2023

It was back to business in more way than one. Gone were the masks as the power of Covid was slowed to a near halt. The world, and FIS, could get back down to business as the world returned to normal. And it was just in time for the World Championship season. Courchevel-Meribel (FRA) held a great Alpine World Ski Championships, while Nordic hub Planica (SLO) welcomed to best the world had to offer. History was also made as Bakuriani (GEO) hosted the first-ever FIS World Championship on Georgian soil for the Snowboarders and Freestyle athletes.

2022

The effects of Covid were still being felt and still much of the season was staged with preventative measures in place. However, the longer the season went on, the light at the end of the tunnel could slowly be seen as regulations started to ease. Under the backdrop of the pandemic, history was made as Beijing (CHN) became the first-ever city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The organiser faced no small feat as China had some of the strictest Covid regulations in place, but their can-do attitude ensured that the Games were a success.

2021

The reality of Covid hit all professional sports hard. Major events were forced to be held in empty stadiums and athletes and teams faced a gauntlet of bubbles, zoning and Covid tests as they continued to be one of the few groups able to travel around the globe. The pandemic also meant that Organisers had to come together in the face of adversity to keep the sport alive. They rose up to the challenge and only thanks to their flexibility and dedication could the FIS season, including all World Championships still go ahead as planned.

2020

In the year with no major highlight event, it was time for the World Cup hosts to shine. The last month of the season, the world received a major jolt as the new Covid pandemic started to sweep across Europe. It meant most Season Finals had to be cancelled and that the next Congress was held online for the first time in the history of the organization.

2019

After the excitement of the Olympic Winter Games, the full focus returned to the FIS World Championships, which once again staged unforgettable events for the top athletes. Are (SWE) played host to the 2019 Alpine World Skis Championships, while Seefeld (AUT) filled the stands with thousands of Nordic enthusiasts. Meanwhile, the Snowboard and Freestyle Skiers experienced the World Championship magic in Deer Valley (USA).

2018

The highlight of the season was the first-ever Olympic Winter Games staged in South Korea with PyeongChang playing host to more than 50 FIS medal events, including the debut of Snowboard Big Air and the Alpine Team Event. The 2018-19 season also marked the first time that an athlete earned more than 1,000,000 CHF in proze money as American Alpine Skier Mikaela Shiffrin cracked the mark after her successful season. The International Ski Congress was staged in Costa Navarino (GRE).

2017

The bi-annual FIS World Championships were staged with St. Moritz (SUI) hosting the Alpine World Ski Championships and Falun (SWE) hosting the Nordic World Ski Championships. Sierra Nevada (ESP) played host the second-ever combined Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships. The traditional Four Hills Tournament in Ski Jumping was held for the 65th time.

2016

The Alpine World Cup hit a major milestone as it celebrated its 50th anniversary. Meanwhile Cross-Country Skiing's Tour de Ski was celebrated its 10th edition. The second Youth Olympic Games were staged in Lillehammer (NOR) with all six FIS disciplines taking part. In the summer the first-ever International Ski Congress was staged in Mexico with Cancun playing host. 

2015

Three World Championships are held, with Kreischberg (AUT) hosting the first-ever combined Freestyle and Snowboard World Championship. Vail and Beaver Creek (USA) and Falun (SWE) hosted extremely successful Alpine and Nordic World Championships, respectively.

2014

World Snow Day participation numbers goes over the 500,000 mark for the first time when the third edition is held on January 18. 

FIS debuts several new Olympic events at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi and has a record number of 49 medal events at the Games. The new events include: Women‘s Ski Jumping, men’s and women’s ski halfpipe, mens’ and women's snowboard slopestyle, men’s and women's ski slopestyle and men’s and women's snowboard parallel slalom. 

FIS President Gian Franco Kasper is elected for his fifth four-year term at the FIS Congress in Barcelona (SPA). 

2013

Four World Championships are held, including Val di Fiemme (Nordic), Schladming (Alpine), Voss (Freestyle), Stoneham (Snowboard). The Alpine World Championship in Schladming attracts record crowds and television numbers. 

2012

FIS holds the first-ever World Snow Day. Organizers from countries around the globe hold a wide variety events to celebrate snow sports and mark the day on January 15.

For the first time ever, FIS hosts its Congress in Asia when Kangwonland (KOR) welcomes the ski family. A highlight of the Congress comes when President Gian Franco Kasper is presented with a flag that was carried to the top of Mt. Everest. 

2011

Four World Championships are held across six disciplines. Snowboard makes history going to Korea, Freestyle is held in La Molina (SPA), Nordics enjoy large crowds in Oslo (NOR), while Alpine is hosted by Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) 

2010

The Olympic Winter Games moves to North America as Vancouver/Whistler plays host. FIS debuts the only new sport introduced at the Games who men’s and women’s ski cross enters the Olympic programme to rave reviews. 

The 2010 FIS Congress celebrates its centennial of the first International Ski Congress that was held in Christiania (NOR, later known as Oslo) on 18th February 1910. The historic Congress is held in Antalya (TUR). 

The first FIS SnowKidz awards are presented as part of the FIS programme ‘Bring Children to the Snow’ aimed at increasing youth participating in snow sports. The top three awards go to Norway, USA and Germany. 

2009

The 2009 editions of the FIS World Championships are hosted by: Liberec (Nordic), Val d’ Isere (Alpine), Inawashiro (Freestyle) and Gangwon (Snowboarding). 

2008

At the FIS Congress in Cape Town (RSA), one of the key themes deliberated was how to grow the sport worldwide. FIS unveils a campaign entitled "Bring Children to the Snow." The FIS Congress also reiterates its no tolerance policy for doping, unanimously accepting the World Anti-Doping Code valid from 1st January 2009. 

2006

FIS Events making their Olympic debut in Turin include the team sprint cross country skiing and snowboard cross. The classical men's 50 km and women's 30 km distances, which were held 2002, are not held in Turin, as they are alternated with freestyle events of the same distances. 

Simone Origone (ITA) set a new speed record at Les Arcs (FRA) of 251.40 kph. Raising the women's speed record, Sanna Tidstrand (SWE) reached 242.59 kph. 

2002

At the German/Austrian Four-Hills-Tournament, Sven Hannawald (GER) became the first ever to win all four competitions and the overall ranking.

General History of Skiing

6300-5000 BC: Oldest skis found in Russia

4000 BC: Rock carvings depicting skiing found at Bøla, Norway

1520: Rules made about hunting on skis in Norway

1741: First depiction of skier with two poles

1850s: Skiing reported in New Zealand and Australia.

1883: Cross-Country and ski jumping events developed at Huseby.

1900 First German ski championships held on the Feldberg

1908 First ski lift in the world set up in Schollach, Schwarzwald, rising 75 metres

1910 First International Ski Commission held in Oslo

1924: FIS is established at the first Olympic Winter Games

1931 First FIS Alpine World Championships held

1936: First Winter Olympic Games to include Alpine races (Slalom and Downhill) and Nordic Relay Race

1939: FIS Nordic & Alpine World Championships held in Poland including Cross Country, Jumping, Nordic Combination, Slalom, Downhill and Combined

1952 Winter Olympic Games took place in Oslo, establishing Giant Slalom as an Olympic discipline

1959 First death in official Alpine championships causes FIS to rule that helmets must be worn

1971 The first Exhibition (Freestyle) national championships held

1972: First FIS World Championships in Ski Flying held in Planica, in what was Yugoslavia

1987: Super-G introduced at the Alpine World Championships

1996: First FIS Snowboard World Championships held in Lienz, Austria