Cross country SPRINT 9th December 2016 Add your Logo Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant)

AGENDA Vuokatti Add your Logo Roll Call Jury Entries and draw Event Program Venue Overview Timetable Weather Forecast Stadium Courses Ski testing and warming up Course Preparation and Grooming Information from the OC Information from the TD Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant)

ROLL CALL Vuokatti AUT BLR CAN CHN EST FIN FRA GBR GER JPN KAZ KOR MGL Add your Logo ROLL CALL AUT BLR CAN CHN EST FIN FRA GBR GER JPN KAZ KOR MGL NOR POL ESP SWE SUI UKR USA Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant)

JURY CC SPRINT (C ) Vuokatti Add your Logo JURY: TD IPC: Marita Kaipainen FIN TD-ass: Joe Bajan CAN Chief of Competition : Jyri Pelkonen FIN Jury Member: Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant)

ENTRIES AND START ORDER Vuokatti Add your Logo ENTRIES AND START ORDER Checking the start lists - Remarks? - Classification Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) 5

Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) Vuokatti Add your Logo Weekly program THU 8th 20.00-21.00 Welcome reception for coaches / officials/ classifiers FRI 9th 10.00 CC sprint ( C ) 14.00-16.00 BT training 19.00 TCM SAT 10th 10.00 BT SPRINT SUN 11th 10.30-12.00 .22 test shooting 10.30-13.00 BT training MON 12th 10.00 BT individual Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) 6

Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) Vuokatti Add your Logo TIMETABLE FRI 9th CC SPRINT ( C ) Sit skiers 0,8 km , Standing 1,2 km 10.00 – 11.02 Qualification Men sitting Women sitting Men standing Women standing Men VI Women VI 11.10 - 11.25 Leg bibs distribution for semifinals ( front of the Jury room) 11:30-13.05 Semifinals & Finals 13.20 Prize giving ceremonies 14.00-16.00 BT courses and range open 19:00 TCM Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) 7

Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) Vuokatti Add your Logo TIMETABLE Saturday 10th SAT 10th BT SPRINT Men 7,5 km , Women 6 km 8.45 - 9.45 Rifle check 9.00 - 9.45 Zeroing LW 10-12 10.00 - 10.30 LW 10-12 men 7,5 km , women 6,0 km 10.50 - 11.35 Rifle Check 10.50 - 11.35 Zeroing LW 2-9 10.50 – 11.35 Testing B 1-3 12.00 – 13.00 LW 2-9 men 7,5 km , women 6,0 km 13.10 – 14.00 VI men 7,5 km , women 6,0 km Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) 8

WEATHER FORECAST Fri 9th Competition time: -3*C , partly sunny Vuokatti Add your Logo WEATHER FORECAST Fri 9th Competition time: -3*C , partly sunny Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) 9

Vuokatti Add your Logo STADION Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant)

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Warming up on competition courses 9:00-9:50 Vuokatti Add your Logo Warming up on competition courses 9:00-9:50 11.05-11.20 (will be announced if the track will be open) Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant)

SKI TESTING & WARMING UP AREA: Close to wax cabins and stadium Vuokatti Add your Logo SKI TESTING SKI TESTING & WARMING UP AREA: Close to wax cabins and stadium Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) 14

COURSE PREPARATION Grooming in the night, 6 tracks at the start Vuokatti Add your Logo COURSE PREPARATION Grooming in the night, 6 tracks at the start 2 -3 tracks on the course 4 lines to finish. Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant) 15

GENERAL INFORMATION FROM THE OC Vuokatti Add your Logo GENERAL INFORMATION FROM THE OC Starting bibs : Can be picked up from the Race Office after TCM. From 9.00 am. -> from the Sub Race office at the stadium. Leg bibs (for semifinals/finals only) on the left side. Entries for the BT sprint Sat 10th : To the race office by 1700 hours on Friday 9th Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant)

GENERAL INFORMATION FROM THE TD Vuokatti Add your Logo Add DATES GENERAL INFORMATION FROM THE TD Key rule change 323.4.2.5 & 328.5.1 – CC SPRINTS No more start marshals, Each athlete will be provided with a sticker with their exact start time to use as reference at the start. Add LOC sponsors logos (TV relevant)

World Para Nordic Skiing aka IPC Nordic Sking 2016/17 Season update to Nations Vuokatti 2016 World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup

The following update will provide information about changes and initiatives for the coming season, including: New brand Rules changes and updates New Biathlon Relay Equipment Inventory New Bibs Biathlon tests

New brand From 30 November 2016, the 10 sports that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) acts as international federation for being rebranding and adopting new names and new identities. In our case IPC Nordic skiing becomes World Para Nordic Skiing and includes the sports of Para Cross Country Skiing and Para Biathlon and we will have three pictograms. The decision to rebrand the sports with the Para prefix has been taken to make it clearer to the public which sport the international federation is responsible for and to make them more distinctive from their Olympic or able-bodied equivalents. It also ensures that the IPC brand and the word Paralympic is only used in connection with the Paralympic Games.

New brand In 2017 the new brands will be applied to the World Championships but not the World Cups. By 2018 the new branding should be fully implemented. For the time being we will use both brands, particularly at the world cup level.

Rules changes and updates Updated rules with marked changes posted on IPCNS website Other update documents include: Homologation Guide Bt Relay Rules – new! TD Education Guidelines Bt IR Guidelines – new!

Key Rule changes and updates 215 Entries Preliminary 6 weeks before Final 10 days before 223.4 Sex (Gender) of the Competitor 225.3.1.3 Payment of fines within 8 days 225.4 IPCNS (in addition to the jury) may also impose penalties 227.4 Right of Appeal limitations

Key Rule changes and updates 310.1 Table for distances and course lengths Sit ski sprint course range expanded to 800m +- 300m CC Middle LW10-12 Sit Women amended to 5km 310.2.1.4 The jury may ban the use of specific techniques on marked sections of the course. All infractions will be reported to the jury. – not planned to be used this season but potential applications under discussion 311.7.2 IPC training bibs must be worn at WC & WCH 314.5.1 Grouping options at jury discretion 316.4.2 New rules regarding use of transponders – not to be used for official results.

Key Rule changes and updates 323.4.2.5 & 328.5.1 – CC SPRINTS No more start marshals, Each athlete will be provided with a sticker with their exact start time to use as reference at the start. 331.7.2: The athlete is responsible that the rifle only touches the support in between the marked zone (5cm in front of / behind the balance point). The base of the rifle within the marked zone must be smooth. No brackets, fixtures or adhesives applied to the rifle to hold it in place over the rifle support are allowed. 331.8.2 The rifle must only be loaded and unloaded at the mat. During loading or unloading, the barrel must be pointed up or in the direction of the targets. To insert a magazine containing bullets into the rifle is part of the loading procedure. ets.

Key Rule changes and updates 352.2.3 A competitor who receives a second written reprimand in the same season will be automatically disqualified. Written reprimands given during the season are not valid in the WCH and PWG periods. Written reprimands given during WCH or PWG are valid until the end of the season. If a competitor has two reprimands on file after games (one prior to WCH or PWG and one during WCH or PWG), then the next two written reprimands will each automatically result in disqualification.

New Biathlon Relay Handout provided to teams with rules 2 person relay teams – any combination Cross country ski prologue for qualification and to calculate pursuit start Each team member 3 x 1km with 2 shooting rounds (total 6km / 20 shots) Variable length Penalty loop for missed shots (for now) Questions / Discussion?

Equipment Inventory Entries now made online in SDMS Equipment must be submitted prior to being allowed to start at WC or WCH competition Remember to include 5 photos Please add sit ski height Further Improvements underway for next season.

New IPCNS Bibs Will implement Athlete and Team Bibs this season sponsored by LISKI Will be personal bibs to keep and bring to each competition. Bib number will be associated with individual name If you lose or forget your bib it will cost 50 Euro to get a replacement Distribution will be via the newspaper office

2016 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup - Vuokatti, Finland Day 4, Monday, December 12th, 2016 BIATHLON & CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING BIATHLON INDIVIDUAL - STANDING: MEN 15 KM / WOMEN 12.5 KM SITTING: Men 15 KM / WOMEN 12.5 KM Start End Activity Run Time 8:45 Stadium preparations complete   9:00 Jury meeting Range ready, course open for training 9:30 Zeroing LW 10-12 Rifle check 9:40 Forerunners close the courses Course closed for Competition 9:45 10:50 BIATHLON MEN'S 15 KM, SITTING (14 athletes) 1:05 9:55 10:55 BIATHLON WOMEN'S 12.5 KM, SITTING (3 athletes) 1:00 11:30 Zeroing LW 2-9 Testing B1-3 11:35 11:40 12:50 BIATHLON MEN'S 15 KM, STANDING (18 athletes) 1:10 12:00 13.00 BIATHLON WOMEN'S 12.5 KM, STANDING (9 athletes) 13:10 Technical break 14:05 BIATHLON MEN'S 15 KM, VISUALLY IMPAIRED (11 athletes) 0:55 13:20 14:15 BIATHLON WOMEN'S 12.5 KM, VISUALLY IMPAIRED (5 athletes)

Biathlon .22 Test Joe Bajan

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