Fischer Skis is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n company that produces Nordic skiing

Nordic skiing

Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing....

, Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

, Tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 and Hockey

Hockey

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

 equipment. It is one of the largest manufacturers of equipment in the world cup for both Nordic and Alpine skiing disciplines and manufactures a wide range of skis and ski equipment targeted against both professionals and amateurs. Fischer has achieved innovative success in both Alpine and Nordic in the last three world cup championships.

History

The company was founded in 1924 by Josef Fischer, Sr., a cartwright, in Ried im Innkreis

Ried im Innkreis

Ried im Innkreis is a town in the state of Upper Austria in Austria, approximately 70 km west of Linz and 60 km north of Salzburg...

, northeast of Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. In addition to making wagons, he made an occasional pair of skis. By 1934, the company had significantly expanded it ski manufacturing, with 30 employees, and selling 2,000 pairs of handmade skis in the United States alone. Following the conclusion of World War II, Josef Fischer, Jr. became involved in the reconstruction of the company. In 1949, Fischer developed the first ski press to speed up production, which was still by hand. By 1956, the company employed 137 craftsmen, and was manufacturing 53,000 pairs of skis annually. In that year, Fischer adoped its three-triangle logo. In 1964, the company completed a new factory on the outskirts of town, featuring a state-of-the-art computerized sawmill. Fischer also introduces metal skis for the first time, on which Egon Zimmerman wins the downhill

Downhill

Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....

 at the 1964 Winter Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

. By 1967, the company had 775 employees, and produced 330,000 pairs of skis.
The company has devoted considerable research efforts over the years to develop skis for racing, including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and skis for attempting the world speed record.

Rottefella/Fischer Partnership

Beginning 2007-2008, Fischer partnered with Nordic Binding producer Rottefella

Rottefella

Rottefella is a Norwegian ski binding manufacturer.-Rottefella/Fischer Partnership:Taking effect beginning of the 2007-2008, Rottefella will be the official bindings of Fischer Skis boots. Presently, Fischer boots use the Salomon Nordic System Rottefella is a manufacturer of NNN bindings...

. Rottefella bindings will be the official bindings of Fischer Skis boots. Fischer boots used the Salomon Nordic System (SNS) up until the 2007/2008 season. Rottefella is the manufacturer of NNN (New Nordic Norm) bindings. These two binding systems are not compatible, and, beginning in 2007, Fischer boots will be using the NNN system to be compatible with Rottefella bindings.

Fischer in Ski Racing

• Ivica Kostelic
  Ivica Kostelic
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• Egon Zimmerman
• Franz Klammer
  Franz Klammer
  Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer. Klammer overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons . He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel in dramatic fashion...
  
  
• Johan Pulz
• Tom Simmons
  Tom Simmons
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• Regina Sackl
• Harti Weirather
  Harti Weirather
  Hartmann "Harti" Weirather is an Austrian former alpine skier.During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982...
  
  
• Steve Podborski
  Steve Podborski
  Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:...
  
  

Fischer in professional tennis

Male Players:
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

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 (retired) Anders Järryd

Anders Järryd

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 (retired) Potito Starace

Potito Starace

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 Jiří Vaněk

Jirí Vanek (tennis)

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 Ivo Minář

Ivo Minár

Ivo Minář is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20, 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62...

 Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo

Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo

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 Dominik Hrbatý

Dominik Hrbatý

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 Tomáš Zíb

Tomáš Zíb

Tomáš Zíb , is a male tennis player from the Czech Republic. He reached a career high ranking of 51 in 2005, and is ranked number 290 in the world as of August 18, 2008.-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:* *...

 Lukáš Dlouhý

Lukáš Dlouhý

Lukáš Dlouhý is a professional Czech tennis player on the ATP Tour. A doubles specialist, Dlouhý reached a career-high ranking of World Number 5 on June 22, 2009.-2006-2008:...

 Jan Mertl

Jan Mertl

Jan Mertl is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On July 23, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 163.-Singles: 1 :-Doubles: 9 :-External links:...

 Fernando Vicente

Fernando Vicente

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 Łukasz Kubot

Female Players:
Anna Chakvetadze

Anna Chakvetadze

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 Tathiana Garbin

Tathiana Garbin

Tathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open...

 Jelena Kostanić Tošić Yuan Meng

Yuan Meng

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 Anna-Lena Grönefeld

Anna-Lena Grönefeld

Anna-Lena Grönefeld is a professional tennis player from Germany. She turned professional in April 2003.As of September 2011, Grönefeld is the No. 12 tennis player from Germany. She was coached and trained by Rafael Font de Mora in Scottsdale, Arizona until 2006...

 Karolina Šprem

Karolina Šprem

Karolina Šprem was a Croatian tennis player.She has won eight titles all at the ITF level. She has not won any titles on the WTA Tour. Career highlight is a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2004 where she defeated two-time champion, four-time finalist and then-world No...

 Tanja Ostertag Svetlana Krivencheva