Before the moment of truth: ÖSV more divided than ever

According to the latest information, the two ex-racers Michael Walchhofer and Renate Götschl have been nominated as successor candidates. It was recently rumored that an agreement had already been reached on Walchhofer as president and Götschl as vice president at an informal and virtual meeting. But this is disputed by the other side. It was exactly the opposite, they say. Hotelier Walchhofer (46) had decided to run for office a long time ago. His former schoolmate and teammate Götschl (45) was only nominated last April and somewhat surprisingly by the Styrian association. This is significant because Schröcksnadel is said to want to continue to have influence on the ski association's economic companies through the new president. Walchhofer had always emphasized that the new ÖSV president must have the final decision in all areas of the ÖSV. Many believe that Götschl is the latest in a series of candidates promoted by Schröcksnadel. Insiders and observers are certain that there has been a rift in the state ski associations in recent weeks because of the different interests in the background. The Salzburger Nachrichten For example, write that on Tuesday you will experience the “final act of alienation”. A resignation causes a sensation Just one day before the election committee meeting, Upper Austria's long-term president Friedrich Niederndorfer resigned with immediate effect on Monday, but without connecting this with the Schröcksnadel successor discussion, as some media immediately suspected. It was said that the resignation was solely for personal reasons. Vice President Bernhard Zauner represented the LSV Upper Austria in the election committee. It was assured that we would continue to stand united behind Walchhofer. Schröcksnadel (79) wants to remain on the Council of the International Ski Association (FIS), but will no longer be running for ÖSV President in June after 31 years. His succession plan is turbulent because of the background. It's about power and influence in the ÖSV companies, quotes the Kleine Zeitung a former ÖSV official. Götschl would be the first woman ever to hold this high official position. Schröcksnadel last had in ORF spoke of a damaging split in the association. Some media say that Schröcksnadel is partly responsible for this split. Who votes for whom? The further course of events will be exciting, because purely mathematically, Götschl would still have a majority in a vote thanks to the axis of Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna. Vorarlberg's head of state Walter Hlebayna - a former coach of the three-time world champion - called for a consensus-oriented proposal before the meeting. Vorarlberg is behind Götschl, according to Hlebayna Vorarlberg news However, on Tuesday one could imagine being able to support Walchhofer's candidate if there was a reasonable agreement. It was unclear until the end whether the candidates would also appear in Anif. Some of the state leaders expected an agreement after the first face-to-face meeting at the Hotel Hubertushof, which was scheduled for 16 p.m. But an initially fruitless postponement is also possible. If no agreement is reached, you formally have another nine days to make a decision. Schröcksnadel's successor is to be presented on June 19th at the country conference in Villach.

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Before the moment of truth: ÖSV more divided than ever

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