International Skating Union

The ISU Council held a meeting on June 11, 17 and 18, 2000 in Quebec, Canada. The following decisions have been taken:

1. Allotment of ISU Championships

ISU Championships 2001

In accordance with Rule 127 of the ISU Regulations the Council has definitely allotted the Championships for 2000 as follows:

Speed Skating:

European Speed Skating Championships, January 12-14, 2001
Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio: Baselga di Piné/Italy

World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, January 20-21, 2001
Deutsche Eisschnellauf-Gemeinschaft: Inzell/Germany

World Speed Skating Championships, February 9-11, 2001
Hungarian National Skating Federation: Budapest/Hungary

World Junior Speed Skating Championships, February 23-25, 2001
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond: Groningen/Netherlands

World Speed Skating Single Distance Championships, March 9-11, 2001
U.S. Speedskating: Salt Lake City/USA

Short Track Speed Skating:

World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 5-7, 2001
Polish Speed Skating Association: Warsaw/Poland

European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 19-21, 2001
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond: The Hague/Netherlands

World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, March 24-25, 2001
Japan Skating Federation: Nobeyama/Japan

World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, March 30-April 1, 2001
Korea Skating Union: Seoul/Republic of Korea

Figure Skating:

European Figure Skating Championships, January 21-28, 2001
Slovak Figure Skating Association: Bratislava/Slovak Republic

Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, February 4-10, 2001,
United States Figure Skating Association: Salt Lake City/USA

World Junior Figure Skating Championships, February 25-March 4, 2001
Bulgaria Skating Federation: Sofia/Bulgaria

World Figure Skating Championships, March 18-25, 2001
Canadian Figure Skating Association: Vancouver/Canada

Synchronized Skating:

World Synchronized Skating Championships, April 5-8, 2001,
Suomen Taitoluisteluliitto: Helsinki/Finland

Provisional allotments

In accordance with Rule 127 of the ISU Regulations the Council has provisionally allotted the Championships for 2002 & 2003 as follows:

Speed Skating:

European Speed Skating Championships, January 4-6, 2002
Deutsche Eisschnellauf-Gemeinschaft: Erfurt/Germany

World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, January 19-20, 2002
Norges Skøyteforbund: Hamar/Norway

World Junior Speed Skating Championships, March 1-3, 2002
Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio: Collalbo/Italy

World Speed Skating Championships, March 15-17, 2002
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond: Heerenveen/Netherlands

Short Track Speed Skating:

World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 4-6, 2002
Korea Skating Union: Seoul/Republic of Korea

European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 18-20, 2002
Fédération Française des Sports de Glace: Albertville/France

World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, March 2-3, 2002 (Dates to be confirmed)
U.S. Speed Skating: Milwaukee/USA

World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, March 8-10, 2002 (Dates to be confirmed)
Speed Skating Canada: Montreal/Canada

Figure Skating:

European Figure Skating Championships, January 14-20, 2002
Schweizer Eislauf-Verband: Lausanne/Switzerland

Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, January 22-27, 2002
Korea Skating Union: Seoul/Republic of Korea

World Junior Figure Skating Championships, March 4-10, 2002
Norges Skøyteforbund: Hamar/Norway

World Figure Skating Championships, March 18-24, 2002
Japan Skating Federation: Nagano/Japan

Synchronized Skating:

World Synchronized Skating Championships, April 11-14, 2002
To be decided

European Speed Skating Championships, January 3-5, 2003
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond: Heerenveen/Netherlands

World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, January 18-19, 2003
Speed Skating Canada: Calgary/Canada

World Speed Skating Championships, February 7-9, 2003
Svenska Skridskoförbundet: Gothenburg/Sweden

World Junior Speed Skating Championships, February 21-23, 2003
Japan Skating Federation: Kushiro City/Japan

World Speed Skating Single Distance Championships, March 7-9, 2003
Deutsche Eisschnellauf-Gemeinschaft: Berlin/Germany

Short Track Speed Skating:

World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 3-5, 2003
To be decided

European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 17-19, 2003
The Russian Skating Union: St. Petersburg/Russia

World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, March 1-2 or March 8-9, 2003
To be decided

World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, March 14-16, 2003
To be decided

Figure Skating:

European Figure Skating Championships, January 20-26, 2003
Svenska Skridskoförbundet: Malmö/Sweden

Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, January 28-February 2, 2003
To be decided

World Junior Figure Skating Championships, February 24-March 2, 2003
Czech Figure Skating Association: Ostrava/Czech Republic

World Figure Skating Championships, March 24-30, 2003
United States Figure Skating Association: Washington D.C./USA

Synchronized Skating:

World Synchronized Skating Championships, April 3-6, 2003
To be decided

4. Appointment of new Medical Advisors

The Council appointed Dr. Harm Kuipers (NED) and Dr. Hiroya Sakai (JAP) as new members of the Medical Advisors. The composition of the Medical Advisors is now as follows:

Dr. Jane Moran, Chairperson
Dr. Gilbert Danowski
Dr. Sanda Dubravcic-Simunjak
Dr. Harm Kuipers
Dr. David Mitchell
Dr. Hiroya Sakai
Dr. Joel C. Shobe

5. Appointment of new Chairperson of the Coaches Commission

The Council, in consideration of Rule 142, paragraph 1 b) which requires the rotation of the Chairperson of the Coaches Commission every two years, appointed Mr. Günter Schumacher as the new Chairperson. He replaces Ms. Krisztina Regöczy who was Chairperson from June 1998 to June 2000. The composition of the Coaches Commission is now as follows:

                        Mr. Günter Schumacher   Chairperson     (Speed Skating)
                        Ms. Cathy Dalton                        (Synchronized Skating)
                        Mr. Donald E. Laws                      (Figure Skating/Singles)
                        Mr. Alan Luke                           (Short Track Speed Skating)
                        Mr. Alexei Mishin                       (Figure Skating/Pairs) 
                        Ms. Krisztina Regöczy                   (Ice Dancing)

6. Georg Häsler Medal

The ISU Council decided to award the Georg Häsler Medal to:

The Georg Häsler Medal is awarded in memory of Mr. Georg Häsler, who served the ISU as Honorary Secretary for 29 years from 1947 to 1975.

The Georg Häsler Medal has been previously awarded to:

Zoltan Balazs †                         Hungary                                 1987
Willi Zipperlen †                       Switzerland                             1987
F. Ritter Shumway †                     USA                                     1988
Herbert Kunze                           FRG                                     1989
Assen Pavlov                            Bulgaria                                1989
W. Thayer Tutt †                        USA                                     1989
Victor Blinov †                         USSR                                    1990
Andrea Ehrig                            G.D.R.                                  1990
Radovan Lipovscak                       Yugoslavia                              1990
Courtney J. L. Jones, O.B.E.            Great Britain                           1991
Milan Duchon                            Czechoslovakia                          1992
Klaas Shipper                           Canada                                  1992
Lysiane Lauret                          France                                  1993
Anna Sinilkina                          Russia                                  1993
George Howie †                          USA                                     1993
Pamela E. L. Davis, M.B.E.              Great Britain                           1994
Jurjen Osinga                           Netherlands                             1994
Ivan Mauer                              Slovak Republic                         1995
Florea Gamuela                          Romania                                 1996
David E. Morgan                         Australia                               1996
Beat Häsler     (gold Georg Häsler      Switzerland                             1998
                Medal)  

ISU Members are invited to propose nominees for the award of the medal. Proposals of nominees must be received by the ISU Secretariat in Lausanne not later than April 15th of each year. The nominees will be considered by the ISU Council at its subsequent meeting and the awards announced in an ISU Communication.

7. Retirement of Jacques Favart Trophy

The Council decided that the Jacques Favart Trophy will be retired and that a new trophy/ award for athletes will be announced shortly. A future Communication will give all details of the new trophy/ award including how nominations may be made.

8. Educational "How To" video series

The Council decided to move forward with an innovative new project which aims to provide educational material on how to teach, perform and evaluate elements of skating. It will be available gradually on video (VHS), CD Rom and the Internet and will cover all areas pertaining to the interests of the ISU, ie. skating, coaching and judging.

All ISU sports disciplines will eventually be included in the project, with priority being given to Figure Skating and Ice Dance, followed by Speed Skating, Short Track Speed Skating and finally Synchronized Skating. The aim is to deliver at least the first part of the product by the end of 2001 and further information will be given in due course.

9. Date and place of the ISU June Council Meeting 2001

The 2001 ISU Office Holders Conference will take place on June 11, 2001 and the ISU June Council Meeting will be held on June 12-14, 2001 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

10. Recognition of new World Records Speed Skating

Upon the recommendation of the Speed Skating Technical Committee, the Council has recognized the following World Records:

Men     
500 meters                      Venue            Date             Time
Jeremy Wotherspoon, CAN         Calgary         29.01.2000      34,63

1000 meters
Jeremy Wotherspoon, CAN         Calgary         12.01.2000      1.08,49
Jeremy Wotherspoon, CAN         Calgary         18.03.2000      1.08,35

1500 meters
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh, NED        Calgary         29.01.2000      1.45,56

3000 meters
Steven Elm, CAN                 Calgary         17.03.2000      3.43,76

5000 meters
Gianni Romme, NED               Calgary         30.01.2000      6.18,72


500/3000/1500/5000 meters
Erben Wennemars, NED            Calgary         14/15.08.1999   149,188


Ladies
3000 meters
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GER   Calgary         30.01.2000      4.00,51

5000 meters
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GER   Hamar           16.01.2000      6.56,84


Junior Men               
500 meters
Masaaki Kobayashi, JPN          Calgary         18.03.2000      36,23
Masaaki Kobayashi, JPN          Calgary         19.03.2000      35,93

1000 meters
Masaaki Kobayashi, JPN          Calgary         18.03.2000      1.10,83

500/1000/500/1000 meters
Masaaki Kobayashi, JPN          Calgary         18/19.03.2000   143,015


500/3000/1500/5000 meters
Philippe Marois, CAN            Calgary         17/18.03.2000   153,363

 Junior Ladies
500 meters
Sayuri Osuga, JPN               Nagano          31.10.1999      39,38
Sayuri Osuga, JPN               Berlin          28.11.1999      39,36
Sayuri Osuga, JPN               Innsbruck       12.12.1999      39,33
Sayuri Osuga, JPN               Calgary         29.01.2000      38,58

1000 meters
Sayuri Osuga, JPN               Calgary         30.01.2000      1.17,39
Sayuri Osuga, JPN               Calgary         18.03.2000      1.17,33

1500 meters
Li Song, CHN                    Heerenveen      21.11.1999      2.00,08
Li Song, CHN                    Calgary         29.01.2000      2.00,04
Li Song, CHN                    Nagano          05.03.2000      1.59,38

3000 meters
Li Song, CHN                    Calgary         30.01.2000      4.10,30

500/1000/500/1000 meters
Sayuri Osuga, JPN               Seoul           26/27.02.2000   158,785
Sayuri Osuga, JPN               Calgary         18/19.03.2000   155,565

500/1500/1000/3000 meters
Wieteke Cramer, NED             Calgary         17/18.03.2000   162,452

11. Recognition of new World Records Short Track Speed Skating

Upon the recommendation of the Short Track Speed Skating Technical Committee, the Council has recognized the following World Records:

Men                                                 
500 meters
Jeffrey Scholten, CAN           Calgary         04.03.2000      41,742

1000 meters
Dong-Sung Kim, KOR              Changchun       05.12.1999      1.27,307
Jeffrey Scholten, CAN           Calgary         05.03.2000      1.26,970

1500 meters
Andrew Quinn, CAN               Calgary         04.03.2000      2.15,495

5000 meters Relay
Republic of Korea               Changchun       05.12.1999      6.49,618
(Dong-Sung Kim, Seung Jae-Lee,
Ho-Jin Seo, Ryoung Min)


Ladies  
500 meters
Evgenia Radanova, BUL           Lake Placid     18.02.2000      43,873


Junior Men
1500 meters
Steve Robillard, CAN            Szekesfehervar  08.01.2000      2.17,222


Junior Ladies
500 meters
Katia Zini, ITA                 Szekesfehervar  08.01.2000      45,363





Milan,                                     Ottavio Cinquanta, President
        July 28, 2000
Lausanne,                               Fredi Schmid, General Secretary

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