OFFICIALS RECOGNIZED
FOR SERVICE AT GC
50-YEAR JUDGES Aileen Kahre Arenson, Perry Livingston, Stanley Urban
Outgoing U.S. Figure Skating President Patricia St. Peter receives a standing ovation for her years of service.
lous skaters. I will miss everyone very much.” St. Peter believes the organization is in great
hands. “Sam will be a tremendous leader,” she said.
“Sam has a business background, a skating back- ground and has reached the highest level of offici-
ating, so he has all of the skill sets that I think are needed to take us forward.” In the only other contested election, Doug
Williams was elected as the Athlete Services Group Coordinator by a vote of 567 to 393 over Robert Rosenbluth.
GOVERNING COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS This year, the Governing Council considered
more than 100 items of business, mostly pertain- ing to technical rules.
Notable decisions included the Governing
Council approving a change to the bylaws to make the president’s term a two-year term. Also, no changes were made to the moves-in-the-field tests for this season. Instead, all proposed moves- in-the-field test revisions were withdrawn or re- ferred back to the Singles Committee with the exception of the proposal to remove the inter- mediate supplemental and senior supplemental moves-in-the-field tests, which was approved for implementation July 1, 2015. Other noteworthy changes, all of which will
go into effect July 1, 2014, were: • Rules 4040, 5040 and 1071 (C)(1)(a) were
amended to allow vocal music with lyrics at all levels of competition for singles and pairs. (Vocal music with lyrics was already allowed at all levels of testing and in ice dance and synchronized skat- ing.)
• Amended rule 1071 (A)(8)(d)(i) to eliminate
the special factor (i.e., 10 percent bonus) for nov- ice and intermediate ladies and men’s short pro- grams. The special factor is still in place for junior and senior ladies and men’s short programs and for all singles free skates judged using the IJS. • Amended corresponding rules to allow skat-
ers/couples to choose their own music for pre-ju- venile pattern dance and all levels of solo and part- nered adult pattern dance events. • Approved changes to which pattern dances
will be competed each season for the novice, in- termediate and juvenile levels. The approved pat- tern dances for the 2015 sectional championships and 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships are the Starlight Waltz and Paso Doble for novice; the Rocker Foxtrot and European Waltz for intermedi- ate; and the Willow Waltz and Fiesta Tango for ju- venile. • The lift requirements for the novice free
dance (competition and test rules) were amended to be “not more than one long lift or two different types of short lifts.”
• The twist lift was removed as an option for
the juvenile pairs well-balanced free skate. • The intermediate pairs short program and
free skate twist lift requirements were amended to only allow a single twist lift. • An optional pre-juvenile free dance event
was added to the rules. Nonqualifying competi- tions now have the option to offer this event. • Added an open masters division for synchro-
nized skating competitions. • Rule 7250 was amended to require that all members of an open juvenile synchronized skat- ing team be under age 20 as of the preceding July 1.
• Rule 7260 was amended to increase the
pre-juvenile synchronized skating well-balanced free skate time to 2:15 +/- 10 seconds and add a creative element to the list of elements that must be included. • Changes were proposed to the novice, inter-
mediate and adult synchronized skating well-bal- anced free skate elements, but those changes are still pending corresponding changes being ap- proved at the ISU Congress in June. • Las Vegas was moved into the Central Pacific
region to be consistent with the rest of the state of Nevada. • The combination spin requirement for
the adult silver free skate test, rule TR 32.11, was amended to read “One combination spin with only one change of position (minimum two revolutions in each position and six revolutions combined). Must include two of the following positions: cam- el, sit or upright. Change of foot is optional and, if performed, must include a minimum three revolu- tions on each foot.” • Amended the combination spin requirement
for the adult gold free skate test, rule TR 32.12, to specify that it “must include two of the following positions: camel, sit or upright.” These changes only represent a portion of
what was approved by the Governing Council on May 3. For full details on all approved changes visit
www.usfigureskating.org/content .asp?menu=leadership&id=443.
50-YEAR NATIONAL JUDGES Charles Foster, Margaret Anne Holt
PAST OLYMPIC OFFICIALS Robert Horen, Paula Naughton
40-YEAR JUDGES Beverly Arneson, Lise Bodek, Theodore Clarke, Bernice Faust, Karen Furlani, Barbara Gloeckner, Julie Karner, Brigit Luciani-King, Deborah Stuart, William Suggs, Carol Waszkelewicz, Steve Winkler, Robert Wylie
40-YEAR REFEREE Ronald Pfenning
25-YEAR JUDGES Jacqueline Addis, Phebe Cramer, Madelane Elston, Carolyn Falk, Edith Glasgow, Elizabeth Grout, David Hopson, Marilyn Keomalu, Roberta Miller, Susan Naka, Thomasa Palladino, Sarah Reid, Melode Reinker, Jan Serafine, Kathleen Smithers, James Webb, Karen Wolanchuk, Nicole Wolf, Carol Wooley, Lauren Zell, Bill Ziegler
25-YEAR REFEREES Samuel Auxier, Hal Marron
75-YEAR CLUBS All Year FSC, Baltimore FSC, Ice World FSC, Lakewood Winter Club, Pawtucket and Providence FSC (2013)
50-YEAR CLUBS Bay Path FSC, The SC of Florida, Inc., Southern New Hampshire SC
25-YEAR CLUBS SC of Bucks County, Skate Company SC, Swan City Ice Skaters, Yonkers FSC
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