"One day there will be a withdrawal from me." Here is what Didier Gailhaguet had entrusted to the team, a few hours before the holding of the Federal Council which he himself convened this Saturday morning.
And the president of the French Federation of Ice Sports - whose body is facing the scandal caused by the accusations of rape of several former skaters, including Sarah Abitbol, against coaches when they were minors - has therefore decided to leave his functions "for the sake of pure soothing", "without any bitterness" and "head up".
"The dictatorship of the ministry"
At the end of this council, he nevertheless repeated once again that "when I was at the head of the federation all the cases were treated". After describing his results which he considers successful, Mr. Gailhaguet also added "yes our federation is beautiful, yes our federation is healthy". In front of the journalists present, he also denounced "the dictatorship of the ministry".
A few days ago, Roxana Maracineanu, the Minister of Sports, asked Didier Gailhaguet to leave office. "I made mistakes, not mistakes," then defended himself after his interview with the minister who has been in office since 1998 (with a break between 2004 and 2007).
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