Ola Strömberg has been in the post for six years, but is now looking to move on to the business world.

"It is of course sad that Ola is leaving, but we are happy to have been able to work together with him for so many years.

The Swedish Skiing Association has developed in many ways under his leadership.

I would especially like to mention his work to strengthen the cooperation between the association's various sports," says chairman Karin Mattsson in a statement.

"Many decisions that have been difficult to understand"

SVT's expert Anders Blomquist does not agree and thinks that the recruitment has been wrong from the beginning.

- There are quite a few decisions that have been difficult to understand and quite a few decisions that have not been good for Swedish skiing.

It has been a construction of a staff, where you build from the inside out instead of aiming at what the business should provide and building from the basis of providing the best conditions possible all the way.

I think that has been striking throughout this period.

Under Strömberg's leadership, major personnel changes took place in the association during a couple of years, when five people in key positions left or were forced out.

Among other things, length managers Jonas Peterson and Daniel Fåhreus left after a short time in the post in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

According to sources for SVT Sport, there was great dissatisfaction with how Ola Strömberg managed the recruitment of the new head of distance.

Strömberg's response to the criticism

Blomquist believes that trust in the union director has been low.

- Out in the skiing world, there has been no trust is my opinion.

I think that there are many in ski Sweden today who see a possibility that Swedish skiing can take off again.

Ola Strömberg himself does not have much to say about the criticism directed at him. 

- I understand that Anders has his opinions, but he does not have the whole picture and is not really familiar with how we work at the entire union.

I've also said it before that everyone is entitled to their opinion and then you don't have to agree, says Strömberg to SVT Sport.