webfact Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 World ski body pays to end defamation claim by Vanessa-MaeFile photo. Source: InternetOBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) — The International Ski Federation has settled a defamation claim by Vanessa-Mae after wrongly accusing her of helping fix races so she could qualify for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.FIS said Wednesday it had apologized and made an "appropriate payment" to Vanessa-Mae, which she intends to pay to a charity.Vanessa-Mae won an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport last June overturning her four-year ban. The court cleared the musician of rigging low-level races in Slovenia organized by her entourage in January 2014.Vanessa-Mae had sued FIS for unspecified damages.The musician and her entourage "did not in any way fix, contrive or improperly influence the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect" of qualifying races in Slovenia, FIS said in Wednesday's statement.FIS said it accepted that its previous statements about Vanessa-Mae's conduct at the races "were unjustified and unreservedly withdraws them."The CAS ruling last year found that a "number of irregularities" had occurred in the running of the qualifying races but there was no evidence to implicate Vanessa-Mae.The musician, then aged 35, competed in Sochi for her father's native Thailand and finished last in giant slalom. -- (c) Associated Press 2016-02-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverado Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Go , Vanessa , Go, go go !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 A defamation suit ! Yes she's Thai alright ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I lost all respect for her a long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangebrew Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) Another song and dance. Is her favorite charity Gucci? Edited February 25, 2016 by Strangebrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Multi skilled , multi money , multi friends in high places, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 An embarrassing shambles, which just makes her look like a spoilt petulant fool. Stick to what you do best. Lyndsey Vonn ; now there's a ski racer the whole world can be proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I thought she was guilty. Shame on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I thought she was guilty. Shame on me. she's not snow white ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 An embarrassing shambles, which just makes her look like a spoilt petulant fool. Stick to what you do best. Lyndsey Vonn ; now there's a ski racer the whole world can be proud of. I would sue too if someone claimed i was a criminal and ruined my reputation. (not that I have one but she does). Bit strange not to sue and she is donating the money to charity.. so its not about money at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 An embarrassing shambles, which just makes her look like a spoilt petulant fool. Stick to what you do best. Lyndsey Vonn ; now there's a ski racer the whole world can be proud of. I would sue too if someone claimed i was a criminal and ruined my reputation. (not that I have one but she does). Bit strange not to sue and she is donating the money to charity.. so its not about money at all. they probably knew something then said something they could not prove and rather than drag it out settled knowing she will never ski again - no respect for her ski ego trip anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 An embarrassing shambles, which just makes her look like a spoilt petulant fool. Stick to what you do best. Lyndsey Vonn ; now there's a ski racer the whole world can be proud of. I would sue too if someone claimed i was a criminal and ruined my reputation. (not that I have one but she does). Bit strange not to sue and she is donating the money to charity.. so its not about money at all. they probably knew something then said something they could not prove and rather than drag it out settled knowing she will never ski again - no respect for her ski ego trip anyway Then they should not have said it if they can't prove it. As for her ego trip.. i really did not follow that. Just can understand it when people sue when reputations are damaged and while the allegations cant be proven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I lost all respect for her a long time ago but I am sure she still longs for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 An embarrassing shambles, which just makes her look like a spoilt petulant fool. Stick to what you do best. Lyndsey Vonn ; now there's a ski racer the whole world can be proud of. I would sue too if someone claimed i was a criminal and ruined my reputation. (not that I have one but she does). Bit strange not to sue and she is donating the money to charity.. so its not about money at all. they probably knew something then said something they could not prove and rather than drag it out settled knowing she will never ski again - no respect for her ski ego trip anyway Then they should not have said it if they can't prove it. As for her ego trip.. i really did not follow that. Just can understand it when people sue when reputations are damaged and while the allegations cant be proven. You mean they should sue only if the allegations made against them can be proven? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 At the time the story broke all the relevant timings were made public but unfortunately I can't remember what they were. Depending on the discrepancies did Vanessa ever wonder how she magically reached the Olympic qualifying time ? Was it ever explained who or WHAT motivated the timing officials to fiddle the figures ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 sirineouI mean if your an world ski body and you make claims you can't prove.. then you deserve to be sued by the one you defame. Its just stupid to make destroy someones image when you with allegations you can't prove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvid 1950 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Is there a better skier than Vanessa Mae, who could represent Thailand in olympics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Is there a better skier than Vanessa Mae, who could represent Thailand in olympics? this is not on-topic but she's British born and bred and only applied for a Thai passport (a language she can't speak) to get into the Olympics through that loophole whilst there are FAR better skiers in Britain whose times (much better than hers) would not have made pre-qualifying and I hope that answers your question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Multi skilled , multi money , multi friends in high places, And multi <deleted> HOT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) An embarrassing shambles, which just makes her look like a spoilt petulant fool. Stick to what you do best. Lyndsey Vonn ; now there's a ski racer the whole world can be proud of. I would sue too if someone claimed i was a criminal and ruined my reputation. (not that I have one but she does). Bit strange not to sue and she is donating the money to charity.. so its not about money at all. they probably knew something then said something they could not prove and rather than drag it out settled knowing she will never ski again - no respect for her ski ego trip anyway it appears their mistake was accusing her of KNOWING the timings were fiddled (forgive pun) not that they were not fiddled and, of course, she's completely innocent and fully deserved to be in the Olympics "The CAS ruling last year found that a "number of irregularities" had occurred in the running of the qualifying races but there was no evidence to implicate Vanessa-Mae." Edited February 25, 2016 by LannaGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) sirineou I mean if your an world ski body and you make claims you can't prove.. then you deserve to be sued by the one you defame. Its just stupid to make destroy someones image when you with allegations you can't prove. I know what you meant. I am just being a smart ass, emphasis on the Ass. You are Right. Back home we have an expression "Put up or shut up" I guess they could not 'Shut Up" or Put up" so they had to Pay up. IMO she is a great lady, as an expert skier I can tell you, what she did was not easy, as an amateur musician I can tell you she is incredibly talented, and as a man with eyes and a pulse ......... well let's just leave it at that, I have to go and take a cold shower. all I want to say is,I have nothing but respect and admiration for the lady. Edited February 25, 2016 by sirineou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Multi skilled , multi money , multi friends in high places, Yes, but, It is not enough to win a ski race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) An embarrassing shambles, which just makes her look like a spoilt petulant fool. Stick to what you do best. Lyndsey Vonn ; now there's a ski racer the whole world can be proud of. I would sue too if someone claimed i was a criminal and ruined my reputation. (not that I have one but she does). Bit strange not to sue and she is donating the money to charity.. so its not about money at all. they probably knew something then said something they could not prove and rather than drag it out settled knowing she will never ski again - no respect for her ski ego trip anyway Looks like she has every intention to ski again - the BBC are reporting that she is making preparations to qualify for the next winter games in South Korea in 2018. http://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-sports/35648512 Looking forward to skigate #2 in a couple of years. Go Vanessa-Mae Edited February 25, 2016 by dabhand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Is there a better skier than Vanessa Mae, who could represent Thailand in olympics? this is not on-topic but she's British born and bred and only applied for a Thai passport (a language she can't speak) to get into the Olympics through that loophole whilst there are FAR better skiers in Britain whose times (much better than hers) would not have made pre-qualifying and I hope that answers your question But could they have skied for Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Is there a better skier than Vanessa Mae, who could represent Thailand in olympics? this is not on-topic but she's British born and bred and only applied for a Thai passport (a language she can't speak) to get into the Olympics through that loophole whilst there are FAR better skiers in Britain whose times (much better than hers) would not have made pre-qualifying and I hope that answers your question As you say, not on-topic, but 'British born and bred'? This is noted on her wiki page: 'Vanessa-Mae was born on 27 October 1978 in Singapore, to a Singaporean mother and Thai father' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa-Mae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Is there a better skier than Vanessa Mae, who could represent Thailand in olympics? this is not on-topic but she's British born and bred and only applied for a Thai passport (a language she can't speak) to get into the Olympics through that loophole whilst there are FAR better skiers in Britain whose times (much better than hers) would not have made pre-qualifying and I hope that answers your question As you say, not on-topic, but 'British born and bred'? This is noted on her wiki page: 'Vanessa-Mae was born on 27 October 1978 in Singapore, to a Singaporean mother and Thai father' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa-Mae ok mr PEDANT but you did not quote the next bit... After adoption by a British father, she moved to London at the age of 4 so small correction she was in Britain at four years old and educated and raised there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 MMMM she would taste good with some Fava beans and an nice chianti. I never knew the violin could be so sexy. stay off the slopes darling, not your thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Is there a better skier than Vanessa Mae, who could represent Thailand in olympics? How much you paying? A birth certificate can be ready in the morning...same guys that did Obama's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Twoccer Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 A defamation suit ! Yes she's Thai alright ! ...and, as it turns out, she was right! Odd that you seem to think that defamation claims are a peculiarly Thai thing, don't they exist in your own hick country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Twoccer Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 At the time the story broke all the relevant timings were made public but unfortunately I can't remember what they were. Depending on the discrepancies did Vanessa ever wonder how she magically reached the Olympic qualifying time ? Was it ever explained who or WHAT motivated the timing officials to fiddle the figures ? Search the original subject then your questions will be answered. She didn't have to qualify and no figures were fiddled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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