Eliasch, a 60-year-old Swedish businessman and former CEO of sports equipment group Head, was elected FIS president a year ago following the death of the previous world ski boss, Switzerland’s Gian-Franco Kasper. . With no one in front of him, he was elected this time for a full four-year term.
During its 53rd Congress, the FIS approved its takeover of Paralympic snow sports, which until then had been managed by the International Paralympic Committee.
