Romania reaches a milestone in Ski Jumping

Among numerous inspections carried out before the season in the different FIS Olympic disciplines, FIS Ski Jumping Race Director Walter Hofer recently met with representatives of the Romanian Ski Association. The visit focusing on the new jumping hills was held in conjunction with the Romanian International Championships on 27th-28th October 2012 in Rasnov.

 

"Staging an international Ski Jumping competition in Romania might sound rather unusual and it actually is. But already a view on the facility Trambulină Valea Cărbunării in Rasnov has shown, that something was built here that is not mysterious, but the result of years of professional planning", reported Walter Hofer.

On 19th-20th January 2013, four FIS Cup competitions (2 ladies, 2 men's) will be held on the new HS 100 hill. The facility originally consisted of three jumping hills for children and young athletes and was completed by two more hills K64 (HS 71) and K 90 (HS 100) in October 2012.

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Falun 2015 has launched mascot competition

How should the official mascot of the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun look like? The Swedish Organisers have recently rolled out a mascot competition inviting people from all age groups to design the official Falun 2015 mascot.

 

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First ever FIS Snowboard World Cup in Belgium

After the season's kick-off in Cardrona (NZL), Antwerp's harbor district Waagnatie will play host to the tour's second stop, the Snowboard Big Air competition on 10th November.

The event presented by Volkswagen promises some big action as Organisers have put up a large-scale project by building the biggest ramp of 38.5 metres in the FIS Snowboard World Cup history. Some 60 riders from 14 countries will be benefitting from the best air time ever by catapulting themselves 16 metres throughout the skies of Antwerp.

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Levi set to stage slalom opener

Preparations for the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Slalom Opening in Levi (FIN) are in full swing. On 10th and 11th November, a total of 157 athletes from 23 countries will be racing their first slalom competition of the season.

Some of the athletes have already arrived to train in Levi where conditions are already wintry. Among the "big names" to arrive are last season's slalom World Cup title winners Marlies Schild (AUT) and André Myhrer (SWE) next to the defending overall World Cup champions Lindsey Vonn (USA) and Marcel Hirscher (AUT).