Berchtesgaden (pps) Ivo Ferriani, the newly-elected President of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) has made his first call to the office of the International Luge Federation (FIL). On this occasion, the 50 year-old former bobsleigh pilot from Italy met up with FIL President Josef Fendt for first talks. He was accompanied by his Secretary General Ermanno Gardella. Ferriani was the organizer of the blades competitions of the Winter Olympic Games 2006 in Torino, Cesana (skeleton, bobsleigh and luge). Since then he has maintained a close relationship with the FIL.