WSF Press Coverage Archive

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Skating ratings dive (Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr 2005)
ISU sends message to rival group (The Globe and Mail, 25 Mar 2005)
ISU excludes officials for breakaway try (AP/Yahoo!, 24 Mar 2005)
World Skating Federation lawsuit tossed out by judge (USA Today, 14 Feb 2005)
U.S. judge lashes out at Cinquanta (The Globe and Mail, 7 Feb 2005)
Officials say ISU president ignored rules (The Globe and Mail, 16 Oct 2004)
World Skating Federation officials cleared by panel (CBC Sports, 14 Oct 2004)
Skating officials cleared by panel (The Globe and Mail, 14 Oct 2004)
ISU Congress expected to approve new judging system next week (AP/Slam! Sports, 4 Jun 2004)
New federation suffers setback (The Globe and Mail, 12 Mar 2004)
Valentin Piseev: "It's possible that Slutskaya will go to Dortmund" (Smena.ru, 10 Feb 2004)
U.S. Figure Skating OKs New Points System (AP/Yahoo!, 16 Jan 2004)
Cinquanta defends himself in wake of lawsuit (The Globe and Mail, 15 Dec 2003)
Skating continues trek across choppy ice (Dallas Morning News, 14 Dec 2003)
Renegade skating group files suit (KRT Wire/The Mercury News, 13 Dec 2003)
New system has its highs and who knows (Dallas Morning News, 13 Dec 2003)
ISU president defends organization in wake of lawsuit (AP/SFGate.com, 13 Dec 2003)
Plushenko's trip won't cost much (Boston Globe, 13 Dec 2003)
WSF file lawsuit against ISU (Xinhuanet/China View, 13 Dec 2003)
Upstart group sues International Skating Union, Cinquanta (AP/Yahoo!, 12 Dec 2003)
World Skating Federation files suit against ISU (AP/The Globe and Mail, 12 Dec 2003)
Sale and Pelletier claim scandal has not changed figure skating (Edmonton Journal, 3 Dec 2003)
Hamilton: Skating is Losing its Audience (AP/Yahoo!, 5 Nov 2003)
Will new scoring system hit the mark? (Reading Eagle, 22 Oct 2003)
Long Time USFSA Judge/Official Loses USFSA Privileges (Blades On Ice, 1 Aug 2003)
ISU Communication no. 1217 (ISU, 10 Jul 2003)
Governing Council Report (Blades On Ice, 1 Jun 2003)
Chuck Foster in the Hot Seat (Ice Skating International Online, 20 May 2003)
Late start doesn't faze sprinter (Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2003)
Foster: U.S. will lead in figure skating (AP/Yahoo!, 13 May 2003)
Foster to lead figure skating association (AP/Yahoo!, 10 May 2003)
Insurrection among U.S. figure skaters comes to Norfolk (The Virginian-Pilot, 10 May 2003)
2003 Governing Council (Ice Skating International Online, 8 May 2003)
More than business as usual at congress (AP/FoxSports.com, 6 May 2003)
Skating splinter group suffers another setback (Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2003)
USFSA letter to Governing Council delegates (USFSA, 3 May 2003)
Skating federation warns members on WSF (AP/Yahoo!, 3 May 2003)
Q&A with Ron Pfenning (Golden Skate, 2 May 2003)
Jon Jackson answers SkateFAIR's questions for USFSA presidential candidates (SkateFAIR, 2 May 2003)
When it comes to scandals, Olympics has a lot to learn (Dallas Morning News, 1 May 2003)
Skating struggle tough to figure (Winnipeg Sun, 29 Apr 2003)
Members warned off new group (The Globe and Mail, 26 Apr 2003)
Skate Canada denounces new federation (AP/Yahoo!, 24 Apr 2003)
Skate Canada's position on the World Skating Federation (Skate Canada/SkateWeb, 22 Apr 2003)
Howard won't seek re-election as USFSA president (AP/FOX Sports, 16 Apr 2003)
A letter from USFSA president Phyllis Howard (USFSA, 16 Apr 2003)
Sale, Pelletier begin tour (The Globe and Mail, 14 Apr 2003)
Best of the best (Portland Press Herald, 10 Apr 2003)
Kwan, Plushenko in Challenge (Hartford Courant, 8 Apr 2003)
Go figure (San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr 2003)
Taking it from top with USOC (Boston Globe, 6 Apr 2003)
Settling the score: skating stumbles toward judging reform (SI.com, 4 Apr 2003)
Thin ice future for top skaters' union (The Copenhagen Post, 4 Apr 2003)
New system presents challenges for ISU (ESPN.com, 2 Apr 2003)
Breakaway group condemned by ISU (Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr 2003)
ISU angered by splinter group's actions (Reuters/Yahoo!, 1 Apr 2003)
ISU Response to WSF (PDF) (ISU, 1 Apr 2003)
New skating federation formed (Blades On Ice, 1 Apr 2003)
ISU heavily criticizes new federation leadership (AP/SFGate.com, 1 Apr 2003)
ISU calls actions of WSF unjustified and an abuse of world championships (Canadian Press/Canada.com, 1 Apr 2003)
ISU warns members against supporting WSF (AP/Yahoo!, 1 Apr 2003)
World Skating Federation gets lift (Washington Post, 1 Apr 2003)
Worlds recap (TSN.ca, 31 Mar 2003)
Skating endorses 'principles' group (AP/Yahoo!, 31 Mar 2003)
Our skating results merit concern (Toronto Star, 31 Mar 2003)
Lackluster efforts, political intrigue plague American skating (KRT/The Mercury News, 31 Mar 2003)
High-tech system aims to end skating scandals (Vancouver Sun, 31 Mar 2003)
Skating rebellion doesn't chill chief (San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar 2003)
ISU bowing to pressure over secrecy of statistics (The Globe and Mail, 31 Mar 2003)
Bourne, Kraatz feel relief as champs (The Globe and Mail, 31 Mar 2003)
Former ISU officials hypcritical (Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar 2003)
Skaters form athlete-based organization to give them more of a voice in ISU (AP/Slam!, 30 Mar 2003)
International Skating Union promises new statistic (Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar 2003)
Cinquanta unfazed by rival federation (Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Mar 2003)
ISU to consider changing display of scoring marks (Washington Post, 30 Mar 2003)
2003 World Figure Skating Championships (International Figure Skating, 29 Mar 2003)
Press release regarding the formation of the athlete's commission (SkateWeb, 29 Mar 2003)
ISU chief insists he his not behind ouster of judge who backs rival group (KRT/The Mercury News, 29 Mar 2003)
New judging system coming to figure skating, ISU head insists (KRT/The Mercury News, 29 Mar 2003)
Skating chief backs judging system (KRT/GrandForks.com, 29 Mar 2003)
Canadian skating legend supports WSF (The Globe and Mail, 29 Mar 2003)
To the barricades! Yes, even in figure skating (New York Times, 29 Mar 2003)
ISU caves into pressure to change judging system (Reuters/Yahoo!, 29 Mar 2003)
Figure skating at critical crossroads (AP/Yahoo!, 29 Mar 2003)
Fans protest agains secret judging system (Reuters/Yahoo!, 29 Mar 2003)
Skating fans have their say at demonstration (Edmonton Sun, 29 Mar 2003)
Fans show displeasure with 'Axel of Evil' (Calgary Sun, 29 Mar 2003)
IOC leader backs skating's status quo (Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar 2003)
Rogge won't meet with skate group (Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar 2003)
IOC declines to meet with ISU rival (Washington Post, 29 Mar 2003)
IOC head dismisses breakaway skating body (AP/Yahoo!, 28 Mar 2003)
Yagudin not Russian to disappear (Toronto Sun, 28 Mar 2003)
Given skating's problems, he won't Button his lip (Hartford Courant, 28 Mar 2003)
Figure skating: judge is pushed, and Hughes trips (International Herald Tribune, 28 Mar 2003)
Integrit�t gegen Realit�t (Der Tagesspiegel, 28 Mar 2003)
Es gab in letzter Zeit zu viel Frustration (Die Welt, 28 Mar 2003)
Hurt champ Yagudin: skaters forced into silence on ISU woes (AFP/Yahoo!, 27 Mar 2003)
Skating: clean sheets and a dirty sport (AP/Yahoo!, 27 Mar 2003)
Triple salchows, toe loops -- and politics of judging (Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar 2003)
The problem with figure skating (Newsweek, 27 Mar 2003)
Deciphering the mysteries of figure skating judging (ESPN.com, 26 Mar 2003)
Precision escapes Hughes as a judge is banished (New York Times, 27 Mar 2003)
Offener streit um verdeckte noten -- das neue anonyme Wwrtungssystem spaltet die eiskunstlauf-szene (NZZ Online, 26 Mar 2003)
Fixing figure skating's credibility (Rocky Mountain News, 27 Mar 2003)
Judge dismissed at last moment (The Globe and Mail, 27 Mar 2003)
Cinquanta not worried about WSF (Boston Globe, 27 Mar 2003)
Judge hopes WSF will restore figure skating credibility (Winnipeg Sun, 27 Mar 2003)
New judging system under scrutiny (The News Journal, 27 Mar 2003)
World Figure Skating gets support (The Star-Ledger, 27 Mar 2003)
Reality show hits skating soap opera (Miami Herald, 27 Mar 2003)
Hungarian dismissed as judge (Washington Post, 27 Mar 2003)
Hungarian judge is dismissed (Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar 2003)
Consequences! (TSN, 26 Mar 2003)
DEU-Pr�sident lehnt neuen verband ab (dpa/Yahoo!, 26 Mar 2003)
Auch Kati Witt fordert die revolution (Spiegel Online, 26 Mar 2003)
Skating rebellion underway (Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar 2003)
Rebels vow to change figure skating (Toronto Star, 26 Mar 2003)
Splinter group to challenge ISU's rule (AP/The Missoulan, 26 Mar 2003)
Breakaway group comes out firing (The Globe and Mail, 26 Mar 2003)
Next move in skating is a split (Boston Globe, 26 Mar 2003)
'Reforms' left him cold (Boston Globe, 26 Mar 2003)
New World order in figure skating (Toronto Sun, 26 Mar 2003)
We're sittin' on the fence (Edmonton Sun, 26 Mar 2003)
Welcome the World Skating Federation (Edmonton Sun, 26 Mar 2003)
New skating body formed (London Free Press, 26 Mar 2003)
New group to contest International Skating Union's rule (Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar 2003)
To save sport, stop skating around facts (USA Today, 26 Mar 2003)
Splinter group announces plan to give skating new leadershi (New York Times, 26 Mar 2003)
Old skating hands rip judging system (New York Times, 26 Mar 2003)
New skating federation is forming (Washington Post, 26 Mar 2003)
Change faces uphill battle (Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar 2003)
Dissident group seeks control of figure skating (Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar 2003)
Group aims to wrest control of figure skating from ISU (The Mercury News, 26 Mar 2003)
Breakaway federation sets out to restore confidence (London Times, 26 Mar 2003)
American leads figure skating revolt (The Australian, 26 Mar 2003)
USFSA Executive Committee statement on proposed new organization (USFSA, 25 Mar 2003)
Splinter group doesn't faze ISU's Cinquanta (USA Today, 25 Mar 2003)
Skaters form World Skating Federation (Canadian Press, 25 Mar 2003)
New group aims to overthrow International Skating Union (AFP/Yahoo!, 25 Mar 2003)
ISU mutiny begins (The Globe and Mail, 25 Mar 2003)
Group plans to challenge skating union (AP/Yahoo!, 25 Mar 2003)
Revised rules spur breakaway skating federation (USA Today, 25 Mar 2003)
Controversy created new skate federation (USA Today, 25 Mar 2003)

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