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To the - Members of the FIS Council - National Ski Associations - Committee Chairmen Oberhofen, 11th June 2013

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Short Summary FIS Council Meeting 10th June 2013, Cavtat-Dubrovnik (CRO) Dear Mr. President, Dear Ski friends, In accordance with art. 32.2 of the FIS Statutes we have pleasure in sending you the Short Summary of the most important decisions of the FIS Council Meeting, 10th June 2013 in Cavtat-Dubrovnik (CRO). 1. Members present

The following Council Members were present at the meeting in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia on 10th June 2013: President Gian Franco Kasper, Vice-Presidents Janez Kocijancic, Bill Marolt and Sverre Seeberg, Members Mats Årjes, Andrey Bokarev, Dean Gosper, Alfons Hörmann, Roman Kumpost, Vedran Pavlek, Flavio Roda, Eduardo Roldan, Peter Schroecksnadel, Patrick Smith, Matti Sundberg, Michel Vion, and Secretary General Sarah Lewis. Excused: Sung-Won Lee

2. Minutes from the Council Meeting in Oberhofen (SUI), November 2012

The minutes from the Council Meeting in Oberhofen (SUI) on 3rd November 2012 were approved.

3. The FIS World Championships

Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Cavtat-Dubrovnik (CRO), June 2013 - 2 -

3.1 Report on the 2013 FIS World Championships The Council expressed its sincere thanks to the Organising Committees and the National Ski Associations for the organisation of the respective FIS World Championships which successfully took place last winter: • FIS Snowboard World Championships 2013, Stoneham (CAN)

18th to 27th January: Council Member Patrick Smith • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013, Schladming (AUT)

4th to 17th February: Council Member Peter Schroecksnadel • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013, Val di Fiemme (ITA)

20th February to 3rd March: Council Member Flavio Roda • FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships 2013, Voss (NOR)

5th to 10th March: Vice-President Sverre Seeberg

3.2 Report on future FIS World Championships The Council Members and representatives on behalf of the respective National Ski Associations reported on the following upcoming events and provided written reports from the Organising Committees: • FIS Skiflying World Championships 2014, Harrachov (CZE)

14th to 16th March: Council Member Roman Kumpost

• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015, Vail/Beaver Creek (USA) 3rd to 15th February: Vice-President Bill Marolt

• FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015, Falun (SWE), 18th February to 1st March: Council Member Mats Årjes

• FIS Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard World Championships 2015, Kreischberg/Murau (AUT), 16th to 25th January: Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel

• FIS Skiflying World Championships 2016, Kulm/Bad Mitterndorf (AUT), January 2016 dates to be confirmed: Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel

• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017, St. Moritz (SUI) President Gian Franco Kasper

• FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, Lahti (FIN) Council Member Matti Sundberg

• FIS Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard World Championships 2017, Sierra Nevada (SPA): Council Member Eduardo Roldan

The Council acknowledged the reports and that all the various preparations appear to be going according to schedule. Additionally the Council approved the following competition programme for the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun (SWE):


Programme FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Falun (SWE), 18th February - 1st March 2015 Date Cross-Country Ski Jumping Nordic Combined Wednesday, 18th February

Qualification Ladies 5 km, Men 10 km

Opening Ceremony Thursday, 19th February

Ladies & Men Sprint C Qualification Final

Ladies HS 100 Qualification

Friday, 20th February

Men HS 100 Qualification Ladies HS 100 Final

Individual Gundersen HS 100 10 km

Saturday, 21st February

Ladies’ Pursuit (7.5 km C + 7.5 km F) Men’s Pursuit (15 km C + 15 km F)

Men HS 100 Final

Sunday, 22nd February

Ladies’ + Men’s Team Sprint F Qualification Final

Mixed Team HS 100 Team HS 100 Team 4 x 5 km

Monday, 23rd February

Reserve Day

Tuesday, 24th February

Interval Start Ladies’ 10 km F

Wednesday, 25th February

Interval Start Men’s 15 km F

HS 134 Men Qualification

Thursday, 26th February

Ladies’ Relay 4x5 km C + F

HS 134 Men Final

Individual Gundersen HS 134 10 km

Friday, 27th February

Men’s Relay 4x10 km C + F

Saturday, 28th February

Ladies’ 30 km C Mass Start

Team HS 134 Men Team Sprint HS 134 2 x 7.5 km

Sunday, 1st March

Men 50 km C Mass Start

Closing Ceremony *The starting times will be determined after the World Cup competitions in 2013/14. In the case of the proposal from the Organising Committee and Swedish Ski Association that is supported by a majority of the Cross-Country Committee to carry out the ladies 30km and men’s 50km as interval starts, the Council agreed that FIS addresses this question with the television and marketing rights holders, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), since the contract states that the competitions will be carried out as mass start races. Furthermore, the Council acknowledged that the programme of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail/Beaver Creek (USA) will be adapted to facilitate one extra day of


downhill training to enable at least two full downhill training runs and thereafter submitted to the Council at its Meeting in November 2013.

3.3 Candidates for future FIS World Championships The Council appointed the following new Organisers: - Grandvalira/Pas de la Casa Pas (Andorra) as Organiser of the Speed Skiing World

Championships 2015. - La Plagne (FRA) as Organiser of the Telemark World Championships 2017. The Council acknowledged receipt of the following applications for future FIS World Championships, all of which were submitted by 1st May 2013 according to the regulations, with the registration fee and guarantee for training days. Presentations to the FIS Council during the FIS Congress week in Barcelona (SPA) will take place on Tuesday 3rd June 2014 in accordance with the procedures established, with the election by the Council taking place on Thursday 5th June. 2018 Skiflying Oberstdorf, GER 2019 Nordic Events Seefeld, AUT Oberstdorf, GER Almaty, KAZ Planica, SLO Alpine Events Cortina d’Ampezzo, ITA Åre, SWE Freestyle Skiing/Snowboard Events At the time of completing the Comments on the Agenda, no candidacies had been submitted. The Council decided therefore to set a new deadline of 1st October 2013 for Freestyle Skiing/Snowboard applications.

3.4 Television and Marketing Rights for the FIS Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships The Council awarded the exclusive television and marketing rights for the FIS World Championships in the Alpine and Nordic Events for 2019 and 2021 to Infront Sports and Media. An offer had also been received from the existing rights holder, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), during their period of exclusive negotiation.

4. The FIS Junior World Championships 4.1 Reports FIS Junior World Championships 2013


The Council Members from the respective National Ski Associations and representatives reported on the following concluded events: • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2013, Liberec (CZE)

20th to 27th January: Council Member Roman Kumpost • FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2013, Le Massif, Quebec (CAN)

19th to 28th February: Council Member Patrick Smith • FIS Freestyle Skiing Junior World Ski Championships 2013, Valmalenco (ITA)

26th to 31st March: Council Member Flavio Roda • FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships 2013, Erzurum (TUR), 1st to

11th March: Secretary General Sarah Lewis on behalf of the Turkish Ski Association

The Council acknowledged the reports on each of the Championships and thanked the Organising Committees and their National Ski Associations for excellent events.

4.2 Future FIS Junior World Championships The Council Members from and on behalf of the respective National Ski Associations reported on the following upcoming events: • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2014, Val di Fiemme (ITA):

Council Member Flavio Roda • FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2014, Jasna (SVK): Council

Member Roman Kumpost on behalf of the Slovakian Ski Association • FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships 2015, Harbin (CHN): Vice

President Gian Franco Kasper on behalf of the Chinese Ski Association in the absence of Vice President Sung Won Lee

The Council acknowledged the progress reports on behalf of the various Organising Committees and confirmed that it will be represented at the respective Championships by the Council Member from the host nation where possible.

4.3 Candidates for future FIS Junior World Championships

The Council appointed the following new Organisers: - Valmalenco (ITA) as Organiser of the FIS Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard

Junior World Ski Championships, March 2014. - Geilo (NOR) as Organiser of the Telemark Junior World Championships

2014. - Hafjell (NOR) as Organiser of the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships

2015. This is also designed to serve as a “test event” for the 2016 Youth Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer.

- Almaty (KAZ) as Organiser of the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships

2015.


5. The International Olympic Committee / Olympic Winter Games FIS President Gian Franco Kasper reported on the activities of the International Olympic Committee: - The next IOC Session will take place in Buenos Aires (ARG) from 7th - 10th

September 2013, during which both the new IOC President and the Organiser of the Olympic Games in 2020 will be elected.

- The following persons have submitted their candidacy as the next IOC President: Thomas Bach (GER), Sergey Bubka (UKR), Richard Carrion (PUR), Ser Miang Ng (SIN), Denis Oswald (SUI), Ching-Kuo Wu (TPE). They will present their candidacies to the IOC Members on 4th and 5th July in Lausanne.

- Three Candidates are vying for the Olympic Games in 2020: Istanbul (TUR),

Madrid (SPA) and Tokyo (JPN) each of whom have undergone an inspection by the IOC Evaluation Commission in February and March. The report was published in May before each of the Candidates has the opportunity to make a presentation of their bid on 4th and 5th July in Lausanne.

- Buenos Aires (ARG), Glasgow (GBR), and Medellín (COL) have been shortlisted

from five Candidate Cities to host the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2018. Guadalajara (MEX) and Rotterdam (NED) did not make the shortlist. An Evaluation Commission has conducted further assessments of the three shortlisted Candidate Cities before submitting a report to the IOC members, who will elect the host city at an Extraordinary Session in Lausanne on 4th July 2013.

- The 25 sports that will be proposed to the 125th IOC Session for approval as the

core sports for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games are: athletics, rowing, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, weightlifting, handball, hockey, judo, aquatics, modern pentathlon, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, shooting, archery, triathlon, sailing and volleyball. The IOC Executive Board recommended that wrestling not be included on the list of core sports, which joined the seven shortlisted sports - baseball/softball, karate, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, wakeboarding and wushu - vying for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic programme as an additional sport. These eight sports made presentations to the Executive Board at its meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, in May. Thereafter it selected wrestling, baseball/softball, wrestling and squash on a short list, for the 125th IOC Session to elect one of them an additional sport on the 2020 programme.

- The IOC will establish a tripartite organisation of the IOC, NOCs and IFs to try to coordinate the calendar of the various Multi-Sports Games and avoid an the overloading of the calenders.

- IOC has begun work on establishing an Olympic Movement monitoring system to share information regarding suspicious betting activity under the IOC’s Working Group on the Fight Against Irregular and Illegal Betting in Sport.

- Potential candidates who have mentioned they may apply for the Olympic Winter

Games in 2022 include Oslo (NOR), Ukraine, Munich (GER), Slovakia-Poland, Sweden, Barcelona (SPA).


5.1 Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi The last IOC Coordination Commission took place from 12th - 13th March 2013 in the city of Sochi for the ninth and penultimate time. In addition the representatives of the seven Olympic International Winter Sports Federations also attended. Over the course of the two days of meetings, Sochi 2014 reported on its’ progress in all areas. Working groups examined the services that will be provided to groups such as the athletes, National Olympic Committees, spectators, the marketing partners, workforce and the media. FIS World Cups took place in all the disciplines during the 2012/13 winter season, with the exception of Alpine Skiing in which the European Cup Finals were organised. It was a challenging winter for the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee, particularly since there was a lack of snow, due to both to minimal natural snowfall (until after the season was concluded) and high temperatures limiting snow production. Furthermore, the ongoing construction of the venues and infrastructure made the logistics more complex too. As a consequence the achievements of the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee were all the more impressive in organising the complete programmes in Ski Jumping for men and ladies in December, Cross-Country Skiing and Nordic Combined together in early February, whilst Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard staged 14 of 20 planned competitions in mid-February, losing the slopestyle competitions in both disciplines as well as the Snowboard parallel slalom. Council Member Andrej Bokarev informed the Council that the construction of all venues will be concluded in September, and the various facilities and overlay will be installed thereafter. A detailed written report was provided by Sochi 2014. A major snow conservation programme has been undertaken in order to try to protect the snow in case there is another warm season with minimal snowfall in 2013/14. The Council addressed the issue raised by the Ski Jumping Committee there has been no test on the Ski Jumping large hill, which is due to be officially handed over to Sochi 2014 by the constructor on 30th October. On proposal of the Ski Jumping Committee, the Council decided that FIS requests to Sochi 2014 and the IOC that an exception is made to the IOC recommendation, whereby no competition may be carried out 100 days before Games, to enable a Ski Jumping Continental Cup to be carried out on 11th- 12th January 2014 in order to test the facility. This is very important for safety and operational checks. There are still concerns about the capacity of Sochi airport especially for departures at the conclusion of the Games. FIS Travel Service has been active in arranging charter flights for various National Olympic Committees and has already secured the necessary slots.

5.2 Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016 in Lillehammer The second IOC Coordination Commission for the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer (NOR) 2016 will take place from 12th - 13th June 2013. FIS President Gian Franco Kasper is leading the transfer of knowledge from the inaugural YOG in Innsbruck 2012 where he presided over the IOC Coordination Commission.


The IOC Executive Board will confirm the ages, quotas and events on the competition programme at its Meeting in August 2013, having postponed this from their previous meeting in May. Vice President Sverre Seeberg distributed the written report from Lillehammer 2016.

5.3 Olympic Winter Games 2018 in PyeongChang PyeongChang 2018 will host the second IOC Coordination Commission in mid-June 2013. A first report to the Association of the International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) was given by the representatives of the Organising Committee, POCOG, at the General Assembly of in St. Petersburg at the end of May 2013 and a report was submitted to the FIS Council in Cavtat-Dubrovnik. Progress has been made with the plans for the downhill course at Jungbon Mountain in accordance with the schedule to finish construction of the downhill in 2015 to enable the FIS World Cup competitions that will serve as the official test events in 2016 with national events beforehand. The city of Hoengseong contacted PyeongChang 2018 for a second time with a strong request to host some Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard events at Sungwoo Resort. Once again FIS confirmed to the Organising Committee and the IOC that it would not accept a change to the Venue Concept presented for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, with Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard both taking place at Bokwang Phoenix Park. There are significant technical, infrastructure, personnel and thereby cost efficiencies by carrying out all the Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard events together. Not only can the competition courses and facilities for halfpipe, slopestyle and ski- and snowboardcross be used for both disciplines, but the main venue infrastructure is also only required at one location. This includes the entire broadcast operation for OBS, finish stadiums and spectator tribunes, mixed zones, venue media centre, athlete containers and hospitality, Olympic Family lounge, transportation and parking systems. Furthermore, both disciplines benefit significantly from the cross-over in media presence on site since the broadcasters and journalists are not forced to select one or the other. Appointment of the PyeongChang 2018 Sport Managers will be made during the coming months. They will be recruited from applicants that fulfil various criteria, notably speaking English and enthusiasm for sport. Thereafter they will be the direct contact persons for FIS in the respective disciplines.

6. AIOWF The General Assembly of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) took place on 28th May 2012 in St. Petersburg during the SportAccord Convention. The following day, the annual meeting between the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations and the IOC Executive Board took place. The Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) also met the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) to exchange information on matters of common interest.


7. SportAccord (formerly GAISF) The 46th SportAccord General Assembly was held on 31st May 2013 in St. Petersburg (RUS) as part of the SportAccord Convention, which includes the General Assemblies of AIOWF, ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations), ARIFS (Association of Recognised International Federations) and the IOC Executive Board. The main theme at the SportAccord Convention from 27th to 31st May 2013 was about “The State of Our Industry - Examining the Health of Sport” and 2,400 participants attended the event in St. Petersburg. SportAccord is comprised of all Olympic and as well as other recognised Federations. Following the election of two new members, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the International Cheer Union (Cheerleaders) the organisation now has a total of 109 member IFs. A new President of SportAccord Marius Vizer, President of the International Judo Federation was elected ahead of Bernard Lapasset, President of the International Rugby Board to succeed Hein Verbruggen. The new President’s three main objectives for the organisation are to carry out international world championships of all sports every four years between the summer Olympic Games, to create an international sports bank and to set up an international sports lottery. The autumn SportAccord Council meeting is scheduled during the IF Forum, which will be held from 4th to 6th November 2013 in Lausanne.

8. Financial Matters

8.1 Report of the Finance Commission FIS Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Commission, Sverre Seeberg reported on the financial matters of the International Ski Federation, including the status of the accounts. He underlined that the finances in the first period of 2013 are heading in the same positive direction as in 2012. Expenditure is slightly less than the budget and income is higher. For the first time in several years, there is income from financial investments, which is a satisfactory outcome in view of the conservative FIS investment policy. The annual audit took place during the first week in March, and the 2012 accounts with the auditor’s report were sent to the Council with the report of the auditors in mid-April.


8.2 Requests for financial support from the Technical Committees The Council approved proposals for financial support from the Committees for technical courses and activities for Cross-Country, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding joint activities, Speed Skiing, Grass Skiing and Telemark.

8.3 FIS Development Programme At its Meetings during the FIS Congress in Kangwonland, the Council decided to connect the Aid & Promotion Programme and FIS Solidarity Support in the future, in order that there is a better coordination between these two areas and to avoid overlapping of activities and appointed a working group of the Council to undertake this project. In Cavtat-Dubrovnik, the Council approved the report of the Chairman of the Working Group Alfons Hoermann who explained details of the concept that had been presented to the National Ski Associations during an information session at the FIS Calendar Conference several days earlier. Three meetings of the working group have taken place and expert input has also been provided. A key objective is to increase the number of developing ski nations participating in FIS Development Programme activities. The scope of the programme is designed to improve developing ski nations own knowledge and competences. Constructive feedback with useful suggestions was received from many National Ski Associations and their representatives. A next exchange will take place at the Leaders Seminar during the Technical Committee Meetings in October. Additionally two experts from the developing nations will be appointed to serve as advisors in the working group. A follow-up letter will be sent to the National Ski Associations Developing Nations following the presentation in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, also requesting their input to the draft list of activity allocation (see below), in case a nation has been included as an invited participant in a discipline where they are not active, or the opposite and a nation is missing. Professional support of the organisation of the activities will be provided through the FIS Office and by the appointed experts organising the training camps and other activities. Programme of Activities 2013/14

Leader’s Seminar: 4th October, Zurich, combined with Youth & Children’s Seminar (exceptionally) organisation Josef Zenhäusern / FIS Office Youth & Children’s Seminar: 4th October, Zurich Josef Zenhäusern / FIS Office Alpine Training Camps: autumn and winter camps Markus Malsiner / FIS Office Support from Janez Fleré, FIS Alpine Coordinator


Nordic Training Camps: summer and winter camps Sandro Pertile / FIS Office Walter Hofer, Pierre Mignerey, Lasse Ottesen, FIS Race Directors Freestyle Skiing & Snowboarding Training Camps (provisionally from 2014/15)

Proposal FIS Council Working Group (status 7th June)

AL Camp CC Camp NC Camp SJ Camp FS/SB Camp

Own costs paid by NSA

ALB x ALG x x AND x ARG x x ARM x x x AUS x x AUT BEL x x x BIH x x BLR x x x x x (CC) BOL x BRA x x BUL x x x CAN x x CHI x x CHN x x x x CRO x CYP x x CZE DAN x x x EST x x x x FIN FRA GBR x x x GEO x x x x GER GRE x x x x HUN x x x x x IND IRA x x IRE x x x ISL ISR x x ITA JPN KAZ x x x x (CC) KGZ x x x x KOR x x x LAT x x x x LIB x LIE LTU x x x LUX x x x MAR x MGL x x x MKD x x MNE x x x


MON x NED x x x x NEP x x NOR NZL x x PAK x x PRK POL POR x x ROU x x x x RSA x x x RSM x RUS SLO SPA SRB x x SUI SVK x x SWE x TPE x x TUR x x x x x UKR x x x x USA UZB x x x x VEN

In addition, on proposal of the Working Group for Development Activities, 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 Chile, Bosnia Herzegovina, Iran, Slovenia, as well as for the Patagonia Childrens Championships the Ski Jumping Schoolchildren Grand Prix for and the Nordic Combined Children’s Grand Prix .

8.4 Marc Hodler Foundation Chairman of the Marc Hodler Foundation Janez Kocijancic reported that things are working well, the accounts are in line with the budget and projects are on track. The 2012 accounts of the Marc Hodler Foundation were audited in early March. The next meeting of the patronage board will take place in conjunction with the FIS Council Meeting in Oberhofen in November 2013.

8.5 FIS Travel Service AG The Council acknowledged the report from President Gian Franco Kasper in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of FIS Travel Service. The financial situation of the company is presently satisfactory, despite high costs and losses incurred for organising charter flights for the FIS World Cup events in Sochi during 2013, notably for Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard.

8.6 FIS Marketing AG The Council acknowledged the report submitted by Christian Pirzer, CEO of FIS Marketing AG and the status of various projects.


Chairman of FIS Marketing AG and FIS Vice-President Janez Kocijancic reported on the latest developments with FIS Marketing AG. All of FISMAG’s projects were profitable and the outlook thanks to long-term multi-event sponsorship agreements for the upcoming years is positive. Business results are better than the projected income with net profit after tax of CHF 634,000. Following the audit, the shareholders will need to formally decide on the allocation of the profit and the proposal by the FIS members of the supervisory board is for CHF 34,000 to be allocated to the reserves, with the remainder distributed to the stakeholders. Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel voiced his concern that the resources generated through the title sponsor for ski cross are inadequate to sufficiently support the Organisers. The Council confirmed the mandate given to FIS Marketing AG to focus on the presently open Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard title sponsor agreements as its main priority. Concerns were raised by several Council Members about the potential for conflicts of interest within the structure of FIS Marketing AG. The FIS representatives in the supervisory board were tasked with addressing the issues that had arisen with the management, also taking into account the letter from the Canadian Snowsports Association giving details of problems they are facing.

9. Marketing, Public Relations and Special Projects

At its Meeting in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, the Council acknowledged existing sponsor and partner contracts and confirmed a new, significant agreement with Audi in the Nordic disciplines. Offers were received for the Nordic packages from “BMW” through Tridem Sports and “Audi” for rights in the Nordic disciplines. The Council’s decision to award the rights to Audi was based on their engagement with ski sport as a whole especially with many National Ski Associations, as well as their significantly higher offer and their additional investment in the Bring Children to the Snow campaign. FIS World Cup Title Sponsors Cross-Country World Cup Presenting sponsor: ”Viessmann” signed up to 2017/2018 Sponsors: “BMW” signed up to 2013/2014 “Vattenfall” signed up to 2014/2015 (withdrew 2012/13) “Helvetia” signed up to 2013/2014 “Craft” signed up to 2015/2016 Men’s Ski Jumping World Cup Presenting sponsors: ”Viessmann” signed up to 2017/2018 “Hyundai”, signed up to 2013/2014 Ladies’ Ski Jumping World Cup Presenting sponsors: “Viessmann” signed up to 2017/2018 “OMV” signed up to 2013/2014


Nordic Combined World Cup Presenting sponsors: “Viessmann” signed up to 2017/18 “Audi” agreed up to 2017/2018 Nordic disciplines Presenting Sponsor: “Audi” agreed from 2014 to until 2017/18 for several packages, details of which will be finalised in due course. For Nordic Combined the agreement is from 2013/14. Alpine Ski World Cup Title sponsor: “Audi” signed up to 2017/18 Freestyle Skiing World Cup Title sponsor: open Freestyle Ski Cross World Cup “Audi”, signed from 2011/2012 to 2013/2014 Snowboard World Cup Title sponsor: open Additional FIS partners FIS official cars “Audi”, signed up to 2017/2018 FIS clothing partners “Halti”, agreed up to 2017/2018 - Alpine Skiing, FIS Council and FIS (non-technical) staff “Adidas” agreed up to 2017/2018 Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined, 2014/15 Cross-Country Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard under negotiation FIS World Cup trophies/medals “Joska”, signed up to 2013/2014 Snowmaking Service “Sufag”, signed up to 2013/2014 Cableways “Doppelmayr”/”Garaventa”, agreed until 2013/2014 Temporary infrastructure “Nüssli”, signed up to 2013/2014 Telecommunications “Telecom Sportservice”, signed up to 2014/2015 Halfpipe Grinder “Zaugg” under negotiation for 2013/2014 Snowboard equipment (stubbie poles, flags) Liski, signed up to 2013/14


Data and timing sponsors and service providers of the FIS World Cups Timing and data service Cross-Country, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined World Cups “ST Sport Service”, signed up to 2013/2014 Timing Sponsor Cross-Country World Cup “Polar”, signed until 2013/2014 Data and timing partner and service Alpine World Cup “Longines” with service by “Swiss Timing”, signed up to 2016/2017 Timing and data service Freestyle Skiing World Cup “Global Sport Service”, signed up to 2013/2014 Timing and data service Snowboard World Cup “Swiss Timing”, signed up to 2013/2014 Video Screens FIS Alpine and Ski Cross World Cups Faber Videoscreens, signed up to 2014/2015 9.1 Marketing Rights for the FIS World Cups

At the Meeting in Oberhofen in November 2012, the Council dealt with questions raised by the Swiss Ski Association concerning marketing rights for FIS World Cup Events. Thereafter, the Council agreed that clarity is required in terms of definition of the rights ownership for FIS World Cup events and agreed that a working group of the Chairman of the Board of FIS Marketing AG, FIS Treasurer, Chairman of the Committee for Advertising Matters and President of Swiss Ski, Urs Lehmann coordinated by the Secretary General reviews the status and submits its proposal to the Council in spring 2013. Vice President Janez Kocijancic reported from the first meeting of the working group which had met shortly before the Council Gathering in Schladming. The group had examined the situation and had a productive meeting which came up with the following conclusions: • Goal is to increase marketing income for all parties involved in the FIS World Cup:

National Ski Associations, notably the Organisers that stage the events and FIS. • The title rights for the series are held by FIS to enable the professional

organisation to be implemented. Event Rights are with the Organisers who are at liberty to sell to them to agencies and there are different systems in place between the disciplines.

• Information about marketing activities notably in regard to division of income

should be transparent. • The next task is to bring more clarity into the different rules that go into this

area and the Secretary General has been tasked to coordinate this work with the Advertising Committee to present to the Council in spring 2014.

The following overview of the marketing structure was acknowledged by the Council:


FIS World Cup Marketing Structure Cross-Country

Skiing Ski Jumping Nordic Combined Alpine Skiing Freestyle Skiing Snowboard

Marketing Rights Ownership

Title-presenting sponsor package: FIS Event sponsors: NSA-OC (sold to agency)

Title-presenting sponsor package: FIS Event sponsors: NSA-OC (or sold to agency)

Title-presenting sponsor package: FIS Event sponsors: NSA-OC (or sold to agency)

Title sponsor package: FIS Event sponsors: NSA-OC (or sold to agency)



Event Sponsors FIS Marketing : BMW, Vattenfall, Helvetia, Craft NSA-OC own rights to: starting bibs, banner package

NSA-OC NSA-OC NSA-OC NSA-OC Title sponsor (Audi) has also purchased some event rights, thereby this income distributed to NSAs

NSA-OC

Timing and Data FIS provides service with costs partially covered by sponsor income (Polar)

FIS provides service with costs partially covered by sponsor (Konica)

FIS arranged services free of charge for OCs with sponsor income that is provided to NSA-OCs (Longines)

FIS provides service to OCs - presently no sponsor to cover costs.

FIS provides service to OCs - presently no sponsor to cover costs.

Handling on behalf of the rights owner

FISMAG (Viessmann, BMW, Vattenfall, Helvetia, Craft, Polar)

FISMAG (Viessmann, Hyundai, ÖMV, Konica)

FISMAG (Viessmann)

FISMAG (Audi) FIS-Infront (Longines)

FISMAG (Audi) NSA-OC (Event Sponsors)

NSA-OC (Event Sponsors)

Television Rights Ownership

NSA NSA NSA NSA NSA NSA


9.2 Sponsorship with Betting Companies

In Oberhofen November 2012, the Council had a thorough discussion and addressed the principles about whether betting companies should be allowed as sponsors. The Council agreed that existing agreements for last winter season could still be accepted, but no new ones may be entered into and that the Council would go into further detail in spring 2013. To assist the Council with its decision regarding sponsorship with betting companies, a survey of the National Ski Associations was conducted to gather information about their agreements for advertising with athletes and teams, as well as at events. Based on its results and extensive discussions on the subject, the Council decided to permit sponsorship of events by commercial betting companies. However, advertising on or with the athletes (head sponsors, competition suits, starting bibs) is prohibited. Furthermore, FIS title and presenting sponsor rights will not be sold to commercial betting companies. The Council would welcome a list of approved lottery and betting companies through the IOC’s Working Group on the Fight Against Irregular and Illegal Betting in Sport in the future.

9.3 “Bring Children to the Snow”

The Council approved the latest update report in regard to the activities of the Bring Children to the Snow Campaign: • The Bring Children to the Snow campaign has continued to grow during the

2012/13 season. The second edition of FIS World Snow Day took place on 19th January 2013 and enhancements to the FIS SnowKidz programme have provided new opportunities to engage even more children in snow sports.

• Since the inception of Bring Children to the Snow, FIS SnowKidz and World

Snow Day events are estimated to have enabled over 680,000 children and families to enjoy snow sports around the world.

FIS World Snow Day • Creative and well-planned events around the world made World Snow Day

2013 a resounding success. 435 Organisers in 39 countries allowed more than 430,000 participants to explore, enjoy and experience snow sports. These numbers show a 93% increase in the number of Organisers, a steady rate of country involvement and a 115% increase in the number of participants.

• Some highlights of World Snow Day 2013 include:

Free ski tickets at 99 ski resorts across Norway Tokyo Snow and Ice Festival (JPN) Cross-Country extravaganza throughout Poland Free Skiing and Snowboarding for children in Lake Louise, Sunshine

Village and Mount Norquay (CAN) Everyone on Snow, Stockholm (SWE) Mountain in the City in Quebec City (CAN) Free indoor ski and snowboard lessons in Auckland (NZE)


SOS Kinderdorf snow days in the Best of the Alps resorts of St. Anton, Chamonix, Mégéve, Kitzbühel & Lech/Zürs

• New partner Sanetta has produced World Snow Day jackets for boys and girls

that will be in the stores throughout Europe from the start of the 2013/14 season. A licensing agreement will deliver FIS a percentage of profits.

• The third edition of World Snow Day is set take place on 19th January 2014.

The original goal set for the 3rd year of World Snow Day was 500’000 participants. Given the loyalty of a number of Organisers and partners, as well as cooperation developed through various branches of the industry thanks to participation at ISPO and connections forged with tourism, this figure appears well within reach.

FIS SnowKidz • FIS SnowKidz provides a flexible alternative to the World Snow Day in terms

of being able to organise events at any time throughout the year. It saw a 25% increase in the number of Organisers, a 34% increase in the number of events and over 14,000 participants across the northern hemisphere season.

• The FIS SnowKidz website was revised and now features a registration

system, toolkit, reporting system, Event Planning Manual and a series of guides with event ideas.

• Application criteria and documentation for 3rd FIS SnowKidz Award will be

provided to the NSAs on 1st September 2013, with the Award scheduled to be presented at the FIS Congress in Barcelona in June 2014.

As part of the extension to their partnership with FIS, Audi has stepped in to support and collaborate to jointly develop projects within the Bring Children to the Snow and World Snow Day campaigns.

9.4 Internet domain: “dot” .SKI The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) launched a new generic top level domain name (“gTLD”) programme, expanding the domain name marketplace beyond .COM .ORG, etc. At its previous Meeting in Oberhofen, November 2012, the Council acknowledged that FIS and the IOC have supported the application of .SKI from Starting Dot who is seeking a community designation for the internet domain. The last ICANN meeting in Beijing reported another delay in the community-based application evaluation process, which should now start in August or September. All community-based applications will be evaluated at the same time, by the Economist and either the LSE or the London Business School on ICANN's behalf. An initial Evaluation of the .SKI application is expected to be conducted by ICANN by June 15th and the decision on the objection against the other applicant, Donuts, is scheduled for mid-August. In any case, general availability of .SKI URLs for the National Ski Associations and FIS will not be available before March 2014. Current work is underway focused on finalising the marketing agreement, to which the list of reserved names by FIS and the NSAs along with some generic terms will be an appendix.


10. Anti-Doping

10.1 International Doping Cases

The Council acknowledged the report of the Chairman of the FIS Doping Panel, Patrick Smith. On 26th March 2013, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the appeal of the Estonian cross-country skier Andrus Veerpalu against the decision of the FIS Doping Panel from 22nd August 2011, which sanctioned him with a period of ineligibility of 3 years following a positive anti-doping control for human growth hormone (hGH) at the beginning of 2011. This was the first time that the hGH Test had been challenged before CAS and therefore the decision has had significant consequences, notably for WADA. The athlete argued that the hGH test was unreliable for essentially four reasons: 1) the test is defective and scientifically invalid, particularly because of unreliable decision limits; 2) the Laboratory was not accredited to perform the test; 3) the test was improperly applied and administered by the DCO and the Laboratory; 4) the Athlete’s individual circumstances render any positive test result meaningless. In a detailed award, the CAS arbitrators considered that “the FIS had shown to their comfortable satisfaction that the hGH Test is a reliable testing method for hGH abuse in professional sports that is based on scientifically correct assumptions and methods. However, the FIS failed to meet the applicable standard of proof with respect to the procedure followed to set the aspects of the decision limits (essential to avoid the risk of having “false positive” tests). In conclusion, the Panel noted that there were many factors in this case which tend to indicate that Andrus Veerpalu did in fact himself administer exogenous hGH, but that, for the reason that procedural flaws have been found in the statistical side of the WADA studies establishing the decision limits, the violation of the FIS Anti-doping Rules cannot be upheld on appeal. Therefore, the ban imposed by the decision of the FIS Doping Panel has been overturned by the Panel”. In response, WADA issued the following statement on 28th March 2013: “The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has now had the opportunity to carefully study the decision rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on March 26th 2013 in the case of Mr. Andrus Veerpalu. WADA regrets the outcome of this case, where according to the CAS panel in its decision “there are many factors in this case which tend to indicate that the Athlete did in fact administer exogenous hGH”. It means to WADA that a likely cheater has evaded a sanction due to a tenuous technicality. WADA is deeply disappointed with this situation, but acknowledges the CAS authority and understands that the panel was not comfortably satisfied with the decision limits (DL) currently applied to the hGH test. WADA will immediately engage in a process to re-establish these limits taking into account the remarks expressed in the CAS award. WADA is pleased however that CAS has fully accepted that the test itself is reliable and indicated “the Respondent has shown to the comfortable satisfaction of this Panel that the hGH Test is a reliable testing method for hGH abuse in professional sports that is based on scientifically correct assumptions and methods”.


WADA will therefore encourage Anti-Doping Organisations (ADOs) to continue collecting samples for analysis pursuant to the hGH test and will, based on the larger number of samples now available, advise on revised decision limits shortly.”

10.2 National Doping Cases In accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code, FIS is not entitled to review and/or amend decisions of doping cases from tests that have been carried out by the National Anti-Doping Agencies, but both FIS and WADA may appeal any decisions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the event that either organisations believe that an inappropriate decision has been taken (in accordance with the relevant rules and deadlines). The Council acknowledged the following decisions taken by the respective national authorities:

Name Nat Disc. Event tested Substance/ Method Sanction

STANKEVICH, Vadzim BLR CC

23.01.2013, ICT Carphedone

2 years (from 23.01.2013)

KULBAKIN, Leonid RUS CC 26.12.2012 Methyl-hexaneamine 2 years

FLANAGAN, Tyler USA SB 14.03.2013

Refusal to submit to sample collection, OOCT

2 years (from 08.05.2013)

10.3 WADA

The latest meeting of the WADA Executive Board took place in mid-May and focused mainly on the revision to the World Anti-Doping Code that will be presented at the World Anti-Doping Conference in Johannesburg in November 2013 for implemention in the Code that will be valid from 1st January 2015. With the third draft, the Code becomes clearer in language, shorter in length, and the articles stronger. The amendments put forward provide for: - Longer periods of ineligibility for real cheats and more flexibility in sanctioning

in other specific circumstances. - Consideration of the principles of proportionality and human rights. - Assistance in the increasing importance of investigations in the fight against

doping. - Encompassing Athlete Support Personnel who are involved in doping. - Emphasis on the concepts of smart test distribution planning, smart menus for

Sample analysis, and smart Sample storage. - Added clarity and equality in balancing the interests of International

Federations and National Anti-Doping Organisations. In November 2013 a new President of WADA will be elected from the Sports Movement in accordance with the five year rotation system between Government and Sports Movement representatives for the presidency.

11. Appointment of jury members

The Council made a number of new appointments (in bold type) for the FIS World Championships and other major events. The following list also includes appointments made previously:


2013 FIS Roller Ski World Championships, Bad Peterstal (GER) Technical Delegate Leonid Golubkov, RUS TD Assistant Necati Kaplan, TUR 2013 Winter Universiade Trentino (ITA) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate Len Apedaile, CAN TD Assistant Jakub Vodrazka, CZE Ski Jumping Technical Delegate Ueli Forrer, SUI TD Assistant Martin Brunner, GER Judges Stefan Thoma, ITA Franz Rappenglück, GER Fritz Pollhammer, AUT Martin Vrhovnik, SLO Yuri Kalinin, RUS Nordic Combined Technical Delegate Jyri Pelkonen, FIN TD Assistant Necati Kaplan, TUR 2014 FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Harrachov (CZE) Technical Delegate Eero Kuusinen, FIN TD-Assistant Thomas Klauser, GER Chief Distance Measurer Teppo Niemienen, FIN Judges Danes Raich, CZE

Jarkko Mantila, FIN Michael Herzig, GER Yutaka Minemura, JPN Eduard Suboch, RUS Joze Bercis, SLO

2014 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships, Jasna (SVK) Technical Delegate Ladies Stiliani Chroni, GRE Technical Delegate Men Peter Lederer, NOR 2014 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships,U23 CC WSC, Val di Fiemme (ITA) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate Tomas Jons, SWE TD Assistant Marko Lustrek, SLO Jury Members Janet Gates, CAN


Ski Jumping Technical Delegate Franck Salvi, FRA TD-Assistant Saso Komovec, SLO Chief Distance Measurer Fritz Pollhammer, AUT Judges Tiiu Ounila, ITA Stephan Klein, GER (repl. Michael Herzig) Andrej Galica, POL Milos Kern, SLO Ole Walseth, NOR David Amstein, SUI Nordic Combined Technical Delegate Tapio Nurmela, FIN TD Assistant Robert Krautgartner, AUT 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Sochi (RUS) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate Petr Mach, CZE TD Assistant Tiit Pekk, EST Jury Members Pierre Gay-Perret, FRA Annmari Viljanmaa, FIN Equipment Control Vegard Ulvang, NOR Ski Jumping Technical Delegate Bertil Palsrud, NOR TD Assistant Marko Mlakar, SLO Chief Distance Measurer Ueli Forrer, SUI Equipment Control Men Jouko Törmänen, FIN Sepp Gratzer, FIS Equipment Control Ladies Aga Baczkowska, POL Judges Yuri Kalinin, RUS Hermann Kothleiter, AUT Pascal Malec, FRA Stefan Thoma, ITA Ole Walseth, NOR Christian Würsten, SUI Nordic Combined Technical Delegate John Heilig, CAN TD Assistant Marco Zarucchi, SUI Equipment Control Open (new Chairman) Guntram Kraus, FIS


Alpine Skiing Technical Delegate Ladies Roland Johansson, NOR Technical Delegate Men Darrell MacLachlan, CAN Jury Ladies Anne-Chantal Pigelet-Grévy, FRA Manfred Steiner, AUT Jin Hae Kim, KOR Jury Men Hannes Ziembinski, GER Michael Soltys, SVK Paul Van Slyke, USA Equipment Control Men Bernhard Russi, SUI Mike Kertesz, FIS Equipment Control Ladies Andi Krönner, FIS Freestyle Skiing - Snowboard TD Moguls/Aerials/Ski Cross Jyrki Säämänen, FIN TD Pipe and Slope Bill Van Gilder, USA TD Parallel/Snowboard Cross Stephan DeWitt, NED Head Judge (Moguls/Aerials) Stefan Buob, SUI Scoring Judges (Moguls/Aerials) Hanka Kaluzikova, CZE Oksana Kushenko, RUS

Helene House, CAN Bill McNice, USA Zoe Jaboor, AUS Petri Anttila, FIN Olivier Grange, FRA

Head Judge Brandon Wong, CAN (SB Halfpipe/Slopestyle) Scoring Judges Klara Suchanova, CZE (SB Halfpipe/Slopestyle) Phoebe Mills, USA

Guido Van Meel, SUI Ola Sundekvist, SWE Iztok Sumantic, SLO Kyoji Yokoyama, JPN

Head Judge Josh Loubek, USA (Ski Halfpipe/Slopestyle) Scoring Judges Dion Newport, NZL (Ski Halfpipe/Slopestyle) Mike Atkinson, CAN

Rafael Regazzoni, FRA Simon Tjernström, SWE Gregory Tuscher, SUI

Supervisor FS/SB Slopestyle Jim Sidorchuk, CAN Supervisor Moguls/Aerials Chris Moore, CAN Supervisor Ski Cross Open - to be defined Supervisor Snowboard Cross Michael Neuenschwander, SUI Video Control All Events (FS/SB) Peter Krogoll, GER


Equipment Control FS Chris Robinson, CAN Equipment Control SB Bill Slattery, USA 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Vail/Beaver Creek (USA) Technical Delegate Ladies Stefanie Wolf, GER Jury Ladies Simon Wi Rutene, NZL Mirko Leonini, SUI Arno Heikkala, FIN Technical Delegate Men Stefano Pirola, CHI Jury Men Doug Campbell, CAN Michael Huber, AUT Markus Malsiner, ITA 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Falun (SWE) Cross-Country Technical Delegate Robert Peets, EST TD Assistant Jussi Prykäri, FIN Jury Members Alan Serrano, USA Riikka Rakic, SUI Ski Jumping Technical Delegate Sandro Pertile, ITA TD Assistant Thomas Hasslberger, GER Chief Distance Measurer Matthias Kindler, GER Nordic Combined Technical Delegate Branko Simic, SLO TD Assistant Thomas Abratis, GER 2015 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and U 23 CC WSC, TBC Cross-Country Technical Delegate Matt Pauli, USA TD Assistant Georgy Kadikov, RUS Jury Member Zora Honzlova, CZE 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival, Vorarlberg/Liechtenstein (AUT/LIE) Cross-Country Technical Delegate Zofia Kielpinska, POL TD Assistant Josef Gabriel, CZE


Ski Jumping Technical Delegate Hubert Mathis, SUI TD Assistant Christian Kathol, AUT Judges AUT, AUT, GER, SUI, SUI Nordic Combined Technical Delegate Andrea Roggia, ITA TD Assistant Stanislav Slavik, CZE Alpine Technical Delegate Ladies Pierre Bornat, FRA Technical Delegate Men Carlo Lötscher, SUI Snowboard Technical Delegate Michael Neuenschwander, SUI Technical Delegate Iztok Kvas, SLO 2015 Winter Universiade Granada (SPA) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate Marko Lustrek, SLO TD Assistant Emil Hecico, ROU Alpine Technical Delegate Ladies Marco Cozzi, ITA Technical Delegate Men Ernesto Cingolani, ARG Freestyle Skiing Technical Delegate Matthew Wade, USA Snowboard Technical Delegate Lenka Dvorokova, CZE Technical Delegate Flynn Seddon, CAN 2014 Snowboard Junior World Championships Valmalenco (ITA) Technical Delegate Christoph Arndt, AUT Technical Delegate Martijin Oostdijk, NED 2016 Youth Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer (NOR) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate Emil Hecico, ROU TD Assistant Mathias Berglund, SWE


Alpine Technical Delegate Ladies to be confirmed, USA Technical Delegate Men Josef Zingerle, ITA Jury Marc Berry, GBR Jean-Louis Galinier, FRA Claes Johansson, SWE 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN) Cross-Country Skiing Technical Delegate Uros Ponikvar, SLO TD Assistant Alan Serrano, USA

11. Key technical officials in World Championships Organising Committees The Council approved the following proposals of the Organising Committees for their key technical officials: 2013 FIS Roller Ski World Championships, Bad Peterstal (GER) President OC/Secretary General Stefan Harter Chief of the Competition Dieter Doll National TD Georg Zipfel 2013 FIS Grass Ski World Championships, Shichikashuku Miyagi (JPN) President OC Hideo Kobayashi Vice President OC Teruo Umetsu Hideo Morita Akio Shigrmitsu Chief of the Competition Yoichi Fujita 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Sochi (RUS) Cross-CountryChief of Competition to be confirmed* Ass. Chief of Competition to be confirmed* *must speak English and have experience as Chief of Race and Assistant at World Cup level Race Secretary Tatiana Borovitskaya Chief of Course Alexander Pavlov Chief of Stadium Dmitriy Baranov Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Evgeny Vashurin Ass. Chief of Competition Sergey Maslennikov Race Secretary Nadezhda Bozhko / Galina Novozhilova Chief of Hill Sergey Zyryanov / Iztok Pergarec Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Sergey Zhukov Ass. Chief of Competition Evgeny Vashurin


Race Secretary Nadezhda Bozhko / Yulia Panshina Chief of Hill Sergey Zyryanov / Iztok Pergarec Chief of Course Leonid Vologzhanin Alpine Skiing Chief of Competition Men Wolfgang Mitter Chief of Competition Ladies Mikhail Mamonov Ass. Chief of Competition Men Nicolay Selivanov Ass. Chief of Competition Ladies Vladimir Karpenko Chief of course Men Sergey Kizilov Chief of course Ladies Vadim Shangin Ass. Chief of course Men Nicolay Belokrinkin Ass. Chief of course Ladies Evgeny Kormschikov Timing crew coordinator Iouri Gouriev Chief Race Secretary Iouri Gouriev Race Secretary Men Inna Krylenko Race Secretary Ladies German Rzhanitsin Chief of course slalom Valery Mikhailov Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard The list of key technical officials was not submitted to the Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard Coordination Group for review, therefore some of the proposals need to be studied. Chief of Competition Moguls Kitov Oleg Chief of Competition Aerials Kitov Oleg Chief of Competition Ski Cross Zezin Denis Chief of Competition Ski Halfpipe Potapov Alexey Chief of Competition Ski Slopestyle Akhtyamov Ruslan Chief of Competition Parallel Events Zezin Denis Chief of Competition Snowboard Cross Zezin Denis Chief of Competition Snowboard Halfpipe Potapov Alexey Chief of Competition Snowboard Slopestyle Akhtyamov Ruslan Chief of Course Moguls Ivanov Sergey Chief of Course Aerials Ablaev Enver Chief of Course Ski Cross tbd Chief of Course Ski Halfpipe Danovskiy Valentin Chief of Course Ski Slopestyle tbd Chief of Course Parallel Events Zadorozhnyuk Alexey Chief of Course Snowboard Cross tbd Chief of Course Snowboard Halfpipe Danovskiy Valentin Chief of Course Snowboard Slopestyle tbd Timing Crew Coordinator Civinskiy Yuriy Chief Race Secretary to be confirmed Race Secretary Freestyle Skiing Protcenko Roman Race Secretary Snowboarding to be confirmed 2014 FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Harrachov (CZE) President OC Rostislav Jozifek Secretary General Barbora Baresova Chief of the Competition Josef Slavik Chief of the Hill Stanislav Slavik


2014 FIS Alpine Junior World Championships, Jasna (SVJ) Chief of Competition Speed Jana Palovicova Chief of Competition Tech. Jan Garaj Race Secretary Martin Kupco Chief of Course Speed Martin Kupco Chief of Course Tech. Michal Marazik 2014 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Val di Fiemme (ITA) Cross-Country Chief of Competition Enzo Macor Ass. Chief Of Competition Luigi Gira Race Secretary Elisa Varesco Chief of Course Giuseppe Brigadoi Chief of Stadium Ciro Tomasi Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Sandro Pertile Ass. Chief of Competition Pietro Vanzo Race Secretary Alice Varesco Chief Of Hill Ferruccio Devilla Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Andrea Roggia Ass. Chief of Competition Fabio Morandini Race Secretary Roberta Gabrielli Chief Of Hill Ferruccio Devilla Chief Of Course Giuseppe Brigadoi 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Vail/Beaver Creek (USA) Chief of Competition Men Greg Johnson Chief of Competition Ladies Jim Roberts Race Secretary Thelma Hoessler Chief of Course Men Ron Rupert Chief of Course Ladies Ellen Galbraith 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Falun (SWE) CEO Sven von Holst Sports Director Tommy Höglund Assistant Sports Director Anki Kjellberg Competition Managers: Ski Jumping Anders Lind Nordic Combined Per Busk Cross-Country Tomas Jons Marketing Kent Lövgren Volunteers Gunilla Back Finance Stefan Carlsson Communication Katarina Medveczky Communication Sara Tigerström Transportation Björn Floresjö Accommodation Ulrika Back


Security and Technology Jan Fahlén Events and Ceremonies Rony Forsberg Anti-Doping Sara Fischer Environment Mats Reutherborg Coordination Mona Anestedt 2013 FIS Grass Ski World Championships, Shichikashuku Miyagi (JPN) President OC Hideo Kobayashi Vice President OC Teruo Umetsu Hideo Morita Akio Shigrmitsu Chief of Competition Yoichi Fujita

12. FIS World Cup Calendars 2013/2014 and future The FIS World Cup Calendars for the 2013/2014 season were approved by the Council at its Meeting in Oberhofen in November 2012, with the exception of Alpine Skiing, ladies, which was approved by the Council at its Gathering in Schladming. Based on the experiences of the past season, some small modifications were reviewed by the Technical Committees and thereafter the Council approved the final versions in Cavtat-Dubrovnik (please see following pages). In regard to the FIS Alpine World Cup calendar 2013/14 for men, following extensive discussions over a period of time there is a change of format to the alpine combined that will be carried out in Kitzbühel. The race will take place on Friday 22nd January and consist of the traditional super g in the morning that will count as a race in its own right and then added to a one-run slalom that will take place in the afternoon to generate the results of the alpine combined. Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel stated that the competition format, which has been strongly requested by the Organising Committee should be evaluated after the season. Council Member Vedran Pavlek stated he is opposed to carrying out an alpine combined in Kitzbühel due to the slalom run taking place the afternoon before the most difficult downhill on the circuit and the use of a different format to other super combined races which may confuse the public. The Council requested that the Alpine World Cup Sub-Committee reviews the date of the city event in 2014, to consider whether it should take place before or after the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Council Member Michel Vion remarked that the French races in Val d’Isère for men and Courchevel for ladies are organised on the same dates in 2014/15, which is complicated due to the logistics and the potential for spectators, and they cannot be carried out simultaneously in this way in future years.


FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2013/2014

Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I 3-Days Tour 29.11 Fri Kuusamo FIN Sprint C Sprint C 30.11 Sat Kuusamo FIN 5 km C 10 km C 01.12 Sun Kuusamo FIN 10 km F 15 km F Pursuit 07.12 Sat Lillehammer NOR 10 km C 15 km C 08.12 Sun Lillehammer NOR 4 x 5 km (C/F) 4 x 7.5 km (C/F) 14.12 Sat Davos SUI 15 km F 30 km F 15.12 Sun Davos SUI Sprint F Sprint F 21.12 Sat Asiago ITA Sprint C Sprint C 22.12 Sun Asiago ITA Team Sprint C Team Sprint C Period II Tour de Ski 28.12 Sat Oberhof GER 2,5 km F 3,75 km F Prologue 29.12 Sun Oberhof GER 10 km C 15 km C Pursuit 31.12 Tue Lenzerheide SUI Sprint F Sprint F 01.01 Wed Lenzerheide SUI 10 km C 15 km C Mass Start 03.01 Fri Cortina - Toblach ITA 15 km F 30 km F Pursuit 04.01 Sat Val di Fiemme ITA 5 km C 10 km C 05.01 Sun Val di Fiemme ITA 9 km F 10 km F Pursuit 11.01 Sat Nove Mesto CZE Sprint F Sprint F 12.01 Sun Nove Mesto CZE Team Sprint C Team Sprint C 18.01 Sat Szklarska Poreba POL Sprint F Sprint F 19.01 Sun Szklarska Poreba POL 10 km C 15 km C Mass Start Period III 01.02 Sat Toblach ITA 10 km C 15 km C 02.02 Sun Toblach ITA Sprint F Sprint F Period IV 01.03 Sat Lahti FIN Sprint F Sprint F 02.03 Sun Lahti FIN 10 km F 15 km F 05.03. Wed Drammen NOR Sprint C Sprint C 08.03 Sat Oslo NOR 50 km C Mass Start 09.03 Sun Oslo NOR 30 km C Mass Start WC Final 14.03 Fri Falun SWE Sprint C Sprint C 15.03 Sat Falun SWE Skiathlon Skiathlon 16.03 Sun Falun SWE 10 km F 15 km F Handicap

FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships: Val di Fiemme (ITA), 29.01-03.02.2014 Olympic Winter Games, Sochi (RUS), 07.-23.02.2012


FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2014/2015

Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I 29.11. Sat Kuusamo FIN 30.11. Sun Kuusamo FIN 3-Days Tour 05.12. Fri Lillehammer NOR 06.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR 07.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR 13.12. Sat Davos SUI 14.12. Sun Davos SUI 20.12. Sat La Clusaz FRA 21.12. Sun La Clusaz FRA Period II Tour de Ski 03.01. Sat Oberstdorf GER 04.01. Sun Oberstdorf GER 06.01. Tue Mûnstertal SUI 07.01. Wed Toblach ITA 08.01. Thu Cortina - Toblach ITA 10.01. Sat Val di Fiemme ITA 11.01. Sun Val di Fiemme ITA 17.01. Sat Otepää EST Sprint Weekend 18.01. Sun Otepää EST 22.01. Thu Rybinsk RUS 24.01. Sat Rybinsk RUS 25.01. Sun Rybinsk RUS Period III 14.02. Sat Östersund SWE 15.02. Sun Östersund SWE Period IV 07.03. Sat Lahti FIN 08.03. Sun Lahti FIN 11.03. Wed Drammen NOR 14.03. Sat Oslo NOR 15.03. Sun Oslo NOR

FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Falun (SWE), 18.02.-01.03.2015


FIS SKI JUMPING GRAND PRIX 2013

Date Day Men Ladies 1. Period Site Hill Site Hill 26.07. Fri Hinterzarten, GER HS 108 27.07. Sat Hinterzarten, GER, Mixed Team HS 108 28.07. Sun Hinterzarten, GER HS 108 02.08. Fri Wisla, POL HS 134/Team/night 03.08. Sat Wisla, POL HS 134 14.08. Wed Courchevel, FRA, Mixed Team HS 132 15.08. Thu Courchevel, FRA HS 132 Courchevel, FRA HS 96 17.08. Sat Einsiedeln, SUI HS 117 23.08. Fri Hakuba, JPN HS 131 24.08. Sat Hakuba, JPN HS 131 2. Period 13.09. Fri Nizhny Tagil, RUS HS 106 14.09. Sat Nizhny Tagil, RUS HS 106 Nizhny Tagil, RUS HS 106 15.09. Sun Nizhny Tagil, RUS HS 135 21.09. Sat Almaty, KAZ HS 140 Almaty, KAZ HS 68 22.09. Sun Almaty, KAZ HS 140 Almaty, KAZ HS 106 29.09. Sun Hinzenbach, AUT HS 94 03.10. Thu Klingenthal, GER HS 140

FIS Junior World Ski Championships, Val di Fiemme (ITA), 27.01.-02.02.2014 Olympic Winter Games, Sochi (RUS), 07.-23.02.2014


FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP 2013/2014 - MEN

Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks 3. Period 23.11. Sat Klingenthal GER HS 140 Team - night 24.11. Sun Klingenthal GER HS 140 Individual 29.11. Fri Kuusamo FIN HS 142 Individual 30.11. Sat Kuusamo FIN HS 142 Individual 06.12. Fri Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Mixed Team L/M 07.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual 08.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual 14.12. Sat Titisee-Neustadt GER HS 140 Individual 15.12. Sun Titisee-Neustadt GER HS 140 Individual 21.12. Sat Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual 22.12. Sun Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual 4. Period 29.12. Sun Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Individual - night Four

Hills Tourna-

ment

01.01. Wed Garm.-Partenkirchen GER HS 140 Individual 04.01. Sat Innsbruck AUT HS 130 Individual 06.01. Mon Bischofshofen AUT HS 140 Individual - night 5. Period 11.01. Sat Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf AUT HS 200 Ski Flying/Individual 12.01. Sun Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf AUT HS 200 Ski Flying/Individual 16.01. Thu Wisla POL HS 134 Individual 18.01. Sat Zakopane POL HS 134 Team - night 19.01. Sun Zakopane POL HS 134 Individual - night 6. Period 25.01. Sat Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual - night 26.01. Sun Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual 01.02. Sat Willingen GER HS 145 Individual - night 02.02. Sun Willingen GER HS 145 Individual 7. Period 26.02. Wed Falun SWE LH/HS… Individual 01.03. Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 Team - night 02.03. Sun Lahti FIN HS 130 Individual 04.03. Tue Kuopio FIN HS 127 Individual 07.03. Fri Trondheim NOR HS 138 Individual 09.03. Sun Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual 21.03. Fri Planica SLO HS 215 Ski Flying/Individual 22.03. Sat Planica SLO HS 215 Ski Flying/Team 23.03. Sun Planica SLO HS 215 Ski Flying/Individual Final



FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP 2013/2014 - LADIES

Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks December 06.12. Fri Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Mixed Team L/M 07.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Individual 21.12. Sat Hinterzarten GER HS 108 Individual 22.12. Sun Hinterzarten GER HS 108 Individual January 04.01. Sat Chaikovsky RUS HS 106 Individual 05.01. Sun Chaikovsky RUS HS 106 Individual 11.01. Sat Sapporo JPN HS 100 Individual 12.01. Sun Sapporo JPN HS 100 Individual 18.01. Sat Zao JPN HS 100 Individual 19.01. Sun Zao JPN HS 100 Individual 25.01. Sat Ljubno SLO HS 95 Individual 26.01. Sun Ljubno SLO HS 95 Individual February 01.02. Sat Hinzenbach AUT HS 94 Individual 02.02. Sun Hinzenbach AUT HS 94 Individual March 01.03. Sat Rasnov ROU HS 100 Individual 02.03. Sun Rasnov ROU HS 100 Individual 08.03. Sat Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual 15.03. Sat Falun SWE HS 98 Individual - night 16.03. Sun Falun SWE HS 98 Individual



FIS NORDIC COMBINED GRAND PRIX 2013

Date Day Site Nation Hill Distance Event 24.08. Sat Oberwiesenthal GER HS 106 2x7.5 km Team Sprint 25.08. Sat Oberwiesenthal GER HS 106 10 km Ind Gund 28.08. Wed Villach AUT HS 99 10 km Ind Gund 30.08. Fri Oberstdorf GER HS 140 15 km Ind Gund 31.08. Sat Oberstdorf GER HS 140 10 km Ind Gund

Olympic Winter Games 2014, Sochi (RUS), 07.-23.02.2014 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Val Di Fiemme (ITA), 27.01.-02.02.2014


FIS NORDIC COMBINED WORLD CUP 2013/2014

Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks I. Period 30.11. Sat Kuusamo FIN HS 142 Ind Gund Opening 01.12. Sun Kuusamo FIN HS 142 Ind Gund 07.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 106 PenR or Ind

Gund

08.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Ind Gund 14.12. Sat Ramsau AUT HS 98 Team SP 15.12. Sun Ramsau AUT HS 98 Ind Gund 21.12. Sat Schonach GER HS 106 Team 22.12. Sun Schonach GER HS 106 Ind Gund II. Period 04.01. Sat Chaikovsky RUS HS 140 PenR or Ind

Gund

05.01. Sun Chaikovsky RUS HS 140 Ind Gund 11.01. Sat Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 Team Sprint 12.01. Sun Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 Ind Gund III Period 17.01 Fri Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 5 km Weekend 18.01. Sat Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 10km Challenge 19.01. Sun Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 15km 25.01. Sat Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Team Sprint 26.01 Sun Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Ind Gund IV. Period 01.03. Fri Lahti FIN HS 130 Team Sprint 02.03. Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 Ind Gund 06.03 Thu Trondheim NOR HS 138 PenR or Ind

Gund

08.03. Sat Oslo NOR HS 134 Ind Gund 15.03. Sat Falun SWE HS 100 Team 16.03. Sun Falun SWE HS 134 Ind Gund Finale

Olympic Winter Games 2014, Sochi (RUS), 07.-23.02.2014 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Val di Fiemme (ITA), 27.01.-02.02.2014


FIS WORLD CUP NORDIC COMBINED 2014/15

Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks I. Period 29.11. Sat Kuusamo FIN HS 142 Opening 30.11. Sun Kuusamo FIN HS 142 06.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 138 07.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 138 13.12. Sat TBC AUT HS … 14.12. Sun TBC AUT HS … 20.12. Sat Nishny Tagil RUS HS 100 21.12. Sun Nishny Tagil RUS HS 140 II. Period 03.01. Sat Schonach GER HS 106 04.01. Sun Schonach GER HS 106 10.01. Sat Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 11.01. Sun Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 16.01 Fri Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 5 km Weekend 17.01. Sat Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 10 km Challenge 18.01. Sun Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 15 km III. Period 24.01. Sat TBC JPN/SLO HS … 25.01. Sun TBC JPN/SLO HS … 31.01. Sat TBC GER HS 140 01.02. Sun TBC GER HS 140 07.02. Sat Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 08.02. Sun Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 IV. Period 07.03. Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 08.03. Sun Lahti FIN HS 130 11.03 Thu Trondheim NOR HS 140 13.03. Sat Oslo NOR HS 134 Finale FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships: TBC FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Falun (SWE), 18.02 – 01.03.2015


AUDI FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2013/14

MEN (M)

Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL SC City Event

Remarks

October 13 27. Sun Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November 13 17. Sun Levi FIN X L&M 30.-01. Sat-Sun Lake Louise CAN X X December 13 06.-08. Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA X X X 14.-15. Sat-Sun Val d'Isère FRA X X 20.-21. Fri-Sat Val Gardena/Gröden ITA X X 22. Sun Alta Badia ITA X 29. Sun Bormio ITA X January 14 01. Wed City Event Munich GER X Parallel Event 06. Mon Zagreb CRO X Night Event 11.-12. Sat-Sun Adelboden SUI X X 17.-19. Fri-Sun Wengen SUI X X X DH & SL 24.-26. Fri-Sun Kitzbühel AUT X X X X SG/SL 28. Tue Schladming AUT X Night Event February 14 01.-02. Sat-Sun Garmisch-

Partenkirchen GER X X

04. Tue * X Parallel Event March 14 01.-02. Sat-Sun Kvitfjell NOR X X 08.-09. Sat-Sun Kranjska Gora SLO X X 12.-16. Wed-Sun Lenzerheide FIS/SUI X X X X +1 NTE

Finals L&M Total resorts 19 / competitions 37 9 6 8 9 2 2 +1 NTE

Olympic Winter Games 2014, Sochi (RUS), 07.-23.02.2014 * Candidate Innsbruck (AUT)



LADIES (L)


Remarks

October 13 26. Sat Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November 13 16. Sat Levi FIN X L&M 29.-01. Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA X X X December 13 06.-08. Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN XX X 14.-15. Sat-Sun St. Moritz SUI X X 17. Tue Courchevel FRA X 21.-22. Sat-Sun Val d’Isère FRA X X 28.-29. Sat-Sun Lienz AUT X X January 14 01. Wed City Event Munich GER X Parallel Event 04. Sat Zagreb CRO X 11.-12. Sat-Sun Altenmarkt/

Zauchensee AUT X X SG/SL

14. Tue Flachau AUT X Night race 18.-19. Sat-Sun Cortina d'Ampezzo ITA X X 25.-26. Sat-Sun Garmisch-


February 14 01.-02. Sat-Sun Maribor SLO X X 04. Tue * X Parallel Event March 14 01.-02. Sat-Sun Crans-Montana SUI X X DH/SL 07 - 08. Fri-Sat- Åre SWE X X 12.-16. Wed-Sun Lenzerheide FIS/SUI X X X X +1 NTE

Finals L&M Total resorts 19 / competitions 36 9 6 8 8 2 2 + 1 NTE

Olympic Winter Games 2014, Sochi (RUS), 07.-23.02.2014 * Candidate Innsbruck (AUT)



MEN


Remarks

October 14 26. Sun Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November 14 16. Sun Levi FIN X L&M 29.-30. Sat-Sun Lake Louise CAN X X December 14 05.-07. Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA X X X 13.-14. Sat-Sun Val d’Isère FRA X X 19.-20. Fri-Sat Val Gardena/Gröden ITA X X 21. Sun Alta Badia ITA X 22. Mon Madonna di Camp./

Alta Badia ITA X

29. Mon Bormio ITA X January 15 01. Thu City Event Munich GER X Parallel Event 06. Tue Zagreb CRO X Night Event 10.-11. Sat-Sun Adelboden SUI X X 16.-18. Fri-Sun Wengen SUI X X X DH & SL 23.-25. Fri-Sun Kitzbühel AUT X X X X SG/SL 27. Tue Schladming AUT X Night Event February 15 21.-22. Sat-Sun * X X 24. Tue City Event X Parallel Event 28.-01. Sat-Sun Garmisch-


March 15 07.-08. Sat-Sun Kvitfjell NOR X X 14.-15. Sat-Sun Kranjska Gora SLO X X 18.-22. Wed-Sun Meribel FRA X X X X +1 NTE


FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Beaver Creek/Vail (USA), 02.02 – 15.02.2015 * Candidate AUT



LADIES


Remarks

October 14 25. Sat Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November 14 15. Sat Levi FIN X L&M 29.-30. Sat-Sun Aspen USA X X December 14 05.-07. Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN XX X 13.-14. Sat-Sun Courchevel FRA X X 20.-21. Sat-Sun Val d’Isère FRA X X 28.-29. Sun-Mon Semmering AUT X X January 15 01. Thu City Event Munich GER X Parallel Event 04. Sun Zagreb CRO X 10.-11. Sat-Sun * AUT X X 13. Tue Flachau AUT X Night SL 17.-18. Sat-Sun Cortina d’Ampezzo ITA X X 24.-25. Sat-Sun St. Moritz SUI X X February 15 21.-22. Sat-Sun Maribor SLO X X 24. Tue City Event X Parallel Event 28.-01. Sat-Sun Bansko BUL X X SG/SL March 15 07.-08. Sat-Sun Garmisch-

Partenkrichen GER X X

13.-14. Fri-Sat Åre SWE X X 18.-22. Wed-Sun Meribel FRA X X X X +1 NTE

Finals L & M Total resorts 19 / competitions 36 8 7 7 9 2 2 + 1 NTE

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Beaver Creek/Vail (USA), 02.02 – 15.02.2015 * Organiser to be communicated in autumn



MEN


Remarks

October 15 25. Sun Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November 15 15. Sun Levi FIN X L&M 28.-29. Sat-Sun Lake Louise CAN X X December 15 04.-06. Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA X X X 12.-13. Sat-Sun Val d’Isère X X 18.-19. Fri-Sat Val Gardena/Gröden ITA X X 20.-21. Sun-Mon Alta Badia ITA X X 29. Tue Bormio ITA X January 16 01. Fri Munich GER X Parallel Event 06. Wed Zagreb CRO X Night Event 09.-10. Sat-Sun Adelboden SUI X X 15.-17. Fri-Sun Wengen SUI X X X DH & SL 22.-24. Fri-Sun Kitzbühel AUT X X X X SG/SL 26. Tue Schladming AUT X Night Event 30.-31. Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER X X February 16 06.-07. Sat-Sun KOR X X 13.-14. Sat-Sun JPN X X 16. Tue X Parallel Event 20.-21. Sat-Sun Kranjska Gora SLO X X 27.-28. Sat-Sun Kvitfjell NOR X X March 16 05.-06. Sat-Sun Hinterstoder AUT X X 09.-13. Wed-Sun St. Moritz SUI X X X X +1 NTE




LADIES


Remarks

October 15 24. Sat Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November 15 14. Sat Levi FIN X L&M 28.-29. Sat-Sun Aspen USA X X December 15 04.-06. Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN XX X 12.-13. Sat-Sun Åre SWE X X 18.-19. Fri-Sat Val d’Isère FRA X X DH & SL 20. Sun Courchevel FRA X 28.-29. Mon-Tue Lienz AUT X X January 16 01. Fri Munich GER X Parallel Event 03. Sun Zagreb CRO X 09.-10. Sat-Sun St. Anton AUT X X TBC 12. Tue Flachau AUT X Night SL 16.-17. Sat-Sun Ofterschwang GER X X 23.-24. Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER X X 30.-31. Sat-Sun Cortina d’Ampezzo ITA X X February 16 06.-07. Sat-Sun Maribor SLO X X 13.-14 Sat-Sun Crans-Montana SUI X X 16. Tue X Parallel Event 20.-21. Sat-Sun ITA X X 27.-28. Sat-Sun Soldeu AND X X SG & SL March 16 04.-05. Fri-Sat * X X 09.-13. Wed-Sun St. Moritz SUI X X X X +1 NTE


* Candidates: CZE (Spindleruv Mlyn), SVK (Jasna)



MEN


Remarks

October 16 30. Sun Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M November 16 13. Sun Levi FIN X L&M 26.-27. Sat-Sun Lake Louise CAN X X December 16 02.-05. Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA X X X 10.-11. Sat-Sun Val d’Isère X X 16.-17. Fri-Sat Val Gardena/Gröden ITA X X 18. Sun Alta Badia ITA X 20. Tue Madonna di Camp. ITA X 29. Thu Bormio ITA X January 17 01. Sun Munich GER X Parallel Event 05. Thu Zagreb CRO X Night Event 07.-08. Sat-Sun Adelboden SUI X X 13.-15. Fri-Sun Wengen SUI X X X 20.-22. Fri-Sun Kitzbühel AUT X X X X SG/SL 24. Tue Schladming AUT X Night Event 28.-29. Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER X X 31. Tue City Event X Parallel Event February 17 25.-26. Sat-Sun Kvitfjell NOR X X March 17 04.-05. Sat-Sun * X X 11.-12. Sat-Sun Kranjska Gora SLO X X 15.-19. Wed-Sun Finals** X X X X +1 NTE


FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, St. Moritz (SUI), 06.02 – 19.02.2017 * Candidate AUT, BUL, ITA, FRA ** Candidates: Lenzerheide (SUI), USA, Le Massif (CAN)



LADIES


Remarks

October 16 29. Sat Sölden AUT X Opening L & M November 16 12. Sat Levi FIN X 26.-27. Sat-Sun Aspen * USA X X TBC December 16 02.-04. Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN XX X 10.-11 Sat-Sun Sestriere ITA X X 17.-18. Sat-Sun Val d’Isère FRA X X 20. Tue Courchevel FRA X 28.-29. Wed-Thu Semmering AUT X X Night SL January 17 01. Sun Munich GER X Parallel Event 03. Tue Zagreb CRO X Night SL 07.-08. Sat-Sun * AUT X X DH & SL

TBC 10. Tue Flachau AUT X Night SL 14.-15. Sat-Sun Maribor SLO X X 21.-22. Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER X X 28.-29. Sat-Sun Cortina d’Ampezzo ITA X X 31. Tue X Parallel Event February 17 25.-26. Sat-Sun Crans-Montana SUI X X SG/SL March 17 04.-05. Sat-Sun KOR X X Test OWG2018 10.-11 Fri-Sat Åre SWE X X 15.-19. Wed-Sun Finals** X X X X +1 NTE


FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, St. Moritz (SUI), 06.02 – 19.02.2017 * Organiser to be confirmed ** Candidates: Lenzerheide (SUI), USA, Le Massif (CAN)


FIS FREESTYLE SKI WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2013/2014

LADIES / MEN

Date Day Site NAT MO AE SX HP SS Remarks August 13

24.-25. Sat-Sun Snow Park NZL 25 December 13

06.-07. Fri-Sat Nakiska CAN 07 15. Sun Val Thorens FRA 15 13.-14. Fri-Sat Ruka FIN 13/14 MO/MO 14.-15. Sat-Sun Beijing CHN 14/15 20.-21. Fri-Sat Copper Mountain USA 21 20 With SB

WC 21.-22. Sat-Sun Innichen ITA 21/22 January 14

04.-05. Sat-Sun Calgary CAN 04 05 MO 09.-11. Thu-Sat Deer Valley USA 09/11 10 MO/MO

(Night) 10.-11. Fri-Sat Northstar USA 10 11 11. Sat Megeve FRA 11 14.-19. Fri-Sun Val St. Come CAN 19 14 MO 15.-18. Wed-Sat Lake Placid USA 15 18 MO 16.-18. Thu-Sat Bischofswiesen GER 17/18 Night 18. Sat Gstaad SUI 18 24.-25. Sat Kreischberg AUT 25 March 14

01. Sat Minsk BLR 01 01.-02. Sat-Sun Inawashiro JPN 01/02 MO/DM 06.-07. Thu-Fri Arosa SUI 07 07.-08. Fri-Sat Are SWE 07/08 MO/DM 15. Sat Silvaplana SUI 15 15.-16. Sat-Sun Voss-Myrkdalen NOR 15/16 15.-16. Sat-Sun Are SWE 15/16 22.-23. Sat-Sun La Plagne FRA 22 23 DM/SX

Finals Locations 24 / Nations 14 / Competitions 80 14/14 6/6 12/12 3/3 5/5

Olympic Winter Games 2014, Sochi (RUS), 07.-23.02.2014


SNOWBOARD FIS WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2013/2014

LADIES / MEN

Date Day Site NAT PAR HP SBS SBX BA Remarks August 13

16.-17. Fri-Sat Snow Park NZL 16-17 23.-24. Fri-Sat Cardrona NZL 23-24 Tbc. November 13

30. Sat London GBR 30 Tbc. December 13

05.-07. Thu-Sat Montafon AUT 05-06 07*

*SBX Team

13.-14. Fri-Sat Ruka FIN 13-14 14. Sat Carezza ITA 14 PGS 19.-22. Thu-Sun Copper USA 19-20 21-22 20.-21. Fri-Sat Lake Louise CAN 20-21 January 14

10. Fri Jauerling AUT 10 PSL 12. Sun. Bad Gastein AUT 12 PSL 11.-12. Sat-Sun Gstaad SUI 11-12 Tbc. 11.-12. Sat-Sun Andorra AND 11/12 Date tbd. 16.-19. Thu-Sun Stoneham-Queb. CAN 19 16-17 18 Tbd. 18.-19. Fri-Sun Veysonnaz SUI 18/19* *SBX Team 18. Sat Rogla SLO 18 PGS 25. Sat Sudelfeld GER 25 PGS February 14

28.-1.3. Fri-Sat Blue Mountain CAN 28-01 Date tbd. March 14 07.-09. Fri-Sun La Molina SPA 09 (X) 07-08 PGS 06.-07. Thu-Fri Kreischberg AUT 06-07 Total resorts 18 / Competitions 50 06/06 06/06 05/05 08/08 02

Olympic Winter Games 2014, Sochi (RUS), 07.-23.02.2014


13. Proposals and requests from the National Ski Associations and the FIS Committees

13.1 Change of licence

The following applications for change of licence were approved by the Council in Cavtat-Dubrovnik in accordance with the rules: Alpine Skiing • Alexia Millet-Gouchoe, born 1990 - change from France to United States • Benjamin Gardet, born 1986 - change from France to Belgium • Ben Wajda, born 1996 - change from Canada to Great Britain • Olivia Poccard-Marion, born 1995 - change from France to Australia • Camille Dias, born 1996 - change from Switzerland to Portugal • Nicola Zanon, born 1996 – change from Italy to Thailand • Suela Mehilli, born 1994 – change from Italy to Bosnia Herzegovina Cross-Country Skiing • Anna Kristina van der Rhee, born 1982 - change from United States to The

Netherlands • Ana Lasica, born 1994 - change from Bosnia Herzegovina to Serbia • Andrey Gridin, born 1988 - change from Kazakhstan to Bulgaria as from

October 2013, under condition that the two years residence are fulfilled then Ski Jumping • Gianina Ernst, born 1998 - change from Switzerland to Germany Freestyle Skiing • Alexia Millet-Gouchoe, born 1990 - change from France to United States • Adrien Bouard, born 1993 - change from France to Germany Snowboard • Joanna Dzierzawski, born 1984 - change from United States to Poland • Giorgia Jayne Rescigno, born 1993 - change from Italy to Great Britain • Stephanie Gehrig, born 1992 - change from Switzerland to Great Britain

13.2 Proposals and requests from the National Ski Associations No proposals and requests were submitted by the National Ski Associations that have not been handled under other items on the agenda.

13.3 Proposals and requests from the Technical Committees The majority of the Technical Committees and their Sub-Committees met in Cavtat-Dubrovnik from 5th - 8th June 2013 and the following proposals were approved by the Council thereafter:


The Cross-Country Committee International Competition Rules 302.1.3.1 The Organiser appoints all other members. For all Olympic Winter

Games (OWG, YOG) and World Ski Championships (WSC, JWSC) the following key technical officials have to be submitted to the FIS Council for approval: - Chief of Competition - Ass. Chief of Competition - Race Secretary - Chief of Course - Chief of Stadium

303.1.1 For all Olympic Winter Games (OWG) and World Ski Championships

(WSC) the following will serve in the Jury: - The TD, who is chair of the Jury (appointed by FIS) - The Assistant TD (appointed by FIS) - The Chief of Competition (subject to approval by the FIS Council) - Two other foreign members (appointed by FIS) - FIS Race Director (appointed by FIS)

They are appointed by the FIS Council on proposal by the FIS Cross-

Country Committee.

303.3.2 The Jury must clarify and decide - Whether a competition shall be postponed, interrupted or

cancelled. - Whether the competition course shall be adjusted due to safety

reasons, or that additional safety measures (fences, protective material, etc) shall be installed along the course

311.2.6.1 It is possible to use a lower category course for a particular format at COC or FIS level competitions providing it is approved by the TD. The number and level of competitors must be considered.

324.5.1 The calculation of the final times in a pursuit competition will be done by combining the results (actual skiing time) in the previous race without the tenths of a second with the final results of the second race with the tenths of a second. For competitors that use the handicap start method the order of finish determines the final ranking.

341.11 In sections with marked corridors, the competitors must choose and ski within the chosen corridor. A competitor is allowed change corridors as long as the ICR 343.9 is upheld. This rule does not apply to start corridors.

352.3.2 A competition suspension must always be accompanied by a Written Reprimand.

361.1.5 Against decisions of the Jury, excluding disqualifications. Also see exceptions 325.6.2 and 326.6.2.

362.1.3.1. Appeals against the decisions of the Jury are to be submitted within 72 48 hours of the publication of the official results list.


396.2.8 Competitors are permitted to change or repair equipment during the competition but they must do this without any outside assistance other than being handed the replacement equipment or tools.The changing of poles and Rollerskis is allowed during the competition.

396.7.3 Any kind of vehicles including bicycles are forbidden on the course.

396.7.4 Competitors are permitted to change or repair equipment during the competition but they must do this without any outside assistance other than being handed the replacement equipment or tools.

FIS Cross-Country stage (3 days) World Cup rules and Finals 1. Basic Rules There will be a bonus system for the top 30 in the Sprint race. The Sprint bonus seconds for the overall FIS CROSS-COUNTRY STAGE WORLD CUP ranking are as listed below. Bonus seconds are subtracted from the competitor’s actual race time before being added into the overall time score. 1st place = 6030 seconds 16th 7th place = 15 16 seconds 2nd place = 56 27 seconds 17th 8th place = 14 15 seconds 3rd place = 52 24 seconds 18th 9th place = 13 14 seconds 4th place = 48 23 seconds 19th 10th place = 12 13 seconds 5th place = 44 22 seconds 20th 11th place = 11 12 seconds 6th place = 42 21 seconds 21st 12st place = 10 11 seconds 13th place to 15th place = 18 5 seconds 16th place to 20th place = 4 seconds 21st place to 25th place = 3 seconds 26th place to 30th place = 2 seconds Continental Cup rules 4.2.1. Rankings per discipline For the classification of the disciplines (sprint and distance) all results (Cup points) that a competitor has achieved in respective disciplines will be counted. It is up to the decision of each Continental Cup to decide the number of results (sprint and distance) that will count in the Overall Standing. Rollerski World Cup and World Championships Rules 2013-2015 10.3. TD inspection For every World Cup stage an early TD inspection has to be done. The

time of the TD inspection has to be agreed by OC and TD and has to be done at latest one month before the first competition day. The expenses and reimbursement of the TD is covered by the OC according ICR art. 304.1.

5.2.1.5 During the ROL WSC years, all the competitions within the ROL WSC

program will be counted for the ROL WC Overall Standings.


The Ski Jumping Committee International Competition Rules (ICR)

405.3 The Reimbursement of Expenses 405.3.1 Travel Expenses

- first class train fare, - air fare for longer distances (economy class) - and/or CHF 0.70 per km for travel by car (car expenses from and to

the airport) - parking costs Prior to his travel the nominated competition official must confer with the organiser regarding the travel arrangements (train, plane or car).

413 Ski Flying Hills Particular rules apply to Ski Flying hills. The new building or reconstruction of any current Ski Flying hill may be started only after plans have been approved by the FIS. The following restrictions and requirements must also be met: - h:n must be at least 0.60. - The maximum value of VO is 30 m/s. - The height difference between the edge of the takeoff platform and

the lowest point of the transition curve to the outrun flat end of landing area (= U-point; = end of the radius r2) shall be ≤ 135 m beginning from U there may be added a radius or transition curve with maximum inclination of tangent in U of 5°.

- The width of the landing slope at K (bk) must be bk ≥ 0,18 w - The width at the end of the r2 radius and the start of the outrun at U-

point bu must be ≥ 0,20 w In addition on the edge of the take-off platform, on both sides outside of the landing area guardrails, the exact snow profile height of the K-point, the HS distance and the U-point, have to be marked. This marking has to be fixed with concrete material. These marks have to correspond and reflect the given marks on the hill certificate.

422 The Competition 422.1 The Jury shall decide the length of in-run (starting place) to be used. If the

so called Wind/Gate Compensation System is in place the Jury may change the length of the in-run even during a competition round in order to approach the principles of fairness and safety. The Wind and Gate Compensation Factor will be included in the total score.

A Trainer/Coach is entitled to reduce the length of in-run for his respective athlete. This has to be announced within the red phase of the starting procedure of the athlete concerned. In such a case, the gate compensation factor is only calculated, if the athlete jumps at least 95 % of the HS distance.

Specifications for Competition Equipment Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined 2013-2014 4. Ski Jumping suits All portions of the ski jumping suit…


The suit must be close-fitting in any part of the body. The measured circumference of any upstretched part of the suit must not exceed the respective body measurement. It is not allowed to fix the sleeves of the suit to the gloves.

Exceptions is are: - to accommodate the fit of the suit around the boot with a maximum

tolerance of 10 cm This tolerance may start from the close-fitted part below the knee with a transition to the bottom hem of the leg panel.

- to accommodate the fit of the suit around the glove with a maximum tolerance of 4 cm. This tolerance is given for the last 10 cm of the sleeve.

Additional restrictions - Number of parts of the material of which the suit consists is:

One part for each sleeve … - 2 for each leg (under the waist seam): the front leg panels (see the

illustration - mark 2) and the back leg panels (see the illustration - mark 5). Starting from the crotch down waist seam, the size of the panels must be equal front and back. The alignment of the posterior and anterior seams is entered along the length of the leg. The front and back crotch seams must connect with the anterior leg seams at the lowest point of the crotch (see the illustration - mark SX).

Proposals regarding prize money are tabled to the FIS Council Meeting in the autumn when they will be addressed in all disciplines for the season 2014/15. The Nordic Combined Committee World Cup Rules 2013-2014 2. Participation Right in WC-NC Competitions 2.2 Allowed to start are:

a) Competitors, who have already gained WC-NC-points; b) Competitors, who have gained at least one COC-NC point of the

past or the current season. c) Medal winners from the individual events in the JWSC will get a

personal right to start in World Cup until the start of the next JWSC.

4.2.1.4 Provisional competition round (PCR) including Qualification

(PCR/QR) The provisional competition round will be carried out according to the regulations for a competition round. The scores can be used as a result for the start of the CC race only if the actual competition round Ski Jumping cannot be carried out. This score can be used only one time as a maximum for a weekend. The PCR/QR (qualification round) reduces the number of participants to 50 for the individual competitions on a weekend. All competitors must participate in the PCR./QR. The top 10 athletes of the actual World Cup Standings are prequalified.

If there is a second Individual Gundersen competition on a weekend the trial round will be counted as a qualification. The top 10 athletes of


the actual World Cup Standings are prequalified. This qualification can’t be used as a PCR result. If the PCR will be used on the second competition day all athletes starting in the PCR can start at the Cross-Country race. The present top 10 in the current WC-NC standings are prequalified. The total score counts for the PCR result. A competitor, who has reached 95 % of the maximum length of the longest jump of the round but has a fall, has the right to participate in the competition in addition to the 50 athletes.

4.2.1.6 Season Finale

If the last competition of the season is a “finale with 2 jumps and 15 km race” the present top 30 athletes of the actual World Cup overall Standings are qualified for the event.

4.2.2 Penalty Race

The Executive Board proposes to keep and go on working with the Penalty Race in the World Cup calendar 2013-2014, adjust and upgrade the graphical information on TV and check the possibility to improve the rules.

4.3 Weekend Challenge

The Executive Board proposes the following stage event: - Friday 1 jump 5 km Individual Gundersen - Saturday 1 jump 10 km Individual Gundersen - Sunday 2 jumps 15 km Individual Gundersen - All athletes start on Friday. - The top 50 athletes from Friday’s competition start on Saturday. - The top 30 overall athletes of the weekend challenge start on

Sunday. The athletes will take the results from each day to the next day and the first athlete crossing the finish line on Sunday wins the Weekend Challenge.

5.1.1 Prize Money

A late payment charge will apply for Organisers from the second week on: CHF 999 per week in default. Excluded from this is a delay due to wrong or missing bank account information.

6.2.2 Travel expenses

A late payment charge will apply for Organisers from the second week one: CHF 999 per week in default. Excluded from this is a delay due to wrong or missing bank account information.

6.2.3.1 Payment FIS Officials

A late payment charge will apply for Organisers from the second week on: CHF 999 per week in default. Excluded from this is a delay due to wrong or missing bank account information.


Continental Cup Rules 2013-2014 4.2.1.4 Provisional competition round (PCR) The Jury is entitled to decide if a PCR takes place.

International Competition Rules (ICR)

502.1.2.1 Duties for Ski Jumping From which maximum inrun-length the jumpers must start.

502.1.2.1 The Jury shall decide the length of in-run (starting place) to be used. If the so called Wind/Gate Compensation System is in place the Jury may change the length of the in-run even during a competition round in order to approach the principles of fairness and safety. The Wind and Gate Compensation Factor will be included in the total score.

A Trainer/Coach is entitled to reduce the length of in-run for his respective athlete. This has to be announced within the red phase of the starting procedure of the athlete concerned. In such a case, the gate compensation factor is only calculated, if the athlete jumps at least 95 % of the HS distance.

505.3 The Reimbursement of Expenses

505.3.1 Travel Expenses - first class train fare, - air fare for longer distances (economy class) - and/or CHF 0.70 per km for travel by car (car expenses from

and to the airport) - parking costs Prior to his travel the nominated competition official must confer with the organiser regarding the travel arrangements (train, plane or car).

All Nordic Disciplines: Cross-Country, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined Nordic Rules (WSC, JWSC and WC) The FIS competition year is 1s July - 30th June of the following year. In order to compete in above mentioned category of competitions a competitor must have reached his 16th birthday before the end of the calendar year (1st January - 31st December) in question. Rules FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships

“Marc HODLER” Trophy - Nordic Disciplines One trophy will be awarded each at the Nordic and Alpine Junior World Championships. Nations are awarded points according to the competitor’s position in the individual races and team placing in the team events, whereby a maximum of two competitors per nation may score points in the individual races. Dis Sex Event Competition Position Points/Nation Position Points/Nation CC Ladies Indiv. 5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1


Ladies Skiathlon 5+5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Ladies Indiv. Sprint 1 – 10 10 – 1 Ladies Team 4x3.3 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Indiv. 10 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Skiathlon 10+10Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Indiv. Sprint 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Team 4x5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 1 – 10 10 – 1 NC Men Indiv. NH/10 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Indiv. NH/5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Team NH/4x5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 1 – 10 10 – 1 SJ Ladies Team NH 1 – 10 10 – 1 Ladies Indiv. NH 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Team NH 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Indiv. NH 1 – 10 10 – 1 1 – 10 10 – 1 Nations must have participants in all Nordic disciplines to be classified Grand Total FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 1 – 10 10 – 1 1. Calculation Principles a. Calculation per competition

Nations are awarded points according to the competitor’s position in the individual races and team placing in the team events.

If more than two competitors in the individual competitions from one nation are placed in top 10, only best two competitors from one nation are calculated for nations scoring, all others are skipped. (f.e. GER 1st, 10th, etc. POL 2./9, GER 3./8, SUI 4./7, GER 5./0, CZE 6./5, GER 7./0, AUT 6./3,…). In case of a tie between two or more competitors, each nation receives the points for the placing. Example: two-way tie for 1st place, both nations get 10 points; the next competitor gets 8 points for 3rd place.

b. Calculation per Discipline

Within each discipline (SJ, NC and CC) a ranking is established, which is calculated based on the outcome of the ranking established according to art. 2.a (the top 10 nations get 10 - 1 points, the best nation gets 10 points, second best 9 points, etc. ).

c. Overall Calculation

The “discipline points” are added together and the winning nation is the one with the highest total points from all three disciplines combined. The maximum number of points possible is 30 points – 10 for SJ, 10 for NC and 10 for CC). If two or more nations score the same number of points in the final calculation, the nations are ranked based on the following criteria: a) the highest number of individual Junior World Ski Championships wins b) the best results (i.e. most 2nd places, most 3rd places, etc.)


Disc. Gender Event Competition Position Points/Nation Position Points/Nation CC Ladies Indiv. 5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Ladies Skiathlon 5+5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Ladies Indiv. Sprint 1 – 10 10 – 1 Ladies Team 4x3.3 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Indiv. 10 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Skiathlon 10+10Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Indiv. Sprint 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Team 4x5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 1 – 10 10 – 1 NC Men Indiv. NH/10 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Indiv. NH/5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Team NH/4x5 Km 1 – 10 10 – 1 1 – 10 10 – 1 SJ Ladies Team NH 1 – 10 10 – 1 Ladies Indiv. NH 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Team NH 1 – 10 10 – 1 Men Indiv. NH 1 – 10 10 – 1 1 – 10 10 – 1

Grand Total FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships (CC+SJ+NC)

The Alpine Committee Executive Board Super Combined in the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships

4.2 The competition programme must include Downhill, Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super-G and a Super Combined. There must be separate competitions for ladies and men.

12.1 The winner, the second and the third placed in each event, as well as in the Alpine Triple Combination (Downhill/Slalom/Giant Slalom) receive the FIS Championships’ Medal in gold, silver and bronze.

12.4 The first 6 in each event, as well as in the Alpine Triple Combined receive a prize.

15.2 The Alpine Triple Combined (Downhill, Slalom and Giant Slalom) will be calculated according to race points. If the Downhill or one of the technical events does not take place, the Super-G will be included.

Nations Team Event (NTE) at FIS Alpine World Ski Junior Championships The Nation Team Event result should count for the Marc Hodler Trophy award. Sub-Committee for Classification of Alpine Competitors Only one result in between periods 4.2.2.4 Only one Result and BL points

If the competitor has only 1 result per event during the current period, but has BL points, than the BL points will be valid.


Sub-Committee for Ladies Alpine Skiing The following Members of the Sub-Committee should serve as liaison members in other Committees or Sub-Committees: Intercontinental Cup/ European Cup: Stephanie Schuster (AUT) Alpine Courses: Elena Gaja (ITA) Medical Committee: Traudl Munch (GER) Rules: Olga Krizova (CZE) Classification: Elena Gaja (ITA) Speed Committee: Ingrid Christophersen (GBR) Competition Equipment: Pepa Mitzeva (BUL) Sub-Committee for the Alpine Rules

Duties of the Referee

601.4.10 Duties and rights of the Referee - The Referee supervises the draw. - Inspects the course immediately after it is set, alone or accompanied by

members of the Jury. - The Referee has the right to change the course, by removing, changing the

course by taking out or adding gates. If the Referee inspects the course alone his decision is final. The course setter must be informed of such changes if he was not present at this inspection.

- At the end of the first run, and again at the end of the race, the Referee will receive the Start and Finish Referees’ reports, and any other official reports regarding breach of rules and disqualifications.

- Checks, signs and posts the Referee’s Report on the official notice board at the end of each run, and at the end of the race, including a list of disqualified competitors, the gate numbers where the faults occurred, the name of the relevant gate judge or judges, and the exact time of the posting.

- Sends a report to the FIS should unusual circumstances arise or in the event of a difference of opinion among the Jury members or in the case of severe injury to a competitor.

Yellow Flag

623.1.3 When a competitor is waved down by a yellow flag he must stop immediately. If a competitor is stopped by a yellow flag, Hhe has the right to a re-run, provided that the Jury considers this possible from an organisational point of view. The Jury should ensure that the competitor’s re-run takes place before the last competitor on the start list of the race, or training run in the case of Downhill (see 705.2, 705.3).

623.2.7 Interruption by an official with in a "Yyellow Flagzone" (see 623.1.3). Sub-Committee for the Alpine World Cup World Cup Rules

new 18.4.1 Termination and classification of a competition The jury is authorized to terminate a competition and to decide, if

the race is to be classified.


A competition can be terminated if the competitors are endangered by external disturbing influences, if conditions are irregular or the proper running of the race is no longer guaranteed (for example through fog, wind gusts, rain, etc.) and a completion of the race on the same day under regular conditions can no longer be expected. There is no right of appeal under art. 647 of the ICR in regard to termination.

new 18.5.2 A competition that only consists of one run can be classified if at

least the best 30 on the start list have started. Concerning the proposal of the Alpine Committee and Sub-Committee for the Alpine World Cup to have the possibility to carry out a World Cup race in a technical disciplines in only one run in case of force majeure, this was tabled for further discussion by the Committees concerned and the Council at the meetings in the autumn of 2013.

new 4.6.3 Team Hospitality The Organising Committee is required to provide appropriate team

hospitality at the competition site(s) for the athletes, coaches and service personnel. The team hospitality area should be large enough to enable these team members to prepare and/or relax in a secure, comfortable environment. The area should be equipped with adequate seating, heating, and provide healthy warm and cold food and beverages and proper washroom facilities. Furthermore heated and separate waiting room(s) have to be put at the disposal of the competitors near the start area(s) in which the competitors can stay during trainings, respectively between the two runs or heats of a competition.

4.9 Internet access Athletes, team members and servicemen are entitled to free of

charge Wi-Fi access within the Team hospitality or the Team area in the Finish area and in the Team hotels or other area(s) designated by the Organiser wherever feasible. Any costs for this access are the responsibility of the Organiser. The Organiser should also provide free of charge Wi-Fi access to the media in the Finish area.

Sub-Committee for the Continental Cup Increase the Basis quota in Speed Events 2.1. Basic Quota

Each nation is entitled to a basic quota of two (2), three (3) in DH event,, on condition that these competitors have a maximum of 120 FIS points (SAC, ANC 140 FIS points in SL or GS, 160 FIS points in SG, DH or SC) on the valid FIS points list, as follows: - Slalom and Giant Slalom: in any of the five events - Downhill and Super Combined (with DH): in Downhill or Super-G - Super-G and Super Combined (with SG): in Downhill, Super-G or Giant

Slalom


Sub-Committee for the European Cup

Validity of the Basic List 3.1.4 Validity of the Basic List After the second (EC, FEC, SAC, ANC), third (NAC in GS and SL

events) race in that event in the current season the basic list will be deleted. In NAC for DH, SG and SC only two events will be used before the basic list will be deleted. Only the Cup points gained in the current season count. In EC the Basic List will be deleted after the third race in all events.

Exception: Indoor races are not considered.

Sub-Committee for the Youth and Children Maximum number of starts for U18 (1st Year)

607.3 Classification at International Competitions 1)1st year U18 (Junior I): maximum number of starts per season in Giant

Slalom and Slalom events counting for FIS points = 25. Any results from races after the maximum of 25 starts for the first year U18 (Junior I) athletes are cancelled and therefore do not count for FIS points. (Not valid for the season 2012/13). There is no limit to participation in the speed events Downhill, Super-G and Super Combined.

The Sub-Committee for Classification will inform the FIS Council of any infringements of the rule.

Distance Slalom course setting

801.2.3 A gate must have a minimum width of 4 m and a maximum of 6 m. The distance from turning pole to turning pole of successive gates must

not be less than 6.00 m and not more than 13 m (valid for all categories). Exception Children's competitions: - -U16 (K2) between 7 m and 11 m.not more than 12 m. - U14 (K1) not more than 10 m

The distance between gates within combinations (hairpin or vertical) must be not less than 0.75 m and not more than 1.00 m. The gates in hairpin or vertical combinations must be set in a straight line. Delayed gates must have a minimum distance of 12 m and a maximum distance of 18 m (Children's Competition 15 m) from turning pole to turning pole.

Alpine Ski Equipment The outcome of the introduction of new ski specifications at World Cup level in 2013/14 appears to have had a positive effect on the number of injuries. The overall analysis has not yet been concluded from the FIS ISS research, whereby Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel presented report from the Austrian Ski Association, which reports a dramatic decrease in the number of injuries last season. The Council acknowledged that last season was a particularly good one in terms of snow conditions and therefore the analysis may not be entirely comparative to the previous seasons, but the figures presented look promising. The ski industry has requested consideration of returning to the giant slalom skis used in 2011/12, however the Council is satisfied with the new specifications. The


Alpine Equipment Working Group will be asked to study potential future improvements, but there will not be any changes to the specifications for 2013/14. The Freestyle Skiing Committee International Competition Rules (ICR) 3041.7 Notice Board An official notice board will be located in appropriate locations on

each course. 3034 Advisory Committees, Technical Advisor, Course Advisor, Video

Controller, Connection Coach and Jump Shapers 3034.5 The Technical Advisor To support the Jury, FIS can appoint technical advisors for all

categories of races. The technical advisor has the right to express his opinion within the

Jury - without the right to vote. 3034.6 The Course Advisor To support the Jury, FIS can appoint a course advisor for all

categories of races. The technical advisor has the right to express his opinion within the

Jury - without the right to vote. 3034.7 Video Controller When the organiser has the technical installation for an official video

control, the Jury will appoint an official video controller. The duties of the Video Controller are to observe the competitors passage on the course. For ski cross, the official video controller can make final decisions about disqualifications / sanctions.

3043.8 Qualified for the Final The Finals generally consist of the following number of competitors:

3

059

3059 Passage across the Gate Line 3059.1 A gate must be passed according to art 3059.2. 3059.2 A gate has been passed correctly when both the competitor’s ski tips

and both feet have passed across the gate line. If a competitor loses a ski, without committing a fault, e.g. not straddling a gate, then the tip of the remaining ski and both feet must have passed the gate line.

Type of Event Competition

Moguls L/M

Dual Moguls L/M

Aerials L/M

Ski Cross L/M

Ski HP/SS L/M

OWG 20/20 -/- 12/12 16-32/16-32 -/- WSC 16/16 8/8 12/12 16-32/16-32 12/12 World Cup 12-16/12-16 8/8 12/12 16-32/16-32 6/12 CoC 8-16/8-16 8-16/8-16 -/- 16-32/16-32 6/12


Wherever two gates are required to be set the gate line is the imaginary shortest line between the two turning poles. (See ICR Alpine 661.4). Wherever a turning gate only is required to be set, the gate line is the extension of the line from the outside pole of the gate to the turning pole which lies past the turning pole and extends into the course.

3059.3 Requirements after a Gate Fault If a competitor misses a gate, they must no longer continue through

further gates. Only exception is for SX final phases, as long as the competitor does

not interfere with the run of the following competitor or has been passed by a competitor(s).

4002.1.3 Notice Board A Notice board must be located at the Aerial Judges Stand. The unofficial results will be updated on the official Notice Board on

an on-going basis. 4007.2 Age Limitation for Aerials maneuvers

- Children I - Uprights Only - Children II - Single Inverted - Juniors- Double Inverted / Triples at 17 years - Seniors- Triple Inverted

4008.5 Definition on Different Jumps A competitor shall not repeat the same Aerials menoeuvre during a

Phase. will be required to perform two different Aerials jumps. Jumps shall be considered to be different if an:

4008.5.1 In the case of upright manoeuvres there is a change in the number of manoeuvres performed or the kind

of manoeuvre performed;

4008.5.2 In the case of upright rotational manoeuvres there is a change in the number of rotations;

4008.5.3 In the case of inverted manoeuvres;

4008.5.3.1 there is a change from front to back or vice versa;

4008.5.3.2 or there is a different number of somersaults;

4008.5.3.3 or there is a different number of twists but the number of somersaults remains the same;

4008.5.3.4 or there is the same number of twists and somersaults , but the number of twists done in a single somersault differs by at least one twist;

4008.5.3.5 or one of the following combinations is performed: Back Layout (bL) and Back Tuck (bT) or Back Pike (bP); Back Lay Lay (bLL) and Back Lay Tuck (bLT) or Back Lay Pike (bLP).

4009.6.2 Jump Limitation


No competitor shall perform the same jump twice, except in the Final phase when the competitor can repeat a jump from a previous Qualification Phase.Round.

4203.1 Turns Consisting of 560% of the score (Definition refer to FIS Freestyle Judging Manual 6204.1)

4203.2 Air Consisting of 250% of the score (Definition refer to FIS Freestyle Judging Manual 6204.2) 4203.3 Speed Consisting of 250% of the score (Definition refer to FIS Freestyle Judging Manual 6204.3) 4505.3.4 Starting Order in Extraordinary Conditions (Excluding First

Seed) In extraordinary conditions, the Jury may change the starting order

(when snowing, etc.). A group of at least 6 competitors, nominated in advance, start before start number 1. These 6 competitors are drawn from among the last 20% of the start list. They will start in reverse order of their start numbers. This rule is not applied when the organiser provides at least six qualified forerunners.

4505.4.2 Draw of start gate position for Qualification The choice of which of the 4(6) start gate stalls to be used for the

Qualification phase of the competition must be made through the use of a random draw at the relevant Team Captains meeting for the event. This TC meeting must be held immediately prior to the Qualification Phase day (not at any meeting before official training days should these occur)

4505.4.3 Double events

In the case of a double event at the one location, the choice of start gate stall must be redrawn through a separate random draw at the relevant Team Captains meeting for the 2nd event.

4507.8.3.1 Electronic Release Device

It is possible to use an electronic device to open the drop door. Every drop door needs to be locked into place and then release from the same electronic impulse. The random release time must be between 0.0 and 4.0 seconds. For the Start Command, on ’attention’ (refer Rule #: 4507.7), the random sequence is begun by the starter.

On the FIS Skicross World Cup Tour, World Ski Championships and Olympic Games, the Electronic Release device SX start gate is mandatory. The electronic release devise must also have a back-up power source available that can meet the demands of a minimum of 20 start sequences. If this back-up system fails it must be possible to operate the start gate through the use of a mechanical starting release system.


4512 Ski Cross Team (SX Team) - New To adopt the Rules in the Snowboard ICR 2711 for Cross

competitions. Changes to the Freestyle Ski World Cup Rules 4.2 Duration of Accommodation for Competitors and Team Officials The Organiser shall provide the following support from at least the night

before the first official training until the morning after the last competition in which the competitor participated.

4.2.3 Ski Cross – Arrival day / 12 training days and 1 qualification day / one competition day / departure day; 5 4 nights and 6 5 days.

4.4 Hotel Rooms The accommodation for the competitors, coaches, officials etc. must be

provided in rooms with a maximum of two beds and bath or shower, or apartments with a maximum of two beds per sleeping room and bath or shower. Also one single room per country for a team official has to be provided. An additional one (1) single room can be purchased at the rate of CHF100. The Organiser is required to provide details or information for any other additional rooms a team may purchase.

7.1.1 If an Organiser(s) wishes to stage 2 or more events in the same or

different location(s), then they can create a special prize based upon the cumulative rankings from those competitions.

The ranking from the first competition is added with the rankings of the second competition (or other competitions) and these combined rankings are used to distribute the additional, extra prize money. The minimum value of the additional prize money is 25% of the value of each competition.

7.6.2 FIS Online Update System (FOU) Team Entries are only accepted using the FIS Online Entry System.

NSAs can enter using the FOU System on the FIS website via the Member Section: http://www.fis-ski.com/ Login and Password can be obtained from the FIS office: [email protected].

The Organisers must provide an email address where the entries can be sent.

7.6.3 Preliminary Provisional Entries – 40 Days before the Competition Each National Association must inform the Organisers about the

expected total number of team members (Names, FIS Code and Gender art. 7.8.1 and 14.3), and team officials with arrival and departure dates and rooming needs (competitors, coaches, accompanying persons and service personnel). This needs to be done using the FIS Online Update System (FOU) and respecting the deadlines fixed and announced by the OC (40 days before the first competition day).

7.6.4 Confirmation of Final Entries with Arrival and Departure – 8 Days Not later than 8 days before the competition day the NSA must inform

the OC of its final entries (Names, FIS Code and Gender) with their arrival and departure dates. The NSA must also inform the OC about the arrival and departure dates of the team officials.


Adjustments to final competitor entries and rooming needs can be done up until the entry deadline (8 days before the competition day). The same can be done for Team Officials.

Any changes in entries or rooming will be confirmed by email from the FOU System to the Organiser and Team.

13.1.3 FIS Point Standards to Participate in FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup

Events

Standards/ Moguls Aerials Ski Cross Halfpipe/Slopestyle

Requirements FIS Points FIS Points FIS Points FIS Points Freestyle FIS Points

25 50 50100 0

Alpine FIS Points 20 14. World Cup Quota Calculation 14.1 Number of Competitors per Country – Nations Quota The number of competitors per country (Nations Quota) is determined

annually by the FIS Freestyle Skiing Committee according to the Quota Calculation system. The Quotas are calculated based upon the FIS Point list.

FIS Points Standards for the Basic and Additional Quotas

Standards/ Requirements

Moguls FIS Points

Aerials FIS Points

Ski Cross FIS Points

Halfpipe/ Slopestyle FIS Points

Basic Quota BQ (1) 25+ 50+ 50100+ 0 Additional Quota AQ 50+ 100+ 100125+ 50+0

14.3 Nations Quota Overview

Overview per Event by Number MO/DM AE SX HP SS Maximum Team Size (Ladies and Men) 12 10 12 1220 1220 Maximum Quota per Gender 7 6 7 815 815 Host Nation Quota per Gender (additional) +3 +2 +4 +410 +410 Personal spot per gender for WC winner from the previous season (additional)

+1 +1 +1 -+1 +1

CoC previous season winners by Gender - - +1 - ANC/SAC same season - - +1 -

Changes to the Freestyle Ski Points Rules

4.2.6 Injury status - At least 90 days must have been passed between the time of the

injury and the competitors 1st start Each National Ski Association must apply to the FIS within 3 weeks

after an injury with the official form and a medical certificate so that the points will be frozen.

The application of injury status is valid for one year after the 1st start. - A competitor may have a maximum of 3 starts in one or more events

in this injury period without losing this injury status.


- If a competitor has more than 3 starts, during this injury period, the FIS points will be calculated according to the normal FIS points rules.

- If a competitor has fewer than 3 starts the better result of the following two calculation methods will be used: - normal FIS points calculation - reduction of 40%

- Competitors must remain registered as active with the FIS to maintain injury protection.

Freestyle Skiing bibs Modifications to the specifications of the Freestyle Skiing bibs were agreed to improve their fit and athlete’s movement. The Snowboard Committee International Competition Rules (ICR) 2011.5 Age for International Juniors The minimum ages’ for Halfpipe and Slopestyle are according to

2011.2 and for Parallel, Snowboard Cross and Big Air are according 2011.3. For PGS, PSL, SBX and Team SBX The participation in Iinternational junior competitions areis restricted to those competitors whose have reached the 1920th birthday falls in or after the before the end of the calendar year in which the FIS Competition year begins. For BA, HP and SBS the participation in international junior competitions is restricted to those competitors whose 18th birthday falls in or after the calendar year in which the FIS Competition year begins. (see table for details)

2509.2.6 Two run format for parallel finals

Each pair of competitors has to make two runs. The competitors change courses for the second run. The time difference between the two competitors at the finish line will be registered. After the second run the time differences of the two runs will be added. The competitor with the lower time difference of the two runs will advance to the next round. The maximum time difference per run is the calculated penalty time, max. 1.5 sec. If the time difference of both runs is tied, the winner of the second run will advance to the next round. (If a delayed start gate is used and if two competitors are tied crossing the finish line of the second run, the competitor who lost the first run will be the winner).

A competitor who does not finish or is disqualified in the first run, starts the second run with a 4 % (max. 1,5 sec.) penalty (see art. 2512). If competitors are tied in each of both runs, the competitor with the fastest qualification time advances to the next round. In the case where both competitors have the same qualification time


(=combined time of qualification run and elimination run), the tie is broken by the best run of 2. If they are still tied the tie will be broken using the highest current World Cup Standings (at World Cup competitions) or current FIS points (at WSC and FIS/COC level competitions).

A competitor who does not start (DNS) the first run receives the penalty time. When both competitors do not start in the first run, the competitor who wins the second run advances automatically. When both competitors do not start in the second run, the competitor who won the first run, advances automatically. Additionally when one competitor is a DNS and the other competitor in a pair is a DSQ, the competitor who did not start will receive the penalty for the first run, in the second run the competitor who started (but DSQ´d) will advance.

2613.1 Level 3-4 Competitions (FIS and Nationals) One (1) Judge must be from a foreign nation. Level 2 Competitions (COC) Two (2) One (1) scoring Judges must be from a foreign nation and

the Head Judge should be from a foreign nation. 2705 Execution of a Snowboard Cross 2705.1 Qualification 2705.1.1 Timed runs are used to qualify competitors for the finals. For FIS

Races an additional format with a seeding process for finals can be conducted, instead of timed runs (see rule 2705.1.4)

2705.1.4 Seeded groups without timed runs - The riders will be seeded according to their actual FIS Points

standing. 2705.4.2.1 The finals for the competitors qualified as per rule 2705.1.4 will be

conducted as follows: The first two 2 competitors per heat advance from round to round as determined by their place of finish in each heat. Place of finish is determined by the first part of the body or Snowboard that crosses the finish line. Whenever possible, a finish line camera (video or photo finish) should be available. In case of a tie, at the finish line, such tie(s) will be broken after reviewing if available the photo-finish presentation If a tie still exists, the competitor with the higher bib number (based upon qualifying time) will be scored as first.

The competitors who do not advance in their heats will be grouped

into a new Heat bracket. The ones who got 3rd in their Heat will ride against each other, and the ones who got 4th. For the riders who placed 3rd/4th in 1/16 Finals will ride a placing Quarter Final and Final (or small Finals) for the places 33-64. For the riders who got 3rd / 4th in 1/8 Finals will ride a placing Semi Final and Final (or small Finals) for the places 17-32. For the riders who not got 3rd / 4th in 1/4 Finals will ride a placing Semi Final and Final (or small Finals) for the places 9-16.


If there are more than 64 competitors, the looser rounds are limited to a maximum of two additional rounds and after those rounds the competitors will be tied at their respective positions.

2706.5 Ranking for competitors qualified as per rule 2705.1.4 2804.4 Heat Format 2804.4.4 Finals: (minimum 12 men / minimum 6 Ladies - best 2 runs out of 3)

Different jumps are defined as follows - a different direction of approach to the jump i.e. Regular/normal

stance or switch stance. - a different direction of take-off i.e. Frontside or Backside - straight front flips / straight back flips

2804.5.5 Different jumps are defined as follows. - a different direction of approach to the jump i.e. Regular/normal

stance or switch stance. - a different direction of take-off i.e. Frontside or Backside - straight front flips / straight back flips

2604.3.1 Heat Format- Qualification 2604.7.2 The Seeding will be done as follows: 2804.4.2 Heat Format 2804.5 Knockout Competition Format: 2804.6.2 Knockout Competition Format – Semi Finals The same new wording in each of the rules : - Competitors will be ranked according to their highest ranking on current FIS

WC, CoC points list or FIS points list in Halfpipe. (If competitors are tied the higher points in the second category will decide their position. If they are still tied their position will be decided by draw.)

In FIS WC competitions the competitors can be ranked using the World Snowboard Points List instead. Which list will be utilized has to be announced prior to the Team Captains (Draw) Meeting.

- If there will be two heats, the competitors will be divided with even and odd ranking:

Snowboard World Cup Rules 4.3.2 FIS World Cup Finals 4.3.1 For participating in the World Cup Finals the existing World Cup

Quota will be valid. 4.3.2 In case of multidisciplinary events the possibility remains to restrict

the amount of competitors participating in the World Cup Final as follows: - Only the top 50 competitors (each gender) of the event World Cup

ranking list (personal spot) are allowed to start in the FIS World Cup Finals. Nations quota and basic quota do not apply.

- Only hosting nation quota and additional spot for winners of SAC/EC/NAC/AC and ANC will remain. One additional spot (personal) for the winners of the previous Junior FIS World


Championships in the respective event. The winners in each one of the Parallel events will receive a spot for both, the PSL and PGS

5.2 Quota for Officials

For officials (representatives of a National Ski/Snowboard Association, trainers, doctors, technicians and official accompanying persons) of teams with a World Cup quota the costs for lodging, food (half board) must be guaranteed at CHF 50 (CHF 80 for HP and SBS) per day according to the following:

5.3 Additional officials For five (5) additional officials or accompanying persons and for

service staff of a National Ski/Snowboard Association, the maximum price that can be charged for half board must not exceed CHF 70 per day (CHF 110 per day for HP and SBS), or the equivalent, if they are listed on the official entry form by the corresponding Team Captain and the accommodation is arranged by the Organising Committee. The number of those officials is limited to 25% of the total quota.

5.4 Service Personnel

For service personnel accredited by FIS, who are in addition to the officials covered by point 5.2 and 5.3, the maximum price that can be charged for half board must not exceed CHF 70 per day (110 CHF per day for HP and SBS), or the equivalent, if they are listed on the official entry form by the corresponding team captain and the accommodation is arranged by the Organising Committee.

5.6 Right of Accommodation Hotel:

The hotels for the teams must at least meet the requirements of the international three star category and has to be as close as possible to the competition area. Possibilities for Internet access are requested. Lodging for competitors and coaches must be provided in rooms with bath or shower and a maximum of 2 beds (separate beds).

Breakfast and dinner must be served at the actual hotel if possible. FIS representatives will decide during the summer inspections whether alternatives are acceptable. The OC and the hotels have to accept credit cards. The hotel should offer separate treatment space for the team doctors and therapists treatment (e.g. access to spa massage rooms,)

Team captains, doctors and therapists are to be lodged in single rooms.

7. Prize Money The Organiser must make available at least CHF 25'000 (equivalent

in Euro/US$) per Event/gender for prize money. For individual competitions this sum is divided between the 10 best competitors per race/gender (At Alpine events only where the prize money is equal to or exceeds CHF 30'000/race/gender the payment will be down to the 16th place). The amount of prize money and its method of distribution must be communicated to FIS.

The payment can must be made after at the awards ceremony in US$ or Euro cash only or electronically by bank transfer. If the payment is done electronically by bank transfer, this has to be done


no later than seven (7) working days after the last competition, taking into consideration the local tax laws.

The full amount without local tax reduction should be paid out. The competitor must sign that he/she confirms to declare the money according to his/her own national and local tax laws. In any case, the local tax laws must be considered and the OC must advise the competitors about tax rates and assist in case of problems.

The OC should publish a schedule of the taxes and the actual prize money paid.

An itemized confirmation of payment must be provided to the competitor electronically. Bank transfer fees and value added tax (VAT) are covered by the Organiser.

The OC must assist the competitors with matter relating to taxation of prize money in the country in which the competition is held.

12.1.1 Formula Overall The overall winners will be calculated as follows: The points from all World Cup Snowboard Freestyle Results

(Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air) will be added together to determine the Overall Champion in the Snowboard Freestyle events. A maximum of 6 events are taken into consideration regardless of the event where the results are achieved.

The points from all World Cup Snowboard PSL and PGS Results will be added together to determine the Overall Champion in the Snowboard Parallel events.

A maximum of 6 events are taken into consideration regardless of the event where the results are achieved.

Tie Breaking: The highest total of the best event decides - if still tied, the number of first rankings, if still tied the number of second rankings, etc. decides.

12.2.1 Formula – Event:

The event winners will be determined as follows: All counting results in the event are added together. Throw away results: Number of Competitions Number of Drops 1-6 0 7-12 1 13-18 2 etc.

Continental Cup Rules 4.1.2.3 Level 2 competitions: Scale 500 to scale 50

Continental Cups and Universiade are considered level 2 competitions The scale for Slopestyle Continental Cups will be at a minimum of 360 and a maximum of 500 FIS points for the both seasons 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.


FIS Points Rules 4.2.6 Injury status - Each National FIS Ski or Snowboard Association must apply to the

FIS within 3 weeks after an injury with the official form and a medical certificate that the points will be frozen.

The application of injury status is valid for one year after the 1st start. This is not valid for the World Cup Standing injury status.

4.2.6.1 Conditions

- At least 90 days must have been passed between the time of the injury and the competitors 1st start

- After the injury date, once a competitor has started in 3 racescompetitions, in one or more events the injury status will be deleted.

- If a competitor has more than 3 starts, during this injury period, the FIS points will be calculated according to the normal FIS points rules.

- If a competitor has less than 3 starts the better result of the following two calculation methods will be considered: a) normal FIS points calculation b) reduction of 40%

- Competitors must remain registered as active with the FIS to maintain injury protection.

Changes to the Rules for the Junior World Championships

7. Age limits, gender verification, anti-doping control For PGS, PSL, SBX and Team SBX the participation maximum age

for international junior competitions are is restricted to those competitors whose twentieth birthday falls in or after the calendar year in which the competition year begins. question For BA, HP and SBS the participation is restricted to those competitors whose eighteenth birthday falls in or after the calendar year in which the competition year begins. The competition year is the same as the license year (July 1st - June 30th). The age limit has to be published with the official invitation. It has to be checked with the FIS office forehand.

Separate awards can be given to U16 (under sixteen) for riders

whose fifteenth birthday falls in or after the calendar year in which the calendar year begins for BA, HP and SBS and for U18 (under eighteen) for riders whose seventeenth birthday falls in or after the calendar year in which the competition year begins for PGS, PSL, SBX and Team SBX.

10. Payment of Expenses and Travel Costs 10.1 The Organising Committee shall offer half board price of CHF 680,-

per day (accommodation, breakfast and dinner, as well as ski-lifts or mountain railways). This price is valid for competitors and officials in agreement with the maximum numbers indicated by art. 6.2 of these rules (max. 30 competitors).

For food and lodging, the Snowboard FIS World Cup rules are valid.


10.2 Teams may not arrive more than one day before the first official training.

The rules for the payment of expenses for accommodation and meals, as well as for lift and mountain railways apply from the eve of the first official training day until the morning of the day after the last race. The hotel management cannot force the teams to leave the rooms on a competition day.

The Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard Coordination Group The Freestyle Skiing Snowboard Coordination Group has reviewed the different rules where there are differences between the disciplines and proposes the following adaptions to bring them into line: Rules for the Junior World Championships The price for halfboard accommodation for the Snowboard Junior World Championships was CHF 60 and for Freestyle Skiing was CHF 100. Initially the Coordination Group agreed to settle on CHF 100, but after further discussion within the discipline Committees they have met in the middle at CHF 80:

10.1 The Organising Committee shall offer half board price of CHF 80,- per day (accommodation, breakfast and dinner, as well as ski-lifts or mountain railways). This price is valid for competitors and officials in agreement with the maximum numbers indicated by art. 6.2 of these rules.

FIS World Championship Rules Accommodation price for athletes and team officials (Rule 17.5.3 and 17.5.4) Freestyle Skiing

17.5.3 At the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships accommodation with fullhalf board has to be guaranteed at a maximum of CHF 100 per day for each person (athletes and team officials).

Snowboard

17.5.4 At the FIS Snowboard World Championships accommodation with full board including non-alcoholic drinks with each meal has to be guaranteed at a maximum of CHF 80100 per day for each person (athletes and team officials).

FIS Calendar Fees The World Cup calendar fees be harmonised to CHF 2’250 which is the Snowboard fee. The present Freestyle Skiing fee is CHF 2’500.


The Speed Skiing Committee

International Competition Rules (ICR)

1232.6 Duration of the Competition

< 180 kph 180 - 200 kph Day 0 Voluntary Training Day Day 0 Voluntary Training Day Day 1 Mandatory Training Run # 1 Run # 2

Day 1 Mandatory Training Run # 1 Run # 2

Day 2 Run # 3 Semi Final Final

Day 2 Run # 3 Run # 4 Run # 5

Day 3 Day 3 Semi Final Final

The competition programme has to be proposed to the Speed Skiing Committee for approval.

If a competition is to be cancelled, organisers should endeavour to give maximum notice and, preferably, at least 10 days warning. If the race is deferred, an alternative date must be given at the time of deferment.

1232.6.1 Duration of the World Championships

A special WSC program including reserve days has to be proposed to the Speed Skiing committee for approval.

The Telemark Committee International Competition Rules (ICR) 1603.4 A first group of the 10 best ranked ladies and the 15 best ranked men

competitors will be drawn., regardless of nationality. In case of an equality of points in the 15th rank, the first group can be enlarged accordingly.

1603.7 For the second run, the start lists list is derived from the results of the

first run. The first 30 competitors will start in the reversed order. 1606.5 The decisions with regards penalties are final and cannot be

protested. 1202.3 If necessary or adjust setting. 1702.4 Where, outside of the control of the organisers, the course does not

meet the technical requirements laid out in TICR the jury can accept the course.


1900 Special Rules for Telemark Classic

1901.1 Vertical drop: between 300 250 m and 500 m. 1901.3 The GS part of the course can be set with single gates according to

the Alpine ICR arts 904.2, 904.3 and 904.4. 1902.6 A 360 is defined as follows: the competitor shall turn more than 180

360 degrees around an internal obstacle and must at the end of the turn cross his own tracks. The radius from the centre of the semi-circle outer diameter of the noose shall be from 5 4 m to 8 6 m. There is no judging in the 360.

1902.11 The race must consist of two runs if the calculated time for the best

male competitor is less than 150 sec. The TD determines this. 2000 Special Rules for Telemark Sprint

2001.5 Vertical drop must be between 100 and 200 150 meters. 2002.6 A 360 is defined as follows: the competitor shall turn more than 180

360 degrees around an internal obstacle and must at the end of the turn cross his own tracks. The radius from the centre of the semi-circle outer diameter of the noose shall be from 5 4 m to 8 6 m.

2050 Special Rules for Dual Version of the Telemark Sprint

2050.1 The Telemark Sprint may be staged as a dual event at the option of the Organizer, so long as the course is wide enough for the setting of two parallel courses.

2050.2 The format shall be two equivalent courses, one red and one blue

with timing and gate keepers for each course. Each course shall be run by each competitor once, provided that the competitor does not get disqualified. The combined time for the red and blue course shall determine the winner. The dual format is for visual effect and spectator interest and is not to be construed as a “knock out” event.

2050.2.1 The starting order of the 2nd run is determined by reversing the finish

order of the 1st run. If there is an unequal number of 1st run finisher, the 1st competitor (the slowest competitor) will race unopposed to ensure that there is a final pairing.

2050.3 Physical aspects 2050.3.1 The dual Sprint shall use the same criteria as the Sprint for selection

of course, section 2001 of the TICR 2050.3.2 The jump. The same criteria as Section 2003 shall be used with the

following conditions: two jumps may be used for the dual, one for each course. A single jump may be used provided that it is wide enough for two competitors to use it safely at the same time.

2050.3.3 The 360. Two separate 360’s must be used, one for each course. 2050.3.4 The Skate. The skating sections shall be parallel but separate for the

competitors.


2050.4 Interference 2050.4.1 A competitor who is interfered with may have a rerun. In order to

have the rerun the competitor must immediately ski off of the course to the nearest official to state his interference and make a request for the rerun.

2050.4.2 Interference occurs when the course is blocked by a fallen competitor who did not clear the course soon enough.

2050.4.3 Objects in the course such as a lost ski pole, etc.

Incidents beyond the will and control of the competitor, which cause significant loss of speed or lengthening of the racing line and consequently affect the competitors time. .

2200 Special Rules for Parallel Sprint

2201.1.2 The length and vertical drop is decided by the slope. It is important that the whole course can be viewed from one location (preferably the finish area). Recommended vertical drop is between 100m 70m and 150m120m. Race time per run should be 30 sec. to 50 sec.

2201.1.4 The course must contain Telemark turns, one jump, one 360 turn and

one cross-country section. It may also contain other elements, for example moguls, banked turns, etc..

2209.1.3 The qualification should be a race on the parallel course in two runs;

first run in the red course, second run in the blue course. The start list for the first run is the current published FIS points

ranking for the SP. The reverse start list will be used for the second run. The judging is the same as in SP. The jury can decide to accept the result of a qualification by only one

run and then the finals must be of 32 in the men’s competition and 16 in the ladies competition. The qualification is ideally on a parallel sprint course. If there is not enough time a single qualification run may be used, where the men use one course, the women the other course. If there are 32 or less men and 16 or less women the qualification need not be run and the start list racers competitors are is determined by the rankings from current published FIS TPSSP points list. The jury decides the execution of the qualification.

2209.1.5 See illustration for the set up of pairs. The jury decides about the

starting field for the knock out (32, 16 or 8 racers). 2212.3.2 The distance between the turning gates should be 2422-26m with a

minimum offset of 3m. Discretion should be used where the terrain dictates otherwise.

2213.2 Maximum time difference The maximum time difference which can be applied per run is 4 is 3

seconds, whether or not a competitor fails to finish, is disqualified or is slower by more than 4 3 seconds.


2215.2 The competitor who is disqualified or does not finish the first run of a round will start in the second with maximum penalty time. The maximum penalty time is 4 3 seconds.

2220.1 Point scale to be applied if there is no qualification race for a parallel

race: 1. place 100 points 2. place 80 points 3. place 60 points 4. place 50 points 5. – 8. place 40 points 9. – 16. place 20 15 points 17. – 32. place 10 points According to the City Event Rules. 2220.2 If there is a qualification race the points according to Art. 2220.1. are

applied for the ranking of the parallel race for 32 competitors. Should the final be of 16 competitors then the racers ranked 17 to 30 in the qualification race should receive the points according to Telemark World Cup points table. If the final is of 8 racers then the same principle applies starting from the 9th position points.

2221 Records and Results 2221.1 Penalties in the finals must be checked and recorded by the chief

judge or a penalty judge in the skating area. 2221.2. All competitors who participate in the qualification are to be published

on the result list. 2302.1 Determining the starting sequence 1 Team per Nation in every team there must be minimum one female and one male. First pair: Female vs. Female If there is a Team with only 2 competitors the female starts no. 1. 2302.1.1 The best 8 nations according to the Overall Telemark World Cup

Nations’ Cup ranking will qualify for the TPS.

If there are not 8 Teams able to nominate 3 racers the pairs will be set up as follows: 1. Nations with 3 competitors 2. Nations with 2 competitors according to the nations cup ranking 3. Nations with a 2nd Team of 3 competitors according to the WC

ranking 4. Nations with a 2nd team of 2 competitors according to the WC

ranking 2302.1.4 The setting of the pairs is 1 vs 8, 3 4 vs 65, 4 3 vs 5 6 and 2 vs 7 2302.1.5 See illustration for the set up of pairs. The highest ranked nation will start on the red course, in the second

run the courses will be changed.


1st lady of the better ranked team starts in the red course 1st man of the better ranked team starts in the blue course 2nd man starts in the drawn course.

2302.2.3 The winner of the round is the nation who wins two pairs first.after

three runs. 2512.3 Helmets with soft ear protection as per FIS equipment specifications

are permitted in all official disciplines.

pair 1

1

8 winner 1

winner 2 pair 2 4

5 winner

winner pair 3 3

6 winner 3 winner 4 Small Final

pair 4 2 7 loser

loser

The Sub-Committee for Master Racers National Ski Association responsibility MA 72) Assignment - Conditions - Event Frequency Upon a bid by a National Ski Association, the World Criterium is

assigned to the National Association (who takes first responsibility), including the correct transfer of fees according to Rule MA 28) - and a Ski Resort. By accepting the assignment both agree to follow these FIS-Rules and – within these – eventual directions based on decisions of the S/Committee for MASTERS Racing (or its Chairman). This paragraph is valid for all FIS Masters Races – see Rule MA 12) a.

Number of competitions in South America MA 81) Overall MASTERS Cup Each year there is an “Overall MASTERS Cup Winner” in each class,

corresponding to the “FIS World Cup”. In all FIS MASTERS Cup Races (approx. 20-30 per Competition Year, 43 of them reserved for South-America and another 4 to North-America) the first 15 racers in each class receive FMC-Points to be added up throughout the year.


Legal & Safety Committee Rules for Betting The Legal Committee made minor editorial adjustments to the FIS Rules for Betting and other Anti-Corruption Violations that were approved by the Council in November 2012 to be implemented from 1st July 2013. They will be published on the FIS Website (General Rules) shortly. These rules prevent any participant in a FIS discipline from betting on any FIS discipline. Furthermore, on the advice of the Legal & Safety Committee the Council underlined that the execution of the Athletes Declaration is compulsory before an athlete is registered with FIS for a licence to participate in FIS competitions and National Associations must maintain a copy of the signed documents in a way that they can be retrieved if necessary.

14. Nomination of FIS Committee Members

On proposal of the respective National Ski Associations, the Council appointed the following persons as Committee Members for the remaining period 2012 – 2014: The Czech Ski Association • Jiri Kutal as member of the Executive Board Nordic Combined, replacing Roman

Kumpost The German Ski Association • Horst Hüttel as member of the Executive Board Nordic Combined, replacing

Hermann Weinbuch.

Horst Hüttel was furthermore appointed Chairman of the Nordic Combined Committee following the temporary appointment of Council Member Roman Kumpost as Chairman who was thanked for his engagement over the past three years.

The Swedish Ski Association • Tommy Eliasson as member of the Sub-Committee for Snowboard and Freestyle

Youth and Children’s Questions, replacing Anders Olofsson The Norwegian Ski Federation • Torbjørn Skogstad as member of the Sub-Committee for World and Continental

Cups, replacing Erik Røste.

Since Erik Røste was Chairman of the Sub-Committee for World and Continental Cups, Chris Grover (USA) was appointed to this position.

The Ski Association of Slovenia • Tugo Marincek replacing Janez Dekleva as member of the Sub-Committee for

Alpine Citizen Racers


The Swedish Ski Association

• Tommy Eliasson as member of the Sub-Committee for Snowboard and Freestyle Youth and Children’s Questions, replacing Anders Olofsson

Requests for new members that are not replacements of existing members were tabled until the appointment of the new Committees by the Council during the FIS Congress in 2014. The same applies to proposals for Honorary Membership. Membership of the Athletes Commission Elections to the FIS Athletes Commission took place at the FIS World Championships in 2013 in accordance with the updated rules approved by the Council in November 2012. Athletes who were present and participating at the respective World Championships cast their votes in their respective discipline. Overall, 24 candidates from 12 nations were put forward by the National Ski Associations for election to the Commission which foresees 13 members. Following an analysis of the results in each of the disciplines, it proved necessary to conduct re-elections in Nordic Combined and men’s Snowboard in order to adhere to the rules that no nation may have more than one representative on the Athletes Commission. Based on the election results thereafter, the Council confirmed the following members to the FIS Athletes Commission 2013 - 2015. As a provisional group, prior to approval of their membership by the Council, they were invited to arrange their meeting in Cavtat-Dubrovnik in order to be able to attend their respective discipline’s Technical Committees: Kikkan Randall (USA) - Cross-Country Skiing Oystein Pettersen (NOR) - Cross-Country Skiing Sabrina Windmüller (SUI) - Ski Jumping Kamil Stoch (POL) - Ski Jumping Alessandro Pittin (ITA) - Nordic Combined Veronika Velez-Zuzulova (SVK) - Alpine Skiing Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (SWE) - Alpine Skiing Julien Lizeroux (FRA) - Alpine Skiing Michael Janyk (CAN) - Alpine Skiing Lydia Lassila (AUS) - Freestyle Skiing Filip Flisar (SLO) - Freestyle Skiing Marion Kreiner (AUT) - Snowboard Konstantin Schad (GER) - Snowboard During their first meeting the Athletes Commission appointed Kikkan Randall as their chairperson.

15. Membership of FIS At its Meeting in Kangwonland, the Council decided to temporarily suspend the membership of the Bolivian Ski Association due to a lack of clarity regarding the status and elected leadership of the association. Nevertheless, the Council agreed that the athletes should not be penalised and they would be allowed to participate in FIS races.


An Extraordinary Assembly of the NOC took place on 5th September 2012 and both the new NOC and the Ministry of Sport have confirmed that the President of the Bolivian Ski Association is Juan De Dios Guevara, who was elected in January 2011. Consequently, the Council decided to lift the suspension of the Bolivian Ski Association. Furthermore, the Council confirmed its decision taken at the Gathering in Schladming to approve the affiliation of the Dominica Ski Association as a provisional member of FIS. Additionally in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, it granted provisional membership to the Timor Leste Ski Association and Singapore Snowboarding and Skiing Association. All provisional members are subject to official approval by the FIS Congress in 2014.

16. The International Ski Congress

16.1 The 49th Congress in Barcelona (SPA) 2014 The 2014 International Ski Congress is scheduled from 1st to 6th June 2014 at the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I, Barcelona, Spain. Council Member Eduardo Roldan reported on the preparations and provided a detailed written report. An inspection of the venue with the FIS World Championship Candidates will take place in mid-October. Registration details will be communicated to the National Ski Associations in August 2013. The package price in a twin or double room including breakfast, taxes, use of meeting facilities and coffee breaks, excursion, as well as the closing dinner will be €980 per person. In addition the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Association will invite to the opening cocktail and dinner and the elected Organisers of the FIS World Championships will host the winners cocktail dineratoire.

16.2 Report on the preparations for the 50th International Ski Congress in Cancun (MEX) 2016 The manager of FIS Travel Service Heinz Gurtner has recently carried out the first inspection of the Congress location, together with the President of the Mexican Ski Association following the appointment by the Council in November 2012. The dates of the Congress will be from Sunday 5th to Saturday 11th June 2016.

17. Any other Business

17.1 FIS Staff Update

Guenter Hujara will step down as Men’s Alpine Chief Race Director at the end of the 2013/14 season. He will continue to work for FIS on a part-time basis handling different projects including safety aspects, supporting the Organising Committee of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, as well as other areas arising. The Council appointed Markus Waldner, Alpine Continental Coordinator since 1998 to take over the position of Men’s Alpine Chief Race Director.


Jan Tischhauser, Ladies Alpine Race Director (DH/SG) will retire at the end of the 2013/14 Olympic season after working 21 years for FIS, since 1993. Already communicated in the FIS Newsflash, Jenny Wiedeke has been appointed as FIS Communications Manager, succeeding Riikka Rakic who has decided to leave FIS after seven years to spend more time with her young family.

18. Next Meetings At its Meeting in November 2012 the Council decided that the 2013 Autumn Meeting shall take place at the FIS Headquarters in Oberhofen, on Saturday 2nd November. The Council Meetings in spring 2014 will take place during the FIS Congress in Barcelona from 1st to 6th June.

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Proposals of National Ski Associations and Technical Committees, etc. for the autumn meeting have to be sent to the FIS Secretary General before 15th September 2013. If you should have any further questions in regard to the decisions of the FIS Council, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretary General. INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION

Sarah Lewis Secretary General

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