Candidates announced for FIS President and Council election

All candidates for the positions of President and FIS Council (18) must be nominated by their National Ski Association at least 60 days prior to the opening of the Congress, in accordance with Article 10.10.1.1 of the FIS Statutes. 

In line with this requirement, the following candidates have been submitted for the positions of President and Council Member, listed in alphabetical order. All candidature documents are available here. 

President 

• Johan Eliasch (GEO)

• Anna Harboe Falkenberg (DEN)* 

• Victoria Gosling (GBR)* 

• Alexander Ospelt (LIE)*

• Dexter Paine (USA)* 

* In the event they are not elected as President, these candidates will stand for election to the Council.  

Council 

• Deidra Dionne (CAN)

• Tove Moe Dyrhaug (NOR) 

• Dean Gosper (AUS)

• Dr. Michael Huber (AUT) 

• Nevena Ignjatovic (SRB)

• Magdalena Kast (ARG)

• Fredy Keirouz (LBN)

• Zurab Kostava (GEO)

• Roman Kumpost (CZE) 

• Tomaž Kunstelj (SLO) 

• Karin Mattsson (SWE )

• Tzeko Minev (BUL)

• Ken Odashima (JPN)

• Jana Palovičová (SVK)

• May Peus (ESP)

• Jean-Philippe Rochat (SUI)

• Flavio Roda (ITA)

• Fabien Saguez (FRA)

• Dr. Franz Steinle (GER)

• Fiona Stevens (NZL)

• Yuliia Syparenko (UKR)

• Patrick Toussaint Mas (AND)

• Martti Uusitalo (FIN)

• Zhao Wang (CHN)

The final list of eligible candidates, as approved by the FIS Nomination and Remuneration Committee, will be communicated no later than 20 May 2026. In the meantime, all nominated candidates may now commence their promotional campaigns.

The election will take place during the FIS Congress on 11 June 2026 in Belgrade, Serbia.