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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 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: (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 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 - as Organisers of the Championships of Police Forces for 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 on the activities of the International Olympic Committee to the International Ski Congress and he also gave a thorough report during the Council Meetings, as there have been many developments at the IOC over the past eight months.

Since the previous FIS Council Meeting in November 2013, the IOC Executive Board has had three meetings and undertaken various activities. The following items are of relevance and interest for FIS:

- In the newly appointed IOC Commissions by the IOC President, FIS President Gian Franco Kasper has been re-nominated to the IOC Coordination Commissions for the Olympic and Youth Olympic Winter Games as well as the IOC TV Commission.

- The official inauguration of the newly renovated Olympic Museum took place in December 2013.

- Provisional IOC recognition has been granted to the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF).

- The IOC is investigating building new IOC Headquarters in Lausanne on the existing site to consolidate the staff who are currently spread throughout the city at a number of premises. The final decision on whether IOC goes ahead with plans to consolidate the headquarters will be dependent on discussions and decisions with the relevant Swiss authorities.

- Funding of new research into anti-doping has been approved, in particular into new techniques for the detection of prohibited substances and methods, with an

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 5 - initial budget of USD 10 million. The IOC invites world governments represented in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to match this amount.

- The setting up of an Olympic Movement monitoring tool was agreed to collate alerts and information on manipulation through betting: the “Integrity Betting, Intelligence System” (IBIS) and distribute intelligence and research from International Federations. It was also announced that the IOC would sign a memorandum of understanding with Interpol at the beginning of next year.

- The Executive Board has agreed to a feasibility study for an Olympic TV Channel by OBS (Olympic Broadcasting Services).

- NBCU has acquired the broadcast rights across all media platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile. The agreement from 2021 to 2032 is valued at USD 7.65 billion, plus an additional USD 100 million signing bonus to be used for the promotion of Olympism and the Olympic values between 2015 and 2020.

- A working group on cost management for the to facilitate further discussions has been established. The cities with bids already underway for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games will be encouraged make the broadest possible use of temporary and/or dismountable facilities. Applications as Candidates for the Olympic Winter Games in 2022 were due by March 2014 and Almaty (KAZ), Beijing (CHN), Krakow (POL) [that has subsequently withdrawn], Lviv (UKR) and Oslo (NOR) have submitted candidacies. A review of the Applicants has been carried out by the IOC Working Group and the IOC Executive Board will decide on the list of Candidates in July 2014. The election of the host city will be carried out in Kuala Lumpur (MAS) in July 2015.

FIS President Gian Franco Kasper referred to the IOC’s concern following the withdrawal of potential bids for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games from Switzerland, and , as well as the recent withdrawal of Krakow (POL), due to negative public referendums and/or government rejection.

- The main topic on the agenda of the IOC since the election of Thomas Bach as IOC President has been the Olympic Agenda 2020, a roadmap for the Olympic Movement on key issues pertinent to its’ future. It began with a four-day brainstorming seminar of the IOC Executive Board in December 2013 in Montreux, Switzerland. The ideas generated at the meeting were discussed by the 126th Session of the IOC in Sochi, and those selected will then be taken forward in working groups including representatives of stakeholders will be established to translate the discussion into concrete recommendations. This Olympic Agenda 2020 will then be presented for final approval to an IOC Extraordinary Session to be held on 8th and 9th December 2014 in Monaco.

There are five main themes: The Uniqueness of the Games; Athletes at the Heart of the Olympic Movement; Olympism in Action; The IOC’s Role; and The Structure and Organisation of the IOC.

A window of four weeks until 15th April 2014 was given for all stakeholders and interested persons to contribute to the Olympic Agenda 2020. 40’000 ideas, proposals and were submitted. The contribution below was submitted by the President and Secretary General on behalf of FIS.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 6 - 14 Working Group have been established to deal with the different areas. FIS President Gian Franco Kasper has been nominated to the Working Groups for the Bidding Procedure, Procedure for the composition of the Olympic Programme and the Olympic TV Channel whilst Secretary General Sarah Lewis is in the Working Group for Sustainability and Legacy.

“Dear Mr President,

On behalf of the International Ski Federation (FIS), we would like to commend you most heartily on your initiative with the Olympic Agenda 2020. It has already generated considerable constructive discussion as clearly demonstrated at the IOC Session in Sochi. You can certainly count on our full engagement and participation in supporting the process to review and thereafter strengthen key aspects of the future of the Olympic Movement.

During the short window to submit contributions, we have been pre-occupied with the conclusion of the FIS World Cups in the various disciplines and post-season meetings in anticipation of the upcoming FIS Congress and next season's FIS World Championships. Nevertheless we have the following few points we wish to submit for inclusion in the Olympic Agenda 2020 discussions.

Uniqueness of the Olympic Games:

- Snow and Ice

Enhancing or refreshing the programme through the inclusion of new events has shown to bring value over the past few editions of the Olympic Winter Games, highlighted in Sochi 2014 where there were several events that created considerable buzz around the Games, notably with a younger audience. Whilst the Olympic Winter Games have the potential and scope to include new events that may enhance the programme, these should fulfil the condition of taking place on snow or ice and within the confines of existing venues.

The Olympic Winter Games have a unique identity and authenticity as the ultimate Winter Sports Festival. The potential transfer or inclusion of some indoor year-round sports would change the identity of the Olympic Winter Games completely. It would in fact create level 1 and level 2 Olympic Games instead of the clearly distinctive event that as is presently the case.

Furthermore, the addition of more stadiums would reduce the number of potential Host Cities and virtually rule out candidates from mountain regions. With the citizens or governments of three potentially excellent candidates having rejected the opportunity to bid for 2022 due to the perceived requirements for new facilities and associated costs, this must surely signal an alarm bell against gigantism of the Olympic Winter Games.

Such a principle of maintaining the programme of the Olympic Winter Games on snow and ice is not about protecting the position of the International Federations whose sports are currently part of the Games, but ensuring there is a strong identity for both the Winter as well as the Summer Games.

Organisation of the Olympic Games:

- Bidding Process

The early involvement of International Federations in the applicant or even pre- applicant phase with their technical expertise - especially when there are natural

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 7 - infrastructure aspects to be considered, such as suitable mountains - would assist facilitate the process for the IOC in assuring the suitability of the candidates and thereby eliminate uncomfortable situations when an applicant may not have the appropriate potential venues within a reasonable distance. In updating the IOC manual for potential applicants, it would be helpful to have input from the IFs about the technical aspects.

- Olympic Games management

During the four year cycle between the Games, the International Federations are organising the sport with Organising Committees and nurturing its development together with the National Associations. In order to be as effective and efficient as possible in preparing and carrying out the Games, the roles and responsibilities between the IOC, IFs and Organising Committee should be clearly defined.

Youth Olympic Games

The original idea of introducing the Youth Olympic Games was to stimulate the interest of youngsters to participate in sport. Until now, they have been closer to a junior version of the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games and thereby only really stimulating interest amongst the youngsters who are already committed and actively participating in sport. In the meantime, the YOG has instead become a potential opportunity to include new youth-oriented sports or events on the programme.

After two summer and one winter edition of the Youth Olympic Games, it would be a pertinent time to assess the YOG, discuss its’ direction and the next steps. This would also give the International Federations and their National Associations an opportunity to adapt and align their activities.

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We trust that these few elements can be included as part of the deliberations that will take place over the coming months.

From our discussions with colleagues from other International Federations, National Olympic Committees and other organisations involved in the Olympic Movement, there appear to be plenty of constructive contributions coming forward and we look forward to joining the debate and shaping a bright future for the Olympic Movement.”

With reference to the programme of the Olympic Winter Games, several proposals were made to the Congress and Council for submission to the IOC, to include additional events on the programme of the Games. The Council decided to propose to the Congress that FIS should submit such new events following the outcome and in the context of the Olympic Agenda 2020 when the roadmap for the future of the Olympic Winter Games programme is defined. The events include the Alpine Skiing nations team event, mixed team event, team sprint, Snowboard big air and team snowboard cross, Telemark parallel sprint and team parallel sprint.

5.1 Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014

The report from the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee was presented at the Congress by Council Member Andrey Bokarev and Sochi 2014 Sports Director, Irina Gladkih.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 8 - A record of 88 National Olympic Committees with 2,859 athletes participating in 212 competitions have competed in ’s first ever Winter Games in Sochi and 98 sets of medals were awarded.

73 sport test events were held, which was the most extensive programme in Winter Games history. 26 volunteer centres in 14 regions of the Russian Federation trained 25,000 volunteers. The XXII Olympic Winter Games were preceded by an Olympic Torch Relay that covered a distance of 65,000 km, 1.5 times the length of the Earth's equator.

The Organising Committee sold more than 1.1 million tickets to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. Visitors from more than 126 countries travelled to Sochi. As a part of the Cultural Olympic Games more than 3,000 cultural events were organised with over 100,000 performers involved and 2 million spectators attended.

The Olympic Broadcasting Services produced more than 1,300 hours of live international programmes, including 456 hours of news stories. In doing so, broadcasts of the XXII Olympic Winter Games were shown in 159 countries on 464 channels around the world. The total TV audience of the Sochi Games exceeded 3.5 billion persons.

The Sochi Games became the first “digital” winter Games with a total volume of Olympic Internet traffic amounting to more than 1 petabyte (over one million gigabytes). During the XXII Olympic Winter Games, the official website www.sochi2014.com/en was visited by more than 52 million users, resulting in 128 million visits and 635 million page views. The mobile application was downloaded by more than six million users and launched 125 million times.

Olympic athletes and fans took social media engagement to new heights during the Games, accounting for some 2 billion impressions across all Olympic platforms. More than 2 million new fans joined the Olympic Facebook page, the Olympic Twitter account amassed 168,101 new followers, the Olympic Instagram account gained more than 150,000 new followers and VK saw over 650,000 new fans join the Olympic page, with a total of 3 million visitors during February 2014.

The Sochi 2014 Games Legacy is now underway. 15 state-of-the-art sports venues have been built which will form the base of a sport complex comprising Ice arenas, alpine and bobsleigh tracks, ski jumps with all necessary infrastructure and four alpine resorts with 150 km of courses.

5.2 Youth Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer 2016

The third IOC Coordination Commission for the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer (NOR) 2016 took place on 20th and 21st May 2014.

The Organising Committee LYOCOG has made substantial progress over the past six months. The venues are in the process of being contracted and the appointment of sport managers as well as organisers for each of the sports has been concluded using the local sports clubs. The final outstanding facility issue concerning the FIS disciplines, namely the construction of the halfpipe in Hafjell, appears to have been resolved with through an agreement between the resort, municipality, Norwegian Government, Norwegian Olympic Committee and the

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 9 - YOG Organising Committee. The upgrades to the infrastructure are planned to be carried out in two steps in the summers of 2014 and 2015.

In April 2014, the IOC Executive Board confirmed the Qualification System. The final documents have just been communicated to FIS by the IOC and published at the beginning of June 2014.

5.3 Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018

The report from the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG) was presented at the Congress by FIS Vice President Sung-Won Lee and Jun Kim, POCOG Sports Director.

PyeongChang 2018 organised the third IOC Coordination Commission from 29th April to 1st May 2014. The seven International Federations were invited to participate.

All FIS disciplines have undertaken technical inspections and close collaboration has been established with the PyeongChang 2018 Sport Managers. Guenter Hujara in his new role as FIS Alpine Skiing Technical Expert visited PyeongChang for the first time in May, as one of his main tasks will be to support POCOG with their preparations.

For the first time all the PyeongChang 2018 Sport Managers attended the FIS Technical Committee Meetings to present status reports to the Committees and have in depth meeting with the FIS Race Directors and staff, appointed technical officials and experts, as well as the IOC Sports Department representatives, which was extremely valuable for all parties.

There is construction work to be carried out at the venues for all FIS disciplines. In the case of the Nordic disciplines it is necessary to adapt the jumping hills in line with the current specifications. The cross-country courses need to be updated in order to carry out the different competition formats with mass start and sprint competitions. Start of the construction of the downhill course has just begun and will continue this summer, in accordance with the timetable to finish construction in 2015 to enable the organisation of the FIS World Cup competitions that will serve as the official test events to take place in 2016 for men and 2017 for ladies. Mapping for the Freestyle Ski and Snowboard venue is still not concluded, which is necessary to finalise the layout of the courses and facilities. It has also been agreed to host two official test events for the Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard disciplines in 2016 and 2017 due to the number of different events.

The Korean Olympic Committee together with the Korean Ski Association are working on a programme to improve the performance level of the Korean athletes in many sports, including the FIS disciplines. Medals and top performances from the home nation are a key factor to generate enthusiasm amongst the spectators, media and national partners, as well as creating a great atmosphere during the Games.

6. AIOWF

The Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) has had two meetings since the FIS Council last met. The pre-winter meeting was

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 10 - organised during the IF Forum in Lausanne on 4th November 2013 with the main focus on Sochi 2014, alongside an initiation meeting with the IOC and representatives of the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee.

On this occasion the AIOWF members supported the proposal of President Gian Franco Kasper to sign a resolution against organising the FIFA World Cup during the winter sports season in 2022.

On 8th April 2014, the General Assembly of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) took place during the SportAccord Convention in Belek (TUR).

At the meeting FIS President Gian Franco Kasper was elected AIOWF President. He succeeds International Federation President Rene Fasel who served as President since 2002. At the same meeting FIS Secretary General Sarah Lewis was appointed as the organisation’s Secretary General.

The following day, the seven Presidents and Secretary Generals of AIOWF met with the IOC Executive Board and held a joint meeting with the Council of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) to discuss matters of common interest.

7. SportAccord

The 47th SportAccord General Assembly was held on 11th April 2014 in Belek (TUR) 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, alongside a conference and exhibition.

During SportAccord Council Meeting in April 2014 in Belek (TUR), FIS President Gian Franco Kasper was appointed SportAccord Senior Vice President.

SportAccord now has 109 member International Federations and other organisations. It provides various services to unite and support its members. Currently, they are doping-free sport, fighting illegal betting, governance, sports' social responsibility, multi-sports games, dot.sport, The Sports Hub, SportAccord Convention and the IF Forum.

SportAccord’s various multi-sport games include World Combat Games, World Mind Games, World Artistic Games and World Beach Games which will be jointly carried out with the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). New to be launched are the World Urban Games.

The plan of the SportAccord Convention President is to significantly grow the event from presently 1’500 to around 6’000 participants by expanding it to include other stakeholders in the Sports Movement such as the NOCs, as well as business connected to sport.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 11 - 8. Financial Matters

8.1 Report of the Finance Commission

The Chairman of the FIS Finance Commission and Treasurer Sverre Seeberg reported on the financial matters of the International Ski Federation in relation to the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2013.

The accounts of the International Ski Federation for the period 2012 - 2013 were audited by the external auditors, Wistag from 5th to 7th March 2014 and by the internal auditors Peter Mennel and Ernesto Negretti (ITA) on 29th April 2014. The Finance Commission met in Zurich on 17th March 2014.

The Treasurer Sverre Seeberg reported that FIS has achieved a highly satisfactory result for the period 2012 - 2013, a great operating result and a very good result on finances, notably compared to the previous two periods where there has been a loss on the finances. The overall result for the period amounts to plus CHF 27’963’781.

Based on the presented accounts, the Council approved the proposal of the Finance Commission to accept the accounts for the period 2012 - 2013 and propose them to the Congress. In regard to the allocation of the result of CHF 27’963’781 from the 2012 - 2013 financial period, the Council proposed to the Congress to use 70% as a Special Distribution to the National Ski Associations and the FIS Development Programme. Furthermore 20% should be paid into the FIS reserves, 5% to the Marc Hodler Foundation and 5% into the funds for the World Championships.

For the Development Programme CHF 1.3 million has been allocated in order to “top up” the budgeted financial support which is financed by the income from registration fees from the World Championships Candidates of CHF 1 million (0.5 million per year). The additional amount from the special distribution entails CHF 500’000 (CHF 250’000 per year) to be used for the FIS Development Programme general support for each FDP member NSA and CHF 800’000 (CHF 400’000 per year) for the FDP programme of activities.

CHF 3 million from the Special Distribution will be deferred to the period 2016/17 since the World Championship income will be at a lower level due to the EBU contract for the 2015 and 2017 Alpine and Nordic Events which brings less income than the 2011 and 2013 Championships.

The Treasurer Sverre Seeberg added that the Special Distribution from the 2012 - 2013 period is a highly significant level of support that to the National Ski Associations in addition to CHF 10 million National Ski Association financial support in the 2014 - 2015 budget.

The overview charts on the following pages shows the breakdown of the distribution of result from 2012 - 2013.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 12 - Special distribution for the promotion of skiing from result of period 2012 - 2013 and National Ski Association budget 2014 - 2015

Total of CHF 37’900’000

CHF 27’900’000 from result 2012/13

MHF FIS National Ski Associations WSC Prize Money 5% 20% 70% 5%

MHF FIS National Ski FIS Development Prize Money Associations Programme* 1’600’000 1’500’000 5’500’000 15’000’000 1’300’000

National Ski Associations (deferred 2016/17) 3’000’000

National Ski Associations Financial Support 2014/2015

CHF 10 million

12.5 % 87.5 % Divided between all used for calculation of ordinary Members shares as "Basic Amount"

Explanatory Comments FIS Financial Support to member National Ski Associations 2014

- From the total volume, 12.5 % is used for the calculation of the "Basic Amount" - Eligible for the "Basic Amount" are all NSAs, who are full Members (>= 1 Vote) - From the total volume, 87.5 % is used for the calculation of Shares - Share corresponds to a participant at the FIS World Ski Championships (Alpine and Nordic): - Financial Support in 2014 is based on participation at the 2013 Championships - Financial Support in 2015 is based on participation at the 2015 Championships - The Special Distribution from the 2012/13 period result is divided through the Shares from participation at the FIS Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 (2014 payment) and 2015 (2015 payment). - A participant is counted when he/she has started the competition (and is calculated once irrespective of how many events in which he/she participates at the Championships). - Athletes disqualified for doping offences during the period are not included in the calculation. - *FDP basic support 500'000 (2 yrs), 400'000 per year in addition to candidates fees approx. 500'000

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 13 - Furthermore, the Council acknowledged the report of the internal auditors, in which they have requested to carry out the audit of the accounts on an annual basis, in the same way as the external auditors who are required to do so according to Swiss law.

Additionally, the Council received the Internal Controlling System (IKS) reports of the external auditors following the audit of the 2012 and 2013 accounts which raised some areas requiring attention.

In this connection, the Council acknowledged the appointment of Andy Wenger (SUI) as Head of Services who will be based at the FIS Headquarters in Oberhofen and managing administration services including finances, human resources and internal services.

8.2 Budget 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015

The draft budget for the period 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015 was approved by the Council for submission to the Congress. There were no changes to the version already sent to the National Ski Associations with the accounts of the previous period. The budget includes explanatory comments to the different positions.

Income is budgeted for signed agreements only. The budgeted amount for finances is conservative due to the fact that the movement of the capital market has been shown to be volatile for a long period. Expenditure is budgeted cautiously based similar levels as in the previous period.

8.3 Financial Support for Seminars

The Council approved a number of seminars and training courses for the Technical Committees’ various TD, judges, officials, homologation, as well as training courses, workshops and technical services.

8.4 FIS Development Programme

At its Meeting in Barcelona, the Council approved the written report on the FIS Development Programme for 2013/14 and the 2014/15 activity programme and budget. Council Member Alfons Hoermann reported in his capacity as Chairman that the FIS Development Programme Working Group met after the Leaders Seminar in Barcelona to review the past season and plan the next one.

Following the decision by the FIS Council in 2012 to approve the structure of the FIS Development Programme connecting the Aid & Promotion Programme and FIS Solidarity Support, the 2013/14 programme of activities was successfully concluded.

The goals given by the FIS Council of establishing a professional organisation with high quality activities and to control the financial aspects are on track.

Over the last 12 months the programme has consisted of Alpine training camps in South America and Europe, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined training camps for both athletes and coaches in Val di Fiemme, SES and Asian competition activities, the Free Training Day programme provided by the Candidates for the 2019 FIS World Championships in the Alpine and Nordic Events, as well as the Leaders and Youth and Children Seminars. In addition all

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 14 - FIS Development Programme nations received financial support to use this funding for their own training activities, the purchase of ski equipment or equipment for the organisation of races. FIS Solidarity has additionally contributed towards a number of National Ski Association projects.

At the FIS Council Meeting last November, Paul Michaelidis from Cyprus and Dan Mihoc from Romania were nominated as the representatives of the member nations of the FIS Development Programme as part of the Council’s Working Group, joining Alfons Hoermann, Sung-Won Lee, Roman Kumpost, Eduardo Roldan as members, Dean Gosper representing the southern hemisphere and the Treasurer Sverre Seeberg (ex-officio).

8.5 FIS Solidarity Applications

On proposal of the FIS Finance Commission, 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 Albania, Germany for the Schoolchildren Grand Prix, Argentina and Pakistan.

The Council supported the proposal of the FIS Development Programme Working Group to prioritise FIS Solidarity support on education and transfer of knowledge to developing nations, for example through coaching the coaches by sending an expert to conduct a training course in the nation.

8.6 The Marc Hodler Foundation

The Council as the Patronage Committee of the Marc Hodler Foundation, approved the report of FIS Vice President and President of the Marc Hodler Foundation Janez Kocijancic on the accounts per 31st December 2013 and the latest status of the finances after the first quarter of 2014 and acknowledged that the accounts and auditors reports had been submitted to the National Ski Associations for information.

The Marc Hodler Foundation Board will review and update the goals of the Foundation at its next official meeting in November 2014.

8.7 FIS Travel Service

The Council acknowledged the report of the President Gian Franco Kasper in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of FIS Travel Service that the financial situation of the company is presently satisfactory.

Last season, the main work for FIS Travel Service was the organisation of travel for the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. In total 37 charter flights were arranged. 25 NOCs and National Ski Associations travelled on these flights. 2047 passengers travelled from Zurich to Sochi and 2122 passengers from Sochi to Zurich. A total of 4943 pieces of baggage weighing 112’413 kg were transported.

The next project, in addition to the FIS Congress in Barcelona, is the organisation of the summer training camps in the Southern Hemisphere, which are already well booked.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 15 - 9. Marketing, Public Relations and Special Projects

9.1 Sponsorship agreements

The Council approved the latest status of sponsorship and service agreements per spring 2014:

FIS World Cup Title / Presenting Sponsors

Nordic Disciplines title sponsor “Viessmann”, signed to 2017/2018

Cross-Country World Cup Presenting sponsor: “Audi” signed to 2017/2018 Sponsors: “Craft/New Wave”, signed to 2015/2016 “Crystall Lefortovo”, signed to 2014/2015 “Helvetia”, signed to 2016/2017

Men’s Ski Jumping World Cup Presenting sponsor: “Audi” signed to 2017/2018

Ladies Ski Jumping World Cup Presenting sponsor: “ÖMV” signed to 2016/2017

Nordic Combined World Cup Presenting sponsor: “Audi” signed to 2017/2018

Alpine Ski World Cup “Audi”, signed to 2017/2018

Freestyle Skiing World Cup: open

Freestyle Ski Cross World Cup “Audi”, agreed to extend to 2015/2016

Snowboard World Cup: open

FIS partners

FIS official cars "Audi", signed to 2017/2018

FIS clothing partners “Halti”, signed to 2017/2018 for Alpine, FIS Council and FIS (non-technical staff) “adidas”, signed to 2017/2018 for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined, “adidas”, signed to 2014/2015 for Cross-Country (except ) “Tenson”, agreed to 2015/2016 for Freestyle Skiing/Snowboard

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 16 - Logistic Partner “Conceptum”, signed to 2015

FIS World Cup trophies/medals "Joska", signed to 2014/2015

Snowmaking Service "Sufag", under negotiation

Cableways "Doppelmayr/Garaventa", agreed to 2015/2016

Temporary infrastructure “Nüssli”, signed to 2014/2015

Telecommunications “Tele Comm Sportservice”, signed to 2014/2015

Halfpipe Grinder “Zaugg”, under negotiation

Snowboard Materials “Liski”, under negotiation

Data and timing sponsors and service providers of FIS World Cups

Data Sponsor Ski Jumping men and Nordic Combined “Konica Minolta”, signed to 2015/2016

Timing Sponsor Cross-Country “Polar”, signed to 2017/2018

Data Sponsor Ski Jumping Ladies: open

Data and timing service Cross-Country, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined “ST Sportservice/Swiss Timing”, under negotiation

Data and timing partner and service/sponsor Alpine World Cup “Longines” with service by “Swiss Timing”, signed to 2021/2022

Data and timing service FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup “Global-Sportservice”, under negotiation

Data and timing service FIS Snowboard World Cup ”Swiss Timing”, under negotiation

Video walls FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and FIS Freestyle Ski Cross “Faber Audiovisuals”, signed to 2014/2015

9.2 FIS Marketing AG

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

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 17 - For the Cross-Country World Cup FIS Marketing AG has extended all rights purchasing agreements with the National Ski Associations. Sponsorship agreements with Helvetia until 2016/2017 and Polar until 2017/2018 have been concluded, in addition to Viessmann as presenting sponsor and Audi as main sponsor until 2017/2018.

Chairman of FIS Marketing AG and FIS Vice-President Janez Kocijancic reported that FIS Marketing AG is functioning well for Alpine Skiing and the Nordic disciplines and fulfilling its tasks and that the sponsors are very satisfied with the services. The accounts are positive and profits will be distributed to the shareholders.

For Freestyle Ski and Snowboard, it has not been possible to sell the title sponsor rights with the exception of Ski Cross. A proposal to make them available to the National Ski Associations with their Organisers in line with the Austrian Congress proposal is being addressed.

9.3 Special Project “Bring Children to the Snow”

The Council approved the latest update report on the Bring Children to the Snow Campaign. The latest update following another successful season follows. Of particular significance is the great engagement from both the established and developing National Ski Associations in carrying out many SnowKidz and World Snow Day activities.

Bring Children to the Snow - General

 Since October 2013, the Bring Children to the Snow campaign has continued to develop positively. All areas of the campaign including marketing, communications and events have seen a minimum 80% growth, measured by the number of event organisers, website traffic, social media reach, social media interaction and the number of participants at events.

 Whilst the primary function of the campaign will remain a communications platform, FIS is now also able to offer further services to support the organisation of Bring Children to the Snow activities, such as event planning material, organisation services, digital templates and marketing assistance.

 Marketing interest for the Bring Children to the Snow campaign has been strong. Audi has officially signed as an overall partner of the entire campaign, whilst agreements with the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and European Sporting Goods Federation (FESI) have also been signed. Following a break in 2014 there is renewed interest from Milka and Intersport.

 The Bring Children to the Snow website will be updated and completely transferred to FIS website. This will optimise and streamline communications between FIS, the National Ski Associations and the general public.

 A report into the cost of children lift ticket prices and what initiatives are in place for children will be published featuring more than 700 resorts. The aim of the study is not to compare resorts to each other but present a summary of information. The report will be published online as a dynamic document so

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 18 - the resorts can report changes to their lift ticket prices and the information will be updated immediately.

 Europa Park, a large Theme Park in Germany near to the border of and Switzerland plans to create a major winter park this year.

FIS SnowKidz

 The largest percentage growth in the Bring Children to the Snow campaign has been FIS SnowKidz events at 374%. In the 2014/2015 season 405 events have taken place in 16 countries, including many of the developing ski nations.

 An average of 6’000 viewers visited the website on a monthly basis. This growth has now been coupled with a revised social media strategy and it is expected that it will now increase even faster and with greater global reach.

 A positive sign of the campaign has been active interest from World Snow Day Organisers. Many World Snow Day Event Organisers are also now staging FIS SnowKidz events in December, November, February and March. This shows the acknowledgement of the importance to keep children engaged in snow sports for the whole season and not just one day.

 At the 49th International Ski Congress in Barcelona, the 2014 FIS SnowKidz Award was awarded for the third time to recognise and promote the best examples of bringing children to the snow in varying national circumstances.

FIS SnowKidz Award 2014

A total of 14 submissions were made by the member National Ski Associations for the FIS SnowKidz Award 2014, with four representing FIS Development Programme nations. As per the rules only one application was allowed by member NSA. The standard of this year’s nominations was once again very impressive and continued to show an upward trend.

Following evaluation by the jury consisting of Riet Campbell representing the ISIA (International Ski Instructors Association), Satu Kalajainen representing the FIS Youth and Children’s Questions Committees and Antoine Goetschy, representing the Youth Olympic Games at the IOC, there was a tie for eighth and ninth positions between Belarus and . Even after using the count back procedure where the A criteria are considered more valuable, these two submissions still remain tied. As such there were nine finalists for the FIS SnowKidz Award 2014 and the final result is as follows:

1st Netherlands – Wintersport Experience The Dutch Ski Association brought a series of fun, interactive activities to schools around the country to let children experience snow sports. The activities involved common materials found around homes, gyms and in schools. Free professional instruction was provided as well. Points: 254

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 19 - 2nd USA – NANA Nordic Equipment and qualified instructors were flown out to remote schools in Inuit communities around Alaska, USA. Activities, instructions and fun games were provided to the children. Points: 251

3rd – Hills Tournament for Kids A national tour consisting of four days in eight locations around Finland. Elementary school kids learned basic ski jumping, telemark and skiing skills. Additionally activities, such as snow football with skis, were also offered. All activities were free of charge. Points: 240

4th Sweden – Everyone on Snow A national tour was organised where school children were given the chance to explore, enjoy and experience the snow. Activities such as Cross-Country, Alpine and were offered free of charge. Instructors and equipment were also provided. Points: 235

5th The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Site na Sneg The event brought children with no skiing or snowboarding skills from cities to the slopes for the first time. The project included organised transportation to the ski centre, renting of equipment, free skiing and snowboarding lessons and a “beginners challenge”. Points: 234

6th Switzerland – Rivella Family Contest Families raced against each other down an easy alpine course. Each family needed four members with at least one adult and one child. The clock stopped when the last member crossed the line. A lift ticket, meal and entertainment were provided for all members of the family for a total price of CHF 65. Points: 233

7th Germany – Primary Schools Contest for Ski Jumping A fun ski jumping contest on alpine skis for children was staged at various venues throughout Germany. Instructors, professional care and entertainment was provided free of charge. Points: 232

8th Belarus (A&P Nation) – Kids as active WSD Organisers Children from local schools in Minsk were asked to stage their own SnowKidz Event. Ideas, activities and location were created by the children. Adults only provided support. Over 1000 participants took part in the event. Points: 225

8th Austria – Skifahren mit Flocke / Skiing with Flakes Primary schools in Vorarlberg were offered individual skiing days to enhance interest in snow sports among children aged 8 to 10. An "all inclusive"-ski day: free lift-tickets, qualified ski instructors, free lunch, fun games in the snow, and free rental material were provided. Points: 225

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 20 - World Snow Day

 The 3rd edition of World Snow Day has been an enormous success. On the 19th January 2014 the largest World Snow Day to date was carried out. 610 events, in 35 countries and over 549’000 participants enjoyed events around the world. The primary goal of 500’000 participants by the third year of World Snow Day has therefore been achieved. Moreover all three secondary goals of incorportating information about health, safety and environment into the World Snow Day were also successful.

 The third edition of World Snow Day also saw the largest number of major city actions with 9 taking place. Major cities including Stockholm (SWE), Minsk (BLR), Quebec (CAN), Oslo (NOR) and Johannesburg (RSA). This shows that events are reaching children in metropolitan environments.

 The new partnership with Audi has seen great support for the World Snow Day Organisers with a specific toolkit containing a tent, gate flags, finish installation and bibs. The toolkits are designed to help Organisers stage World Snow Day events and 315 of 500 have already been distributed to Event Organisers. The support has resulted in increased Organiser motivation.

 Going forwards, the World Snow Day campaign will define a new set of goals. A primary goal of 800,000 participants by 2018 will be set with new secondary goals for environment, health and safety also under review. Further emphasis on the quality of events will also be given with the development of case studies of the best World Snow Day events.

9.4 “dot” .SKI”

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) has assigned the community designation for the internet domain .SKI to Starting Dot whose application has been supported by FIS and the IOC.

General availability of .SKI URLs for FIS and the National Ski Associations should be ready in the coming months and further details will be communicated to the National Ski Associations about the process for applications and assignment.

9.5 FIS Website and Social Media

The 2013/14 saw a significant increase in FIS social media activity and followers. From October 2013 to March 2014 across all FIS disciplines the number of Facebook likes increased to 173’000 (101%), Twitter followers to 22’220 (65%), Instagram followers to 16’199 (309%), YouTube Views to 1’843’856 (63%) and YouTube Subscribers to 11’479 (147%).

After the first season with the new FIS Website www.fis-ski.com, the provider Delta Tre and FIS are carrying out improvements over the summer months to improve the navigation and content management system.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 21 - 10. Anti-Doping

10.1 International Doping Cases

The Council acknowledged the report of the Chairman of the FIS Doping Panel, Patrick Smith in regard to two doping cases that were adjudicated by the panel in Barcelona:

Case of Marina Lisogor (UKR)

Marina Lisogor, Cross-Country Skiing, tested positive on 18th February 2014 for the presence of trimetazidine (Class S.6 Stimulants). Since the sample was collected during the period of the Olympic Winter Games, the IOC Disciplinary Commission dealt the case and decided that the athlete is disqualified from the Ladies’ Team Sprint Classic semifinal B event (and at the same time the team members of this race).

The Ukrainian Ski Federation informed FIS that based on a decision of the Executive Committee, the Federation has removed the athlete from the national team and banned her from participation in national competitions.

The FIS Doping Panel found that Marina Lisogor has committed an anti-doping rule violation contrary to article 2.1 of the FIS Anti-Doping Rules and sanctioned her to two years ineligibility, beginning with 6th May 2014.

Case of Johannes Duerr (AUT)

Johannes Duerr, Cross-Country Skiing, tested positive on 22nd February 2014 for the substance recombinant erythropoietin (EPO). Since the sample was collected during the period of the Olympic Winter Games, the IOC Disciplinary Commission dealt the case and decided that the athlete is disqualified from the Men’s 15km and 15km Skiathlon event where he placed 8th; shall have his diploma in the above- mentioned event withdrawn; and is excluded from the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014.

The Austrian Ski Association has expelled the athlete from the Association as of 24th March 2014.

The FIS Doping Panel found that Johannes Duerr has committed an anti-doping rule violation contrary to article 2.1 of the FIS Anti-Doping Rules and sanctioned him to two years ineligibility, as from 26th February 2014, whereby all of the athlete's individual results obtained since September 2013 are disqualified, including forfeiture of all medals, points and prizes.

FIS Testing Statistics

The focus of the FIS out-of-competition is based on an intelligent programme and not on accumulating high numbers of controls which are not as effective in trying to catch athletes who are doping. FIS has conducted a total of 423 urine (254 incl EPO), 2 blood and 954 blood passport sample collections between 1st May and 10th April 2014.

In addition, a total of 283 urine (70 incl EPO) and 352 blood samples were collected in-competition at selected FIS World Cup events during the same period.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 22 - 10.2 National Doping Cases

The following national doping cases have been reported: Substance/ Name Nat Disc. Event tested Method Sanction Refusal to submit 2 years 09.08.2013 - to sample (starting with ORLOVSKAYA, Anna RUS FS OOCT collection 19.11.2013)

BELOV, Dmitry RUS AL 05.03.2014 Indapamide TBC ADRV based on 28.06.2012 / 3 Whereabouts 1 year 23.12.2012/ Failures within (starting on CHECCHI, Valerio ITA CC 28.11.2013 18 months 14.04.2014)

10.3 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

The World Anti-Doping Conference took place in Johanesburg (RSA) from 14th to 16th November 2013 to adopt the new World Anti-Doping Code that will come into force on 1st January 2015. The 10th edition of the WADA’s annual symposium for Anti-Doping Organisations was organised in Lausanne (SUI) between 25th - 26th March 2014 and focused on the practical steps for the implementation of the WADA Code 2015.

The latest meeting of the WADA Executive Board took place recently in late May at the WADA Headquarters in Montreal and was attended by FIS President Gian Franco Kasper. It signified the first meeting under the new President of WADA, Craig Reedie.

The key changes in the new World Anti-Doping Code 2015 edition are:

- The Code amendments 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 - The Code amendments support the increasing importance of investigations and use of intelligence in the fight against doping - Amendments to the Code have been included to better reach Athlete Support Personnel who are involved in doping - The Code amendments place additional emphasis on the concepts of smart test distribution planning, and smart menus for Sample analysis - The Code amendments attempt to be both more clear and fair in balance the interests of International Federations and national Anti-Doping Organisations - Making the Code clearer and shorter.

The new FIS Anti-Doping Rules compiled using the WADA Model Rules and in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code will be verified by WADA in the coming months, before being submitted to the Council at its Meeting in November 2014 to become effective on 1st January 2015.

Update on human growth hormone (hGH) decision limits

Following the decision in the case of Andrus Veerpalu (EST) whereby the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided that the test for human growth hormone (hGH) failed to meet the applicable standard of proof, WADA undertook a complete scientific review of the decision limits.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 23 - Thereafter the German National Anti-Doping Agency successfully pursued a case at CAS against cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz, which was published in February 2014. Consequently the test for human growth hormone (hGH) has now been legally as well as scientifically validated.

11. Appointment of jury members

The Council made a number of new appointments for the major events including the FIS World Championships, FIS Junior World Championships, Olympic Winter Games, Youth Olympic Games, as well as other multi-winter sport events. The following list also includes appointments made previously:

2014 FIS Grass Ski Junior World Championships, San Sicario (ITA)

Technical Delegate Heidi Pfister, SUI

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 Medical Supervisor Hans Spring, SUI

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

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 24 - Judges Daniel Lind, SWE Vaclav Kral, CZE Tom Nyman, FIN Mirko Hünefeld, GER Jarle Solbu, NOR Vadim Lisovskiy, RUS

Nordic Combined

Technical Delegate Branko Simic, SLO TD Assistant Thomas Abratis, GER

Medical Supervisor Stanislaw Szymanik, POL

2015 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships, Kreischberg (AUT)

Snowboard HP/SBS Head Judge Paul Rak, CAN Assistant Head Judge Ales Silec, SLO Scoring Judges Ryo Hashimoto, JPN Matt Jennings, USA Ola Sundekvist, SWE Christian Beutler, SUI Oliver Heinrich, AUT Klara Suchanova, CZE

Freestyle Skiing Head Judge HP/SS Charly Royer, FRA Scoring Judges Ole-Kristian Strom, NOR Steele Spence, USA Arnaud Cottet, SUI Urh Bulc, SLO Rob Dunlop, CAN

Head Judge MO/AE Tina Sundekvist, JPN Scoring Judges Terry Campbell, CAN Natalia Sherstneva, BLR Danielle de Kluijver, NED Alberto Orsatti, ITA Alexandra Bellevile, USA Magnus Ferry, SWE (Moguls only) Anatoly Yakheev, RUS (Moguls only)

Technical Delegate Parallel Christoph Behounek, GER Technical Delegate MO/AE Philip Richard, SUI Technical Delegate SBX/SX Ted Martin, USA Technical Delegate FS and SB HP Matevz Stanovnik, SLO TD FS and SB and Big Air Roman Arnold, SUI Video Control Peter Krogoll, GER Referee 1 Andreas Görlich, GER Referee 2 Gary Wright, USA Referee 3 Iztok Kvas, SLO Referee 4 Lukas Ligocki, POL

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 25 - Medical Supervisor Hubert Hörterer, GER

2015 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships, Hafjell (NOR)

Technical Delegate Men Magnus Larsson, SWE Technical Delegate Ladies Josef Zingerle, ITA Medical Supervisor Marie-Philipp Rousseux-Blanchi, FRA

2015 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and U 23 CC WSC, Almaty (KAZ)

Cross-Country

Technical Delegate Matt Pauli, USA TD Assistant Georgy Kadykov, RUS Jury Member Zora Honzlova, CZE

Ski Jumping

Technical Delegate Ivo Gregor, CZE TD Assistant Werner Rathmayr, AUT Chief Distance Measurer Yuri Kalinin, RUS

Judges Nasym Nassyrov, KAZ Claudia Denifl, AUT Jiri Parma, CZE Satho Mitsugu, JPN Dag Frode Aas, NOR

Nordic Combined

Technical Delegate Robert Krautgartner, AUT TD Assistant Mark Rolseth, CAN

Medical Supervisor Jenny Shute, GBR

2015 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships, Yabuli (CHN)

Head Judge Ola Sundekvist, SWE Scoring Judges Ryo Hashimoto, JPN Connor Manning, USA Woo-Sik Kim, KOR Steve Brown, AUS Ales Silec, SLO Fan Chunlai, CHN

Technical Delegate Tim O’Brien, CAN Helmut Lexer, AUT

Medical Supervisor Wouter van den Broecke, BEL

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 26 - 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival, Vorarlberg/Liechtenstein (AUT/LIE)

Cross-Country

Technical Delegate Josef Gabriel, CZE TD Assistant Bruno Heinzer, SUI

Ski Jumping

Technical Delegate Hubert Mathis, SUI TD Assistant Christian Kathol, AUT

Judges Marion Vettori, AUT Stefan Wolf, AUT Christian Keller, GER Patric Maissen, SUI Rico Parpan, SUI

Nordic Combined

Technical Delegate Andrea Roggia, ITA TD Assistant Michael Flaschenberger, AUT

Alpine

Technical Delegate Ladies Fred Comte (FRA) Technical Delegate Men Carlo Lötscher, SUI

Snowboard

Technical Delegate Michael Neuenschwander, SUI

2015 Winter Granada (SPA)

Alpine

Technical Delegate Ladies Marco Cozzi, ITA Technical Delegate Men Ernesto Cingolani, ARG

Freestyle Skiing

Head Judge Moguls Pipsa Pohjavirta, FIN Scoring Judges Bruno Berard, FRA Josep M. Puig Crisol, SPA Giovanni Leoni, SUI Stian Eriksen, NOR Martin Carr, GBR

Head Jude Halfpipe/Slopestyle Magnus Ferry, SWE Scoring Judges Stian Erikson, NOR Marco Zumoberhaus, SUI Charly Royer, FRA Martin Carr, GBR Urh Bulc, SLO

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 27 - Technical Delegate Matthew Wade, USA Stéphane Cotte, FRA

Snowboard

Head Judge Stefan Munz, GER Scoring Judges Tobias Gramsch, GER Ivan Ivanov, BUL Ales Silec, SLO Stefan Williner, SUI Klara Suchanova, CZE Oliver Heinrich, AUT

Technical Delegate Lenka Dvorokova, CZE Technical Delegate Flynn Seddon, CAN

2015 Nordic Winter Universiade Strbske Pleso/Osrblie (SVK)

Cross-Country Skiing

Technical Delegate Jakub Vodrazka, CZE TD Assistant Emil Hecico, ROU

Ski Jumping

Technical Delegate Ueli Forrer, SUI TD Assistant Renata Nadarkiewicz, POL

Judges Emil Babis, SVK Fritz Pollhammer, AUT Jan Baier, CZE Franz Rappenglück, GER Ryszard Gunka, POL

Chief Distance Measurer Gert Aigmüller, AUT

Nordic Combined

Technical Delegate Jyri Pelkanen, FIN TD Assistant Stanislav Slavik, CZE

2016 Ski Flying World Championshps 2016 Kulm/Bad Mitterndorf (AUT)

Ski Jumping

Technical Delegate Eero Kuusinen, FIN TD Assistant Thomas Klauser, GER

Chief Distance Measurer Octavian Munteanu, ROU

Judges AUT, FRA, GER, NOR, POL, SUI

Medical Supervisor Inggard Lereim, NOR

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 28 - 2016 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and U 23 CC WSC, Rasnov (ROU)

Cross-Country Skiing

Technical Delegate Bruno Heinzer, SUI TD-Assistant Zofia Kielpinska, POL Jury Member Jakub Tejchman, CZE

2016 Youth Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer (NOR)

Cross-Country Skiing

Technical Delegate Emil Hecico, ROU TD Assistant Mathias Berglund, SWE

Alpine

Technical Delegate Ladies Jill Firstbrook, USA Technical Delegate Men Josef Zingerle, ITA

Jury Marc Berry, GBR Jean-Louis Galinier, FRA Claes Johansson, SWE

Ski Jumping

Technical Delegate Jani Hyvärinen, FIN TD Assistant Michael Lais, GER

Judges NOR, CZE, GER, POL, SLO

Nordic Combined

Technical Delegate Andrea Roggia, ITA TD Assistant Nurmela Tapio, FIN

Medical Supervisor Hubert Hörterer, GER

2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN)

Cross-Country Skiing

Technical Delegate Uros Ponikvar, SLO TD Assistant Alan Serrano, USA

2018 Olympic Winter Games Pyeongchang (KOR)

Cross-Country Skiing

Technical Delegate Jussi Prykäri, FIN

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 29 - 11.1 Appointment of Key Officials

The Council approved the following proposals of the FIS World Championship and Olympic Winter Games Organising Committees and their key technical officials:

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 & Arena Director Tommy Höglund

Cross-Country Chief of Competition Tomas Jons Ass. Chief of Competition Thomas Granlund Chief of Stadium Per Lindberg Race Secretary Mats Andersson Chief of Race Office P-O Lidén Chief of Course Tobias Jönsson Chief of Team Service Jan Westberg

Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Anders Lind Ass. Chief of Competition Jan Halvardsson Race Secretary Linda Eriksson Chief of Race Office Anna Thimon-Eklund Chief of Team Service Anne-Sophie Lukas Chief of Hill Peter Lind Chief of Starter Wolfgang Sailer

Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Per Busk Ass. Chief of Competition Patrik Kåla Race Secretary Johanna Nybelius Chief of Race Office Anna Thimon-Eklund Chief of Team Service Anne-Sophie Lukas Chief of Hill Peter Lind Chief of Starter Wolfgang Sailer Chief of Course Tobias Jönsson

Sales Marketing & Beyond Skiing Kent Lövgren Volunteers, Accreditation & FIS Study Groups Gunilla Back Finance Stefan Carlsson Communication Katarina Medveczky Media Operations Sara Tigerström Transportation & Logistics Björn Floresjö Accommodation & Hospitality Ulrika Back Eriksson Security Hans Pontusson

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 30 - Events and Ceremonies Rony Forsberg Anti-Doping Sara Fischer Environment Hans Ahlin Coordination Mona Anestedt

2015 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships Kreischberg (AUT)

Chief of Competition Snowboard Alex Höller Chief of Competition Freestyle Ski Bernd Krainbucher Chief of Course HP Wolfgang Weilharter Chief of Course BA/AE/SS/SBS Herwig Findling Chief of Course Cross Bruno Sumann Chief of Course Parallel Roman Horn / Dieter Posch Chief of Course Moguls Peter Gams Competition Secretaries Sabine Stütz/Sabine Schnell

2015 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships, Hafjell (NOR)

Chief of Competition Men Peter Lederer Chief of Competition Ladies Rolle Johansson Race Secretary Camilla Lyng Jorgensen Chief of Course Men Osten Tande Chief of Course Ladies Sven Ullrich

2015 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Almaty (KAZ)

Cross-Country Chief of Competition Oleg Kolomeets Ass. Chief of Competition Alexander Veletshuk Race Secretary Anna Nevzorova Chief of Course Igor Devetiyarov Chief of Stadium Nikolay Zavlyalov

Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Sergey Zyryanov Ass. Chief of Competition Igor Sviridov Race Secretary Nadya Bozhko Chief of Hill Ivan Karkachev

Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Vladimir Kuzmin Ass. Chief of Competition Sergey Bodenko Race Secretary Nadya Bozhko Chief of Hill Sergey Zyryanov Chief of Course Igor Devetiyarov

2015 European Youth Olympic Festival, Liechtenstein (LIE), Vorarlberg (AUT)

Cross-Country Chief of Competition Christoph Frommelt Ass. Chief of Competition Ronny Bargetze Race Secretary Jürgen Beckbissinger Chief of Course Tobias Schocher

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 31 - Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Manfred Schnetzer Race Secretary Bernd Schallner Chief of Hill Georg Wohlgenannt

Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Thomas Schnetzer Race Secretary Gerhard Lederer Chief of Hill Georg Wohlgenannt Chief of Course Franz Bachlinger

Alpine (SGA (St. Gallenkrich) Venue) Chief of Competition Benedikt Erhard Ass. Chief of Competition Harlad Rudigier Race Secretary Günter Pfefferkorn Chief of Course Stefan Mangard

Alpine (MAL (Malbun) Venue) Chief of Competition Konrad Schädler Ass. Chief of Competition Jürgen Hasler Race Secretary Andrea Hasler Chief of Course Theodor Sele

Snowboard Chief of Competition Christoph Arndt Race Secretary tbc Chief of Course SBX Horst Schairer

2016 Youth Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer (NOR)

Cross-Country Chief of Competition Cato Andre Granseth Ass. Chief of Competition Oliver Bræin Furuli Race Secretary Jan Olav Andersen Chief of Course Fritz Andersen

Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Kristian Brenden Race Secretary Monica Engen Chief of Hill Bjørn Hagemoen

Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Jørn Olav Bekkelund Race Secretary Ola Kokslien Chief of Hill Bjørn Hagemoen Chief of Course Fritz Andersen

Alpine Skiing Chief of Competition Rolle Johanson Race Secretary Bjorn Hettervik Chief of Course Osten Tande

Freestyle Ski & Snowboard Chief of Competitions tbc

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 32 - Race Secretary tbc Chief of Course Cross tbc Chief of Course Pipe tbc Chief of Course Slope tbc

2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN)

Secretary General Janne Leskinen Assistant Secretary General Natalia Lahtela

Cross-Country Chief of Competition Juha Kolu Ass. Chief of Competition Jussi Pykäri Race Secretary Niklas Turku Chief of Course Raiko Pousi Expert Annmari Viljanmaa

Ski Jumping Chief of Competition Mika Jukkara Ass. Chief of Competition Pekka Tervahartiala Race Secretary Aino Marttinen Chief of Hill Jukka Kettunen (City of Lahti) Expert Eero Kuusinen

Nordic Combined Chief of Competition Jarkko Mantila Ass. Chief of Competition Tony Kilponen Race Secretary tbc Chief of Hill Jukka Kettunen Chief of Course Raiko Pousi

Chief Marketing Officer Mikko Saarinen Sports/Event Director Jesse Kiuru (LSG) Venue Manager Jarkko Laine (City of Lahti) Accommodation Tiina Kallio (Lahti Region)

12. FIS World Cup Calendars 2014/15 to 2017/18

The FIS World Cup Calendars for the 2014/2015 season were approved by the Council at its Meeting in Oberhofen in November 2013. Based on the experiences of the past season, some small modifications were addressed by the Technical Committees and thereafter the Council approved the final versions in Barcelona (please see following pages).

In regard to the FIS Alpine World Cup 2016/2017, three candidates applied to host the Finals: Aspen (USA), Lenzerheide (SUI) and Soldeu (AND). The Council expressed its thanks to each of them for their strong interest in hosting this important competition. Thereafter the Council elected with majority Aspen (USA).

The Council requested that the Alpine Executive Board reviews the objectives and criteria for the Finals that have become an important and sought-after event. These should include that every second year they serve as an important pre- World Championships competition to test operations, organisation and facilities.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 33 - FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2014/2015

Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I 29.11. Sat Ruka FIN Sprint C Sprint C

30.11. Sun Ruka FIN 10 km C 15 km C 3-Days Tour 05.12. Fri Lillehammer NOR Sprint F Sprint F 06.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR 5 km F 10 km F 07.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR 10 km C 15 km C Pursuit 13.12. Sat Davos SUI 15 km C 30 km C 14.12. Sun Davos SUI Sprint F Sprint F 20.12. Sat La Clusaz FRA Skiathlon Skiathlon 21.12. Sun La Clusaz FRA 4 x 5 km (C/F) 4 x 7.5 km (C/F) Period II

Tour de Ski

03.01. Sat Oberstdorf GER 3 km F 4 km F Prologue 04.01. Sun Oberstdorf GER 10 km C 15 km C Pursuit 06.01. Tue Val Mustair** SUI Sprint F Sprint F 07.01. Wed Toblach ITA 5 km C 10 km C 08.01. Thu Cortina - Toblach ITA 15 km F 35 km F Pursuit 10.01. Sat Val di Fiemme ITA 10 km C 15 km C Mass Start 11.01. Sun Val di Fiemme ITA 9 km F 9 km F Pursuit 17.01. Sat Otepää* EST Sprint C Sprint C

18.01. Sun Otepää* EST Team Sprint F Team Sprint F

21.01. Fri Rybinsk*** RUS 10 km F 15 km F 24.01. Sat Rybinsk*** RUS Sprint F Sprint F 25.01. Sun Rybinsk*** RUS Skiathlon Skiathlon Period III

14.02. Sat Östersund SWE Sprint C Sprint C 15.02. Sun Östersund SWE 10 km F 15 km F Period IV

07.03. Sat Lahti FIN Sprint F Sprint F 08.03. Sun Lahti FIN 10 km C 15 km C 11.03. Wed Drammen* NOR Sprint C Sprint C 14.03. Sat Oslo NOR 50 km F Mass Start 15.03. Sun Oslo NOR 30 km F Mass Start

FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships Almaty (KAZ), 01.-08.02.2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Falun (SWE), 18.02.-01.03.2015

Italics = to be confirmed

* Course improvements and homologation ** Tour de Ski agreement with FIS MAG required before end of June 2014 *** Requirements on the TV Production

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 34 -

FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2015/2016

Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I 3-Days Tour 27.11. Fri Ruka FIN 28.11. Sat Ruka FIN 29.11. Sun Ruka FIN 05.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR 06.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR 12.12. Sat Davos SUI 13.12. Sun Davos SUI 19.12. Sat Rogla SLO 20.12. Sun Rogla SLO Period II Tour de Ski 31.12. Thu TBD GER Number of 01.01. Fri TBD GER events TBD 02.01. Sat Lenzerheide** SUI 03.01. Sun Lenzerheide** SUI 05.01. Tue Toblach ITA 06.01. Wed Cortina - Toblach ITA 07.01. Thu Toblach ITA 09.01. Sat Val di Fiemme ITA 10.01. Sun Val di Fiemme ITA 16.01. Sat Szklarska Poreba*** POL Sprint weekend 17.01. Sun Szklarska Poreba*** POL 23.01. Sat Nove Mesto CZE

24.01 Sun Nove Mesto CZE Period III

03.02. Wed Drammen* NOR 06.02. Sun Oslo NOR 07.02. Sun Oslo NOR 11.02. Wed Stockholm* SWE 13.02. Sat Falun SWE 14.02. Sun Falun SWE 20.02. Sat Lahti FIN 21.02. Sun Lahti FIN Period IV 2016** 01.03. Tue Gatineau CAN Sprint F Sprint F 02.03. Wed Montreal* CAN 5km CL 10km CL 04.03. Fri Québec CAN Sprint F Sprint F 05.03. Sat Québec* CAN Pursuit F Pursuit F 08.03. Tue Canmore CAN Mass Start F Mass Start F Sprint CL ? 09.03. Wed Canmore CAN Skiathlon Skiathlon 11.03. Fri Lake Louise CAN Int. Start CL Int. Start CL 12.03. Sat Canmore CAN Pursuit F Pursuit F

FIS Nordic Junior WSC, Rasnov (ROU) / Youth Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer (NOR), 12.-21.02.2016

Italics = to be confirmed

* Course improvements and homologation ** Tour de Ski agreement with FIS MAG required *** Course improvements / Requirements on the TV Production

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 35 - FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2016/2017

Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I 26.11. Sat Ruka FIN 27.11. Sun Ruka FIN 3-Days Tour 02.12. Fri Lillehammer NOR 03.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR 04.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR 10.12. Sat Davos SUI 11.12. Sun Davos SUI 17.12. Sat La Clusaz FRA 18.12. Sun La Clusaz FRA Period II Tour de Ski 31.12. Sat TBD GER

01.01. Sun TBD GER

03.01. Tue Val Mustair** SUI 04.01. Wed Toblach ITA 05.01. Thu Cortina - Toblach ITA 07.01. Sat Val di Fiemme ITA 08.01. Sun Val di Fiemme ITA 14.01. Sat TBD RUS ?

15.01. Sun TBD RUS ?

21.01. Sat TBD RUS ? 22.01. Sun TBD RUS ? 03.02. Fri PyeongChang* KOR 04.02. Sat. PyeongChang* KOR 05.02. Sun. PyeongChang* KOR Period III 18.02. Sat Otepää EST 19.02. Sun Otepää EST 21.02. WSC 2017 05.03. Lahti FIN Period IV 08.03. Wed Drammen* NOR 11.03. Sat Oslo NOR 12.03. Sun Oslo NOR World Cup Final 15.03. Wed Stockholm* SWE

17.03. Fri Falun SWE 18.03. Sat Falun SWE 19.03. Sun Falun SWE

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti (FIN), 21.02.-05.03.2017

Italics = to be confirmed

* Course improvements and homologation ** Tour de Ski agreement with FIS MAG required

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 36 -

FIS SKI JUMPING GRAND PRIX 2014

Date Day Men Ladies I. Period Site Hill Site Hill 25.07. Fri Wisla, POL HS 134/Team/night 26.07. Sat Wisla, POL HS 134/night 09.08. Sat Einsiedeln, SUI HS 117/night 15.08. Fri Courchevel, FRA HS 132/night 23.08. Sat Hakuba, JPN HS 131/night 24.08. Sun Hakuba, JPN HS 131 II. Period 20.09. Sat Almaty, KAZ HS 140/night Almaty, KAZ HS 106 21.09. Sun Almaty, KAZ HS 140/night Almaty, KAZ HS 106 28.09. Sun Hinzenbach, AUT HS 94 04.10. Sat Klingenthal, GER HS 140

FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Almaty (KAZ), 01.-08.02.2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Falun (SWE), 18.02. – 01.03.2015

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 37 - FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP 2014/2015 - MEN Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks III. Period 22.11. Sat Klingenthal GER HS 140 Team/night Opening 23.11. Sun Klingenthal GER HS 140 Individual 28.11. Fri Ruka FIN HS 142 Individual/night 29.11. Sat Ruka FIN HS 142 Individual/night 06.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual/night 07.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual 13.12. Sat Nizhny Tagil RUS HS 134 Individual/night 14.12. Sun Nizhny Tagil RUS HS 134 Individual/night 20.12. Sat Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual 21.12. Sun Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual IV. Period 28.12. Sun Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Individual/night Four 01.01. Thu Garm.-Partenkirchen GER HS 140 Individual Hills Tourna- 04.01. Sun AUT HS 130 Individual ment 06.01. Tue Bischofshofen AUT HS 140 Individual/night V. Period 10.01. Sat Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf AUT HS 200 Ski Flying/Individual 11.01. Sun Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf AUT HS 200 Ski Flying/Individual 15.01. Thu Wisla POL HS 134 Individual/night 17.01. Sat Zakopane POL HS 134 Team/night 18.01. Sun Zakopane POL HS 134 Individual 24.01. Sat Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual/night 25.01. Sun Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual VI. Period 30.01. Fri Willingen GER HS 145 Individual/night 31.01. Sat Willingen GER HS 145 Team/night 01.02. Sun Willingen GER HS 145 Individual 07.02. Sat Liberec CZE HS 134 Individual/night 08.02. Sun Liberec CZE HS 134 Individual 14.02. Sat Vikersund NOR HS 225 Ski Flying/Indiv/night 15.02. Sun Vikersund NOR HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual VII. Period 07.03. Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 Team/night 08.03. Sun Lahti FIN HS 130 Individual 10.03. Tue Kuopio FIN HS 127 Individual/night 12.03. Thu Trondheim NOR HS 138 Individual/night 14.03. Sat Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual/night 15.03. Sun Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual 20.03. Fri Planica SLO FH Ski Flying/Individual 21.03. Sat Planica SLO FH Ski Flying/Team 22.03. Sun Planica SLO FH Ski Flying/Individual Final

FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Almaty (KAZ), 01.-08.02.15 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Falun (SWE), 18.02.-01.03.15

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 38 - FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP 2014/2015 - LADIES

Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks December 05.12. Fri Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Individual/night Opening January 10.01. Sat Sapporo JPN HS 100 Individual 11.01. Sun Sapporo JPN HS 100 Individual 17.01. Sat Zao JPN HS 100 Individual 18.01. Sun Zao JPN HS 100 Individual 24.01. Sat Oberstdorf GER NH 106 Individual 25.01. Sun Oberstdorf GER NH 106 Individual 31.01. Sat Hinzenbach AUT HS 94 Individual 01.02. Sun Hinzenbach AUT HS 94 Individual February 07.02. Sat Rasnov ROU HS 100 Individual 08.02. Sun Rasnov ROU HS 100 Individual 14.02. Sat Ljubno SLO HS 95 Individual 15.02. Sun Ljubno SLO HS 95 Individual March 13.03. Fri Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual Final

FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Almaty (KAZ), 01.-08.02.2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Falun (SWE), 18.02.-01.03.2015

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 39 - FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP 2015/2016 - MEN

Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks III. Period 21.11. Sat Klingenthal GER HS 140 Team/night Opening 22.11. Sun Klingenthal GER HS 140 Individual 27.11. Fri Ruka FIN HS 142 Individual/night 28.11. Sat Ruka FIN HS 142 Individual/night 05.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual/night 06.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Individual 12.12. Sat Nizhny Tagil RUS HS 134 Individual/night 13.12. Sun Nizhny Tagil RUS HS 134 Individual/night 19.12. Sat Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual 20.12. Sun Engelberg SUI HS 137 Individual IV. Period 29.12. Tue Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Individual/night Four 01.01. Fri Garm.-Partenkirchen GER HS 140 Individual Hills Tourna- 03.01. Sun Innsbruck AUT HS 130 Individual ment 06.01. Wed Bischofshofen AUT HS 140 Individual/night V. Period 09.01. Sat CZE 10.01. Sun CZE 21.01. Thu Wisla POL HS 134 Individual/night 23.01. Sat Zakopane POL HS 134 Team/night 24.01. Sun Zakopane POL HS 134 Individual/night 30.01. Sat Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual/night 31.01. Sun Sapporo JPN HS 134 Individual VI. Period 05.02. Fri Trondheim NOR HS 138 Individual/night 07.02. Sun Oslo NOR HS 134 Individual 13.02. Sat Vikersund NOR HS 225 Ski Flying/Indiv/night 14.02. Sun Vikersund NOR HS 225 Ski Flying/Individual 20.02.* Sat Willingen GER HS 145 Team/night 21.02.* Sun Willingen GER HS 145 Individual 27.02. Sat Almaty KAZ HS 140 Individual/night 28.02. Sun Almaty KAZ HS 140 Individual/night VII. Period 05.03.* Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 Team/night 06.03.* Sun Lahti FIN HS 130 Individual 12.03. Sat Oberstdorf GER HS 213 Ski Flying/Indiv/night 13.03. Sun Oberstdorf GER HS 213 Ski Flying/Individual 18.03. Fri Planica SLO FH Ski Flying/Individual 19.03. Sat Planica SLO FH Ski Flying/Team 20.03. Sun Planica SLO FH Ski Flying/Individual Final

FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf (AUT), 15.-17.01.2016 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Rasnov (ROU) Youth Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer (NOR), 12.-21.02.2016

* to be adapted in line with the Cross-Country calendars at the autumn Ski Jumping Committee Meeting

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 40 - FIS NORDIC COMBINED GRAND PRIX 2014

Date Day Site Nation Hill Distance Event Remarks

23.08. Sat Oberwiesenthal GER HS 106 10 km Ind Gund 24.08. Sun Oberwiesenthal GER HS 106 2x7.5 km Team Sprint 27.08. Wed Villach AUT HS 99 10 km Ind Gund 29.08. Fri Oberstdorf GER HS 140 10 km Ind Gund 30.08. Sat Oberstdorf GER HS 140 15 km Ind Gund

FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Almaty (KAZ), 01.-08.02.2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Falun (SWE), 18.02. – 01.03.2015

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 41 - FIS NORDIC COMBINED WORLD CUP 2014/2015

Date Day Site Nation Hill Event Remarks I. Period 29.11. Sat Ruka FIN HS 142 Team Sprint Opening 30.11. Sun Ruka FIN HS 142 Ind Gund 06.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Ind Gund 07.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR HS 138 Ind Gund 20.12. Sat Ramsau am Dachstein AUT HS 96 Team Sprint 21.12. Sun Ramsau am Dachstein AUT HS 96 Ind Gund II. Period 03.01. Sat Schonach GER HS 106 Team 04.01. Sun Schonach GER HS 106 Ind Gund 10.01. Sat Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 Team Sprint 11.01. Sun Chaux-Neuve FRA HS 118 Ind Gund 16.01 Fri Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 5 km Nordic 17.01. Sat Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 10 km Combined 18.01. Sun Seefeld AUT HS 109 Ind Gund 15 km Triple III. Period 23.01. Fri Sapporo JPN HS 134 Ind Gund 24.01. Sat Sapporo JPN HS 134 Ind Gund 31.01. Sat Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Team Sprint 01.02. Sun Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Ind Gund 07.02. Sat Liberec CZE HS 134 Ind Gund 08.02. Sun Liberec CZE HS 134 Ind Gund IV. Period 06.03. Fri Lahti FIN HS 130 Ind Gund 07.03. Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 Team Sprint 12.03 Thu Trondheim NOR HS 140 Ind Gund 14.03. Sat Oslo NOR HS 134 Ind Gund Finale

FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Almaty (KAZ), 01.-08.02.2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Falun (SWE), 18.02. – 01.03.2015

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 42 - FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 2014/2015 LADIES

Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL SC City Remarks Event

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 Bad Kleinkirchheim 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- GER X X Partenkrichen 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 8 7 9 1 2 + 1 NTE

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Vail/Beaver Creek (USA), 02. – 15.02.2015

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 43 - FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 2014/2015 MEN

Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL SC City Remarks Event

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. ITA X Night Event 28. Sun 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 Saalbach AUT X X 24. Tue City Event X Parallel Event 28.-01. Sat-Sun Garmisch- GER X X Partenkirchen 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 Finals L&M Total resorts 20 / competitions 39 9 7 8 10 2 2 + 1 NTE

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Vail/Beaver Creek (USA), 02. – 15.02.2015

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 44 - FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 2015/2016 LADIES

Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL SC City Remarks Event

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 Cortina d’Ampezzo ITA X X 30.-31. Sat-Sun Maribor SLO X X

February 16 06.-07. Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk GER X X 13.-14 Sat-Sun Crans-Montana SUI X X 16. Tue X Parallel Event 20.-21. Sat-Sun La Thuile ITA X X 27.-28. Sat-Sun Soldeu AND X X SG & SL

March 16 04.-05. Fri-Sat Jasna SVK X X 09.-13. Wed-Sun St. Moritz SUI X X X X +1 NTE Finals L&M Total resorts 22 / competitions 41 9 7 9 10 3 2 +1 NTE

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 45 - FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 2015/2016 MEN

Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL SC City Remarks Event

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 Alta Badia ITA X X 29. Tue 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 Jungbong KOR X X 13.-14. Sat-Sun Naeba 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 Finals L&M Total resorts 22 / competitions 44 10 8 10 11 2 2 +1 NTE

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 46 - FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 2016/2017 LADIES

Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL SC City Remarks Event

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 Maribor SLO X X 10. Tue Flachau AUT X Night SL 14.-15. Sat-Sun Altenmarkt/ AUT X X DH/SL Zauchensee 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 Finals L&M Total resorts 20 / competitions 37 8 7 8 9 2 2 +1 NTE

* Organiser TBC ** Candidates: Lenzerheide (SUI), Aspen (USA) and Soldeu (AND) FIS Alpine World Ski Championships St. Moritz (SUI), 06. - 19.02.2017

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 47 - FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 2016/2017 MEN

Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL SC City Remarks Event

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.-04. 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 ITA X 29. Thu 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 Finals L&M Total resorts 21 / competitions 40 9 7 9 10 2 2 + 1 NTE

* Candidate AUT, BUL, ITA, FRA ** Candidates: Lenzerheide (SUI), Aspen (USA) and Soldeu (AND) FIS Alpine World Ski Championships St. Moritz (SUI), 06. - 19.02.2017

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 48 - FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 2017/2018 LADIES

Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL SC City Remarks Event

October 17 28. Sat Sölden AUT X Opening L & M

November 17 11. Sat Levi FIN X 25.-26. Sat-Sun USA X X tbc

December 17 01.-03. Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN XX X 09.-10. Sat-Sun St. Moritz SUI X X SC(SG+SL) 16.-17. Sat-Sun Val d’Isère FRA X X 19. Tue Courchevel FRA X 28.-29. Thu-Fri AUT X X Night SL

January 18 01. Mon Munich GER X Parallel Event 03. Wed Zagreb CRO X Night SL 06.-07. Sat-Sun Maribor SLO X X 13.-14. Sat-Sun Bad Kleinkirchheim AUT X X 16. Tue Flachau AUT X Night SL 20.-21. Sat-Sun Ofterschwang GER X X 27.-28. Sat-Sun Cortina d’Ampezzo ITA X X 30. Tue X Parallel Event

February 18 03.-04. Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER X X

March 18 03.-04. Sat-Sun Crans-Montana SUI X X 09.-10 Fri-Sat Åre SWE X X 14.-18. Wed-Sun Finals * X X X X +1 NTE Finals L&M Total resorts 20 / competitions 37 8 7 8 9 2 2 +1 NTE

*Test Events WSC Organiser 2019 04.06.2014 * Candidates Bansko (BUL), Sochi (RUS), Spindleruv Mlyn (CZE) Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang (KOR), 09. – 25.02.2018

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 49 - FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 2017/2018 MEN

Date Day Site Nation DH SG GS SL SC City Remarks Event

October 17 29. Sun Opening Sölden FIS/AUT X Opening L&M

November 17 12. Sun Levi FIN X L&M 25.-26. Sat-Sun Lake Louise CAN X X

December 17 01.-03. Fri-Sun Beaver Creek USA X X X 09.-10. Sat-Sun Val d’Isère X X 15.-16. Fri-Sat Val Gardena/Gröden ITA X X 17. Sun Alta Badia ITA X 19. Tue ITA X 29. Fri ITA X January 18 01. Mon Munich GER X Parallel Event 04. Thu Zagreb CRO X Night Event 06.-07. Sat-Sun Adelboden SUI X X 12.-14. Fri-Sun Wengen SUI X X X 19.-21. Fri-Sun Kitzbühel AUT X X X X SG/SL 23. Tue Schladming AUT X Night Event 27.-28. Sat-Sun Garmisch-Partenk. GER X X 31. Tue City Event X Parallel Event

February 18

March 18 03.-04. Sat-Sun Kvitfjell NOR X X 10.-11. Sat-Sun Kranjska Gora SLO X X 14.-18. Wed-Sun Finals* X X X X +1 NTE Finals L&M Total resorts 21 / competitions 40 9 6 8 10 2 2 + 1 NTE

*Test Events WSC Organiser 2019 Olymic Winter Games PyeongChang (KOR), 09. – 25.02.2018

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LADIES / MEN

Date Day Site NAT MO AE SX HP SS/BA Remarks

December 14 05.-06. Fri-Sat Nakiska CAN 06 13. Sat Ruka FIN 13 MO 11.-13. Thu-Sat Val Thorens FRA 12/13 19.-21. Fri-Sun Innichen ITA 20/21 20.-21. Sat-Sun Copper Mountain USA 21 20 Big Air 20.-21. Sat-Sun Beijing CHN 20/21 TBC

January 15 04. Sun Calgary CAN 04 MO 08.-10. Thu-Sat Deer Valley USA 09/10 08 MO/DM 09.-10. Fri-Sat Les Contamines FRA 10 10. Sat Gstaad SUI 10 Big Air 29.-31. Thu-Sat Lake Placid USA 29 30/31 MO 30.-31 Fri-Sat AND 31 TBC 30.-01.2. Fri-Sun TBD GER 31/01 TBC

February 15 06.-07. Fri-Sat Arosa SUI 07 07. Sat TBD USA 07 07. Sat Val St. Come CAN 07 MO 13.-15. Fri-Sun Are SWE 14/15 21. Sat Moscow RUS 21 27.-28. Fri-Sat Park City USA 28 27 28. Sat Minsk BLR 28 TBC 28.-01.3 Sat-Sun Tazawako JPN 28/01 MO/DM

March 15 15. Sun Silvaplana SUI 15 14.-15. Sat-Sun Megeve FRA 14 15 DM Locations 23/Nations 13/Competitions 72 9/9 7/7 12/12 2/2 6/6

FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships Kreischberg (AUT), 14.-25.02.2015

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LADIES / MEN

Date Day Site NAT MO AE SX HP SS Remarks

August 15 22.-29. Sat-Sat Cardrona NZL X X

December 15 05. Sat Nakiska CAN X 10.-12. Thu-Sat Copper Mountain USA X X 12.-13. Sat-Sun Ruka FIN XX MO/DM 13. Sun Val Thorens FRA X 19.-20. Sat-Sun Innichen ITA XX 19.-20. Sat-Sun TBD CHN XX

January 16 13. Sat TBD FRA X 14.-16. Sun-Tue Lake Placid USA X XX 23.-24. Sat-Sun Val St. Come CAN X X 24. Sun Gstaad SUI X 29.-31. Thu-Sat Deer Valley USA XX X 30.-31. Sat-Sun TBD GER XX

February 16 05.-07. Fri-Sun Calgary CAN X X X 12.-14 Fri-Sun Are SWE XX 21.-22. Sat-Sun Tazawako JPN XX MO/DM 22. Sun Sierra Nevada SPA X TBD 28.-01. Sat-Sun Tryvann NOR X X TBD March 16 01. Sun Voss-Myrkdalen NOR X X TBD 04.-06. Fri-Sun TBD USA X X 19. Sat Silvaplana SUI X 19.-20. Sat-Sun TBD SUI XX Locations 22 / Nations13 / Competitions 84 11/11 8/8 12/12 5/5 6/6

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LADIES / MEN

Date Day Site NAT MO AE SX HP SS Remarks

December 16 03. Sat Nakiska CAN X 10. Sat Val Thorens FRA X 10 Sat. Copper USA X 10.-11. Sat-Sun Ruka FIN XX 17.-18. Sat-Sun Innichen ITA XX 17.-18. Sat-Sun TBD CHN XX TBD 20. Tue Méribel FRA X

January 17 13.-15 Thu-Sat Lake Placid USA X XX 14. Sat TBD FRA X 22. Sun Gstaad SUI X 26.-28 Thu-Sat Deer Valley USA XX X 28.-29. Sat-Sun TBD GER XX

February 17 03.-04 Fri.-Sat. TDB USA X X 10.-11. Sat-Sun Phoenix Park KOR X X TBD 17.-19. Fri-Sun Phoenix Park KOR X X X TBD 18.-19. Sat-Sun Tazawako JPN XX

March 17 11.-12. Sat-Sun Voss-Myrkdalen NOR X TBD 12. Sun TBD SUI X 12. Sun Tryvann NOR X X TBD 18.-19 Sat-Sun Are SWE X X 19. Sun Silvaplana SUI X Locations 21 / Nations 12 / Competitions 72 11/11 6/6 10/10 4/4 5/5

FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships Sierra Nevada (SPA), 25.02.-05.03.2017

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LADIES / MEN

Date Day Site NAT PAR SBX HP SBS BA Remarks

November 14 08. Fri-Sat Antwerp BEL 08 TBC 22. Fri-Sat Istanbul/ TUR/ 20 TBC Barcelona SPA

December 14 05.-07. Fri-Sun Montafon AUT 5-6/ *SBX 7* Team 12.-13. Fri-Sat Ruka FIN 12-13 13.-14. Sat-Sun Carezza ITA 13/14 14. TBC 18.-19. Fri-Sun Copper USA 18-19 18 19.-20. Fri-Sat Lake Louise CAN 19-20

January 15 10.-11. Sat-Sun Bad Gastein AUT 10/11 10. Sat Gstaad SUI 10 31. Sat-Sun Sudelfeld GER 31 31. Fri.-Sat. Moscow RUS 31

February 15 07.-08. Sat-Sun Rogla SLO 07/08 PGS/PSL 14.-15. Sat-Sun Winterberg GER 14 PSL 20.-22. Fri-Sun Stoneham CAN 20-21 21-22 20 25.-28. Thu-Sun Park City USA 25-26 27-28 26.-28 Fri-Sun Veysonnaz SUI 27/28 *SBX * Team March 15 06.-08. Fri-Sun Squaw Valley USA 07/08 *SBX * Team 07. Sat Moscow RUS 07 13.-15. Thu-Sun La Molina SPA 15 13-14 PAR TBC 13.-14. Fri-Sat Spindleruv M. CZE 13-14

Locations 20/ Competitions 54 10/10 08/08 04/04 03/03 04

FIS Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard World Championships Kreischberg (AUT), 15.-25.02.2015

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LADIES / MEN

Date Day Site NAT PAR SBX HP SBS BA Remarks

August 15 18.-20. Tue -Thu Cardrona NZL 29-30 23-24

October 15 23.-25. Fri-Sun TBD EUR X

November 15 06.-08. Fri-Sun TBD EUR X 13.-15. Fri-Sun TBD EUR X

December 15 04.-06. Fri-Sun Montafon AUT XX* *SBX Team 11.-13. Fri-Sun Ruka FIN X 11.-13. Fri-Sun TBD EUR X 12.-13. Sat-Sun TBD EUR X 18.-20. Fri-Sun Lake Louise CAN X 18.-20. Fri-Sun Copper USA X X 18.-20. Fri-Sun Carezza ITA XX

January 16 10. Sun Bad Gastein AUT XX 15.-17. Fri-Sun Veysonnaz SUI XX* SBX Team 22.-24. Fri-Sun Gstaad SUI X 23. Sat Rogla EUR X 22.-24. Fri-Sun TBD EUR X 30. Sat Sudelfeld GER X

February 16 05.-07. Fri-Sun La Molina SPA (X) 12.-14. Fri.-Sun TBD JPN X 12.-14. Fri-Sun Vallnord Arcal. AND XX* *SBX Team 13.-14. Fri-Sun TBD ASIA X 26.-28. Fri-Sun Pyeongchang KOR X X 26.-28. Fri-Sun TBD USA X X

March 16 04.-06. Fri-Sun TBD USA XX* Date tbd 04.-06. Fri-Sun TBD EUR XX 11.-13. Fri-Sun Blue Mt. CAN X 18.-20. Fri-Sun Stoneh.-Queb. CAN X X X 18.-20. Fri-Sun TBD NorA X

Locations 28 /Competitions 80 11/11 13/13 07/07 04/04 05/05

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 55 - 13. Proposals and requests from the National Ski Associations and the FIS Technical Committees

13.1 Change of licence

The Council approved the following changes of licence registration that are in compliance with the regulations:

Cross-Country Skiing

 Jessica Jane Yeaton, born 1991 – change from to Australia

Ski Jumping

 Jonas Sloth Sandell, born 1995 – change from to Sweden  Sebastian Okas, born 1996 – change from to Finland  Paul Okas, born 2000 – change from Poland to Finland

Alpine Skiing

 Tess Arbez, born 1997 – change from France to Ireland  Kieran Norris, born 1995 – change from Great Britain to Ireland  Alex Barounos, born 1995 – change from USA to Great Britain  Arie Van Vuren, born 1997 – change from USA to Great Britain  Jasmin Rothmund, born 1991 – change from Switzerland to Liechstenstein

Freestyle Skiing

 Isabel Atkin, born 1998 – change from USA to Great Britain

Snowboard

 Karl Van Goor, born 1996 – change from Australia to Netherlands  Lyon Farrell, born 1998 – change from New Zealand to USA

In the case of several applications that were incomplete due to lack of passport or residency requirements, these will be considered by the Council when the documentation is complete and the criteria are fulfilled.

13.2 Proposals and requests from the National Ski Associations

Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel presented the Injury Statistics of the Austrian Ski Association from 1995/96 to 2013/14. More than 800 athletes have been monitored as part of the system and he reported that there has been a significant reduction of around 50% in the number of injuries of the World Cup athletes since the introduction of the new specifications for skis two seasons ago.

The Council acknowledged his suggestion that every athlete who applies for Injury Status fills out a form and sends to FIS in order to compile such statistics on an international basis. The Council Members agreed the idea should be studied by the FIS Office (Alpine FIS points administration and Injury Status System), as well as the Medical and Legal Committees, since this concerns athlete personal data and health records.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 56 - 13.3 Proposals and requests from the Technical Committees

The majority of the Technical Committees and their Sub-Committees met in Barcelona (SPA) from 2nd to 4th June 2014 and the following proposals were approved by the Council thereafter:

The Cross-Country Committee

International Competition Rules 303.1 Members of the Jury 303.1.4 For University Winter Games (UWG) the jury will consist of the following: - The TD, who is chair of the Jury (appointed by FIS) - The Assistant TD (appointed by FIS) - Race Director (appointed by FISU) - The Chief of Competition - The National TD Assistant (appointed by the host NSA in cooperation with the regional TD coordinator)

303.1.5 For Asian Winter Games (AWG) the jury will consist of the following: - The TD, who is chair of the Jury (appointed by FIS) - The Assistant TD (appointed by FIS) - The Chief of Competition - The National TD Assistant (appointed by the host NSA in cooperation with the regional TD coordinator)

312.3.3 A control line is marked 10-15 meters after the finish line. Competitors are not allowed to take off their skis until after the control line (article 206.5). Violations will be reported to the Jury.

314.6.2 At OWG, WSC and WC, the Seeded Group is defined as the top 30 competitors in the current World Cup Standing (distance or sprint). The current Overall WC Leader is added as one additional if not already included. No men or ladies within the ranking of top 30 will be substituted if they are not entered. 315.3 Mass Start Procedure

315.3.3 Competitors are not allowed to change tracks within marked corridors the first 30-50 m after the start line.

315.4.5 The competitors are not allowed to change corridors within the marked corridor area after the start line. 315.5 Heat Start procedure 315.5.3 Competitors are organised on the pre-start line where instructions are given and start lanes designated. The starter will gives the command “take your start positions” and the competitors advance to the start line. and the competitors advance to the start line and take a “set” position. When all competitors are at the start line,in their set positions the starter will give the command “Set” and all the competitors must remain motionless until the starter gives the start signal. After the "set" command is given, and all competitors must remain motionless, and in their “set” position. After approximately 2-5 seconds from when the set

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 57 - command is given the starter will gives the start signal.

315.5.5 Competitors are not allowed to change tracks within marked corridors the first 10-15 m after the start line. 315.6 Duties of the Start Officials 315.7.2 For all competitions using a mass start or heat start procedure, any false start will result in a “restart” of the competition. The starter or the start gate is required to must give a restart false start signal. There must be (second shot) and must have assistants placed an effective distance down the tracks where it is possible to turn the competitors back. 317.2 Publication of Results 317.2.2 The official result list must contain the final order of the competitors, their FIS Codes, starting number, times, intermediate times and competition points. Skiing technique, the number of competitors, names of the competitors who started but did not finish, any disqualified written sanctions to competitors, the technical details of the course; length, HD, MC, TC, the weather, temperature data, and the composition of the Jury. 325.4 Starting Order and Start Procedure 325.4.1 Qualification 325.4.2.9 False starts due to an error by a competitor or due to a mechanical failure of the start gate may be declared by the starter. Following the first false start in a heat, any competitor who causes a subsequent false start in the same heat will be required to withdraw from the competition. The competitor will be ranked at the last position of these finals, semi-finals or quarter finals (rank 6, 12, 30 or 4, 8, 16). Any competitor who causes a false start will be sanctioned by a written reprimand. Following the first false start in a heat, any competitor who causes a subsequent false start in the same heat will be required to withdraw from the competition. The competitor will be ranked as the last position of the applicable final, semi-finals or quarter finals heat (rank 6, 12, 30 or 4, 8, 16).

326 Team Sprint Competitions 326.3 Entries – Substitution 326.3.4 If the substitute athlete was entered in another Team, then this Team can not start. 326.4 Starting Order and Start Procedure 326.4.2.1 If there are more than 50 teams entered, the jury may decide to use 3 semi-finals and distribute the teams according the following principle:

A 1 6 7 12 13 18 19 22 27 28 33 34 39 40 45 Etc B 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 C 3 4 9 10 15 16 21 24 25 30 31 36 37 42 43

326.4.6 The advancement of teams from the semi-final heats to the finals is done according to the following principles: If the semi-final heats are not timed, the top 5 teams from each of the 2 semi-final heats will advance.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 58 - With three semi-final heats, the same principle applies. When the heats are timed, then the top 2 teams from each heat will ad- vance and the next 6 fastest teams from the 3rd - 8th ranked teams will advance. In case of a tie, the teams will be ranked according to their team total points. If a tie still remains, then the positions are determined by a draw.

326.5.3 The final results will be published according to the following: …. If the heats are not timed, then the ranking in the semi-finals and the FIS points of the teams that did not qualify are used to determine the final ranking for these teams. 327 Relay Competitions 327.3.4 If the substitute athlete was entered in another Team, then this Team can not start. 343 Responsibilities of the competitors 343.12 Equipment exchange 343.12.4 When ski exchange boxes (pit boxes) are provided for long distance or Skiathlon competitions, the competitor is permitted to change skis inside the pit box. Number of ski exchanges is one or more times. The maximum number of exchanges will normally be decided before Team Captains’ meeting. It will be based on the course and lap length, but should be limited to: - 3 1 times maximum at competitions up to 30 km - 5 2 times maximum at competitions longer than 30 km - 1 time maximum at Skiathlon competitions 380 Definition of Popular Cross-Country Competitions 380.1 Competitions 380.1.1 Popular Cross-Country Competitions are competitions open to all Cross-Country competitors, licensed and non-licensed, without limitation on competition distance or format. 380.1.2 "Popular" refers to a format in Cross-Country racing, with mass start distances of at least 30 km for ladies and 50 km for men, full length competition courses, and terrain dictated by the natural landscape. 381 Entries and Competitors 381.8 ICR 343.12.6 does not apply for competitors outside the seeded group.

396 Rollerski 396.3.1 The following competition formats and recommended distances may be used and the competitions may be carried out in either classic or free technique: Prologue Uphill 4 – 6 km all categories Undulating 8 – 12 km all categories Interval Start 8-18 km all Ladies and Junior Men 25-30 km Senior Men Uphill (Interval or Pursuit or Mass Start)

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 59 - Up to 10 km all Ladies and Junior Men Up to 15 km Senior Men Mass Start Up to 30 km all Ladies and Junior Men Up to 50 km Senior Men

Cross-Country World Rules

1. General Rules

1.1 Calendar planning

1.1.1 FIS Cross-Country World Cup calendars are established by the FIS Cross-Country Sub-Committee for World and Continental Cups in close collaboration with the National Ski Associations four years in advance. The FIS Sub-Committee for World and Continental Cups, however, has the right to make venue changes in order to guarantee the quality of an event.

1.1.2 The FIS Overall Cross-Country World Cup consists of individual competitions of distances longer than 1.8 km Distance World Cup) and sprints which are shorter than 1.8 km (Sprint World Cup). World Cup Relays and Team Sprints are counted under the Nations Cup standings.

1.1.3 Techniques In principle, the World Cup season will be carried out with 50 % free tech- nique and 50 % classical technique.

1.2 Substitution, Cancellation If for any reason a FIS World Cup competition cannot take place, the FIS Race Director must be informed immediately. Depending on the case, the competitions can be transferred to an alternate location, cancelled or postponed to a later date in the season. The decision process in case of difficult snow conditions is described in the article 2.

1.2.1 Alternate Location In principle, a transferred competition shall be carried out in the same country. The National Ski Association is responsible to coordinate and iensure the transfer of knowledge, information and finances to the new OC.

If that is not possible, the competition may be carried out in another country. In this case and in order to reduce the cost of the organisation, the new OC has the right to ask for the cancellation of the payments of the red group lists (article 10 and 11).

If the decision is taken later than 9 days before the event, the original OC must pay the travel costs to the teams entered at the date of the decision according to article 11 and be in charge for cancellation fees of the accommodation.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 60 - 1.2.2 Cancellation In the case of cancellation later than 9 days before the event and except in case of force majeure (storm, cold weather and unpredictable circumstances) the OC must pay the travel costs to the teams entered at the date of the cancellation according to article 11.

2. Snow conditions

2.1 Snow Control The Organising Committee must constantly inform the FIS Race Director on the snow conditions and preparations, especially during the last 3 weeks before the event. A snow controller is nominated by the FIS Office for each World Cup stage and is responsible to send a report to the FIS Office ([email protected]) 13 days before the event. If the snow report is negative the Race Director will coordinate the work of an event preparation group that is comprised as described in the article 2.2.

2.2 Event Preparation Group In the case of difficult snow conditions 13 days before the event, an event preparation group will be appointed in order to make a decision on the possibility to hold the events as planned or to make any necessary changes.

The members of the event preparation group are:  The FIS Race Director  The FIS Event Coordinator  1 representative of the Organising Committee  1 representative of the National Ski Association  The chairman of the FIS Cross Country Committee

The event preparation group will make its decision at the latest 9 days before the event. In any case, the competition courses must be ready at the latest 5 days before the event. In the meantime, both the host NSA and FIS will look for potential alternative locations within the same country or another country according to article 1.2.1.

If necessary the FIS Race Director can nominate an expert (FIS TD or FIS homologation inspector) to be sent to the site in order to inform the event preparation group on the snow conditions, the snow production / transportation progress and the course preparation.

All the travelling and accommodation costs will be paid by the OC. In addition the expert will receive a daily rate paid by the OC according to ICR 304.1.1.

2.3 Snow guarantee, salting, snow transportation The capacity of snow production, snow storage and ability to guarantee safe snow conditions in general are taken into consideration when the World Cup calendars are established. Each World Cup venue must prepare and present during the summer site inspection a detailed plan for snow guarantee.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 61 - In any case, the possibility to use salt on the courses and to transport snow from other locations must be checked and approved by the appropriate authorities. A sufficient amount of salt must be available.

1.1 Organisation, Number of Competitions, Awarding of Competitions

1.1.1 The FIS Overall Cross-Country World Cup consists of individual compe- titions on distances longer than 1.8 km (Distance World Cup) and on Sprints shorter than 1.8 km (Sprint World Cup).

Furthermore, a number of relays and Team Sprints are organised which are included in the Nations Cup.

World Cup Calendar Frame

World Cup Single Day Events Title Year No Title Year  World Cup Distance competitions 7 11  World Cup Sprint competitions 7 9  Relays 2-3 2-3  Team Sprints 2-3 2-3

World Cup Stage Events Title Year No Title Year  Tour de Ski 9 days / 7 competitions 11 days / 9 competitions  World Cup Final 5 days / 4 competitions 5 days / 4 competitions  Nordic Opening 3 days / 3 competitions 3 days / 3 competitions

Overview Single and Stage Events Title Year No Title Year  World Cup Distance competitions 18 21  World Cup Sprint competitions 11 13  Relays 2-3 2-3  Team Sprints 2-3 2-3

1.1.2 The FIS Cross-Country World Cup calendars are planned by the FIS Sub-Committee for World and Continental Cups Cross-Country in a close collaboration with the National Ski Associations five years in advance. The FIS Sub-Committee for World and Continental Cups, however, has the right to make any changes in venue in order to guarantee the quality of the event.

Last minutes decisions Depending on the case, an expert named by a joint agreement between the FIS Head Office (Race Director, Event Coordinator) and the Chairman and another member of the FIS Sub-Committee for World and Continental Cups Cross-Country will be called to make a decision together with the Organising Committee and the representative of the National Ski Association involved.

1.1.3 For all FIS World Cup events, a substitute resort has to be appointed in advance and named in the invitation. If for any reason a FIS World Cup competition cannot take place, the FIS Race Director Cross-Country and Event Coordinator Cross-

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 62 - Country must be informed immediately. The substitute resort has to be confirmed in writing until 28th September 2013 In the events where is insufficient or no snow in the courses selected for the competition(s), the Organising Committee must cancel the event(s) and this must be done 9 (nine) days before the race (exceptional 6 days before, approved by the members of the last minutes decision, 1.1.2). Depending on the case, an expert named by a joint agreement between the FIS Head Office and the FIS Sub-Committee for World- and Continental Cups Cross-Country will be called to make a decision together with the Organising Committee and the representative of the National Ski Association involved. As a principle, a transferred competition shall be carried out in the same country. If that is not possible, the competition can be carried out in another country or postponed to a later date in the season.

2. Distances and Techniques In principle, the competitions will be carried out with 50 % free tech- nique and 50 % classical technique.

5.4 Starting Order for Interval Start (Distance Races) 5.4.1 The seeded group is defined as the 30 best athletes registered to compete: the overall World Cup leader and the rest according to the current World Cup distance Standing. Check and notice the starting order for the “Stage Events” (see enclosure).

5.4.2 Starting order From the first start number to the beginning of the last group (seeded group and athletes with highest FIS points), the athletes have assigned starting numbers according to their FIS points, higher FIS points start first. The seeded athletes will start in reverse order, but the registered athletes with highest FIS points will start between them. The Overall World Cup leader will start as last and the athlete with the highest FIS points will be set as first of this group.

In exceptional circumstances, the jury can decide to place after the seeded group a small group of athletes with the highest FIS points. The 30 best athletes according to the current World Cup distance Standings registered to compete will start in reverse order as the last group according to the current World Cup distance Standings, but, registered athletes with highest FIS points will start between all the Seeded athletes. The athlete with the highest FIS points will be set as first of those athletes. The Overall World Cup leader will start as last. From the first start number to the beginning of the last group (top 30 of the current World Cup Standings and athletes with highest FIS points), the athletes have assigned starting numbers according to their FIS points, higher FIS points start first. 5.4.3 Starting order in critical weather conditions In case of difficult weather or snow conditions the jury may decide to use the following starting order:

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 63 - The 15 best athletes will start in reverse order with the rest of the seeded group starting between them. The Overall World Cup leader will start last and the athlete ranked 16th in the seeded group will start first. The rest of the registered athletes will start as indicated: - 1st Group (best FIS points after the seeded group): from the first start number to the beginning of the seeded group, the athletes will start according to their FIS points in reverse order. - 3rd Group (highest FIS points): after the seeded group, the athletes will start according to their FIS points.

The number of athletes placed in the 1st and 3rd group will be decided by the jury according to the weather conditions, the number of athletes on the start list and with the goal to have the Overall World Cup leader at the finish line approximately: - 45’ after the first start for a 5 km - 60’ after the first start for a 10 km - 75’ after the first start for a 15 km - 105’ after the first start for a 30 km Check and notice the starting order for the “Stage Events” (see encl).

6.3 The Winners 6.3.4 The winner of the U23 ranking is the competitor, born in 1992 or later, male and female, who scores the highest number of World Cup Distance points, World Cup Sprint points and the final ranking of the “Stage” Events for the Overall World Cup.

8.1.9 U23 final ranking The winner of the U23 ranking, male and female, getsreceives 9’999 CHF.

8.9 Leader Bib of the U23 ranking The leader of the U23 ranking is the first competitor, born in 1992 or later, in the current Overall World Cup standing. The leader of the U23 ranking wears officially the U23 leader bib.

13.5.2 Other team members … In the FIS price of CHF 125 all the local taxes (for example tourism tax etc.) must be included. No additional fee has to be paid by the teams, SRS or other service providers like FIS Marketing AG and Swiss Timing.

16. Other 16.2 A Technical Delegate and an Assistant TD from another nation is appointed for every FIS Cross-Country World Cup competition. An additional Assistant TD is to be appointed by the National Ski Association. The jury members must arrive on site around 72 hours before the first race (for instance Wednesday for a first competition on Saturday).

Rules for FIS World Ski Championships

7.2 The Nordic Programme shall include the following FIS World Championship Disciplines: 7.2.1 Cross-Country

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 64 - Men 50 km Mass Start 15 km Individual Start 15 km/15 km Skiathlon Sprint 4 x 10 km Relay Team Sprint

Ladies 30 km Mass Start 10 km Individual Start 7.5 km/7.5 km Skiathlon Sprint 4 x 5 km Relay Team Sprint

A qualification competition will be scheduled for ladies with more than 120 FIS points and for men with more than 90 FIS points. The top 10 ranked competitors will be allowed to start in the interval start competition as part of their nation’s quota (ICR 311.3.2). The athletes who have reached during the last 365 days at least one result better than or equalizing 90 FIS points distance for the men and 120 FIS points distance for the ladies will be allowed to start in the distance competitions (Interval Start, Skiathlon and Mass Start). A qualification competition will be scheduled for the athletes who didn't reach these requirements. The top 10 ranked competitors will be allowed to start in the distance competitions (Interval Start, Skiathlon and Mass Start) as part of their nation's quota withunder the condition that they have achieved less than 180 FIS points (including the penalty) for the ladies and 140 FIS points for the men.

The Ski Jumping Committee

New competition format for Ski Flying to be tested during the SJ Grand Prix series 2014: Conditions: - Allowed to start are:  Competitors, who have gained at least one WC-J point individual (this restriction will be applied for Ski Flying events only, not for the test events).

- Qualification round  The qualification round reduces the number of participants to 40 (during the test events to 48).  The qualification round will be carried out with 10 athletes pre-qualified in the same way as up to now with the following conditions:

• The total points achieved are decisive for the seeding of the start order of the first competition round. • The total points achieved are taken to the first competition round.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 65 - - Start order and format for the first competition round  The 40 (48 at test events) athletes will be seeded equally into 4 groups according to the reverse order of the qualification round.  Each group therefore consists of 10 (12 at test events) athletes.  The six best athletes per group qualify for the final round.

- Final round  Only the top 24 athletes (4 x 6) qualify for the final;  All point scores (qualification and first competition round) will be taken to the final round;  The competitors start with the same start number but in reverse order of the total point score.

- Final result  The total score of all three rounds (qualification, first competition round, final round) will count for the final result.  In case of a cancellation of the final round, the total score of the two rounds (qualification and first competition round) count for the final result.

World Cup Rules Ladies 2014/2015

4. Competition Mode and Starting Order 4.2 Qualification round The qualification round reduces the number of participants to 50 40.

5. WCJ Prizes 5.1 Prize-Money The Organizing Committee must provide prize-money of at least the following amount in Swiss Francs (CHF) per competition:

Single competition: CHF 17’940.-- CHF 19’890.--, divided between the top 15 20 athletes as follows:

CHF 30,-- per World Cup point achieved:

1. CHF 3'000.-- 10. CHF 780.-- 2. CHF 2'400.-- 15. CHF 480.-- 3. CHF 1'800.-- 20. CHF 330.--

Continental Cup Rules Men 2014/2015

2. Participation Right for COC-J-M Competitions 2.3 Number of Participants for the National Ski Associations The number of participants will be calculated periodically according to the Continental Ranking List (CRL), see art. 2.4

The basis for the calculation is: - the top 50 competitors in the CRL; - each nation with less than 4 (four) 3 (three) athletes in the nations quota or without nations quota is entitled to enter up to 4 (four) 3 (three) athletes as a maximum;

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 66 - - the host nation has the right to enter an additional National Group of 8 (eight) 6 (six) athletes (group I); - the maximum starting quota of the host nation can therefore be 16 12, however, all other participating nations up to a maximum quota of 8 (eight) 6 (six) athletes.

Continental Cup Rules Ladies 2014/2015

2. Participation Right for COC-J-L Competitions 2.2 Each National Ski Association can enter, for a COCJ event, a maximum of 10 (ten) 6 (six) jumpers.

2.4 The host nation has the right to enter an additional National Group of 10 (ten) 6 (six) athletes (group I).

Specifications for Competition Equipment Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined 2014/2015 4. Ski Jumping suits 4.1 Material, Fabric The structure of the surface of the material and the composition of the material for all parts of the suit must be the same. The only exceptions are different colours of the same material. The thickness of the suit may not exeed 5.0 mm 6.0 mm, nor be less than 4.0 mm. 5. Crash helmets The use of crash helmets is compulsory for all events. The shape of the helmet must conform to the shape of the head. The shell and padding shall completely cover the head and ears. The shell does not need to extend to the ears which shall however be adequately covered and protected (soft ear padding permitted). The distance measured at any point between the outside surface of the helmet and the head shall not exceed 7 cm. The surface (shell) of the helmet shall be smooth for safety reasons. Helmets with visors or integrated face shields, detachable or not are not permitted. The helmets used shall conform to recognized safety standards adapted for Ski Jumping including CEE 1077 or US 2040 EN 1077 A/ASTM F 2040. Conformity to standard shall be attested by a marking/label affixed on or inside the helmet.

The Nordic Combined Committee

World Cup Rules 2014/2015

Reduction Team Sprint World Cup points from 12 to 8 Teams:

3.2.2 Team Sprint 1st place = 150 points 7th place = 70 points 2nd place = 130 points 8th place = 60 points 3rd place = 110 points 9th place = 50 points

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 67 - 4th place = 100 points 10th place = 40 points 5th place = 90 points 11th place = 30 points 6th place = 80 points 12th place = 20 points 1st place = 200 points 5th place = 100 points 2nd place = 175 points 6th place = 75 points 3rd place = 150 points 7th place = 50 points 4th place = 125 points 8th place = 25 points

4.1.3 Starting quota in the official training and the competition round However, if an event program includes a Team or Team Sprint competition, the participating nations with quota less than four are allowed to enter up to a number of four (4) athletes as a maximum for the individual competition as well, as long as the conditions according to art. 2.2 are kept. Each nation can start with one (1) Team in a Team Gundersen competition and with a maximum of two (2) Teams in a Team Sprint competition.

Continental Cup Rules 2014/2015

1.1.5 The official timing and data provider will present a flat rate for their services for all the COC–NC organisers.

3.2.2 Team Sprint 1st place = 150 points 7th place = 70 points 2nd place = 130 points 8th place = 60 points 3rd place = 110 points 9th place = 50 points 4th place = 100 points 10th place = 40 points 5th place = 90 points 11th place = 30 points 6th place = 80 points 12th place = 20 points

1st place = 200 points 5th place = 100 points 2nd place = 175 points 6th place = 75 points 3rd place = 150 points 7th place = 50 points 4th place = 125 points 8th place = 25 points

International Competition Rules

542.3 Special Regulation (Team competition) 542.3.4 Before the start of the last group in the competition round, there will be an info break where the start order for the last group will be sorted into reverse order of the current standing which means the leading Team after group 3 will start last.

543.3 Special Regulation (Team Sprint competition) 543.3 Before the start of the last (2nd group) group in the competition round, there will be an info break where the start order for the last group will be sorted into reverse order of the current standing which means the leading Team after the first group will start last.

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The provisional competition round (PCR) 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 Cross-Country race only if the actual competition round Ski Jumping cannot be carried out. This score can be used only one time.

Introduction of Ladies Nordic Combined

- To organise a training camp for Ladies’ Nordic Combined including 2 competitions in Oberstdorf (GER), 27th - 31st August 2014. The programme will include official trainings, competitions, training sessions, seminars and social events. Age group I: Born 2000 and younger Age group II: Born 1999 and older

Olympic Winter Games

- Request to the IOC to add a fourth Nordic Combined competition in the programme, with the Team Sprint in 2018 - Propose to the IOC to raise the Nordic Combined quota from 55 to 65 athletes, in view of having a higher number of teams participating in the Nordic Combined team competition

The Alpine Committee

Executive Board

2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Vail/Beaver Creek (USA)

Minimum requirements in Downhill / Super G and Super Combined Downhill/Super G/Super Combined (with Downhill): Maximum 80120 FIS points in the respective discipline event according to the valid FIS points list. For Super Combined a maximum of 80120 FIS points in Downhill is required.

Alpine Team Event 9.2.3 Alpine Team Event Maximum number of Nations allowed to participate in the Alpine Team Event is 16.The best 15 nations on the World Cup Nations Cup standings after the last World Cup race prior to the Championships are automatically qualified for the Team Event. Nations not directly qualified will be eligible to participate based on the calculation made by adding Slalom FIS Points of the best 4 (2 ladies and 2 men) entered for the Nation Team Event. The nation with lowest FIS Points result will have the possibility to start. If less than 15 automatically qualified nations from the World Cup Nations Cup standing are entered, the nation with the second (or third, fourth and so on) with lowest FIS Points result will have the possibility to start.

2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, St Moritz (SUI) Qualification System 9. Number of Participants and Officials 9.1 The maximum number of participants from each country shall be:

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 69 - 9.1.3 Alpine events No more than 24 competitors with a maximum of 14 of either gender in the Alpine events plus the competitors according to art. 9.3. 9.1.3.1 Qualification of the competitors Each National Ski Association affiliated with FIS may enter one (1) competitor in FIS World Championships, Technical Events taking into consideration the following conditions: - FIS points in one of the five events (DH, SL, GS, SG, SC) on the valid FIS points list. Additional Nation quota in the event concerned (no more than 3 competitors per NSA): - Nation with 1 athlete ranked top 30 FIS points list: 1 quota - Nation with 2 or more athletes ranked top 30 FIS points list: 2 quotas - Nation with 1 or more athletes ranked between 31 and 100 FIS Points list: 1 quota - Nations ranked in the Top 10 World Cup Nation Cup per gender: 3 quotas Each National Ski Association affiliated with FIS may enter three (3) competitors in FIS World Championships, Speed Events taking into consideration the following conditions: Downhill/Super G/Super Combined (with Downhill): Maximum 80120 FIS points in the respective discipline event according to the valid FIS points list. For Super Combined a maximum of 80120 FIS points in Downhill is required. 4th quota: athletes ranked in the top 350 FIS points list in the event concerned (DH, SG, SC) The total number of competitors allowed to start the competition (or first run in Technical events) cannot exceed 100 competitors.

FIS Points awarded In Slalom and Giant Slalom, FIS points are awarded to all competitors who finished the first run correctly.

Starting order 2nd run The first 360 competitors from the 1st run in Giant Slalom and SlalomL and all ranked competitors from the 1st run in Super Combined are qualified for the 2nd run of the Final race. There is no moving up in case a competitor within the best 360 from the 1st run in Giant Slalom and SLlalom does not start in the 2nd run. The first 30 competitors from the 1st run start in reversed order of the times achieved in the first run. Those competitors ranked after 30 in the 1st run will start according to the times (31st, 32nd etc.) There is no moving up up in case a competitor within the best 30 from the 1st run does not start in the 2nd run.

Olympic Winter Games - Quota System - To involve the Executive Board in the qualification / quota allocation system for the Olympic Winter Games.

Prize Money in World Cup competitions The Council supported the proposal of the Alpine Committee to consider an increase in the level of minimum prize money and its’ distribution between the first

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 70 - 30 classified competitors, because it has not changed during the last 15 years. The Alpine Committee is requested to submit its’ proposal in autumn 2014 for implementation as from earliest 2015/16.

Equipment specifications The current equipment specifications are confirmed until the end of the Olympic period, namely 2017/18: - This is in line with the agreement established with SRS in Torino 2006 and changes in between should only be considered in case of unforeseen problems. - The specifications have been established on the basis of the outcome of a scientific project undertaken by a university institution in cooperation with the ski industry, teams and stakeholders. - The ISS injury statistics have shown a positive reduction in injuries at World Cup level over the past two seasons (where the new skis have been used), especially in giant slalom. - There has been no negative impact on the attractivity at World Cup, World Championship and Olympic level for viewers watching the sport. - The new skis have not caused adaptation problems at World Cup level, minor to no problems at Continental Cup level and only minor problems at FIS level. An additional research analysis was undertaken by a university at European Cup level in 2013/14 in order to review the implementation.

Any future proposals to review equipment should be discussed in 2016 to enable a final decision in 2017 to implement from 2018 to 2022. FIS would like to thank SRS and the manufacturers for their cooperation with this and other equipment projects in the interest of improving safety and reducing the risks of injury to the athletes.

Super Combined / Alpine Combined - To adopt the title “Alpine Combined” instead of Super Combined.

Working Group Data and Timing

Duties of the Race Organiser

601.3.6 The Chief of Timing and Calculations The Chief of Timing and Calculations is responsible for the coordination of officials at the start and finish, including timing and calculations. In Slalom, he or a special assistant will decide the interval between starts. The following officials are under his direction: - starter - assistant starter - start recorder - chief timekeeper - assistant timekeepers - finish controller - chief of calculations and his assistants He oversees preparation of the Timing and Data Technical Report (TDTR) and xml file for the electronic transmittal to FIS following the competition. A copy of the report may also be printed (only if the TD has no access to his report) for review prior to the transmission of the xml file. (The TDTR Software can be found on the FIS website.)

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 71 - 601.3.7 The Race Secretary The Race Secretary is responsible for all secretarial work for the technical aspects of the competition and amongst others for the preparation of the draw. He ensures that the official results contain the information required by art. 617.3.4. He is responsible for the minutes of the technical officials, the Jury and team captains' meetings. He ensures that all forms for start, finish, timing, calculations, and gate- judging are well prepared, and handed over to the officials concerned in good order at the proper time. He receives official protests and gives them to those who are concerned. He facilitates the calculation of results by appropriate preparation and ensures that they result xml file is available for transmission to FIS. He also ensures the are duplicationed and publication of the official results after the results are considered “Valid for FIS points”.published as quickly as possible after the completion of the competition. In the case that the transmission of the electronic xml result file is delayed, results may be duplicated and published with the permission of the TD.

Sub-Committee for Classification

Change of categories 1.2.1 Change of categories If a National Ski Association wishes to change by an competition the originally registered category must that be announced to the FIS Office at least 10 dayst before the first Team Capitains meeting. If a National Ski Association wishes to change a registered competition to another category (or add a new event to the FIS Calendar), they must notify FIS a minimum of 10 days before the first Team Captains Meeting.

1.4 Competitions for U21Juniors At FIS Calendar competitions for U21juniors (NJR or JUN) seniors are not allowed to participate. Exception: National Junior Championships 1.4.1 Change of JUN Competitions If a National Ski Association wishes to change a competition originally registered as a Junior (JUN/NJR) competition (due to lack of junior entries for example) to a FIS race and therefore enable seniors to earn FIS points, then such a change must be announced to the FIS Office at least 10 days before the competition. Also the changes from FIS to JUN/NJR must be announced to the FIS Office at least 10 days before the competition.

Super Combined FIS points 4.4.9 Super Combined FIS points are awarded for speed events (DH or SG) in all FIS events except in World Cup, and Europa Cup, Olympic Winter Games and World Championships). Only if the competitor has completed both runs does he/she receive FIS points. The FIS point penalty will be applied taking into consideration the technical data. If the SL run takes place before the DH or SG, competitors who DNS, DNF or DSQ will start in DH or SG with their original bib after the last competitor who qualified in the SL run.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 72 - Reports 8.1 Electronic Data Transmission The results must be transmitted electronically and in the FIS format (E- Mail: [email protected]). The TD must supervise the correct transmission of the results and make a corresponding report online immediately after the event and also check if the results on the website are correct. Please make the race validation online directly after the event. fax or e-mail the TD reports of the races, which take place within 10 days before a deadline immediately to the FIS (reports can also be validated online). Results without TD and Timing reports will be no longer be included in the FIS points list. For results which are not sent electronically in the FIS format close to the printing deadline, there can be no guarantee given that the results will be published in the following FIS list even if they are sent on time. E-Mail: [email protected] Direct Tel No FIS Points (Tatjana Lüssy): +41 (33) 244 61 63 E-mail: [email protected] Software for FIS format: ftp://ftp.fisski.ch 8.1.1 Composition of the file name for the transmission of race results: - Nation of OC (three letters as listed in the FIS ICR) - Codex (according to the FIS Calendar) After the point: - xml 8.2 Report One original copy of each of the following, signed by the Technical Delegate, (not signed in case the TD report is made online) must be sent to the FIS either by post or as pdf files within three days of the completion of the competition: - The official result lists - The official “Technical Delegate Report” (If the TD report is made online, it is not necessary to include the pdf file) - The “Timing Technical Report” - The Injury Report (as necessary)

New F Value DH. 1250 SL: 720 GS: 980 SG: 1080 SC: 1150

Sub-Committee for the Alpine Rules

Competing onLoss of one ski 614.2.4 Competing Loss of one Ski If a competitor loses a ski without having committed a gate fault or without coming to a complete stop, he may continue, as long as he - does not interfere with the run of the next competitor or, - has not been passed by the next competitor. See also details in art. 615.3, 661.4.1, 804.3, 904.3.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 73 - 628.8 continues to race after committing a gate fault or after a complete stop or violates the rule: Competing Loss of with one Ski (art. 614.2.2, 614.2.3, 614.2.4)

Crossing the finish line 615.3 Crossing of the Finish Line and Recording of the Times The finish line must be crossed: - on both skis or - on one ski or - with both feet in case of a fall between the last gate and the finish line. In this case the time is taken when any part of the competitor's body or equipment stops the timekeeping system.

Official notice board 617.2 Announcement of Unofficial Times and Disqualifications 617.2.1 As soon as possible after completion of the race, unofficial times and disqualifications must be published on the official notice board and also at the finish. The time limit for protest is counted from the moment of this announcement. (643.4, 643.5) 617.2.2 The announcement of unofficial times at the finish and start, together with written and Ooral announcement of disqualifications, may replace the publication on the official notice board. In this case i It can be decided that protests can be delivered verbally to the Referee at the fFinish immediately or, at the latest, within 15 minutes after the announcement of the disqualification. and that Pprotests submitted after this are considered null and void. The team captains must be informed beforehand of the announcement and protest procedure.

Re-run 623.1.2 In special situations (e.g. in case of missing gates, failure of the timekeeping system or other technical failures), the Jury may grantorder a re-run.

Duties of the Technical Delegate 601.4.9.3 After the race The TD - Helps with the compilation of the Referee's report. - Calculates the race and penalty points for the individual races. If these points are calculated by computer, it is the TD's duty to re-check the points and to confirm their accuracy with his personal signature. Above all he checks the correct use of the corresponding F value for each event. - Presents properly submitted protests to the Jury for decision. - Signs the official result lists provided by the race secretary and gives the authorisation for the award ceremony. - Oversees the electronic transmission and Timing Completes the TD rReport (TDTR) xml files and completes his TD report online immediately after the event. He must also check that the results are correct on the FIS website. For more information see Rules of the FIS Points., including any supplementary reports and is responsible for their dispatch within three days to the FIS and other appropriate

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 74 - recipients. - Presents to the FIS any applicable proposals for changes in the competition rules on the basis of practical experience at the event in question.

Sub-Committee for the Alpine World Cup

World Cup Rules Maximum price for accommodation 4.1.3 Precision Latest when the start lists are ready, the Organiser must hand out to the Team Captains a voucher which shows the total number of nights for free accommodation and full board (art. 4.1 & 4.2) and the total number of persons (art. 4.3 & 4.4) who pay the maximum price of CHF 100120.-- for accommodation and full board. 4.3 Additional officials For five (5) additional officials of a National Ski Association, the maximum price that can be charged for accommodation with full board incl. non- alcoholic beverages must not exceed CHF 100120.-- per day (or the equivalent) if they are listed on the official entry form for World Cup by the corresponding Team Captain and the accommodation is arranged by the Organising Committee (team accommodation). 4.4 Service Personnel The total number of service personnel per country registered on the official entry form for World Cup is limited for each event and depends on the total number of different athletes who started in training and competitions: up to 3 different competitors 3 servicemen 4 - 6 " " 6 " 7 - 8 " " 8 " 9 - 10 " " 10 " 11 - 15 " " 15 " more than 15 " 20 " For this service personnel accredited by FIS, the maximum price that can be charged for accommodation with full board incl. non-alcoholic beverages must not exceed CHF 100120.-- per day (or the equivalent) if these persons are listed on the official entry form for World Cup by the corresponding Team Captain and the accommodation is arranged by the Organising Committee (team accommodation). This limited group of persons who are registered on the entry form under art. 4.4 in principle has the access right to the start area and eventual catering tent for athletes. In case of a justifiable suspicion of abuse, the OC has the right to ask the Team Captains to present the relevant FIS season accreditations.

Minimum requirement for Super Combined 3.2 Basic quota Each Association affiliated with FIS may enter one (1) competitor in FIS World Cup races taking into consideration the following conditions:

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 75 - Slalom / Giant Slalom: Minimum requirements: Maximum 120 FIS points in one of the five events (SL, GS, SG, DH, SC) on the valid FIS points list. Downhill / Super-G: Minimum requirements: Maximum 80 FIS points in the respective event according to the valid FIS points list (valid also for 500 points competitors and those qualified from Continental Cups). Super Combined: For Super Combined with DH a maximum of 80 FIS points in DH is required. Exception for Super-G of the Super Combined: Athletes classified within the top 60 of the Combined WCSL and have less than 80 FIS points in SGDH.

Additional Jury member in Technical events 1. Organisation Jury according to Art. 603.4601.4 ICR 1.2 Slalom (incl. Combined SL), and Giant Slalom and City Event With voting right: - the Technical Delegate - the Chief of Race of the Organising Committee - the Chief Race Director as Referee, appointed by the FIS - the Race Director as Assistant Referee, appointed by the FIS The Referee has the deciding vote in case of a tie.

Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel raised the concern that the television audiences in the speed events tend to concentrate their viewing on the narrow window of the top seven athletes that race between 15 and 22. His suggestion that the top 30 should all be drawn (top 15 at World Championships and Olympic Winter Games) was referred to the Alpine Executive Board to study.

Sub-Committee for the European Cup

European Cup finals

4.4 European Cup Finals 4.4.1 Quotas Each nation is entitled to participate with their valid quotas. In the case of Downhill, Super-G and Super Combined (or Giant Slalom and Slalom) taking place at one event, the nation’s higher quota in Downhill, Super-G or Super Combined, is valid in all of the three (or two in case of Giant Slalom and Slalom) events. 4.4.2 Qualification The conditions for the basic quota of two according to art.2.1 remain valid. The additional competitors in the national quota must be ranked within the top 45 (top 30 in Super Combined) in the European Cup overall standings in the respective events. There is no moving up or replacement. Furthermore all competitors from the Special Group (450 points

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 76 - competitors) in the current season have the right to start. All top 30 competitors from the actual WCSL-list before the first Team Captain's´ meeting have as well the right to start in the event concerned. 4.4.3 Starting Order for the EC Finals GS/SL: The first group (1 - 15) is sub-divided into two groups: (1 - 7) and (8 - 15). The start numbers are then drawn by double-draw from within these groups. After the first group the competitors will start as follow: - 450 EC points from the current season - Top 30 competitors of the actual WCSL-list All other competitors will start according to the EC event standing list, Competitors without EC points will start at the end in their FIS point order.

DH/SG/SC: The first group and the special group (competitors with 450 EC or more in the current season)) may choose their start number from between 1 - 30. The present competitors ranked within the top 30 of the actual WCSL-list before the first Team Captain´s meeting and the remaining start numbers from 1 - 30 will be drawn amongst the rest of the competitors within the top 30. All other competitors will start according to the EC event standing list, Competitors without EC points will start at the end in their FIS point order. In case the first 30 competitors in Super Combined do not have EC points, the Super G (or Downhill) EC points (depending on which event will be held for the Super Combined) will be considered.

Sub-Committee for the Intercontinental Cups

Quotas for Russia in the Far East Cup

5.4.2 Geographical requirements (FEC *) Competitors are only eligible to qualify through the Continental Cup in the geographical region of which their National Association is a member. If the winner or competitor(s) in the World Cup qualifying positions come from another continent, the personal start place(s) will be awarded to the best placed competitor(s) from the Continental Cup concerned. (FEC *) Russian competitors will not be considered FEC members to be eligible to qualify in World Cup if they finished in qualifying positions.

2.3 Higher quotas , Korea, and and Russia may enter up to 30 competitors (30 men and 30 ladies) in events organised in the other nation. Other nations who are members of the Asian Ski Federation can enter up to 10 competitors. All competitors must have a valid FIS code.

2.3.1 Organising Nation The organising nation may enter a basic quota of 50 competitors; in addition they are entitled to any of the 60 places the other organising nations (Japan, Russia and China in Korea, Korea, Russia and China in Japan, Korea, Japan and China in Russia or Korea, Russia and Japan in China) does not fill. If the quota of the organsing nation is not filled, then the other competition hosting nations can request to fill the vacant positions. If this is the case, an application to fill the vacant positions must be submitted and accepted

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 77 - by the organising nation 10 days before the first team captains meeting and a decision will be made and communicated 5 days before the first team captains meeting. The application for the entries is the responsibility of the respective NSA. All competitors must have a FIS code and can participate irrespective (even ifwhether they have are without FIS points or not.).

Sub-Committee for the Youth and Children 25 start U18 607.3 1)1st year U18 (Junior I): maximum number of starts per season in Giant Slalom and Slalom events counting for FIS points = 25. Athletes must not participate beyondAny results from races after the maximum of 25 starts for the first year U18 (Junior I) . All results beyond 25 startsathletes are cancelled and therefore do not count for FIS points. 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. The Alpine Youth and Children Sub-Committee will inform the Classifications Sub-Committee and Alpine Executive Board of any infringements of the rule and any recommended sanctions. The Classifications Sub-Committee will inform the FIS Council.

Youth and Children denomination The Youth and Children Sub-Committee proposed that “Children” used in the ICR should be replaced by “Youth”.

Sub-Committee for University Racers

Appendix FIS UNI Rules (edition 2012)

4.4 Winter Universiade 4.4.1 Members of Jury In accordance to ICR Rules (601.4) for all eventsdisciplines (men and womanladies) the Jury must be nominated with the following members:

- TD FIS (one for men and one for ladieswomen nominated by FIS) - TD FISU (nominated by FISU) takes the function of Referee - Assistant Referee (only for speed events) proposed by FISU and nominated by the TD - Chief of Race (nominated by Organising Committee) - The second nominated TD FIS could be proposed to act as Start Referee or Finish Referee.

All Jury members must be able to communicate with the local Organising Committee and with all Jury members by radio during the competitions (ICR 601.4.1.4) in one of the official FIS languages.

4.4.2 Connecting Coach The Jury has the right to nominate a Connection Coach at the Teams Captains meeting who will work together with the Jury, but will not be a member.

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International Competition Rules

3060.2.8 Aerials In Aerials, several formats, may be used;: the Final, the Standard, the Short or the Championship. There are two options for the finalFinal phases in the Final format.

3060.2.8.2 Standard Format (Aerials)

There can be more than one round in the qualificationQualification (Q) and finalFinal (F) phases. If only one Qualification round is to be run, all the competitors in the Final shall be determined from the results of that Qualification round. If a second Qualification round (Q2) is to be run, half the field for the Final shall be filled from the highest ranked in the first round (Q1); Based upon the results of the qualification round (Q1), a set number of competitors will be directly seeded into the final. An optional, 2nd qualificationthen a second Qualification round (Q2) shall be run, comprising no more than 12 of the highest ranked competitors remaining from Q1, and the other half of the Final field shall be filled by the competitors ranked highest in this round. round (Q2), with no more than 12 competitors, based upon the ranking of the competitors remaining from Q1. will take part in Q2. In Q2, an equal number of competitors from the Q1 will be seeded into the final.

3060.2.8.3 Short Format In the Short Format, there shall be no Qualification phase and each competitor shall make two jumps in the Finals. The competitor’s score is the sum of the scores of both jumps. This format is not to be used at World Cup or Major Competitions. In the Short Format, if the competition is halted after the first round of jumps, the results from that round shall constitute the final results for the competition.

Q1 Q2 F1 F2 F3 WC Ladies N 12 12 4 6 Men N 12 12 4 6

Q1 Q2 F1 F2 F3 WSC Ladies N 12 12 8 4 6 Men N 12 12 8 4 6

Q1 Q2 F1 F2 F3 OWG Ladies N 12+N 12 8 4 6 Men N 12+N 12 8 4 6

4100 Ski Slopestyle

4101 The Slopestyle Course The competition will be held on a course with a variety of hits, jumps, rails, tables, big-airs, etc. with two or more lines that the competitors may choose to perform.

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Code Slopestyle Criteria Measurement VD (m) Vertical drop Level A min. 150,0 m Level B min. 80,0 m Level C min. 50,0 m I (°) Inclination, average 12,0° or steeper SW (m) Slope Width 30,0 m TF (n°) Type of features, all Levels min. 2 Sections, one or more features at the SC (n°) same location of the slope One judged hit can be evaluated min. Level A 6 Level B 4 Level C 3 JP (n°) Min. number of jump sections Level A 3 Level B 2 Level C 1 Start Criterias SA (m) Start Area Length 10,0 m Width 30,0 m DW (m) Drop-in Ramp Width 12,0 m +/- 4,0 m DL (m) Drop-in Ramp Length min 6,0 m Finish Criterias FA (m) Finish Area, length according to the construction and the speed of the last feature. FW (m) Finish Area Width min. 30,0 m Competition Level Level A OWG, WSC, WJC, WC, YOG Level B COC, UVS Level C NC, FIS, EYOF, JUN

4102.1 General characteristics of the course The average slope inclination should be approximately 12 degrees. The slope should have a regular pitch, without marked variations of the inclination. The Slopestyle course must be a minimum of 30 meters wide. The course must be a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 200 meters in vertical drop.

4102.2 Slopestyle course description The Slopestyle course shall contain a variety of type of features (table top jumps, fun boxes, quarter pipes, waves/jumps, rails and ridges, or other feature types). It shall have different sections, with one or more features at the same location of the slope with at least one judged hit that can be evaluated. The course should have a minimum of) two (2)

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 80 - different features types and a minimum number of jumps and judged hits in total, according to the competition level, as below.

Competition Level Min number of Jumps Min number of Judged Hits Level A 3 6 Level B 2 4 Level C 1 3 - The distance between the features should allow a smooth transition and performance. The course should be designed to require a minimum run time of 20+ seconds. The features and the overall course should be designed in such a manner so as to allow useage by both menmale and ladiesfemale competitors. The ideal Slopestyle course should be technically challenging, with a wide variety and balance of features in diverse combinations.

4102.3 Start and finish area The start area must be flat and wide enough for competitors to prepare for the competition and for coaches, staff and media teams to work. The finish area must be wideth enough to provide the competitors a secure termination of their performance. The entire course should be visible from the finish area.

4102.4 Exceptions Exceptions can be done for indoor or in-city events (indoor style or in- city style).

4102.5 Security considerations Other features can be built but security consideration must always be a priority. There should be a minimum of two rescue/ first aid personnel at the start area at all times during practice and competition.

4202.1.4 Preparation and Inspection of the Moguls Site (applies to 4302.1.4.7)

4202.1.4.7 No person, other than members of the course crew under the direction of the Chief of Course, shall take any action intended to change the state of the course unless instructed to do so by a member of the Jury. This prohibition applies at all times, but especially during official Inspection of the course.

4501 Ski Cross Technical Data

4501.1.3.4 Sprint / Indoor / FIS Length: minimum 250 m Vertical Drop: minimum 50 m

4510.3 Cancellation of Final (Ski Cross) If the competition is cancelled after a phase, all competitors ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in each completed phase will be ranked according the qualification times.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 81 - 4512 Special Procedures

4512.1 Loss of Ski(s) A competitor who - having started and before a pre-determined location on the course - loses one or both skis, shall no longer be considered capable of actively competing and shall receive a ruling of Did Not Finish (DNF) for that run. The pre-determined location on the course will be close to the finish of the track and take into account the unique characteristics of each individual event track on a case by case basis. The determination will be guided by the location and nature of the final feature or jump that leads into the finish area and whether it is considered possible to safely complete the course should a loss of equipment occur. If a competitor loses one or both skis after the pre- determined location, they may still cross the finish line and complete the run. The pre-determined location shall be decided by the Jury prior to the Qualification or Seeding round and will be communicated to teams at the relevant Team Captains meeting

4601 Ski Halfpipe

Code Halfpipe Criteria Measurement S (ft) Size: Level A 22 foot Level B 18 foot Level C 15 foot L (m) Length (rideable length) 22 foot min 150,0 m recommended 170,0 m 18 foot min 120,0 m recommended 150,0 m

15 foot min 100,0 m recommended 120,0 m Height, from bottom of pipe H (m) to coping 22 foot 6,7 m 18 foot 5,3 m 15 foot 3,5 m V (m) Vert, top of the wall 0,2 m: 82 - 83 degree Inclination, centre line of I (°) pipe 22 foot min 17,0° recommended 18° 18 foot min 16° recommended 17° 15 foot min 14° recommended 15° W (m) Width, from coping to coping 22 foot min 19,0 m

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 82 - recommended 19,0- 22,0 m 18 foot min 17,0 m recommended 17,0 - 19,0 m 15 foot min 15,0 m recommended 15,0 - 17,0 m Competition Level Level A OWG, WSC, WJC, WC, Level B COC, UVS, YOG Level C NC, FIS, JUN

4604 Competition format Finals: 6 orto 12 competitors qualified 2 3runs each Best score of the 23 runs is used to make determine the results. list

World Cup Rules

13.1.2 Entry Standards for the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Competitors entered into FIS Freestyle Ski World Cups must have the minimum required Freestyle Ski FIS points (art. 13.1.3) in the respective valid FIS points list in the current season.

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

The minimum FIS point requirements per FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup event are:

Standards/ Moguls Aerials Ski Cross HP/SS Requirements FIS FIS Points FIS Points FIS Points Points Freestyle FIS 5025 50 100 100 Points

14.1 Number of Competitors per Country Nation - Nations Quota Minimum FIS Point Standards for the Basic and Additional Quotas

Standards/ Moguls Aerials Ski Cross HP/SS Requirements FIS Points FIS Points FIS Points FIS Points Basic Quota 5025+ 50+ 100+ 250 BQ (1) Additional 10050+ 100+ 125+ 50+ Quota AQ

14.3 Nations Quota Overview

Overview per Event by Number MO/DM AE SX HP/SS Maximum Team Size (L&M) 12 10 12 12 Maximum Quota per Gender 7 6 7 8 Host Nation Quota per Gender +3 +2 +4 +108 (additional)

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 83 - Personal spot per gender for WC +1 +1 +1 +1 winner from the previous season (additional) CoC previous season winners by - - +1 - gender ANC/SAC same season - - +1 -

The Snowboard Committee

International Competition Rules

2507 Course Setting

2507.3 Checking the Courses The Jury must check that the course is ready for racing once the course setter has set it, paying special attention that: - That all poles are firmly rammed in. - The gates are in the right color order. - The position of the poles is marked. - The numbers are in the right order on the outside poles. - The poles are high enough above the snow. - The gate flags are properly fixed. - The security fencing and other security installations are acceptable. - The last gate before the finish directs the competitors to the middle of the finish. - The reserve poles are correctly placed not to mislead the competitors. - After the Elimination round, the Jury and the course setter should consider the time differences (between the two courses) and the course conditions before a decision for resetting is made - Start and finish are in accordance with art. 2022 and art. 2025.

2509.2 Parallel Finals

2509.2.1 Parings for Parallel Finals 8 resp. pairs are formed as follows using the results of the Qualifications:

Groups Ladies and Men Place 41 - Place 1316 Place 58 - Place 12 9 Place 85 - Place 912 Place 14 - Place 1613 Place 23 - Place 1514 Place 76 - Place 1011 Place 67 - Place 1110 Place 32 - Place 1415

2509.2.5 The losers of the elimination rounds 7–10 competition their first run for the 3rd and 4th positions before the finalists competition their first run, then the losers of the third elimination round run their second run and then the finalists run their final competition.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 84 - 2509.2.7 Single run format for parallel finals: The 8 pairs are formed as in rule 2509.2.1

a) Qualification with combined qualification time. After each heat the competitor with the faster qualification time (= combined time of qualification run and elimination run) can chose either the red or blue course. If both competitors are disqualified at the same gate or are tied by the real time, the competitor with the fastest qualification time advances to the next round. In the case where both competitors have the same qualification time, the tie is broken by the best run of both qualification runs. If there is still a tie then the competitor with the higher bib number advances to the next round.

b) Qualification with “best of two” qualification runs After each heat the competitor with the better qualification time can chose either the red or blue course. If both competitors are disqualified at the same gate or are tied by the real time, the competitor with the fastest qualification time advances to the next round. If there is still a tie then the competitor with the higher bib number will advance to the next round.

c) Single run format option: starting from the Semi-finals phase or for the Small and Big Finals only, re-runs can be conducted to determine the advancing competitors per heat.

The format has to be announced before the start of the competition.

2519.1 Qualification The most current World Cup or COC Cup Standing List or FIS points list (whichever is higher) will be used to determine the participating nations teams. The list is cut off at the top 60 men and top 30 women ladies in any case. The list is sorted by Nation and ranked highest to lowest within each nation. The points are combined for all nations pairs of athletes from top to bottom. The nations teams are ranked by points and teams are chosen for entry by moving down the list choosing the highest ranked team from each nation first, then starting at the top of the list again to choose the second (if any) ranked team from each nation, repeating as necessary, until 8 teams for women ladies and 16 teams for men have been reached. The hosting nation earns one extra spot per gender up to a maximum of 3 Teams (all athletes have to be eligible according to 2716.3). In case the hosting nation requires the spot, the list of teams will be reduced at its last position. Position 8 for the womenladies and 16 for the men will be the hosting nations positions.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 85 - 2604.1.1 Single Format (Finals: one out of two, all for 2nd qualification)

Qualification 1st run Ladies All Participate 1–3 Qualify Men All Participate 1–6 Qualify Qualification 2nd run (start order is reverse of Ladies 4–all from 1st Q Participate 1–3 Qualify rank from Q1) Men 7–all from 1st Q Participate 1–6 Qualify

st Finals 1 Run Ladies 6 Participate (start order is revers of Q2 and then Q1 rank) Men 12 Participate

Finals 2nd Run (start order is revers of Final Ladies 6 Participate Run 1st) Men 12 Participate

Finals 3rd Run (start order is revers of Final Ladies 6 Participate st Run 2 ) Men 12 Participate

Final Rank as follows Ladies 1–6 Best run of Final Run 1 or 2 7– ….... Result of Q Run 2

Men 1–12 Best run of Final Run 1or 2 13– ...... Result of Q Run 2

Formats to be deleted: 2604.1 2604.2 2604.2.1 2804.1

2604.3.7 Finals (minimum 6 ladies / minimum 10 men – best 1 run out of 3 runs) A minimum of ten (10) men and six (6) ladies will make 3 runs each. Only the highest individual score out of 3 runs will be counted. Start order will be as in rule 2604.3.4

2705.1.4 Seeded groups without timed runs The competitors will be seeded according to their actual FIS Points standing. In FIS WC (SBX) competitions, the competitors should be seeded using the current World Cup Ranking list or FIS Points List, whichever is higher..

2705.2.6 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 rank on the bib number (based upon qualifying timeFIS Point List for FIS Level competitions and WSC, CoC

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 86 - Points for Continental Cups and World Cup Points for World Cups) will be ranked scored as first. The competitors who do not advance in their heats will be grouped into new heat bracket. The ones who got placed 3rd in their heat will compete against each other and the ones who got placed 4th correspondingly. Competitors who placed 3rd or 4th in 1/16 Finals will compete for a placing in the Quarter Finals and the Finals (or small Finals) for the places 33-64. The competitors who finished 3rd or 4th in 1/8 Finals will conduct a placing in the Semi Finals and the Finals (or small Finals) for the places 17-32. Competitors who not got 3rd or 4th in the 1/4 Finals will compete for a placing in the Semi Finals and Finals (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.

2710.3 DNS, DSQ, DNF in SBX Finals If a competitor does not start in the round of 32 or the round of 16 they will be automatically ranked in the 32nd or 16th position. If two or more competitors do not start, the DNS competitors only will be ranked on 31/32nd (15/16th) place according to their qualification times and so on with 3 or more DNS competitors. Order of placing: DNF/DSQ (sports disqualification) to be ranked 4th place in the heat according the qualification time. If two competitors are DNF/DSQ, they will be ranked in the heat on 3rd/4th position according to the qualification time. DSQ (intentional contact, etc.) to be ranked second at the end of the 4th ranked athletes and DNS to be ranked last. In case of a format with no time trials like described in rule 2705.1.4 a competitor who does not start the 1st round will appear as DNS on the result list.

2706.6 Ranking for heats with unbalanced number of competitors

If the competitor’s field size is 9-11, 17-23 or 33-47 the heat seeding will be as follows:

9-11 Competitors Heat # Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 1 1 8 2 4 5 9 3 3 6 10 4 2 7 11

17-23 Competitors 1 1 16 2 8 9 17 3 5 12 20 4 4 13 21 5 3 14 22 6 6 11 19 7 7 10 18 8 2 15 23

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 87 - 33-47 Competitors 1 1 32 2 16 17 33 3 9 24 40 4 8 25 41 5 5 28 44 6 12 21 37 7 13 20 36 8 4 29 45 9 3 30 46 10 14 19 35 11 11 22 38 12 6 27 43 13 7 26 42 14 10 23 39 15 15 18 34 16 2 31 47

3004.2.8 Competition Format – 3-run finals format See Rule 2604.3.7

World Cup Rules

3.1 Parallel Slalom and Parallel Giant Slalom The course setter is appointed by FIS. Control and approval are carried out by the Jury. It is recommended to set around 25 gates in PSL and PGS, with a horizontal distance (turning pole to turning pole) of between 10-14 m in PSL and 20-25 m in PGS. In PSL/PGS the distance between the center of the start gates will be 9 meters. In PGS it is possible to adjust the first part of the course (the first 2-4 gates) to allow for the distance between the courses to be a minimum of 9 meters (this is also possible in PSL). The first gate (red and blue course) should be set the same distance apart (9m) as the start gates. It is recommended to have a maximum course length for PSL up to 30 seconds and maximum course length for PGS up to 40 seconds.

4.2 World Cup Quotas Each Association affiliated with FIS may enter the following number of competitors based on World Cup quotas.

PGS, PSL, SBX, BA - Basic Quota (BQ): Maximum per country/event (max. 12 per gender, except BA max. 23 men) 23 for the competitors above the minimum points level* for the respective event - Personal spot for the Junior World Champion of the previous season in SBX, PGS and PSL 1 - Personal spot for the World Cup winner of the previous season in SBX, PGS and PSLthe respective event 1 - Hosting nation per event and gender 6 - SBX Team event: the hosting nation gets one extra spot

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 88 - per gender up to a maximum of 3 tTeams (all competitors have to be eligible according to 2716.3. - Additional Quota (AQ): Additional spots per country and gender 1-7 (see Quota-Calculation-Additional Spot sheet for current season2014/2015) Additional spots up to a maximum of 7 per gender and event are awarded for each competitor ranked in the top 30 ladies/ 40 men of previouslast season’s FIS Points ListWC - World Cup Quota will be recalculated using the January FIS Points List and only an increase but no decrease of the Quota is possible. Any personal spot will not change during the season On January XX28th, 2015 the additional spots will be recalculated. All 2014/2015 FIS Points World Cup results until January X27th, will be included in the calculation. There has to be a minimum of 3 competitions per event in the current season and only an increase but no decrease of the quota is possible in order for these rankings to be be considered. (Personal spots WC winners 13/14 will not changeduring the season)

- Top 3 competitors, from the hosting continent, out of the final CoC Standings of the previous season14/15 will receive a personal spot in the respective event. NAC/EC and AC winners from the preceding season and SAC and ANC winners from the same season. Personal Spots for the 2nd and 3rd ranked athletes, will be awarded only if those athletes have achieved a minimum of 200 FIS points (one result of at least 400 points or two results that when averaged equal 200 or higher) from their respective event in their CoC. 1-3

- Additional spots due to injury: An injured competitor within the Top 10 of the World Cup Standings of the respective event at the time of the injury who is not active anymore during the current season will receive a personal quota spot for the entire next season. An injury status as such will only be valid for the next season and (in case of no starts) the season after. Proper document(s) has to be submitted to the FIS office according to the FIS rules. Competitors minimum Participation Requirements:

A minimum of 50 Alpine FIS points is required to start in an Alpine event. A minimum of 50 SBX FIS points is required to start in a SBX event. A minimum of 10 FIS points in BA** or SBS is required to start in a BA event.

World Cup Quotas (HP, SBS, BA) Each Association affiliated with FIS may enter the following number of competitors based on World Cup quotas. Nations earn World Cup quotas based on the number of competitors, per gender, within the combined list based on the WSPL and the FIS point list (the combined list includes all competitors from both lists and they are ranked using the average of their points in both lists – ties will be broken using the WSPL) on April 30th of each year and based on the following: Basic Quota:

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 89 - - Nations receive a basic quota per gender 1

Nations Basic Quota Requirements: A minimum of 200 WSPL points or 100 FIS points in Slopestyle A minimum of 200 WSPL points or 50 FIS points in Halfpipe A minimum of 100 WSPL points or 50 FIS Points in Big Air

Additional Quota: Rank 1-15: - Maximum per nation/gender 14 Rank 16-50: - Maximum per nation/gender 2 0-4 spots out of the Top 15 2 5 spots out of the Top 15 1 6 or more spots out of Top 15 0

Example: If a Nation has earned 6 or more out of Top 15 quota spots per gender, they are excluded from earning additional quota spots. If a nation has earned 5 quota spots they can earn 1 additional spot. If they have earned 4 or less quota spots they can earn max. 2 additional quota spots. - Maximum quota spots per gender is 7 except for the ones earned in the top 15 and - additional host nation spots and personal spots. - Host Nation additional spots per gender 6 - Personal spot for the World Cup winner from the previous season in the respective event 1 - Personal spot for the Junior World Champion from the previous season in the respective event 1

- Top 3 competitors from the hosting continent in the Final CoC Standings of the previous season will receive a personal spot in the respective event: NAC/EC and AC winners from the preceding season and SAC and ANC winners from the same season. Personal Spots for the 2nd and 3rd ranked competitors will be awarded only if those competitors have achieved a minimum of 200 FIS points (one result of at least 400 points or two results that when averaged equal 200 or higher) from their respective event in their CoC. - Additional spots due to injury: An injured competitor within the Top 10 of the World Cup Standings of the respective event at the time of the injury who is not active anymore during the current season will receive a personal quota spot for the entire next season. An injury status as such will only be valid for the next season and (in case of no starts) the season after. Proper document(s) has to be submitted to the FIS office according to the FIS rules. - World Cup Quota will be recalculated at the end of January each year and only an increase but no decrease of the Quota is possible. Any personal spot will not change during the season

(See Quota-Calculation-Additional-Sport sheet for the current season) Competitors Minimum Participation Requirements:

A minimum of 10 FIS points in HP, BA or SBS is required to start in a SBS event. A minimum of 10 FIS points in HP, BA or SBS is required to start in a HP event. A minimum of 10 FIS points in HP, BA or SBS is required to start in a BA event.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 90 - 5. Payment of Expenses

5.1 Resorts and Organizing Committees Lodging, food (half board) and transportation must be guaranteed at a maximum of CHF 850 (CHF 80 for HP and SBS) per day (max. 2 people per room/2 beds) for each competitor and official. The quotas for the payment of lodging, food are calculated on the basis of the World Cup Quotas (see point 4.2.). The organizer can offer free accommodation. In this case it is the teams’ task to provide their own meals. This is only acceptable if fully furnished apartments (ie.including kitchen facilities, bed sheets, towels, etc.) are provided. The number of competitors per country may not exceed the total quota There are restrictions for officials (coaches, doctors, team staff) and official accompanying persons.

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 8050 (CHF80 for HP and SBS) per day according to the following:

For a team up to 3 competitors who started 3 officials " " " " 4 " " 4 " " " " " 5 " " 5 " " " " " 6 " " 6 " " " " " 7 " " 7 " " " " " 8 and more " " 10 "

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 halfboard must not exceed CHF 11070 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 Organizing Committee. The number of those officials is limited to 25% of the total quota. Example: 8 competitors + 10 officials or accompanying persons = total quota 18. 25% of the total quota 18 = 4.5 (this number has always to be rounded up). 5 additional officials or accompanying persons would be allowed.

5.4 Service Personnel For service personnel, 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 11070 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 Organizing Committee.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 91 - 5.5 Duration All the expenses for lodging and food must be applied to all nights before the official start of the competition (but not longer than four nights before the first competition day) until the morning after the last competition day. The Organizer or the hotel manager are not allowed to demand the hotel check-out of the teams on a competition day. Allocation of single rooms per team must be made according to the following table: up to 3 officials = 1 single room up to 5 officials = 2 single rooms 7 officials or more = 3 single rooms

5.5.1 Arrival/Departure The organiser only has to guarantee accommodations for CHF 50 80 per day according to the World Cup rules. Additional costs due to an earlier arrival or a later departure have to be agreed upon by the organizer and the teams. In case of late arrival or early departure there is no right to the maximum guarantee of expenses. In necessary cases, the FIS Snowboard Race Director can decide special arrangements.

5.6 Right of Accommodation Each National Ski/Snowboard Association has to announce to the Organizers the expected total number of team members (including names) – split up in female and male (competitors, coaches, accompanying persons and service personnel) by the deadlines fixed and announced in the OC invitation (60 days before the first competition day). Furthermore the Organizers must be informed at the latest 8 days before the first competition day about the names of the team members, changes to the arrival date and the originally registered team size. If this is not the case, the Organizing Committee is allowed to invoice the costs for cancelled accommodations to the respective National Association. Teams or persons who register late have no right for the reservation or the guarantee of CHF 580 resp. (CHF 80 for HP and SBS) per day.

5.9 Participation Fee

A mandatory Participation Fee (competitors only) of a maximum of CHF 30 per official training and competitions days will be charged to all competitors, based on the pProgram in the official invitation. The invitation will clearly state the total amount to be paid by each competitor.

Explanation for art. 7: Until last season the SBX Team events were still treated as a “test phase” and the prize money was not fixed, but up to negotiations with the OC. This was to get the event established and to motivate the OC to run it additionally on top of the individual SBX. The prize money for the SBX Team event and for the PAR Team should now be fixed, but still at a lower level for the same reason:

7. Prize Money The Organizer 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). For the

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 92 - SBX and PAR Team events the prize money is CHF 15`000 minimum and it will be distributed in between the top 3 teams per race/gender. The amount of prize money and its method of distribution must be communicated to FIS. The payment can be made at the awards ceremony in cash 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.

Distribution (in %): 1-3 (for the team events only) 1st place 60% 2nd place 30% 3rd place 10%

12.2 Winners of the events The winners of the 86 events shall be honored as "Winner of the Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom. Parallel Slalom, Halfpipe, Snowboard Cross, Big Air, or Slopestyle, Parallel Team* or Snowboard Cross Team* FIS World Cup**.

* There will only be nation teams listed (i.e: USA 1, AUT 1, AUT 2…) ** There has to be a minimum of 3 counting competitions to be conducted that an event title and trophy will be awarded.

Continental Cup Rules

EC.2.4 Accommodation

The maximum amount for athletes and officials for half board is CHF 80 EUR 50according to the official currency of the hosting nation (for competitions in SUI CHF 80) per day. Teams or persons who register after the communicated deadline in the invitation have no right for the reservation or the guarantee of the above mentioned price.

EC.2.6 Event Fees, Prize money, Event-Hospitality

The Organising Committee is allowed to charge an event-fee of maximum Euro 2025 (for competitions in SUI CHF 30) per official training and event-day – this must include entry fee, lift pass and event- hospitality. If they charge an event fee, the amount and the payment procedure must be included in the official invitation. There is no mandatory prize money.

4.1.2.3 Level 2 competitions: Scale 500 to scale 50200 Continental Cups and Universiade are considered level 2 competitions The scale for Slopestyle Continental Cups will be at a minimum of 200360 and a maximum of 500 FIS points. for both seasons 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.

NAC 2.6 North American Cup Trophies and Medals The Winners of each of the 5 disciplines (Parallel, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Snowboard Cross and Big Air) will receive a North American cCup

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 93 - trophy. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked competitors of each discipline will receive medals.

Proposals from the Freestyle Skiing & Snowboard Coordination Group

FIS Points Rules

FIS Points Calculation Process

4.2.1 Base FIS Points List (BL)Evaluated results

For each new list the average (arithmetic mean) of the competitor’s best two results from the previous 12 months will calculated in order to give their FIS Points on that list. The Base FIS Points List (BL) will be published middle of June.

4.2.2 Recalculation during the season For the first competition of each list period the FIS points will be recalculatedThe average of the best two results in each event during the past season will be used for the calculation of the BL list.

4.2.2.1 If a competitor has obtained only one result per event during the past season, 40% will be deducted

4.2.2.2 If a competitor has not obtained results during the past season, 80% will be deducted from the points of the previous BL.

4.2.3 Two or more resultsInjured athletes - If a competitor has two or more results in the previous 12 months, the FIS points will be calculated as follows: -arithmetic mean) of the two best results If the status as injured is approved and a competitor has not started more than 3 times during the valid season, 10% will be deducted from the competitor’s BL points if the current points are not better as the protected points.

4.2.4 Improvement During One SeasonNormal FIS Points list (NL) The list number one will be published 1st July based on the BL.-The points can be improved after each list period.

4.2.4.1 The NL will reflect the average of a competitor’s best two results in each event during the current season if the points are better as the BL.

4.2.5 Deterioration between list periodsOnly one result and no BL points If a competitor has only one result in the current season, the FIS points will be calculated as follows: Result minus 40 %.

4.2.5.1 No results If a competitor does not have any valid results in the previous 12 months, but he has valid results in a previous FIS points list, these results will be reduced by 80% per 12 months.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 94 - 4.2.5.2 Deterioration between periods From one list to the next, a competitor cannot worsen his FIS point value by more than 40% Should the calculated value of a competitor’s points reduce by more than 40% (see rules 4.2.5 and 4.2.6) a limit of 40% will apply.

4.2.5.36 Only one result and no BL points If a competitor has only one result in the current season but has BL points then the BL points will be valid. If a competitor has only one result in the previous 12 monthscurrent season but has Result minus 40% with a maximum reduction of 80% (see 4.2.5.1 “No results”)

4.2.67 Injury status – Registration If a competitor injures himself and applies for injury status, the National Ski 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 injury status resp. the official form and medical certificate is valid only for one season. This is not valid for the World Cup Standing injury status.

4.2.7.1 Conditions 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: 1. normal FIS points calculation 2. reduction of 40% Competitors must remain registered as active with the FIS to maintain injury protection. A competitor has not started more than 3 times across all competitions during the valid season.

4.3.2.8 Professional Obligations or Military Service

4.2.8.1 If a National Ski Association submits an application for a “study or military status” certifying that a competitor will not be able to compete because of professional obligations (studies) or military service, and has indicated why and how long the competitor was prevented from competing, the procedure will be handled according to art 4.2.76.

4.3.12.8.2 Applications Applications for status due to professional obligations or military service must be submitted to the FIS Office prior to the beginning of the professional obligations.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 95 - World Championships Rules

1.1. Qualification Criteria / Levels for the FIS World Championships

9.1.4 Freestyle events Maximum 36 participants with a maximum 20 of either gender plus the competitors according to art. 9.3. Competitors who have already 5 FIS points in the respective event are qualified to participate.

9.1.5 Snowboard events Maximum 36 participants with a maximum of 20 competitors of either gender plus the competitors according to art. 9.3. Competitors who have already gained 5 FIS points in PAR, HP and BA, 50 FIS Points in SBX and 10 FIS Points in SBS are qualified to participate.

For the combined Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships following additional regulations will apply: Basic Quota (BQ): one spot per nation and gender for all nations having athletes ranked with or above the basic FIS points level of 5 FIS Points in the event concerned. Additional Quota (AQ): additional spots per nation having athletes ranked with or above the minimum point level for the Additional Quota according to the matrix below. Additional Nation Quota Spots will be allocated using the actual FIS Points list at the time of the preliminary team size announcement.

Standards/ PAR SX/SBX HP SS/SBS** BA* MO/DM AE Requirements Basic Quota FIS 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Points level Additional Quota, 50 50 50 50 50 25 25 FIS points level

* the FIS Points SBS or BA Quota (whichever is higher) will be considered for the BA quota calculation

Slopestyle allocation:

**The field size in Slopestyle is a maximum 90 competitors with maximum 3 heats per discipline and 30 competitors per heat and gender.

Quota places per nation according to the above number of participants for Slopestyle defined above, will be allocated using the FIS points list at the time of the preliminary team size announcement. The allocation will be made by assigning one quota place per nation that fulfills the basic quota requirement. The remaining spots will be made by assigning one quota place per competitor from the top of the FIS points list downwards until the maximum is reached. Once a nation has achieved the maximum number of four (4) places its remaining competitors will no longer be counted and the next eligible nation on the FIS point list will be allocated a place.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 96 - In the event a nation is allocated more than the maximum of 36 competitors, it is up to the nation to select a team of maximum 36 competitors (20 per gender) competitors.

Following the allocation of quota places by FIS and confirmation of entries by the nations, a final Nation Quota Allocation List will be issued by FIS.

Telemark Committee

International Competition Rules

1605.2 If 1605.1 cannot separate the best placing, the racer with the better result in Classic will be awarded the higher ranking, If the results in Classic are the same the racer with the better result in Sprint will be awarded the higher ranking. If the latter results are the same the racers in question share the place.

1605.32 The World Cup discipline Telemark Champion is the one who gets the highest overall sum of World Cup points in each of the official Telemark disciplinesevents.

1605.3 If two or more racers are placed equally in the overall classification, or, if in the classification of the disciplines a number of participants have achieved an equal number of points, then they shall be placed according to the number of their 1st places, then their 2nd places, 3rd places, etc. If they cannot be classified by this system, they will each receive the medals corresponding to their placing.

1605.4 If two or more racers get the same sum of World cup points, the one with the best placing will be awarded the higher ranking

1606.5 If the organiser supply video controlling, the jury can decide to use it for judging the jump.

1904.2 The track must be clearly marked with colour, flags or other means at the inspection so there is only one way to pass the gates. The racer must follow all the marks in sequence.

1904.3 It is permitted to change broken poles with outside assistance within the yellow zones only.

1908.1 In Telemark races variable start intervals are used (slalom start).

2003.1 The height of the jump must not exceed 1,51.0 m and the profile must follow the profile of the hill. The flight curve must be low and the first gate after the jump must be placed at a sufficient distance to avoid punishing competitors making long jumps. The hill must be suited for jumps from 5 to 25 m. Jump inclination should not be more than 20º greater than the landing zone.

2006.2 The track must be clearly marked with colour, flags or other means at the inspection so there is only one way to pass the gates. The racer must follow all the marks in sequence.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 97 - 2006.3 It is permitted to change broken poles with outside assistance within the yellow zones only.

2008.1 In Telemark races variable start intervals are used (slalom start).

2201.4.1 The track must be clearly marked with colour, flags or other means at the inspection so there is only one way to pass the gates. The racer must follow all the marks in sequence.

2201.4.2 It is permitted to change broken poles with outside assistance within the yellow zones only.

2201.5 Jump The height of the jump must not exceed 1 meter 1.0 m. The flight curve should follow the terrain must be low and the first gate after the jump must be placed at a sufficient distance to avoid punishing competitors making long jumps. The first gate after the jump must be placed in such a distance that long jumps are not punished. The jump length should be between 5 and 1520 meters. The hill must be suited for jumps from 5 to 20 m. Jump inclination should not be more than 20º greater than the landing zone.

2209.1.3.1 If there is a qualification race, the results have to be officially approved and distributed before the start of the final rounds.

World Cup Rules

6. Prize money The Organiser is requested to provide prize money for Ladies and Men at equal value. In case of combined evaluations to the 3 best racers. The amount of prize money and its method of distribution must be communicated to the FIS Telemark Committee before October 15th. If more than one competitor is on the same rank, the amount of the next rank(s) is added and divided by the number of competitors concerned. The payment must be made at the awards ceremony in cash and in convertible currency, taking into consideration the local tax laws. The Organizing Committee must assist the competitors with matters relating to taxation problems with prize money in the country in which the competition is held.

Suggested Prize Structure 1st 300 CHF 2nd 200 CHF 3rd 100 CHF

12.7 Flower and prize giving ceremony The ceremony must be held in a suitable and appropriate location. If the OC does not have a suitable backdrop the official FIS Telemark banner must be used. The OC must be prepared to provide the means and materials from which to hang the banner.

On proposal of the Telemark Committee to appoint and employ a Race Director for the discipline, the Council tabled the request for the time being. In the event that

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 98 - the IOC approves the inclusion of Telemark on the programme of the Olympic Winter Games, this will be addressed.

The Speed Skiing Committee

International Competition Rules

1233.4.6 The last start position for a FIS race must be set so that the maximum speed on the run does not exceed 200 kph. Any subsequent runs in the competition will then start from the same start position. When placing the start position the TD must pay attention to the 200 kph maximum speed limit. FIS Council may authorise S1 events run to the full potential of a specific track (ie faster than 200 kph) following application by the FIS Speedski Committee.

1233.7 Number of runs All runs must be timed, and all non-training times count towards the final results. There can be no more than 3 The Jury will decide the number of runs of a race per day on any particular day and per competitor (excluding foreruns). If a world speed record is broken during a run, the competition must be stopped for that category (male or female) after the run is over.

The Committee for Advertising Matters

International Competition Rules

206 Advertising and Sponsorships and Advertising In the context of this rule advertising is considered as the presentation, of signage or other visibility at the venue informing the public of the name of a product or service to achieve awareness of a company or an organisation and its brand name, activities, products or service. On the other hand Sponsorship provides a company with the opportunity to have a direct association with the competition or series of events.

206.1 Olympic Winter Games and FIS World Championships All Advertising and Sponsorship rights to the Olympic Winter Games and FIS World Championships belong to the IOC and to the FIS respectively, and are subject to separate contractual arrangements.

206.2 FIS Events For all FIS Events the FIS Advertising Rules define the advertising opportunities in the competition area and are subject to the approval of the FIS Council. For the FIS World Cup Events the FIS Advertising Rules form an integral part of the FIS Organisers Agreement with the National Ski Associations and Organisers.

206.3 Member National Ski Associations Each FIS affiliated National Ski Association that organises events in its country which are included in the FIS calendars, has the authority as the owner of the event advertising rights to enter into contracts for their sale.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 99 - In the case of FIS World Cup competitions, these rights shall be defined in the Organiser Agreement upon approval of the FIS Council and considering the National Ski Associations responsibilities.

In cases where a National Ski Association organises events outside its own country, these FIS Advertising rules also apply.

206.4 Title and Presenting Sponsorship Rights In the case of FIS series approved by the FIS Council, FIS markets the rights of the title / presenting sponsor (alternative naming possible) package. For the FIS World Cup series these are marketed to appropriate sponsors that promote the image and values of the discipline concerned. The revenue generated from the sale of the title / presenting sponsor rights is invested by FIS to provide a professional organisation.

206.5 Use of Markings and supports All Advertising and commercial markings and supports used shall comply with the technical specifications set forth in the applicable FIS Advertising Rules.

206.6 Advertising Packages Location, number, size and form of the advertising are specified in the FIS Advertising Rules for each discipline. Detailed information including graphical illustrations is laid out in the discipline specific Marketing Guides which are published on the FIS Website. The Marketing Guides are reviewed and updated as necessary by the Committee for Advertising Matters and approved by the FIS Council prior to their publication.

206.7 Sponsorships by commercial betting companies

206.7.1 FIS will not allocate Title / Presenting Sponsor rights to commercial betting companies.

206.7.2 Sponsorships of events by commercial betting companies is permitted subject to 206.7.3 below.

206.7.3 Advertising of commercial betting companies on or with the athletes (head sponsors, competition suits, starting bibs) is prohibited

206.18 A National Ski Association or its pool may enter into contracts with a commercial firm or organisation for financial sponsorship and or the supply of goods or equipment if the specific company or organisation is acknowledged as an Official Supplier or Sponsor by the National Ski Association. Advertising using photographs, likeness or names of FIS competitors with any sportsman not eligible according to either the FIS eligibility rules or the eligibility rules of the IOC, is forbidden. Advertising with or on competitors with tobacco or alcohol products or drugs (narcotics) is forbidden.

206.29 All compensation under such contracts must be made to the National Ski Association or its ski pool which shall receive the compensation subject to the regulations of each National Ski Association. Competitors may not directly receive any part of such compensation

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206.310 Equipment goods supplied to and used by the national team must, with reference to markings and trademarks, conform with the specifications stated in art. 207.

207 Competition Equipment Advertising and Commercial Markings

206.4 207.1 Competition Equipment at FIS Events Only the competition equipment, according to the FIS rules on advertising, provided by the National Ski Association, complete with the commercial markings approved by the National Ski Association, may be worn in FIS World Cup and FIS World Ski Championships competitions. Obscene names and/or symbols on clothing and equipment are forbidden.

206.5 Competitors are not permitted to take off one or both skis or snowboard before crossing the red line in the finish area, as defined by the organiser.

206.6 207.1.1 At FIS World Ski Championships, FIS World Cup and all events on the FIS Calendar, a competitor is not allowed to take equipment (skis,/board, poles, ski boots, helmet, glasses) to the official ceremonies which have involving anthems and/or flag raising. Holding/carrying equipment on the victory podium after conclusion of the whole ceremony (handing over trophies and medals, national anthems) for press photos, pictures, etc. is however permitted.

206.7 207.1.2 Winner presentation / Equipment on the podium (…)

206.8 207.1.3 An unofficial presentation (flower ceremony) of the winner, and the winners ceremony immediately after the event in the event area with the national anthem even before the protest time has expired, is allowed at the organiser`s own risk. Visible wearing of the starting bibs is mandatory.

206.9207.1.4 Visible wearing of the starting bib of the event or other outerwear of the NSA is mandatory in the restricted corridor (including the leader board and TV interview locations).

207.2 Commercial Markings Technical Specifications about the size, the form and the number of commercial markings on equipment and clothing as well as the by-laws for commercial markings and for advertising are to be reviewed by the Committee for Advertising Matters and approved are decided by the FIS Council each spring for the following competition season and published by the FIS.

207.2.1 The rules governing commercial markings and advertising on equipment and clothing as well as the relevant by-laws published in the Specifications for Competition Equipment/Commercial Markings must be followed.

207.2.2 Any competitor who breaches the advertising rules is subject to sanction, as provided for in art. 223.1.1. An offence for which a sanction may apply and a penalty be imposed is defined as conduct that is in violation or non-

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207.2.3 If a National Ski Association fails to enforce these rules with its own competitor(s) or for any reason prefers to refer the case to the FIS, the FIS may take immediate steps to suspend a competitor's licence. The competitor concerned and/or his National Ski Association have the right to make an appeal before a final decision is taken.

207.2.4 If an advertiser uses the name, title or individual picture of a competitor in connection with any advertisement, recommendation or sale of goods without the approval or knowledge of the competitor, the competitor may give a "power of attorney" to his National Ski Association or to the FIS to enable them, if necessary, to take legal action against the company in question. If the competitor concerned fails to do so, the FIS shall judge the situation as if the competitor had given permission to the company.

207.2.5 The FIS Council shall be informed of review if and how far infractions or breaches of these rules that have taken place with in regard to the qualification of competitors, sponsorship and advertising and support for the competitors, and shall review what measures to take to deal with cases.

Furthermore, the Council requested the Advertising Committee includes a provision into the rules to prevent athletes from wearing gadgets in the finish area, such as mobile phones, lanyards, bags, etc. and to define commercial markings on accessories such as drink belt and water bottles.

FIS Television Expert Group report

The Council acknowledged the report of the FIS Television Expert Group that no changes were necessary to the text of Rule 208 decided at the 2012 Congress, but the Television Expert Group would review the text on a regular basis to make sure that it was in line with developments regarding the exploitation of media rights, especially through the Internet and social media. Furthermore the group will continue to monitor the impact of new technologies on production and the presentation of snow sports

14. Membership of FIS

At its Meeting in Barcelona, the Council accepted the applications for membership from the National Ski Associations of Sri Lanka and Malaysia and decided to submit these to the Congress for approval. The application from Tonga was tabled until further information is provided.

The National Association of Winter Sports of Republic of Tajikistan which is presently an associate member of FIS applied for full membership. Since it does not reach the requirements for the number of members or participation at the FIS World Championships, the application has been denied.

Kosovo has again submitted an application for membership of FIS. The Council appointed Kosovo as a provisional member until the FIS Congress 2014 in order that the athletes are able to participate in FIS level competitions, as has been the case since season 2006/2007.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 102 - The Council tabled the affiliation of Kosovo as an associate member until such time it is recognised as an independent nation by the United Nations. Thereafter, at the first meeting of the newly elected Council on Friday, 6th June, it agreed to affiliate Kosovo as a provisional member of the International Ski Federation in order to allow the athletes to compete.

15. Future FIS Congress and Calender Conference

15.1 FIS Congress 2016

The 50th International Ski Congress will take place in Cancun (MEX) from Sunday 5th to Saturday 11th June 2016 and preparations are progressing according to schedule. An official inspection of the facilities by FIS Travel Service and FIS will take place in September 2014.

15.2 51st FIS Congress in 2018

The Council decided to invite all National Ski Associations to submit their candidacies to host the 51st FIS Congress in 2018 according to the criteria for hosting by 15th September 2014 (details on the FIS Website). After review by FIS and FIS Travel Service these will be evaluated at the Council Meeting in autumn 2014 and depending on the number of candidacies, it will either appoint the site or create a short list to make the selection in spring 2015.

15.3 FIS Calendar Conference 2015

The Council appointed Varna (BUL) at the Golden Sands Resort as Organiser of the FIS Calendar Conference 2015 and the FIS Council Meeting in spring. The dates will be during the first week in June.

16. Any other Business

No additional matters were addressed which have not been mentioned under another item.

17. Meeting of the newly elected FIS Council

17.1 Constitution of the FIS Council

At the first meeting of the newly elected Council, the Council agreed that they would only establish the Working Groups and Commissions for the period 2014 – 2016 listed below. It is no longer necessary to have Council Working Groups for the FIS Disciplines, since the activities are now managed by FIS professionals, which was not the case when the groups were established many decades ago. Furthermore, all information emanating from the Technical Committees is communicated in the FIS Newsflash, and the respective discipline news and social media channels:

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 103 - Finance Commission Chaiman and Treasurer: Sverre Seeberg Members: Dean Gosper, Alfons Hoermann, Janez Kocijancic, Dexter Paine, Andrey Bokarev, Peter Schröcksnadel ex officio: Gian Franco Kasper

Working Group for Honorary Membership Chairman: Janez Kocijancic Members: Sverre Seeberg, Patrick Smith

FIS Doping Panel Chairman: Patrick Smith

FIS Development Programme Working Group Chairman: Alfons Hoermann Members: Sung-Won Lee, Roman Kumpost, Eduardo Roldan, Dean Gosper representing the southern hemisphere, Paul Michaelidis, Dan Mihoc and the Treasurer Sverre Seeberg (ex-officio).

17.2 Nomination of Committee Members

On proposal of the National Ski Associations, the Council appointed the Committee Members for the period 2014 - 2016. The list will be submitted to the National Ski Associations shortly.

The Council decided not to continue with the Recreational Committee in its current structure following the retirement of the Chairman. National Ski Associations are welcome to submit their ideas in regard to recreational and leisure skiing activities.

Athletes’ Commission representative in the Council

The FIS Athletes’ Commission submitted a proposal to include a representative in the FIS Council. After a thorough discussion the Council welcomed the request and decided that as from forthwith the representative of the Athletes’ Commission would be entitled to have observer status on the FIS Council.

Furthermore, the Council’s legal experts will study a potential proposal to submit to the FIS Congress to include a representative of the Athletes’ Commission as a member of the Council.

17.3 Honorary Members

The Council decided to nominate Erich Demetz (ITA) and Bill Marolt (USA) to the Congress as Honorary Members of the FIS. They have been members of the FIS Council from 1975 to 1994 and 2002 to 2014 respectively and the Council thanked them sincerely for their lengthy service for the FIS.

Short Summary FIS Council Meetings, Barcelona (SPA), June 2014 - 104 - Furthermore, the former Council appointed the following Honorary Members of FIS Committees in recognition of their outstanding services:

José Luis Marco (ARG), Legal Committee Walter Trilling (FRA), Alpine Committee and Sub-Committee for Alpine Courses Hans Spring (SUI), Medical Committee Dieter Posch (AUT), Alpine Sub-Committee for European Cup Juraj Sinaj (SVK), Alpine Sub-Committee for European Cup Dick Taplin (GBR), Speed Skiing Committee Arno Staudacher (AUT), Youth and Children’s Sub-Committee Hitonari Maruyama (JPN), Alpine Technical Delegates Sub-Committee

18. Next meeting with the FIS Council

The Council decided to hold its next meeting on 20th November 2014 at the FIS Headquarters in Oberhofen.

Thereafter the Council Gathering will take place in Vail/Beaver Creek during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in principle on 11th February 2015 (subject to the competition programme).

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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 10th October 2014.

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If you should have any further questions in regard to the above decisions of the FIS Council during its’ Meetings in Barcelona, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretary General.

INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION

Sarah Lewis Secretary General

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