David Santee interviews Gale Tanger, 2021 U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductee. For 51 years, Gale Tanger has been an eyewitness to U.S. Figure Skating history. She has served in multiple roles—judge, technical referee, technical controller and team leader. Having served as assistant chef de mission for the entire U.S. Olympic team at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Tanger saw the judging scandal that beset the pairs competition firsthand. When there was talk of developing another scoring system, which became the International Judging System (IJS), she jumped in to participate in its development.
Celebrating 100 years of excellence!
Celebrating 100 years of excellence!