FIS Snowboard Race Director Uwe Beier has taken a moment to evaluate the past season.

As one of the many activities and events held by FIS charity partner Right to Play to help children from some of the world’s most disadvantaged communities, a golf tournament was held on 3rd May in Bad Ragaz (SUI). The charity event was a great success and raised a total donation of CHF 110’000 for a development project in Burundi. 

The end of the season not only marks the beginning of a short summer, but also a time during which some athletes decide to end their active careers. The following retirement of Pietro Piller Cottrer in has come to the attention of FIS Newsflash.

Representatives of the European Broadcasting Union, the TV rights holder for the FIS Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships 2015-17, and FIS met on 13th May for a workshop at the FIS Headquarters in Oberhofen (SUI). 

Today, 15th March, Russian national snowboard team in parallel disciplines goes to France for a pre-season training camp.

Organizing committees of sport events will give foreign athletes permissions to visit Russia.

The two-time World Cup winner Norwegian Petter Nortug took part in the online poker World Championship PokerStars.

In this week’s Newsflash edition, FIS will launch its interview series “Meet the Legends” which will feature retired athletes and their life after sport.

Almost one year after St. Moritz (SUI) was awarded the honour to host the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 at the FIS Congress 2012 in Kangwonland (KOR), preparations are now in full swing.

A project of developent of the alpine skiing center “Mountain Moroznaya – mountain Sedlo” at the Yelizovskiy area of the Kamchatskiy Region is recognized by experts as the most perspective for developing alpine skiing in the region.