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BERLIN (Reuters) - Four national associations, including skiing powerhouses Austria and Switzerland, have filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration .
Re-elected to lead skiing and snowboarding through the 2026 Olympics, Johan Eliasch believes his mandate for change trumps pushback from traditionalists.
Johan Eliasch has been re-elected to lead skiing and snowboarding through the 2026 Olympics. But some key Alpine nations like Austria, Switzerland and Germany let him know he s not their choice. The billionaire owner of sportswear brand Head had no opponent on the International Ski and Snowboard Federation ballot but some at the election meeting in Milan. Voting rules were challenged and some delegates staged a walkout. Eliasch has met resistance for pledges to bring commercial rights in-house and his management style. He says \
(Reuters) - Elena Vyalbe, the head of the Russian cross-country skiing federation who has voiced support for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, has been ou.