Preparations for major events and the schedule for next season across all disciplines will be among the main topics when the International Ski Federation (FIS) holds its calendar conference in Croatia this week.
Swiss-German newspaper Tages-Anzeiger has released audio recordings of their interview with Gian-Franco Kasper which led to fierce criticism of the International Ski Federation (FIS) President.
International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian-Franco Kasper has sparked further controversy after claiming it is easier to organise the Olympic Games in countries governed by a dictatorship in reference to the 2022 event being held in Beijing.
The Winter Olympic Games must scale down after Beijing 2022 in order to survive, according to Gian-Franco Kasper, President of the International Ski Federation.
Gian-Franco Kasper, who in May last year was elected as President of the International Ski Federation (FIS) for the sixth time, used the metaphor of a litmus test as he contemplated his sport’s prospects in the wake of last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
Gian-Franco Kasper has been re-elected unopposed as International Ski Federation (FIS) President until 2022, with the official now set to serve in the role for at least 24 years.
Four World Championship hosts are due to be announced tomorrow as the International Ski Federation (FIS) Congress continues in the Greek resort of Costa Navarino.
International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian-Franco Kasper has been honoured by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC).
Gian-Franco Kasper is expected to be crowned as President of the International Ski Federation (FIS) for another four years at the organisation's Congress starting in Costa Navarino tomorrow.
Italy's Ivo Ferriani is to be proposed as the winter sports representative on the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to replace Gian-Franco Kasper, insidethegames understands.
An International Ski Federation (FIS) decision to lift the suspensions of six Russian cross-country athletes disqualified from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games on doping charges has been questioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
International Ski Federation President Gian-Franco Kasper has admitted he does not expect many spectators to attend events at next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian-Franco Kasper praised the "rich tradition" of Lahti as this year's Nordic Ski World Championships in the Finnish city opened today.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Gian-Franco Kasper has played down fears American President Donald Trump will damage Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A meeting will be held between the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) next month in order to discuss the strength of the evidence about Russian athletes in the McLaren Report.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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