The International Matteo Baumgarten Award is an annual prize that recognises young athletes who are completing their studies and education while competing at a high level in one of the six FIS Olympic disciplines.

The FIS Development Programme hosted a successful Training Camp in Silvaplana (SUI) last week.

The FIS competition season 2016/17 featured outstanding competitions and performances. The impressive number of ski and snowboard competitions worldwide once again reached more than 6,000 events.

The FIS Speed Ski World Cup season 2016/17 concluded last weekend in Grandvalira (AND) with exciting competitions.

Swedish top Cross-Country skier Johan Olsson has decided not to continue elite skiing career.

Preparations for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games came under the spotlight as the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) chaired by FIS President Gian Franco Kasper met during the SportAccord Convention. 

From 6^th-8^th April 2017, the spring meetings of the various FIS Sub-Committees in the disciplines of Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined will be held at the Hilton Hotel Zurich Airport (SUI).

On Saturday, 27^th May 2017, the final day of the FIS Calendar Conference in Portoroz (SLO), the entire FIS Family will have the chance to receive the latest update on the FIS Strategic Plan and to provide vital feedback to the process.

Organisers and the public are invited to answer the World Snow Day survey which allows FIS to understand what key stakeholders think of the event.

Sport leaders, International Federations, National Olympic Committees, cities, media, consultants and other stakeholders from the world of sport are currently gathering in Aarhus (DEN) for the SportAccord Convention from 2^nd-7^th April 2017.