The following elected Council Members were present at the meeting in Oberhofen (SUI) on Saturday, 5 th November 2016:

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1 To the - Members of the FIS Council - National Ski Associations - Committee Chairmen INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION Blochstrasse Oberhofen/Thunersee Switzerland Tel Fax Oberhofen, 8 th November 2016 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, 5 th November 2016 Oberhofen (SUI) Dear Mr. President, Dear Ski Friends, In accordance with art of the FIS Statutes we have pleasure in sending you the Short Summary of the most important decisions from the FIS Council Meeting, 5 th November 2016 in Oberhofen (SUI). 1. Members present The following elected Council Members were present at the meeting in Oberhofen (SUI) on Saturday, 5 th November 2016: President Gian Franco Kasper, Vice-Presidents Janez Kocijancic, Aki Murasato, Dexter Paine and Sverre Seeberg, Members Mats Årjes, Dean Gosper, Alfons Hörmann, Roman Kumpost, Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (Athletes Commission Representative), Flavio Roda, Eduardo Roldan, Peter Schroecksnadel, Dong-Bin Shin, Patrick Smith, Martti Uusitalo, Michel Vion. Secretary General Sarah Lewis Guest: Urs Lehmann, President of the Swiss Ski Association Excused: Andrey Bokarev 2. Minutes from the Council Meetings in Cancun (MEX) June 2016 The minutes from the Council Meetings in Cancun (MEX) from 6 th to 11 th June 2016 were approved. 3. The FIS World Championships 3.1 Report on future FIS World Championships

2 The Council Members, or representative on behalf of the respective nation, reported on the following upcoming events and provided written reports from the Organising Committees: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017, St. Moritz (SUI), 6 th - 19 th February: President Gian Franco Kasper FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, Lahti (FIN), 22 nd February - 5 th March: Council Member Martti Uusitalo FIS Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard World Championships 2017, Sierra Nevada (SPA), 5 th - 19 th March: Council Member Eduardo Roldan FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2018, Oberstdorf (GER), 18 th - 21 st January: Council Member Alfons Hörmann FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships 2019, Park City (USA), 1 st - 10 th February: Vice-President Dexter Paine FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019, Åre (SWE), 5 th - 17 th February 2019: Council Member Mats Årjes FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019, Seefeld (AUT), 19 th February - 3 rd March 2019: Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2020, Planica (SLO), dates under review: Vice-President Janez Kocijancic FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships 2021, Zhangjiakou/Genting Resort (CHN), dates under review: Secretary General Sarah Lewis on behalf of the Chinese Ski Association FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021, Cortina d Ampezzo (ITA), 8 th - 21 st February: Council Member Flavio Roda FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, Oberstdorf (GER), 23 rd February - 7 th March: Council Member Alfons Hörmann The Council acknowledged the progress reports from the respective Council Members, representatives and Organising Committees and that all the various preparations appear to be going according to schedule. Additionally, the Council confirmed the above dates of the 2021 FIS World Championships in Cortina (ITA), Oberstdorf (GER). For Zhangjiakou/Genting Resort (CHN) the dates will be defined shortly. 3.2 Candidates for future FIS World Championships On proposal of the Grass Ski Committee, the Council appointed Kaprun (AUT) as Organiser for the FIS Grass Ski World Championships in It furthermore thanked the other candidate, the Iran Ski Association, for its application and commended the Organisers in Dizin for the successful Grass Ski Junior World Championships in Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

3 The Council confirmed that applications for the FIS World Ski Championships in 2023 to be elected by the Council during the FIS Congress in 2018 will be open from 1 st January until 1 st May The documentation containing details about the applications and procedures will be submitted to all National Ski Associations in December The FIS Junior World Championships 4.1 Future Championships The Council Members or representative on behalf of the respective organising National Ski Association reported on the following upcoming events: FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2017 in Åre (SWE), 6 th - 14 th March: Council Member Mats Årjes and its representative at the Championships. FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2017 in Park City (USA), 30 th January - 5 th February: Vice-President Dexter Paine and its representative at the Championships. FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships 2017 in Klinovec/Spindleruv Mlyn (CZE), 18 th - 21 st February and 30 th 31 st March: Council Member Roman Kumpost and its representative at the Championships. FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships 2017 in Valmalenco (ITA), 27 th March - 2 nd April: Council Member Flavio Roda and its representative at the Championships. FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2018 in Davos (SUI), 29 th January - 8 th February: President Gian Franco Kasper FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2019 in Val di Fassa (ITA): Council Member Flavio Roda The Council acknowledged the progress reports on behalf of the various Organising Committees and confirmed that for the Championships in 2017 it will be represented at the respective Opening Ceremony by the Council Member from the host nation where possible. 4.2 Candidates for future Junior Championships The Council appointed the following new Organisers: - Silvaplana (SUI) as Organiser of the halfpipe events of the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard Junior World Championships The other events have already been allocated to Valmalenco, ITA (Freestyle Ski) and Klinovec/Spindleruv Mlyn, CZE (Snowboard). - The German Ski Association as Organiser of the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in 2020, in accordance with the decision of Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

4 the FIS Congress 2016 that the Organiser of the senior FIS Nordic World Championships also carries out the Junior Events in the seasons before or afterwards. The proposed Organisers are Klingenthal and Oberwiesenthal which are established World Cup Organisers; however the allocation of competitions and logistics are still under review by the German Ski Association and need to be addressed with the FIS Race Directors and Technical Committees before confirmation by the Council. 5. The International Olympic Committee / Olympic Winter Games The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had a series of meetings before the opening of the IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) just a few days before the 129 th IOC Session and the Olympic Games. The main focus of the meetings was on the preparations and many issues connected with the Rio 2016 Games in regard to their organisation and execution. The other topic that the EB focused its attention before the Opening of the Rio 2016 was doping matters. The retesting of doping samples from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and London 2012 initially focused on athletes who could potentially start at the Olympic Games Rio Thereafter it continued to analyse the samples of all medallists from both Games. In total samples have been re-analysed and 10% (110) led to adverse analytical findings. In view of the WADA Independent McLaren Report into Russia shortly before the Opening of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the IOC EB decided to delegate the final decision on the acceptance of entries of Russian athletes to a Review Panel composed of three IOC Executive Board Members: Decisions of the IOC Session At the IOC Session in Rio, Gian Franco Kasper (SUI) was formally elected as representative of the Association of International Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) to the IOC Executive Board. Additionally two new IOC Vice-Presidents were elected along with seven new Members on the Executive Board at the 129 th IOC Session ahead of the Rio 2016 Games. The Chair of the IOC Members Election Commission, HRH the Princess Royal, reported that the Commission has devised a new procedure for the recruitment of IOC Members based on the Olympic Agenda 2020 recommendations and eight new IOC Members were elected at the 129 th IOC Session ahead of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, two of whom are from Winter Sports: Ivo Ferriani (ITA) President of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and Karl Stoss (AUT) President of the Austrian NOC. The addition of the new Members brings the total number of IOC Members to 98. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

5 The International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) was given full recognition by the IOC Session. The ISMF already received provisional recognition from the IOC in April In addition President Gian Franco Kasper gave an update from the Olympic Summit that took place on 8 th October 2016, notably in regard to the establishment of an independent anti-doping organisation, the positive implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020 and the recent launch of the Olympic Channel after Rio Meetings of the IOC Commissions and the Executive Board are taking place from 6 th to 11 th November 2016 in Lausanne. 5.1 Olympic Winter Games 2018 in PyeongChang The first meeting with the new President of the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee, Hee Boom Lee who was appointed in May 2016, took place during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with President Gian Franco Kasper and Secretary General Sarah Lewis. The POCOG President, Secretary General Hyungkoo Yeo and Sports leadership also gave a status update to the seven International Winter Sport Federations at the AIOWF Meeting in Rio on 5th August. Over the past months, three specific issues that concern the FIS disciplines which were flagged and reported to the Council in spring 2016 have in principle been resolved: - The location for Snowboard big air has been confirmed at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre and the dates for the FIS World Cup big air test event have also been confirmed for the end of November POCOG has confirmed the agreement of Gangwon Province to install lighting on on the slalom hill at the Alpine Speed Venue at Jeongseon in order to enable a minimum of reserve days on the programme. - Step by step the engagement of experienced international experts persons is taking place. As there is minimal to no expertise in Korea organising high-level competitions in most FIS disciplines, there is an essential need for such knowledge skills to support the organisation, particularly in the disciplines and events where safety plays a prominent role. The 7th IOC Coordination Commission in PyeongChang took place in early October 2016 and included the attendance of all seven International Winter Sport Federations. For the upcoming 2016/17 competition season, 24 Olympic Test Events are scheduled to take place in PyeongChang, including events in all six FIS disciplines. 5.2 Youth Olympic Winter Games 2020 in Lausanne The first presentation from Lausanne (SUI) 2020 as Organiser of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2020 was given to the FIS Congress in Cancun. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

6 In late-october the City to City Debrief from the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer 2016 was undertaken in Lausanne prior to the first meeting of the Lausanne 2020 IOC Coordination Commission. Secretary General Sarah Lewis is a member, also on behalf of AIOWF. 5.3 Olympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing The Organising Committee for 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing (CHN) was officially established at the beginning of 2016 and there is already considerably activity. As far as the venues in the FIS disciplines are concerned, the technical inspections and discussions about the planning, organisational requirements and expertise are well underway together with the FIS Race Directors and appointed specialists for course and facility construction. After the FIS Congress 2016, at which Zhangjiakou / Genting Resort (CHN) was elected as Organiser of the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in 2021, the Coordination Group Kick-Off Workshop took place in early July on site. The Chinese Ski Association and Chinese Olympic Committee also presented the programmes for the development of their athletes and teams, especially in the FIS disciplines where they presently do not feature prominently. The first Beijing 2022 IOC Coordination Commission, in which the FIS President Gian Franco Kasper is a member and Secretary General Sarah Lewis is representing AIOWF, took place mid-october. It included a comprehensive venue tour as well as reviewing the main planning timelines and activities. 6. AIOWF A Gathering of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) took place during the IOC Session in Rio immediately before the 2016 Games. In addition to reports from PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022, the main subject addressed at the AIOWF meeting was the WADA Independent Investigation undertaken by Professor Richard McLaren into Russian doping. (For more details please see Item 10. Report of the Chairman of the FIS Doping Panel). The AIOWF Members had a follow-up meeting in PyeongChang during the IOC Coordination Commission in early October. The next meeting will take place at the International Federations Forum in Lausanne in November. 7. SportAccord Following a long year from May 2015 to April 2016 during which FIS President Gian Franco Kasper served as Chairman of the SportAccord Council, the past months have seen the organisation of SportAccord take shape under the new President, Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

7 Patrick Baumann who was elected at the General Assembly on 22 nd April 2016 in Lausanne (SUI). Currently a review of the administration and logistical collaboration between SportAccord and SportAccord Convention is underway in order to find efficiencies and synergies. The next main activity for SportAccord will be the International Federations Forum in Lausanne in mid-november, at which the main theme will be The Power of Sport to Drive World Health. A meeting of the SportAccord Council, in which FIS President Gian Franco Kasper represents the International Winter Sports Federations, took place during the Olympic Games in Rio with the next one scheduled during the IF Forum. 8. Financial Matters 8.1 Report to the Finance Commission FIS Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Commission, Sverre Seeberg reported on the financial matters of the International Ski Federation and the status of the accounts since the FIS Congress in Cancun. The Finance Commission convened the day before the Council Meeting and after three eighths (3/8ths) of the two-year financial period, the accounts now indicate some tendencies. The income is in line with budget and the expenditure is slightly below budget. The Treasurer Sverre Seeberg is satisfied with the engagement of Credit Suisse St. Moritz and the current return on investment of almost 2.6% is a good result. On proposal of the FIS Finance Commission, the Council acknowledged the FIS Accounts per 30 th September The Council approved the proposal of the FIS Finance Commission that the fixed FIS exchange rate for the season 2016/2017 defined on 15 th October 2016 is only applicable for prize money, as suggested by the Austrian Ski Association. Furthermore, as from 2017/2018 the exchange rate will no longer be fixed, in order that the Organisers can benefit from a fluctuation in the rates should this be in their favour. In case of a sudden change in the currency exchange situation, the FIS Council can take action as in the past when this occurred in In view of the decision of the FIS Congress to adopt the proposed new mode of calculation for Financial Support and Special Distribution contributions from FIS to the member National Ski Associations, a seminar for all National Ski Associations activities was organised at the FIS Technical Committee Meetings in Zurich, notably to assist answer specific queries and present practical ways to assist their development in more FIS disciplines. The new system for the calculation of the FIS financial support recognises participation in all FIS disciplines, competing at the FIS World Championships and the organisation of competitions on the FIS Calendar. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

8 The summary of the FIS Financial Support for 2016 and Special Distribution 2016 payments which includes the comparison of the equivalent payments that were made to each NSA from 2014 and 2015 was sent to all National Ski Associations together with their financial statements in September Requests for financial support The Council approved the proposal for financial support of the FIS Injury Surveillance System (FIS ISS) for the Alpine World Cup Online Questionnaire on Course Setting, Snow Conditions and Safety. The Council agreed that the Treasurer and President could allocate support to contribute to the organisation of a Youth Camp during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 in St. Moritz, as has been successfully carried out in St. Anton 2001, Oberstdorf 2005 and Schladming However firstly such a project must be properly established together with Swiss Ski Association experts and contain logistical information and a detailed budget. It must be for young athletes that are selected by their National Ski Associations and will serve as ambassadors for Alpine Skiing in their nation. The concept needs to include an overview of the activities, with skiing and educational elements. 8.3 Marc Hodler Foundation The Marc Hodler Foundation had its annual meeting the day before the FIS Council Meeting on 4 th November 2016 in Oberhofen. President of the Marc Hodler Foundation, Janez Kocijancic reported on the activities since the Meeting in November 2015, including its financial matters per 30 th September The Marc Hodler Foundation accounts for 2016 and the budget for 2017 were approved by the Board of Trustees. Stefan Uebersax, FIS Account Manager at Credit Suisse gave an overview of the securities which show quite good returns in view of the volatile and low-interest market. Based on the criteria and application process adopted for the support of projects, a number of requests and proposals were considered. The Marc Hodler Foundation Board of Trustees agreed to support the Swiss Ski Association Juskila junior ski camp project. Former Treasurer, Toni Kägi received the official thanks of the Marc Hodler Foundation Board of Trustees for his loyal service over 18 years, as well as from the FIS Council, also for his role as Chairman of the FIS Alpine Rules and Technical Delegates Sub-Committee for many years. A new Treasurer, Hans-Ruedi Laich, former Director of the Swiss Ski Association was appointed by the Marc Hodler Foundation Board of Trustees at its Meeting on Friday 4 th November. The Council approved the re-election of the Members of the Marc Hodler Foundation Board of Trustees in accordance with the principles defined in the MHF Statutes. Namely the MHF Board is comprised of its President, the FIS President, the four FIS Vice-Presidents, the FIS Treasurer and a member of the Hodler Family. Beat Hodler has however decided to stand down from the Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

9 Marc Hodler Foundation Board of Trustees and no other member of the Hodler Family will replace him. 8.4 FIS Travel Service The annual accounts for FIS Travel Service were submitted to the Council at its previous Meeting in Cancun following the company s General Assembly on 25 th May Following the successful FIS Congress in Cancun (MEX) the main projects undertaken by FIS Travel over the summer include arranging travel to the Training Camps for the teams in the Southern Hemisphere, finalising the contractual arrangements for the 51 st FIS Congress at Costa Navarino (GRE), preparing the FIS Calendar Conference 2017 in Portoroz (SLO) and reviewing the candidates applications for the 52 nd FIS Congress in Approximately 18 teams and ski companies travelled with FIS Travel Service to the Southern Hemisphere with a total number of 300 persons, which is approximately 50 less persons than last year The 2016/2017 competition season ahead is already well planned through until the FIS World Cup Finals, with a high number of bookings for early season training and competitions in North America and Scandinavia in the Alpine and Nordic disciplines. 9. Governance and Ethics 9.1 FIS Universal Code of Ethics The past months have seen several large high profile International Sports Federations embroiled in scandals including corruption and anti-doping mismanagement, as reported in detail by President Gian Franco Kasper in his opening address to the Council in Cancun. Unfortunately the entire Sports Movement has been affected through accusations of such practices applying to all sports in general. At its previous Meetings in Cancun, the Council decided that its lawyers Vice- President Janez Kocijancic, Members Patrick Smith and Dean Gosper should establish a FIS Ethical Code underlining the FIS no-tolerance policy. It should particularly deal with the obligations of the voluntary officials and professional staff, their respective and differing duties of care, along with other key principles. The IOC is presently preparing for the 2 nd International Forum on Sports Integrity (IFSI) that will include collaboration with Governmental Organisations, which will aim to develop a Code applicable for all the Olympic Movement, in a similar way to the IOC Rules on the Prevention of Manipulation of Competitions. At its Meeting in Oberhofen, the Council decided to adopt the FIS Universal Code of Ethics submitted by the Council s Working Group. It will be provided to the National Ski Associations for their input and will continue to evolve taking into account best practice models and the upcoming IOC International Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

10 Forum on Sports Integrity (IFSI). See appendix 1 for the FIS Universal Code of Ethics. 9.2 Safeguarding and Promote the Welfare of children and young persons The FIS Congress 2016 in Cancun decided to include in its Statues to encourage all member nations to develop policies to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young persons under the objectives of FIS, along with implementing relevant policies. The IOC has recently adopted measures to safeguard athletes from harassment and abuse in sport and developed specific guidelines to this effect. Additionally they are in the process of establishing a toolkit for the International Federations and National Olympic Committees to use for implementation of such policies. FIS is liaising directly with the relevant IOC Department and has been asked to be involved with finalising the toolkits as part of an IOC task-force. The intention is to establish a FIS policy framework to assist the National Ski Associations based on the above IOC toolkit and provide it in the first quarter of 2017, with a workshop organised during the FIS Calendar Conference in Portoroz to assist with implementation. 9.3 FIS Strategy The FIS Congress 2016 in Cancun approved the proposal submitted by the Brazilian Ski Association: to define a strategy and business plan for the future, notably to lead the organisation through the challenges that the new technologies and new consumer behaviour bring to snow sports and FIS. A first draft framework for development of such a Strategy has been initiated using the various policies and decisions taken by the FIS Council over recent periods: The FIS Vision The vision of FIS is for skiing and snowboarding to be the first choice winter sport and recreational activity. The FIS mission FIS is committed to the global promotion and development of recreational and competitive skiing and snowboarding. Summary of Strategic Objectives 1. Promote, encourage and support the growth and development of skiing and snowboard globally. 2. Conduct fair, challenging and attractive competitions at world-class standards to enable the athletes to perform to their potential and to showcase the sport in the best way. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

11 3. Implement a structured pathway of international competition levels to enable wide participation. 4. Promote the sport through the media and seek commercial sponsors and partnerships who also actively engage in supporting the sport and FIS activities. 5. Assist and support member Associations, including financially, to help them develop activities. Facilitate cooperation and mutual understanding between member National Ski Associations. 6. Apply and enforce a no tolerance policy against doping and all forms of unethical behaviour. Undertake research and take action to avoid or reduce serious injuries to athletes. 7. Serve a leading role amongst industry stakeholders to implement programmes to stimulate participation in the sport, especially for youngsters. 8. Pursue policies that promote the preservation of the environment as a most important aspect for the sustainability of skiing. 9. Ensure FIS is governed in accordance with highest standards of ethical behaviour and in a transparent, fiscally responsible way to provide longterm stability for the organisation. 10. To be a respected International Federation and play a leading role in international sport through the International Olympic Committee, World Anti-Doping Agency, AIOWF and other relevant bodies. At its Meeting in Oberhofen, the Council appointed Vice-President Dexter Paine has to lead coordination of the FIS Strategic Plan. The first steps taken will be addressed at the Council Gathering on 15 th February Report on the FIS Development Programme Council Member Alfons Hoermann, Chairman of the FIS Development Programme Working Group reported on the programme for the season to date. The latest meeting of the FIS Development Programme Working Group was organised during the FIS Technical Committee Meetings in Zürich on 30 th September. The planned programme for the 2016/17 season is already well underway. Report on FIS Development Programme Activities Summer 2016 Alpine summer training camp Date: 10 th - 1 st August 2016 Place: El Colorado (CHI) NSAs: CHI, ARG, GEO Athletes: 15 Nordic summer training camp Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

12 Date: 1 st period 5 th - 10 th September 2016 (SJ/NC) Place: Stams (AUT), Val di Fiemme (ITA) NSAs: EST, GEO, HUN, LAT, ROU, SVK Athletes: 33 Date: 2 nd period 2 nd - 10 th September 2016 (CC) Place: Val di Fiemme (ITA) NSAs: BIH, EST, GRE, HUN, LAT, LTU, MKD, ROU, SRB, UKR Athletes: 32 Date: 3 rd period 26 th September - 2 nd October 2016 (SJ/NC) Place: Rasnov (ROU) NSAs registered: BUL, EST, HUN, LAT, ROU, SVK, UKR Athletes: 36 Freestyle Skiing/Snowboard summer/indoor snow training camp Date: 10 th -14 th October 2016 Place: Landgraaf (NED) FIS Development Programme Activities Winter 2016 Alpine winter training camp, Hintertux Date: 1 st period 16 th October - 12 th November 2016 Date: 2 nd period 20 th November - 17 th December 2016 Place: Stubaital/Hintertux (AUT) Nordic winter training camp, Date: 1 st period 15 th 23 rd December 2016 (SJ/NC) Place: TBD Date: 2 nd period 1 st - 15 th December 2016 (CC) Place: TBD Freestyle Skiing/Snowboard winter training camp Date: 3 rd - 8 th April 2017 Place: Silvaplana (SUI) Free Training Days The allocation of the Free Training Days 2016/2017 provided by the Organisers of the FIS World Championships 2017 St. Moritz (SUI), Lahti (FIN) and Sierra Nevada (ESP) to the FDP NSAs has been carried out. Education and Seminars Seminars, courses and workshops conducted by FIS and other experts for officials from small and developing nations are being organised within the programme: FIS Leaders Seminar The FIS Leaders Seminar took place on 5 th June 2016 during the FIS Congress in Cancun (MEX) focusing on Training for Youngsters. To actively involve the participants, a workshop was organised as part of the seminar dealing with a case study of organising training camps. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

13 Additionally the Leaders received the presentation on the new system for the calculation of FIS Financial Support and the Olympic Solidarity PyeongChang 2018 Athlete Scholarship Programme followed by a question and answer session. FIS Ladies Seminar The Ladies Seminar took place on Monday 7 th June 2016 with the theme of Women in the Ski Sport Industry. The participants engaged in discussions about learning what different ladies have done at a high level leading Organising Committees, FIS Technical Committees, national teams and other key functions. Youth & Children s Seminar and FIS Development Programme Workshop The above Seminar and Workshop was organised on 28 th September during the FIS Technical Committee Meetings Zurich The theme of the Youth & Children s Seminar was: Ski Club Development, Best practices to support their work as the starting point for winter sport athletes. 51 National Ski Associations participated at the Seminar, which shows great engagement and the importance the FIS member associations attach to the development of youth activities. The FIS Development Programme Workshop was specifically dedicated to Introduction and development of new disciplines in order to assist the National Ski Associations widen their range of activities, which would also increase their potential support from future FIS Solidarity funds FIS Solidarity A number of applications to FIS Solidarity were submitted. Support is primarily focused on activities and projects supporting the education of coaches in their own nation through sending an expert to a national or regional group course to educate coaches, or to arrange a coach workshop locally. On proposal of the FIS Finance Commission, the Council decided to support projects and requests for assistance that conform with the criteria for FIS Solidarity applications from the National Ski Associations of Armenia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, International Children s Ski Jumping Grand Prix (in Germany), Lebanon, Morocco, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Slovenia, Serbia, Ukraine, Venezuela. 9.5 Bring Children to the Snow In Oberhofen, the Council approved the latest update report after the summer 2016 activities and preparations for the 2016/17 season for the Bring Children to the Snow Campaign and expressed its pleasure in the commitment and activation of the National Ski Associations and their members: Bring Children to the Snow General To date Bring Children to the Snow has seen: Number of Events: Number of participating countries: 52 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

14 Number of participants: 1.9 million This past summer, Bring Children to the Snow focused on the following areas and had positive results: - Moving forward with new partnerships - Over the summer one new partner was added to the programme with TechnoAlpin. Discussions continue with CCTV and a potential new presenting sponsor. - Capping the number of events and Organisers The marketing area of Bring Children to the Snow will now be handled directly by the FIS marketing department. World Snow Day As of the 1st September 2016: Number of Events registered for World Snow Day 2017 so far: 68 Number of participating countries: 25 This summer World Snow Day focused on the following areas: - Implementation of the first World Snow Day Awards - The first World Snow Day Awards will take place after the next edition of the event, 15 th January The Awards will have four categories: - Line Honours: 1 st World Snow Day event to register - Most Creative World Snow Day event: Event which implements a unique idea successfully. - Best Small World Snow Day: Best event with less than 500 participants - Best Large World Snow Day: Best event with more than 500 participants Regulations can be found here: - Launching of the World Snow Day registration for 2016: The World Snow Day registration system was successfully launched on the 1 st July Oberstdorf was the first to register taking home the Line Honours award. In a great display of generosity, the CHF prize was donated to the local ski club. - Addressing the need for more onsite material and giveaways - As well as producing new Audi World Snow Day Toolkits the World Snow Day team will distribute banners to event Organisers. Further giveaways are currently being developed in conjunction with partners in order to enhance their events, whilst keeping costs for FIS to a modest level. FIS SnowKidz As of the 1st September 2016: Number of Events: Number of participating countries: 52 Number of Organisers: 370 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

15 The summer projects included: - Southern Hemisphere activation - The southern hemisphere was once again active in The largest number of events took place in Australia with the Australian Ski and Snowboard Association rolling out a Little Shredders programme. This was combined with multiple activations in Thredbo and Lake Mountain. - Involvement of professional athletes - The first draft the SnowKidz Athlete Ambassador programme was completed. The process involved the FIS Athletes Commission, which provided valuable feedback. The next steps will be to secure funding for the project. 10. Anti-Doping Council Member Patrick Smith, Chairman of the FIS Doping Panel reported on the status of anti-doping activities and doping cases Russia - WADA McLaren Independent Commission Report In May 2016, WADA, at the request of the IOC, initiated a fully-fledged investigation led by Professor Richard McLaren into allegations that testing at the Sochi Laboratory was subverted. This followed as a result of revelations of a doping cover-up by the Russian Laboratory for Sochi 2014 to mask doping practices of the Russian athletes that were published in reports on Canadian Television and the New York Times, following interviews with the former Director of the Moscow and Sochi Games Anti-Doping Laboratory, Dr Grigory Rodchenkov. He claimed that samples were manipulated by Russia s Federal Security Service (FSB), which enabled Russian athletes to dope and not be caught. The IOC for its part instructed the Lausanne Anti-Doping Laboratory, where the Sochi samples are stored for ten years, to proceed in cooperation with WADA with their analysis in the most sophisticated way possible. In mid-july the interim WADA Independent Report was published and details were communicated to the International Federations. WADA explained at a meeting with the International Winter Sports Federations on 5 th August in Rio, that the investigation work until this point concerned the actions at the Moscow Doping Laboratory and not with doping or the controls specifically at the Sochi 2014 Games. Furthermore WADA confirmed to the Winter Federations that the WADA McLaren Investigation will resume as a matter of high priority to focus on the Sochi 2014 allegations and any potential cases. The results management of any adverse analytical findings and other potential cases emanating from the Olympic Winter Games falls under the jurisdiction of the IOC. Thereafter the IFs are directed by the IOC to implement any further sanctions within their competence, such as a longer period of ineligibility than only disqualification of the results from the Games and any other Olympic Games-related measures. The IOC has already Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

16 installed a Disciplinary Commission to handle any doping allegations and findings relating to the Sochi 2014 Games expediently. Additionally, the IOC clarified at the AIOWF Gathering that the recommendation of the IOC Executive Board to the Winter Sport Federations to freeze the preparations for "major events" in Russia. It is not the intention for the IFs to cancel existing events on confirmed calendars or existing official candidates, but to hold back on accepting potential future candidacies for the time being. The Council decided that FIS will act promptly and decisively following the publication of the final WADA McLaren Report, in accordance with the FIS policy of zero tolerance to punish anti-doping violations and the protection of clean athletes. After receipt of information about potential anti-doping violations contained in the WADA McLaren Report, which is scheduled for publication in December, FIS will coordinate with the IOC, as the responsible body for anti-doping at the Olympic Winter Games, in order to address each organisation s next steps International Doping Cases The Council acknowledged the following international doping cases: Name Nat SUNDBY, Martin Johnsrud NOR CC Disc. Event tested ICT / ICT Substance/ Method Salbutamol exceeding permitted dosage Sanction CAS overruled the FDP decision (no sanction) with 2 month sanction ( ) On 11 th July 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against Norwegian crosscountry skier Martin Johnsrud Sundby and the decision of the FIS Doping Panel of 4 th September The WADA accredited laboratory reported adverse analytical findings on samples taken on 13 th December 2014 in Davos (SUI) and on 8 th January 2015 in Toblach (ITA), which exceeded the applicable reporting limits for the use of Salbutomol (beta-2 agonist, asthma medication). As a result Sundby s competitive results in Davos (13 th December km classic) and Toblach (8 th January km free pursuit stage of Tour de Ski) and consequently the FIS Tour de Ski 2015 have been disqualified, with all resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes. FIS press release: nsrudsundby_neutral.pdf Finnish Ski Association - Reinstatement of Kari-Pekka Kyrö by Finnish National Anti-Doping Agency Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

17 The Finnish Ski Association has applied to FIS release lifetime ineligibility for accreditation and serving as an official at international level for former crosscountry coach Kari-Pekka Kyrö who was sanctioned following doping offences at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN). The World Anti-Doping Code was introduced in 2003 and at the time provided for a maximum sanction of eight years in a doping case for a coach/accompanying person. This matter has been considered by the Finnish Anti-Doping Agency who s Supervisory Board considers the ineligibility to have been served and sees no obstacle to the Finnish Ski Association and FIS granting eligibility at national and international levels respectively. The Finnish Ski Association has now allowed participation and accreditation rights at national level but does not intend any specific role Kari-Pekka Kyrö, however he will have possibility to work in his roles as personal coach. The Council discussed the application of the Finnish Ski Association to release the suspension for participation and accreditation of former cross-country head coach Kari-Pekka Kyrö at FIS events. It decided to table the matter until its Meeting in Portoroz in May 2017 since the offences committed in 2001 were so serious, FIS needs to consult with WADA at the upcoming Executive Board Meeting for its opinion. Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel informed the Council that the Austrian Ski Association will not issue a licence to Johannes Dürr (AUT), who was sanctioned for a doping violation in February 2014 even after the period of suspension has expired. If a court rules that it must issue a licence, the Austrian Ski Association will adhere to the decision National Doping Cases The Council acknowledged the following national doping case with ongoing proceedings as a result of an Adverse Analytical Finding of Norwegian crosscountry skier Therese Johaug, which were made public by the athlete at a press conference. A urine sample was collected on 16 th September by AntiDoping Norway and the laboratory reported findings of the substances Clostebol (WADA Class S1.1A anabolic androgenic steroid). On 19 th October, FIS was informed that the athlete received a provisional suspension for two months starting from 18 th October 2016 and that AntiDoping Norway will handle the case according to the Norwegian Confederation of Sports regulations and the World Anti-Doping Code WADA The WADA Executive Board convened on 21 st September in Lausanne (SUI) for its customary meeting specifically to review and approve the Prohibited List for At the WADA Executive Board Meeting the situation with the cyber-hacking of the Anti-Doping Management System ADAMS by Fancy Bear, which has been traced to Russia, was also addressed. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

18 The positive news is that the WADA computer system itself has not been breached. Access by the hackers has been achieved using stolen login details of WADA employees, which were intercepted. A thorough computer security analysis at the highest level is being undertaken by WADA to check all aspects of the systems and guarantee security for the athletes. FIS President Gian Franco Kasper took part as a member of the speciallyconvened WADA Think Tank Forum to address the future structure and organisation for anti-doping work. The WADA working group comprised of anti-doping experts from WADA, IFs and the IOC in which Secretary General Sarah Lewis is a member, is looking into the details of establishing an Independent Testing Authority. The small group has submitted a technical evaluation of establishing such an organisation for anti-doping testing, results management and adjudication of cases. The next step will involve a WADA representative steering committee compiled of Government and Sport representation including President Gian Franco Kasper, reviewing the proposals of the technical working group. It will then submit its report to the WADA Executive Committee and Foundation Board at their meetings in November President Gian Franco Kasper informed the Council that he has handed over the role of SportAccord s representative at WADA as from Marketing, Public Relations and Special Projects At the Meeting in Oberhofen, the Council acknowledged the sponsor and partner contracts. The following report shows the latest status per autumn 2016: FIS World Cup Title / Presenting Sponsors Nordic Disciplines presenting sponsor Viessmann signed to 2017/2018 Cross-Country World Cup Sponsors: Audi signed to 2017/2018 Liqui Moly signed to 2016/2017 Le Gruyère signed to 2017/2018 Helvetia signed to 2016/2017 Men s Ski Jumping World Cup Sponsor: Audi signed to 2017/2018 Ladies Ski Jumping World Cup Sponsor: OMV signed to 2016/2017 Nordic Combined World Cup Sponsor: Audi signed to 2017/2018 Alpine Ski World Cup title sponsor Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

19 Audi signed to 2017/2018 Freestyle Ski Cross World Cup title sponsor Audi signed to 2017/2018 Freestyle Skiing World Cup: open Snowboard World Cup: open Big Air Partner for Snowboard and Freestyle New partner: Nexen signed for 2016/2017 FIS partners FIS official cars "Audi" signed to 2017/2018 FIS clothing partners Halti signed to 2017/2018 for Alpine, FIS Council and FIS (non-technical staff) adidas signed to 2017/2018 for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined adidas signed to 2017/2018 for Cross-Country (except Tour de Ski) Tenson agreed to 2017/2018 for Freestyle Skiing/Snowboard FIS World Cup trophies/medals "Joska" signed to 2016/2017 Cableways "Doppelmayr/Garaventa" signed to 2017/2018 Video walls FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and FIS Freestyle Ski Cross Faber Audiovisuals signed to 2017/2018 Snowmaking Service "Sufag" signed to 2017/2018 TechnoAlpin signed to 2017/2018 Temporary infrastructure Nüssli signed to 2016/2017 Telecommunications Riedel signed to 2016/2017 Service Provider course preparation Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard Prinoth -signed to 2017/2018 Service Provider for snow groomers Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard Kässbohrer -signed to 2017/2018 Service Provider halfpipe grinder Snowboard Zaugg signed to 2016/2017 Snowboard Materials Liski signed to 2016/2017 Data and timing sponsors and service providers of FIS World Cups Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

20 Data Sponsor Ski Jumping men and Nordic Combined Various proposals submitted Timing Sponsor Cross-Country Polar signed to 2017/2018 Data Sponsor Ski Jumping Ladies: under negotiation Data and timing service Cross-Country, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined ST Sportservice/Swiss Timing agreed to 2017/2018 Data and timing partner and service/sponsor Alpine World Cup Longines with service by Swiss Timing signed to 2021/2022 Data and timing service FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Global-Sportservice renewal under negotiation Data and timing service FIS Snowboard World Cup Swiss Timing renewal under negotiation 11.1 FIS Marketing AG Vice President Janez Kocijancic, Chairman of the Board of FIS Marketing AG reported to the Council that FIS Marketing AG is functioning well. The outlook for 2017 is less optimistic for three main reasons. In the Cross-Country World Cup the dominance of one nation, Norway has led to a drop in media interest in a number of nations, which has had consequences with attracting sponsors. It has not yet been possible to replace Konica-Minolta as timing and data sponsor of the Ski Jumping World Cup, after their sudden withdrawal. There are however some positive signs with interest in the market for Freestyle and Snowboard with the launch of the FIS Cross Alps Tour (Ski Cross) and the FIS Super Series (FS/SB Big Air) this season 2016/2017. He also reported about the steps underway to enact the Shareholders Agreement between FIS and the minority shareholders Tridem Sports and Infront Sports and Media. The process is well underway and the Shareholders Agreement drafted by FIS as majority shareholder has been provided to the other shareholders. A meeting to review the details is scheduled in the coming weeks. The Council agreed that the structure of FIS Marketing AG and the set-up to optimise marketing income for the benefit of the sport should be discussed at the Gathering in St. Moritz. Christian Pirzer, CEO of FIS Marketing AG will be requested to give a presentation to the Council. In addition, the Council acknowledged the following report submitted by Christian Pirzer, CEO of FIS Marketing AG and the status of various projects since the FIS Council Meetings in June FIS Marketing Team Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

21 We had some changes in our Nordic Team. Jürg Capol left to become Marketing Director of FIS. He will be replaced by Tiit Peck from Estonia, who was a member for several years in the Cross Country Committee of FIS and was head of competition of the Cross-Country WC in Oteppä. He will be supported by the following new members of our Nordic team: Benjamin Seifert (Project Director Cross-Country) Martin Schmidt (Intern Ski Jumping) Daniel Fanger (Intern Cross Country) Stefan Distel and Daniel Kuss will continue in their previous positions. The rest of the team is unchanged. FIS Cross-Country World Cup The contract of Craft was running out after last season. We had difficulties in finding a proper replacement. Finally, we decided to enter into a one-year contract with Liqui Moly, an international brand for motor oils, additives and car care. All other contracts are still valid for the upcoming season (Audi, Viessmann, Le Gruyere, Helvetia). FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2018 Oberstdorf (GER) Viessmann and Audi have signed long-term contracts for the FIS Ski Flying Word Championships In close co-operation with the German Ski Association we will start the sales process for this event in the upcoming autumn. We expect a result according to budget. FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Both Viessmann (Presenting Partner) and Audi (Central Partner) have agreements until 2017/2018. The data sponsor Konica Minolta has finally decided not to renew after the 2015/16 season. This was a big surprise because the European Board confirmed the deal subject to Japan s approval which was understood to be a formality. Now we are fighting to find a replacement which we were not able to secure yet. The market situation in this area is difficult. We cannot expect to find a deal on the same financial level for 2016/17, which will have an effect on our overall profitability. Apart from this challenge, the preparation of the upcoming season is running according to plan. FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Ladies The Viessmann presenting sponsorship agreement is valid until 2017/2018. OMV has the sponsorship agreement until 2016/17. The preparation of the upcoming season is running according to plan. FIS Nordic Combined World Cup Both Viessmann (Presenting Partner) and Audi (Central Partner) have agreements until 2017/2018. FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Audi was happy with last season. The problems with reduced TV-coverage in certain countries we reported last year, has not changed. Nevertheless, Audi is happy with the co-operation with FIS and is open to start discussions for an early renewal of their deal, which is expiring after the season 2017/2018. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

22 Our support in the management of the new Audi quattro Ski Cup was very well received. Based on this good work we got an ever bigger mandate for the upcoming season to support Audi in expanding this exciting project for a management fee. We took over certain project management responsibilities from FIS for Longines (previously done by the FIS Marketing Assistant position). Longines asked to have one contact for the implementation of their activities which we will provide in close co-operation with this FIS team. FIS Ski Cross World Cup Audi has renewed their contract as title sponsor of the Ski Cross World Cup until 2017/2018. We had to accept a different price model, which is a combination of a fixed fee and a flexible fee based on TV-coverage in certain markets. This model has the risk to reduce the final income if the sport will not get enough coverage, but has also the chance for more income than last year if the sport gets more coverage. Based on a good development of TVcoverage last season we hope to end up in better shape than last season. FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Cups FIS marketing rights have been given to the NSAs until the season 2016/17 due to the current TV problem explained above. Nevertheless, we have secured a new sponsor from South Korea with the help of Infront who is ready to invest in Freestyle. The deal is confirmed (LOI) subject to contract. We can disclose the company during the autumn meetings in Zürich. FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships 2017 and 2019, Sierra Nevada (ESP) and Park City (USA) The sales activities for 2017 were very difficult. We were able to sell a main sponsor package to Audi and 4 packages to the Spanish companies Movistar: Mobile Phone Operator, San Miguel: Beverage Beer, Freixenet: Beverage Cava, Telepizza: Food Delivery Service and Generali: Insurance. Overall these deals will generate income for us which we have not planned in our budget and will help the LOC to secure the finance of their event. Financials The 2015/2016 business year has been closed as of June 30 th. The financial statements were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers in August. FISMAG has ended the business year with a profit of EUR 1.6m which was above the forecast of EUR 1.47m. The annual general meeting will be held in October Media activities The Official FIS Application (App) To ensure that FIS strives to best use appropriate technologies to communicate the sport as widely as possible, the Official FIS Application (App) to address the need for a digital platform to serve the skiing and snowboarding communities will be launched for the FIS World Cup season 2016/2017. FIS has found an excellent partner with strong synergies to develop its App. Omnigon one of the top App producers in the sports world (PGA Tour, World Rugby, Bayern Munich, NASCAR, Under Armour and many more top level Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

23 professional sports teams). The company was acquired by Infront Sports and Media in The FIS App is free on both ios and Android platforms. Features will inclusion selection of favourite discipline(s), athlete(s) and nations(s) and a sign up option to receive push notifications for their selected interests when new information is available including results and news. Push notifications messages will also come as a reminder when a competition will start, which will help increase TV and/or live timing viewership. Additionally, the FIS App will provide a new level of video footage from Infront, including near real time highlights with seconds of competition footage published on the App five minutes after a competition is complete. Full highlights will be available two hours later, together with a weekly video recap and all FIS Behind the Scenes videos will be fed to the App. The editorial material from the FIS website will also be published on the App, with stories and photos galleries included. The FIS social media channels will also be integrated into the App. Finally, the complete FIS database with the calendar, results, competitor biographies, etc. will be available on the App, allowing those interested at any level of FIS event to get all of the information from any FIS calendar competition. FIS E-Sports Game The development of the FIS E-Sport Game will be carried out together with the official International E-Sport Federation, which comprises members from 46 nations and works together with all the leading specialist companies in this area. An invitation to the E-Game specialist companies to submit proposals is underway in order to find the right partner for FIS in this rapidly developing marketplace. 12. FIS World Cup Calendars 2016/2017 to 2019/2020 The Council approved the World Cup Calendars for 2016/2017 season at its Meetings in Cancun, as well as the new draft World Cup Calendars for 2017/2018, 2018/19 and 2019/20. On proposal of the respective Technical Committees, the Council confirmed the modifications to the FIS World Cup Calendars 2016/2017 that are published on the FIS Website. It additionally approved the draft calendars up to 2019/20 subject to some remarks which are noted below: Ski Jumping men 2017/2018: Austria has requested that the Ski Jumping Committee reviews the calendar to include a Ski Flying competition in Kulm. Snowboard 2017/2018: Czech Republic informed that the event listed for Spindleruv Mlyn is still to be confirmed. The upcoming season 2016/2017 will celebrate 50 years since the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup began on 5 th January 1967 with the first race in Berchtesgaden (GER). A Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

24 specific 50 Years FIS Ski World Cup brand will be integrated this season to commemorate this important milestone. Many Organisers, particularly those who have featured in the calendar since the beginning and early years of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup are organising special celebrations and events. The Council agreed that FIS will not contribute financially to various requests for support of such anniversary events, since it would be inappropriate to single out individual ones. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

25 FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2016/17 Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I Sat Ruka FIN Sprint C Sprint C Opening Sun Ruka FIN 10 km C 15 km C 3-Days Tour Fri Lillehammer NOR Sprint C Sprint C Sat Lillehammer NOR 5 km F 10 km F Sun Lillehammer NOR 10 km C 15 km C Pursuit Sat Davos SUI 15 km F 30 km F Sun Davos SUI Sprint F Sprint F Sat La Clusaz FRA Skiathlon Skiathlon Sun La Clusaz FRA Relay Relay Period II Tour de Ski Sat Val Mustair SUI Sprint F Sprint F Sun Val Mustair SUI 5 km C 10 km C Mass Start Tue Oberstdorf GER Skiathlon 5/5 km Skiathlon 10/10 km Wed Oberstdorf GER 10 km F 15 km F Pursuit Fri Toblach ITA 5 km F 10 km F Sat Val di Fiemme ITA 10 km C 15 km C Mass Start Sun Val di Fiemme ITA 9 km F 9 km F Pursuit Sat Toblach ITA Sprint F Sprint F Sun Toblach ITA Team Sprint F Team Sprint F Sat Ulricehamn SWE 10 km F 15 km F Sun Ulricehamn SWE Relay Relay Sat Falun SWE Sprint F Sprint F Sun Falun SWE 15 km C 30 km C Mass Start Fri PyeongChang KOR Sprint C Sprint C Sat PyeongChang KOR Skiathlon Skiathlon Sun PyeongChang KOR Team Sprint F Team Sprint F Period III Sat Otepää EST Sprint F Sprint F Sun Otepää EST 10 km C 15 km C Period IV Wed Drammen NOR Sprint C Sprint C Sat Oslo NOR 50 km C Mass Start Sun Oslo NOR 30 km C Mass Start World Cup Final Thu Tyumen RUS 3.3 km F 5 km F Fri Tyumen RUS Sprint C Sprint C Sat Tyumen RUS 10 km C 15 km C Mass Start Sun Tyumen RUS 10 km F 15 km F Pursuit FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Park City (USA), FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

26 FIS ROLLER SKI WORLD CUP 2017 Date Day Site Nation Format July Ladies Distance Men Distance Fri Oroslavje CRO Mass Start C Uphill 12 km 12 km Sat Oroslavje CRO Mass Start F (City) 12 km 16 km Sun Oroslavje CRO Sprint F 200 m 200 m August FIS Roller Ski World Championships Thu Solleftea SWE Sprint 200 m 200 m Fri Solleftea SWE Mass Start C 16 km 20 km Sat Solleftea SWE Team Sprint F 1.2 km 1.2 km Sun Solleftea SWE Interval Start F 18 km 22 km Fri Madona LAT Sprint F 200 m 200 m Sat Sports Center Smecersils LAT Prologue C 5 km 7.5 km Sun Madona LAT Pursuit F 10 km 15 km September Fri Trento ITA Sprint F 200 m 200 m Sat Monte Bondone ITA Uphill C 5 km 9 km Sun Trento ITA Pursuit F 7 km 11 km FIS Roller Ski World Championships 2017, Solleftea (SWE), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

27 FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2017/18 Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I Ruka Triple Fri Ruka* FIN Opening Sat Ruka* FIN Sun Ruka* FIN Sat Lillehammer NOR Sun Lillehammer NOR Sat Davos SUI Sun Davos SUI Sat Toblach ITA Sun Toblach ITA Period II Tour de Ski Sat Lenzerheide SUI Sun Lenzerheide SUI Mon Lenzerheide SUI Wed Oberstdorf GER Thu Oberstdorf GER Sat Val di Fiemme ITA Sun Val di Fiemme ITA Sat Planica SLO Sun Planica SLO Sat Nove Mesto CZE Sun Nove Mesto CZE Sat Seefeld AUT Sun Seefeld AUT Period III Period IV Sat Lahti FIN Sun Lahti FIN Wed Drammen NOR Sat Oslo NOR Sun Olso NOR World Cup Final Wed Stockholm SWE Number of Fri Falun SWE races tbc Sat Falun SWE Sun Falun SWE FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, tbc Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang (KOR), Italics = to be confirmed * Requirements on the infrastructure, courses and organisation Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

28 FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2018/19 Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I Sat Ruka* FIN Opening Sun Ruka* FIN 3-Days Tour Fri Lillehammer NOR Sat Lillehammer NOR Sun Lillehammer NOR Sat Davos SUI Sun Davos SUI Sat La Clusaz FRA Sun La Clusaz FRA Period II Tour de Ski Sat Toblach ITA Sun Toblach ITA Tue Val Mustair SUI Wed Oberstdorf GER Thu Oberstdorf GER Sat Val di Fiemme ITA Sun Val di Fiemme ITA Sat tbc GER Sprint weekend Nordic event Sun tbc GER Sat Ulricehamn** SWE tbc Sun Ulricehamn** SWE Sat. Falun SWE Sun. Falun SWE Period III Sat Otepää EST Sun Otepää EST Sat Toblach ITA Sun Toblach ITA Period IV Sat Lahti FIN Sun Lahti FIN Wed Drammen NOR Sat Oslo NOR Sun Oslo NOR World Cup Final Thu Tyumen*** RUS Number of Fri Tyumen RUS races tbc Sat Tyumen RUS Sun Tyumen RUS FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, tbc FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Seefeld (AUT), Italics = to be confirmed * Requirements on the infrastructure, courses and organisation ** Confirmation after World Cup season *** In the event measures relating to the calendars are implemented by the FIS Council following the outcome of the WADA McLaren later in 2016, the Cross-Country Committee can adapt the calendar accordingly. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

29 FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2019/20 Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I Ruka Triple Fri Ruka* FIN Opening Sat Ruka* FIN Sun Ruka* FIN Sat Lillehammer NOR Sun Lillehammer NOR Sat CAN USA? Sun CAN Fri CAN Sat CAN Period II Tour de Ski Sat Lenzerheide SUI Tour de Ski Sun Lenzerheide SUI Programme Tue Oberstdorf GER tbc Wed Oberstdorf GER Fri Toblach ITA Sat Val di Fiemme ITA Sun Val di Fiemme ITA Sat tbc GER Sun tbc GER Sat Sun Sat Sun Sat Sun Sat Sun Period III Planica (SLO) Davos (SUI) Nove Mesto (CZE) Stage Event GBR Number of - Scotland?/Sweden/ SWE races tbc Norway NOR Period IV Sat Lahti FIN Sun Lahti FIN Wed Drammen NOR Sat Oslo NOR Sun Olso NOR World Cup Final Wed Stockholm SWE Number of Fri Falun SWE races tbc Sat Falun SWE Sun Falun SWE FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships Youth Olympic Winter Games, Lausanne (SUI) Italics = to be confirmed * Requirements on the infrastructure, courses and organisation Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

30 FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP 2016/17 LADIES Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks Fri Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Individual Opening Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Individual Sat Nizhny Tagil RUS HS 100 Individual Sun Nizhny Tagil RUS HS 100 Individual Sat Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Individual Sun Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Individual Sat Sapporo JPN HS 100 Individual Sun Sapporo JPN HS 100 Individual Fri Zao JPN HS 106 Individual Sat Zao JPN HS 106 Individual Sat Rasnov ROU HS 100 Individual Sun Rasnov ROU HS 100 Individual Sat Hinzenbach AUT HS 94 Individual Sun Hinzenbach AUT HS 94 Individual Sat Ljubno SLO HS 95 Individual Sun Ljubno SLO HS 95 Individual Wed PyeongChang KOR HS 109 Individual Thu PyeongChang KOR HS 109 Individual Sun Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual Final FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Park City (USA), FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

31 FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP 2016/17 MEN Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks III. Period Fri Ruka FIN HS 142 Individual/night Opening Sat Ruka FIN HS 142 Individual/night Sat Klingenthal GER HS 140 Team/night Sun Klingenthal GER HS 140 Individual/night Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual/night Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual/night Sat Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual/night Sun Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual IV. Period Fri Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Individual/night Four Sun Garm.-Partenkirchen GER HS 140 Individual Hills Tourna Wed Innsbruck AUT HS 130 Individual ment Fri Bischofshofen AUT HS 140 Individual/night V. Period Sat Wisla POL HS 134 Individual Sun Wisla POL HS 134 Individual Sat Zakopane POL HS 140 Team/night Sun Zakopane POL HS 140 Individual/night Sat Willingen GER HS 145 Team/night Sun Willingen GER HS 145 Individual/night VI. Period Sat Oberstdorf GER HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual/night Sun Oberstdorf GER HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual/night Sat Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual/night Sun Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual Wed PyeongChang KOR HS 140 Individual/night Thu PyeongChang KOR HS 140 Individual/night VII. Period Sat Oslo NOR HS 134 Team/night Sun Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual Tue Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual/night RAW AIR Thu Trondheim NOR HS 138 Individual/night Tournament Sat Vikersund NOR HS 225 Ski Flying/Team/night Sun Vikersund NOR HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual Fri Planica SLO HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual Sat Planica SLO HS 225 Ski Flying/Team Sun Planica SLO HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual Final FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Park City (USA), FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

32 FIS SKI JUMPING GRAND PRIX 2017 Men Ladies Date Day Site, Nation Hill Site, Nation Hill I. Period Fri Wisla, POL HS 134/Team/night Sat Wisla, POL HS 134/night Sat Hinterzarten, GER HS 108/night tbc Sat Einsiedeln, SUI HS 117/night Sat Courchevel, FRA HS 132/night Courchevel, FRA HS Sat Hakuba, JPN HS 131/night Sun Hakuba, JPN HS 131 II. Period Sat Sun Sat Chaikovsky, RUS HS 140 Chaikovsky, RUS HS Sun Chaikovsky, RUS HS 140 Chaikovsky, RUS HS Sat Sun Sat tbc, AUT Tue Klingenthal, GER HS 140 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, tbc FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Oberstdorf (GER), Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang (KOR), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

33 FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP 2017/18 LADIES Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Individual Opening Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Individual Sat NH Sun NH Sat Oberstdorf GER HS 106 Individual Sun Oberstdorf GER HS 106 Individual Sat tbc AUT NH Individual Sun tbc AUT NH Individual Sat Ljubno SLO HS 95 Individual Sun Ljubno SLO HS 95 Individual Sat Sapporo JPN HS 100 Individual Sun Sapporo JPN HS 100 Individual Sat Zao JPN HS 106 Individual Sun Zao JPN HS 106 Individual Sat Lahti FIN HS 100 Individual Sun Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual Final FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, tbc Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang (KOR), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

34 FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP 2017/18 MEN Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks III. Period Fri Ruka FIN HS 142 Individual/night Opening Sat Ruka FIN HS 142 Individual/night Sat Titisee-Neustadt GER HS 142 Team/night Sun Titisee-Neustadt GER HS 142 Individual/night Sat LH Sun LH Sat Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual/night Sun Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual IV. Period Fri Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Individual/night Mon Ga-Partenkirchen GER HS 140 Individual 4-Hills Thu Innsbruck AUT HS 130 Individual Tournament Sat Bischofshofen AUT HS 140 Individual/night V. Period tbc Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf AUT HS 200 Ski Flying/Individual Thu Wisla POL HS 134 Individual/night Sat Zakopane POL HS 140 Individual/night Sun Zakopane POL HS 140 Individual/night VI. Period Sat Willingen GER HS 145 Team/night Sun Willingen GER HS 145 Individual/night Sat Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual/night Sun Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 Team/night Sun Lahti FIN HS 130 Individual VII. Period Sat Oslo NOR HS 134 Team/night Sun Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual Tue Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual/night RAW AIR Thu Trondheim NOR HS 138 Individual/night Tournament Sat Vikersund NOR HS 225 Ski Flying/Team/night Sun Vikersund NOR HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual Fri Planica SLO HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual Sat Planica SLO HS 225 Ski Flying/Team Sun Planica SLO HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual Final FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, tbc FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Oberstdorf (GER), Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang (KOR), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

35 FIS NORDIC COMBINED WORLD CUP 2016/17 Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks I. Period Sat Ruka FIN HS 142 Ind Gund Opening Sun Ruka FIN HS 142 Ind Gund Fri Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Team Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Ind Gund Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Ind Gund Sat Ramsau AUT HS 96 Ind Gund Sun Ramsau AUT HS 96 Ind Gund II. Period Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 Ind Gund Sun Lahti FIN HS 130 Ind Gund Fri Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Ind Gund Sat Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Team Sprint Sun Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Ind Gund Sat Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 Ind Gund Sun Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 Ind Gund III. Period Fri Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 5 km Nordic Sat Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 10 km Combined Sun Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 15 km Triple Sat PyeongChang KOR HS 140 Team Sun PyeongChang KOR HS 140 Ind Gund Fri Sapporo JPN HS 134 Ind Gund Sat Sapporo JPN HS 134 Ind Gund IV. Period Sat Oslo NOR HS 134 Ind Gund Wed Trondheim NOR HS 140 Ind Gund Sat Schonach GER HS 106 Ind Gund Season Sun Schonach GER HS 106 Ind Gund 15 km Finale FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships Park City (USA), FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

36 FIS NORDIC COMBINED GRAND PRIX 2017 Date Day Site Nation Hill Distance Event Sat Oberwiesenthal GER HS 106 2x7.5 km Team Sprint Sun Oberwiesenthal GER HS km Ind Gund Wed Tschagguns AUT HS km Ind Gund Fri Oberstdorf GER HS km Ind Gund Sat Oberstdorf GER HS km Ind Gund Sat Villach AUT HS km Ind Gund Sun Villach AUT HS km Ind Gund Sat Planica SLO HS km Ind Gund Sun Planica SLO HS km Ind Gund FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Park City (USA), FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

37 FIS NORDIC COMBINED WORLD CUP 2017/2018 Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks I. Period Sat Ruka FIN HS 142 Ind Gund Opening Sun Ruka FIN HS 142 Ind Gund Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Ind Gund Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Ind Gund Sat Sun Sat Ramsau AUT HS 96 Team Sprint Sun Ramsau AUT HS 96 Ind Gund II. Period Sat GER? Ind Gund Sun GER? Ind Gund Sat Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 Ind Gund Sun Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 Team Sprint Sat Otepää EST HS 100 Ind Gund NC COC Sun Otepää EST HS 100 Ind Gund Ladies* III. Period Fri Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 5 km Nordic Sat Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 10 km Combined Sun Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 15 km Triple Fri Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Ind Gund Sat Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Team Sun Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Ind Gund IV. Period Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 Team Sprint Sun Lahti FIN HS 130 Ind Gund Sat Oslo NOR HS 134 Ind Gund Wed Trondheim NOR HS 138 Ind Gund Sat Schonach GER HS 106 Ind Gund Season Sun Schonach GER HS 106 Ind Gund 15 km Finale FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, tbc Olympic Winter Games Pyeongchang (KOR), *First Nordic Combined Ladies COC event. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

38 FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2016/17 LADIES Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL AC Parallel Event October 16 Remarks 22. Sat Sölden AUT X Opening L & M November Sat Levi FIN X Sat-Sun Killington USA December Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN 02./ Sat-Sun Sestriere ITA Fri-Sun Val d Isère FRA AC (DH+SL) 20. Tue Courchevel FRA X Wed-Thu Semmering AUT Night SL January Tue Zagreb CRO X Sat-Sun Maribor SLO Tue Flachau AUT X Night SL Sat-Sun Altenmarkt/ Zauchensee AUT AC (SG+SL) Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER Tue Kronplatz ITA X Sat-Sun Cortina d Ampezzo ITA Tue Stockholm SWE X City Event February Sat-Sun Crans-Montana SUI AC(SG+SL) March Sat-Sun Jeongseon KOR Test OWG Fri-Sat Squaw Valley USA Wed-Sun Aspen USA NTE Finals L&M Total resorts 20 / competitions FIS Alpine World Ski Championships St. Moritz (SUI), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

39 FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2016/17 MEN Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL AC Parallel Event Remarks October Sun Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November Sun Levi FIN X L&M Sat-Sun Lake Louise CAN December Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA Sat-Sun Val d Isère FRA Fri-Sat Val Gardena/Gröden ITA Sun-Mon Alta Badia ITA Night Parallel (GS) 22. Thu Madonna di Camp. ITA X Night Event Wed-Thu Santa Caterina ITA AC (SG+SL) January Thu Zagreb CRO X Night Event Sat-Sun Adelboden SUI Fri-Sun Wengen SUI AC (DH+SL) Fri-Sun Kitzbühel AUT Tue Schladming AUT X Night Event Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER Tue Stockholm SWE X City Event. February Sat-Sun Kvitfjell NOR March Sat-Sun Kranjska Gora SLO Wed-Sun Aspen USA NTE Finals L&M Total resorts 19 / competitions FIS Alpine World Ski Championships St. Moritz (SUI), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

40 FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2017/18 LADIES Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL AC Parallel Event October 17 Remarks 28. Sat Sölden AUT X Opening L & M November Sat Levi FIN X Sat-Sun USA Organiser TBC December Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN 01./ Fri-Sun St. Moritz SUI 08./ AC (SG+SL) Sat-Sun Val d Isère FRA AC (DH+SL) 19. Tue Courchevel FRA X Thu-Fri Lienz AUT January Mon Oslo NOR X City Event 03. Wed Zagreb CRO X Night SL Sat-Sun Maribor SLO Sat-Sun Bad Kleinkirch. AUT Tue Flachau AUT X Night SL Sat-Sun Ofterschwang GER Sat-Sun Cortina d Ampezzo ITA Tue Stockholm SWE X City Event February Sat-Sun Garmisch- Partenk. March 18 GER Sat-Sun Crans-Montana SUI AC (DH+SL) Fri-Sat Lenzerheide SUI Wed-Sun Åre SWE NTE Finals L&M Total resorts 20 / competitions Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang (KOR), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

41 FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2017/18 MEN Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL AC Parallel Event Remarks October Sun Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November Sun Levi FIN X L&M Sat-Sun Lake Louise CAN December Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA Sat-Sun Val d Isère FRA Fri-Sat Val Gardena/Gröden ITA Sun Alta Badia ITA Night Parallel (GS) 22. Fri Madonna di Camp. ITA 22. Night Event Fri-Sat TBD ITA X X AC (SG+SL) January Mon Oslo NOR X City Event 04. Thu Zagreb CRO X Night Event Sat-Sun Adelboden SUI Fri-Sun Wengen SUI AC (DH & SL) Fri-Sun Kitzbühel AUT Tue Schladming AUT X Night Event Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER Tue Stockholm SWE X City Event February 18 March Sat-Sun Kranjska Gora SLO Sat-Sun Kvitfjell NOR Wed-Sun Are SWE NTE Finals L&M Total resorts 20 / competitions NTE Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang (KOR), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

42 FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2018/19 LADIES Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL AC Parallel Event Remarks October Sat Sölden AUT X Opening L & M November Sat Levi FIN X Sat-Sun USA Organiser TBC December Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN 30./ Sat-Sun St. Moritz SUI AC (SG+SL) Sat-Sun Val d Isère FRA AC(DH+SL) Fri.-Sat Courchevel FRA Fri-Sat Semmering AUT Night SL January Tue X City Event 05. Sat Zagreb CRO X 08. Tue Flachau AUT X Night SL Sat-Sun St. Anton AUT Sat-Sun Cortina d Ampezzo ITA Sat-Sun Garmisch- Partenkirchen GER February Fri-Sat Maribor SLO Tue Stockholm SWE X City Event Sat-Sun Crans-Montana SUI AC (SG+SL) March Sat-Sun Sochi RUS TBC Fri-Sat Spindleruv Myln CZE 08.* 09. Format TBC Wed-Sun Soldeu AND NTE Finals L&M Total resorts 20 / competitions FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Are (SWE) Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

43 FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2018/19 MEN Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL AC Parallel Event Remarks October Sun Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November Sun Levi FIN X L&M Sat-Sun Lake Louise CAN December Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA Sat-Sun Val d`isere FRA Fri-Sat Val Gardena/Gröden ITA Sun-Mon Alta Badia ITA Night Parallel (GS) 22. Sat Madonna di Camp. ITA X Night Event Sat-Sun TBD ITA X X AC (SG+SL) January Tue City Event 06. Sun Zagreb CRO X Sat-Sun Adelboden SUI Fri-Sun Wengen SUI AC (DH+SL) Fri-Sun Kitzbühel AUT Tue Schladming AUT X Night Event February Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER Tue Stockholm SWE X City Event Sat-Sun Bansko BUL AC (SG+SL) March Sat-Sun Kvitfjell NOR Sat-Sun Kranjska Gora SLO Wed-Sun Soldeu AND NTE L&M Total resorts 20 / competitions FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Are (SWE) Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

44 FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2019/20 LADIES Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL AC Parallel Event Remarks October Sat Sölden AUT X Opening L&M November Sat Levi FIN X L&M Sat-Sun USA Organiser TBC December Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN 06./ Sat-Sun Tue ** Courchevel ITA FRA Sat-Sun Val d Isère FRA X Thu-Fri Lienz AUT January Wed X City event 04. Sat Zagreb CRO X L&M Sat-Sun Zauchensee AUT AC (SG+SL) 14. Tue Flachau AUT X Night SL Sat-Sun Ofterschwang GER Sat-Sun St. Moritz SUI February Sat-Sun Meribel FRA AC(DH+SL) Sat-Sun Garmisch Partenk. GER Tue Stockholm SWE X City event L&M Sat-Sun Maribor SLO Sat-Sun Crans Montana SUI Sat-Sun Sochi RUS TBC March Sat-Sun Bansko BUL AC (SG+SL) Fri-Sat Åre SWE Wed-Sun Cortina d Ampezzo ITA (NTE) Finals L&M Total resorts 23 / competitions ** Candidates: Sestriere / Kronplatz (TBC) Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

45 FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2019/20 MEN Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL AC Parall Remarks Event October Sun Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November Sun Levi FIN X L&M Sat-Sun Lake Louise CAN December Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA Sat-Sun Val d Isère FRA Fri-Sat Val Gardena/Gröden ITA Sun-Mon Alta Badia ITA Night Parallel (GS) Fri TBD ITA X X AC (SG+SL) January Wed City Event 06. Mon Zagreb CRO X Night Event 08. Wed Madonna di Camp. ITA X Night Event Sat-Sun Adelboden SUI Fri-Sun Wengen SUI AC (DH+SL) Fri-Sun Kitzbühel AUT Tue Schladming AUT X Night Event February Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER Sat-Sun Chamonix FRA AC (DH+SL) 11. Tue Stockholm SWE X City Event Sat-Sun Yuzawa Naeba JPN Sat-Sun Yanqing CHN Testevent OWG Sat-Sun Hinterstoder AUT March Sat-Sun Kvitfjell NOR Sat-Sun Kranjska Gora SLO Wed-Sun Cortina ITA NTE Finals L&M Total resorts 23 / competitions NTE Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

46 FIS FREESTYLE SKI WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2016/2017 Date Day Site NAT MO AE SX HP SS BA Remarks September Fri-Sat El Colorado CHI November Fri Milano ITA 11 Night December Fri Mönchengladbach GER 02 Night Sat-Sun Val Thorens FRA 08-09/10 Tour Start 10. Sat Ruka FIN Mon-Tue Arosa SUI SX Tour Fri-Sat Montafon AUT SX Tour Thu-Sat Copper USA Sat-Sun Beida Lake CHN 17/ Wed-Thu Innichen ITA 21/22 SX Final January Fri-Sat Lake Placid USA Sat-Sun Watles ITA Fri-Sat Font Romeu FRA Sat-Sun Megève FRA Sat Val St. Come CAN Sat Calgary CAN Thu-Sat Seiser Alm ITA February Wed-Sat Mammoth USA Thu-Sat Deer Valley USA 02/04 03 MO/DM Sat-Sun Feldberg GER 04/ Thu-Sun Quebec City CAN Fri-Sun Bokwang KOR 11* 10* 18 *Night Sat-Sun Idre SWE 11/ Sat-Sun Tazawako JPN 18/19 MO/DM Fri-Sat Sunny Valley RUS Sat-Sun Thaiwoo CHN 25/26 Final 25. Sat Minsk BLR 25 March Fri-Sat Silvaplana SUI Final Sat-Sun Blue Mountain CAN Final 04. Sat Moscow RUS 04 Night/Final 07. Tue Tignes FRA 07 Night/Final Fri-Sat Myrkdalen-Voss NOR 24/25* Final/*Team Locations 32 / Nations 16 / Competitions 92 11/11 7/7 14/14 4/4 5/5 5/5 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships Sierra Nevada (ESP) Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

47 FIS FREESTYLE SKI WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2017/2018 Date Day Site NAT MO AE SX HP SS BA Remarks August Fri-Sat El Colorado CHI X Sat-Sat Cardrona NZL X X September Sat Bern SUI X December Sat Mönchengladbach GER X Mon-Sat Copper USA X X Sat-Sun Val Thorens FRA XX Sat-Sun Ruka FIN X 12. Tue Arosa SUI X 16. Sat Montafon AUT X Sat-Sun Beijing CHN XX 17. Sun Méribel FRA X Wed-Thu Innichen ITA XX January Sat-Sun Font Romeu FRA X Sat-Sun Calgary CAN Sun Watles ITA X Mon-Sun TBD USA X X Wed-Fri Deer Valley USA 10/ Sat-Sun Idre SWE XX Mon-Sun Mammoth USA X Wed-Sat Lake Placid USA 17 19/ Wed-Sun Val St. Come CAN Sun Blue Mountain CAN X March Fri-Sat Silvaplana SUI X Sat-Sun Feldberg GER XX Sat-Sun Tazawako JPN XX Sat-Sun Tignes FRA X Sat-Sat Megeve FRA X X Locations 27 / Nations 13 / Competitions 84 10/10 5/5 13/13 6/6 5/5 3/3 Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang (KOR) Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

48 SNOWBOARD FIS WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2016/2017 Date Day Site NAT PAR SBX HP SS BA Remarks November Sat Milano ITA 12 Super Series Fri-Sat Alpensia KOR December Fri-Sat Mönchengladbach GER 03 Super Series Fri-Sun Copper Mt. USA Thu Carezza ITA 15 PGS Thu-Sun Montafon AUT 15-16/18* * Team 17. Sat Cortina ITA 17 PSL night January Fri-Sat Moscow RUS 07 Night event Tue-Wed Bad Gastein AUT 10/11* *PSL Team Fri-Sat Kreischberg AUT Mon-Sat Laax SUI Fr-Sun Solitude USA 19-21/22* *Team Fri-Sat Seiser Alm ITA Sat Rogla SLO 28 PGS February Wed-Sat Mammoth USA Thu-Sun Bansko BUL 03/ * PSL/PGS, *SBX-Sprint Thu-Sun Stoneham- Quebec CAN Super Series Fri-Sun Feldberg GER 10-2x SBX 11/ Sun Phoenix Park KOR Fri-Sun Phoenix Park KOR Fri-Sun Kazan RUS PGS March Sat Kayseri TUR 04 PGS tbc Fri-Sat La Molina ESP Fri-Sun Winterberg GER 17-18/ 19* PSL/*PSL Team Fri-Sat Spindleruv Mlyn CZE *Tbc Fri-Sun Veysonnaz SUI 24-25/26* *Team Locations 26 /Competitions 80 12/12 11/11 05/05 06/06 06/06 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships Sierra Nevada (ESP), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

49 SNOWBOARD FIS WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2017/2018 Date Day Site NAT PAR SBX HP SBS BA Remarks August Fri-Sun Cardrona NZL September Sat-Sun Cerro Catedral ARG Tbc Fri-Sun Bern SUI November Fri-Sat Tbc. EUR Tbc December Fri-Sat Mönchengladbach GER Tbc Fri-Sun Tbc. EUR Tbc Fri-Sun Copper Mt. USA Sat. Carezza ITA 09 PGS Tue-Wed Tbd. EUR Super Series 16. Sat Cortina ITA Thu-Sun Montafon AUT 15-16/17 Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang (KOR) Super Series January Fri-Sat Moscow RUS Tbc Fri-Sat Bad Gastein AUT 12/ Fri-Sat Sunny Valley RUS Tbc Fri-Sun EUR EUR X X Tbc Sat Rogla SLO 20/21 PGS/PSL Fri-Sat Feldberg GER 19-20/ Fri-Sat Mammoth USA Sat-Sun Kazan RUS 28 PGS February Sat Bansko BUL 02/ Fri-Sun PyeongChang KOR OWG March Fri-Sun Veysonnaz SUI 02-03/04* *Team Sat-Sun Winterberg GER 03/04* Tbc 10. Sat Scuol SUI 10 Tbc Fri-Sat Sunny Valley RUS Tbc Fri-Sat Tbd EUR X X Fri-Sat Spindleruv CZE 10 Tbc Fri-Sat Baquera Beret ESP Tbc Fri-Sat Stoneham- Quebec CAN Date Tbc Locations 28 /Competitions 86 12/12 13/13 06/06 06/06 06/06 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

50 12.1 Prize-money 2017/2018 According to ICR art the values of prize-money will be confirmed by the Council at its meeting in the autumn approximately 6 months before the Calendar Conference and therefore 1½ years before the applicable competition season. At its Meeting in Oberhofen the Council confirmed the following values of prize-money for the 2017/2018 season. Please see the following pages for the proposals for 2017/18, as well as comparative prize-money values for 2016/2017. For clarification: the prize money amounts for the FIS World Championships in 2017 are the same level as the 2016/2017 FIS World Cup season. Alpine events: Minimum cash prize per event: CHF 120'000. divided between 1 30 Minimum cash prize for European Cup events: CHF 2'300. divided between 1 5 Cross-Country events: Minimum cash prize for individual events: CHF 40'000. divided between 1 10 Minimum cash prize for relay events: CHF 30'000. divided between 1 6 Ski Jumping events: Minimum cash prize per event: CHF 71'800. divided between 1 30 Minimum cash prize per team event: CHF 70'000. divided between 1-3 Minimum cash prize for Continental Cup events: CHF 1'500. divided between 1-6 Ski Jumping Grand Prix events: Minimum cash prize per single competition: CHF per event divided between 1 6 Minimum cash prize per team event: CHF divided between 1 3 Ladies Ski Jumping events: Minimum cash prize: CHF per event Divided between 1 20 Ladies Ski Jumping Grand Prix events: Minimum cash prize per single competition: CHF divided between 1 6 Minimum cash prize per team event: CHF divided between 1 3 Ski Jumping Mixed team event Men/Ladies: Minimum cash prize: CHF divided between 1 3 Nordic Combined events: Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

51 Minimum cash prize per event: CHF divided between 1 20 Minimum cash prize per team event: CHF divided between 1 3 for Team, 1 6 for Team Sprint Minimum cash prize for Continental Cup events: CHF 1'500. divided between 1-6 Freestyle Skiing events: Minimum cash prize per event: CHF divided between 1 10 Snowboard events: Minimum cash prize per event: CHF 25'000. divided between Appointment of jury members The Council made a number of new appointments (in bold type) for jury members and technical officials at the FIS World Championships and other major events. The following list also includes appointments made previously: 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, St. Moritz (SUI) Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Jury Ladies Jury Men Edi Dreschl, AUT Joe Galinier, FRA Anki Svaerdby-Bergmann, SWE Assia Illieva, BUL Olga Krizova, CZE Thomas Braun, GER Juli Selma, ESP Karl Guenzel, USA 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate TD Assistant Jury Members Uros Ponikvar, SLO Enzo Macor, ITA Marte Aagesen Trondsen, NOR Jakub Tejchman, CZE Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Judges Geir S. Loeng, NOR Saso Komovec, SLO Stanislav Slavik, CZE Pirjo Karjalainen, FIN Christian Kathol, AUT Yutaka Minemura, JPN Kazmierz Bafia, POL Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

52 Bojan Jost, SLO Marc Levasseur, USA Nordic Combined Technical Delegate TD-Assistant Medical Supervisor Günter Csar (AUT) Andrea Roggia (ITA) Jenny Shute, GBR 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, Sierra Nevada (ESP) Combined Officials Technical Delegate Parallel Technical Delegate MO/AE Technical Delegate SBX/SX TD FS and SB Slopestyle and Big Air TD FS and SB Halfpipe Video Control Referee 1 Referee 2 Referee 3 Referee 4 Wolfgang Steinberger, AUT Oleg Kitov, RUS Dominique Langelier, CAN Lenka Dvorakova, CZE Lukasz Ligocki, POL Peter Krogoll, GER Mement Guney, TUR Janne Kuusela, FIN Chris Moore, CAN Jan Karlstam, SWE Freestyle Skiing Head Judge HP/SS Scoring Judges Head Judge MO/AE Scoring Judges Equipment Control Freestyle Skiing Philippe Larose, CAN (replacing Myles Ricketts) Ville Aho, FIN Lao Chazelas, FRA Ole-Kristian Strøm, NOR (replacing Stian Eriksen, NOR) Marco Zumoberhaus, SUI Jason Arens, USA Jürg Müller, SUI Sue Verdier, CAN Pipsa Pohjavirta, FIN Martine Kohly, FRA Midori Takano, JPN Petr Knyazev, RUS Josep Maria Puig Crisol, ESP Christopher Ellis, USA Chris Robinson, CAN Snowboard Head Judge Assistant Head Judge Scoring Judges Matt Jennings, USA Tobias Gramsch, GER Connor Manning, USA Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

53 (replacing Klara Suchanova, CZE) Iztok Sumatic, SLO John Alexander (Sandy) Macdonald, CAN Ola Sundekvist, SWE Ryo Hashimoto, JPN Christian Beutler, SUI Equipment Control Snowboard Medical Supervisor Stefano Arnhold, BRA (replacing Bill Slattery, USA) Eero Hyvärinen, FIN 2017 FIS Alpine Junior World Championships Are (SWE) Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Medical Supervisor Anne Catherine Enstad (NOR) Hanspeter Valer (SUI) Toni Wicker, AUT 2017 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and U 23 CC WSC, Park City (USA) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate TD Assistant Jury Member Riikka Rakic, SUI Georg Zipfel, GER (replacing Karl-Heinz Lickert) Emil Hecico, ROU Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Judges Christian Kathol, AUT Michael Lais, GER Börje Staffas, SWE Steven Sydow, USA Jürgen Winkler, AUT Ryuichi Inoue, JPN Nicolai Sebergsen, NOR Tadeusz Szostak, POL Nordic Combined Technical Delegate TD-Assistant Medical Supervisor Robert Krautgartner, AUT Vladimir Frak, SVK Larry Gaul, USA 2017 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships, Valmalenco (ITA) Medical Supervisor Andrea Panzeri, ITA 2017 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships, Klinovec (CZE) Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

54 Technical Delegate (PAR/SBX Medical Supervisor Lukasz Ligocki, POL Jiri Obenberger, CZE 2017 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships, Spinderluv Mlyn (CZE) Technical Delegate (BA/SS) Medical Supervisor Frederik Bergström, SWE Jiri Obenberger, CZE 2017 Winter Universiade, Almaty (KAZ) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate TD Assistant Marco Lustrek, SLO Sylvi Ofstad, NOR Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Judges Jan Jelensky, SVK Franck Salvi, FRA Franz Rappenglück, GER (replacing Fritz Pollhammer, AUT Nikolay Korobov, KAZ Marion Vettori, AUT Danes Raich, CZE Erik Stahlhut, GER Mitsugu Sato, JPN Nordic Combined Technical Delegate TD Assistant Jyri Pelkonen, FIN Sergey Zhukov, RUS Alpine Skiing Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Thomas Pool, SUI Iouri Gouriev, RUS Freestyle Skiing Technical Delegate Technical Delegate Head Judge Scoring Judges Rudy Matt, GER Gary Wright, USA Oleg Kitov, RUS Hanka Kaluzikova, CZE Petri Anttila, FIN Martin Carr, GBR Kririll Kruchok, BLR Dejan Ladic, SLO Snowboard Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

55 Technical Delegate Technical Delegate Head Judge Scoring Judges Denis Zezin, RUS Olha Zinkiv, UKR Brandon Wong, CAN Ruslan Akhtyamov, RUS Oliver Heinrich, AUT Markus Betschart, SUI Marin Sladkarov, BUL Kevin Higgins, CAN Bartek Biliewicz, POL 2017 FIS Telemark World Championships, Montchavin-La Plagne (FRA) Technical Delegate Stefan Schär, SUI 2017 EYOF, Erzurum (TUR) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate TD Assistant Alexandr Veleshuk, KAZ (replacing Marco Mapelli, ITA) Laurence Roux, FRA Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Judges Sandro Sambugaro, ITA Werner Rathmayr, AUT Mustafa Tolga Yurtcan, TUR Valentin Cacina, ROU Stefan Chindris, ROU Bozidar Prevc, SLO Zlato Suzic, SLO Alpine Skiing Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Viktor Gichev, BUL Christer Weiss, SWE (replacing Magnus Larsson, SWE) Snowboard Technical Delegate SBX Technical Delegate PGS Iztok Kvas, SLO Christoph Behounek, GER 2017 Asian Games, Sapporo (JPN) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate TD Assistant Marco Mapelli, ITA Jiyoung Bae, KOR Ski Jumping Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

56 Technical Delegate TD Assistant Judges Hubert Mathys, SUI (replacing Norihiro Kanno, JPN) Mitsunori Kitajima, JPN Lak-kyu Jung, KOR Jae-kwon Lee, KOR Takashi Kumagai, JPN Hideki Akimoto, JPN Hiroki Chonan, JPN Freestyle Skiing Technical Delegate Head Judge Judges Hiroki Arase, JPN Ian Hutching, CAN Tao Yongchun, CHN Men Chuansheng, CHN Kazue Hasiba, JPN Sachiyo Kamimura, JPN Masaaki Kobayashi, JPN Snowboard Technical Delegate Head Judge Judges Koji Sasaki, JPN Ola Sundekvist, SWE Woo Sik Kim, KOR Fan Chunlai, CHN Koichi Sato, JPN Yoshimasa Takabatake, JPN Ryo Hashimoto, JPN Kyoji Yokoyama, JPN 2017 FIS Speed Skiing World Championships, Idre Fjäll (SWE) Technical Delegate Blake Andreassen, CAN 2017 FIS Roller Ski World Championships, Solleftea (SWE) Technical Delegate TD Assistant Martins Niklass, LAT Alexandr Veleshuk, KAZ 2017 FIS Grass Skiing World Championships, tbc Technical Delegate Marco Cozzi, ITA 2018 Ski Flying World Championships, Oberstdorf (GER) Technical Delegate TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Bertil Palsrud, NOR Marko Mlakar, SLO Ole Walseth, NOR (replacing Fritz Pollhammer, AUT) Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

57 Judges Medical Supervisor Rüdiger Münch / Erik Stahlhut, GER Jaroslav Tuce / Jan Baier, CZE Gianbattista Carli / Martino De Crignis, ITA Nazym Nassyrov / Pavel Vassilyev, KAZ Bostjan Ahacic / Joze Bercic, SLO Matt Laue / Mattoon Dan, USA Inggard Lereim, NOR 2018 Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang (KOR) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate TD Assistant Jury Members Jussi Prykäri, FIN Anna Rosa, ITA Tomas Jons, SWE Marko Lustrek, SLO Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Judges Franck Salvi, FRA Thomas Hasslberger, GER Fritz Pollhammer, AUT Sang-oh Lee / Jong Seon Mun, KOR Teppo Nieminen / Jani Hyvärinen, FIN Erik Stahlhut / Rüdiger Münch, GER Yuji Nishimori / Yutaka Minemura, JPN Ryszard Gunka / Tadeusz Szostak, POL Milos Kern / Evgen Jsenko, SLO Nordic Combined Technical Delegate TD Assistant John Heilig, CAN Marco Zarucchi, SUI Alpine Skiing Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Jury Ladies Jury Men Jaana Karhila, FIN Thomas Gurzeler, SUI Lorenzo Conci, ITA Tomas Cizman, SLO Douglas Hall, USA Brian Lynam, CAN Nobuhiko Kanzaki, JPN Mark Berry, GBR Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding Technical Delegate Slope/Pipe/BA Technical Delegate Cross/PGS Technical Delegate Moguls/Aerials Roman Arnold, SUI Markus Malsiner, ITA Iain Mackay, GBR Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

58 Head Judge Moguls Aerials Judges Head Judge Freestyle Ski HP/SS Judges Head Judge Snowboard HP/SBS Judges Equipment Control FS Equipment Control SB Medical Supervisor Scott Lounsbury, USA Ian Hutchings, CAN Bruno Berard, FRA Midori Takano, JPN Petr Knyazev, RUS Zoe Jaboor, AUS Zhaoyi Qui, CHN Jürg Müller, SUI Philippe Bélanger, CAN Lao Chazalas, FRA Arnaud Cottet, SUI Ole-Kristian Strøm, NOR Urh Bulc, SLO Steele Spence, USA Matt Jennings, USA Iztok Sumatic, SLO Klara Suchanova, CZE John Alexander (Sandy) Macdonald, CAN Christian Beutler, SUI Ryo Hashimoto, JPN Ola Sundekvist, SWE Chris Robinson, CAN Marcel Looze, FIS Hubert Hörterer, GER 2018 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships, Davos (SUI) Medical Supervisor Walter O. Frey, SUI / Hans Spring, SUI (support on site) 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Seefeld (AUT) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate Annmari Viljanmaa, FIN Nordic Combined Technical Delegate TD Assistant Branko Simic, SLO Tapio Nurmela, FIN 14. Appointment of key officials The Council approved the following proposals of the Organising Committees for their key technical officials: 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, St. Moritz (SUI) Chief of Competition Ladies Wim Rossel Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

59 Chief of Competition Men Race Secretary Chief of Course Men Chief of Course Ladies Toni Steiner Angela Nussbaum Pascal Hasler Robin Miozzari 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN) Secretary General Assistant Secretary General Chief Marketing Officer Sports Director Event Director Venue Manager Venue Coordinator Accommodation Cross-Country Skiing Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief of Course Expert Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief of Hill Expert Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief of Hill Chief of Course Janne Leskinen Marleena Valtasola Mikko Saarinen Tami Kiuru Jesse Kiuru Markku Ahokas (City of Lahti) (replacing Jarkko Laine) Jarkko Laine (City of Lahti) Suvi Kainulainen (Lahti Region) Raiko Pousi Jussi Pykäri Niklas Turku Mikko Rantanen Annmari Viljanmaa Mika Jukkara Pekka Tervahartiala Aino Marttinen Jukka Kettunen (City of Lahti) Eero Kuusinen Jarkko Mantila Tony Kilponen Petra Nordman Jukka Kettunen Mikko Rantanen 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships, Sierra Nevada (ESP) Chief of Competition Aerials / Big Air Chief of Course Aerials / Big Air Chief of Competition Moguls Chief of Competition Parallel Chief of Course Moguls / Parallel Chief of Competition Halfpipe Chief of Course Halfpipe Chief of Competition Slopestyle Chief of Course Slopestyle Chief of Competition Cross Chief of Course Cross Chief of Competition Coordination Administrative Services Race Office Enrique Cruz David Lopez Gustavo Wilhelmi José Luis Alejo Javier López Jose Cervi Jorge Molina Francisco Rincon Ricardo Castro Cyrielle Asciach Luis Balderas Reyes Santa-Olalla Jose Manuel Huertas Francisco Vicente Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

60 Competition Director Eduardo Valenzuela 2017 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Park City (USA) Cross-Country Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief of Course Chief of Stadium Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief Of Hill Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief Of Hill Chief Of Course Scott Peterson Gary Giberson Judy Klautt Andrea Faust Dave Sebesta Alan Johnson Chuck Heckert Matt Terwillegar Dustin Wynne Keith Hanson Jared Moe Morgan Smyth Dustin Wynne Andrea Faust 2017 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships, Are (SWE) Chief of Arena Chief of Race Men Speed Chief of Race Ladies Speed Chief of Race Men Tech. Chief of Race Ladies Tech. Chief of Course Men Chief of Course Ladies Race Office manager Race Secretary Mats Karlsson / Dan Lang Mats Svensson Johan Monsén Bertil Edsas Patrik Schjelvan Fredrik Kingstad Janne Akerström Ake Moange Karin Sundberg 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival, Erzurum (TUR) Cross-Country Skiing Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief of Course Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief of Hill Alpine Skiing Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief of Course Özkan Koyuncu Abdullah Yilmaz Sule Billur Haydar Çetinkaya Yenal Vangölü Bilal Albayrak Selçuk Yildirim Mustafa Tolga Yurtcan Serhat Aktas Sinan Çemlek Ceyhun Birinci Bilal Polat Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

61 Snowboard Chief of Competition Ass. Chief of Competition Race Secretary Chief of Course Serdar Özger Sevda Özgüven Sayar Kutulu Dumlu Ömer Karsli 2018 Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang (KOR) Cross Country Skiing Chief of Competition John Aalberg (for season 2016/17) Sport Manager Yeigyu Im Deputy Sport Manager Jiyoung Bae Venue Manager Jae Kwan Lee Race Secretary Juhee You Chief of Course Jaewook Wi Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Sport Manager Venue Manager Race Secretary Chief of Hill Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Sport Manager Venue Manager Race Secretary Chief of Hill Chief of Course Alpine Skiing Chief of Race Jeongseon Chief of Course Jeongseon Ass. Chief of Course Jeongseon Chief of Race Yongpyong Chief of Course Yongpyong Ass. Chief of course Yongpyong Timing crew coordinator Chief Race Secretary Race Secretary Jeongseon Race Secretary Yongpyong Heoung Soo Kim Inchul Han Jae Kwan Lee Nadya Bozhko / Songlee Young Jon Servold Jong Uhan Sung Inchul Han Jae Kwan Lee Nadya Bozhko / Songlee Young Jon Servold Sungtae - Kang Inki Hong Kihong Lee Nikolay Belokrinkin Jaehyuk Park Jongkil Choo Valentin Gichev TBD Thelma Hoessler Pat Miller Lucy Schram 15. Proposals and request from the National Ski Associations and the FIS Committees 15.1 Change of licence The following applications for change of licence were approved by the Council in Oberhofen in accordance with the rules: Cross-Country Karen Chanloung, born change from Italy to Thailand Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

62 Mark Chanloung, born change from Italy to Thailand Polina Seronosova, born change from Russia to Belarus Barbara Jezersek, born change from Slovenia to Australia Alex Vanias, born change from United States to Greece Alpine Skiing Jeremy Denat, born change from France to Peru Jeffrey Webb, born change from United States to Malaysia Joakim Kudawoo, born 1995 change from France to Togo Valentin Kudawoo, born 1997 change from France to Togo Freestyle Skiing Felix Coudouy, born change from United States to France Minja Lehikoinen, born change from Finland to Switzerland Niki Lehikoinen, born change from Finland to Switzerland Snowboard Boris Mouton, born change from France to Switzerland Telemark Skiing Julian Giacomelli, born change from Germany to Italy 15.2 Proposals and requests from the Technical Committees The majority of the Technical Committees and their Sub-Committees met in Zurich (SUI) from 28 th September to 1 st October 2016 and the following proposals were approved by the Council at its Meeting in Oberhofen: The Cross-Country Committee International Competition Rules In classical technique competitions, the maximum pole length must not exceed 83% of the competitor s body height. In free technique competitions, the maximum pole length must not exceed 100% of the competitor s height. The body height is measured with ski boots on from a flat surface, to the top of the uncovered head. The pole length is measured from the bottom of the pole to the highest attachment of the strap. All measurements will be rounded to the nearest centimeter as follows: less than 0.5 cm will be rounded down and 0.5 cm and above will be rounded up In all competitionspoles may be changed. pole exchange is only allowed in the case that a pole is broken or damaged. In classical technique competitions, if both poles are exchanged, they must comply with ICR Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

63 World Cup Rules It is however permitted to exchange poles in equipment exchange boxes during ski exchange in skiathlon competitions Travel and living costs The local organisers have to pay for the travel and living expenses of the teams as follow: - World Cup stages with 2 competitions days: CHF850 x quota (factor F) - WC stages with 3 competitions days: CHF1000 x quota (factor F) (Lillehammer, PyeongChang, Drammen/Oslo) - Tour de Ski: CHF1550 x quota (factor F) - World Cup finals: CHF1050 x quota (factor F) Rules FIS Cross-Country World Cup Final 9. Ceremony The winner ceremony and prize giving ceremonies are standardized. Introduction with the FIS fanfare: - Ceremony - Ranking of the day Overall WC Leader - Helvetia U23 Leader - Official persons OC (1-2) & maid of honors. The award ceremonies of crystal globes (overall and distance World Cup) will take place after the last competition of the season. The award of the sprint World Cup crystal globe can take place after the last Sprint World Cup of the season. The Ski Jumping Committee No proposals The Nordic Combined Committee Nordic Combined Ladies strategy document The Council acknowledged the strategy plan for the development of Nordic Combined Ladies (NC-L) presented by the Committee. It describes the future roadmap and is designed as a support tool for all National Ski Associations (NSA) in their development of NC-L at national level: 1. Introduction Nordic Combined for men is the traditional Nordic discipline and already featured at the first Olympic Winter Games in There has been a Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

64 good development the last decades. It is still the smallest of the Nordic disciplines but presently the only Winter Olympic discipline without ladies on the programme. Therefore, the main goal for the future is to keep the positive trend and development for the men and to develop Nordic Combined Ladies to become an Olympic discipline in the future. With the engagement of the National Ski Association developing Nordic Combined ladies athletes and a structured competition pathway, we believe it can also be an Olympic discipline in the future. Cross-Country Skiing has had the ladies on the programme since the 1952 Olympic Games in Oslo and Ski Jumping Ladies became an Olympic discipline at Sochi In the last years, we have seen great support from all the NSAs and the Organising Committees around the world for Nordic Combined Ladies. This has resulted in a FIS Youth Cup system that is starting in August and ends in March. With this commitment from all the NSAs, I am sure that we will be able to develop Nordic Combined Ladies to the level that it can become an Olympic discipline for the future. This document is meant as a tool and a guideline for all our partners involved in Nordic Combined and the development of Nordic Combined Ladies. It will be updated each year during the FIS Spring meetings and posted online. 2. History of Nordic Combined Ladies Nordic Combined Ladies does not have a long history in FIS, but it has been firmly integrated in the FIS Youth Cup system since The FIS Youth Cup Nordic Combined is a competition series for the discipline s young athletes, which was held in Oberstdorf in 2009 for the first time and has been a yearly fixture ever since. The first girls took part in the summer of 2014 which turned out to be a great success with 10 nations and 40 girls at the start. This success enabled FIS to develop the FIS Youth Cup further and in March 2015, Trondheim (NOR) hosted the first winter edition, which was the first Nordic Combined Ladies event on snow. It featured nine nations and 36 female athletes. In the following season of 2015/16, the FIS Youth Cup grew to three events with the opening in Oberstdorf (GER), new organiser Harrachov (CZE) and the season finals in Trondheim (NOR) in February, a joint event with the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup tour that gathered a lot of media interest also for Nordic Combined Ladies. For the upcoming season 2016/17, one more organiser (Vuokatti (FIN)) has joined the calendar. This brings the FIS Youth Cup to a total of 4 organisers through the season. The athletes in the Youth II category will compete for an overall ranking title in the upcoming winter for the first time. Below you will find several different statistics about female participation in Nordic Combined in the past two years: Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November

65 Nordic Combined Ladies attending FIS Youth Cup events 2015 vs Nations Athletes Athletes attending the FIS Youth Cup events from Boys Girls 3. Short-Term Strategy The Nordic Combined Ladies made big steps the last three years. The performance level of the athletes is rising and the number of nations and athletes attending events around the world are growing each year. The following points are presently on agenda and being addressed: Youth Coordinator Four FIS Youth Cup events through the year FIS Youth Cup ranking system Close cooperation with SJ-L and the SJ/NC Youth Sub-Committee Youth Coordinator The Nordic Combined Youth Coordinator will also support the Nordic Combined Ladies events. The task for this position is to support all the Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November