12-543: The FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix is a summer circuit yearly arranged by International Ski Federation . This competition for men was first arranged in 1994 and for the first time for women in 2012. The competition is held on ski jumps with artificial surfaces. There are about 10 competitions per season, held in the months between July and October. Regular venues for the competition are Courchevel , Hakuba , Einsiedeln , Wisła , Hinterzarten and Klingenthal . First official mixed team event with four jumpers (two men and two women)
24-506: A Swiss, a German and an Austrian. On February 2, 1924, in Chamonix as part of the "International Winter Sports Week", which was later to be recognized as the first Olympic Winter Games , 36 delegates from 14 countries (Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Yugoslavia, Norway, Poland, Romania, US, Switzerland, Sweden, Hungary and Italy) decided to found the FIS, which replaced
36-535: A variation of ski jumping, was recognized as a discipline in 1938, but rules were not finalized until after World War II. As of 2017, there are 31 official FIS Ski Museums worldwide in 13 countries which are devoted to the history of skiing, taking into account the region's own history of skiing and tourism . 1924 Winter Olympics Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
48-560: Is also responsible for setting the international competition rules. The organization has a membership of 132 national ski associations, and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee , Switzerland. At least 50 World Cup wins in all disciplines run by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation for men and women: Updated as of 3 February 2024 The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees
60-842: The FIS Games as well as World Cup competitions and World Championships: After ski club federations and national associations were created in Norway (1883 and 1908), Russia (1896), Bohemia and Great Britain (1903), Switzerland (1904), United States , Austria and Germany (all in 1905) and Sweden , Finland and Italy (all in 1908), and competitions had begun such as the Nordic Games , early international cross-country races (Adelboden, 1903), international participation at Holmenkollen (1903) and Club Alpin Français (CAF) International Winter Sports Weeks , an international Ski Congress
72-633: The CIS. Initially, the FIS was only responsible for Nordic skiing. FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1925 in Janské Lázně, Czechoslovakia, were given status as the first official World Championships. After the Scandinavian countries had relented, it was decided at the 11th FIS Congress (February 24–26, 1930 in Oslo) to also include alpine skiing (downhill, slalom and alpine combined) in the rules. This
84-438: The history of this competition. Râșnov is the next new upcoming host in 2018. update: 7 October 2023 update: 7 October 2023 International Ski Federation The International Ski and Snowboard Federation , also known as FIS ( French : Fédération Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard ), is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding . It
96-547: Was convened to develop standard rules for international competitive skiing. The founding of a predecessor association, the International Ski Commission (CIS), was decided on February 18, 1910, in Christiania, Norway by delegates from ten countries to the first International Ski Congress. This Congress then met every year or so to hear from the CIS and refine and adopt rule changes. The commission
108-783: Was organized in 2012. The most successful participants are Adam Małysz and Thomas Morgenstern , each having won the Grand Prix three times. A similar level of competition held in winter is the World Cup ; the lower circuits include the Continental Cup , the FIS Cup , the FIS Race and the Alpen Cup . All 25 locations around the globe which have been hosting grand prix events for men (25) and ladies (5) at least one time in
120-644: Was previously known as the International Ski Federation ( Fédération Internationale de Ski ) until 26 May 2022 when the name was changed to include snowboard. Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix , France during the inaugural Winter Olympic Games , FIS is responsible for the Olympic skiing disciplines, namely Alpine skiing , cross-country skiing , ski jumping , Nordic combined , freestyle skiing , and snowboarding . The FIS
132-476: Was to consist of two members - a representative of Scandinavia and Central Europe. Ultimately, two Scandinavians sat on the commission. A year later, in March 1911, the first internationally valid set of rules was approved. At that time, the commission was enlarged to five members, and Oslo was elected as headquarters. In 1913, the number of members of the commission was increased to seven: two Norwegians, two Swedes,
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#1732782855378144-590: Was upon a proposal by Great Britain, in which the British ski pioneer Arnold Lunn played a major role as co-founder of the Arlberg-Kandahar races. The simple sentence "Downhill and slalom races may be organized" was written into the rules - a sentence that was to change skiing in the long term. The first FIS Alpine World Ski Championships were held 19–23 February 1931 in Mürren, Switzerland. Ski flying,
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