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STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE F.I.S ATHLETE COMMISSIONDRAFT

The Mission Statement:Who We Are:

The F.I.S Athlete Commission is comprised of 12 Athlete members that are elected for afour (4) year term by their Athlete peers. The Commission

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s aim is to represent the bestinterests of Athletes from each Ski and Snowboard Discipline. *The AthleteCommission reports to and liaises directly with the F.I.S Council. (

*would need to be ratiﬁed

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Membership:

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Alpine: 4 members (2 women - 2 men)

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Freestyle: 2 members (1 woman - 1 man)

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Cross Country: 2 members (1 woman - 1 man)

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Snowboard: 2 members (1 woman - 1 man)

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Ski Jumping: 1 member (male or female)

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Nordic Combined: 1 member (male or female)

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Member Roles & their Voting Rights:

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Chair: Tie Breaking Vote only

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Vice Chair: *Full Voting Status

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Secretary: Full Voting Status

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General Member: Full Voting Status

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**Honorary Member: Non Voting Status

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Vice Chair relinquish general voting status and gains “Tie Breaking Vote” status when Chair is not present.

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Honorary Members may include current or former F.I.S Athletes that act as representatives for the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C) as well as the World Anti Doping Agency (W.A.D.A).

Our Mission Statement:

Under the banner: DemocraSki.com - Power To The People; the F.I.S AthleteCommissions Mission Statement reads:

“To Engage All Members and Stakeholders of F.I.S in a Manner that is Consistent with the Philosophy: Athlete Centered, Athlete Driven.”

Our Values:

Our fundamental values are those aspects of human behavior that we believe areessential to the achievement of personal excellence, self-fulﬁllment, fair play andprotection of individual rights & liberties through the participation of Skiing andSnowboarding at the elite level. They establish an appropriate level of expectations forthe conduct of all members in all circumstances and represent a frame work and set ofguiding principles for the F.I.S Athlete Commission.

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Our Guiding Principles:

•Athlete Centeredness•Solidarity•Transparency•Leadership•Accessibility•Accountability•Relevancy•Integrity•Fairness•Vision & Ambition

How we Operate:

Under the direction of the International Ski Federation (F.I.S), the F.I.S AthleteCommission represents the Ofﬁcial Voice of the Athlete Membership for all mattersrelated to F.I.S as well matters relating to external bodies such as the InternationalOlympic Committee (I.O.C) and World Anti Doping Association (WADA). TheCommission equally and in a non-bias manner represents viewpoints from allDisciplines, Nations and Genders.The Athlete Commission

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s

Primary responsibility

is to report directly to the F.I.SCouncil (*

needs to be ratiﬁed

) with speciﬁc suggestions and/or direction (motions??) inregards to matters that are considered General in Nature and that represent the bestinterest of all F.I.S Athletes. The Athlete Commission

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s scope can be said to be Generaland Global; it does not represent the speciﬁc interests of individual Disciplines and/orNations.The Athlete Commission also has a

Secondary responsibility

to provide a voice and apathway for Athletes and Disciplines to directly engage the F.I.S Discipline Committeesand sub-Committees. The Athlete Commission understands that although Disciplinespeciﬁc matters are not handled at the Commission level; members of the Athlete

Commission do, however, have an ofﬁcial pathway to their Discipline Committees andsub-Committees and are given voting rights within the given framework of thesecommittees. This secondary role that we shall call “Athlete Commission - DisciplineDelegates” represents a body and/or function that can be said to run below or parallel tothe primary roles and responsibilities of the Athlete Commission.

Athlete Responsibilities:

The Athlete Commission may at any point be comprised ofboth active and non-active (retired) Athletes. Actively competitive Athletes arecontinually striving for personal best performances and thus have committed toprioritizing their Athletic training needs over the responsibilities of the AthleteCommission. Although the roles and responsibilities of the Athlete Commission are ofutmost importance to it

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s Athlete representatives; we recognize that in order formembership on the Athlete Commission to remain viable in the long term it must not jeopardize an Athletes performance potential.

Our Vision for Athletes of the F.I.S:

Achieving excellence in sport requires one to clearly see the future, to challenge oneselfand to push one

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s limits beyond what is generally considered to be the status quo. TheF.I.S Athlete Commission has a vision to achieve excellence over the next 4 years; avision that will challenge the F.I.S and its staff, it

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s member Disciplines as well as itsAthlete membership. F.I.S and its Disciplines are recognized as evolving and dynamic;an so it is that the Athlete Commission recognizes that the structure, direction and visionof F.I.S as it relates to the Athletes must also be considered dynamic and evolving. Tothis end the Athlete Commission seeks to provide a guide or framework of its vision forthe next 4 years.•At ALL times we are human beings ﬁrst, Athletes seconds. The individual rights andliberties of Athletes must always be at the forefront of all decision making at all levels.•F.I.S Athletes are viewed as heroes and champions within the International Sportsscene. They excel in International competition by winning medals at the OlympicWinter Games, World Championships and World & Continental Cups.•In the capacity of Athlete Heroes; Athletes engage and inspire the public at large viatheir roles as Sport Ambassadors in various capacities. Engagement in Volunteerism,Philanthropy, Community Involvement and Leadership represents a belief andadoption of core philosophies that the Athlete Commission holds in high regard.•Elite level Athletes have acquired, through their participation, determination andprofessionalism in sport; a Unique and Valuable skill set that can and should beleveraged. Elite Athletes represent the pinnacle of personal and professionalachievement and it should be recognized that this holds true as an Athlete transitionsout of the competitive spotlight.

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