World ski body president Eliasch gets nomination for re-election from unexpected country
FIS said Eliasch is one of five presidential candidates after a review process that will send an eligible list to member federations on May 20.
- On Wednesday, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation confirmed Johan Eliasch will stand for re-election as a candidate representing Georgia, ending speculation about his nomination source for the June 11 election.
- Although Eliasch previously ran as a British candidate, the British snowsport federation nominated its chief executive Victoria Gosling for the presidency, while Swedish media reported the Swedish federation declined to support the incumbent.
- FIS legal statutes require election candidates to "hold a valid passport with the nationality of their nominating member association." The field includes Dexter Paine of the United States, Anna Harboe Falkenberg of Denmark, and Alexander Ospelt of Liechtenstein.
- An international panel will review the candidates before FIS sends the final list of eligible participants to member federations on May 20, with the official election meeting scheduled in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Sweden-Born Eliasch, who owns the Head sportswear brand, has served as an International Olympic Committee member for two years, though his move to represent Georgia remains unexplained.
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In the fight for an extension of his term of office, FIS President Johan Eliasch goes on a ticket from the Georgian Association to the election on 11 June in Belgrade. This was announced by the International Ski and Snowboard Association. The British-Swedish entrepreneur Eliasch has been at the top of the FIS since 2021. In 2021, he was sent to the races by the British. This time, she is counting on her managing director Victoria Gosling. The li…
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has published the confirmed list of candidates for president and council in the June elections. Georgia has extended a helping hand to current president Johan Eliasch.
The omnitridte FIS president Johan Eliasch stiller til gjenvalg på congresses i juni som representative for Georgia, reporter ski- og snowboardforbundet.
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World ski body president Eliasch gets nomination for re-election from unexpected country
The billionaire British-Swedish president of skiing’s governing body is standing for re-election as a candidate from the country of Georgia.
Johan Eliasch, the British-Swedish president of FIS since 2021, is running for his own estate in a few weeks, but now with the support of... Georgia.
Switching Nations to Stay in Power: Johan Eliasch’s Controversial FIS Bid
FIS President Johan Eliasch. | Picture: FIS Ski Website Johan Eliasch’s bid for a third term as president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has taken a new twist as the billionaire has emerged as a candidate not for Britain or Sweden — but for Georgia. FIS published its list of five presidential candidates on Wednesday, April 22, ahead of the June 11 election in Belgrade, confirming that Eliasch had been nominated by the Ge…
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