German Ski Federation Takes FIS to Court

5th October 2024

The row is over the centralisation of marketing rights.

The German Ski Federation, DSV, filed an injunction against the International Ski & Snowboard Federation, FIS, in Munich.

The main reason for this is the FIS’s decision to centralise the marketing rights for ski competitions, a move that the DSV believes violates German and European competition and anti-trust laws.

The case is being heard in the Munich Regional Court with a decision is expected by mid-October.

The Austrian Ski Federation also believes that FIS president Johan Eliasch’s decision violates European competition law.

Switzerland has also been critical of the FIS’s proposed centralisation but has stopped short of going to court.

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