Ski sports in turmoil: Eliasch counters the protest of the athletes!

Ski sports in turmoil: Eliasch counters the protest of the athletes!

In the current conflict about the World Ski Championships and the marketing rights, FIS President Johan Eliasch urgently appealed to the Austrian Ski Association and warned against solo proceeds. According to the reports of krone.at , Eliasch criticized a protest letter, which was signed by 71 athletes, among them prominent names such as Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt. He claimed that some athletes didn't even know that their name was on the letter and did not understand what they had actually signed. This raises questions about the credibility of the signatures and shows the tensions within the ski community.

dispute over CVC officers escalated

The dispute revolves around a lucrative offer by the CVC financial company, which is willing to invest 400 million euros in FIS. Eliasch rejected the athletes' allegations who claimed that the offer was rejected without consultation. In an interview with