Former European ice dance champion Nathalie Péchalat was beaten on Saturday for the presidency of the Ice Sports Federation (FFSG) which she had held since 2020 by a novice, Gwenaëlle Noury, who won the election. with 52.8% of the vote.
Nathalie Péchalat had assured in recent days that her competitor was remotely controlled by the former president of the FFSG Didier Gailhaguet, who had resigned in the spring of 2020. He was notably accused of having covered a coach implicated for rape and sexual assault.
Péchalat hoped that club presidents "want to move forward"
"The shadow of Didier Gailhaguet has never left the federation," said Nathalie Péchalat.
What bothers me is the battle he is waging on a personal basis, believing that the federation cannot run without him.
I dare to hope that club presidents want to move forward.
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President between 1998 and 2004 then from 2007 to 2020, a position he can no longer occupy due to the limitation of the number of terms of office, Gailhaguet has always defended himself from any return since he was forced to resign by Roxana Maracineanu, the Minister of Sports at the time, following the sex scandal in skating denounced by Sarah Abitbol.
