FIS Sports Integrity Report 2025/26: Protecting Fairness, Safety and Trust

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) is proud to present its Sports Integrity Report 2025/26.

FIS remains committed to protecting the integrity of snow sports so that athletes, officials, and everyone involved can be confident they are taking part in a safe, fair, respectful, and inclusive environment. In a season that included the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the FIS Sports Integrity department continued to turn these principles into practical action.

In line with the FIS Strategic Plan, the report reviews the department's work to prevent harm, protect clean and fair competition, uphold ethical standards, and promote inclusive participation across all FIS disciplines.

Integrity Behind Every Result: Read the Full Report

The FIS Sports Integrity Report 2025/26 brings together the education, independent processes, and partnerships that underpin fair and safe competition, from doping control and betting monitoring to safeguarding and inclusive leadership.

2025/26 sports integrity at a glance

Notable achievements and insights from the 2025/26 season include:

• Dedicated sports integrity modules introduced into the education pathway for FIS Technical Officials.

• Mental health education strengthened, with the FIS Safeguarding Officer and Education Manager completing the IOC's Train the Trainer Mental Health Course.

• Women Lead Sports graduates continuing to take on leadership roles in and beyond snow sports.

• 60 reports received through the FIS Ethics Office and Integrity Hotline between June 2025 and May 2026, up from 25 in the same period the previous year.

• 1,301,795 social media posts analyzed to help protect athletes, coaches, and officials from online abuse.

• Renewal of ISO 9001:2015 certification for the FIS Anti-Doping Program in April 2026.

Major areas: The highlights of 2025/26

The report is structured around core areas of sports integrity work, including clean sport, ethics, safeguarding, inclusive leadership, and strategic partnerships. The following highlights offer a snapshot of the season.

Protecting clean and fair competition

FIS manages doping control through a two-tier testing pool system, in accordance with the FIS Anti-Doping Rules and applicable WADA Standards. The annual renewal of its ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification in April 2026 marked a significant milestone, as FIS prepares for the implementation of the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code in close collaboration with WADA and the International Testing Agency.

Building trust in reporting channels

Reporting volume more than doubled year on year, including 20 reports during the Olympic Winter Games, while a continued shift toward the online reporting portal may indicate growing awareness of, and trust in, FIS reporting channels. FIS also launched a revamped Sports Integrity Hub in May, designed to improve access to sports integrity information, resources, and reporting channels.

"The most important indicator of a healthy ethics system is not the number of cases we open but the confidence people have to come forward." Eddie Marshbaum, FIS Independent Ethics and Compliance Officer

Tackling Online Abuse

Through its partnership with Signify Group and its AI-driven Threat Matrix service, supported by Quest, FIS monitored online abuse directed at athletes, coaches, and officials from October 2025 to March 2026. Of the posts analyzed, 2,794 were confirmed as abusive, with 151 individuals targeted. Most abuse occurred during the Olympic Winter Games and was more commonly politically motivated and trolling in nature than performance-related.

Putting athletes at the center of safeguarding

In a joint initiative between FIS' Education and Sports Integrity departments, a compulsory sports integrity module is now part of the training of new Technical Officials. The report also includes a spotlight on psychological safety with international safeguarding expert Marcella Leonard MBE.

"Safeguarding is not optional, it underpins every athlete's right to feel safe, heard, and supported throughout their sporting career." Adam Hall and Danielle Aravich, FIS Athletes' Commission

Promoting inclusive leadership

Graduates of the FIS Women Lead Sports Master Program have continued to go from strength to strength, with a series of Inside FIS interviews showcasing the journeys of a host of inspirational female leaders - including FIS Nordic Operations Coordinator Madeline Nappey and Gro Eide, now Political Advisor to the Mayor of Trondheim.

Looking ahead: Building a culture where sports integrity is valued

Priorities for the coming season include mental health awareness support for National Ski Associations, the Safeguarding Event Tool Kit with a focus on junior events, implementation of the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code, and strengthening the reporting culture across snow sports.

Discover the full story and download the complete FIS Sports Integrity Report 2025/26.

Information on FIS' sports integrity framework is available at https://www.fis-ski.com/inside-fis/integrity, where you can find dedicated pages for clean sport, safeguarding, ethics, and athletes’ sports integrity resources.

Report a concern and get support

If you have a concern about safeguarding, ethics, or clean sport, you can report it through FIS’ official channels.

FIS has established a sports integrity partnership with Global Sports Investigations (GSI), which operates the external Integrity Hotline independently.

Online: https://fis-integrityunit.integrityline.com/

Phone: +44 (0)207 034 3403

Email: FIS@email-fis.integrityline.com

Reports submitted through the Integrity Hotline are handled confidentially and with care. Information is only shared where necessary to assess the concern, protect individuals, or ensure fair and appropriate handling.

You do not need to be certain before reporting. If you are unsure, you are encouraged to seek advice or raise a concern.