TL;DR
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation is looking at a major shake-up to its title events calendar. From 2032, World Championships could run not just in odd-numbered years but in every non-Olympic winter too, effectively putting a global title event on the calendar almost every season. The FIS Council has approved the concept following a feasibility study, though an accelerated rollout as early as 2028 is also under consideration.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation is considering a fundamental change to how often World Championships are held, with a shift toward holding them in nearly every winter from 2032 onwards
Under the current system, World Championships across the major FIS disciplines, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, run every two years, in odd-numbered years. Even-numbered years alternate between hosting the Winter Olympics every four years, and otherwise leaving a gap in the global title calendar entirely, with those seasons built around the World Cup and the fight for crystal globes instead.
The FIS wants to close that gap. From 2032, the federation is looking to hold World Championships not only in odd years but in every even, non-Olympic year as well, meaning a major global title event would land on the calendar in almost every winter, Olympic or otherwise.
FIS Council approves the concept in Thun
The FIS Council discussed the plan during a two-day meeting and strategy session in Thun, Switzerland, in early September, where members were presented with a preliminary feasibility study covering sporting value, calendar impact and commercial and media-rights potential. Based on that study, the Council formally agreed to the concept of increasing the frequency of World Championships along these lines, according to an official FIS statement.
The approval covers the broad concept rather than a finished plan. Details including the competition calendar, which regions and organisers would be able to host additional editions, and the knock-on effects for athletes and the World Cup schedule still need further work.
