History of FISI

Costitution

The Italian Union of Ski Clubs (USCI) was founded in Turin, in 1908, by Paolo Kind, uniting three clubs. Paolo Kind, who became its president, was son of the Adolfo who was responsible for the introduction and popularisation of skiing in Italy and who, on 21 December 1901, had formed the Turin Ski Club. The organisation did not last long and was replaced on 23 October 1913 by a new organisation, the Italian Ski Federation, established in Milan and presided over by Gustavo Engelman. Although this initiative was not very successful and was re-launched on 10 October 1920 by Alberto Bonacossa, who was also the first president, with the establishment in Milan of the Italian Federation of Skiing (FIS). In 1933, with the takeover of skating and ice hockey as well as bobsleigh (skeleton), the name was changed to Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI). In 1933, with the takeover of skating and ice hockey as well as bobsleigh and skeleton, the name was changed to Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI). In 1946 the two disciplines on ice finally left the FISI and formed two separate associations. They were reunited later in the Italian Federation of Ice Sports (FISG). The Federation is listed in Law no. 426 of 16/02/1942.

Denomination

Became Federazione Italiana dello Sci (FIS or “Italian Federation of Skiing”) in 1920, assumed its present name in 1933.

Federal Office

The Italian Union of Ski Clubs, from 1908 until its dissolution, in Turin; from 1913 to 1918, the Italian Ski Federation was based in Milan; from 1920 it had two-year rotation between Turin, Milan and Venice; from 1929 in Rome the subsequent Italian Winter Sport Federation, in 1933, in Milan.

First National Championships

1909, cross-country skiing and jumping; 1930, bobsleigh; 1931, alpine skiing; 1966, luge.

First appearance at the Olympic Games

1924 Paris.

Presidents

ITALIAN UNION OF SKI CLUBS

1908 -1912 Paolo Kind

SKI FEDERATION

1913 -1918 Gustavo Engelmann

ITALIAN FEDERATION OF SKIING

1920 -1922 Earl Aldo Bonacossa

1923 -1924 Mario Corti

1925 -1926 Gino Ravà

1927 Guido Bertarelli

1928 -1929 Eart Aldo Bonacossa

1929 -1930 Hon. Augusto Turati

1930 - 1933 Renato Ricci

ITALIAN WINTER SPORTS FEDERATION

1934 -1945 Renato Ricci

1944 Giuseppe Sabelli Fioretti (regent CONI)

1945 Vincenzo La Porta (regent CONI) 

1945 Luigi Flumiani (regent CONI)

1946 -1948 Gianni Nasi

1948 -1949 Pio Antonio Caliari

1949 -1964 Piero Oneglio

1964 -1970 Fabio Conci

1970 -1976 Omero Vaghi (commissioner)

1976 -1987 Arrigo Gattai

1987 -1988 Omero Vaghi

1988 - 2000 Carlo Valentino

2000 - 2007 (18 January) Gaetano Coppi

2007 (24 January - 14 April) Riccardo Agabio (commissioner)

2007 (14 April) - 2011 Giovanni Morzenti

2011 - 2012 Franco Carraro (commissioner)

2012 (31 March) Flavio Roda

Secretaries

1908 Mario C. Santi

1909 - 1912 Adolfo Corti

1913 - 1915 C. Maino

1920 - Adolfo Corti

1920 - 1922 G. Vassalli

1923 - 1924 Giuseppe Guidini

1924 - 1926 Francesco Guarneri

1926 - 1927 Luigi Flumiani

1927 - 1929 Gaetano De Luca

1929 - 1945 Romolo Giacomini

1945 - 1950 Giordano Bruno Fabjan

1951 - 1968 Cesare Bonvini

1968 - 1989 Angelo Vergani

1989 - 1991 Giorgio Ghersina (regent)

1991 - 2001 Roberto Contento

2001 - 2004 Gian Piero Aquino

2004 - 2006 Gianni Storti

2007 Piero Quargniali 

2007 - 2008 Leonardo Costanzo

2008 - 2013 Fausto Cartasegna

2013 - 2014 Enrico Negretti (FISI director)

2014 - 2016 Luigi Monterisi

2018 - Loretta Piroia