written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message fischer sports gmbh industry sporting goods founded 1924 headquarters ried im innkreis austria key people josef fischer sr. founder franz f ttinger ceo bernhard matzner cfo products alpine skis alpine bindings alpine boots alpine poles nordic skis nordic bindings nordic boots nordic poles jumping skis accessories and hockey revenue 2011l12 184 7 million eur 2012l13 173 5 million eur 2013l14 186 1 million eur 2014l15 159 8 million eur number of employees ried im innkreis aut 492 mukatschewo ukr 1167 other locations 139 website www.fischersports.com www.fischer hockey.com fischer sports is an austrian company that produces nordic skiing alpine skiing and hockey 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 championships as well as at the olympic games . contents 1 affiliated companies 2 history 3 rottefella fischer partnership 4 fischer in professional sports 5 fischer in alpine skiing 6 fischer in nordic skiing 7 references 8 external links affiliated companies edit fischer sports has several affilitates 1 fischer l ffler germany gmbh ger ooo fischer rus fischer mukatschewo ukr fischer skis us llc usa fischer footwear srl montebelluna ita fischer france sarl fra history edit the early years the company was founded in 1924 by josef fischer sr. a cartwright in ried im innkreis northeast of salzburg austria . in addition to making wagons he made an occasional pair of skis . by 1938 2 the company had significantly expanded its 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 . emergence into a new era in 1949 fischer developed the first ski press to speed up production which was still by hand . by 1958 3 the company employed 137 craftsmen and was manufacturing 53 000 pairs of skis annually . in that year fischer adopted 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 won the downhill at the 1964 winter olympics . 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 . 4 fischer sports factory ried im innkreis at 2013 on the fast track in the early 70s fischer became the biggest ski manufacturer in the world . 5 the europa 77 with its fibre glass technology was revolutionary . this was the foundation to capture the scandinavian market . franz klammer won the olympics in 1976 on fischer c4 skis . in 1988 fischer opened the factory in mukatschewo ukraine . family ties 2002 was the year of the buy back . since then fischer has been 100 % family owned . in 2011 fischer was able to present a world first the vacuum fit . 6 with this technology it became possible to fully adapt the ski boots making them more comfortable to wear . since the foundation of the company the focus has been on new technologies and innovation . the concentration on core competencies and the development as a family enterprise is at the forefront of fischer s approach . 7 in 2013 the headquarters was renovated . we are the only family owned company in the business and i am delighted that this has been the case for so many years . josef fischer 2014 8 rottefella fischer partnership edit beginning 2007 2008 fischer partnered with nordic binding producer rottefella . 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 professional sports edit at the winter olympic games in sochi 39 gold 36 silver and 35 bronze medals were awarded to fischer athletes . a total of 108 medals which were won mainly in the nordic disciplines . 9 this even surpassed the result at the winter olympic games in vancouver 2010 74 medals . the norwegian athlete marit bj rgen who is equipped by fischer has become the best olympic cross country skier of all time . in sochi she won 3 gold medals . 10 us american joss christensen is the first olympic champion in the alpine discipline of freeski slopestyle . 11 fischer in alpine skiing edit ivica kostelic egon zimmerman franz klammer tom simmons nicole hosp regina sackl dave ryding harti weirather steve podborski isolde kostner manfred m lgg jean baptiste grange tanja poutiainen denise karbon kathrin h lzl kristaps zvejnieks joss christensen freeski fischer in nordic skiing edit petter northug cross country dario cologna cross country alexey poltoranin cross country marit bj rgen cross country tora berger biathlon gregor schlierenzauer ski jumping stefan kraft ski jumping eric frenzel nordic combined bente skari cross country magdalena forsberg cross country biathlon elena v lbe cross country sven fischer biathlon thomas wassberg cross country adam malysz ski jumping andreas goldberger ski jumping references edit fischer sports facts and figures 90 years fischer history 90 years fischer history the fischer story skiing november 1985 p. 142 90 years fischer history ispo european ski award 2011 90 years fischer history 90 years fischer history 90 years fischer history marit bj rgen results olympic games slopestyle men results sochi 2014 external links edit official website official website hockey retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fischer company & oldid 710912816 categories sporting goods manufacturers of austriaski equipment manufacturerscompanies established in 1924austrian brandshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from september 2015all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload 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