He opens the door to a departure. Didier Gailhaguet, president of the French Federation of Ice Sports (FFSG), does not rule out resigning, according to remarks he made in an interview with L'Equipe this Saturday.
"One day, there will be a withdrawal on my part," he said as his institution was shaken by a scandal of sexual violence. "I think I am a drag on the Fed, but I had the courage to say all the necessary truths," he said a few hours from the meeting of a federal council this Saturday.
"It's a shock wave for our sports"
Didier Gailhaguet has chaired the FFSG for almost two decades. Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu has called for her resignation. The extraordinary federal council has the power to dismiss him if the question is put on the agenda.
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“How could we not measure the gravity of things that affect children? It's a shock wave for our sports, ”he says. But he also defends his federation: “These are facts that happen in life, society more than imperfect. "He also asserts his own defense:" Since when do we designate the culprit before making the investigation? "The real tsunami is on the victims, of course," he still takes care to specify.