EDUCATION
Diploma as interpreter in English and French |
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SPORT ACTIVITY
I have served as: |
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A Member of the Council of the International Skating
Union (ISU) for Figure Skating from 1988 to 1992. I was
prevented from standing for re-election at the 44th Congress
held in Davos in 1992 when the Speed Skating section of
the Congress elected a Member from Italy as Vice President
for Speed Skating, such election occurring prior to the
election for Members of the Council for Figure Skating,
thus barring my re-election. |
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The Chairperson of the Figure Skating Technical Committee
of the ISU from 1973 to 1988 |
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A Member of the Figure Skating Technical Committee of
the ISU from 1967 to 1973 |
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The Chairperson of the Figure Skating Technical Committee
of the Italian Skating Federation from 1964 to 1976 |
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A Member of the Figure Skating Technical Committee of
the Italian Skating Federation from 1959 to 1963 |
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I served as a Judge for International Competitions from
1961-1963, as a Judge for ISU Championships from 1964-1966
and as a Referee for ISU Championships from 1966-1994. |
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| Since 1966 I have acted
as a Judge or Referee at seven Winter Olympic Games: |
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| 1964 Innsbruck |
1980 Lake Placid |
| 1968 Grenoble |
1984 Sarajevo |
| 1972 Sapporo |
1988 Calgary |
| 1976 Innsbruck |
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and at: |
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25 World Championships |
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26 European Championships |
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15 Junior World Championships |
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| In 1997, I was nominated for appointment
as an Honorary ISU Referee |
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| In the field of the instruction
of the judges I worked in the preparation and the updating
of the Judges' Handbooks: |
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Judges' Handbook 1 compulsory figures |
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Judges' Handbook 2 single free skating and the short
program |
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Judges' Handbook 3 pair skating |
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| In the years 1972—1988
I held Judges' Seminars in: |
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Australia: Melbourne and Sydney |
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South Africa: Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria |
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New Zealand: Christchurch and Aukland |
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Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto, Kushiro |
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China: Beijing and Harbin |
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United States: Lake Placid and Colorado Springs |
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Canada: Toronto |
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And in: Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Soviet Union, Bulgaria,
Hungary, Switzerland |
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| For my activity in sport
I was honored with the following awards: |
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1977: Silver medal of the Ministry of Sport of Finland
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1977: Silver medal of the Ministry of Sport and Youth
of France |
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1978: Olympic medal of the Ministry of Sport of Austria
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1982: Silver medal for Sport Merits of the Italian Olympic
Committee |
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1984: Cross of Knight of the Order of Malta |
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1992: Gold medal for Sport Merits of the Italian Olympic
Committee |
