A training of a special kind was on schedule for the German downhill skiers: they took part in a football training with Heimo Pfeifenberger, former national player and coach of the SC Wiener Neustadt.

With two important events coming up – the Junior World Championships in Stitna (CZE) and the World Championships in Tambre (ITA) – Grass Skiing is looking ahead to an exciting summer.

Ten delegates from the 13 countries which form the FIS Telemark Committee gathered during the FIS Calendar Conference meetings in Varna (BUL)

„Will he or will he not retire now“, was the question that many fans of alpine skiing and of Bode Miller specifically asked themselves after the 37-year-old crashed and tore a hamstring tendon in his comeback race during the World Championships in Beaver Creek.

As he announced on the website of the Swedish Association, 25-year-old Calle Lindh has ended his career.

On 16th June 2015, the IOC announced its latest Ambassadors to support the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer 2016 (YOG). Snowboard slopestyle athlete Silje Norendal (NOR) and ice hockey player Mats Zuccarello (NOR) will join fellow Ambassadors Lindsey Vonn (USA) and Kjetil Jansud (NOR) in inspiring athletes and young fans to get active and be part of the second edition of the Winter YOG taking place in February 2016.

The FIS Directory 2015 will again be available by the FIS Technical Committee Meetings in autumn 2015. The deadline to submit updates is Wednesday, 24th June 2015.

Following a meeting of the SportAccord Council on Monday, 15th June 2015, the Council confirmed that FIS President Gian Franco Kasper, Senior Vice-President of SportAccord, will exercise the function of an ad-hoc interim chairman of the Council until a new President is elected at an Extraordinary General Assembly.

The Italian brand Nordica announced two additions to their international racing team which already features Felix Neureuther, Fritz Dopfer, Dominik Paris, Reto Schmidinger and Linus Strasser.

The Italian brand Nordica announced two additions to their international racing team which already features Felix Neureuther, Fritz Dopfer, Dominik Paris, Reto Schmidinger and Linus Strasser.