INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION Blochstrasse 2 3653 Oberhofen/Thunersee, Switzerland Tel +41 33 244 61 61 FOR MORE INFORMATION Park City, USA, 02.02.2019 Jenny Wiedeke FIS Communication Manager Mobile: + 41 79 449 53 99 E-Mail:
[email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIS MEDIA INFO FIS Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championship 2019 starts today The FIS Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships are underway in Utah (USA) with 28 medals up for grabs between now and 10 th of February. It will be a World Championship of huge proportions with three host venues, Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain and Solitude Mountain Resort, welcoming more than 1,400 athletes from 40 nations. Official 2019 World Championship website “Skiing and Snowboarding enjoy a deep fan base and a rich tradition in the United States, so I am particularly excited that Park City, Solitude Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort and U.S. Ski & Snowboard are opening their doors to host these World Championships. I am sure all participants will enjoy a top-rate championship and that the fans will be treated to 10 memorable days of competition” said FIS Secretary General Sarah Lewis “The 2019 FIS Freestyle, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships are the culmination of years of hard work by a very dedicated group of people who had a dream of bringing the largest winter sports event to Utah since the 2002 Olympic Winter Games,” said Calum Clark, Chief of Systems and Operations for U.S. Ski & Snowboard and 2019 FIS World Champs Organizing Committee