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Tradition meets innovation: Fischer’s limited NFT ski bundle

2024-02-19T08:30:00Z

Austrian company Fischer Sports GmbH has launched its 100 Years NFT Ski Bundle, available since Feb. 14, 2024, which allows fans to immerse themselves in both the history of skiing and the futuristic world of digital collectibles. This makes the 100-year-old company one of the first ski companies to pioneer ...

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Fischer celebrates 100 years

2024-01-19T15:41:00Z

Source: © Fischer Sports GmbH CEO Franz Föttinger (2024) Source: Archive Fischer Josef Fischer in 1959 Fischer is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The company was founded in 1924 by Joseph Fischer in Upper Austria, where the headquarters are still located today. From ...

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One Way enters alpine ski World Cup

2022-08-29T15:20:00Z

Source: Swiss Ski Daniel Yule After nearly two decades of numerous achievements in biathlon and cross-country skiing, One Way is entering the Alpine World Cup in the 2022/23 winter season. Swiss ski racer and slalom specialist Daniel Yule will be one of the first athletes to rely ...

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Fischer plant in Ukraine reportedly continues to operate

2022-06-10T08:31:00Z

According to an online report by Italian trade publication Outdoor Magazine, the ski manufacturing facility in Mukachevo, Ukraine, is continuing operations during the country’s conflict with Russia, although with some limitations due to the current situation. The plant, owned by Austrian company Fischer Sports, produces skis and snowboards for its ...

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Update: Sports companies and the war in Ukraine

2022-03-17T11:31:00Z

We had previously reported on first, early measures taken by some sports companies such as Nike, Haglöfs and Mammut following Russia’s attack against Ukraine. In the meantime, other companies have joined, and industry groups and federations are also taking action. We have summarized the activities that we are aware of. ...

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Fischer presents health and wellness webinars with Lynsey Dyer

2020-11-04T16:29:00Z

Fischer Sports North America announced that a six-week workshop with Lynsey Dyer , the 37-year-old American ski professional sponsored by the Austrian company, will start on Nov. 9. Called the Showing Up Workshops, the online course is geared toward anyone looking to improve their mental and physical ...

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Little harm for Fischer from Ukrainian plant fire

2020-10-22T16:04:00Z

In its first statement since a fire broke out at its Ukrainian joint venture factory in Mukachevo during the night of Oct. 11 to 12, Fischer Sports said it is immediately relocating some of its ski production to its own Austrian plant in Ried. By adding labor shifts at both ...

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Major fire in Fischer’s Ukrainian ski factory

2020-10-19T16:05:00Z

We have not yet received Fischer Sports’ comments on various press reports regarding a night-time fire that destroyed a large part of its joint venture factry in Ukraine on Oct; 12. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES), the roof of a large one-storey building at the plant ...

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Fischer lays off 150 workers, sees possible recovery

2020-09-23T16:56:00Z

Like Rossignol, which has just announced the elimination of 95 jobs, Fischer Sports has decided to lay off 150 workers at its Ukrainian ski factory following a drop of about 25 percent in pre-orders for the coming autumn/winter season, although the management is cautiously optimistic about the near-term future. There ...

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Josef “Pepi” Fischer is dead

2020-08-27T21:12:00Z

Josef Fischer, the son of the company founder and owner of Fischer Sports GmbH, died on Aug. 26 at the age of 90.After the passing of his father, Josef Fischer took over the management of the company together with his sister in 1959, when he was not even 30 years ...

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Fischer Sports releases lightweight rollerski

2020-06-23T15:25:00Z

Fischer Sports has released what it claims is the lightest rollerski on the market, made entirely of carbon to achieve the flexion and torsional resistance of a regular ski. Fischer has sought to give the Speedmax Classic, as it is called, a slim profile so as to balance high ground ...

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New Swiss country manager for Fischer

2020-06-05T15:32:00Z

Fischer Sports has appointed Silvan Häfliger as its new country manager for Switzerland, starting on July 15. He will take the place of Walter Dietiker, who is leaving the company for reasons of health. Häfliger previously spent 15 years in the winter sporting goods sector, working for Stöckli Swiss Sports ...