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ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2019 / 2020 Junior Ice Dance
ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2019 / 2020 Junior Ice Dance FINAL RESULTS -official- Designated Events Tie breaking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Pl Name Nation FRA USA LAT RUS POL CRO ITA Points PLACE 1 - 6: QUALIFIED FOR ISU JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING FINAL 1 Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK USA 15 15 30 1 345.48 2 210.11 105.48 135.37 32 2 Elizaveta SHANAEVA / Devid NARYZHNYY RUS 15 15 30 1 334.97 2 203.51 103.37 131.46 36 3 Elizaveta KHUDAIBERDIEVA / Andrey FILATOV RUS 15 15 30 1 330.51 2 199.86 100.46 130.65 37 4 Maria KAZAKOVA / Georgy REVIYA GEO 13 15 28 1 334.48 2 205.26 103.25 129.22 36 5 Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER FRA 13 13 26 2 323.71 2 194.11 97.23 129.60 37 6 Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN RUS 13 13 26 2 318.41 2 191.50 98.05 126.91 31 PLACE 7 - 9: SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ISU JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING FINAL 7 Sofya TYUTYUNINA / Alexander SHUSTITSKIY RUS 11 13 24 2 307.18 2 182.02 91.97 125.16 36 8 Natalie D'ALESSANDRO / Bruce WADDELL CAN 9 13 22 2 304.88 2 179.95 90.44 124.93 37 9 Ekaterina KATASHINSKAIA / Aleksandr VASKOVICH RUS 11 11 22 3 313.84 2 188.72 97.96 125.12 37 10 Emmy BRONSARD / Aissa BOUARAGUIA CAN 9 11 20 3 301.33 2 183.32 92.98 118.01 35 11 Nadiia BASHYNSKA / Peter BEAUMONT CAN 11 9 20 3 296.12 2 177.88 89.22 118.24 35 12 Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER CZE 11 7 18 3 296.30 2 177.67 89.31 118.63 30 13 Miku MAKITA / Tyler GUNARA CAN 9 9 18 4 303.74 2 180.17 91.86 123.57 32 14 Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Jeffrey CHEN USA 7 9 16 4 296.74 2 182.93 93.90 113.81 36 15 Ella -
JGP Standings Ice Dance
ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017 / 2018 Junior Ice Dance FINAL RESULTS -official- Designated Events Tie breaking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Pl Name Nation AUS AUT LAT BLR CRO POL ITA Points PLACE 1 - 6: QUALIFIED FOR ISU JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING FINAL 1 Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO USA 15 15 30 1 295.44 2 173.85 87.57 121.59 30 2 Anastasia SKOPTCOVA / Kirill ALESHIN RUS 13 15 28 1 294.42 2 168.08 86.15 126.34 33 3 Sofia POLISHCHUK / Alexander VAKHNOV RUS 15 13 28 1 292.64 2 170.12 85.34 122.52 26 4 Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA CAN 13 15 28 1 289.22 2 167.78 87.41 121.44 23 5 Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO RUS 15 13 28 1 285.96 2 167.12 85.08 118.84 28 6 Arina USHAKOVA / Maxim NEKRASOV RUS 11 15 26 1 291.95 2 171.26 87.94 120.69 31 PLACE 7 - 9: SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ISU JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING FINAL 7 Ksenia KONKINA / Grigory YAKUSHEV RUS 13 11 24 2 283.57 2 168.78 85.17 114.79 30 8 Elizaveta KHUDAIBERDIEVA / Nikita NAZAROV RUS 11 13 24 2 265.65 2 149.37 74.82 116.28 28 9 Caroline GREEN / Gordon GREEN USA 11 11 22 3 255.81 2 147.56 75.80 108.25 33 10 Alicia FABBRI / Claudio PIETRANTONIO CAN 7 11 18 3 255.68 2 147.67 78.73 108.01 31 11 Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE USA 9 9 18 4 255.14 2 150.58 75.38 104.56 23 12 Ellie FISHER / Simon-Pierre MALETTE-PAQUE CAN 7 9 16 4 255.38 2 151.21 78.29 104.17 31 13 Ashlynne STAIRS / Lee ROYER CAN 7 9 16 4 248.68 2 141.97 71.39 106.71 30 14 Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH ISR 5 9 14 4 234.65 2 138.42 70.75 96.23 30 15 Chloe LEWIS -
Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/2019
Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/2019 PROTOCOL JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING 2018 / 2019 October 10 – 13, 2018 – Yerevan / ARM Protocol of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018 / 2019 Armenian Cup 2018 organized by Figure Skating Federation of Armenia with the authorization of the International Skating Union held in Yerevan / ARM October 10 – 13, 2018 The events of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Armenian Cup 2018 took place at the “Irina Rodnina Ice Rink” an artificial and heated indoor ice surface. JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING 2018 / 2019 October 10 – 13, 2018 – Yerevan / ARM International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Jan Dijkema Netherlands 1st Vice President Figure Skating: Alexander Lakernik Russia 2nd Vice President Speed Skating: Tron Espeli Norway Members Figure Skating: Patricia St. Peter U.S.A. Tatsuro Matsumura Japan Maria Teresa Samaranch Spain Marie Lundmark Finland Benoit Lavoie Canada Speed Skating: Stoytcho G. Stoytchev Bulgaria Sergio Anesi Italy Yang Yang China Jae Youl Kim Republic of Korea Roland Etienne Maillard Switzerland Director General: Fredi Schmid Switzerland Treasurer: Ulrich Linder Switzerland Legal Advisors: Michael Geistlinger Austria Béatrice Pfister Switzerland Figure Skating Sports Directors: Charles Z. Cyr U.S.A. Krisztina Regöczy Hungary Speed Skating Sports Director: Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Members: Yukiko Okabe Japan Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Leena Laaksonen Finland Susan Lynch Australia Appointed Skater: John Coughlin U.S.A. Appointed Coach: Patrick Meier Switzerland Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Shawn Rettstatt U.S.A. Hilary Selby Great Britain György Elek Hungary Appointed Skater: Vacant Appointed Coach: Maurizio Margaglio Italy Synchronized Skating Chairperson: Philippe Maitrot France Members: Petra Tyrbo Sweden Lois Long U.S.A. -
2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT SKATE ONTARIO WELCOME MESSAGE Lisa Alexander, Executive Director Karen Butcher, President
SKATE ONTARIO 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT SKATE ONTARIO WELCOME MESSAGE Lisa Alexander, Executive Director Karen Butcher, President The annual report is an opportunity to reflect on a season full of triumphs, development and of course, unexpected change and challenges. This skating season, unfortunately cut short, came with many accomplishments from Ontario skaters at all levels. Ontario skaters showed their pride and skated with TABLE OF CONTENTS heart at our Sectional Championships and again at the Skate Canada Challenge where they were the largest team. Ontario hosted the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in January, bringing together athletes, coaches, volunteers and parents from across the country. It was a great display of collective hospitality and Welcome Message 3 fantastic results from Ontario athletes and volunteers. In addition to impressive international results, at the national level Ontario skaters were on the podium in every Clubs & Schools 4 - 5 event and won two Novice, two Junior and three Senior National titles. Skater Development 6 - 7 From a clubs and skating schools perspective, it is wonderful to see growth and hard work in all areas of the province. Thank you to the clubs for all of your engagement Coaches 8 - 9 and input with Assessment Days, Performance and Development Opportunities and participation in initiatives such as the STAR 6 - Gold Roadshow, Event Info Sessions Officials 10 - 11 and the CanSkate Excellence Program. Although it was disappointing the season ended early and new events like Bring ON the Fun! were cancelled, it was exciting to see how engaged everyone has been adapting to change. Your ideas, enthusiasm and energy have never been more important and appreciated as we navigate this new Synchronized Skating 12 - 13 reality. -
Hits Triple Axel and Quad Lutz to Make History at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Lake Placid
September 4, 2019 Lake Placid, USA Liu (USA) hits triple Axel and quad Lutz to make history at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Lake Placid Alysa Liu (USA) made history by becoming the first female skater to land a triple Axel and a quadruple jump in one program at the ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid. Shun Sato (JPN) secured the second consecutive gold medal for the Japanese junior men on the circuit this year while the Russian pairs, led by Apollinariia Panfilova/Dmtiry Rylov, continued their dominance by sweeping the podium. Favorites Avonley Nguyen/Vadym Kolesnik (USA) struck gold in the Ice Dance event. The winners have made a big step on the Road to Torino towards the qualification for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. Liu (USA) makes history, scores runaway victory Liu easily dominated the Junior Ladies and scored a runaway victory with 208.10 over Yeonjeong Park (KOR/186.58 points) and Anastasia Tarakanova (RUS/179.29 points) to break the Russian stronghold on the discipline. The American is the first non-Russian Lady to win a Junior Grand Prix event since 2016. Liu and Park debuted on the ISU junior circuit while Tarakanova is a veteran and was in the Junior Grand Prix Final the past two seasons. Liu led following a clean Short Program. She opened her Free Skating to “Illumination” by Jennifer Thomas with a triple Axel-double toeloop and a quadruple Lutz – and is the first woman two perform a triple Axel and a quad in one program. The 14-year-old followed up with six more triples, but she missed her second triple Axel. -
Junior Dance Rhythm Dance Richcraft Sensplex
Sectionals Series - Minto Summer Skate - 2019 Richcraft Sensplex, Gloucester, ON July 25 to 28, 2019 Junior Dance Rhythm Dance Starting Order # Name Club Section 1 Emmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia CPA Gadbois/CPA Gadbois QC 2 Kiera Kam / Mathew Carter Champs International Skating Centre of Bri BC/YK 3 Miku Makita / Tyler Gunara Champs International Skating Centre of Bri BC/YK 4 Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont Scarboro FSC/Scarboro FSC ON 5 Utana Yoshida / Shingo Nishiyama Toronto CS & CC/Toronto CS & CC ON 6 Virginy Guertin / Kameron Jeromkin CPA Les Lames D Argent De Laval Inc./CPA L QC 7 Gabrielle Doey / Quinn Bisson Chatham (ON) FSC/Ilderton SC ON 8 Maia Iannetta / Liam Carr Ilderton SC/Ilderton SC ON 9 Sara Buch-Weeke / Nicolas Woodcock Mariposa School of Skating/Barrie SC ON 10 Jessica Li / Jacob Richmond CPA Brossard/CPA St Lambert QC 11 Natalie D Alessandro / Bruce Waddell Toronto CS & CC/Toronto CS & CC ON 12 Janine Rho / Jack Yang CPA Du Roussillon/CPA Du Roussillon QC 13 Victoria Verrelli / Liam Lewis CPA Gadbois/Scarboro FSC QC 14 Olivia Tremblay / Emile Couture CPA De Boucherville Inc./CPA De Bouchervi QC 15 Olivia Oliver / Josh Andari Mariposa School of Skating/Chatham (ON) F ON 16 Lily Hensen / Nathan Lickers Ilderton SC/Ilderton SC ON 17 Sydney Embro / Eric Millar Kitchener - Waterloo SC/Kitchener - Waterlo ON 18 Elisabeth Poirier / Zachary Whittaker CPA Canton De Clarence/CPA Canton De Cl QC 19 Amelia Boone / Malcolm Kowan Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC AB/NT/NU 20 Isabel McQuilkin / Jake Portz Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC AB/NT/NU -
Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/2019
Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/2019 PROTOCOL JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING 2018 / 2019 August 29 – September 1, 2018 – Linz / AUT Protocol of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018 / 2019 Cup of Austria 2018 organized by Österreichischer Eiskunstlauf Verband with the authorization of the International Skating Union held in Linz / AUT August 29 – September 1, 2018 The events of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of Austria 2018 took place at the “Keine Sorgen Eisarena” an artificial and heated indoor ice surface. JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING 2018 / 2019 August 29 – September 1, 2018 – Linz / AUT International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Jan Dijkema Netherlands 1st Vice President Figure Skating: Alexander Lakernik Russia 2nd Vice President Speed Skating: Tron Espeli Norway Members Figure Skating: Patricia St. Peter U.S.A. Tatsuro Matsumura Japan Maria Teresa Samaranch Spain Marie Lundmark Finland Benoit Lavoie Canada Speed Skating: Stoytcho G. Stoytchev Bulgaria Sergio Anesi Italy Yang Yang China Jae Youl Kim Republic of Korea Roland Etienne Maillard Switzerland Director General: Fredi Schmid Switzerland Treasurer: Ulrich Linder Switzerland Legal Advisors: Michael Geistlinger Austria Béatrice Pfister Switzerland Figure Skating Sports Directors: Charles Z. Cyr U.S.A. Krisztina Regöczy Hungary Speed Skating Sports Director: Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Members: Yukiko Okabe Japan Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Leena Laaksonen Finland Susan Lynch Australia Appointed Skater: John Coughlin U.S.A. Appointed Coach: Patrick Meier Switzerland Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Shawn Rettstatt U.S.A. Hilary Selby Great Britain György Elek Hungary Appointed Skater: Vacant Appointed Coach: Maurizio Margaglio Italy Synchronized Skating Chairperson: Philippe Maitrot France Members: Petra Tyrbo Sweden Lois Long U.S.A. -
LPIDI 2019 ISU Reports
2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International Lake Placid, New York, USA August 1 - 2, 2019 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International Lake Placid, New York, USA August 1 - 2, 2019 Protocol 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International Lake Placid, New York, USA August 1 - 2, 2019 Protocol of the 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International organized by U.S. Figure Skating held in Lake Placid, New York, USA August 1 - 2, 2019 The events of the 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International took place at the Lake Placid Olympic Center 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International Lake Placid, New York, USA August 1 - 2, 2019 International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Jan Dijkema Netherlands 1st Vice President Figure Skating: Alexander Lakernik Russia 2nd Vice President Speed Skating: Tron Espeli Norway Members Figure Skating: Patricia St. Peter U.S.A. Tatsuro Matsumara Japan Maria Teresa Samaranch Spain Marie Lundmark Finland Benoit Lavoie Canada Speed Skating: Stoytcho Stoytchev Bulgaria Sergio Anesi Italy Yang Yang China Jae Youl Kim Korea Roland Maillard Switzerland ISU Director General Fredi Schmid Switzerland ISU Figure Skating Sports Director Charles Z. Cyr U.S.A. ISU Speed Skating Sports Director Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Members: Yukiko Okabe Japan Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Susan Lynch Australia Leena Laaksonen Finland Appointed Skater: Fedor Klimov Russia Appointed Coach: Patrick Meier Switzerland Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Shawn Rettstatt U.S.A. Hilary Selby Great Britain György Elek Hungary Appointed Skater: Alper Ucar Turkey Appointed Coach: Maurizio Margaglio Italy Synchronized Skating Chairperson: Philippe Maitrot France Members: Petra Tyrbo Sweden Lois Long U.S.A. -
Bc/Yk Skaters Shine
Issue in this issue >>> 54.4 2016 Sectionals Skate Canada Challenge Event Club News Gold Feet Thin Ice current topics >>> BC/YK SKATERS SHINE At Skate Canada Challenge Event 2017 BC/YK A historic Junior women‟s result...two Na- dance title with what is believed to be a record Sectionals tional champions...positive results from our ice 78.92 points. And to make the Pre-Novice dancers...strong team heading into Canadian event a total success, Connaught‟s Wesley Kelowna, BC championships...that‟s the highlight box score Chiu won the silver medal in the men‟s compe- for BC-Yukon Section skaters following the tition with 91.53 points. Skate Canada Challenge event held recently in Following on the heels of the performance of Skaters hit the ice in Kelowna to Montreal. Makita and Gunara, our Section ice dancers compete for a spot to Challenge. The Challenge event dictates skaters, based on felt the incent and let their presence be known their performance, who will carry on to repre- as overall the Megan Wing/Aaron Lowe sent their Section at the National Champion- For a full list of results and photos coached competitors (seven in all) captured one ships January 15-22 in Ottawa. gold, one silver, two bronze and two fourths please go to page. 09 BC-Yukon Section will be sending a plane load and a fifth. as 32 of our skaters qualified for The other ice dance medalists: the Ottawa event. Overall, BC- Junior women’s event Nina Mizuki and Veniaminus Yukon skaters won three gold, setting a Section mile- Volskis, silver, Novice dance; five silver and four bronze med- Ashlynne Stairs and Lee Royer, Pictured below: Miku Makita/ Tyler als at Challenge, with the Junior stone. -
Canadian Figure Skating Championships Championnats Canadiens De Patinage Artistique
Canadian Figure Skating Championships Championnats canadiens de patinage artistique Canadian Figure Skating Championships Championnats canadiens de patinage artistique Men/hommes Senior Junior Novice 1905 1 Ormond B Haycock (Minto SC) 1906 1 Ormond B Haycock (Minto SC) 1907 No competition - Minto Skating Club rink destroyed by fire/Pas de compétition.La patinoire du Club de patinage Minto a été détruite par un incendie 1908 1 Ormond B Haycock (Minto SC) 1909 no competition/pas de compétition 1910 1 Douglas H Nelles (Minto SC) 1911 1 Ormond B Haycock (Minto SC) 2 J Cecil McDougall 1912 1 Douglas H Nelles (Minto SC) 1913 1 Philip Chrysler (Minto SC) 2 Norman Scott (Minto SC) 1914 1 Norman Scott (Montreal WC) 2 Philip Chrysler (Minto SC) 1915-1919 No competitions held due to World War I | Compétition annulée à cause de la Première Guerre mondiale 1920 1 Duncan Hodgson (Montreal WC) 2 John Machado (Minto SC) 3 Melville Rogers (Toronto SC) 1921 1 Norman Scott (Montreal WC) 2 Duncan Hodgson (Montreal WC) 3 Melville Rogers (Toronto SC) 19221 Duncan Hodgson (Montreal WC) 2 Melville Rogers (Toronto SC)} 3 John Machado (Minto SC) 1923 1 Melville Rogers (Toronto SC) 2 John Machado (Minto SC) 3 Norman Gregory (Montreal WC) 19241 John Machado (Minto SC) 2 Montgomery Wilson (Toronto SC) 3 Norman Gregory (Montreal WC) Canadian Figure Skating Championships / 1 Championnats canadiens de patinage artistique Canadian Figure Skating Championships Championnats canadiens de patinage artistique Men/hommes Senior Junior Novice 1925 1 Melville Rogers (Toronto -
ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Egna
October 7, 2019 Egna/Neumarkt, Italy Skaters from Russia and Italy grab last spots for the Final at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Egna Kseniia Sinitsyna (RUS), Daniel Grassl (ITA), Petr Gumennik (RUS) and ice dancers Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva/Andrey Filatov (RUS) grabbed the last available spots for the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final as this season‘s Junior Grand Prix series concluded in Egna/Neumarkt (ITA) this weekend. The nine medals went to four ISU members. Kseniia Sinitsyna (RUS) dominates in Egna Kseniia Sinitsyna (RUS) cruised to her first Junior Grand Prix gold medal with almost 40 points to spare. The 15-year-old skated to a confident lead in the Short Program with an excellent performance. Skating last in the last event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix series the Muscovite ended on a very high note with a flawless performance to Indian music that was highlighted by seven triples and difficult spins and footwork. Sinitsyna totaled 215.58 points. With her gold from Egna and the silver from Chelyabinsk, she qualified for her first Junior Final. Anna Frolova (RUS) claimed the silver medal to follow up on her bronze from Zagreb the week before. However, the 14-year-old, who trains together with Sinitsyna, missed a triple Lutz in her routine to “Notre Dame de Paris”. Alessia Tornaghi (ITA), who ranked seventh in the Short Program, pulled up to third with a strong performance that included seven triples. The bronze is her first medal on the circuit. “Of course, I am pleased with the competition in Italy, because I fulfilled my task – to skate both programs clean,” Sinitsyna said. -
Grand Prix Junior International
PROTOCOL COURCHEVEL GRAND PRIX JUNIOR FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DES SPORTS DE GLACE INTERNATIONAL 25 > 28 AOÛT 2021 PATINOIRE OLYMPIQUE DU FORUM COMME UN POISSON DANS L’EAU - PRODUCTIONS - Design graphic : Ph. Guillot - PRODUCTIONS Design graphic L’EAU DANS UN POISSON COMME JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING 2021 / 2022 August 25 – 28, 2021 – Courchevel / FRA Protocol of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021/22 Grand Prix de Courchevel (2) 2021 organized by Fédération Française des Sports de Glace with the authorization of the International Skating Union held in Courchevel / FRA August 25-28, 2021 The events of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Grand Prix de Courchevel (2) 2021 took place at the “Patinoire du Forum” an artificial and heated indoor ice surface. JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING 2021 / 2022 August 25 – 28, 2021 – Courchevel / FRA International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Jan Dijkema Netherlands 1st Vice President Figure Skating: Alexander Lakernik Russia 2nd Vice President Speed Skating: Tron Espeli Norway Members Figure Skating: Patricia St. Peter U.S.A. Tatsuro Matsumura Japan Maria Teresa Samaranch Spain Marie Lundmark Finland Benoit Lavoie Canada Speed Skating: Stoytcho G. Stoytchev Bulgaria Sergio Anesi Italy Jae Youl Kim Republic of Korea Roland Etienne Maillard Switzerland Suwanna Silpa-Archa Thailand Director General: Fredi Schmid Switzerland Treasurer: Ulrich Linder Switzerland Legal Advisors: Michael Geistlinger Austria Béatrice Pfister Switzerland Figure Skating Technical Sports Director: Charles Z. Cyr U.S.A. Speed Skating Technical Sports Director: Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Members: Yukiko Okabe Japan Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Leena Laaksonen Finland Susan Lynch Australia Appointed Skater: Fedor Klimov Russia Appointed Coach: Patrick Meier Switzerland Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Shawn Rettstatt U.S.A.