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Decisions from the FIS Autumn Meeting

Calendars confirmed, airbags approved, prize money minimums to go up next season and more.

By SR Staff Report|2014-11-21T10:17:02-07:00November 21st, 2014|Tags: Council, decisions, FIS, money, prize, ski, skiing|Comments Off

Black Diamond: Generation change at FIS a great opportunity

Generational transformation should bring new impetus to the FIS to plan ahead for the future of snow sports.

By Gary Black|2014-09-28T23:24:41-06:00July 10th, 2014|Tags: Committee, conference, Council, editorial, Erich Demetz, FIS, Gary Black, Gian Franco Kasper, marketing, Niklas Carlsson, Olympic, opinion, photo, president, Swedish Ski Federation, working group, World Cup|Comments Off

FIS Congress decisions on alpine ski racing

Council approves modifications to the World Cup calendars, equipment specifications, and quota allocations.

By SR Staff Report|2014-06-22T12:44:29-06:00June 14th, 2014|Tags: 2015, Aspen, assistant referee, Barcelona, Beaver Creek, Bormio, calendar, Championships, congress, Council, decisions, field, FIS, Lenzerheide, maximum, photo, race, race director, racing, size, ski, skiing, Tina Weirather, Vail, World, World Cup|Comments Off

Randall discusses athlete representation on FIS Council

An interview with FIS Athletes' Commission Chair Kikkan Randall, a member of the U.S. Ski Team cross-country squad.

By SR Staff Report|2014-06-16T15:12:59-06:00June 10th, 2014|Tags: athlete, Barcelona, commission, congress, Council, cross country, FIS, freestyle, interview, Kikkan Randall, photo, representation, ski, skiing, Spain, team, U.S., US|Comments Off

USSA’s Paine wins critical election to FIS Council

Dexter Paine succeeds former USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt, who remains an honorary member, on the FIS Council.

By SR Staff Report|2014-09-29T00:03:13-06:00June 6th, 2014|Tags: Bill Marolt, Council, Dexter Paine, election, FIS, honorary, member, ski, snowboard, USSA, W.|Comments Off

Aspen overcomes opposition to gain 2017 World Cup Finals

Questionable procedures and a secret ballot enable the U.S. to secure another premier FIS event in coming years.

By Gary Black|2016-06-13T09:06:16-06:00June 6th, 2014|Tags: announcement, Aspen, Audi, ballot, Beaver Creek, Bernhard Russi, Bill Marolt, Calum Clark, Colorado, Committee, Council, DH, downhill, Erick Demetz, event, finals, FIS, giant slalom, GS, John Rigney, Lenzerheide, News, NTE, Park City, presentation, secret, SG, SL, slalom, SRS, super G, Switzerland, team, USSA, Vail, vote, World Cup|Comments Off

Athletes’ Commission inches closer to FIS Council membership

Non-voting observer position is the first step toward proposing full Council member status.

By SR Staff Report|2014-06-06T13:52:16-06:00June 4th, 2014|Tags: Andrew Cholinski, athlete, chair, Chris Solly, commission, congress, Council, Filip Flisar, FIS, Janyk, Jessica Lindell-Vikarby, Julien Lizeroux, Kamil Stoch, Kikkan Randall, Konstantin Schad, Lydia Lassila, Marion Kreiner, member, membership, Michael, Mike, News, observer, Oystein Pettersen, photo, position, Sabrina Windmueller, Sarah Fussek, Veronika Velez Zuzulova|Comments Off

49th FIS Congress kicks off in Barcelona

The International Ski Federation (FIS) will host its 49th Congress in Barcelona, Spain this week.

By SR Staff Report|2014-06-06T12:31:18-06:00June 1st, 2014|Tags: Are, Association of Freeskiing Professionals, Barcelona, Canyons, Championship, Championships, congress, Cortina, Council, Deer Valley, Dexter Paine, FIS, Games, Germany, Gian Franco Kasper, host, IOC, Italy, Kazakhstan, McKinsey, News, Obersdorf, Olympic, photo, Planica, site, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ticket to Ride, Toni Sailer, TTR, USSA, Winter, World, World Snowboard Tour|Comments Off

Marolt to step down from FIS Council, Paine nominated as replacement

USSA announces candidacy of Dexter Paine for the FIS Council.

By SR Staff Report|2014-09-29T00:08:11-06:00May 7th, 2014|Tags: Barcelona, Bill Marolt, CEO, congress, Council, Dexter Paine, FIS, Gian Franco Kasper, Hank Tauber, June, member, Olympic, Paine & Partners, photo, picture, president, ski, team, U.S., United States, US, USSA, vote, Williams College|Comments Off

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