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FIS Freestyle Summer Grand Prix Wraps Up With Final Event in Brisbane, Australia

Last Saturday, September 9, 2023, Australia hosted the final event of the inaugural FIS Freestyle Ski Summer Grand Prix Series. The series had started at the Jump’in in Mettmenstetten, Switzerland, and then moved to the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, USA, before moving downunder. Last weekend’s event was held at the Geoff Henke Olympic Winter Training Centre at the […]

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Julia Schneemann | September 11, 2023
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FIS Anti-Doping Program Gains ISO Certification

The Anti-Doping Program developed by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ has earned ISO certification. The International Organization for Standardization ‘ISO’ develops standards to guarantee levels of quality. The ISO seal ensures, that the FIS Anti-Doping Program conforms to the Quality Management System standard ISO9001:2015. With this, an additional layer of transparency of its processes and therefore an overall […]

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Julia Schneemann | July 22, 2023
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Greenpeace Conducts Own Study to Challenge FIS’ Claims on ‘Climate Positive’ Status

Greenpeace published a study in late May this year that called out claims by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation’ FIS’ of being ‘climate positive’ as nothing more than ‘greenwashing.’ The study was conducted by German consultant ‘Mission Zero’ and called into question several of the claims made by FIS in the past months. The key points Greenpeace and the […]

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Julia Schneemann | June 16, 2023
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FIS Approves 23/24 Alpine World Cup Season Calendar

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The International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ held their annual meeting on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, and approved the FIS World Cup Calendar for the 23/24 season. All calendars were approved across the disciplines, but the Alpine calendar was probably the most anticipated, so let’s take a closer look at the proposed 23/24 Alpine World Cup calendar. There had been […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 25, 2023
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FIS Receives 3 Bids to Host 2029 Alpine World Championships

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Every two years, the International Ski & Snowboard Federation’ FIS’ holds World Championships in its various disciplines. The last World Championships were this year, with Courchevel and Méribél, France, being hosts of the Alpine World Championships. Other FIS disciplines, like Cross-country or Freestyle, hold their events for logistical reasons in separate locations. For example, this year’s Cross-Country World Championships were […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 9, 2023
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FIS Alpine World Cup 23/24 Season Shaping Up

The International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ held its spring time meeting last week for the first time since 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings were canceled for the last three years. This year’s meetings were held from May 3-5, 2023, in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, where they also hed been held in 2019. The meetings are attended by FIS […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 8, 2023
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Junior Ski Patrol — Mountain Safety for Everyone

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In 2019, the International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ and the International Federation of Ski Patrollers ‘FIPS’ teamed up to enhance snow sports safety among youth worldwide. To achieve this goal, a kids’ snow safety course was developed known as the ‘Junior Ski Patrol,’ which merges key mountain safety fundamentals such as avalanche safety, CPR, and first aid with fun. […]

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Julia Schneemann | April 27, 2023
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After the World Cup Is Before the World Cup — A Critical Look at FIS Alpine Racing and What We Can Learn for 23/24

Johan Eliasch

The leadership of the International Ski Federation’ FIS’ has been under fire for a while, not least since the election of the new CEO, Johan Eliasch, in June 2021. His election was so controversial several officials of national ski organizations walked out of the election process. The officials called the election a farce, as the only option was to vote for […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 28, 2023
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Eileen Gu Wins First Halfpipe Competition Since Gold Medal Run in Beijing

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Matt Scribner | January 25, 2023
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[UPDATED] Lindsey Vonn vs Mikaela Shiffrin: Who Is The Best Female Ski Racer?

Lindsey Vonn or Mikaela Shiffrin?

*Originally published in March 2020. Updated Jan 10, 2023. Two of the biggest names in ski racing history, Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin are constantly compared to see who really is the best female ski racer of the 21st century. In the light of Lindsey Vonn’s retirement a year ago, today we’re comparing their careers to decide once and for […]

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Lucy Ferneyhough | January 10, 2023
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The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Has Acquired the Freeride World Tour (FWT)

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Canadian Football Stadium Transformed Into Snowboard Big Air World Cup Stop

Football stadium transformed for Snowboard Big Air world cup stop

The Style Experience, Canada’s first-ever Snowboard FIS World Cup Stadium Big Air event is heading to Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium this weekend. Part of Canada’s Shred the North Series, it will be the first North American stop on the 2022/2023 FIS World Tour. A crucial, competition, training, and qualification for the Olympics, the event will attract some of the biggest names […]

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Nick DeRiso | December 6, 2022
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Dual Moguls: The Newest and Fastest Paced Olympic Discipline Explained

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On June 24 2022 the International Olympic Committee ‘IOC’ announced the addition of two new disciplines to the Winter Olympics. These disciplines are dual moguls and women’s large hill ski jumping. The addition of women’s large hill jumping leaves Nordic Combined as the last men-only Winter Olympic event. Related: [OLYMPICS] Grand Targhee’s Jaelin Kauf Takes Silver in Moguls at Beijing […]

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Julia Schneemann | September 22, 2022
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FIS Postpones Fluoro Wax Ban—Again

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For the third time, the International Ski Federation ‘FIS’ has had to postpone the proposed fluorinated (or fluoro) wax ban. This ban cannot be implemented for the coming 22/23 FIS season because the technology to reliably detect the use of fluoro wax has still not been perfected. As far back as November 2019, FIS decided to ban fluoro waxes and […]

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Julia Schneemann | August 15, 2022
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FIS Changes Name to Finally Include Snowboarding

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The FIS Congress was held last Friday in Milan, Italy, and many important decisions were made, including, after nearly 99 years of existence, the world’s preeminent governing body for snowsports has a new name. Related: FIS Cancels All Forthcoming 2022 World Cup Events in Russia, Including Ski Cross and Aerial Events In a groundbreaking decision, the General Assembly voted to […]

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Race Report: World Cup Ski Cross Kicks Off in Secret Garden, China

Ski Cross has been a spectator favorite in the Olympics since its first appearance in the Vancouver 2010 games. The sport pits four athletes head to head down a wide track with banked corners, technical features, and large jumps. This season is highlighted by the event’s fourth Olympic appearance, in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February. The test event for […]

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Phil Tremblay | November 29, 2021
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How Your Favorite Ski Race Athletes Stack Up After the Season Opener in Soelden, Austria

The summer has come to an end and the FIS World Cup season has kicked off where it has for the last 14 years; the treacherous, up to 65% inclined pitch of Soelden, Austria. Now rejoined with the sound of spectators, the best alpine skiers in the world competed under a blue sky with the Women competing on October 23rd […]

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Phil Tremblay | November 9, 2021
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Everything You Need to Know About FIS’s Recent Ban on Fluorinated Waxes

This article will take a deep dive into FIS’s ban on fluorinated ski waxes. This ban was announced in November 2019 but won’t be enforced until July 1st, 2021. From amateurs to professionals, these waxes have been the holy grail for ski racers everywhere. Information for this article was gathered from an interview with Chris Read, the head ski tech […]

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Miles Wong | May 18, 2021
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Vermont to Be the First State to Ban PFAS Used in Ski Wax

Vermont unanimously approved a bill on May 4th that bans perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in fire extinguishing foam, food packaging, rugs and carpets, and ski wax. Vermont is not the first state to ban PFAS, but they are the first state to ban PFAS in ski wax. Related: Listen To This: Ski Wax Is Silently Polluting The Mountain PFAS are […]

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Miles Wong | May 6, 2021
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2025 FIS World Skiing Championship Venues Announced

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Taylor Stephan | October 9, 2020
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