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 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. Christian Breuer (GER) 40 votes |
Short Track Speed Skating
Chair: | Ms. Nathalie Lambert (CAN) 37 votes |
Members: |
Mr. Reinier Oostheim (NED) 37 votes |
Synchronized Skating
Chair: | Mr. Christopher Buchanan (GBR) 37 votes |
Members: |
Mr. Mika Saarelainen (FIN) 60 votes |
Single & Pair Skating
Chair: | Mr. Fabio Bianchetti (ITA)* |
Members: |
Ms. Susan Lynch (AUS) 46 votes (first elected) |
*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 |
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