Turkmenistan has become a full member of the International Skating
Union, while the global governing body has also allocated a further
CHF200,000 to support athletes from Ukraine.
New International Skating Union President Kim Jae-youl has said Kamila
Valieva's B sample is yet to be tested and the case remains "a work in
progress".
Russian Alexander Kibalko was elected to the International Skating
Union Council at its Congress in Phuket, but the country does not have
a single representative on the ISU technical committees.
The International Skating Union has agreed to extend the ban of
Russian and Belarusian athletes from its competitions until a decision
from the Council or Congress to overturn it, but a motion to change
its rules on suspending officials failed to secure the super majority
required.
Alexander Lakernik, the Russian vice-president of the International
Skating Union, is unable to stand for re-election at the Congress in
Phuket, after a motion to raise the age limit for officials failed to
pass.