Article by Darius Stanescu – published on Sunday, July 27, 2025, 11:08 / Updated Sunday, July 27, 2025 11:27
Former French skier Joel Chenal (51 years old), silver medal at Slalom huge at The 2006 Winter Olympic Gamesis experiencing serious accusations of sexual harassment.
According to information provided to the AFP agency by the Prosecutor's Office of Albertville, Joel Chen is accused of facts dating from 2015. The French ski federation has provisionally suspended on the contract, following the charges of harassing minor skirts between 2005 and 2021.
12 women involved in case. They were all minor
The French ski federation has confirmed that its committee of ethics and professional conduct will begin on Monday, July 28, the official procedures. Chenal remains provisionally suspended, and the federation said he intends to join the trial.
“This demonstrates his commitment to support the victims, to fully cooperate with the judicial authorities and to shed light on these unacceptable events,” said the Federation.
Le Monde reports that 12 women are involved in this case, including the one who filed the complaint for sexual harassment. Seven of them officially accused the tental of harassment or attempted sexual assault during the period when they were minor.
All women offered detailed statements about Chenal's alleged behavior, and according to the available information, they were all minor at the time of incidents, according to spital.Blic.rs.
According to the quoted source, Chenal initiated contact with women involved through social networks, then leading conversations to inappropriate areas. Some of the victims recalled that they were invited to him at home to pose in summary outfits.
Chenal defends himself: “I have never visited these young people”
However, Chenal acknowledged that he sent sexual tint messages, but denied any physical skid.
“I have never visited these young people and I have not even thought about visiting or doing the smallest gesture or inappropriate action for them,” he told Le Monde.
Authorized sources report that there have been concerns about Chenal's behavior since the early 2000s. The previous internal investigations that targeted the former coach have ended with only a foot warning. Despite all these rumors since then, the federation kept on the head in the position of coach by 2017,
Joël Chenal (51 years old) won a victory in the World Cup in 1999, another Badia, and the silver medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics, behind Austrian Benjamin Raich. Between 2013 and 2017, he was a coach at the French ski federation.
