[3] It sought to bring the world's best competitors together to test their skills in an environment which embraced competitiveness, but stressed the idea of having fun.
[4] Three-time world champion Terje Håkonsen boycotted the Olympics as a result of the FIS being appointed to oversee the officiating.
The FIS has maintained its control over the Olympics, giving credence to the position that snowboarding is a discipline of skiing and not its own, individual sport.
[citation needed] Although the ISF continued to represent snowboarding on an international level, it began to lose influence, sponsors and finances to the FIS, and ceased operations on 22 June 2002.
[5] Twenty years later, FIS changed their official full name to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation.