria)[12]
- FIS-Winter!Sport!Museum! Mürzzuschlag (Austria)[13]
- FIS-Landes-Skimuseum Werfenweng (Austria)[14]
- FIS-Ski-Museum Vaduz (Liechtenstein)[15]
References
- "Facts & Figures". www.fis-ski.com. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "General Regulations". www.fis-ski.com. June 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "FIS President". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Ski: FIS-Präsident Gian Franco Kasper tritt zurück". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Mats Arjes". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Janez Kocijancic". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Aki Murasato". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Patrick Smith". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Accounts. Comptes. Rechnung 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018" (pdf). fis-ski.com. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- List of past Congress summaries Archived 14 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine fis-ski.com
- "FIS Official Ski Museums". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Kulisse Pfarrhof Ski Museum | Culture | REGION". damuels.travel. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Home- Winter!Sport!Museum!". www.wintersportmuseum.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Skimuseum Werfenweng" (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Skimuseum ist Geschichte". Vaterland online. Retrieved 22 August 2019.