FIS Council decisions

The FIS Council will re-propose the Congress 2006 decision to include ladies’ ski jumping and the Alpine team event to be included as part of the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.  
The FIS Council will re-propose the Congress 2006 decision to include ladies’ ski jumping and the Alpine team event to be included as part of the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
The decision to go ahead preceded a setback in the Canadian court system for a lawsuit brought by 10 women ski jumpers. The Canadian courts set a date to hear the suit in April, two and a half months later than the jumpers desired.
In other business, the FIS Council awarded the World Junior Championships in 2010 to the Mont Blanc region after the Chilean National Ski Association failed to find needed sponsorship. In addition, the Council awarded Crans Montana, Switzerland the 2011 World Junior Championships while Roccaraso, Italy got the nod for the 2012 world juniors.
The calendars for the 2009/2010 season for all disciplines were also approved. The Cross-Country, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle and Snowboard calendars for the 2010/2011, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 seasons were also approved.    
The men's Alpine calendars for the 2010/2011, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 seasons were approved with the exception of the dates for the traditional Sölden (AUT) glacier opening that are to be reviewed. For the Alpine ladies calendars, the council approved the 2011/2012 calendar, but requested that the alpine committee review the calendars for 2010/2011 and 2012/2013 again.
A test of single-pole slalom competitions was approved for the 2008-2009 season in up to four FIS-level slalom races per national ski association (excludes COC/WC). In this case, a slalom course can be set up using no outside poles with exceptions for the first and last gates—which must have outside as well as turning poles. For combinations, hairpins, vertical and blind gates "outside" poles must be used.
Korea with Gangwon Province was appointed host for the International Ski Congress in 2012, following the 47th International Ski Congress in Antalya, Turkey in 2010.