« I want to finish what I started. “Even when pushed around, Johan Eliasch doesn’t intend to give up. The president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation sends a clear message in an interview with Ski Racing Media : " We have left still work to be doneOnce that's done, it will be someone else's turn to take over. »
Despite criticism from some federations and athletes, he defends his record: We have significantly increased our revenueIf we examine what we have accomplished through the centralization of media rights, this should generate, over this eight-year cycle, over 250 million in additional revenueand this in a very difficult economic context. "This will allow us to strengthen the FIS programs," particularly to help small and medium-sized nations ».
« We have probably accomplished more and advanced the organization more in the last five years than in the previous hundred years., he says. One of the things we needed to do, now that the organization has grown considerably and that the programs have become more ambitiousThe goal was to move away from the old model. This allows for a more professional approach, particularly in terms of increasing revenue. He also wants to remind everyone that the athletes have their say » within the FIS Council.
