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The annual Club 5 assembly outside of regular FIS meetings took place in Canada this year. On the suggestion of C5 member, Lake Louise, the "Calgary Stampede“ and „Spruce Meadows“ organizations were visited in addition to the planned workshop.

It was a fabulous summer’s day at the Hahnenkamm, perfect for welcoming the fastest in this season’s speed events to Kitzbühel for this „third public holiday“.

The 28th annual meeting of Club 5 Ski Classics, the association of the 16 most venerable organizers of World Cup ski races, took place during the FIS Calendar Conference which is held from June 3rd to 6th in Varna, Bulgaria. 

Varna. The World Cup Organisers Seminar, attended by nearly 200 participants, was one of the highlights of the recently concluded Spring Meetings in Varna (BUL) and featured a wide array of speakers that touched on how to bring more value to events.

The Board of Directors of Winterstart Events Ltd has reluctantly accepted the resignation of Bruce Hamstead in his capacity of Executive Director, External Relations & Special Projects.

With just eight weeks to go until the FIS Calendar Conference in Varna (BUL), registration is quickly filling up.

For the third consecutive year, Longines awarded the Longines Rising Ski Stars prize to the best young athletes (female under 21, male under 23) in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.

The Finals in Meribel marked the end of an era for the FIS men’s Alpine World Cup staff as Race Director for the World Cup’s Men’s Speed Events Helmuth Schmazl, 64, officially retired.

Beijing, China / Zug, Switzerland, 10 February 2015 – Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading Chinese conglomerates and China's largest investor in cultural and entertainment sector has reached an agreement to acquire Infront Sports & Media AG, the world’s most respected international sports marketing company based in Zug, Switzerland, from the European private equity firm Bridgepoint. The transaction is valued at approximately EUR 1.05 billion (USD 1.2 billion) and is subject to customary conditions.   

The ladies' and men’s AUDI FIS Ski World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is just around the corner and we are happy to announce that we are well prepared and have plenty of snow.