To the INTERNATIONAL 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 th Oberhofen, 9 November 2010 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting 6th November 2010, Oberhofen (SUI) 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, 6 th November 2010 in Oberhofen (SUI). 1. Members present The following Council Members were present at the meeting in Oberhofen, Switzerland on 6th November 2010: 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, Giovanni Morzenti, Vedran Pavlek, Eduardo Roldan, Peter Schröcksnadel, Patrick Smith, Matti Sundberg, Michel Vion and Secretary General Sarah Lewis. Guest: Urs Lehmann, President of the Swiss Ski Association. The Council clarified that the position of the attendance of the President of the host National Ski Association at a Council Meeting (who is not an elected Council Member) is only extended for the Council Meetings in the host nation. Furthermore, the Council highlighted the following article of the FIS Statutes: 30.5 Council Members act and vote as independent individuals and not as representatives of their National Association. Following the admission from Council Member Giovanni Morzenti that he has been convicted by a court in Cuneo, Italy of extortion, the Council decided to accept the proposal of Giovanni Morzenti to provisionally suspend himself as a Member of the FIS Council until such time as the case is concluded. Furthermore, the Council thanked him for his open explanation of the situation and wished him best wishes for his appeal. The Council confirmed that Italy would be entitled to send a representative as observer to future Council Meetings, without vote. 2. Minutes from the Council Meetings in Antalya (TUR) The minutes from the Council Meetings in Antalya (TUR) from 31 st May to 3rd June 2010 were approved . 3. The FIS World Championships 3.1 Reports FIS World Championships The Council Members from the respective nations reported on the following upcoming events to supplement the written reports submitted by the Organising Committees: • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER), 8 th to 20 th February, Council Member Alfons Hörmann • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011, Oslo (NOR), 23 rd February to 6 th March, Vice-President Sverre Seeberg • FIS Freestyle World Championships 2011, Deer Valley (USA), 30 th January to 6th February, Vice-President Bill Marolt • FIS Snowboard World Championships 2011, La Molina (SPA), 14 th to 23 rd January, Council Member Eduardo Roldan • 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 Schröcksnadel • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013, Val di Fiemme (ITA), 19/20 th February to 3 rd March, report submitted in writing • 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), Council Member Roman Kumpost • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015, Falun (SWE), Wednesday, 18 th February to Sunday, 1 st March 2015, Council Member Mats Årjes • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015, Vail/Beaver Creek (USA), Tuesday, 3 rd to Sunday, 15 th February 2015, Vice-President Bill Marolt Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November 2010 2 • FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships 2015, Kreischberg/Murau (AUT), Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel The Council acknowledged the progress reports from the respective Council Members and expressed its particular wishes to the Organisers of the upcoming FIS World Championships in 2011. For the Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships 2011 in Deer Valley (USA) and La Molina (SPA), on request of the respective Organising Committees, the Council confirmed the addition of slopestyle to both programmes. The final schedules for both Championships will be published on the FIS website in the coming weeks. In the case of the dates for the FIS World Ski Championships in 2015, the Council confirmed the above dates in Vail-Beaver Creek for the Alpine Events and Falun for the Nordic Events. The Council appointed the Italian Winter Sport Federation with Sci Club Teamitalia as organisers of the World Championships of Police Forces in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 in Sestrière. 4. The FIS Junior World Championships • FIS Freestyle and Snowboard Junior World Championships in Wanaka (NZE), 19 th to 31 st August 2010: Council Member Dean Gosper The Council acknowledged the report on the successfully completed Championships and thanked the Organising Committee and Snowsports New Zealand for an excellent event. Thereafter, the Council Members from the respective National Ski Associations reported on the following upcoming events: • FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2011, Crans Montana (SUI), 30 th January to 6 th February: FIS President Gian Franco Kasper • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2011, Otepää (EST), 25 th to 31 st January: Council Member Matti Sundberg (FIN) on behalf of Estonian Ski Association • FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2012, Roccaraso (ITA) • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2012, Erzurum (TUR): Secretary General Sarah Lewis on behalf of the Turkish Ski Association The Council acknowledged the progress reports given by the respective Council Members on behalf of the various Organising Committees for the Championships. At the Championships in the upcoming season, the Council will be represented at the various Championships by the above-mentioned Council Member from the host nation in accordance with the procedures of the Council and the nominated Member listed above, notably for the nations without a Council Member. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November 2010 3 Furthermore, the Council appointed the following new Organisers of FIS Junior World Championships: • The Royal Spanish Wintersports Federation with Sierra Nevada (SPA) for the 2012 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships • The Canadian Snowsports Association with Le Massif, Quebec (CAN) for the 2013 FIS Junior Alpine World Ski Championships • The Italian Winter Sports Federation with Val di Fiemme (ITA) for the 2014 FIS Nordic Junior World Championships and furthermore acknowledged the organisation of the FIS Telemark Junior World Championships 2011 in Hafjell (NOR). In the case of the two candidacies for the Alpine Events 2014 in Jasna (SVK) and La Molina (SPA), these are tabled until the Council Meeting in spring 2011. In the meantime, work on the homologation of the downhill course in Jasna (SVK) requires further steps to be undertaken before the application can be considered. 5. The International Olympic Committee The main activities of the IOC since the FIS Congress in Antalya included the organisation of the first Youth Olympic Games which took place in Singapore from 14 th to 26 th August. In June, the IOC organised a seminar about gambling and the potential dangers for sport. During both the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 and the Winter Games in Vancouver 2010, the IOC monitored betting patterns. The IOC Executive Board (EB) met recently in Acapulco (MEX) and decided that it is looking favorably at the inclusion of ladies’ Ski Jumping, Freestyle ski half-pipe, Freestyle ski slopestyle, Snowboard slopestyle, along with events from other Sports namely the Biathlon mixed team relay, Figure Skating team event and Luge team relay in the programme of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. However, before taking a final decision, the IOC EB said it would like to consider the outcome of the respective World Championships during the winter season in 2011. FIS President Gian Franco Kasper stated that FIS is pleased to know that four of our event requests are seen favorably by the IOC Executive Board. At the same time, FIS is very disappointed that out of all proposed new events on the Olympic Winter Games program across all sports, the only one excluded from the positive list is the Alpine Team Event. It is difficult explain why the most established discipline that is best liked in terms of global TV audiences would not be considered further. This has already been expressed officially to the IOC with a request to study also the Alpine Team Event at the upcoming FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The IOC Olympic Programme Commission analysed all the requests put forward by the International Federations based and submitted its findings to the EB. The key positive factors included whether the changes would increase universality, gender equity and youth appeal, and in general add value to the Games. Other considerations included the cost of infrastructure, and the impact on the overall quota Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Oberhofen (SUI), November 2010 4 and the number of events. Final decisions on the events to be included on the Sochi 2014 programme rest with IOC President Jacques Rogge and are planned to be taken in early spring 2011. 5.1 Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck The second meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission, chaired by FIS President Gian Franco Kasper took place in Innsbruck from 29 th to 30 th June 2010. A change of the venues was confirmed with the Snowboard and Freestyle Skiing events to be moved to Kuhtai from Seefeld, which will host the Nordic events. President Gian Franco Kasper and Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel reported about the status to the facilities. Permission has been granted for an upgrade to the Alpine course in Patscherkofel to enable one finish area for all competitions, whilst a new Ski Jumping hill in Seefeld and a new Biathlon shooting range will be built.