Yahoo Sports reports: It's rare in Olympic sports politics for a sitting president to be challenged in an election after just one full term in office. Rarer still when that leader also has been accepted as a member into the International Olympic Committee. Johan Eliasch faces a re-election vote Thursday to stay president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) against strong opposition from the Alpine, Nordic and north American heartlands of winter sport.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 10, 2026 5:21 AM
World skiing president Eliasch faces re-election vote amid Shiffrin, Odermatt calls for change
It's rare in Olympic sports politics for a sitting president to be challenged in an election after just one full term in office. Rarer still when that leader also has been accepted as a member into the International Olympic Committee. Johan Eliasch faces a re-election vote Thursday to stay president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) against strong opposition from the Alpine, Nordic and north American heartlands of winter sport.
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