MOSCOW, April 14 Sweden's speech against the re-election of Elena Vyalbe to the Council of the International Federation skiing (FIS) is due to the desire to get rid of the main competitor, said the head of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev. Earlier, the President of the Swedish Ski Federation Karin Mattsson opposed the re-election of Elena Vyalbe to the board of the International Ski Federation (FIS). «Typical recently, the rhetoric against Russian athletes has reached Elena Vyalbe. It's amazing how they want to get rid of their main competitor. Vyalbe and her wards have been creating a sensation for several Olympic Games in a row, collecting all the medals, «Svishchev told reporters. Those who are trying to challenge Vyalba's merits to skiing are simply incompetent, the politician added.
