This is an article from the Journal du Dimanche (paywalled) from June 20th.
It is the candidacy of a woman novice in the federal arcanes, carried by a man who has spent his life maneuvering there. Opposite Nathalie Péchalat, who aspires to a second term on Saturday at the head of the French Federation of Ice Sports (FFSG), stands Gwenaëlle Noury, founder in 2017 of the Lorient club, which she chairs. But that's her shadow that the environment is especially looking at. The features of Didier Gailhaguet emerge there, twenty years of reign between 1998 and February 2020, the date on which he was pushed towards the exit following cases of sexual violence in skating. In recent weeks, it is he who has plowed the ground for Gwenaëlle Noury with the 162 club presidents called to vote.
“When he came to meet me at the end of April, he told me that he had already seen 115”
Gailhaguet also wrote a ferocious mail to the club presidents against Nathalie Pechalat at the begining of June.
This article points out how the whole Mrs Noury's campaign is actually Gailhaguet's. Even the graphical presentation of her program is the same as his in 2018.
In more recent articles, the rest of the press mentionned Gailhaguet's participation as hearsay from Nathalie, while the JDD actually has testimonies.
In her first declaration, Mrs Noury has recognized that Gailhaguet is a consultant of hers, "like any other consultant".
Mrs Noury is president of the little Lorient club in Brittany. Her name was unknown to most until the election.
Many didn't see this coming until very late.
So officially, Gailhaguet isn't back but officiously, he's running the circus again.
And the old athletes are totally split about the election.
Candeloro supported Mrs Noury because he's bitter toward Nathalie's presidency.
Sarah Abitbol didn't support Nathalie who left her outside the fed's new prevention policy. But she is now wary about Gailhaguet's return.
Peizerat wasn't supporting anyone but hearing that Gailhaguet was behind Noury's candidacy, he was a "de facto support" for Nathalie who pushed him aside in 2020.
Alban Préaubert didn't react. (he hasn't since 2020).
Anne-Line Rolland who is the only french skater to have sued her coach for rape and had him condemned, against Gailhaguet's support to the coach, says girls won't dare to speak anymore.
The new Sport Minister has congratulated Mrs Noury.
What a complete mess !
What a spectacular coup from Gailhaguet !
What an horror movie scene !
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