Winter Sports Forum: Picture gallery from the 13 March Oslo event
Thomas Bostrøm Jørgensen, Appear CEO, welcoming attendees to the Winter Sports Forum
SVG Europe’s Winter Sports Forum took place in Oslo earlier this month, where speakers from FIS, ORF, OBS and more took to the stage to provide behind the scenes insights into events such as the FIS Alpine World Championships in Saalbach and a preview of the upcoming Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Winter Sports Forum, sponsored by Appear, explored the unique aspects of capturing live winter sports, examining the production and operational challenges and the tools and techniques used by federations, broadcasters and their partners to build audiences and immerse viewers in the action.
More pictures from the event below…
Michael Koegler, ORF, head of directors, Andre Theis, Theis Media, founder and Robert Kis, TV Skyline, MD speaking about the production of Saalbach
Mark Friedman, Chyron, vice president, Strategic Accounts with Matthias Boehmer, FIL, sports director
Networking at Appear’s HQ in Oslo
Tabletop sponsor Cobalt
Benjamin Stoll, FIS, director of digital and innovation, Robert Portman, EBU, head of winter sports, John Hunt, Endeavor Streaming, senior director, commercial partnerships discuss engaging younger viewers
Jean-Marc Racine, Haivision, Chief Product Officer, explains how Obsess Media and the Fédération Française de l’Escalade teamed up to capture up-close content for the International Ski Mountaineering Federation qualifying races at Courchevel.
Emmanuel Couder, FIS, Senior Project Manager and Ivan Khodabakhsh, Swiss Timing, Head of Business Innovation, on GFX, data and the use of AI.
Sotiris Salamouris, Olympic Broadcasting Services, CTO, Andy Rayner, Appear, CTO, Espen Olsen Langfeldt, NRK, Sports Editor, Andrew Ferrans, WBD, VP, Sports Planning and Delivery provided a preview of the planning and production strategies for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina.
After networking at Appear HQ, speakers and attendees continued networking at the Holmokollen Ski Festival.