



In 70 days, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships will get underway in Lahti (FIN). The interest shown in this exceptional sporting event is large among spectators and media.

Infront Sports & Media has confirmed a long-term sponsorship agreement with Pirelli, the Italian tyre manufacturer, for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships from 2017 to 2021.

Peter Prevc received another big award this year: He was voted "Athlete of the Year 2016" in his home country of Slovenia.

FIS has studied the WADA McLaren Investigation Report part 2, which was published on Friday 9thDecember 2016 relating to doping allegations in Russia and especially in connection with the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

For the Alpine athletes, last weekend featured the technical aces in the Audi FIS Ski World Cup. An incredibly tight ladies giant slalom race unfolded on the legendary “Kandahar Giovanni A. Agnelli” slope in Sestriere (ITA) on Saturday with Tessa Worley (FRA) earning victory ahead of Sofia Goggia (ITA), who keeps exploiting her positive momentum.

A memorial service for Viktor Gertsch, former President of the Organising Committee of the classic Lauberhorn races in the Swiss alpine resort of Wengen, who passed away on 26th November at the age of 74, was held in Interlaken (SUI) on 13th December 2016.

The Italian ski resorts located in the beautiful Dolomites area in South Tyrol have long played a crucial role in establishing the month of December as a strong part of the World Cup tour initially mostly based on the January ‘Classics’ in Switzerland, Austria and France.

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