Overview

• In an Instagram statement, Marco Büchel said an open letter from the federation is insufficient and proposed a dedicated FIS fund to help pay for safety netting at critical sections of training runs worldwide.
• Büchel suggested the FIS cover roughly 50–80 percent of installation costs with resorts and national federations funding the remainder, arguing that concrete steps would save lives.
• He directly addressed cost concerns raised by FIS chief executive Urs Lehmann, pressing the federation to move from statements to solutions.
• Lehmann recently refused to let his daughter Nina train on the La Parva piste, citing inadequate protection for a young athlete after the fatal crash of Italy’s Matteo Franzoso.
• Former German star Martina Ertl told ARD she forbids her 16-year-old son from downhill and Super-G, as coaches and observers warn La Parva relies on outdated B-nets and note Franzoso broke through two nets before striking a wooden barrier on September 15.