On 13 May 2025, the President of the ISMF Ethics & Compliance Office, Mr Juan Jesús Ibáñez Martín, represented the International Ski Mountaineering Federation at the Olympic Movement workshop on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions (OM-PMC), held at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Mr Ibáñez Martín joined more than 50 representatives from 40 Summer and Winter International Federations at the workshop, which focused on the latest developments across the three core pillars of the OM-PMC strategy: regulation and legislation, awareness-raising and capacity-building, and intelligence and investigations.
Key topics included:
- National Federations and integrity: Collaborative approaches to co-create tools and campaigns with the IOC, designed to raise awareness among athletes, coaches, and referees about the risks of competition manipulation in the lead-up to Milano Cortina 2026.
- Athletes as integrity ambassadors: Practical case studies from federations that have successfully engaged athletes as champions of integrity within their sport.
Speaking at the event, Mr Ibáñez Martín stated:
“It is important for all International Federations to work together and demonstrate a shared commitment to transparency in sport. As a small and relatively new Olympic federation, the ISMF is working hard to meet the high standards expected by all our stakeholders – from athletes and coaches to officials and organisers. Our next steps include strengthening our rules, implementing targeted education programmes, and working closely with our National Members and athletes to embed a culture of integrity.”
About the ISMF:
Founded in 2007, the ISMF is the global governing body for competitive ski mountaineering. Since 2016, the organisation has been officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee. Its main goals are the promotion, regulation and development of the sport of ski mountaineering worldwide. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the ISMF’s membership consists of 55 national federations located in Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The ISMF organizes ski mountaineering Senior and Youth World Cups, as well as Masters and World Championships. For the first time, ski mountaineering was a medal sport at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, and has been included in the programme of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games.
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