To the INTE RNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION - Members of the FIS Council Blochstrasse 2 - National Ski Associations 3653 Oberhofen/Thunersee - Committee Chairmen Switzerland Tel +41 33 244 61 61 Fax +41 33 244 61 71 Oberhofen, 9th November 2011 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting 7th November 2011, Schladming (AUT) Dear Mr. President, Dear Ski friends, 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 Meeting, 7 th November 2011 in Schladming (AUT). 1. Members present All elected Council Members were present at the meeting in Schladming, Austria on 7th November 2011: President Gian Franco Kasper, Vice-Presidents Yoshiro Ito, Janez Kocijancic, Bill Marolt and Sverre Seeberg, Members Mats Årjes, Dean Gosper, Alfons Hörmann, Roman Kumpost, Sung-Won Lee, Vedran Pavlek, Eduardo Roldan, Peter Schroecksnadel, Patrick Smith, Matti Sundberg, Michel Vion, Manuela Di Centa replacing Giovanni Morzenti (without vote) and Secretary General Sarah Lewis. 2. Minutes from the Council Meeting in Ljubljana (SLO) The minutes from the Council Meeting in Ljubljana (SLO) on 6 th June 2011 and the Extraordinary Meeting in Zurich (SUI) on 21 st August 2011 were approved. 2.1 Extraordinary Meeting of the FIS Council in Zurich (SUI) The Council convened for an Extraordinary Meeting in Zurich on 21 st August 2011 in order to address the matter of Timing and Data for the FIS Alpine World Cup and also discussed the Specifications for Alpine Competition Equipment, namely the new rules for alpine skis. 3. The FIS World Championships 3.1 Reports FIS World Championships The Council Members from the respective nations reported on the following upcoming events and provided written reports from the Organising Committees: • FIS Skiflying World Championships 2012, Vikersund (NOR), 17 th to 19 th February: Vice-President Sverre Seeberg • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013, Schladming (AUT), 4 th to 17 th February: Council Member Peter Schroecksnadel • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013, Val di Fiemme (ITA), 19/20 th February to 3 rd March: Manuela di Centa • FIS Freestyle World Championships 2013, Voss (NOR), 3 rd to 10 th March: Vice-President Sverre Seeberg • FIS Snowboard World Championships 2013, Stoneham (CAN), 18 th to 27 th January: Council Member Patrick Smith • FIS Skiflying World Championships 2014, Harrachov (CZE), 13 th to 16 th March: Council Member Roman Kumpost • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015, Falun (SWE), 18 th February to 1st March: Council Member Mats Årjes • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015, Vail/Beaver Creek (USA), 3rd to 15 th February: Vice-President Bill Marolt • FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships 2015, Kreischberg/Murau (AUT), 16 th to 25 th January: Council Member Peter Schroecksnadel 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. In addition the Council appointed Vars (FRA) as organiser of the 2013 FIS Speed Skiing World Championships. Furthermore, the Council approved the following competition programmes for the different FIS World Championships in 2013: Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November 2011 - 2 - Programme FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Schladming (AUT) 4 th to 17 th February 2013 Date Men Ladies Monday, 4 th February Opening Ceremony Tuesday, 5 th February Super-G Wednesday, 6 th February Super-G Downhill Training Thursday, 7 th February Downhill Training Downhill Training Friday, 8 th February Downhill Training Super Combined DH Super Combined SL Saturday, 9 th February Downhill Downhill Training Sunday, 10 th February Downhill Training Downhill Monday, 11 th February Super Combined DH Super Combined SL Tuesday, 12 th February Reserve Day Wednesday, 13 th February Nations Team Event 1 st round Nations Team Event 2 nd round Thursday, 14 th February* Qualification GS 1 st run Giant Slalom 1 st run Qualification GS 2 nd run Giant Slalom 2 nd run Friday, 15 th February* Giant Slalom 1 st run Giant Slalom 2 nd run Saturday, 16 th February* Qualification SL 1 st run Slalom 1 st run Qualification SL 2 nd run Slalom 2 nd run Sunday, 17 th February* Slalom 1 st run Slalom 2 nd run The Organising Committee of Schladming 2013 has requested consideration that the Men’s Slalom is carried out as a night race on Thursday 14 th February and this would therefore affect the programme of the technical races including the qualification races. The Council agreed that the preference would be to organise the night slalom as is traditional in Schladming and potentially consider this option for the Men’s and/or Ladies’ Super Combined Slaloms, however under the condition that the EBU and main broadcasters will transmit the races live. In regard to the qualification races, the Council requested confirmation from the Organising Committee about whether the location of these will be in Reiteralm or Haus im Ennstal in order to assist the National Ski Associations’ athletes participating make their arrangements. Furthermore, the Council underlined that the qualification races are an integral part of the Men’s Giant Slalom and Slalom Championship races and that the host broadcaster is required to produce highlights for television. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November 2011 - 3 - Programme FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Val di Fiemme (ITA), 19 th February to 3 rd March 2013 Date Cross -Country Ski Jumping Nordic Combined Wednesday, 20 th Qualification February Ladies 5 km, Men 10 km Opening Ceremony Thursday, 21 st Ladies & Men Sprint C February Qualification Final Friday, 22 nd Individual HS 106 Individual Gundersen February Ladies HS 106 Individual HS 106 10 km Men Qualification Saturday, 23 rd Ladies’ Pursuit Individual February (7.5 km C + 7.5 km F) HS 106 Men Men’s Pursuit (15 km C + 15 km F) Sunday, 24 th Ladies’ + Men’s Team Mixed Team HS 106* Team HS 106 February Sprint F Team 4 x 5 km Qualification Final Monday, 25 th Reserve Day February Tuesday, 26 th Interval Start February Ladies’ 10 km F Wednesday, 27 th Interval Start Individual February Men’s 15 km F HS 134 Men Qualification Thursday, 28 th Ladies’ Relay Individual Individual Gundersen February 4x5 km C + F HS 134 Men H 134 10 km Friday, 1 st March Men’s Relay 4x10 km C + F Saturday, 2 nd Ladies’ 30 km Team HS 134 Men Team Sprint March Mass Start HS 134 2 x 7.5 km Sunday, 3 rd Men 50 km C March Mass Start Closing Ceremony On proposal of the Ski Jumping Committee and the Organising Committee, the Council approved that the Ski Jumping Team Event on the normal hill will be carried out as a Mixed Team Event comprising 2 ladies and 2 men per team, whilst the second Nordic Combined Team Competition will be carried out as the Team Sprint. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November 2011 - 4 - Programme FIS Snowboard World Championships Stoneham (CAN) 16 th to 27 th January 2013 Date Ladies Men Arrival Wednesday, 16 th January Training HP Thursday, 17 th ,January Qualification HP Friday, 18 th January Halfpipe night event Halfpipe night event Saturday, 19 th January Big Air night event (Quebec City) Saturday, 19 th January Opening Ceremony Quebec City Sunday, 20 th January Slopestyle Slopestyle Monday, 21 st January Reserve Day Tuesday, 22 nd January SBX Training Wednesday, 23 rd January SBX Qualification Thursday, 24 th January Snowboard Cross Snowboard Cross Friday, 25 th , January Reserve Day Saturday, 26 th January Parallel Giant Slalom Parallel Giant Slalom Sunday, 27 th January Parallel Slalom Parallel Slalom Monday, 28 th January Departure The competition programme for the 2013 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships in Voss (NOR) could not yet be finalised due to the discussions about the location for the Halfpipe since Voss does not have a Halfpipe and would need to construct it using snow. Therefore on proposal of the Organising Committee and supported by the Freestyle Skiing Committee, the Council agreed that as an exception the Halfpipe competition may be carried out in Oslo where a new facility has just been constructed according to the latest specifications. 3.2 Candidates for future FIS World Championships The Council confirmed the following applications for future FIS World Championships, all of which were submitted according to the regulations. The Council has a right to veto whether or not to accept an application by 31 st October, respectively the Council Meeting thereafter. Furthermore, the Council decided that the presentations to the FIS Council during the FIS Congress week in Kangwonland (KOR) 2012 will take place on Tuesday 29 th May, with the election by the Council taking place on Thursday 31 st May. 2016 Skiflying Kulm/Bad Mitterndorf, AUT Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November 2011 - 5 - 2017 Nordic Events Lahti, FIN Oberstdorf, GER Planica, SLO Zakopane, POL Alpine Events Åre, SWE Cortina d’Ampezzo, ITA St. Moritz, SUI Freestyle/Snowboard Events Sierra Nevada, SPA 4. The FIS Junior World Championships 4.1 Future Championships The Council Members from the respective National Ski Associations reported on the following upcoming events: • FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2012, Roccaraso (ITA), 29 th February to 9 th March: Manuela di Centa • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2012, Erzurum (TUR), 19 th to 26 th February: Secretary General Sarah Lewis on behalf of the Turkish Ski Association • FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships 2012 in Sierra Nevada (SPA), 22 nd March to 1 st April: Council Member Eduardo Roldan • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2013 in Liberec (CZE): Council Member Roman Kumpost • FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2013 in Le Massif, Quebec (CAN): Council Member Patrick Smith • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2014 in Val di Fiemme (ITA): Manuela di Centa The Council acknowledged the progress reports on behalf of the various Organising Committees and confirmed that it will be represented at the respective Championships by the Council Member from the host nation where possible.