International Ski Federation (FIS)
Beijing 2022 skiing test events cancelled, including World Championships
The International Ski Federation (FIS) and the Beijing 2022 organising committee have announced that all Olympic test events for skiing during in the 2020-21 season have been cancelled due to the ongoing…
Telepass to present Alpine World Ski Champs as Infront pursues winter sales
Mobility technology brand Telepass has been named as presenting sponsor of the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina, Italy
SRG SSR retains FIS, IIHF and World Curling rights in deal with Infront
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has extended its deal with the Infront agency for rights to key International Ski Federation (FIS), International Ice Hockey Federation and World Curling Federation events.
Round-Up: Australia confirm India series schedule, Fifa president tests positive for Covid-19, America’s Cup legal spat, and more
Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule for the Vodafone Test series, Dettol ODI Series and Dettol Twenty20 International Series against India – Cricket Australia
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Telenot extends FIS World Cup backing in Infront-brokered deal
Electronic security company Telenot has signed as an official sponsor for selected FIS Alpine Skiing and FIS Ski Jumping World Cup events for another season
E.Infra signs FIS Nordic World Ski Championships data sponsorship
German technology company E.Infra has signed as the ‘Data Partner’ for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany.
FIS removes Lewis as secretary general following confidence vote
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced in an abrupt statement that it has removed Sarah Lewis as secretary general following a confidence vote
Tridem brokers FIS Nordic Worlds’ renewal with presenting sponsor Stora Enso
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have extended a long-term association with renewable solutions specialists Stora Enso in a deal negotiated by the Tridem Sports agency
Saalbach lands 2025 Alpine World Ski Championships, Trondheim to stage Nordic Worlds
The Austrian resort town of Saalbach has defeated rival bidders from Germany and Switzerland to land the 2025 Alpine World Ski Championships, while the Norwegian city of Trondheim has been rubber-stamped…
FIS Alpine World Cup to remain in Europe for 2020-21 season
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that the entirety of the 2020-21 men’s and women’s Alpine World Cup seasons will remain in Europe rather than moving to the US and Canada as usual, due…
#Sport4Recovery aims to unite stakeholders and push for sport’s safe return
Last month, the Infront agency announced the launch of its new initiative, #Sport4Recovery. Adam Nelson speaks to some of the founding partners of the programme about how the scheme aims to highlight the social and health benefits of sport as well as the economic ones.
World Ski Championships to take place in Cortina after all, as ‘FIS family’ rallies to support region
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships will take place as originally scheduled in Cortina, Italy, from February 9-21, 2021 after the sport of skiing rallied around the Covid-19-afflicted region to help…
Federations, Infront and Serie A among backers of #Sport4Recovery venture
A group of 15 sports organisations and federations, including the Infront agency and Italy’s Lega Serie A, have today (Thursday) launched a global initiative designed to unite the sporting community i…
Cortina 2021 requests postponement of Alpine World Ski Championships
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has said it will “carefully consider” a proposal from the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) and its Cortina 2021 Local Organising Committee (LOC) to delay nex…
Wengen FIS World Cup race under threat in TV and sponsorship rights revenue spat
The future of the flagship FIS Ski World Cup race in Wengen is under threat because of a long-running row between organisers and Swiss-Ski, the national governing body, over the distribution of media and…
FIS presidential hopeful Eliasch wants TV-friendly skiing formats
Johan Eliasch, a candidate for the International Ski Federation (FIS) presidency, has called for the sport to introduce more formats that are suited for television in order to drive higher audiences and…
Switzerland’s Lehmann to run for FIS presidency
The Swiss-Ski national governing body has announced that its president Urs Lehmann is running for the presidency of the International Ski Federation (FIS), with current incumbent Gian-Franco Kasper set…
Alpine Ski World Cup Finals and IIHF Women’s Worlds fall victim to coronavirus
The coronavirus has claimed two major events in the winter sports sector with the International Ski Federation (FIS) and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) cancelling their Alpine Ski World Cup…