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June
A surprise outcome at the 57th FIS (International Ski and Snowboard Federation) Congress in Belgrade, called to elect the president for the four-year term 2026-30. Alexander Ospelt, representing Liechtenstein, was elected new president by a single vote, receiving 65 votes (50,391 TP3T) compared to the 64 votes received by the incumbent Johann Eliasch (49,611 TP3T). No abstentions were cast. Ospelt is the sixth president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, following five years under the leadership of the Anglo-Swedish Eliasch. The new head of the governing body of international winter sports is 59 years old, born on December 25, 1967, and hails from Schaan, Liechtenstein.