International Ski and Snowboard Federation

Alpine skiing is one of the flagship winter Olympic disciplines, first contested at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games where only a combined event was held. The sport has since expanded into five individual Olympic events and a team event. Competitors race down snow-covered mountain cou...

Cross-country skiing is one of the founding Olympic winter sports, contested at every Winter Games since Chamonix 1924. Governed by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) under ICR Book II — Cross-Country, the discipline demands exceptional aerobic endurance and technical mastery ac...

Freestyle skiing encompasses multiple acrobatic ski disciplines governed by FIS (International Ski and Snowboard Federation) under ICR Book VI — Joint Regulations for Snowboard / Freestyle Ski / Freeski. The sport originated in the 1960s as "hotdogging" — exhibition skiing combining mogul runs, b...

Nordic combined has been part of the Olympic program since the inaugural Winter Games at Chamonix in 1924, making it one of the oldest winter Olympic disciplines. Governed by FIS under ICR Book VII (Nordic Combined), the sport uniquely demands that athletes excel in two fundamentally different ph...

Ski jumping is one of the original Winter Olympic disciplines, contested at every Winter Games since the inaugural 1924 Chamonix Olympics (men). Women's ski jumping was added at the 2014 Sochi Games after decades of campaigning. The sport is governed by the International Ski and Snowboard Federat...

Snowboarding debuted as an Olympic sport at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games with Giant Slalom and Halfpipe events. Governed by FIS (International Ski and Snowboard Federation) under ICR Book VI — Snowboard, the sport has expanded steadily in the Olympic programme. Snowboard Cross was added in 2006 (...