Phuket, Thailand, June 12, 2022: On the last and decisive day of the 58th International Skating Union Congress, the assembly elected Kim Jae Youl as the new president.
Kim won a total of 77 votes and became the 12th President and the first from outside Europe to take the helm of the International Skating Union. He succeeds Jan Dijkema (NED), who has been leading the federation over the past six years.
On Friday, June 10, in front of the delegates of the ISU Congress, Kim presented his manifesto for the position of ISU President and obtained the largest election score of 77 votes – well beyond the required majority of 60 votes.
The three other candidates running for the position were: Patricia St. Peter from the USA (24 votes), Susanna Rahkamo from Finland (13 votes) and Slobodan Delic from Serbia (5 votes).
Kim starts his four-year mandate with the mission “Together, we can go further” and five priority areas of focus: Growth, Opportunity, Innovation, Safeguarding and Unity.
His vision and programme bring together these objectives into a clear goal: growing all ice skating sports with a forward-looking approach by reaching new fans, markets and young generations while safeguarding athletes and unity among ISU Members.