Cinquanta

The ISU oversees both, and Cinquanta is a former speedskater.

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"Regardless of the fact that Mao Asada can perform the highest level of element, the decision of the congress was made on medical reasons and not technical ones," said ISU President Ottavio Cinquanta, who attended the event.

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"We are on the eve of a possible revision," says skating-union president Cinquanta.

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In truth, his greatest sin may be that he was a speed skater in his youth, which makes him a peasant in the airy world of figs. It was Cinquanta who, in the wake of Salt Lake, moved expeditiously to change the judging system.

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Cinquanta draws the distinction between a judge's call on the field of play and mathematical errors, like a computer compiling the results incorrectly.

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I am not in favor of this, said Ottavio Cinquanta, the president of the International Skating Union who was at the center of the Olympic storm during the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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Cinquanta, a member of the IOC executive board, says the double-gold award in the pairs figure skating competition in Salt Lake did not set a precedent and was the result of manipulation of the scoring, not an error by a judge.

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WASHINGTON International Skating Union President Ottavio Cinquanta said Tuesday that he has "no reason to be concerned" about a splinter group that is hoping to take over the governance of figure skating worldwide.

USATODAY.com - Splinter group doesn't faze ISU's Cinquanta 2003

Asked if he felt threatened by the WSF's actions, Cinquanta said, "I am not enthusiastic, but I have no reason to be concerned."

USATODAY.com - Splinter group doesn't faze ISU's Cinquanta 2003

Cinquanta, sitting rinkside for the compulsory dance competition at the World Figure Skating Championships at the MCI Center, smiled when asked if he had talked to Rogge on Tuesday.

USATODAY.com - Splinter group doesn't faze ISU's Cinquanta 2003