Tag: Alpine Skiing
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World Snow Day celebrations in Grächen
Grächen, Jan 22, 2014: The 3rd edition of World Snow Day took place in spectacular fashion on 19th January 2014. Globally, 610 Organisers in 35 countries staged unique events in a friendly and fun environment to celebrate all things on snow. World Snow Day once again saw a huge range of different snow-related activities throughout…
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FIS Freestyle&Snowboard World Cups start action
In less than ten days, the FIS Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard World Cups will begin a new season. From 16th-24th August, the 2013/2014 winter will debut in New Zealand with contests in slopestyle and halfpipe. All competitions are part of the 2013 Audi quattro Winter Games New Zealand, the biggest event of the Southern hemisphere…
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New faces Coach changes in Alpine Skiing
FIS – News, July 18, 2013: During most summers, some teams make changes in staffing and with the Sochi Games around the corner most National Ski Associations are fine-tuning their support personnel in order to have the best possible teams working together. What follows below is a summary of the main coach changes in Alpine…
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Increasing media impact at FIS World Cup
Oberhofen, June 27, 2013: The television coverage report from the 2012/13 season provided by data provider Repucom summarises the detailed viewing figures from the FIS World Cup series. It features highlights such as the overall total broadcasting time estimated at 6’593 hours across the annually measured countries with the total cumulated TV audience for the…
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New FIS Athletes’ Commission 2013-2015
June 19, 2013: Thirteen athletes were elected to the FIS Athletes’ Commission 2013-2015 by their peers during the FIS World Championships 2013 for a two-year term in office. The official announcement of the members who will represent the athletes within FIS was made following the FIS Council Meeting on 10th June 2013 in Cavtat-Dubrovnik (CRO):…
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Canada to host 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing
Germany, Feb 27, 2013: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Wednesday (27 February) that the Panorama resort in Canada will host the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Invermere, British Columbia. It will be the seventh edition of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, and the announcement comes on the heels of a…
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Eskau wins first gold at IPC Nordic Skiing Worlds
Germany, Feb 26, 2013: Sit skier Andrea Eskau won the first gold medal for Germany at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Solleftea, Sweden, on Tuesday (26 February),
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FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships
Feb 21, 2013: The 31st edition of the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships presented by Telus in collaboration with Tanguay officially kicked off on 19th February. The Mont-Ste-Anne and Massif de Charlevoix ski resorts both located in the greater Québec city area will be hosting this major international competition for more than 200 athletes…
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Alpine Skiing World Championships
Germany, Feb 19, 2013: The 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships were opened in the Sports Centre of Alp, a small village near La Molina, Spain, on Tuesday (19 February). From 20-27 February, 118 skiers from 29 countries will battle it out for gold in six events. With just over a year to go before…
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Schladming2013 Ski Festival with Heart
Switzerland, July 18, 2012: Schladming2013, Thursday, 19th July 2012 marks the 200-day milestone for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 in Schladming (AUT), scheduled to take place from 4th to 17th February. Since Schladming was awarded the right to host this event at the FIS Congress 2008 in Cape Town (RSA), the Organizers have…