Images of federation president rejecting resignation calls amid underage sex claims The president of France's ice sports federation (FFSG), Didier Gailhaguet, holds a press conference in which he defied a government request to resign. A former world championship bronze medallist in figure skating, Sarah Abitbol published an autobiography last week in which she accused her former coach, Gilles Beyer, of raping her several times from 1990 to 1992 when she was between the ages of 15 and 17. France's sports minister Roxana Maracineanu has called on Gailhaguet to "take his responsibility" and resign, a request he has rejected. (COMPLETES VID 1OQ24R, VID 1OQ1GO, VID 1OQ19Q and VID 1OQ10A) IMAGES