Paris (AFP)
Briton Sarah Lewis declared her candidacy for the presidency of the International Ski Federation (FIS) on Tuesday, of which she was general secretary from 2000 until her surprise departure last October.
"I thank all those who gave me their frank encouragement for my application," she said on her Twitter account.
Its campaign slogan is "Do more together".
Sarah Lewis is the fourth candidate in this election which will take place on June 4 and which will mark, whoever is the winner, a turning point in the history of the FIS.
The FIS, which oversees all snow disciplines (alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding), excluding biathlon, has in fact been chaired by the Swiss Gian Franco Kasper (77 years old) since 1998.
Previously, his compatriot Marc Hodler had headed the body since 1951.
The election was originally scheduled to take place in May 2020 in Pattaya (Thailand), before being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Also in the running are the former Swiss skier Urs Lehmann, world downhill champion in 1993 and current president of the Swiss Ski Federation who is a favorite, the Swedish businessman Johan Eliasch, CEO of the Austrian equipment manufacturer Head, and another Swede, Mats Arjes, vice-president of the FIS.
Sarah Lewis, 56, was dismissed last October to everyone's surprise by the FIS with immediate effect.
The Briton, who took part in the alpine skiing events at the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, could become the first woman to chair the FIS.
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