1.   But both the international ski federation and IOC president Samaranch pushed hard, offering to pick up the bulk of the expense.

2.   But provisional membership in the international ski federation is considered a mere formality.

3.   For starters, Kenya does not have a ski federation.

4.   Many snowboarders also chafe at being under the jurisdiction of FIS, the international ski federation, considering that skiing has often been the hostile antithesis of snowboarding.

5.   So the ski federation wants to hold the jump at night, with floodlights, but the organizing committee has refused on the grounds of cost and environmental impact.

6.   The issue was thought to have been settled, with the ski federation abandoning its plans to raise the starting line.

7.   The problem was that the New Zealand ski federation had no money to support her.

8.   The ski federations could ask for an investigation.

9.   Two years later, Nagvajara completed the paperwork with the ski federation to begin his qualification.

10.   A giant slalom planned for Alta Badia in Italy will be held in Tignes on Sunday, the international ski federation FIS said.