Austrian Ski Federation to investigate new sexual abuse allegations

VIENNA (Reuters) The Austrian Ski Federation (OSV) said on Friday it would look into new allegations of historical sexual abuse in the sport, part of buy canada goose jacket cheap a wider investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct by coaches, supervisors and athletes going back decades.

An OSV spokeswoman said the investigation would examine allegations cited on Friday by the buy canada goose jacket German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung from two anonymous female skiers who said they were raped or sexually harassed in the 1960s and 1970s by former Austrian canada goose clearance sale coach Karl Kahr.

A lawyer for Kahr, now 85 and still a well known figure in Austria, said his client denied all the allegations and would take legal Canada Goose Outlet action against his accusers when their identity became canada goose uk outlet known.

client says this canada goose uk shop is completely made up. These incidents never happened, Kahr lawyer Manfred Ainedter said on ORF radio of the German newspaper report.

Reuters could not immediately reach Ainedter cheap canada goose uk for further comment.

The OSV said it had already set up an expert commission to deal with a series of allegations related to historical sexual abuse in Austrian skiing and Canada Goose Coats On Sale said it would present cheap Canada Goose the findings uk canada goose to the public in the summer.

The commission will also now examine the Kahr case, the spokeswoman said.

Allegations of systematic abuse by coaches, supervisors and athletes in Austrian skiing first emerged publicly uk canada goose outlet late last year with former Olympic skier Nicola canada goose uk black friday Werdenigg saying that she was raped when she canada goose coats was 16 by a male team colleague.

Werdenigg, the 1975 Austrian downhill champion, canada goose coats on sale did not reveal the name of her alleged attacker, but she told ORF radio on Friday that it was not Kahr.

The OSV spokeswoman said Werdenigg has been invited canada goose factory sale to give evidence in the investigation.

WINTER OLYMPICS On Friday the 2018 Winter Olympics opened in canadian goose jacket South Korea, and the OSV spokeswoman said the federation hoped the canada goose issue of historical sexual abuse would not affect the focus of Austrian athletes taking part in the Games, Canada Goose Jackets which canada goose store run until Feb. 25.

Asked whether the OSV was concerned about how all the allegations might affect Canada Goose sale the sport in Austria or harm the image of the OSV, she said: focus is fully on Canada Goose Online the Winter Olympic Games.

Asked by Reuters to comment on the latest allegations, a spokesman for Austrian Sports Canada Goose Parka Minister Heinz Christian Strache said: was 60 years ago, but of course everything must be cleared up. He declined to comment on the Kahr case.

Strache is also vice chancellor and leader of canada goose to mall the junior party in the governing coalition, the far right Freedom Party.

Sexual abuse scandals have become a major issue in a number of countries over the past year, spreading from the world canada goose clearance of entertainment canada goose black friday sale to sport, politics and business.

On Feb. 5, https://www.canadagoosetomall.com former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to an additional 40 to 125 years in prison for molesting young female gymnasts, capping weeks of testimony from nearly Canada Goose online 200 victims about his decades of abuse.