Hitting back at the president of his sport's governing body, Swiss skier Daniel Yule will give half of his prize money this month to an athlete-backed charity campaigning against climate change.The head of skiing's world governing body caused a furore last month referring to"so-called climate change"
The Olympic gold medallist said on Monday he was"putting my money where my mouth is" after criticising International Ski Federation president Gian Franco Kasper at the world championships last month. Daniel Yule Insta: After the FIS president denied climate change during the last World Championships, I've decided to donate half of the prize money I earn at the last two world cup races to @protectourwintersswitzerland
Both slalom races offer 45,000 Swiss francs for winning, with prize money paid for the top 30 placings down to 500 Swiss francs for 30th. In interviews during the world championships, Yule said he was disappointed with Kasper's newspaper comments, which the long-time FIS leader later said were not meant to be taken literally.
American two-time Olympic gold medallist Ted Ligety also used social media last month to challenge Kasper's views on climate change.
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The fool should have put the money towards helping pay for the tuition of exceptional students studying physics, who also have an interest in any form of energy production or storage, then he would have actually had a hope of getting a ROI 1.
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