Communication No. 1128: Decisions of the ISU Council

The ISU Council held a meeting on June 12-14, 2001 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The following decisions were taken during this meeting (this Communication does not include items that have been dealt with in previous, separate Communications):


1. Allotment of ISU Championships

ISU Championships 2002

In accordance with Rule 127 of the ISU Regulations the Council has definitely allotted the Championships for 2002 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 Skřyteforbund: 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: Chunchon/Republic of Korea
        
        European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 11-13, 2002
        Fédération Française des Sports de Glace: Grenoble/France

        World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, March 29-30, 2002
        U.S. Speedskating: Milwaukee/USA

        World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, April 5-7, 2002 
        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: Jeonju City/Republic of Korea (venue to be confirmed)

        World Junior Figure Skating Championships, March 4-10, 2002
        Norges Skřyteforbund: 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
        Fédération Française des Sports de Glace: Rouen/France 


Provisional allotments
In accordance with Rule 127 of the ISU Regulations the Council provisionally allotted the Championships for 2003 and 2004 as follows:

ISU Championships 2003

Speed Skating:

   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 Championships Single Distance, March 14-16, 2003
        Deutsche Eisschnellauf-Gemeinschaft: Berlin/Germany

Short Track Speed Skating:

   World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 3-5, 2003
        Hungarian National Skating Federation: Székésfehervár/Hungary 

        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 8-9 or March 15-16, 2003  
        To be decided 

        World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, March 21-23, 2003
        Polish Speed Skating Association: Warsaw/Poland

Figure Skating:

   European Figure Skating Championships, January 20-26, 2003
        Svenska Konstakningsforbundet: Malmö/Sweden
        
        Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, February 10-16, 2003
        Chinese Skating Association: Beijing/China
        
        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
        Skate Canada: Ottawa/Canada


ISU Championships 2004

Speed Skating:

   European Speed Skating Championships, January 9-11, 2004
        Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond: Heerenveen/Netherlands

        World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, January 17 -18, 2004 
        Japan Skating Federation: Nagano/Japan

        World Speed Skating Championships, February 6 - 8, 2004
        Norges Skřyteforbund: Hamar/Norway

        World Junior Speed Skating Championships, February 20-22, 2004
        U.S. Speedskating: Roseville/USA

        World Speed Skating Championships Single Distance, March 5-7, 2004
        Korea Skating Union: Seoul/Republic of Korea

Short Track Speed Skating

   World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 2 - 4, 2004
        To be decided

        European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, January 16-18, 2004
        To be decided

        World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, March 6-7 or March 13-14, 2004       
        see Rule 128.5 To be decided

        World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, March 19 - 21, 2004
        To be decided

Figure Skating

   Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, January 19 - 25, 2004 
        Skate Canada: Hamilton/Canada

        European Figure Skating Championships, January 26 - February 1, 2004 
        Hungarian National Skating Federation: Budapest/Hungary

        World Junior Figure Skating Championships, March 1-7, 2004
        Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond: The Hague/Netherlands

        World Figure Skating Championships, March 22 - 28, 2004
        Deutsche Eislauf-Union e.V.: Dortmund/Germany

Synchronized Skating

   World Synchronized Skating Championships, April 1 - 4, 2004
        Croatian Skating Federation: Zagreb/Croatia



2. 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
Hiroyasu Shimizu, JPN           Salt Lake City  10.03.2001      34,32

1000 meters
Michael Ireland, CAN            Calgary         03.03.2001      1.08,34
Jeremy Wotherspoon, CAN         Salt Lake City  11.03.2001      1.08,28

1500 meters
Kyu-Hyuk Lee, KOR               Calgary         15.03.2001      1.45,20

3000 meters
Gianni Romme, NED               Calgary         11.08.2000      3.42,75

10 000 meters
Gianni Romme, NED               Heerenveen      26.11.2000      13.03,40

500/3000/1500/5000 meters
Jochem Uytdehaage, NED          Calgary         15/17.03.2001   147,668 p.


Ladies
500 meters
Catriona LeMay Doan, CAN        Calgary         06.01.2001      37,40
Catriona LeMay Doan, CAN        Salt Lake City  09.03.2001      37,29

1000 meters
Chris Witty, USA                Calgary         03.03.2001      1.14,58
Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt, GER  Salt Lake City  10.03.2001      1.14,13

1500 meters
Anni Friesinger, GER            Calgary         04.03.2001      1.54,38
        
3000 meters
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GER   Hamar           17.02.2001      4.00,26
Claudia Pechstein, GER          Calgary         02.03.2001      3.59,26

5000 meters
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GER   Heerenveen      25.11.2000      6.55,34
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GER   Salt Lake City  10.03.2001      6.52,44

500/1000/500/1000 meters
Catriona LeMay Doan, CAN        Calgary         06/07.01.2001   150,085 p.

500/1500/1000/3000 meters
Cindy Klassen, CAN              Calgary         15/17.03.2001   155,576 p.
        

Junior Men                   
1500 meters
Shingo Doi, JPN                 Calgary         17.03.2001      1.47,33

5000 meters
Johan Röjler, SWE               Calgary         02.03.2001      6.32,92
Hiroki Hirako, JPN              Calgary         02.03.2001      6.31,46
Johan Röjler, SWE               Calgary         17.03.2001      6.31,10

500/3000/1500/5000 meters
Shingo Doi, JPN                 Calgary         15/17.03.2001   151,258 p.


Junior Ladies
1000 meters
Heike Hartmann, GER             Calgary         03.03.2001      1.16,92



3. 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                                                     
1500 meters
Eric Bédard, CAN        Edmonton        03.03.2001      2.15,393

Junior Men
1000 meters
Seung-Jae Lee, KOR      Warsaw          07.01.2001      1.28,220
        
1500 meters
Misi Toth, USA          Bay City        17.12.2000      2.17,146

Junior Ladies
500 meters
Marie-Eve Drolet, CAN   Warsaw          06.01.2001      45,305



4. 2001 Goodwill Games, Brisbane
Goodwill Games will take place in Brisbane, Australia in September 2001 including a Figure Skating competition, open to eligible skaters only. The ISU has approved the technical package and this invitational competition will be run according to ISU Regulations. The ISU confirms to Members that it has sanctioned the Games and they may enter skaters.



5. ISU Skaters' Representatives
Two new Skaters' Representatives have been appointed by the Council, Christine Boudrias (CAN, Short Track) and Sylvia Nowak (POL, Ice Dance), replacing Derrick Campbell (CAN, Short Track) and Mariusz Siudek (POL, Pairs).

They join the four current Skaters' Representatives, Amber Corwin (USA, Singles Figure), Magnus Enfeldt (SWE, Speed), Anthony Liu (AUS, Singles Figure) and Yang Yang A (CHN, Short Track).



6. ISU Awards/ Honorary Referees and Judges
The area of ISU awards and honorary titles is presently under review by the Council. For the time being therefore, no further awards except those already approved and announced (e.g. Georg Häsler medal) or appointments of Honorary Referees and Judges will be made. Members will be informed in due course of the outcomes of the review.



Milan, Ottavio Cinquanta, President August 12, 2001 Lausanne, Fredi Schmid, General Secretary

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