International Ski and Snowboard Federation

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard, FIS) is the main group that controls skiing and snowboarding around the world. Before 26 May 2022, it was called the International Ski Federation. It was started on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France, during the first Winter Olympic Games.

The FIS takes care of many types of skiing and snowboarding, such as Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding. It makes the rules for competitions all over the world. The FIS has 132 groups from different countries that join together, and its main office is in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland.

Most World Cup wins

Athletes who have won at least 50 events in any of the FIS World Cups are listed below. These are the top performers in the competition.

Updated as of 3 February 2024

Ski disciplines

The federation organizes many ski sports, including events for the FIS Games and World Cup competitions, as well as World Championships.

FIS Congress history

Founding and the first years

After ski clubs and national groups were created in countries like Norway, Russia, Bohemia, Great Britain, Switzerland, United States, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Finland, and Italy, competitions began. In 1910, delegates from ten countries met in Christiania, Norway to form the International Ski Commission (CIS). They met yearly to discuss rules and changes.

On February 2, 1924, in Chamonix, during what later became the first Olympic Winter Games, 36 delegates from 14 countries founded the International Ski Federation (FIS). At first, it only managed Nordic skiing. In 1930, alpine skiing was added after a suggestion from Great Britain. The first alpine skiing world championships happened in 1931 in Mürren, Switzerland. Ski flying, a type of ski jumping, was recognized in 1938.

List of Ski Congresses

• 1910 – Christiania (I)
• 1911 – Stockholm (II)
• 1912 – Munich (III)
• 1913 – Bern/Interlaken (IV)
• 1914 – Christiania (V)
• 1922 – Stockholm (VI)
• 1923 – Prague (VII)
• 1924 – Chamonix (VIII)
• 1926 – Lahti (IX)
• 1928 – St. Moritz (X)
• 1930 – Oslo (XI)
• 1932 – Paris (XII)
• 1934 – Sollefteå (XIII)
• 1936 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen (XIV)
• 1938 – Helsinki (XV)
• 1946 – Pau (XVI)
• 1949 – Oslo (XVII)
• 1951 – Venice (XVIII)
• 1953 – Igls (XIX)
• 1955 – Montreux (XX)
• 1957 – Dubrovnik (XXI)
• 1959 – Stockholm (XXII)
• 1961 – Madrid (XXIII)
• 1963 – Athens (XXIV)
• 1965 – Mamaia (XXV)
• 1967 – Beirut (XVI)
• 1968 – Barcelona (XVII)
• 1971 – Opatija (XVIII)
• 1973 – Nicosie (XIX)
• 1975 – San Francisco (XXX)
• 1977 – Bariloche (XXXI)
• 1979 – Nice (XXXII)
• 1981 – Puerto de la Cruz (XXXIII)
• 1983 – Sydney (XXXIV)
• 1985 – Vancouver (XXXV)
• 1988 – Istanbul (XXXVI)
• 1990 – Montreux (XXXVII)
• 1992 – Budapest (XXXVIII)
• 1994 – Rio de Janeiro (XXXIX)
• 1996 – Christchurch (XL)
• 1998 – Prague (XLI)
• 2000 – Melbourne (XLII)
• 2002 – Portorož (XLIII)
• 2004 – Miami (XLIV)
• 2006 – Vilamoura (XLV)
• 2008 – Cape Town (XLVI)
• 2010 – Antalya (XLVII)
• 2012 – Kangwonland (XLVIII)
• 2014 – Barcelona (XLIX)
• 2016 – Cancún (L)
• 2018 – Costa Navarino (LI)
• 2021 – Online (LII)
• 2022 – Vilamoura (LIII)

Presidents

Main article: List of Presidents of FIS

Members

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has many members from around the world. Some of these members include:

• Albania
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bermuda
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• British Virgin Islands
• Bulgaria
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Great Britain
• Guinea-Bissau
• Greece
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Indonesia
• India
• Iran
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Republic of Korea
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macau
• North Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Malaysia
• Malta
• Morocco
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Pakistan
• Panama
• Palestine
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• San Marino
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Chinese Taipei
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United States
• Vanuatu
• United States Virgin Islands
• United Arab Emirates
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Venezuela
• Zimbabwe

Russia and Belarus suspension

Because of a big problem between Russia and Ukraine, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation decided that athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus could not take part in international competitions. Later, a court decided they could compete in some events, but only as neutral athletes.

Official FIS ski museums

There are 31 special places around the world where you can learn about the history of skiing. These are called official FIS Ski Museums, and they are in 13 different countries. Each museum shows how skiing and tourism developed in its own area.

List of FIS ski museums

• FIS Skimuseum Damüls, Vorarlberg (Austria)
• FIS-Winter!Sport!Museum! Mürzzuschlag (Austria)
• FIS-Landes-Skimuseum Werfenweng (Austria)
• FIS-Ski-Museum Vaduz (Liechtenstein)