European Ski Federation
ski federation of Europe
The European Ski Federation (ESF) is the official federation regulating skiing within the continent of Europe and is responsible for the representation of skiing within the greater European Union over the disciplines of alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and snowboarding. The goal of the ESF is to strengthen Europe's voice in international skiing and promoting winter tourism in Europe.
History
The ESF was founded in Munich on 5 February 2009 by the four nations of Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland. The four nations were represented by Peter Schröcksnadel, who would become the first President of the Federation for Österreichischer Skiverband, Alain Méthiaz for the Fédération Française de Ski, Giovanni Morzenti for the Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali and Dr. Urs Lehmann for Swiss-Ski, respectively.
Members
The original four members are the Österreichischer Skiverband representing Austria, the Fédération Française de Ski representing France, the Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali representing Italy, and Swiss-Ski representing Switzerland. Since 2009 the number of members has increased to 11.
Österreichischer Skiverband, Austria. President Roswitha Stadlober
Belarusian Alpine Skiing and Snowboard Federation, Belarus, President Natalya Petkevich
Fédération Française de Ski, France, President Michel Vion
Winter Sports Federation of Georgia, Georgia, President George Ramishvili
Hungarian Ski Federation, Hungary, President Dr. Klára Kaszó
Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali, Italy, President Flavio Roda
Latvian Ski Association, Latvia, President Vairis Brize
Liechtensteinischer Skiverband, Liechtenstein, President Andreas Wenzel
National Skiing Association of Lithuania, Lithuania, President Remigijus Arlauskas
Russian Ski and Snowboard Association, Russia, President Andrey Bokarev
Swiss Ski, Switzerland, President Dr.
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