JoAnneM Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 http://www.usbf.org/ "JOINT STATEMENT BY THE USBF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PLAYERS OF THE 2007 VENICE CUP-WINNING TEAM The United States Bridge Federation (USBF) and the players on the US Venice Cup world championship bridge team are pleased to mutually announce that we have resolved all issues relating to events that occurred at the closing ceremony of the 2007 World Bridge Championship in Shanghai. We all believe that it is in the best interests of bridge to put this behind us so that we can focus on playing the game we love. The USBF Board has dismissed all charges against the players on the Venice Cup team. The players of the USA1 Venice Cup Championship team recognize that it is a legitimate request of the USBF, when sending teams to represent the United States, that all players refrain from using the stage for the Medal Ceremonies as a platform for anything other than receiving their medals. For the future the USBF will make certain that the Guidelines are clearer as to what is expected. We all look forward to resuming our mutual enjoyment of bridge and to working together to promote the game. Steve BeattyJoan GerardBob HammanJill LevinIrina LevitinaJan MartelRose MeltzerJill MeyersHansa NarasimhanLou Ann O'RourkeBill PollackDebbie RosenbergJoAnna Stansby November 20, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Thanks for post this Jo Anne, I hope we can all put this behind us and move on, no matter where we stood on the initial controversy. This thread has been locked by the administrator. You can continue to comment in any of the other threads on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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