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Swiss sack ice hockey coach Fischer after fake Covid certificate admission
The federation reversed its initial support after media scrutiny and said the case raised questions about values and trust.
- The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation fired head coach Patrick Fischer on Wednesday after he admitted using a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate to enter China for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
- Fischer admitted he used fraudulent documents to bypass Beijing's strict COVID-19 travel restrictions during the 2022 Games, stating he made a "serious mistake in this matter" while facing an extraordinary personal crisis.
- Swiss public broadcaster SRF confronted Fischer with documents showing he was fined nearly 39,000 Swiss francs in 2023 for document forgery after purchasing the certificate on social media.
- Federation president Urs Kessler stated the federation's initial support was "too short-sighted," citing violations of fundamental values; Jan Cadieux, the former under-20 coach, will replace Fischer immediately.
- Switzerland hosts the World Championship next month, where Fischer was already scheduled to finish his tenure. Cadieux now assumes leadership ahead of the tournament.
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In a press conference, Urs Kessler, president of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation, explained why the breeder was dropped two days after being supported. He did not answer about the origin of this case that poisons Swiss hockeyPresaged to explain since Wednesday's announcement of the dismissal of the men's national team's breeder Patrick Fischer, convicted of having produced a false vaccination certificate at the Covid-19 to participate in the Oly…
Two days after the dismissal of national coach Patrick Fischer, the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation spoke for the first time. President Urs Kessler said he knew nothing about the affair.
Swiss ice hockey coach Patrick Fischer travels to the Olympic Games in 2022 with a fake Corona certificate. The association first shows its lenience and then no longer shows up a little later: shortly before the World Cup, the 50-year-old loses his office.
Switzerland sent him to the main coach of the hockey team on ice, Patrick Fischer, after he recognized that he had used a false certificate of vaccination against Covid to travel to the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, announced Wednesday, the Swiss Federation of Hochei on Gheaza.
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