Tanskanen chairs F.I.G. Athletes Commission

* fig-press: -- Convened for its first meeting at the FIG Head Office in Lausanne, the FIG Athletes’ Commission for the 2009 – 2012 Olympic Cycle has elected a new President, Finnish born Jani TANSKANEN. The Commission is made up of one representative from each of the FIG’s competitive disciplines:
Jani Tanskanen (FIN) for Men’s Artistic, Nastia Liukin (USA) for Women’s Artistic, Vera Sessina (RUS) for Rhythmic, Dmitri Poliaroush (BLR) for Trampoline, Anna Macanita (POR) for Aerobic and Sabrina Hegele (GER) for Acrobatic. The new president holds a seat on the Executive Board and one on the FIG Council as a representative of the Federation’s athlete body.
Jani Tanskanen is the Director of Men’s Artistic within the Finnish Gymnastics Federation, and was an active, national A list gymnast until 2008. Among his many achievements is a Horizontal Bar Gold at the World Championships in Lausanne in 1997.