Team requirements and stadium

Teams and stadium requirements
Focus on wax tes3ng and Jury tasks
Anna Rosa
FIS TD Seminar Seefeld October 2016
Autumn 2016

Session agenda - part 1
TEAMS

Session agenda - part 1
•  Teams needs
•  Sa#sfy them
•  Tes)ng procedure
•  Tes#ng area challanges
•  Warm up
•  Informa)ons to teams

What teams need
Enough parking places
Space for wax trucks
Good hotels but cheap
and close to courses Waxing facilities like
wax cabins or tents
Testing area and
warming up loops
Changing rooms,
toilets, refreshments
Maps and indications within where is what
Clear schedules within informations and time

Accomoda3on, parkings and facilli3es
Diﬀerent requirements according to the level of
compe##on (see Rules for the FIS cc World Cup,
Rules OPA Cup compe##ons)
What we can do:
•  Be prepared according to the compe##on level
•  Get in touch within the OC in early advance
•  Check previous TD reports
Once on site we won’t be able to do much…

Tes3ng area according to ICR
•  A ski glide tes#ng area with tes#ng tracks for
all par#cipa#ng teams must be located close
to the stadium.
•  It should be close to the team wax cabins and
warm-up track.

BUT WHAT, WHEN, HOW AND WHERE DO TEAM TEST?

What and when do teams test
What:
•  Athletes’ skis
•  Tes#ng skis
•  Wax both for glide and grip
•  Eventual hand structure…
When:
The day/s before the races and the same day
Compe##on/test course ready Good schedule

How do teams test
•  Electronic devices (not on course)
•  Glide
•  Feeling
•  Side by side

Where do teams test
In the tes#ng area On compe##on course

The tes#ng tracks
must be prepared to
the same standard as
the compe))on course

Schedule is fundamental

Tes3ng area challenges
•  Snow condi)ons (lack in
snow, roPen snow,..)
•  Changing weather
condi#ons (increasing
temperature, incoming rain/
snowfall, wind…)
•  Use of chemicals
•  Time windows before,
during and aRer race

Time windows
The Jury can allow ski tes#ng and warming up by
compe#tors on parts of the compe##on course
before and during the compe))on.
Athletes and service personnel, wearing special
bibs may be allowed to ski on these parts of the
compe##on course.

•  Tes#ng area posi)on (in the
stadium, on the course,...)
•  Tes#ng area features (length,
width, gradient,…)
•  Skiers ﬂow organiza)on
(space for going, coming back
and slowing down design)
•  Tracks number and placement
(closer tracks, no tracks,…)

•  Ski depot posi#on and
usability
•  Crowd (especially when on
compe##on course)
•  Diﬀerent temperatures and
snow condi#ons along the
course
•  Ski exchange allowed in long
distance compe))ons

Who invented the ﬁrst ski tes3ng transporter?

Quiz solu3on
According to Canadians, Canadian team
invented it for the Olympic Games of Albertville
1992 because “the wax test area was not very
close to the wax cabins and transpor#ng 15 or
so pairs of skis back and forth became tedious”

hPp://www.cccski.com

Informa3ons to provide to teams
Time, loca>ons and regula>ons of tes>ng area


Informa3ons to provide to teams
Both on invita>on/TCM ppt/maps and on site.
Grooming #me, Track seYngs, coaching and feeding zones

TOILET/CHANGINGROOMS
WAXING CABINS
RACEOFFICE/OFFICALBOARD
WARM-UP COURSE

Tes3ng area and warm up course
Wax tes#ng and warming up on the ski
compe##on course must always be done in the
compe))on course direc)on.

Anyone tes#ng skis on the compe##on course
must consider the safety of others on the course
and the course prepara#on.
Skiing direction

Tes3ng area and warm up course
Glidetset

•  The courses and the
warm up tracks must be
completely prepared
before the oﬃcial
training, correctly
marked and with the
kilometer signs in place
•  Warm up courses should
be prepared as close as
possible to the stadium

Session agenda – part 2
Where races begin, end and go through
The stadium

Session agenda – part 2
•  Start zone
•  Finish zone
•  OC and jury work
•  Exchange zone
•  Pit boxes

Start zone according to ICR
Interval start
1 corridor
Classical: 1 track till the
end of the zone
Mass start - Skiathlon
Arrow start grid
Odd No of tracks (5 or 7)
50 to 100 m long (classical)
30 to 50 m long (free)
1.2 m minimum between
Pursuit
2 to– 5 corridors
1 track per corridor
till the end of start zone (cl)
10 m (free)
3 m between tracks
Individual sprint
6 corridors / gates + 1
1 tracks per corridor
15 m (free)
1.8/1.8 m minimum between
Team sprint
Arrow start grid
15 m (free)
1.8 m between
Relay
Arrow start grid
15 m (free)
1.2 m between
The first 50 m will be the start zone

Finish zone according to ICR
Individual start
3 corridors
4m wide total (classical)
3 tracks 1,2m min. between
9 meter total (free)
Mass start -Skiathlon
4 corridors
4tracksmin.1,2mmin.between
12m wide total (free)
Pursuit
4 corridors
Individual sprint
4 corridors
Team sprint
4 corridors
Relay
4 corridors
The last straight 50 to 100 will be the finish zone
This zone is normally separated into corridors
All the other race formats
4 corridors
4 tracks min. 1,2m min. between
Interval start
3 corridors
4m wide total (cl)
3 tracks 1,2m min.
9 meter total (free)

But…
…...what about an extra corridor
for qualification round @finish?

Stadium: start and ﬁnish zone
FINISH
Finish zone
•  50 to 100 m long
•  4 to 12 m wide
(with 3 to 4 corridors)
START
Start zone
•  50 m long
(with 10/15/30 to 50 m no skating zone)
•  1,5 to 15 m wide

Stadium prepara3on (OC)
•  General logis)cs (race office, wax cabins,
changing rooms, first aid, refreshment,…)
•  Start, finish, exchange zone, pit boxes...
•  Timing and intermediate #ming
•  Fencing and markings
•  Pathways for compe#tors to the start and
out of the finish area
•  Bibs and transponders distribu#on
•  Shelter in case of bad weather
•  Clothes transporta#on
•  Informa#on points and official board
•  Speaker and loudspeakers
•  Coaching and feeding in the stadium
•  Eventual official poles point
•  Boxes for service man during team sprint
(and individual sprint - @ least place)

Stadium prepara3on (OC)

The chief of stadium
•  The chief of stadium is responsible for all ac)vi)es
in the stadium “field of play” area.
•  This includes the course prepara)on and markings
in the stadium, proper setup and safe placement of any
commercial marke#ng frames and structures in the
stadium, safe and well marked pathways for
compe#tors to the start.
•  He/she is responsible for ensuring sufficient areas for
athletes clothing, coaches, equipment suppliers,
an#doping officials and medical staff in the finish area
as well as good coopera#on with media and
ceremonies in the finish area.

What about the Jury and the stadium?
Before arrival to compe##on site jury must
check course and stadium plans and once on
site must verify its prepara)on.
Jury is not supposed to design the stadium itself
but must take some decision about it and might
also bring signiﬁcant changes.

We are involved

The Jury in the stadium @start: samples
Interval start procedure:
•  Early/late stars
Handicap start procedure:
•  Early starts/late start...
Heat start procedure:
•  False starts/obstruc)ons

Interval start procedure
The compe#tor may start any #me
between 3’’ before and 3” aUer the start signal

Interval start procedure: early start
If he/she starts more than 3” before the start
signal, it is a false/early start and he/she should
be sanc#oned by a minimum )me penalty of 15”.

+15”
Interval start procedure
EARLY START

Interval start procedure: late start
•  If he/she starts more than 3” aRer the start
signal, it is late start and the start list #me will
count.
•  A compe)tor who starts late must not
interfere with the start of others.
•  With both electric and hand-#ming, the
compe#tor's actual start )me must be noted
in case the Jury decides his late start was due
to force majeure. Take care about this!

Handicap start procedure prepara3on (OC)
•  No electronic start gate
•  A large display clock each star#ng lane
together with bib number and star#ng #mes
•  A video camera should record the en#re start

Handicap start: early start

Handicap start: early start bib #32
Infrac#ons should be sanc#oned by a #me penalty
equal to the )me gained* + 30” minimum.
*posted start #me minus actual start #me

+30”
Handicap start procedure
EARLY START

Handicap start: late start

Handicap start late start: obstruc3on!

Heat start procedure prepara3on (OC)
•  A start line and a pre-start line 1 meter apart
•  Electronic and/or mechanical start gates can
be used.
•  The starter will give the command “take your
start posi#ons” and the compe#tors advance
to the start line. When all compe#tors are at
the start line, the starter will give the
command “Set” and all the compe)tors must
remain mo)onless un#l the starter gives the
start signal.

Heat start procedure: false start

•  Any compe#tor who causes a false start will
be sanc#oned by a wri[en reprimand
•  Following the first false start in a heat, any
compe#tor who causes a subsequent false
start in the same heat will be required to
withdraw from the compe##on
•  The compe)tor will be RAL of the final, semi-
finals or quarter finals heat (rank 6, 12, 30 or
4, 8, 16).

WHAT IF THE SECOND FALSE START IN A
HEAT IS CAUSE BY THE SAME ATHLETE?

No doubt!

A compe#tor who receives a second wriPen
reprimand in the same season will be DSQ

Heat start procedure: obstruc3on
The overtaking skier must have his/her skis
in front of the skis of the overtaken
skier before skiing his/her best line

The Jury in the stadium @ﬁnish
Except at the end of the individual start races,
the ﬁnal part of all the other race formats
is among the most sensi)ve moments/spots
of the compe##on…

…and what about bonus sprint?

Exchange zone according to ICR
The exchange zone should be clearly marked
and located on flat or smoothly rising ground
Team sprint
9x45 meters (classical)
15x45 meters(free)
Relay
9x30 meters

Exchange zone issues
In a team event, the exchange is achieved by the
arriving compe#tor, with a tap of the hand on
any part of the next compe#tor's body while
both compe#tors are in the relay exchange zone.
The next compe#tor may only enter the relay
exchange zone when summoned.
Any method of pushing the star)ng compe)tor
is forbidden.

Skiathlon pit boxes according to ICR
The mandatory ski exchange in the stadium
Skiathlon
Boxes recommended size:
length 2 to 2.5 m and width 1.2 to 1.5 m
Access curse: min 4 m wide
Exit course: min 6 m wide

Further pit boxes according to ICR
•  When ski exchange is allowed*, the pit box area
must be designed so that each compe#tor has a
designated box marked by his/her bib number
and an exit is provided that minimizes any chance
for interference.
•  A bypass corridor must be provided so that any
compe)tors who do not enter their pit boxes will
have the shortest skiing distance past this ski
exchange area.
* 1 #me maximum at compe##ons up to 30 km; 2
#mes maximum at compe##ons longer than 30 km.

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