− | # [[Starting Dot]], a Start-up registry company based in France is applying for the TLD in partnership with [[Adrenaline TLD]], a start-up company based in New York dedicated in operating sports related TLDs. <ref>[http://tldcloud.com/about-us About Adrenaline TLD]</ref> <ref>[http://startingdot.com/site/who-we-wre/ Starting Dot-Who We Are]</ref> Starting Dot's application for the string is supported by Domaines Skiables De France (Ski Areas of France), General Counsel of Savoy, Tignes, a well-known international ski resort and Antoine Dénériaz, a French Alpine skier who won a gold medal in the Olympic downhill competition at the 2006 Olympic Games.<ref>[http://dot-ski.com/site/about/ Dot ski Community and Supporters]</ref> <ref>[http://dot-ski.com/site/blog/ Starting Dot Announces Application for .Ski Top Level Domain]</ref> | + | # [[STARTING DOT]], [[Community TLD|Community Application]], a Start-up registry company based in France is applying for the TLD in partnership with [[Adrenaline TLD]], a start-up company based in New York dedicated in operating sports related TLDs. <ref>[http://tldcloud.com/about-us About Adrenaline TLD]</ref> <ref>[http://startingdot.com/site/who-we-wre/ Starting Dot-Who We Are]</ref> STARTING DOT's application for the string is supported by Domaines Skiables De France (Ski Areas of France), General Counsel of Savoy, Tignes, a well-known international ski resort and Antoine Dénériaz, a French Alpine skier who won a gold medal in the Olympic downhill competition at the 2006 Olympic Games.<ref>[http://dot-ski.com/site/about/ Dot ski Community and Supporters]</ref> <ref>[http://dot-ski.com/site/blog/ Starting Dot Announces Application for .Ski Top Level Domain]</ref> |
| # [[Donuts]] (Wild Lake, LLC), the company has applied for 307 TLDs. | | # [[Donuts]] (Wild Lake, LLC), the company has applied for 307 TLDs. |
| + | STARTING DOT's application for [[.ski]] is a community priority application, which requires that the applicant must prove it has singular community support. Ski groups that have come out to support the organization include: The International Ski Federation, the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), Alpine Canada, the Canadian Snowsports Association, France Montagnes, Fédération Française de Ski (FFS), and the [[IOC|International Olympic Committee]] (IOC).<ref>[http://www.dot-ski.com/2012/10/01/the-worlds-leading-ski-and-snowsports-organizations-support-the-starting-dot-community-based-ski-new-gtld-application/ The Worlds Leading Ski and Snowsports Organizations Support the Starting Dot Community Based Ski New gTLD Application, dot-ski.com]</ref><ref>[https://gtldcomment.icann.org/comments-feedback/applicationcomment/commentdetails/9148 Comment 9148, gTLDcomment.ICANN.org]</ref> |