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Frank Tyler
Frank Tyler (Francis William Tyler, 1904-1956), American bobsledder from Lake Placid, New York; won four-man gold at the 1948 St. Moritz Winter Olympics, sixth in 1936, later US coach and team manager.
Franz Kapus
Franz Kapus (1909–1981), Swiss bobsled pilot from Zürich; won four-man gold at the 1956 Cortina Olympics at age 46, the oldest pilot of an Olympic gold-medal sled, after world titles in 1955.
Franz Keller
Franz Keller, German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper (born 1945, Nesselwang), won individual Nordic combined gold at Grenoble 1968 for West Germany, silver at the 1966 Oslo World Championships, and the 1973 Holmenkollen Medal.
Franz Kemser
Franz Kemser (1910-1986), West German bobsledder of SC Riessersee; Olympic four-man gold at Oslo 1952 with Ostler, Nieberl, and Kuhn in a 472 kg crew, plus World silvers in 1938 and 1953 and 1939 bronze.
Franz Klammer
Franz Klammer, also known as Kaiser Franz or Klammer Express, Austrian alpine skier born 1953 in Mooswald; 1976 Innsbruck Olympic downhill gold, record 25 World Cup downhill wins, five downhill World Cup titles.
Franz Wembacher
Franz Wembacher (born 1958, Bischofswiesen) is a West German luger who won the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic men's doubles gold with Hans Stanggassinger, West Germany's first Olympic luge title, plus World and European medals.
Franziska Preuß
Franziska Preuß (Franzi), German biathlete born 1994, SC Haag; 2024/25 World Cup Total Score winner over Lou Jeanmonnot, 2025 pursuit world champion at Lenzerheide, two Olympic relay bronzes, retired after the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.
Fred Anton Maier
Fred Anton Maier (1938–2015), Norwegian long-distance speed skater; 1968 Olympic 5,000 m champion and World and European all-round champion; set 11 world records and won 4 Olympic medals.
Fred Børre Lundberg
Fred Børre Lundberg (born 1969, Hammerfest) is a Norwegian former Nordic combined skier, Olympic individual champion 1994 and team champion 1998, world champion 1991 and 1995, Holmenkollen Medal 1998.
Frederick McEvoy
Frederick Joseph "Freddie" McEvoy (1907–1951), Australian-born bobsledder nicknamed Suicide Freddie, won 1936 Olympic four-man bronze for Great Britain and three FIBT world titles; first Australian Winter Olympic medalist.
Free skating
Free skating (free skate, long program) is the second figure skating segment, 4:00 minutes for seniors, with free element choice within ISU maximums (8 jumps, 3 spins, 1 step sequence), scored under the IJS since 2004.
Freeride skiing
Freeride skiing is the practice of descending natural, ungroomed terrain like cliffs and powder fields, judged on line choice, control, fluidity, technique, and style rather than time.
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing, a judged skiing discipline governed by FIS with moguls, aerials, ski cross, halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air; Olympic demonstration debut Calgary 1988, medal sport from Albertville 1992, dual moguls added at Milano Cortina 2026.
Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiing became an official Olympic medal sport at the 1992 Albertville Games, with moguls as the sole medal discipline, won by Edgar Grospiron and Donna Weinbrecht.
Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiing at Sochi 2014: 10 events at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, 6–21 February 2014, debuting ski halfpipe and slopestyle; 262 athletes, Canada and USA won 7 of 10 golds, USA swept men's slopestyle.
Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiing at Beijing 2022: 13 events, 3–19 February, at Genting Snow Park and Big Air Shougang; new big air and mixed team aerials; Eileen Gu won three medals; China led with 4 golds.
Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiing at Milano Cortina 2026: 15 medal events at Livigno Snow Park, 7–22 February 2026, with dual moguls debuting; 272 skiers from 24 nations; China and USA led with three golds each; Eileen Gu topped the individual medal count.
Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics: FIS-governed Olympic discipline with moguls, dual moguls, aerials, ski cross, halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air; demonstration at Calgary 1988, medal sport from 1992, 15 events at Milano Cortina 2026.
Freestyle skiing at the Winter Universiade
Freestyle skiing at the Winter Universiade, staged as Freestyle & Freeski, debuted at Innsbruck 2005 with ski cross; its compulsory program now includes ski cross, moguls, slopestyle, and big air.
Freestyle skiing at the Winter Youth Olympics
Freestyle skiing at the Winter Youth Olympics is the program of freestyle skiing competitions for young athletes held at each edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games.
French Alps
The French Alps are the French portion of the Alps, covering 35,000 km² and home to Mont Blanc and the world's largest lift-linked ski areas, including Les Trois Vallées.
French Figure Skating Championships
The French Figure Skating Championships are France's annual national championships awarding titles in men's and women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance, first held in 1908.
Friso Emons
Friso Emons (born 1998, Tilburg) is a Dutch short-track speed skater, Olympic gold medalist in the 5000 m relay at Milano Cortina 2026, three-time European relay champion (2021, 2023, 2024), and 2022 world relay silver medalist.
Fritz Fischer
Fritz Fischer (Friedrich Fischer, born 1956), German biathlete and coach, SC Ruhpolding; Olympic relay gold 1992, silver 1988, bronze 1984; 1988 World Cup champion; distinct from the historian Fritz Fischer.
Fritz Strobl
Fritz Strobl, born 1972 in Lienz, Austrian alpine skier nicknamed "The Cat"; 2002 Olympic downhill champion and Streif course record holder (1:51.58, 1997). Not the ORF manager Pius Strobl.
Fritz Waller
Fritz Waller (Friedrich Waller, 1920-2004), Swiss bobsledder, brakesman for Felix Endrich; won two-man bob gold at the 1948 St. Moritz Winter Olympics, 1949 world two-man title, 1947 world silver.
Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen, Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier born 1973 in Rotterdam; Olympic relay gold 2002, sprint silver 1998, bronze 2006, nine World Championship medals, 15 World Cup wins, Egebergs Ærespris 2009.
Frode Estil
Frode Estil, Norwegian cross-country skier (born 1972, Sørli i Lierne), 13 Olympic and World Championship medals 2001–2007 with six golds; 2002 Olympic pursuit gold shared with Alsgaard after Mühlegg's doping disqualification.
Fulvio Valbusa
Fulvio Valbusa (Bubu), born 1969 in Verona, is an Italian cross-country skier who won 4x10 km relay gold at Torino 2006 and silver at Nagano 1998 across five Olympics, with 23 World Cup podiums.
Furano Ski Resort (富良野スキー場)
Furano Ski Resort is a ski area in Furano, Hokkaido, Japan, opened in 1962 and known for hosting more FIS World Cup events than any Japanese resort.