ISU published today the list of Officials eligible to serve in International competitions for 2019/20 season.
The full list is here:
https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/21860-isu-communication-2273/file
There are two different levels of officials: ISU and International.
These qualifications determine the type of events they can judge. ISU is "higher ranked" than International.
Olympic Games, ISU Championships (World, Junior World, Europeans, 4 Continents) and GP Final (both Senior and Junior), World Team Trophy: everyone should have ISU status
Senior GP events: Technical Controller and Specialists, Referee and Data Operator must have ISU status while Judges can have only International level
Junior GP events: International status allowed for Judges and Referee; Technical Controllers/Specialists and Data Operator must have ISU status
Other International competitions: International status is enough for all roles. In Challenger Series the Technical Panel should have 2 members with ISU status.
Changes compared to last season
(I may have missed something in that lenghty list!)
Judges Pairs and Singles
New International Judges
Karen Anne Harris (Australia)
Tobias Steindl (Austria)
Antony Grevisse (Belgium)
Yana Vankova (Bulgaria)
Ron Conacher (Canada)
Guylaine Seguin (Canada)
Sabrina Eunice Wong (Canada)
Rui Sui (China)
Kim Louise Ettrup (Denmark)
Stéphane Maitrot (France)
Melanie Prague (France)
Yulia Levshunova (Georgia)
Christiane Anstätt (Germany)
Oliver Bennemann (Germany)
Martin Liebers (Germany)
Christiane Wald (Germany)
Virginia De Agostini (Italy)
Sho Kagayama (Japan)
Ryuko Niremoto (Japan)
Jerry Hilgert (Luxembourg)
Ismail Surayu Dakshini (Malaysia)
Ji Young Han (South Korea)
Yoon Kyung Lee (South Korea)
Daniel Perzi (Spain)
Alexandrea Reataza-Svärd (Sweden)
Isabella Anna Enrica Mariotta Crivelli (Switzerland)
Rada Lamsam (Thailand)
Sarihan Itir Ozinanir (Turkey)
Ekin Pasinlioglu (Turkey)
Oksana Dolhopolova (Ukraine)
Dawn Everly (USA)
Steven Hsu (USA)
Karen Perreault (USA)
Demoted from ISU to International status
Valerie Greugny-Huart (France)
Natalia Primachenko (Russia)
Retired/out of the list
Susan Blatz (Canada)
Jean Senft (Canada)
Pirjio Elo (Finland)
Jan Hoffman (Germany)
Herman Schulz (Germany)
Kristin Helga Hafthorsdottir (Iceland)
Kenji Amako (Japan)
Tomiko Yamada (Japan)
Akira Yoshizawa (Japan)
Anna Dubova (Latvia)
Marit Kvindesland (Norway)
Hanna Then (Poland)
Florin Gafencu (Romania)
Igor Obraztsov (Russia)
Alexei Soutchkov (Russia) * He is still eligible for Ice Dance
Liudmila Volkova (Russia)
Natasa Danon (Serbia)
Steve Winkler (USA)
Tamie Campbell (USA)
Taffy Holliday (USA)
Anne Shean (USA)
Elena Onishchenko (Ukraine)
Judges Ice Dance
New International Judges
Gabriele Streil (Austria)
Bing Han (China)
Marketa Horklova (Czech Republic)
Jitka Mokra (Czech Republic)
Clement Perrigouard (France)
An So Young (South Korea)
Elyse Matsumoto (USA)
Danielle Rey (USA)
Yulia Levshunova switches from Belarus to Georgia.
Retired
Jean Senft (Canada)
Susan Blatz (Canada)
Kenji Amato (Japan)
Technical Controllers
Steve Winkler (USA) retired.
Raffaella Locatelli (Italy) is out of the list of those eligible for Pairs.
Technical Specialists Single
Promoted to ISU status
Nilda Nancy Garcia Villarreal (Mexico) * she was demoted last season. I guess lack of seminar attendance or service. She must have fullfilled it now
Jason Dungjen (USa) * same as above
Retired/out of the list
Maria McLean (Denmark)
Karin Hendschke-Raddatz (Germany)
Tony Sabrina Bombardieri (Italy)
Tomas Kunya (Slovakia)
Technical Specialist Pairs
Retired
Cafrolin Mesiter Goschy (Germany)
Scott Cudmore (USA)
Technical Specialists Ice Dance
Retired
Shae Zukiwsky (Canada)
Referees
Promoted to ISU level
Single/Pairs
Cynthia Benson (Canada)
Karen Howard (Canada)
Leanna Caron (Canada)
Mami Maeda (Japan)
Agita Abele (Latvia)
Julia Andreeva (Russia)
Asa Nordback (Sweden)
Senem Ahiskal (Turkey)
Samuel Auxier (USA)
Wendy Enzmann (USA)
Ice Dance
Csaba Balint (Hungary)
Lolita Labunskaya (Russia)
New International
Single/Pairs
Nicole Leblanc Richard (Canada)
Jia Yao (China)
Christian Baumann (Germany)
Jung Sue Lee (South Korea)
Alla Shekhovtsova (Russia)
Elena Fomina (Russia)
Emilie Billow (Sweden)
Todd Bromley (USA)
Ice Dance
Virpi Kunnas-Helminen (Finland)
Massimo Orlandini (Italy)
Kaoru Takino (Japan)
John Miller (USA)
The exams for promotion from International to ISU judges status will take place during Nebelhorn Trophy.
The draw (by country) for 2019 World, European and 4 Continents Championships will take place on the morning of Thursday October 10, 2019 in Geneva.
In each event, countries with skaters entered in the 2018 edition will be drawn first. If they are not enough, a second draw will take place among other countries. For Europeans, Euro ISU members will have precedence. For 4CCS, members from America, Asia, Africa and Oceania will be considered in the second draw. If they are not enough, they open up the draw to European countries for 4CCs and not European countries for Euros. This last step is usually necessary only for Ice Dance at 4Continents.
The full list is here:
https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/21860-isu-communication-2273/file
There are two different levels of officials: ISU and International.
These qualifications determine the type of events they can judge. ISU is "higher ranked" than International.
Olympic Games, ISU Championships (World, Junior World, Europeans, 4 Continents) and GP Final (both Senior and Junior), World Team Trophy: everyone should have ISU status
Senior GP events: Technical Controller and Specialists, Referee and Data Operator must have ISU status while Judges can have only International level
Junior GP events: International status allowed for Judges and Referee; Technical Controllers/Specialists and Data Operator must have ISU status
Other International competitions: International status is enough for all roles. In Challenger Series the Technical Panel should have 2 members with ISU status.
Changes compared to last season
(I may have missed something in that lenghty list!)
Judges Pairs and Singles
New International Judges
Karen Anne Harris (Australia)
Tobias Steindl (Austria)
Antony Grevisse (Belgium)
Yana Vankova (Bulgaria)
Ron Conacher (Canada)
Guylaine Seguin (Canada)
Sabrina Eunice Wong (Canada)
Rui Sui (China)
Kim Louise Ettrup (Denmark)
Stéphane Maitrot (France)
Melanie Prague (France)
Yulia Levshunova (Georgia)
Christiane Anstätt (Germany)
Oliver Bennemann (Germany)
Martin Liebers (Germany)
Christiane Wald (Germany)
Virginia De Agostini (Italy)
Sho Kagayama (Japan)
Ryuko Niremoto (Japan)
Jerry Hilgert (Luxembourg)
Ismail Surayu Dakshini (Malaysia)
Ji Young Han (South Korea)
Yoon Kyung Lee (South Korea)
Daniel Perzi (Spain)
Alexandrea Reataza-Svärd (Sweden)
Isabella Anna Enrica Mariotta Crivelli (Switzerland)
Rada Lamsam (Thailand)
Sarihan Itir Ozinanir (Turkey)
Ekin Pasinlioglu (Turkey)
Oksana Dolhopolova (Ukraine)
Dawn Everly (USA)
Steven Hsu (USA)
Karen Perreault (USA)
Demoted from ISU to International status
Valerie Greugny-Huart (France)
Natalia Primachenko (Russia)
Retired/out of the list
Susan Blatz (Canada)
Jean Senft (Canada)
Pirjio Elo (Finland)
Jan Hoffman (Germany)
Herman Schulz (Germany)
Kristin Helga Hafthorsdottir (Iceland)
Kenji Amako (Japan)
Tomiko Yamada (Japan)
Akira Yoshizawa (Japan)
Anna Dubova (Latvia)
Marit Kvindesland (Norway)
Hanna Then (Poland)
Florin Gafencu (Romania)
Igor Obraztsov (Russia)
Alexei Soutchkov (Russia) * He is still eligible for Ice Dance
Liudmila Volkova (Russia)
Natasa Danon (Serbia)
Steve Winkler (USA)
Tamie Campbell (USA)
Taffy Holliday (USA)
Anne Shean (USA)
Elena Onishchenko (Ukraine)
Judges Ice Dance
New International Judges
Gabriele Streil (Austria)
Bing Han (China)
Marketa Horklova (Czech Republic)
Jitka Mokra (Czech Republic)
Clement Perrigouard (France)
An So Young (South Korea)
Elyse Matsumoto (USA)
Danielle Rey (USA)
Yulia Levshunova switches from Belarus to Georgia.
Retired
Jean Senft (Canada)
Susan Blatz (Canada)
Kenji Amato (Japan)
Technical Controllers
Steve Winkler (USA) retired.
Raffaella Locatelli (Italy) is out of the list of those eligible for Pairs.
Technical Specialists Single
Promoted to ISU status
Nilda Nancy Garcia Villarreal (Mexico) * she was demoted last season. I guess lack of seminar attendance or service. She must have fullfilled it now
Jason Dungjen (USa) * same as above
Retired/out of the list
Maria McLean (Denmark)
Karin Hendschke-Raddatz (Germany)
Tony Sabrina Bombardieri (Italy)
Tomas Kunya (Slovakia)
Technical Specialist Pairs
Retired
Cafrolin Mesiter Goschy (Germany)
Scott Cudmore (USA)
Technical Specialists Ice Dance
Retired
Shae Zukiwsky (Canada)
Referees
Promoted to ISU level
Single/Pairs
Cynthia Benson (Canada)
Karen Howard (Canada)
Leanna Caron (Canada)
Mami Maeda (Japan)
Agita Abele (Latvia)
Julia Andreeva (Russia)
Asa Nordback (Sweden)
Senem Ahiskal (Turkey)
Samuel Auxier (USA)
Wendy Enzmann (USA)
Ice Dance
Csaba Balint (Hungary)
Lolita Labunskaya (Russia)
New International
Single/Pairs
Nicole Leblanc Richard (Canada)
Jia Yao (China)
Christian Baumann (Germany)
Jung Sue Lee (South Korea)
Alla Shekhovtsova (Russia)
Elena Fomina (Russia)
Emilie Billow (Sweden)
Todd Bromley (USA)
Ice Dance
Virpi Kunnas-Helminen (Finland)
Massimo Orlandini (Italy)
Kaoru Takino (Japan)
John Miller (USA)
The exams for promotion from International to ISU judges status will take place during Nebelhorn Trophy.
The draw (by country) for 2019 World, European and 4 Continents Championships will take place on the morning of Thursday October 10, 2019 in Geneva.
In each event, countries with skaters entered in the 2018 edition will be drawn first. If they are not enough, a second draw will take place among other countries. For Europeans, Euro ISU members will have precedence. For 4CCS, members from America, Asia, Africa and Oceania will be considered in the second draw. If they are not enough, they open up the draw to European countries for 4CCs and not European countries for Euros. This last step is usually necessary only for Ice Dance at 4Continents.
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