Swedish billionaire Johan Elias, 60, has been re-elected president of the International Ski Federation Fis.
Now many unions are angry and report the operation to CAS.
– The procedure behind the election was a joke, Swiss Confederation President Diego Zuger says according to SVT.
Voted last summer John Eliasch He emerged as the new president of the International Ski and Snowboard Association Fis.
At the time, he was one of four candidates.
In his re-election this year, he was the only one.
The conference took place in Milan at the end of May and was windy to say the least. Many delegates chose to leave the meeting before the elections began because they considered the process undemocratic, he wrote inside the games.
Now a step forward has been taken.
“joke”
Four of the largest federations – Switzerland, Germany, Croatia and Austria – have chosen to report their re-election to CAS.
– The procedure behind the election was a joke. According to SVT, elections in which the only valid vote is “yes” do not agree with our view of the law.
– Swiss CEO Urs Lehmann says the choice is taken from a scene in the TV series Moparna.
– It was just a farce, says German Football Association CEO Stefan Schwarzbach.
I got a standing ovation
70 of 100 delegates voted yes for Johan Elias and according to Inside the Games, the Swede received a standing ovation when it was decided to vote.
But some major countries were noticeably upset.
According to Inside the Games, the dissatisfaction is based on Eliasch’s plans to create a central market within Fis, which could lead to lower revenue for individual federations.
After the conference, Elias said the following about the criticism:
I have a responsibility to ensure the well-being of all National Federations, not just a few of the most privileged.
Good for 30 billion
Johan Eliasch was born and raised in Djursholm outside Stockholm but has lived in London for more than half his life. He owns the head of a large ski and tennis brand. Last year, the Sunday Times reported that he did well for SEK 30 billion.
In addition to the skateboarding world, Elias has undertaken various assignments in British and international organisations. He also founded the organization Cool Earth, which works to conserve rainforests.
Sportbladet contacted Johan Eliasch for a comment.