Winter Sports
Four companies named official suppliers for Beijing 2022
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics organising committee has signed a quartet of official suppliers
World Ski Championships to take place in Cortina after all, as ‘FIS family’ rallies to support region
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships will take place as originally scheduled in Cortina, Italy, from February 9-21, 2021 after the sport of skiing rallied around the Covid-19-afflicted region to help…
NRK acquires domestic Norwegian skiing rights, agrees TV2 sharing deal
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has renewed its domestic rights for Norwegian Ski Federation events for a further five seasons, while also striking an sublicensing agreement with commercial and…
Infront retains Norwegian Ski Federation international rights
The Infront agency has agreed a five-year extension with the Norwegian Ski Federation for the international media rights to all International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events held in the country
Tensions ease between Swiss-Ski and Wengen organisers after CHF300,000 donation
Swiss-Ski, the sport’s national governing body in Switzerland, has withdrawn its request to remove the iconic race in Wengen from the provisional 2021-22 FIS World Cup calendar as it seeks a resolution t…
Cortina 2021 requests postponement of Alpine World Ski Championships
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has said it will “carefully consider” a proposal from the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) and its Cortina 2021 Local Organising Committee (LOC) to delay nex…
Wengen FIS World Cup race under threat in TV and sponsorship rights revenue spat
The future of the flagship FIS Ski World Cup race in Wengen is under threat because of a long-running row between organisers and Swiss-Ski, the national governing body, over the distribution of media and…
Apparel brand Odlo acquired by Monte Rosa Sports Holdings
Swiss sports apparel company Odlo has been acquired by investment firm Monte Rosa Sports Holdings
FIS presidential hopeful Eliasch wants TV-friendly skiing formats
Johan Eliasch, a candidate for the International Ski Federation (FIS) presidency, has called for the sport to introduce more formats that are suited for television in order to drive higher audiences and…
Switzerland’s Lehmann to run for FIS presidency
The Swiss-Ski national governing body has announced that its president Urs Lehmann is running for the presidency of the International Ski Federation (FIS), with current incumbent Gian-Franco Kasper set…
Norwegian Ski Federation loses Veidekke deal as financial losses bite deep
The Norwegian Ski Federation (NSF), already suffering financial losses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, has lost one of its key sponsors – the country’s largest civil engineering company Veidekke.
Alpine Ski World Cup Finals and IIHF Women’s Worlds fall victim to coronavirus
The coronavirus has claimed two major events in the winter sports sector with the International Ski Federation (FIS) and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) cancelling their Alpine Ski World Cup…
Veltins extends Four Hills rights in winter sports sponsorship spree
German brewery Veltins has extended its sponsorship with major international winter sports events, including the Four Hills tournament and World Cups in ski jumping, Nordic combined and cross-country skiing
Eurovision Sport secures four-year extension with Romania Ski Biathlon Federation
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has renewed a rights agreement with the Romania Ski Biathlon Federation (RSBF)
FIS delays 2025 Freestyle and Snowboard Worlds bidding amid Russian CAS appeal
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that it will postpone the bidding process for its 2025 Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships in light of Russia’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration f…
Japanese Olympic Committee approves Sapporo’s 2030 Winter Olympics bid
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) executive board has approved Sapporo’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics.
ESPN postpones maiden Chinese winter X Games event
The X Games action sports franchise has become the latest organisation affected by China’s coronavirus crisis following a decision to postpone its inaugural winter edition in the country.
China winter sports tourism and domestic skier numbers surge
A report on Chinese winter sport consumption habits by the China Tourism Academy and online Chinese tour operator Ctrip has said the number of winter sports tourists during the 2018-19 season hit 224 million