May 29, 2008 (Cape Town, South Africa) – FIS has just announced from their Congress in Cape Town, South Africa that Val di Fiemme, Italy will host the 2013 FIS Nordic Worlds winning over Falun (Swe), Lahti (Fin), Oberstdorf (Ger) Zakopane (Pol) – see more info on the Val di Fiemme bid below. The selections for other World Championship sites are as follows:

– 2012 FIS Ski Flying World Championships: Vikersund (NOR)
– 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: Schladming (AUT)
– 2013 FIS Freestyle World Championships: Voss (NOR)
– 2013 FIS Snowboard World Championships: Stoneham (CAN)

Val di Fiemme (ITA)
After the successful experience of 1991 and 2003, Val di Fiemme presents its candidacy to organize the World Championships for the third time. The 1991 World Championships can be considered a real milestone, as the event was organized south of the Alps for the first time in the history of Nordic skiing. It was an unforgettable debut, followed by another world experience for Val di Fiemme in 2003. The 2003 championship was a “sunny” event from every point of view, as FIS President Gian Franco Kasper stated during the FIS Congress in Miami in 2004 when the “final report” on Fiemme 2003 was presented. “There were no clouds in Val di Fiemme from 18th February 18th to 1st March, neither in the sky nor on the organization”.

On the basis of those words and the successful event, Val di Fiemme is now looking for another new prestigious appointment, betting on its organizational skills, a team of qualified volunteers and the famous hospitality tradition of the valley and of the Trentino region as a whole. Val di Fiemme is the Italian cross-country skiing capital and a world renowned tourist destination in the heart of the Dolomites. The cross-country skiing centre at Lago di Tesero and the ski jumping stadium in Predazzo are the main “monuments” of a valley that has had and continues to have great skiing talents such as Franco Nones, Giorgio Vanzetta and Cristian Zorzi.

For more information, visit www.fiemme2013.com The organizers of the 2012 FIS Ski Flying World Championships and the 2013 FIS Alpine, Nordic, Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships will be elected by the FIS Council on Thursday, May 29. The announcement of the elected organizers will take place at the Westin Grand in Cape Town (RSA) at approximately 19:00 CET. FIS is pleased to present below brief portraits of the five candidates for the 2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (in alphabetical order).

For more on the other sites that bid click here.