The 2017/2018 World Cup season is set be an excellent year for families. Many World Cup destinations are offering family with children special deals to enjoy the action. Here are some of this winter’s highlights:

FIS President Gian Franco Kasper and Secretary General Sarah Lewis are currently in Lausanne (SUI) to attend meetings of the IOC Commissions which began on Sunday and the International Federations Forum that gets underway today, 8^th November.

The PyeongChang 2018 Official App is now available for sports fans around the world to receive the latest Games news and information.

Stefan Baumeister has been named Rider of the Year yesterday during the traditional season's opening press conference of Snowboard Germany.

The FIS Audi Ski Cross World Cup Cross Alps Tour is getting geared up for its second season, with the 2017 iteration of the Tour set to get underway with a pair of races in France’s Val Thorens resort on December 8 & 9, 2017. 

While winter is arriving in central Europe and in North America, Lapland has been enjoying winter conditions for a few weeks now and Levi will host a ladies’ and an men’s slalom this week-end, on 11th and 12th November

Daniela Iraschko-Stolz had to undergo knee surgery on Monday for the second time this year and will, therefore, be forced to take a break from training for the upcoming weeks.

On Saturday, 28^th October 2017 in Helsinki (FIN), Markku Haapasalmi was unanimously elected as the new President of the Finnish Ski Association by the Association’s Council. Haapasalmi follows in the footsteps of Jukka-Pekka Vuori who held the position for the past four years.

Last Saturday, 28^th October 2017, following the invitation of the International Olympic Committee, the leading representatives of the Olympic Movement met in Lausanne (SUI) for the 6^th Olympic Summit. FIS was represented by its President Gian Franco Kasper in his capacity as President of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF).