Int’l Ski Federation flag handed over to Georgia ahead of 2023 championships
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has handed over its standard flag to the International Ski Federation of Georgia as the ski resort of Bakuriani will host the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships. Photo: Euronews Georgia.
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The International Ski Federation (FIS) has handed over its standard flag to the International Ski Federation of Georgia as the ski resort of Bakuriani will host the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships.
According to tradition, the flag was to be received from China, the previous host country of the World Championship, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, China refused to host the World Cup and the tournament was held in several countries.
President of the International Ski Federation Johan Eliasch handed over the flag to Georgia.
I think that Georgia has a phenomenal skiing environment. It has great potential and we [FIS] want to find such new places for the FIS championships”, Eliasch told Euronews Georgia.
In 2022, Bakuriani will host the World Cup stages of Freestyle Ski and Snowboard, for which artificial snow systems and new tracks will be prepared.
The Secretary General FIS Michel Vion told Euronews Georgia that hosting a mountain skiing competition is related to many challenges, though Bakuriani is preparing very well for it.
There are many competitions to be held, the preparatory process to be passed, numerous tracks and tribunes to be prepared... This requires a large investment, so we are happy that Georgia and Bakuriani will provide everything and will host the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships”, said Vion.
On February 19, 2022 Bakuriani will host Europa cap stages of Parallel Slalom (Snowboard), while there will be Giant Slalom on February 20.
The Georgian ski resort of Bakuriani will become one of the best resorts in Eastern Europe thanks to the new infrastructure developed for making Bakuriani the host resort for different international competitions, says Director of Mountain Resorts Development Company Irakli Tchirakadze.
Ski season is approaching and the International Ski Federation has confirmed the calendar of the events planned for the Georgian winter resort of Bakuriani. Preparations for hosting the competitions are in an active phase in Bakuriani, announces the Georgian Ski Federation.
Georgia is going to submit an application to host the 2023 World Skiing and Snowboarding Freestyle Championship.
The International Ski Federation (FIS), representatives of international partner companies OnCourse and Schneestern, and the International Sports Marketing Company have visited Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani to inspect new infrastructure ahead of the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships.
About three months before the start of the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, a group of representatives of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation is in the Georgian ski resort of Bakuriani to inspect the infrastructure of the location preparing to host the event.
Michael Vion, the secretary general of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, has praised infrastructure works in the Georgian ski resort of Bakuriani ahead of its hosting of next year’s Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, Georgia’s Mountain Trails Agency said on Tuesday.
Irakli Burchuladze, the Director of the Mountain Trails Agency of Georgia, on Wednesday told agenda.ge state authorities were “doing their best” for ensuring everything was in place for the winter resort of Bakuriani to host the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships starting this month.
Over 2,000 international visitors from 42 countries have already registered to visit Georgia for the Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in the country’s winter resort of Bakuriani between February 16 and March 5, the Georgian Government’s press office said on Friday.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili has praised the ongoing works for preparing the winter resort of Bakuriani for hosting the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championship in February, the Ministry of Economy said on Thursday.
Authorities will institute traffic restrictions in the winter resort of Bakuriani to ensure uninterrupted access for visitors and athletes taking part in the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships, the Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday.
Athletes from around the world on Thursday started their first official training in aerials, a freestyle ski discipline, as part of the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships running through March 5 in Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani.