{"id":1953524,"date":"2026-05-25T00:48:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1953524"},"modified":"2026-05-25T00:48:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:48:44","slug":"usa-and-canada-join-forces-with-europe-to-oust-fis-president-eliasch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1953524","title":{"rendered":"USA and Canada Join Forces With Europe to Oust FIS President Eliasch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sophie Goldchmidt co-signed the letter. | Image: U.S. Ski & Snowboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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With less than a month until the International Ski and Snowboard Federation<\/a> (FIS) holds its presidential election in Belgrade, senior officials from seven of the sport\u2019s most powerful nations have issued an unusually direct intervention.<\/strong> A total of 11 federation leaders have signed a joint open letter dated May 8, 2026, to all National Ski Associations (NSAs), calling for a change in leadership ahead of the June 11 vote.<\/p>\n

The letter \u2014 addressed to \u201cfellow NSA friends\u201d and signed by the 11 representatives from the United States, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Norway, Spain, and Canada \u2014 raises specific and serious concerns about the financial health, governance, and transparency of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation under its current leadership.<\/strong> It is one of the most direct public interventions in FIS politics in the modern era of the sport. \u201cWe are fully convinced we need a change for FIS and the NSAs to have credibility and a positive future for our sports and athletes,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n