The Continental Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER), that should have taken place there next weekend, was canceled due to a lack of snow and the unfavourable weather forecast. 

On 9th December, the IOC Session approved a proposal from the IOC Executive Board, in consultation with the IOC Nominations Commission, for the extension of the term of IOC membership for FIS President Gian Franco Kasper until the end of his term of presidency in June 2018. 

With much of Central Europe seeing the arrival of winter and snow only today, many of the World Cup races across all disciplines have been moved to other locations and/or dates. Below is an overview of the changes announced in the last week. 

Austrian Alpine ski star Anna Fenninger is one of the latest supporters of the 2015 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Kreischberg/Lachtal (AUT) together with her boyfriend, ex-snowboarder Manuel Veith (AUT)

With plenty of days left to the season's first big air contest, the first ever World Cup staged in Istanbul is foreshadowing. 

Sometimes, choosing an "Athlete of the Week" is not easy because so many impressive performances happen during two days of competitions and there are many different success stories to tell.

Due to the continuous warmer temperatures in the federal state of Vorarlberg there is still not enough snow for the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup opener in Montafon scheduled for the 18th and 19th of December. 

Due to the continuous warm temperatures and the lack of snow, the FIS Snowboard World Cup Parallel Giant Slalom in Carezza had to be postponed for a few days until Tuesday, December 16th. 

The second Audi ski cross World Cup event of the season, scheduled to take place from December 11-13 in Val Thorens (FRA), has been postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions in the region.

The first World Cup in Nizhniy Tagil (RUS) got the green light after the official snow control.