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    Member of the ROC Executive Committee, President of the  Russiaт Ski  Association Andrei Bokarev, will continue to work in the FIS Council, the governing body of the International Ski Federation, consisting of 16 representatives of national ski associations (one person from the country).

    Also three new members were included in the Council: Vice-President of The Chinese Ski Association Steve don Yang, President of the Norwegian Ski Federation Eric Reste, and a representative of the Spanish Royal Association of Winter Sports Eduardo Valenzuela.

    Elections of the new Board of the International Ski Federation were held in the Greek town of Costa Navarino within the framework of the 51st FIS Congress. Gian-Franco Kasper has been re-elected unopposed as International Ski Federation (FIS) President until 2022. The 78-year-old Swiss official, has led the governing body since 1998, and has been holding the IOC membership for 18 years.

    In addition, the FIS Congress approved the initiative to appeal to the IOC with a proposal to include into the program of the Olympic Winter Games  in 2022 mixed team competitions in Freestyle Acrobatics, Freestyle Big Air, team competitions in Snowboard Cross, mixed team competitions in Snowboard Parallel Slalom, competitions in Snowboard Parallel Slalom, and a Telemark Parallel Sprint. Telemark is a ski discipline that combines alpine and cross-country skiing techniques.

    The Congress also approved the introduction of new disciplines at the world ski championships. Since 2021, the program of the tournament will include women’s team competitions in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined, mixed team competitions in Acrobatics and in snowboard parallel disciplines.

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    News feed 9 March 2024
    ROC Secretary General took part in the presentation of the International Sports Games “Children of Asia-2024”

    The III Summit of Young Professionals in Sport concluded in Bangkok, focusing primarily on the development of children’s sports across the Asian continent.

    News feed 27 February 2024
    Stanislav Pozdnyakov: “We need to gradually move away from the term “new territories”. Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson Oblast – these are already full-fledged regions of the Russian Federation”

    The ROC President visited a training session of the youth squads of the Rostov-Don women’s handball club as part of the Educational Forum in the capital of the Rostov Region.

    News feed 26 February 2024
    Stanislav Pozdnyakov: “For the ROC, the strategic priority is to form new generations of strong athletes, worthy citizens of our country”

    The ROC President opened the educational forum of Olympic councils and sports federations of new Russian regions in Rostov-on-Don.