- Didier Gailhaguet
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Didier Gailhaguet (born 22 August 1953 in Béziers, France) is a former French figure skater and the president of the Fédération Française des Sports de Glace (French Ice Sports Federation).
Gailhaguet was a central figure in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal, in which Marie-Reine Le Gougne ("the French judge") said that she had judged wrongly in the pairs competition under pressure from Gailhaguet, who was at that time the president of the French federation. Witnesses of Le Gougne's statement were Sally-Anne Stapleford (Great Britain), Britta Lindgren (Sweden), Walburga Grimm (Germany) and Jon Jackson (USA). Gailhaguet's chauffeur in Salt Lake City additionally testified to having overheard evidence of his involvement on the scandal. Le Gougne later rescinded her statement and said she had been pressured to make it.
Didier Gailhaguet was excluded for any International Skating Union event for 3 years, beginning 30 April 2002, and has been excluded as an ISU council member. He resigned as president of the French Ice Sports Federation on 12 May 2004, but was re-elected to that position in December 2007.
Earlier in his career, Gailhaguet was the coach of French skater Surya Bonaly.
Results
Event 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Winter Olympics 13th World Championships 19th 10th 13th 10th 13th European Championships 19th 10th 8th 7th 9th French Championships 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st References
- [1] Decision of ISU council
- Joy Goodwin, The Second Mark. ISBN-0-7432-4527-X.
- FFSG press release announcing Gailhaguet's re-election
French champions in figure skating – Men's singles 1908-1911: Louis Magnus • 1912: L. Trugard • 1913: Francis Pigueron • 1914: José Carvajal • 1920-1923: Francis Pigueron • 1924-1925: Pierre Brunet • 1927-1931: Pierre Brunet • 1932-1939: Jean Henrion • 1942: Jacques Favart • 1946: Paul Gaudin • 1947-1948: Guy Pigier • 1949-1950: Tony Font • 1951-1957: Alain Giletti • 1958: Alain Calmat • 1959-1961: Alain Giletti • 1962-1965: Alain Calmat • 1966-1972: Patrick Péra • 1973: Jacques Mrozek • 1974-1975: Didier Gailhaguet • 1976-1977: Jean-Christophe Simond • 1978: Gilles Beyer • 1979-1984: Jean-Christophe Simond • 1985: Fernand Fédronic • 1986: Laurent Depouilly • 1987: Philippe Roncoli • 1988: Frédéric Lipka • 1989: Axel Médéric • 1990-1993: Éric Millot • 1994-1997: Philippe Candeloro • 1998: Thierry Cerez • 1999: Laurent Tobel • 2000-2001: Stanick Jeannette • 2002: Gabriel Monnier • 2003-2008: Brian Joubert • 2009: Yannick Ponsero • 2010: Florent Amodio • 2011: Brian Joubert
Categories:- 1953 births
- Living people
- French male single skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of France
- Figure skating officials
- French figure skating coaches
- French figure skating biography stubs
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