MOSCOW, April 13 President of the Swedish Ski Federation Karin Mattsson opposed re-election of Elena Vyalbe to the Board of the International Ski Federation (FIS). Earlier it was reported that the head of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Vyalbe would be re-elected to the FIS Board. It will consist of 21 people: the FIS President, two athletes and 18 elected members of the council, who will be selected from 23 candidates. The election of Vyalbe to the FIS Council was previously opposed by the head of the Finnish Ski Association, Markku Haapasalmi, and the Secretary General of the Polish Ski Association, Jan Winkel. «On all these issues, we are working closely with Norway and Finland. So, of course, we will talk now. «We won't vote for her. But it's one thing not to vote for her. Should she be among the candidates at all? Do we want to remove her from the list? Yes. That's what we want to discuss further,» Mattsson is quoted by Expressen. is a three-time Olympic champion and 14-time world champion in cross-country skiing. She has led the FLGR since 2010.
