Israeli Representative to the FIS dies

By Published On: July 3rd, 2013Comments Off on Israeli Representative to the FIS dies

Longtime FIS representative from Israel Joseph Meiner succumbed to a 10-year battle with cancer on June 30. A very good friend of the United States, Meiner served on the PR and Mass Media committee and was a conference member on the World Cup Committee.

Meiner’s most important contribution came on behalf of smaller nations involved with the FIS. He was a key member of the SES Nations Organization, a body of small emerging ski nations within FIS. His most important aim was the continuous development of ski sport in the developing nations and strengthening of their status within the organization.

“Meiner was a real friend of Vail and Beaver Creek,” said Gary Black Jr., a member of the PR and Mass Media committee and Managing Partner of Ski Racing International, llc. “Prior to the election of Vail-Beaver Creek for the 2015 Alpine World Championships, Meiner worked very hard to secure certain council votes, which were wavering. He knew how and when to be persuasive — when it counted.”

He also was a founding member of the FIS Aid&Promotion Working Group, a Conference Member of the subcommittee for Alpine World Cups (1996-present). Among other projects, Meiner was influential in gaining small nations training time and space at both World Championship and Olympic sites.

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About the Author: Geoff Mintz

Geoff Mintz is a former alpine ski racer who cut his teeth at Ragged Mountain and Waterville Valley, N.H. After graduating from Holderness and UVM, he relocated to Colorado, where he worked on the hill prior to pursuing a career in journalism. Mintz served as associate editor for Ski Racing Media from 2011 to 2015. He later reconnected with his local roots to manage all marketing and communications for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail before resuming work at SRM as editor-in-chief.