Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "International Snowboard Federation" in English language version.
The first official snowboard competition was held in Leadville, Col., in 1981. The International Snowboard Association (ISA), the sport's original governing body, was founded eight years later, and in 1991 transformed into the International Snowboard Federation.
Snowboarding got its own governing organization in 1989, when the International Snowboard Association (ISA) was founded. The ISA changed its name to the International Snowboard Federation (ISF) in 1991, and two years later, the ISF held its first World Championships.
Snowboard made its Winter Olympic debut at Nagano 1998 but who governs the sport has in the past proved controversial. The International Olympic Committee entrusted the FIS which some felt was encroachment into the territory of the then-existing International Snowboard Federation (ISF). In 2002 the ISF ceased operations with the WSF forming later that year.
The International Snowboard Federation. Founded by five nations and 120 racers in 1989, the Vancouver based ISF helped develop and grow the sport of snowboarding. When snowboarding became an Olympic sport for the 1998 Winter Games in Japan, the International Olympic Committee recognized the FIS as the sport's official governing body.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) first included snowboarding in the 1998 Winter Olympics, but under the governance of the International Ski Federation (FIS) rather than the International Snowboard Federation.
The first official snowboard competition was held in Leadville, Col., in 1981. The International Snowboard Association (ISA), the sport's original governing body, was founded eight years later, and in 1991 transformed into the International Snowboard Federation.
Snowboarding got its own governing organization in 1989, when the International Snowboard Association (ISA) was founded. The ISA changed its name to the International Snowboard Federation (ISF) in 1991, and two years later, the ISF held its first World Championships.
The International Snowboard Federation. Founded by five nations and 120 racers in 1989, the Vancouver based ISF helped develop and grow the sport of snowboarding. When snowboarding became an Olympic sport for the 1998 Winter Games in Japan, the International Olympic Committee recognized the FIS as the sport's official governing body.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) first included snowboarding in the 1998 Winter Olympics, but under the governance of the International Ski Federation (FIS) rather than the International Snowboard Federation.
Snowboard made its Winter Olympic debut at Nagano 1998 but who governs the sport has in the past proved controversial. The International Olympic Committee entrusted the FIS which some felt was encroachment into the territory of the then-existing International Snowboard Federation (ISF). In 2002 the ISF ceased operations with the WSF forming later that year.
