International Ski & Snowboard Federation
| Name | International Ski & Snowboard Federation |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | FIS |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Disciplines | Cross Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Speed Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Freestyle Skiing, Military Ski Patrol |
| Sports | Skiing |
Description
Founded on 2 February 1924 during the Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix. The forerunner, International Skiing Commission, was founded on 18 February 1910 in Christiania (now Oslo).
Known as the Fédération internationale de ski until a FIS Congress at Milano, Italy on 26 May 2022, when its name was changed to the International Ski & Snowboard Federation to recognize the discipline of snowboarding. The acronym, FIS, was to stay the same.
Presidents
| Tenure | Name | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924—1934 | Ivar Holmquist |  SWE |
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| 1934—1951 | Nikolai Ramm Østgaard |  NOR |
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| 1951—1998 | Marc Hodler |  SUI |
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| 1998—2021 | Gian-Franco Kasper | SUI |
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| 2021— | Johan Eliasch | SWE |