News and updates à la Française, part quatre

[Andrea82]

The Ministry's ambition is to make sure Gailhaguet is out (and to remove some sports from its authority if clubs complain : the Ministry has taken speed skating away from the FFSG ; it may take short-track away in the coming days ; that's a huge intervention in the FFSG's life)

The L'Equipe article I read about the elections made it sound as it is short track which wants to get away from FFSG rather than the ministry wanting it. The article indicated the final decision is Ministerial but it was initiated by a letter by majority of short track clubs to the ministry asking to join Fédération française de roller et skateboard). Have I misunderstood?

 

[cholla]

The L'Equipe article I read about the elections made it sound as it is short track which wants to get away from FFSG rather than the ministry wanting it. The article indicated the final decision is Ministerial but it was initiated by a letter by majority of short track clubs to the ministry asking to join Fédération française de roller et skateboard). Have I misunderstood?

No, you are right, short track took it upon itself to knock at the door of roller. Not long ago there was a huge feud between them and Djamel Cheikh (National Technic Director) and the later was accused of mental harassement by a short tracker. It was quietly swept under the rug and no one knows if there was a follow up.

Candeloro has said it many times, he wants to keep short track under FFSG. One of his goals is to develop ALL disciplines. He is genuinely interested in them, he often attends synchro, curling, speed and short track competions. His postcast "Les Givrés" (= the Frosted but it has a double meaning: the Bonkers) - which I work for since last fall - talks about all disciplines and has regular contributors from each one of them. I'm confident he will find the right arguments to make short track stay. He has defended them countless times in the past.

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Huge change for the 2030 Olympic Games: The ice rinks will no longer be in Nice but in Lyon.
I assume that figure skating will be at the LDLC Arena in Decines-Charpieu. This is a new arena where Asvel basketball team plays their games. The arena has about 11,000 seats.

Val d'Isère, Lyon, Pays-Bas... Découvrez la carte définitive des sites des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques d'hiver de 2030 dans les Alpes françaises

Après plusieurs rebondissements, la carte des sites a finalement été finalisée et officialisée par le Comité organisateur des JO 2030, lundi, à l'issue de son conseil d'administration.

www.franceinfo.fr

 

[Karen-W]

Huge change for the 2030 Olympic Games: The ice rinks will no longer be in Nice but in Lyon.
I assume that figure skating will be at the LDLC Arena in Decines-Charpieu. This is a new arena where Asvel basketball team plays their games. The arena has about 11,000 seats.

Val d'Isère, Lyon, Pays-Bas... Découvrez la carte définitive des sites des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques d'hiver de 2030 dans les Alpes françaises

Après plusieurs rebondissements, la carte des sites a finalement été finalisée et officialisée par le Comité organisateur des JO 2030, lundi, à l'issue de son conseil d'administration.

www.franceinfo.fr

The figure skating & short-track venue is currently proposed to be temporary seating at Halle Tony Garnier. Hockey is getting not just LDLC Arena but also a temporary venue at Eurexpo. Not sure where they're putting curling - I've seen some that have it at Palais des Sports and others placing it at Eurexpo.

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Halle Tony Garnier was originally a slaughterhouse. Perfect place to host figure skating after all.

 

[cholla]

Halle Tony Garnier was originally a slaughterhouse. Perfect place to host figure skating after all.

Only a part of the actual building was a slaughterhouse (Abattoirs de la Mouche), the rest was a livestock market. Still, it's a bit funny to have FS competitions there. I've been to many concerts @ Tony Garnier, it's a huge "arena" but it will need some works before 2030, as it's not ageing well.

 

[kwanfan1818]

the rest was a livestock market.

Also a perfect place to host figure skating after all.

 

[Nmsis]

The L'Equipe article I read about the elections made it sound as it is short track which wants to get away from FFSG rather than the ministry wanting it. The article indicated the final decision is Ministerial but it was initiated by a letter by majority of short track clubs to the ministry asking to join Fédération française de roller et skateboard). Have I misunderstood?

Nmsis:
The Ministry's ambition is to make sure Gailhaguet is out (and to remove some sports from its authority if clubs complain : the Ministry has taken speed skating away from the FFSG ; it may take short-track away in the coming days ; that's a huge intervention in the FFSG's life)

You understood right.

The Sport Ministry is not interventionist with federations. It takes action only after serious complains, inquiries, multiple warnings about dysfonctions, demands of corrections.... It takes a looooooong time, biiiiiig files and federations incapable or unwilling of fixing their problems.

 

[spin2win]

I don't know what's behind the paywall, but apparently Adam Siao Him Fa is in a precarious situation in relation to his funding to be able to skate:

Patinage artistique. « Ça n’a jamais été aussi dur » : à Lyon, ce patineur est en quête de sponsors pour préparer les JO 2030

Le patineur de 25 ans, attendu dans quatre ans comme une des figures de l’équipe de France olympique, s’est rendu à Lyon mi-juin en quête de ...

www.leprogres.fr

edit: somebody on reddit posted full text, so here it is

"It's never been this hard": in Lyon, this skater is looking for sponsors to prepare for the 2030 Olympics​

The 25-year-old skater, expected to be a key figure on the French Olympic team in four years, traveled to Lyon in mid-June seeking support to finance his season. His precarious financial situation has been disrupted by a number of factors. We'll explain.

It's a face we didn't expect to see there. At this speed dating event between companies and athletes preparing for the 2028 and 2030 Olympics, organized in mid-June on one of the courts of the Lyon Tennis Club . Because it's hard to imagine that Adam Siao Him Fa , undoubtedly one of the faces we expect to see in Lyon in four years and identified as a medal contender, could be experiencing such difficulties.

However, the return from holidays at the beginning of the month, "the first in 14 years, was a big shock, a big stress", says the double European champion on the other end of the phone, during a training camp in Courmayeur in Italy.

"I came looking for patrons, sponsors to finance my preparation for the Games. This season, I haven't done many shows, most of the time when I'm available it means risk of injury because no recovery before the return to competition... That's how I injured my ankle two years ago, I'm more attentive to it. And at the same time, I had fewer results, but it wasn't that bad either. Two silver medals in Grand Prix, the final Grand Prix medal, 5th at the World Championships, 7e at the Games. It's not nothing, but there's a little less prize money and you're less called up for shows. It's the snake biting its own tail," he says.

Up to €180,000 per season While some of his compatriots were also looking for possible jobs with adapted positions that day, the skater, who wants to focus "200% on competition", was instead looking for sponsors, companies with whom to share his experience. "I spend 7 to 8 hours a day skating between the ice, the warm-up, the physical preparation, the yoga, the administration part... You don't have space for a job on the side. It's a delicate situation common to many athletes."

Financially, he swears that "it has never been so hard". It must be said that the Bordeaux native has changed his status in recent years, playing the leading roles and reversing the codes of his sport, allowing the reintegration of the backflip in competition (with Ilia Malinin). At the same time, the financial burden of the elements to be implemented to remain at this high level has increased.

"I have help from the Federation, the city (of Nice where he is based) and the region, but it's not enough. When I was younger, I didn't have as many expenses. Between the staff, the costumes, you have to rework the music, pay the rights, the physical preparation, the trips to the training camps, the training, sometimes you also have to pay for access to the ice... A season can cost up to €180,000. »

The transfer of all of Nice's ice sports has cut into some opportunities with local sponsors who were counting on the opportunity to gain visibility. "We say to ourselves, it's in France, the sponsors will follow, it's not that simple."

So to seduce those in the Lyon region, Adam Siao Him Fa highlights his experience that he can come and share in the territory during off-peak periods "events, meetings, conferences, everything is possible". The fact that his sport is the one that has "the biggest audiences during the Winter Games", and that he strives to make his 125,000 followers visible on his social networks.

Accustomed to prospecting by email, "thousands without answer", the skater appreciated this direct exchange with "the right people", sometimes so difficult to identify. "To have participated in this event is a very good thing. I don't know how it will turn out, I'm waiting for feedback. I really hope to be able to find a solution. »

 

[Karen-W]

New pairs team representing France!

Chiara Michaela Pazienza (previously represented Switzerland as a junior) and Jean Medard.

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