The FIS Athletes‘ Commission held its annual meeting yesterday, 2nd June. With the news just coming in the day before that the Council had granted an observer position to the Athletes Commission, a primary goal of the Commission was reached.

The FIS Council held its first meeting at the 2014 FIS Congress all day on Monday, 2nd June with the primary focus on preparing for Friday’s Congress.

This will be the fourth time that the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation has welcomed the FIS bi-annual gathering, this time to a city which has a reputation as a top sporting metropolis.

In May 2012 the Mexican National Ski Association made the first steps in requesting the change of nationality and consequent change of FIS license for American skier Sarah Schleper de Gaxiola.

In 15 days, the 2018 and 2019 FIS World Championship Organisers will be elected by the FIS Council in conjunction with a cocktail reception during the FIS Congress week in Barcelona (SPA).

In his capacity as a member of the Executive Committee and the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), FIS President Gian Franco Kasper attended the organisation’s respective meetings from 17th-18th May 2014 in Montreal (CAN).

At the end of the Olympic season, some Freestyle Skiing teams and coaches have taken a new direction for the future. Below is a round-up of some of the notable changes for next season.

The President of the French Ski Federation Michelle Vion was re-elected for this post, which he held since 2010 year.

It was a season full of highlights for Freestyle Skiing, from the World Cup to the Olympic Winter Games featuring two new Freestyle events on the agenda. FIS Freestyle Skiing Coordinator Joseph Fitzgerald took a moment to reflect on the past winter.

The end of an Olympic season is often the best time for teams to re-organise. Below is an overview of the major coaching changes that have been announced to date.