ISU 56th Ordinary Congress Dubrovnik – Election results

Dubrovnik / Croatia

The International Skating Union’s 56th Ordinary Congress concluded on June 10, 2016 in Dubrovnik (CRO) with the elections of the ISU Office Holders. The ISU 56th Ordinary Congress elected the following persons to ISU Office:

ISU Council

After a second round of voting the new ISU President was elected.

President:  Mr. Jan Dijkema (NED)  63 votes

First Vice President Speed Skating:  Mr. Tron Espeli (NOR) 71 votes

Second Vice President Figure Skating:  Mr. Alexander Lakernik (RUS) 81 votes

 Speed Skating Council Members   Figure Skating Council Members:   
Ms. Yang Yang (CHN) 102 votes
Mr. Jae Youl Kim (KOR) 97 votes
Mr. Stoytcho Stoytchev (BUL) 93 votes
Mr. Roland Maillard (SUI) 76 votes
Mr. Sergio Anesi (ITA) 72 votes		 Ms. Junko Hiramatsu (JPN) 94 votes
Ms. Patricia St. Peter (USA) 93 votes
Ms. Marie Lundmark (FIN) 91 votes
Mr. Benoit Lavoie (CAN) 85 votes
Ms. Maria Teresa Samaranch (ESP) 67 votes  

Disciplinary Commission

The Disciplinary Commission was elected by acclamation. A vote took place to determine the order of the Disciplinary Commission members.

Chair: Mr. Volker Waldeck (GER)
Members:

Mr. Allan Bohm (SVK) 44 votes
Ms. Susan Petricevic (NZL) 37 votes

Mr. Albert Hazelhoff (NED) 34 votes

Technical Committees

Speed Skating

Chair: Mr. Alexander Kibalko (RUS) 26 votes
Members:

Mr. Nick Thometz (USA) 49 votes
Mr. Jae Seok Choi (KOR) 41 votes

Mr. Christian Breuer (GER) 40 votes

Short Track Speed Skating

Chair: Ms. Nathalie Lambert (CAN) 37 votes
Members:

Mr. Reinier Oostheim (NED) 37 votes
Mr. Xun Xu (CHN) 34 votes
Mr. Satoru Terao (JPN) 29 votes

Synchronized Skating

Chair: Mr. Christopher Buchanan (GBR)  37 votes
Members:

Mr. Mika Saarelainen (FIN)  60 votes
Ms. Petra Tyrbo (SWE) 58 votes
Ms. Lois Long (USA) 38 votes

Single & Pair Skating

Chair: Mr. Fabio Bianchetti (ITA)*
Members:

Ms. Susan Lynch (AUS) 46 votes (first elected)
Ms. Yukiko Okabe (JPN) 46 votes
Ms. Rita Zonnekeyn (BEL) 41 votes

*The Chair of the Single & Pairs Skating Technical Committee was elected by acclamation

Ice Dance

Chair: Ms. Halina Gordon-Poltorak (POL) 53 votes
Members:

Mr. Shawn Rettstatt (USA)  51 votes
Ms. Alla Shekhovtsova (RUS) 47 votes
Ms. Hilary Selby (GBR) 38 votes 

After 41 years as ISU Office Holder and 22 years as ISU President, Mr. Ottavio Cinquanta was awarded the title of Honorary President. Congress Delegates paid tribute to him with a long standing ovation.

Others to have been elected as Honorary Members include:

  • Vice President David Dore was elected post-mortem as Honorary Vice President
  • Council members Phyllis Howard, Tjasa Andrée-Prosenc, German Panov, Lan Li and György Martos as Honorary Members.
  • Former Ice Dance Technical Committee members Alexander Gorshkov, Ann Shaw and Olga Gilardini as Honorary Members
  • Peter Krick as Honorary Member

image ISU Congress Cinquanta Dijkema