International Ski and Snowboard Federation facts for kids

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International Ski and Snowboard Federation

Fédération Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard
Sport	Skiing and Snowboarding
Jurisdiction	International
Membership	137 members
Abbreviation	FIS
Founded	2 February 1924; 101 years ago (1924-02-02) in Chamonix, France
Affiliation	IOC
Headquarters	Marc Hodler House Blochstrasse 2 Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland
President	Johan Eliasch
Vice president(s)	Roman Kumpost (2021) Dexter Paine (2021) Aki Murasato (2016) Peter Schroecksnadel (2021)
Secretary	Michel Vion
Operating income	CHF 14.6 million (2018)
Official website
Official languages: English, French, German and Russian

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, also known as FIS, is the main organization that controls skiing and snowboarding sports around the world. Its name used to be the International Ski Federation, but it changed on May 26, 2022, to include snowboarding.

FIS was started on February 2, 1924, in Chamonix, France. This happened during the very first Winter Olympic Games. FIS is in charge of the Olympic skiing sports like Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding. They also create the rules for international competitions. The organization has 137 national ski groups as members and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland.

Top World Cup Wins

Many athletes have won a lot of World Cup competitions in different skiing and snowboarding sports run by FIS. Here are some of the top athletes with at least 50 World Cup wins:

Rank		Wins	Discipline	Code
1	Amélie Wenger-Reymond	164	Telemark skiing	TM
2	Marit Bjørgen	114	Cross-country skiing	CC
3	Conny Kissling	106	Freestyle skiing	FS
4	Mikaela Shiffrin	100	Alpine skiing	AL
5	Mikaël Kingsbury	87	Freestyle skiing	FS
6	Ingemar Stenmark	86	Alpine skiing	AL
7	Lindsey Vonn	82	Alpine skiing	AL
	Therese Johaug	82	Cross-country skiing	CC
9	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	74	Cross-country skiing	CC
10	Karine Ruby	67	Snowboarding	SB
	Marcel Hirscher	67	Alpine skiing	AL
	Jarl Magnus Riiber	67	Nordic combined	NK
13	Sara Takanashi	63	Ski jumping	JP
14	Annemarie Moser-Pröll	62	Alpine skiing	AL
15	Phillipe Lau	58	Telemark skiing	TM
	Simone Origone	58	Speed skiing	SS
17	Jan Bucher	57	Freestyle skiing	FS
	Jan Němec	57	Grass skiing	GS
19	Vreni Schneider	55	Alpine skiing	AL
20	Hermann Maier	54	Alpine skiing	AL
21	Gregor Schlierenzauer	53	Ski jumping	JP
	Edoardo Frau	53	Grass skiing	GS
23	Alberto Tomba	50	Alpine skiing	AL
	Justyna Kowalczyk	50	Cross-country skiing	CC

Updated as of February 3, 2024

Ski and Snowboard Sports

FIS organizes many different ski and snowboard sports. They oversee big events like the FIS Games, World Cup competitions, and World Championships for these sports.

How FIS Started

Before FIS was created, different countries had their own ski clubs and groups. People wanted to have common rules for international ski competitions. So, in 1910, a group called the International Ski Commission (CIS) was formed in Christiania, Norway. This group worked on creating standard rules for skiing.

On February 2, 1924, during the "International Winter Sports Week" in Chamonix, France (which later became the first Winter Olympics), 36 representatives from 14 countries decided to create FIS. This new organization took over from CIS.

At first, FIS only managed Nordic skiing sports. But in 1930, they decided to include alpine skiing (like downhill and slalom) too. This was a big change for skiing! The first official FIS Alpine World Ski Championships were held in Mürren, Switzerland, in 1931. Later, in 1938, ski flying (a type of ski jumping) was also recognized as a sport.

Leaders of FIS

The Crystal Globe trophy awarded by the FIS to the winner of the Alpine Ski World Cup. Similar trophies are awarded in all FIS world cups.

FIS has had several presidents who have led the organization over the years.

#	Name	Nationality	Term
1.	Ivar Holmquist	Sweden	1924–1934
2.	Nicolai Ramm Østgaard	Norway	1934–1951
3.	Marc Hodler	Switzerland	1951–1998
4.	Gian-Franco Kasper	Switzerland	1998–2021
5.	Johan Eliasch	Great Britain  Sweden	2021–present

FIS Ski Museums

An exhibit at the FIS Skimuseum Damüls in Vorarlberg, Austria.

Around the world, there are 31 official FIS Ski Museums in 13 different countries. These museums show the history of skiing and how it has developed in different regions.

List of FIS Ski Museums

• FIS Skimuseum Damüls, Vorarlberg (Austria)
• FIS-Winter!Sport!Museum! Mürzzuschlag (Austria)
• FIS-Landes-Skimuseum Werfenweng (Austria)
• FIS-Ski-Museum Vaduz (Liechtenstein)

See also

In Spanish: Federación Internacional de Esquí para niños

• Alpine Skiing Europa Cup
• FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
• FIS Cross-Country World Cup
• FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup
• FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
• FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
• FIS Snowboard World Cup
• International Snowboard Federation