A total of eight riders make the national team member status with 36 more athleaes spread over the A-, B- and C-Team.

A few weeks after Emilie Aubry announced her retirement from competitive snowboarding, the 26-year-old found a new (but not old) passion.

It’s five athletes who will be on the Austrian national team for the winter of 2016/17, another eleven made the A-team which resulted in an additional training group being created in the vicinity of Ramsau am Dachstein to ensure a high quality of training for the high number of athletes.

In less than three weeks, the extended FIS family will gather in Cancun (MEX) for the 50^th edition of the International Ski Congress.

The World Anti-Doping Agency held its Executive and Foundation Board meetings in Montreal (CAN) on 11^th and 12^th May 2016 including participation of FIS President Gian Franco Kasper, who is a member of the WADA Executive Committee.

Hee Beom Lee, the newly-appointed President of the PyeongChang Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG), began his role as President this week, heading straight to the venue sites to review the construction progress and briefings on the overall Games preparations.

National teams have begun their road to Lahti 2017. Here a second part of an overview where athletes start their training season. 

The traditional FIS Congress excursion between the Committee Meetings and General Assembly offers a fantastic opportunity to relax and spend some time with friends in the FIS family. This year, as part of the 50^th FIS Congress in Cancun (MEX), the FIS family will have a rare opportunity to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Maya ruins at Tulum.

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) held its annual Congress in Park City (USA) from 11^th-15^th May 2016.