Every week between now and the FIS Congress 2018, FIS will introduce one of the Candidates to host the FIS World Ski Championships that will be elected in in Costa Navarino (GRE)

Like every year, the provisional competition calendars for the upcoming summer and winter season were announced at the FIS Sub Committee meetings in Zurich (SUI).

Safe Sport International hosted the first global summit in Madrid (ESP) to address all forms of violence and abuse in sport last weekend. Representatives from six continents and 25 nations received presentations from leading researchers in the field, the IOC Safeguarding Toolkit authors, practical experts, and survivors, whose statements provided impact and understanding of the real issues – finally victors not victims.

With 315 days until the opening of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019, the FIS Coordination Group gathered on 9^th and 10^th April 2018 in Seefeld (AUT) for its semi-annual meeting to review preparations for the upcoming Championships.

Stefan Huber (GER) has been appointed as FIS Event Director and will begin the newly developed role on 1^st July 2018.

The FIS Congress 2018 takes place from 13^th-19^th May in Costa Navarino (GRE). It includes meetings of the Technical Committees, the Council as well as the General Assembly on 18^th May.

With the season finals in Schonach coming up, it is also soon time for the Nordic Combined Awards again.

Joachim Bruder, the snow controller for the World Cup finals in Schonach has given green light for the last competition weekend of the season 2017/18.

In two months, the international skiing and snowboarding family will convene in Costa Navarino (GRE) for the 51^st International Ski Congress from 13^th-18^th May 2018.

It was the last week of action for the Audi FIS Ski World Cup before the tour headed to Are (SWE) for this week’s Season Finals.