KYOTO, Japan -- Ottavio Cinquanta got his second victory of the week, unanimously re-elected to his third term as president of the International Skating Union.

Cinquanta, president since 1994, ran unopposed.

``We have worked very hard,'' he told the congress Friday. ``The most important thing is that there is a unity of this international federation. We are not in the best moment, but we have given evidence we are active, responsible and proactive.''

With figure skating still trying to dig itself out of the mess created by the Salt Lake City judging scandal, Cinquanta pushed through his radical reform project earlier in the week. It would totally change the sport, replacing the century-old 6.0 marking scale with a points system.

Some delegates have doubts about the system, but Cinquanta persuaded them to at least continue researching and testing it. It will be voted on again at the 2004 congress.

``At this time in our history, it is the responsibility to be inventive and to be brave in leading us to new challenges and horizons,'' said David Dore of Canada, elected as vice president of figure skating. ``Somehow in my mind I think we will never be the same. And that's a good thing.''

The United States held its seat on the ISU's 11-member executive council. Phyllis Howard, president of the U.S. Figure Skating Association, was elected to her first term.

The United States has had someone on the ISU council since World War II. Claire Ferguson, the previous U.S. representative, didn't run for re-election.

Four-time Olympian Andy Gabel was elected president of short-track's technical committee, which oversees the sport.

``Hopefully, I can bring something to the sport,'' said Gabel, who also is president of U.S. Speedskating. ``I definitely want to focus on the growth of the sport. The publicity and exposure we had in Salt Lake City, we might never see that again. We absolutely have to hold onto that.''

One of the more interesting elections was for chair of figure skating's technical committee. Sally Stapleford, chair since 1992, found herself in the middle of the Salt Lake City scandal when French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne claimed Stapleford bullied her.

Le Gougne told ISU officials she'd been pressured ``to vote a certain way'' by Didier Gailhaguet, the French federation president. Le Gougne later retracted the allegation, saying Stapleford made up the story to blame Gailhaguet.

Stapleford lost to Russia's Alexander Lakernik by two votes. She then announced her retirement from the council.

``I want to get on with my life now,'' she said. ``Thank you for all of your support over the years.''

Ron Pfenning, the referee of the pairs panel in Salt Lake City and the one who reported Le Gougne to Cinquanta, easily won re-election to the technical committee. Pfenning's been a member of the committee since 1994.