Despite the continuing mild temperatures the organizing committee in Engelberg gave the green light for the World Cup before Christmas (December 19th and 20th) and the Continental Cup on the following weekend.

As of now, it looks like the third competition weekend of the season can be held. Snow controller Robert Krautgartner gave green light after an inspection of the facilities today.

The provisional timetable for the FIS Congress to be held from 5th–11th June 2016 in Cancun (MEX) is now available online.

Technically speaking, his might not have been the best results of the weekend as Germany’s Fabian Rießle proved hard to beat in that category with a first and a second rank but true to the spirit of the Nordic Combined „Athlete of the Week“ which honours special performances on all levels of the sport, this week’s chosen athlete’s achievement is nothing short of outstanding.

On Tuesday 9th December, the Society of Sport Journalists of Slovenia declared the best sportswoman and sportsman of Slovenia in 2015.

Huge honor for Peter Prevc: He was voted "Athlete of the Year 2015" by the Association of Sports Journalists in Slovenia.

A special exhibition at the Kitzbühel Museum honouring 50 years of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup officially opened on 4th December 2015. The opening ceremony included several big names in skiing and Austrian personalities such as: Olga Pall-Scartezzini, Hias Leitner, Ernst Hinterseer, Fritz Huber and many more.

Just a short two weeks after the Ski Jumping season opener is over, the organisers in the Eastern German town of Klingenthal do not have a lot of time to calm down and breathe: In exactly 24 days, the Vogtland Arena has to be ready for the next World Cup event: the first Nordic Combined competitions of the new year 2016.

FIS and Polar, the pioneer of wearable sports and fitness technology and the leader in heart rate monitoring, want to inspire Cross-Country skiers across the world to take part in a fun competition: the FIS Tour de Ski Challenge 2016 Powered by Polar.

The Slovenian team will take the trip to Nizhny Tagil (RUS) for the next World Cup competitions without rising star Domen Prevc.