Figure Skating Federation of Russia

The Figure Skating Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России, lit. Figure Skating on Skates Federation of Russia) is the national sport governing body for figure skating in Russia. It is recognized as such by Russian Olympic Committee and by the International Skating Union (ISU). No individual membership exists, and its members are in various ice sports associations. It was founded in 1992 as the successor of the Figure Skating Federation of the USSR (Soviet Union).

Figure Skating Federation of Russia

Sport	figure skating
Jurisdiction	Russia
Abbreviation	FFKK
Founded	1992
Affiliation	International Skating Union
Headquarters	Moscow
President	Aleksandr Gorshkov
Other key staff	Alexander Kogan (general director)
Official website
fsrussia.ru

The goals of this governing body are: taking a plan of competitions by the calendar, developing a curriculum for figure skating in Russia, forming a national team, making contracts with sportsmen and coaches, international relations with other skating organizations, assistance to regional federations, organizing the Rostelecom Cup (formerly the Cup of Russia) and other important events. Since 2009 the main sponsor of the federation is Rostelecom.[1]

Structure

FFKR was headed by Valentin Piseev, who also had been a president of Soviet skating federation since 1989.[2] However, he refused to nominate himself at the 2010 presidential election.[3] On June 4, 2010 Aleksandr Gorshkov, formerly a vice president, was elected a new president, with Piseev becoming a general director.[4] Anton Sikharulidze, who also registered as a presidential candidate, withdrew due to the changes in federation's constitution. Sikharulidze commented that "presidential powers are limited to representative functions" and the whole post turned nominal, so the real leadership belongs to general director, including the ability to sign financial documents and making sole decisions. Sikharulidze added he does not "want to become a president just to carry the general director's briefcase".[5] Tatiana Tarasova, usual Piseev's opponent, approved the decision of making him the general director, stating that "not using his knowledge and international authority would be very wrong".[6] Since September 2014 the general director is Alexander Kogan.[7]

Apart from the president, there are several vice presidents. As of 2006, the list of vice presidents included international judge Sergei Kononykhin, Aleksandr Lakernik, Oleg Nilov and Irina Raber.[8] Irina Raber and Oleg Nilov head the largest regional federations, in Moscow and St. Petersburg.[6] In 2010 Alexander Kogan was also elected as vice president.[6]

The governing of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia is fulfilled by a conference that is held once in two years. All decisions during the conference are made through voting. Members who participate are chosen by regional figure skating federations. In intervals between conferences, the federation is ruled by a presidium of 30 people.[9] There is also a coaching council of 17 people, among whom are Zhanna Gromova, Victor Kudriavtsev, Alexei Mishin, Tamara Moskvina, Tatiana Tarasova.

Regional federations

The Figure Skating Federation of Russia is composed of 36 regional federations.

№	Название
1	Figure Skating Federation of Bashkortostan
2	Figure Skating Federation of Republic of Karelia
3	Figure Skating Federation of Republic of Mordovia
4	Skating Union of Tatarstan
5	Figure Skating Federation of Udmurt Republic
6	Figure Skating Federation of Krasnoyarsk Krai
7	Figure Skating Federation of Primorsky Krai
8	Figure Skating Federation of Arkhangelsk Oblast
9	Figure Skating Federation of Belgorod Oblast
10	Figure Skating Federation of Vladimir Oblast
11	Figure Skating Federation of Vologda Oblast
12	Figure Skating Federation of Voronezh Oblast
13	Figure Skating Federation of Kaliningrad Oblast
14	Olympic Orbit (Kirov)
15	Figure Skating Federation of Kurgan Oblast
16	Figure Skating Federation of Leningrad Oblast
17	Figure Skating Federation of Lipetsk Oblast
18	Figure Skating Federation of Moscow Oblast
19	Figure Skating Federation of Murmansk Oblast
20	Figure Skating and Short Track Federation (Nizhny Novgorod)
21	Figure Skating Federation of Novosibirsk Oblast
22	Figure Skating Assotiation of Omsk
23	Figure Skating Federation of Orenburg Oblast
24	Figure Skating Federation of Penza Oblast
25	Figure Skating Federation of Perm Krai
26	Figure Skating Federation of Rostov-on-Don
27	Figure Skating Federation of Ryazan Oblast
28	Figure Skating Federation of Samara Oblast
29	Figure Skating Federation of Saratov Oblast
30	Figure Skating Federation of Sverdlovsk Oblast
31	Figure Skating Federation of Tver Oblast
32	Figure Skating Federation of Chelyabinsk Oblast
33	Figure Skating Federation "Pirouette" of Chita and Chita Oblast
34	Figure Skating Federation of Yaroslavl Oblast
35	Figure Skating Federation of Moscow city
36	Figure Skating Federation of Saint Petersburg
37	All-Russia society of sports and physical training "Dinamo"

Competitions

• annual Russian Championships
• Rostelecom Cup
• Russian Junior Championships
• Russian Cup (national championship selections, Russian: Кубок России)
• Belgorod Oblast Open Championships with A. Mishin prizes (in Belgorod)
• Nikolai Panin Memorial (St. Petersburg)
• Northern Lights (Arkhangelsk)
• Samarochka (Samara)
• Silver Skates (Tomsk)
• Zhuk Memorial
• Siberia and the Far East Open Championships

References

1. Ростелеком стал генеральным спонсором Федерации фигурного катания [Rostelecom has become the main sponsor of the Figure Skating Federation] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. January 16, 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
2. Валентин Писеев. Гости пресс-центра (in Russian). RIA Novosti. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
3. Babeshkin, Andrew (April 10, 2010). "Ice Revolution" (in Russian). Volga Commune. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
4. "Gorshkov is the new FFKKR president, Piseev has become CEO" (in Russian). Mail.ru. June 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
5. Антон Сихарулидзе: Министерство юстиции РФ решит, насколько принятые документы соответствуют российскому законодательству, насколько легитимны прошедшие выборы [Anton Sikharulidze: The Ministry of Justice will decide whether the approved documents comply with Russian legislation and whether the elections are legitimate] (in Russian). AllSport. June 4, 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
6. "V Sochi s Novymi Silami". press release (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
7. "Александр Коган: "Супруга отправилась за мной в Сибирь, как жены декабристов"". Figure Skating Federation of Russia.
8. "Structure" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
9. Сборная России по фигурному катанию будет готовиться централизованно (in Russian). Фонд поддержки олимпийцев России. 2007-04-24. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-24.

External links

• Official website (in Russian)