Mr. Jan Dijkema elected ISU President (& other election results from the 2016 ISU Congress)

[Sylvia]

The Netherlands' Jan Dijkema has been elected the new President of the International Skating Union (ISU) - Nick Butler's article: http://www.insidethegames.biz/artic...cted-president-of-international-skating-union

The 71-year-old won by 63 votes over 52 for Hungary György Sallak in a second-round run-off after France's Didier Gailhaguet and Britain's Chris Buchanan each withdrew.
[Dijkema] won the first round of voting with 45 votes to Sallak's 43, with Gailhaguet receiving 25 and Buchanan just two.
Gailhaguet and Buchanan then announced their withdrawal ahead of a second-round, with enough of the Frenchman's European support switching to the Dutchman.

Russia's Alexander Lakernik has unseated Finland's Marie Lundmark for the figure skating vice-presidential position, winning by 81 votes to 34.

Japan's Junko Hiramatsu led the list of five figure skating Council representatives with 94 votes, just one more than United States' Patricia St Peter.
[Marie] Lundmark retained her place on the Council with 91, with Benoit Lavoie of Canada and Maria Teresa Samaranch of Spain - daughter of former IOC President Juan Antonio - joining her with 85 and 67 respectively.

"Live" play-by-play results/tweets are posted in the 2016 ISU Congress news & discussion thread starting here: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/ind...-dubrovnik-croatia.98515/page-10#post-4807510

John Coughlin shared this video clip from inside the meeting room when Dijkema's name was announced: https://www.instagram.com/p/BGeDv3uw0_v/?taken-by=johncoughlinusa

 

[Sylvia]

List of all 2016 candidates for ISU office: http://static.isu.org/media/1002/candidates-isu-office-2016-final.pdf

Election results tweeted by ISU Figure Skating‏ @ISU_Figure:

Jan DIJKEMA NED elected ISU President

Figure Skating:
Alexander LAKERNIK RUS is elected ISU Vice President Figure Skating
Figure Skating Council (5): Ms. HIRAMATSU JPN Ms. ST. PETER USA Ms. LUNDMARK FIN Mr. LAVOIE CAN Ms. SAMARANCH ESP
Single & Pair Technical Committee Chair: Mr. Fabio BIANCHETTI ITA
Single & Pair Technical Committee members (3): Ms. LYNCH AUS Ms. OKABE JPN Ms. ZONNEKEYN BEL
Ice Dance Technical Committee Chair: Halina GORDON-POLTORAK POL
Ice Dance Technical Committee members (3): Mr. RETTSTATT USA Ms. SHEKHOVTSOVA RUS Ms. SELBY GBR

Synchro:
Synchronized Skating Technical Committee Chair: Mr. Christopher BUCHANAN GBR
Synchronized Skating Technical Committee members (3): Mr. SAARELAINEN FIN Ms. TYRBO SWE Ms. LONG USA

Speed Skating:
Tron ESPELI NOR is elected ISU Vice President Speed Skating
Speed Skating Council (5): Ms.YANG CHN Mr. KIM KOR Mr. STOYTCHEV BUL Mr. MAILLARD SUI Mr. ANESI ITA
Speed Skating Technical Committee Chair: Mr. Alexander KIBALKO RUS
Speed Skating Technical Committee members (3): Mr. THOMETZ USA Mr. CHOI KOR Mr. BREUER GER

Short Track:
Short Track Speed Skating Technical Committee Chair: Ms. Nathalie LAMBERT CAN
Short Track Speed Skating Technical Committee members (3): Mr. OOSTHEIM NED Mr. XU CHN Mr. TERAO JPN

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Disciplinary Commission Chair Mr. WALDECK GER & Members (3) Mr. BOHM SLO Ms. PETRICEVIC NZL Mr. HAZELHOFF NED

 

[Sylvia]

Quotes from Mr. Dijkema have been added to Nick Butler's article (linked in post #1):

"I am satisfied that the result was good and I am elected," the septuagenarian told insidethegames afterwards.
"It's not an easy process in the international field, with many countries voting like a block.
"But I had a lot of help from the figure skating field and that is why I was elected.
"It was a team effort."
"The President is important, but you can't do it alone," he added afterwards.
"I have to work in a team with the new Council.

"I hope we will have a smooth transition and will now start a new era in the ISU, as spelled out in my manifesto." [link: ISU-Manifesto-Jan-Dijkema.pdf
He also reiterated how, "in principal", he plans to stand for just a two year term, which would end in 2018 shortly before his 74th birthday.
But he left the door open, adding "we will see how it goes".

 

[Sylvia]

Official ISU news release/media advisory on the results of the 56th ISU Congress elections (includes number of votes for the winning candidates): http://www.isu.org/en/news-and-events/news/2016/06/isu-56-congress-elections
PDF version: http://static.isu.org/media/337737/isu_56_congress_elections.pdf

 

[Carolla5501]

While I am not thrilled with another speed skating president I think it's a much better choice than Gailhaguet

 

[Sylvia]

How do you pronounce the new President's name?

@IceAlisa, if you listen to the Instagram clip posted above ( https://www.instagram.com/p/BGeDv3uw0_v/ ) of him being announced as the new ISU president, it's Yan DIKE-ema.

 

[IceAlisa]

Thank you so much @Sylvia

 

[Japanfan]

I don't think there is any age restriction for the position?

Dikjema is 71.

 

[Sylvia]

I don't think there is any age restriction for the position?

Dikjema is 71.

From this article published after the 2014 ISU Congress in Dublin: http://www2.tsn.ca/figure_skating/story/?id=455009

Cinquanta's term was supposed to end this month [June 2014], and the 75-year-old Italian reached the maximum age limit.
But the ISU Congress in Dublin compromised to appease him by moving the quadrennial elections from 2014 to 2016 at his recommendation, but rejected proposals to change or remove the age limits of its office holders.

ETA:

Link to the IN article that summarizes the key events at the Congress (includes a photo of Dijkema with Cinquanta): http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/06/10/183250560
Quote from USFS president Sam Auxier:

"Of the four candidates for president, [Dijkema] was certainly our preference," Auxier said. "We have a strong vice president, Lakernik, and [Dijkema] has told us he will not try to micromanage the figure skating side of things.