Former Skier Girardelli Reveals Ownership Of Bulgarian Ski Resort

Mystery surrounding the ownership of Bulgaria's Bansko ski resort - the biggest in the Balkans - was partially dispelled Tuesday after former champion skier Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg was revealed he was the owner.

Sofia, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Dec, 2018 ) :Mystery surrounding the ownership of Bulgaria's Bansko ski resort - the biggest in the Balkans - was partially dispelled Tuesday after former champion skier Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg was revealed he was the owner.

Girardelli, five-time winner of the Alpine skiing World Cup, said in a tv interview that he had bought the Ulen company which runs the resort in south-western Bulgaria.

"I bought the Ulen company in 2016. Previously it belonged to a fund, which I bought it from," he said in an interview with the Nova TV station on Monday evening, but said reasons of "confidentiality" prevented him from giving any further details.

Bulgaria's environment ministry said that on Monday Girardelli, 55, furnished the government with documents showing that he owned the Tax Services Ltd fund, which controls Ulen and is registered in the British Virgin Islands.

"The fund is very big and is active on three continents. But there were a lot of harmful rumours which created a negative attitude towards Bansko and forced the fund to sell it," Girardelli said.

"The price was good value," he added.