File photo taken on Jan 24, 2001, of France's Sarah Abitbol at the European Figure Skating Championships in Bratislava. PARIS: French figure skating chief Didier Gailhaguet cut a defiant figure on Wednesday amid claims of rape and sexual abuse of minors in the sport and government demands for his resignation, blasting his critics as"moralising" and"chancers".
French prosecutors then opened an investigation into Abitbol's claims, which were followed by further allegations by three other skaters of underage sexual abuse. N'Diaye's comments followed news that four of the federation's 16-strong board had resigned, the 12 others deciding to back Gailhaguet's decision to await the conclusion of the probe.
Gailhaguet's accession to the presidency opened the door for Abitbol's coach Beyer to take over as manager of the French national team.A 2000 inquiry led the sports ministry to remove Beyer from his technical role at the federation, but he remained a coach at club level and held an executive position at the federation until 2018.
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