International Ski Federation (FIS ; short for Fédération Internationale de Ski ) is the world's highest governing body for international winter sports . Founded in 1924, it is responsible for the Olympic disciplines of Alpine skiing , cross-country skiing , ski jumping , Nordic combined , freestyle skiing and snowboarding . The FIS is also responsible for setting the international competition rules. The organization now has a membership of 118 national ski associations and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee , Switzerland.
Most World Cup wins [ edit ]
More than 45 World Cup wins in all disciplines run by International Ski Federation for men and ladies:
Ski disciplines [ edit ]
The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships:
Note: The discipline of Biathlon , which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting , has its own organisation, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) .
FIS Congress history [ edit ]
List of all hosts: [1]
Presidents [ edit ]
Members [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ List of past Congress summaries fis-ski.com
External links [ edit ]
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