International Ski Federation

**International Ski Federation** () (FIS) is the sport organization for skiing.

The organization started in Norway in 1910. It was first named the International Ski Commission. It changed its name to the Fédération Internationale de Ski in February 1924. When it changed its name, it became the world organization for skiing.

## Ski disciplines

The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships:

### Alpine skiing

|width="80"|Disciplines||width="160"|World Championships|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Alpine combined|FIS Alpine World Ski Championships||||
|Downhill|||||
|Super-G|||||
|Giant slalom|||||
|Slalom|||||

### Nordic skiing

|width="80"|Disciplines||width="160"|World Championships|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Cross-country skiing|FIS Nordic World Ski Championships||||
|Ski jumping|||||
|Nordic combined|||||
|Ski flying|FIS Ski Flying World Championships||||

### Freestyle skiing

|width="80"|Disciplines||width="160"|World Championships|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Moguls|FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships||||
|Aerials|||||
|Skicross|||||
|Half-pipe|||||

### Snowboarding

|width="80"|Disciplines||width="160"|World Championships|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Parallel giant slalom|FIS Snowboarding World Championships||||
|Parallel slalom|||||
|Snowboard cross|||||
|Half-pipe|||||

### Others

|width="80"|Disciplines||width="160"|World Championships|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Grass skiing|FIS Grass skiing World Championships||||
|Speed skiing|FIS Speed Skiing Championships||||
|Telemark skiing|FIS Telemark skiing World Championships||||
|Masters|FIS World Criterium Masters||||

### Unofficial

|Disciplines|World Championships|
| --- | --- |
|Roller skiing|FIS Roller Skiing World Championships|
|Carving|FIS Carving Skiing World Championships|

_Note:_ The discipline of Biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, has its own organisation, the International Biathlon Union (IBU).

### World Cup

- Main Article : FIS World Cup (disambiguation)
|Number|Events|First|Last|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1967|2018 (52th)|
|2|FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1981|2018 (37th)|
|3|FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|1980|2018 (39th)|
|4|FIS Ski Cross World Cup|2002|2018 (16th)|
|5|FIS Nordic Combined World Cup|1983|2018 (35th)|
|6|FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|1979|2018 (39th)|
|7|FIS Snowboard World Cup|1994|2018 (24th)|
|8|FIS Grass Ski World Cup|2000|2018 (19th)|
|9|FIS Speed Ski World Cup|2000|2018 (19th)|
|10|FIS Telemark Ski World Cup|2000|2018 (19th)|
|11|FIS Masters World Cup|2004|2018 (15th)|
|12|FIS Roller Ski World Cup|2001|2017 (18th)|
|13|FIS Carving World Cup|2001|2017 (18th)|

### World Championships

- Main Article : FIS World Championships
- Nordic Ski consist of cross-country skiing, ski jumping and nordic combined.

|Number|Events|First|Last|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"|**senior**|||
|1|FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|1931|2017 (44th)|
|2|FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships|1986|2017 (16th)|
|3|FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1925|2017 (40th)|
|4|FIS Snowboarding World Championships|1996|2017 (12th)|
|5|FIS Ski Flying World Championships|1972|2018 (25th)|
|6|FIS Grass skiing World Championships|2001|2017 (9th)|
|7|FIS Speed Skiing Championships|2000|2017 (10th)|
|8|FIS Telemark skiing World Championships|2005|2017 (7th)|
|9|FIS World Criterium Masters|2004|2017 (14th)|
|10|FIS Roller Skiing World Championships|2000|2017 (9th)|
|-|FIS Carving Skiing World Championships|none|none|
|colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"|**Junior**|||
|1|FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships|1982|2018 (37th)|
|2|FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships|2003|2017 (11th)|
|3|FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships|1990|2018 (29th)|
|4|FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships|1997|2017 (21th)|
|-|FIS Ski Flying Junior World Championships|none|none|
|5|FIS Grass Ski Junior World Championships|2000|2018 (19th)|
|-|FIS Speed Skiing Junior World Championships|none|none|
|6|FIS Telemark skiing Junior World Championships|2005|2017 (10th)|
|7|FIS Roller Skiing Junior World Championships|2000|2017 (9th)|
|-|FIS Carving Skiing Junior World Championships|none|none|
- http://www.fis-ski.com/inside-fis/about/fis-history/snowsports/index.html
- https://allsportdb.com/Competitions/FIS-Freestyle-Junior-World-Ski-Championships-575
- https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/event-details.html?event_id=41014&cal_suchsector=GS
- https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/event-details.html?event_id=33189
- https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/event-details.html?event_id=41012
- https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/event-details.html?event_id=41244
- https://data.fis-ski.com/grass-skiing/results.html
- https://data.fis-ski.com/grass-skiing/cup-standings.html
- FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships was not held in 2004,2005,2008 and 2009.
- FIS World Criterium Masters Alpine Skiing for veterans : age from 55 to 90 in 7 age group for men and women (14 category).
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=FMC§orcode=MA
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=WC§orcode=MA
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=WJC§orcode=SB&Submit=SEARCH
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=WJC§orcode=FS&Submit=SEARCH
- https://www.skiinghistory.org/history/evolution-ski-shape
- https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/event-details.html?event_id=40994
- https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/event-details.html?event_id=33782&cal_suchsector=AL
- https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/event-details.html?event_id=22015
- http://www.skiroll.it/WorldCup/WorldCup.htm
- http://www.skiroll.it/WorldCup/archive/WorldCupRollerski.htm
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/overview-top-ranked-in-all-competitions.html?&category=ROLWSC§or=CC&place=Solleftea&gender=ALL
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=ROLWSC§orcode=CC&Submit=SEARCH
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=ROLWJC§orcode=CC&Submit=SEARCH
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=WJC§orcode=CC
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=WJC§orcode=CC
- FIS Roller Skiing Junior World Championships 2000 was not official. (Not official world Championships)
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=WSC§orcode=GS&Submit=SEARCH
- https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=WJC§orcode=GS&Submit=SEARCH