GENEVA (AP) — Billionaire businessman Johan Eliasch was elected president of the International Ski Federation on Friday promising to bring new race formats and more dynamic broadcasts into winter sports. Eliasch, the long-time CEO of ski and tennis brand Head, got a majority 65 of the 119 votes from national ski federations in the first round of polling. A Swede who runs Head from London, Eliasch had pledged during his campaign to leave his role if elected. Eliasch acknowledged that “it’s true I am an Alpine ski guy,” though the FIS portfolio also includes cross-country skiing, freestyle disciplines, snowboarding, ski jumping and Nordic combined. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...An Alpine skier for Britain at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, Lewis built close ties to Winter Games host China and is an honorary professor at Beijing Sports University.

Source: thestar June 04, 2021 12:47 UTC