International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)

Big Air moves from Italy to the Far East: Welcome Alpensia! | FIS Snowboard

Snowboard Big Air will debut as an Olympic sport at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang with the Alpensia Ski Jumping complex set to host the first official test event on November 25th and 26th.

Highlights | Gasser takes maiden win in Milan | FIS Snowboard

The Austrian boarder kicks off her season in great fashion by winning the Big Air contest in Milan. Langland and Pancochova rounded out the podium.

Highlights | Kleveland stuns the field at Big Air and The City | FIS Snowboard

The 17-year-old from Norway made an awesome stuff under the Tree of Life by posting runs of 93.00 and 95.00 on his way to a first World Cup win ahead of Smits and McMorris.

Snowboard is one of the six Olympic disciplines administered by FIS - The International Ski Federation. The discipline consists of five different events Big air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Snowboard cross, and parallel slalom. Snowboarding is a young snow sport which began in the 1960's. The 1960's were a time of evolution, as young people looked for different forms of expression in winter sports. Snowboarding began to be organized in that decade when the advancements in modern snowboard equipment and freedom of expression led to new and exciting snowboard techniques. Snowboarding's growing popularity is reflected in its recognition as an official sport: in 1985, with the first World Cup was held in Zürs, Austria. In 1998 Snowboarding was added to the Olympic winter schedule.

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As the governing body of international skiing and snowboarding, FIS manages the Olympic disciplines of Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding, including setting the international competition rules. Through its 116 member nations, more than 6'500 FIS ski and snowboard competitions are staged annually.

12TH SNOWBOARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017, MARCH 7 - 19, SIERRA NEVADA - THE COUNTDOWN HAS STARTED

Not long now - FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup 2016/17 at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, South Korea.

Chloe Sillieres FIS World Champion!