Following the successful outcome of the moguls competitions and the record breaking TV and social media audiences at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi (RUS), Japan is stepping up to host a FIS moguls and dual moguls World Cup event.

As the grand finale to the Vail/Beaver Creek Final Inspection, which was held 2nd-3rd September, the Organising Committee invited all the participants in the Inspection Group to help unveil the official Longines countdown clock in Beaver Creek Village.

The FIS Snowboard World Cup has come a long way. For 20 years, FIS has organised a world-wide contest tour for snowboarders, which has not only grown in size over the past decades but also stood abreast of changes in the sport and its events.

Team Snowboard Austria has announced its new staffing for the Alpine Snowboard World Cup team.

Kamil Stoch has just realized one of his childhood dreams and as a reward for his two Olympic medals as well as promotion of Polish Air Force, proudly sporting their symbol on the Olympic helmet, was offered an opportunity to fly in an F-16 Flying Falcon.

It was an extended flying session for the Austrian Nordic Combined team who went to Vienna together with the ladies’ ski jumping team this week to work on aerodynamics and flying technique specifically.

There is no doubt that Vic Wild (RUS) has been the rising star of the last season. After continually stepping up his game over the last three seasons, the raceboarder finished a long and hard path to success by becoming the most successful snowboarder of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games.

Not only the Slovenes, but also the Italians crowned their new national champion on the large hill in Planica on Sunday.

The FIS Snowboard World Cup has come a long way. For 20 years now, FIS has organised a world wide contest tour for snowboarders which has not only grown in size over the past decades but also stood abreast of changes in the sport and its events.

The 2014/15 World Cup season is quickly approaching and after a long and busy summer, in just over 50 days the best skiers in the world will be in Soelden (AUT) competing for the first titles of the winter.