Governing Council 2006
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| Kimmie Meissner with parents Paul and Judy Meissner |
(5/5/06) - World champion Kimmie Meissner helped kick off the 2006 Governing Council Annual Meeting Friday morning at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla.
Delegates in attendance gave the 16-year-old champion a standing ovation, and Meissner spent a few minutes thanking her coaches, family and U.S. Figure Skating for their support over the years. (Watch the video! [large file]).
Meissner, along with Rena Inoue & John Baldwin, Ryan O'Meara and Matt Savoie, will also sign autographs for the delegates later today.
Activity in Orlando began Tuesday with an Executive Committee meeting, but the business of the Governing Council got rolling early Friday morning with the national anthem sung by 2006 U.S. juvenile ice dancing bronze medalist Taylor Elliott. The Board of Directors met Wednesday, and Thursday consisted of seminars and open forums on such topics as nutrition, synchronized, competitions and the ISU judging system.
Friday Updates
Region-hopping: Approved
that intermediate and
juvenile singles skaters not
also competing in pairs or
dance must compete in the
region where legal residence
is established or where the
principle training center is located
as listed on the qualifying
competition entry form.
U.S. Junior Championships:
Upheld the board's decision
to not approve a reduction
in the minimum number of
skaters advancing from a
regional to the U.S. Junior
Championships from four to
two.
Withdrawals: Approved
that once entered, all
withdrawals are considered
final, and a skater may
not reenter the qualifying
competition system for the
season even if before the
entry deadline.
Novice Pairs: Approved to
limit the number of lifts in
the novice pairs well-balanced
free skate. There will
be a maximum of two (2)
different lifts, one of which
must be from group 3 or 4.
Novice Pairs Short Program:
Approved that
novice pairs can do a step
sequence or a spiral sequence
for the 2006-2007
season, effective immediately.
Compulsory Dance:
Approved that the required
number of test patterns
for compulsory dance be
reduced from three to two
for preliminary, bronze and
pre-bronze dance tests, effective
immediately.
Approved that the ISU judging system will be used as follows for the 2006-07 competitive season:
- Regionals: All rounds (initial and final) of novice, junior and senior level singles events. Pairs and dance events for these levels, as well as all lower level events, would be scored using the the 6.0 system.
- Sectionals and U.S.Championships: All events
- U.S. Junior Championships: All events
- U.S. Adult Championships: Gold level and above free skate events for singles, pairs and dance
- Sectionals and U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships: Intermediate and above events including adult and collegiate, and open junior at sectionals
- Approved to amend to reflect that the age requirement for novice as of the preceding July 1 be "Under age 16"
- Approved to amend to reflect that the age requirement for intermediate as of the preceding July 1 be "Under age 18"
- Approved to eliminate crossovers from the intermediate level to any other level
The only contested position was for Administrative/Legal Group Coordinator. The candidates were Sharon Watson and Ann O'Keefe, with O'Keefe earning the majority vote for the position.
2006-07 Compulsory Dances
See the list of the 2006-07 compulsory dances.
