The Russian Ski Association (RSA) is a non-governmental organization, which represents Russian ski sports in the international field. Organization includes four all-Russian sports Federations: Russian

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and

Snowboard Snowboards are boards where the user places both feet, usually secured, to the same board. The board itself is wider than most skis, with the ability to glide on snow."snowboarding." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 17 Mar ...

Federation, Cross-Country Ski Federation of Russia, Freestyle Federation of Russia,

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and Nordic Combined Federation of Russia. Members of the Russian Ski Association are represented in the

International Ski and Snowboard Federation The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, also known as FIS (), is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding. It was previously known as the International Ski Federation () until 26 May 2022 when the name was cha ...

(FIS). In response to the

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, in March 2022 Russian athletes were suspended from participating in FIS competitions.

History

The Russian Ski Association who is a creator of an RSA was founded in 2005 on the basis of The Russian Ski Union. The Russian Ski Union was founded in 1994 and it had combined the Cross-Country Ski Federation of Russia, the Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping Federation of Russia, the Freestyle Federation of Russia, the Alpine Skiing and Snowboard Federation of Russia. In 2003, the Russian Government gave a direction to public organizations of Russia to re-register. But The Russian Ski Union was able to be re-registered only under conditions that the four federations had already been re-registered. Some federations were late with this procedure so the Russian Ski Union wasn't re-registered either. The Union existed until 2005, actively representing the Russian Federation on the international field. In 2005, the decision was made to recreate the Union. Its new name was more relevant for the International Ski Association. The Russian Ski Association is recognized by the

Russian Olympic Committee The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) is the National Olympic Committee representing Russia. Its current president during IOC suspension is Mikhail Degtyarev. The membership of ROC is currently suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC ...

(ROC) and included in the register of Russian public organizations. In response to the

, in March 2022 Russian athletes were suspended from participating in FIS competitions.

References

External links

*Official site
Contacts
{{National members of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

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National members of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Skiing in Russia Sports organizations established in 2005 2005 establishments in Russia