Figure Skating Federation of Russia


The Figure Skating 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. 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.
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 and other important events. Since 2009 the main sponsor of the federation is Rostelecom.

Structure

FFKR was headed by Valentin Piseev, who also had been a president of Soviet skating federation since 1989. However, he refused to nominate himself at the 2010 presidential election. On June 4, 2010 Aleksandr Gorshkov, formerly a vice president, was elected a new president, with Piseev becoming a general director. 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". 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". Since September 2014 the general director is Alexander Kogan.
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. Irina Raber and Oleg Nilov head the largest regional federations, in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In 2010 Alexander Kogan was also elected as vice president.
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. 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
1Figure Skating Federation of Bashkortostan
2Figure Skating Federation of Republic of Karelia
3Figure Skating Federation of Republic of Mordovia
4Skating Union of Tatarstan
5Figure Skating Federation of Udmurt Republic
6Figure Skating Federation of Krasnoyarsk Krai
7Figure Skating Federation of Primorsky Krai
8Figure Skating Federation of Arkhangelsk Oblast
9Figure Skating Federation of Belgorod Oblast
10Figure Skating Federation of Vladimir Oblast
11Figure Skating Federation of Vologda Oblast
12Figure Skating Federation of Voronezh Oblast
13Figure Skating Federation of Kaliningrad Oblast
14Olympic Orbit
15Figure Skating Federation of Kurgan Oblast
16Figure Skating Federation of Leningrad Oblast
17Figure Skating Federation of Lipetsk Oblast
18Figure Skating Federation of Moscow Oblast
19Figure Skating Federation of Murmansk Oblast
20Figure Skating and Short Track Federation
21Figure Skating Federation of Novosibirsk Oblast
22Figure Skating Assotiation of Omsk
23Figure Skating Federation of Orenburg Oblast
24Figure Skating Federation of Penza Oblast
25Figure Skating Federation of Perm Krai
26Figure Skating Federation of Rostov-on-Don
27Figure Skating Federation of Ryazan Oblast
28Figure Skating Federation of Samara Oblast
29Figure Skating Federation of Saratov Oblast
30Figure Skating Federation of Sverdlovsk Oblast
31Figure Skating Federation of Tver Oblast
32Figure Skating Federation of Chelyabinsk Oblast
33Figure Skating Federation "Pirouette" of Chita and Chita Oblast
34Figure Skating Federation of Yaroslavl Oblast
35Figure Skating Federation of Moscow city
36Figure Skating Federation of Saint Petersburg
37All-Russia society of sports and physical training "Dinamo"

Competitions