D – 1 for the Courchevel/Méribel and Saalbach teams in the race to organize the Alpine Ski World Championships in 2023. The French and Austrian applications are invited to an oral presentation, Tuesday May 15 in Costa Navarino, in Greece, where the annual congress of the International Ski Federation (FIS) is being held from May 13 to 19. Each of them will have 10 minutes to present their file and their vision of the event. The vote will take place two days later, Thursday May 17, with the result expected to be announced around 19:30 p.m. local time. Michel Vion, the president of the French Ski Federation (FFS), repeats it: “ It's our turn. Our application was well executed. The support of President Macron a few days ago is a huge asset for us. » France has not organized the Alpine Ski World Championships since Val d'Isère in 2009.
— Published on May 14, 2018
