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To the INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION - National Ski Associations Blochstrasse 2 - Members of the FIS Council 3653 Oberhofen/Thunersee - Committee Chairmen Switzerland Tel +41 33 244 61 61 Fax +41 33 244 61 71 Oberhofen, 10th June 2014 Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, 2nd to 6th June 2014, Barcelona (SPA) Dear Mr. President, Dear Skifriends, In accordance with art. 32.2 of the FIS Statutes we take pleasure in sending you today the Short Summary of the most important decisions of the FIS Council Meetings that took place in conjunction with the 49th International Ski Congress Barcelona (SPA). The main areas addressed during the Meetings of the Council in Barcelona were the review of the Congress Book of the 49th International Ski Congress, discussion of the proposals of the National Ski Associations and Technical Committees, as well as the nomination of the FIS Committees for the period 2014 - 2016. The following “short summary of decisions” is in principle limited to Council decisions not directly related to the Congress Agenda. 1. Members present a) The following Council Members were present at the Meetings in Barcelona 2nd to 4th June 2014: President Gian Franco Kasper, Vice-Presidents Janez Kocijancic, Bill Marolt, Sverre Seeberg and Sung-Won Lee. Members: Mats Årjes, Andrey Bokarev, Dean Gosper, Alfons Hörmann, Roman Kumpost, Vedran Pavlek, Flavio Roda, Eduardo Roldan, Peter Schröcksnadel, Patrick Smith, Matti Sundberg, Michel Vion and the Secretary General Sarah Lewis. Honorary Members: Hank Tauber, Carl Eric Stalberg, Milan Jirasek b) At the first Meeting of the newly-elected Council for the period 2014 - 2016 on 6th June 2014, the following Members were present: President Gian Franco Kasper Members: Mats Årjes, Andrey Bokarev, Dean Gosper, Alfons Hörmann, Janez Kocijancic, Roman Kumpost, Sung-Won Lee, Aki Murasato, Dexter Paine, Flavio Roda, Eduardo Roldan, Peter Schröcksnadel, Sverre Seeberg, Patrick Smith, Martti Uusitalo, Michel Vion and the Secretary General Sarah Lewis. Following the decision of the 43rd International Ski Congress in 2002 that "the Congress shall elect 16 Council Members and the Council shall elect 4 Vice-Presidents at its first meeting after the closing of the respective Congress", the Council elected the following 4 Vice-Presidents of the International Ski Federation according to the agreed geographical representation: Janez Kocijancic (SLO), Sverre Seeberg (NOR), Sung Won Lee (KOR), Dexter Paine (USA) 2. Minutes from the Council Meeting in Oberhofen 2013 The minutes from the Council Meeting in Oberhofen (SUI) on 3rd November 2013 were unanimously approved. 3. The FIS World Championships 3.1 Report on the 2014 FIS Skiflying World Championships The Council expressed its sincere thanks to the Organising Committee and the Czech Ski Association for the organisation of the above event, which took place from 14th to 16th March 2014 in Harrachov. Due to adverse weather it was only possible to carry out the individual competition whereas the team competition had to be cancelled. 3.2 Reports future FIS World Championships The Council Members from the respective nations reported on the following upcoming events, whilst the main presentations were delivered to the International Ski Congress: 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 Schroecksnadel FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017, St. Moritz (SUI), 6th to 19th February: President Gian Franco Kasper Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 2 - FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, Lahti (FIN), 21st February to 5th March: Council Member Matti Sundberg FIS Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard World Championships 2017, dates to be proposed in autumn, Sierra Nevada (SPA): Council Member Eduardo Roldan The Council acknowledged the progress reports from the respective Council Members and Organising Committees and that all the various preparations appear to be going according to schedule. A presentation and report was submitted by each of the Organising Committees to the FIS Congress. Furthermore, the Council approved an amendment to the competition programme for the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail/Beaver Creek (USA), switching the dates of the super combined competitions for ladies and men in order to enable a full downhill training run for the men to take place on the final training day. - The dates of the Rollerski World Championships in Val di Fiemme (ITA) will be 22nd to 27th September 2015. - The dates of the Telemark World Championships and Junior World Championships in Steamboat Springs/USA will be 23rd to 27th February 2015 (changed from 16.02. - 21.02.2015). - The dates of the FIS Speed Ski World Championships in Grandvalira/Pas de la Casa (AND) will be 28th February to 1st March 2015. 3.3 Election of Organisers of FIS World Championships 2018 and 2019 On Thursday, 5th June, in accordance with the FIS Statutes, the Council elected the Organisers of the following FIS World Championships: 2018 FIS Skiflying World Championships: Oberstdorf (GER) 2019 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships: Park City (USA) 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships: Seefeld (AUT) 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: Åre (SWE) The results of the voting were as follows: 2018 FIS Ski Flying World Championships: Oberstdorf (GER) - unanimous 2019 FIS Freestyle Skiing & Snowboard World Championships: Park City (USA) - unanimous 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships: 1st ballot: Oberstdorf (GER) 8, Seefeld 6, Planica (SLO) 3, Almaty (KAZ) 0 2nd ballot: Oberstdorf (GER) 8, Seefeld 6, Planica (SLO) 3 Final ballot: Seefeld (AUT) 9, Oberstdorf (GER) 8 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: 1st and only ballot: Åre (SWE) 9, Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA) 8 Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 3 - Furthermore, the Council appointed: - Tambre (ITA) as Organisers of the FIS Grass Ski World Championships, 1st to 6th September 2015 - Rjukan (NOR) as Organisers of the Telemark World Championships 2019 - Italy as Organisers of the Championships of Police Forces for Alpine Skiing under the patronage of FIS, for the period 2016-2020 The Council rejected the request of the International Federation for Roller Sports (FIRS) to carry out a Roller Skiing competition as part of the FIRS World Championships - Roller Games 2017 that will combine all of the roller disciplines under the Federation’s umbrella: artistic, speed, rink hockey, inline hockey, roller derby, inline alpine, inline downhill, freestyle and skateboarding. FIS is organising Roller Ski World Championships since many years. 4. The FIS Junior World Championships 4.1 Reports 2014 Championships The Council Members from or on behalf of the respective nations reported on the following upcoming events: FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2014 in Val di Fiemme (ITA), 27th January to 2nd February: Council Member Flavio Roda FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2014, Jasna (SVK), 26th February to 6th March: Council Member Roman Kumpost on behalf of the Slovakian Ski Association FIS Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard Junior World Ski Championships 2014, Valmalenco (ITA), 25th March to 5th April: Council Member Flavio Roda 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 Championships The Council Members and Secretary General, from or on behalf of, the respective National Ski Associations reported on the following upcoming events: FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2015, Almaty (KAZ), 1st to 8th February: Council Member Andrey Bokarev on behalf of the Kazahkstan Ski Association FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2015, Hafjell (NOR), 6th to 13th March: Vice President Sverre Seeberg FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships 2015, Yabuli (CHN), 7th to 15th March: Vice President Sung Won Lee on behalf of the Chinese Ski Association FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2016 in Rasnov (ROU), Secretary General Sarah Lewis on behalf of the Romanian Ski Association Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 4 - FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships 2017 in Klinovec (CZE), Council Member Roman Kumpost The Council acknowledged progress reports on behalf of the various Organising Committees and confirmed that it will be represented at the respective Junior Championships in the upcoming season 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: - FIS Grasski Junior World Championships 2015, Stitna nad Vlari (CZE) - FIS Alpine Junior World Championships 2016, Sochi (RUS) Council Member Roman Kumpost in his role as Chairman of the Nordic Coordination Group reported to the Council that the three disciplines support a proposal to oblige the Organisers of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships to carry out the Junior Championships either in the year before or after their event. He informed that several National Ski Associations will consider submitting a proposal to the 2016 FIS Congress. 5. The International Olympic Committee FIS President Gian Franco Kasper reported in detail