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Retirements
This week, a number of FIS World Cup athletes have announced their plans to retire from ski racing. Among them are 28-year-old Kathrin Zettel (AUT) and 31-year-old Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (SWE). Both were top names on the Audi FIS Ski World Cup tour for the past decade with 209 and 228 starts, and FIS World Championship medals each. In ski cross, young gun Jorinde Müller (SUI) retired at the age of 21.
Inspection in Ironwood
On invitation of USSA and the Organising Committee of Ironwood, FIS Ski Jumping Race Director Walter Hofer and Chairman of the Sub-Committee for Jumping Hills Hans-Martin Renn visited the Jumping Hill in Copper Peak. Together, they inspected the hill which held its last international competitions in 1994 and, on the initiative of a local investor, discussed plans to revamp it.
St. Moritz 2017 focuses on youth
The Organisers of the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are establishing a Youth Organising Committee aiming at integrating young people from the region and transferring the excitement and know-how for staging future major events. For more information, visit: www.stmoritz2017.ch/jugend/jugendkonzept/
New training sites for FIS disciplines in Sun Valley
The U.S. Olympic Committee has approved four new training sites in central Idaho. Sun Valley will open sites for Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing and freeride and Snowboarding starting this summer. Previously, the Sun Valley location was only approved for Nordic skiers. The site had served as Olympic and Paralympic training grounds for three years.
AISTS Athlete Scholarship
AISTS, the International Academy of Sports Science and Technology, based in Lausanne (SUI), created an Athlete Scholarship to help support current and former professional athletes in their dual and post-sport career. The Athlete scholarship funds half the tuition fee of the AISTS Master of Sports Administration - a 14-month programme developing future leaders in sport. FIS works closely with AISTS on course projects, an internship programme, as well as an annual presentation about FIS and its activities to the students by Sarah Lewis, FIS Secretary General, which took place this week in Lausanne.
This week, a number of FIS World Cup athletes have announced their plans to retire from ski racing. Among them are 28-year-old Kathrin Zettel (AUT) and 31-year-old Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (SWE). Both were top names on the Audi FIS Ski World Cup tour for the past decade with 209 and 228 starts, and FIS World Championship medals each. In ski cross, young gun Jorinde Müller (SUI) retired at the age of 21.
Inspection in Ironwood
On invitation of USSA and the Organising Committee of Ironwood, FIS Ski Jumping Race Director Walter Hofer and Chairman of the Sub-Committee for Jumping Hills Hans-Martin Renn visited the Jumping Hill in Copper Peak. Together, they inspected the hill which held its last international competitions in 1994 and, on the initiative of a local investor, discussed plans to revamp it.
St. Moritz 2017 focuses on youth
The Organisers of the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are establishing a Youth Organising Committee aiming at integrating young people from the region and transferring the excitement and know-how for staging future major events. For more information, visit: www.stmoritz2017.ch/jugend/jugendkonzept/
New training sites for FIS disciplines in Sun Valley
The U.S. Olympic Committee has approved four new training sites in central Idaho. Sun Valley will open sites for Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing and freeride and Snowboarding starting this summer. Previously, the Sun Valley location was only approved for Nordic skiers. The site had served as Olympic and Paralympic training grounds for three years.
AISTS Athlete Scholarship
AISTS, the International Academy of Sports Science and Technology, based in Lausanne (SUI), created an Athlete Scholarship to help support current and former professional athletes in their dual and post-sport career. The Athlete scholarship funds half the tuition fee of the AISTS Master of Sports Administration - a 14-month programme developing future leaders in sport. FIS works closely with AISTS on course projects, an internship programme, as well as an annual presentation about FIS and its activities to the students by Sarah Lewis, FIS Secretary General, which took place this week in Lausanne.
Source: fis-ski.com
