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Patricia St. Peter Shawn Rettstatt Lois Long
Elimination of anonymous judging, new president, U.S. appointments are announced at ISU Congress
In one of the most significant
meetings of the International Skating Union Congress in de- cades, more than 350 delegates met June 6–10 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where they elected the first new president in 22 years, eliminated anonymous judging and created an athletes’ commis- sion.
“We could not have hoped for a more
successful Congress,” U.S. Figure Skating President Sam Auxier said. The Netherlands’ Jan Dijkema, 71, was
elected ISU president, succeeding Italy’s Ottavio Cinquanta, who had held the office since 1994. Dijkema, an ISU vice president for speedskating, announced his plans to only serve a two-year term. U.S. Figure Skating’s Patricia St. Peter,
Shawn Rettstatt and Lois Long also were elected to ISU positions, ensuring strong U.S. representation through the 2018 Olym- pic Winter Games. St. Peter, who served as U.S. Figure
Skating president from 2009 to 2014, was elected to the ISU Council, which retains an American seat on the Council after age lim- its prevented Phyllis Howard from consid- eration for reelection. Howard, U.S. Figure Skating president from 2000 to 2003, had served on the ISU Council since 2002. Rettstatt, an international official since
2004, was elected to the ISU Ice Dance Tech- nical Committee. American Robert Horen had served on the committee since 2006. Long, who has been active in U.S.
Figure Skating leadership since 1990, was elected to the ISU Synchronized Skating Technical Committee. American Karen Wolanchuk had served on the committee since 2006. The elimination of anonymous judging
was passed by a nearly unanimous vote; Germany cast the lone dis- senting vote. U.S. Figure Skating has been
at the forefront of this campaign and, with Russia, jointly pro- posed to end anonymous judg- ing at the 2014 Congress. This year, Norway made the proposal, gaining the support of smaller nations.
Auxier and U.S. athlete representative John Coughlin spoke in strong support of ending the ISU practice. A longtime national and international
judge, Auxier was “thrilled” by the elimina- tion of anonymous judging. “Keeping the judging secretive taint-
ed the audience’s perception that deals are being made behind the scenes, and that has damaged our sport’s credibility,” Aux- ier said. “The first step toward rebuilding that credibility — so badly hurt during the [2002] Salt Lake Olympics — is to be com- pletely transparent in our scoring and to hold judges accountable for their marks.” As new ISU president, Dijkema told the
Congress that he sees the merit of involving athletes in ISU decision-making and will take steps to form an athletes’ commission, whose members will have full voting privi- leges for ISU policies. Athletes’ commission members will be elected during the 2016– 17 season. “The athletes’ commission has been
long overdue,” Auxier said. “This is a great milestone that will start to integrate the ath- letes’ view. Much like U.S. Figure Skating ex- perienced over a decade ago, the athletes’ view is essential. I think the ISU will look back, much like we can, and realize how critical that athlete voice is to the future di- rection of the sport.”
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