World ski body pays to end defamation claim by Vanessa-Mae (The Associated Press)
The International Ski Federation has settled a defamation claim by pop violinist Vanessa-Mae, who it wrongly alleged had qualified for the Sochi Olympics at fixed races. FIS said it had apologized and made an ”appropriate payment” to Vanessa-Mae, which she intended to pay to a charity. The musician and her entourage ”did not in any way fix, contrive or improperly influence the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect” of qualifying races in Slovenia, FIS says.