The international ski jumping family mourns the loss of Jouko "Jokkeri" Toermaenen, who passed away in the night from Friday to Saturday in Central Hospital in Rovaniemi (FIN) at age 60.

The first competition of this season's 4-Hills-Tournament is history, now the tour continues via Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Innsbruck to Bischofshofen.

Good news also for the third level of the Nordic Combined sport: the cancelled Alpencup weekend in Seefeld has been rescheduled to take place at the Tyrolean venue during the beginning of January.

The first competition of the 63rd 4-Hills-Tournament in Oberstdorf had to be canceled today due to strong wind and heavy snowfall. 

After thorough discussions with Local Organising Committees and having taken in consideration the last weather forecasts, the international Ski Federation (FIS), German Ski Association, Swiss Ski, and Italian Winter Sport Federation are happy to confirm that the 9th edition of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear will be carried out as planned from 3rd - 11th January 2015.

The FIS Database continues to expand as newly-created graphs gives fans information on Licensed Athletes around the world, the number or starts for athletes and the most podiums by age. 

FIS wishes you a festive Holiday Season, filled with joy, cheer and snow, as well as a successful start to 2015!

The Champion is back on top! Nordic Combined superstar Jason Lamy Chappuis had a great weekend at Ramsau am Dachstein and returned to the to the top of the podium, exactly one year after winning his last World Cup at Schonach in December 2013

Loitzl, Kofler, Morgenstern, Schlierenzauer (2) and Diethart. This is not the Austrian team for the upcoming 4-Hills-Tournament, these are the 4-HIlls winners of the past six years.

Everything points to the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun becoming a big successful party.