• USKOK suspects Croatian Ski Association officials of systematically embezzling millions of euros, while young athletes were left without opportunities.
  • Money was allegedly funneled through an international network of companies in Monaco, Luxembourg, Russia, Slovakia, Romania, and Serbia.
  • A targeted border operation found 115,000 euros in cash and a list of payments to over 100 individuals.
  • Former skier Marko Abramović claims athletes trained in modest conditions despite large sponsorship revenues.
  • Journalist Dušan Miljuš says the key was following the money trail and that some knew but did not react.
  • Damir Vanđelić warns that 5 to 6 billion euros of public money is lost annually due to corruption.
  • Psychiatrist Hrvoje Handl believes the problem is the lack of control mechanisms in the system.

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