2016 U.S. FIGURE SKATING GOVERNING COUNCIL


NEWLY ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS


President — Samuel Auxier Midwestern and First Vice President — Lainie DeMore


Pacific Coast and Second Vice President — Sharon Watson Eastern and Third Vice President — Anne Cammett Secretary — Heather Nemier Treasurer — Bob Anderson Athlete Services Group Coordinator — Lorrie Parker


Membership Development Group Coordinator — Edward Mann Technical Group Coordinator — Lynn Goldman


Administrative/Legal Group Coordinator — Steve Wolkin Coaching Member —Tammy Gambill Coaching Member — Kirsten Miller-Zisholz


NEWLY ATHLETE-ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS


Pilar Bosley (ice dance) John Coughlin (pairs) Derrick Delmore (singles) Erika Hoffman (synchronized skating)


OFFICIALS RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE AT GOVERNING COUNCIL


60-year judge — Elaine Bushey


50-year judges — Joyce Burden, John LeFevre, Shirley Kreppel (2015) 50-year national judges — Elaine Bushey, Anne Gerli 50-year referee — Hugh Graham


40-year judges — Beverly Anderson, Michael Bauer, William Beharrell, Harriet Goodwin, Shirley Hage, Rosalie Hauer, L. Jean Hooper, Robert Horen, Phyllis Howard, Joan Liotta, Jeanne Matthews, Donald Mumper, Becky Post, Reiko Seger, Woody Weier


40-year referees — Chip Ludlow, Ben Wade 40-year accountant — Avonia Dondero


25-year judges — Joan Alepin, Etta Burnett, Donna Cella, Elizabeth Clark, Susan Craig, Jennifer Daniels, Karen Dauer, Eric Hampton, Diane Harder, Kimberly Heim, Myrna Hussey, George LaMasters, Jennifer Marker Johnson, M. Jeanette Matlock, Kim Rasmussen Scholter, Karen Robertson, Heather Schonrock, Richard Vallee, Lisa Anne Venne, Sharon Wiggins


25-year accountants — Lynn Hayes (2014), Jack Vest


25-year referees — Cynthia Flynn, Debra Ann Griffin, Marge Heslin, Susan Keogh, Gerald Miele, Sharon Rogers, Robert Rosenbluth, Gale Tanger, E. Richie Van Vliet, Hazel Wecal, Lydia Wolanchuk


75-year clubs — Ann Arbor FSC, Capital City FSC, Charter Oak FSC, Great Neck FSC, Penguin FSC, Wichita FSC, Winter Club of Indianapolis


50-year clubs — Casper FSC, Hayden Recreation Centre FSC


ACTION ITEMS This year, the Governing Council considered approximately 70 rule


changes. The following are some noteworthy changes, all of which will go into effect July 1, 2016. t 5IF SFRVJSFNFOU UP EP B KVNQ DPNCJOBUJPO PS KVNQ TFRVFODF JO UIF championship masters junior-senior, masters junior-senior, championship masters intermediate-novice, masters intermediate-novice, championship adult gold, adult gold, championship adult silver, adult silver and adult bronze well-balanced free skate events was removed.


t 5IF BEVMU TJMWFS BEVMU QSF TJMWFS BEVMU CSPO[F BEVMU QSF CSPO[F BOE centennial dance events were reduced from two final-round dances to one final-round dance. The test qualifications were also amended for the adult gold, adult silver, adult pre-silver, adult bronze and adult pre-bronze dance events.


t 5IF UFTU RVBMJöDBUJPOT XFSF BNFOEFE GPS UIF BEVMU HPME BEVMU QSF HPME adult silver and adult pre-silver solo dance events.


t 5IF QSFSFRVJTJUFT XFSF BNFOEFE GPS UIF BEVMU BOE NBTUFST GSFF EBODF UFTUT and adult and masters passing averages were added for the solo free dance tests.


t 5IF *OUFSOBUJPOBM $PNNJUUFF BOE *OUFSOBUJPOBM $PNNJUUFF .BOBHFNFOU Subcommittee were restructured.


t 5IF QSPWJTJPOBM DPNQFUJUJPO KVEHF MFWFM GPS TJOHMFT QBJST EBODF BOE synchronized was deleted, and the nonqualifying competition judge level for singles/pairs, dance and synchronized was amended.


t 5IF SVMFT XFSF DIBOHFE UP BMMPX TFDUJPOBM BDDPVOUBOUT UP PóDJBUF BU UIF 6 4 Adult Figure Skating Championships, without restrictions.


t 5IF OPORVBMJGZJOH BOE RVBMJGZJOH DPNQFUJUJPO SVMFT XFSF BNFOEFE regarding family members officiating on the same event. t 5IF QSPUFTU SVMFT SVMFT


o t 3VMF XFSF DMBSJöFE


t 5IF CZF SVMFT XFSF DMBSJöFE BOE BNFOEFE UP BMMPX JOUFSOBUJPOBM DPNQFUJUPST to compete at regional and/or sectional championships without losing their byes or affecting who else qualifies.


XBT BNFOEFE TVDI UIBU XIFO UIFSF BSF NPSF UIBO FOUSJFT


in any event at a qualifying competition, the top four finishers from each qualifying group and the competitors with the next four highest scores from all qualifying groups will now qualify to the final round.


t 5IF SFTLBUF QSPDFEVSFT GPS QBUUFSO EBODF UFTUT XFSF BNFOEFE UP NBLF UIFN more consistent with the reskate procedures for other types of tests.


t 5IF NVTJD SFRVJSFNFOUT XFSF DIBOHFE GPS UIF JOUFSNFEJBUF KVWFOJMF QSF juvenile and adult free dance events to make them consistent with the music requirements for the novice, junior and senior free dance events.


t 5IF QBJS UFTU SFRVJSFNFOUT GPS UIF KVWFOJMF UISPVHI TFOJPS QBJS UFTUT XFSF amended to better align them with the pair well-balanced program requirements for the same levels.


t -PXFS MFWFM QBJS UFTUT XFSF SFNPWFE BT B QSFSFRVJTJUF GPS IJHIFS MFWFM QBJS tests. Skaters can now enter the pairs test structure based solely on their moves-in-the-field test accomplishments.


t *+4 EFEVDUJPOT GPS UJNF WJPMBUJPOT TJOHMFT QBJST BOE EBODF BOE WJPMBUJPOT PG music requirements for dance were amended to make the deductions lower for intermediate, juvenile and adult events. t 5IF *+4 EFEVDUJPO GPS GBMMT XBT MPXFSFE UP


GPS OPWJDF TJOHMFT FWFOUT


t 5IF *+4 KVNQ CPOVT SVMFT GPS OPWJDF BOE KVWFOJMF TJOHMFT FWFOUT XFSF amended.


t 5IF NPWFT JO UIF öFME UFTU SFRVJSFNFOUT XFSF SBJTFE GPS KVWFOJMF intermediate, novice, junior and senior synchronized skating events, to go into effect July 1, 2017.


t 5IF FOUSZ EFBEMJOF GPS UIF RVBMJGZJOH TFDUJPOBM TZODISPOJ[FE TLBUJOH FWFOUT was changed from Dec. 1 to Oct. 1. Announcements will now be available by Aug. 15. Teams still have until Dec. 1 to make roster additions.


t 4UBSUJOH XJUI UIF o TFBTPO KVWFOJMF TZODISPOJ[FE TLBUJOH XFMM balanced free skate events will be judged under the IJS. These changes only represent a portion of what was approved by the


Governing Council on April 29–30. For full details on all approved changes, please visit http://www.usfigureskating.org/story?id=84154&menu=boardofdirectors.


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