Markus Ortler remains South Tyrol's winter sports boss

Continuity at the top of the South Tyrolean Winter Sports Federation FISI: Markus Ortler was confirmed as president of FISI South Tyrol at the general assembly in the Bolzano parish hall on Saturday afternoon and thus enters his third term of office.

July 19, 2026

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Together with the newly elected board, the Vinschger wants to continue on the path taken and keep the focus on promoting young talent and the sustainable development of South Tyrolean winter sports until 2030.

Ortler was confirmed on Saturday afternoon with 5306 out of 5696 votes (93,15 percent) from eligible South Tyrolean clubs. Flavio Roda, president of the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI), also participated in the general assembly. "The past four years have been very intense and culminated in the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, an absolute highlight. I am now looking forward to my third term as president of the regional winter sports federation. We have already been able to advance many interesting projects in the past four years. Now it is important to lay the groundwork for the next Olympic cycle and work together to provide the highest quality training for young athletes," said Ortler after his confirmation.

Broad support within the board

Together with the president, the association will in future be led on the board by Georg Altstätter, Walter Eberhöfer, Giorgio Giovanelli, Christian Gruber, Dietmar Herbst, Leander Moroder and Arnold Rieder.

In the group photo from left: Stefan Schweigl, Christian Gruber, Leander Moroder, Silvia Bertagna, Markus Ortler, Monika Santa, Giorgio Giovanelli, Arnold Rieder, Georg Altstätter and Walter Eberhöfer.

Silvia Bertagna was elected as the athletes' representative. Monika Santa serves on the board as the technical representative. The leadership team of one of the country's largest sports federations is completed by auditor Stefan Schweigl and alternate auditor Walther Aberham.

A long association history

With his re-election, the continuity at the helm of the state winter sports association, founded in 1946, continues. The first president was Alessandro Malpassi, who led the association for more than three decades. He was followed by Heinz Kemenater (1976–1978), Helmut Adams (1978–1992), Martin Wieser (1992–2001), Richard Weißensteiner (2001–2006), Alfred Jud (2006–2008), and Hermann Ambach (2008–2019). After a brief interim period under Vittorio Menghini, Markus Ortler was first elected president in September 2019 and subsequently re-elected in 2022 and 2026.

Elections of the South Tyrol Regional Winter Sports Federation FISI 2026 - 2030

President
Markus Ortler (only candidate) – 5306 votes / 93,15 percent

Board of Directors
Chosen:
Arnold Rieder – 5238 votes
Leander Moroder – 4971
Giorgio Giovanelli – 4965
Christian Gruber – 4894
Georg Altstätter – 4646
Dietmar Herbst – 4611
Walter Eberhöfer – 4582

Not elected:
Sebastian Zuech - 2759

Athlete representative
Silvia Bertagna (only candidate) – 292/292 votes

Representative of the technicians
Monika Santa (only candidate) – 94/94 votes

Auditor
Stefan Schweigl – 4278 votes

Substitute auditor
Walther Aberham – 1328 votes

Keywords Winter sports FISI South Tyrol Markus Ortler