2010

                                 CROSS COUNTRY SKIING              

                                          TECHNICAL PACKAGE

1.                  RULES: This competition will be conducted under the rules of the Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS). 

2.                  CATEGORIES:    

            Junior Males:             Born in 1992 and 1993

            Junior Females:             Born in 1992 and 1993

            Juvenile Males:             Born in 1994 and 1995

            Juvenile Females:            Born in 1994 and 1995

            Midget Males: Born in 1996 and 1997

            Midget Females:            Born in 1996 and 1997

3.                  EVENTS:                                        

            Junior Male & Female            Technique

            -  750 meter Free (qualification round interval starts

                        followed by elimination heats)

            -  5 km Classic (interval start)

            - 10 km Free (mass start)

            - 3 x 5 km relay Classic (mass start)

            Juvenile Male & Female

            -   750 meter Free (qualification round interval starts

                        followed by elimination heats)

            -   5 km Classic (interval start)

            -   7.5 km Free (mass start)

            -   3 x 5 km relay Classic (mass start)

            Midget Male & Female

            -  500 meter Free (qualification round interval starts

                        followed by elimination heats)

            -  2.5 km Classic (interval start)

            -  5 km Free (mass start)

            -  3 x 2.5 km relay Classic (mass start)

            Relay teams may consist of athletes registered in a given category unless one or more of those athletes cannot compete.  In that case athletes from a younger age category may be moved up to fill a team.

4.                  TEAM COMPOSITION: Each Games Unit may enter a team comprised of a maximum of twenty-four (24) skiers plus three (3) coaches; as follows:

            Junior Male - 4

            Junior Female - 4

            Juvenile Male                                    - 4

            Juvenile Female - 4

            Midget Male - 4

            Midget Female - 4

            Coaches - 3

            Athletes who have competed in a World Junior Championship in cross-country skiing within 2 years of the Games are ineligible to compete in the Arctic Winter Games.   See also other restrictions in the Arctic Winter Games Staging Manual.

One coach must be female and one male.  If a coach from one gender is not available a chaperon must be substituted.

5.                  MEDALS:  Individually by event and individually by team for relay events:

            GOLD       - 36

            SILVER     - 36

            BRONZE  - 36

6.                  Arctic Winter Games Rule Modifications

A.     The FIS requirement to pay a fee when filing a sport technical protest is waved for the Arctic Winter Games.  The non-sport protest procedure continues to apply.

B.     The 750 meter sprint event is to feature qualification and elimination rounds designed to allow each skier to compete a minimum of three times, see separate sprint event format.

C.    Events are to be scheduled as follows:

            Day 1              Individual Classic events

            Day 2              Individual Free sprint events

            Day 3              Rest Day

            Day 4              Individual Free longer distance events

            Day 5              Relay events

7.                  Sprint Event Format Guidelines

Goal

To have all participants ski a minimum of three times in their respective category sprint event.

Format

Qualification Round: All skiers in all classes participate in a qualification round, held on the same course.  Skiers are ranked within their classes according to their qualifying times.  Skiers are seeded in the first elimination round based upon their ranking within their respective classes.  There is no timing in the Sprint Event after the qualification round.

16 or fewer competitors in a class: Two semi-final heats of up to eight competitors, with the top three finishers in each heat advancing to a six-person final that determines places 1-6.  Competitors finishing in places four and higher in each semi-final would compete in a consolation final to determine places 7 and higher.

Seeding for 16 or fewer competitors:

 
Semifinal 1:  skiers ranked 1-4-5-8-9-12-13-16

Semifinal 2:  skiers ranked 2-3-6-7-10-11-14-15

Finishers outside the top three in each semi-final advance to Consolation Final to determine finish positions 7 and higher.  Skiers choose their own start positions in this order:

1^st Choice:  4^th place Semifinal 1

2^nd Choice: 4^th place Semifinal 2

3^rd Choice: 5^th place Semifinal 2

4^th Choice: 5^th place Semifinal 1

5^th Choice: 6^th place Semifinal 1

6^th Choice: 6^th place Semifinal 2

7^th Choice: 7^th place Semifinal 2

8^th Choice: 7^th place Semifinal 1

9^th Choice: 8^th place Semifinal 1

10^th Choice: 8^th place Semifinal 2

First three finishers in each semi-final advance to Final to determine finish positions 1 through 6.  Skiers choose their own start positions in this order:

1^st Choice:  winner Semifinal 1

2^nd Choice:  winner Semifinal 2

3^rd Choice: runner-up Semifinal 2

4^th Choice: runner-up Semifinal 1

5^th Choice: 3^rd place Semifinal 1

6^th Choice: 3^rd place Semifinal 2

17+ competitors in a class: Four quarter-final heats of four or more, with the top three finishers in each quarter-final advancing to two six-person semi-finals, and the top three finishers in each semi-final advancing to a six-person final to determine the top six places.  The last three finishers in each semi-final would advance to a consolation final to determine places 7-12.  Skiers who did not qualify for the semi-finals would advance to a Consolation Semifinal to determine places 13 and higher.

Seeding for 17 or more competitors:

Quarterfinal 1: skiers ranked 1-8-9-16-17-24-25-32

Quarterfinal 2: skiers ranked 4-5-12-13-20-21-28-29

Quarterfinal 3: skiers ranked 2-7-10-15-18-23-26-31

Quarterfinal 4: skiers ranked 3-6-11-14-19-22-27-30

First three finishers in Quarterfinal 1 and Quarterfinal 2 advance to Semifinal 1

Skiers choose start their own start positions in this order:

1^st Choice:  winner Quarterfinal 1

2^nd Choice:  winner Quarterfinal 2

3^rd Choice: runner-up Quarterfinal 2

4^th Choice: runner-up Quarterfinal 1

5^th Choice: 3^rd place Quarterfinal 1

6^th Choice: 3^rd place Quarterfinal 2

First three finishers in Quarterfinal 3 and Quarterfinal 4 advance to Semifinal 2

Skiers choose start their own start positions in this order:

1^st Choice:  winner Quarterfinal 3

2^nd Choice:  winner Quarterfinal 4

3^rd Choice: runner-up Quarterfinal 4

4^th Choice: runner-up Quarterfinal 3

5^th Choice: 3^rd place Quarterfinal 3

6^th Choice: 3^rd place Quarterfinal 4

Finishers outside the top three in each quarter-final advance to Consolation Semi-Final to determine finish positions 13 and higher.  Skiers choose their own start positions in this order:

1^st Choice:  4^th place Quarterfinal 1

2^nd Choice: 4^th place Quarterfinal 2

3^rd Choice: 4^th place Quarterfinal 3

4^th Choice: 4^th place Quarterfinal 4

5^th Choice: 5^th place Quarterfinal 4

6^th Choice: 5^th place Quarterfinal 3

7^th Choice: 5^th place Semifinal 2

8^th Choice: 5^th place Semifinal 1

9^th Choice: 6^th place Semifinal 1

10^th Choice: 6^th place Semifinal 2

11^th Choice: 6^th place Semifinal 3

12^th Choice: 6^th place Semifinal 4, etc. if necessary

Finishers outside the top three in each semi-final advance to Consolation Final to determine finish positions 7-12.  Skiers choose their own start positions in this order:

1^st Choice:  4^th place Semifinal 1

2^nd Choice: 4^th place Semifinal 2

3^rd Choice: 5^th place Semifinal 2

4^th Choice: 5^th place Semifinal 1

5^th Choice: 6^th place Semifinal 1

6^th Choice: 6^th place Semifinal 2

First three finishers in each semi-final advance to Final to determine positions 1-6

Skiers choose their own start positions in this order:

1^st Choice:  winner Semifinal 1

2^nd Choice:  winner Semifinal 2

3^rd Choice: runner-up Semifinal 2

4^th Choice: runner-up Semifinal 1

5^th Choice: 3^rd place Semifinal 1

6^th Choice: 3^rd place Semifinal 2