The world ski group is FIS. The FIS has big money problems. Between 2021 and 2025 the group lost much money. The own capital fell from 81 to 43 million francs. This is almost the half. Johan Eliasch was the old boss of the FIS. He spent more money than he got. He also hired many new workers. Now there is a new boss. He is Alexander Ospelt. He comes from Liechtenstein. Ospelt says: The state is very grave. He wants to be strict with money now. He wants to save costs for staff. The office must also cost less money.
There was an idea for more money. Ospelt wanted a world championship every year. Until now there is a world championship every 2 years. Many athletes find the idea bad. Big ski groups from Austria and Germany are also against it. They say: A world championship is nothing special then. The FIS stopped the plan for the year 2028 now. Maybe there is a world championship more often from 2032. Experts say: The FIS needs a fix fast. Else the money is empty in 2029. Then the group is broke.
There was news about Marcel Hirscher. He is a known ski racer. He wants to join races again maybe. The FIS allows him a special start place. He gets a wild card. He drives with the start number 31 with it. He starts for the country Netherlands now.
