The International Skating Union (ISU) has officially given birth to an electoral commission, a first in its historyIt is composed of three members: referee Jodi Abbott, former Finnish federation president Laura Raitio, and former U.S. Speed Skating Federation executive director Mark Greenwald. Eighty-two ISU members participated in their election. Five candidates presented themselves. The trio will remain on the commission. until September 1, 2029.
This election " represents another pivotal moment " in the ISU transformation, underlines President Jae Youl Kim. After " the convening of our first Extraordinary Congress and the most comprehensive overhaul of the ISU's constitutional framework in its 133-year history, we are putting our new framework into practice by electing the members of the Elections Commission for the first time. Good governance is the foundation of a strong and reliable ISU, and this new body will ensure that integrity, fairness and transparency are at the heart of all our electoral activities. "The commission will organize and supervise all elections of the institution.
