Skating Elects New President

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Ice Dance Gold Medalists Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France (C) sing their national anthem as silver medalists Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States (L) and bronze medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States look on during the medal ceremony at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, March 31, 2016. / AFP / Geoff Robins (Photo credit should read GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images)

(ATR) The International Skating Union elects a new leader at its congress in Dubrovnik.

Three candidates are on the ballot for the presidency. The winner will succeed Ottavio Cinquanta, who has held the post since 1994.

The candidates:

French Ice Sports Federation president Didier Gailhaguet

Former singles skater Gyorgy Sallak of Hungary

Former ice dancer Christopher Buchanan of Great Britain

ISU vice president Jan Dijkema of the Netherlands

Olympic ice skating expert Phil Hersh offers his perspective on the election in this blog:

http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2016/6/8/gailhaguet-once-banned-from-sport-as-skating-federation-boss-mon-dieu

Written by Ed Hula.

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