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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 French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne 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 Le Gougne later rescinded her statement and said she had been pressured to make it.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	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

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 '''Didier Gailhaguet''' (born 22 August 1953 in [[Béziers]], [[France]]) is a former French [[Figure skating|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 French judge [[Marie-Reine Le Gougne]] 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 (figure skater)|Jon Jackson]] (USA).
-== National and international career as a figure skater ==
+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.
-* Reached the winners’ podium of the French Championships on five occasions, winning the title in 1974 and 1975.
-* Won a silver medal at what later became the World Junior Championships in Vienna, Austria, in 1968.
-* Selected to take part in the European Figure-Skating Championships and World Figure-Skating Championships on five occasions. He represented France at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, before severely injuring his knee prior to the 1976 Winter Olympics.
+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.
-== Coaching career ==
-* Developed a Figure-Skating Centre at Champigny-sur-Marne and created the first winter sports department at INSEP [France’s National Institute of Sport and Physical Education], which trained French figure skaters including Surya Bonaly, five-time European champion and three-time world silver medallist, Éric Millot, Stanick Jeannette, both European medal winners, and many more
-* In December 1992, became director of France’s figure-skating and ice-dancing national teams, and was closely involved in Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat’s 2002 Olympic title,
+Earlier in his career, Gailhaguet was the coach of French skater [[Surya Bonaly]].
-== President of the FFSG ==
-* Elected president of the Fédération Française des Sports de Glace [the French Ice-Sports Federation], a position he held until 2004
-* In response to athletes’ demands, returned to the organisation in December 2008 and was elected President of the FFSG in the first round of voting
-* On 26 June 2010, re-elected President of the FFSG, securing 92% of first-round votes
-* An active president, his     leadership was accompanied by numerous major figure-skating title wins, with Florent Amodio becoming European champion and, in ice dancing, Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat twice becoming European champions and world bronze medalists. He  played an active role in helping Brian Joubert, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron to receive four European titles and two world titles (2007,2015). He also developed speed skating, both short track – in which Thibaut Fauconnet became France’s  first European champion – and the men’s relays, with the French team winning the ISU World Junior Short Track Championships, as well as long track, with emerging star Alexis Contin winning European and, later, world medals (2015).
 ==Results==
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 ==References==
+* [http://fl1.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/sports/isu43002dec.pdf] Decision of ISU council
+* Joy Goodwin, ''The Second Mark''.  ISBN 0-7432-4527-X.
 * [http://www.ffsg.org/actu-infos/federation/documents/78-Resultats_Presidence_FFSG.pdf FFSG press release announcing Gailhaguet's re-election]