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Crans-Montana is currently making the hearts of Swiss skiers beat faster. With Lara Gut-Behrami in first place and Jasmine Flury (together with the Austrian Cornelia Hütter) in second place, nothing remains to be desired in Friday’s home race. And the prospects for the weekend (downhill and super-G) are also rosy.
Pure party atmosphere on the Valais plateau? Not at all! Because the winter sports resort is threatened with a major ski hangover.
The FIS takes on the role of mood killer. Because the World Ski Association is on a collision course with the Valais.
There is disagreement over the 2027 World Ski Championships. Crans-Montana has long been awarded the contract for the event. But now the FIS is in danger of looking for a new location. To date, there is no contract between the FIS and the Swiss Swiss-Ski Association. And this is despite the fact that this is usually a no-brainer and usually happens within a few months.
Swiss-Ski rejects the accusations
Two years have now passed since the World Cup was awarded without a document signed. In essence, these are primarily deficit guarantees, which the FIS demands, but which Swiss-Ski, the canton of Valais and the affected communities have apparently not yet guaranteed. Now the patience of the bosses of the world association seems to be running out.
At Swiss-Ski they do not want to put the accusations and the associated threats to rest. “We formally reject FIS’s accusation that it has not fulfilled the promises made during the candidacy phase,” said co-CEO Diegoüger.
He further explains: “We cannot understand the FIS statement because several allegations are simply not true. Since the beginning, Swiss-Ski has had firm commitments from the federal government, the canton and the municipalities regarding support contributions, the amount of which has long been agreed. Nothing has changed in these terms and conditions since then.”
“Time is of the essence” – Lehmann will comment
And the FIS? She regrets this “very disappointing” situation, as she writes. According to information from Blick, this dispute could also be about power games. The background: It is known that FIS president Johan Eliasch and Swiss ski boss Urs Lehmann are not on the same stage despite differing views.
World Cup consultant Hugo Steinegger, who is currently co-organizing the World Cup competitions for the last time, expressed his dissatisfaction in the “Valaiser Boats” that they were still in limbo. “Time is of the essence and something has to be done. The work must begin.” It also concerns which payments can still be expected from the FIS.
The fact is: Swiss ski president Urs Lehmann will publicly comment on the dispute on Saturday before the second women’s downhill.
Source : Blick
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