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Minutes Alpine Committee Hotel Cavtat - Dubrovnik (CRO), Friday, 31.05.2019 Dear Ski Friends, We have pleasure in sending you today the Minutes of the Meeting of the Alpine Committee held in Dubrovnik (CRO), 31st May 2019. You are kindly asked to send any remarks to the FIS Office in Oberhofen no later than 30th July 2019. We would also like to take the opportunity of informing you that the minutes are available on the Member Services section of the FIS Website: www.fis-ski.com. Thank you very much for your valuable contribution. Kindest regards,

Bernhard Russi Janez Fleré Chairman Alpine Committee Alpine Technical Coordinator

FIS Staff - Stefan Huber, FIS - Atle Skaardal, FIS - Markus Waldner, FIS - Jean Phillippe Vulliet, FIS - , FIS - Markus Mayr, FIS - Emmanuel Couder, FIS - Andreas Krönner, FIS - Mike Kertesz, FIS - Peter Gerdol, FIS - Wim Rossel, FIS - Juerg Capol, FIS - Daniel Defago, FIS - Jenny Wiedecke, FIS

Other Committees, Working Groups - Horst Hüttel, GER, Nordic Combined Committee - Vegard Ulvang, NOR, Cross-Country Committee - Mika Kojonkoski, FIN, Jumping Committee - Aki Murasato, JPN, Equipment Committee - Rudi Huber, SRS - Hubert Hörterer, GER, Medical Committee - Chris Moore, CAN, Legal and Safety Committee - , SWE, Alpine Equipment WG - Verena Stuffer, ITA, Athletes Commission - Daniel Yule, SUI, Athletes Commission

Organisers OWG/WSC - OC WSC 2019 Are, SWE - OC YOWG 2020 Lausanne, SUI - OC WSC 2021 Cortina, ITA - OC OWG 2022 Beijing, CHN - OC WSC 2023 Courchevel Meribel, FRA

Honorary Members - Stig Ove Gustafsson, SWE - Oskar Fischer, GER - Christian Poley, AUT - Svein Mundal, NOR - Tone Vogrinec, SLO

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INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION Alpine Committee

Invitation Meeting Alpine Committee Friday, 31.05.2019, 13:00 – 17:00, Conference Room “Ragusa”

AGENDA 1. Welcome Bernhard Russi

2. Roll Call Janez Fleré

3. Approval of the Agenda Bernhard Russi

4. Approval of the Minutes of the 87th meeting held in September 2018 in Zurich (SUI) Janez Fleré

5. Reports 5.1 Chairman Bernhard Russi

6. Executive Board Bernhard Russi

Sub-Committees / Working Groups: 7. Evaluation 7.1 Data and Timing Working Group Daniel Defago 7.2 Classification of Alpine Competitors Jeff Weinman

8. Women's Alpine Skiing Karen Korfanta

9. Alpine Courses Elena Gaja

10. Rules Michael Huber

11. Alpine Technical Delegates Walter Vogel

12. Alpine World Cup Niklas Carlsson 12.1 Working Group Trainer Women Atle Skaardal 12.2 Working Group Trainer Men Markus Waldner

13. Intercontinental Cup Stefano Pirola 13.1 European Cup Herbert Mandl 13.2 Nor-Am Chip Knight 13.3 Far East Michihiko Nakamura 13.4 South American Cup Ernesto Cingolani 13.5 Australia New Zealand Cup David Howden

14. Youth Questions Ken Read 14.1 Junior World Ski Championships Peter Gerdol

15. Material and Equipment 15.1 WG for Alpine Equipment Pernilla Wiberg

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16. Athletes Commission

17. Reports from Organisers of the previous and next major championships: 17.1 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Are (SWE) 17.2 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Cortina (ITA) 17.3 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Beijing (CHN) 17.4 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Courchevel-Meribel (FRA)

18. Questions, Various

19. Next Meetings FIS Autumn Meeting, Zurich (SUI), 1st to 5th October 2019

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All proposals and decisions of the FIS Alpine Committee were approved by the FIS Council at its Meeting held in Dubrovnik (CRO), May 2019

1. Welcome and Opening of the Meeting The Chairman, Bernhard Russi (SUI), welcomed all present to the 88th meeting of the FIS Alpine Committee in Dubrovnik (CRO). There was a moment of silence in the memory of Peter Andrews (CAN) Former FIS Council member and President of the Canadian Ski Association.

2. Roll Call Janez Fleré (FIS) conducted the Roll Call (see Enclosure). Apologies were received from Ernesto Cingolani (ARG), Chairman of the South American Cup.

3. Approval of the Agenda The Agenda, without additions or comments, was unanimously approved.

4. Approval of the Minutes The Minutes of the 87th Meeting held in October 2019 in Zurich (SUI) were, without comments unanimously approved.

5. Reports 5.1 Chairman (Bernhard Russi, SUI) He noted that Alpine Skiing has a clear vision as to how the sport should look and be practised. There was long term planning coupled with short time changes in the Calendar, always a tight programme with a perfect Plan A and mostly no Plan B, not officially. A reserve day was in major championships, there is nothing new and nothing wrong with this. Pressures come from the weather, too much snow or too little, from travel concerns or internal problems, and this require a programme change in order to find the best case solution, often with compromises. Last winter this arose more often than normal, cases that were not easy to handle, and sometimes borderline decisions had to be made. There are pressures from different stake holders and it is at times difficult to identify a common solution between the sport, media, spectators and the athletes. Looking back the responsible persons did a wonderful job. Great competitions were held on shorter courses, on different days and on different time schedules than planned. Alpine Skiing is one of the major, important winter sports on television. We wish to provide great sport, to be better and to grow bigger, with constant, regular, start times, on perfect day times and on the right week day. We are ready to follow these wishes however we must never forget our main strength, flexibility; we are out in the open air, not in stadiums, and nature is our partner. We need to be flexible with nature and other factors that are in play, flexible so long as the quality, very important, of our sport is guaranteed. Our thanks go to people out there in storms and winds, facing opinions from many different sides and having to take difficult decisions. The main focus this year was the Alpine World Championships in Are, . Here too it was very difficult and a great job was done, my thanks to Are. New champions were crowned and old ones said goodbye. A personal farewell to (USA) and Axel Lund Svindal (NOR). Thinking of the thousands of alpine racers across the world I would to thank them for their results, especially (USA) and

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Marcel Hirscher (AUT) for their sportsmanship, their enthusiasm and for promoting our sport around the world. At the end of my report I wish to thank the many volunteers around the world, the trainers, coaches and all the organisers of the 3000 odd races that did not appear on the “big screen”.

6. Executive Board (Bernhard Russi, SUI) The Chairman briefed committee members on 3 Executive Board meetings. In Are, the work of the Parallel Events Working Group, led by Ken Read was presented to the FIS Council with the common proposal to replace Alpine Combination by Parallel events. It was discovered after the meeting that the proposal was not accepted, - not rejected, but not accepted. This was felt in all the different sub-committee meetings prior to this one. Especially in the World Cup, fast solutions and decisions had to be made as this impacted on World Cup, World Championships, the Programme and the athletes. We have to accept this decision and identify solutions however with 5 months to go before the season starts not all of the solutions are available. At Cavtat the main topics at the other two meetings were the rules for the Parallel Events, the Start Order and Calendar; details will follow later in this meeting. There were no comments by Executive Board members or from the floor.

7. Evaluation

7.1 Timing Working Group (Daniel Defago, FIS) Daniel Dèfago reported on some changes to rule ICR art 611.2.1. There are also some changes to the Timing Booklet covering an increase in timing requirements for World Cup. The Timing Booklet will be available at the Zürich meeting.

7.2 Classification of Alpine Competitors (Jeff Weinman, USA). Jeff Weinman informed the committee that Special Quotas for the Southern Hemisphere season have now been approved. He spoke briefly on a number of proposals that have not been addressed, in particular one about an additional adder where further data was required before any change could be considered. This information had been passed to committee members. There was a point of interest covering athletes returning from short or long term absence however this was still being considered.

The following proposals were presented:

Limit to request FIS points confirmation 2.1 Registration-Competitors are registered by using the FOU System on the FIS website via the Members Section, http://www.fis-ski.com/. Change the status “active” to "inactive" for all those competitors who should not be included on the FIS points list anymore. Competitors with the status "active" will be considered as registered for the coming season. Injured competitors must remain active with the FIS to maintain injury protection. ------

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After changing the status from “active” to “inactive”, competitors can confirm their points for the next 4 seasons. A points confirmation is not possible after 4 seasons.

Competitors without results during one season 4.2.1.3.1 Competitors without injury status who have not obtained results in any event during a complete season and who are ranked in the top 30 of the BL after adding 50% will be automatically enrolled as 31st and receive the BL FIS points corresponding to rank 31st.

4.2.1.3.2 Competitors without results in any event during 2 complete seasons and have more than 999.99 BL points will be removed from the FIS list.

The Alpine Committee supported both proposals

8. Women´s Alpine Skiing (Karen Korfanta, USA) Karen Korfanta affirmed the use of the word “Women” as opposed to “Ladies”. This is also the wish of the Athletes Commission as well as the Women's Sub-Committee. There are currently two initiatives in progress: 1. Encouraging members to reach out to their own National Ski Federations seeking to have adopted the Safeguarding Policy/Procedures. 2. The gender equity initiative undertaken by the International Ski Federation is important to all of the members, who wish to be supportive, engaged and part of this process. The sub-committee continues to see good attendance at its meetings with new faces and many guests. The members take active roles as well as encouraging their peers to become involved. The numbers of women technical officials and those serving on alpine juries continues to increase; Are, SWE, had 3 women on the Women's jury. The Gender Equity Working Group met yesterday and I am happy to report that all members, including Council members, are looking forward to the task adopted by the FIS Council, that is to reach the equity number of 30% minimum per gender for all national association committee memberships. We are aware that this will take a concerted effort from everyone and involves training and education. During the summer there will be further initiatives including the principle of gender equality at Council level and national associations are encouraged to identify, develop and to prepare candidates for the FIS Council.

The Woman's Race Directors provided a summary of the past season and the sub- committee is appreciative of the time and effort that they spend in providing a high level competitive environment for Women's Alpine Skiing. The challenges are acknowledged and their efforts supported. The members had some questions about the schedule, time between events and qualified forerunners. Any additional questions will be sent directly to the World Cup Women Chief Race Director.

9. Alpine Courses (Elena Gaja, ITA) Elena Gaja reported that at her meeting 12 of 14 members were present as well as some inspectors. Following on from reports by Race Directors and Europa Cup coordinators it was noted that safety begins firstly with course preparation (where Homologation is not involved) and then continues with having more space and wider slopes before the use of safety devices, where inspectors may assist. Few re-homologations will be needed for both World and Europa Cup circuits during

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the summer months. Since Zürich 351 Homologation Certificates have been issued with 260 requests for homologation open. The revision of the common expiry dates has been finalised and approved: expiration dates for both Northern and Southern Hemispheres are requested to be moved in order to have them at the end of a racing season rather than at the beginning as this gives holders more time to react and carry out any necessary steps before the following winter season (revision of Arts. 650.5.6.1 and 650.5.6.2). The proposal by the Rules SC to have written into the Homologation the exception of having a greater number of direction changes in case of too steep or too flat competition courses was discussed. Following on from the Gender Equity promotion all National Ski Associations have been informed and the Alpine Courses Sub-Committee is acting accordingly. Finally information on the changes to vertical drop minimum and length for Parallel Events has been given.

10. Alpine Rules (Michael Huber, AUT) Chairman Michael Huber informed that Alpine Rules held a spring workshop lasting 3 days to prepare agenda and proposals. The Members Alpine Rules dealt with it here at the Conference for close to 4 hours. So the following report will be only a short summary without going into details. The ICR changes proposed might touch one of our expected 3.000 competitions the upcoming season with more than 200.000 starts in Alpine Racing. The constant work and improvement of the ICR is necessary, even some changes cause risks of possible misunderstanding. But in the past season, no appeal was reported, to seem that our rulebook worked quite well.

Following the copy on the table about the proposals, the articles in question are:

606 Competition suits. The exception of both systems (label and plomb) will be limited only for Level 1 Competitions the upcoming season. Some precisions were seen necessary as the basic rule about the several type of Alpine events, and technical details deleted, as these are included within the specifications. Raised by a question of Atle Skardal, a final adjustment has to be made to avoid misunderstanding (about Alpine type of events) and to follow the given rules in the precisions.

611 Timing. The proposal from the data and timing working group with precisions about system B exceptions in Parallel, about precisions of the Hand Timing devices and precisions about the procedure with the Photo Finish system was explained and supported.

614 Competition Course and Warm Up. A proposal was established to solve two matters. First, to define the word “Competition course”, which has to be confined with the word “course” itself. Second, the words Training and Warm up are explained in its functions and the established practical use given in the rule proposal. Some discussion about Jury guidance and homologation on Warm-up slopes followed. David Pym raising matter of controls and liability issues for TDs. A different proposal has far-reaching consequences that need to be addressed in a number of committees.

615. Red Line in the Finish zone. All present will recall the reasoning behind the introduction of the rear red line in the Finish box. There are some doubts raised about security issues and there is a proposal to delete this requirement.

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623. Re-runs. A matter of clarification often raised at TD Updates and looks at the requirements covering a Re-run. The basic principle is that a competitor must stop and leave the course at the place where an obstruction occurs. For example: It cannot be that a competitor skis into the Finish having passed a missing gate and be authorised a re-run.

650 Homologation. The proposal to adjust ICR coming from the SC Alpine Courses was explained and supported.

680 Rigid Poles. The wording to define a Rigid Pole has now been agreed by the relevant sub-committees note the important clarification of “bending device”.

801 Slalom direction changes. There were two proposals covering a change of min/max direction changes covered by height differences in Slalom brought about by the difficulty on some slopes of setting the standard requirements. Michael Huber outlined the thought and discussion processes that lead to the wording. See documents. For information the sub-committee voted Yes, 14: No, 6: Abs, 2.

1220 (Parallel Rules). Michael Huber outlined the rework of the Parallel Rules that were first drawn up in 1975 and have not been amended since. The sub-committee has tried to follow the given principles from the Parallel Working group and to harmonise the rules so that they remain consistent across a number of competition levels. They were not to be too strict but permit an adjustment where and when necessary. As a detail, as it is the rule that the lower number would always start on the red course and the higher, on the blue course, the bracket list was adjusted consequently. Some ideas from the TV field were discussed as well in this matter. The term “Maximum penalty” has been amended to “Penalty” in order to avoid Jury discussions. The idea to enable a reduction of the bracket list starting from 16 was left open, as well as timing details in regard to DSQ and DNS and delayed start. The final rule precision is still being addressed and is on the agenda for the Zürich meeting again.

In conclusion he noted that some work had not advanced that of the overall revision of the vertical drop / height difference ruling for all the type of events. There were implications for all events and he was concerned at potential changes across the board. There were no proposals for the Alpine Combined despite remarks that there was a bias towards Tech Events. In the past there was a simple way to hold a Combined however the calendar was complicated. Finally he thanked colleagues and the other Chairs, especially to Niklas Carlsson, and assured all present that his sub- committee is prepared to react immediately to any proposal dealing with safety, based on the number of injuries stated the past season. The Chairman thanked Michael Huber for his work and asked members to vote on the rule change proposals.

Suits with label or plomb 606.2 Competition Suits 606.2.1 For all Alpine Events (except Slalom), at all FIS levels, the Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships, FIS World Cup, FIS Continental Cups and FIS World Junior Ski Championships competition suits must conform to the specifications for competition equipment.

606.2.2 At all Alpine Events (except Slalom), tThe competition suit for Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships, FIS World Cup (level 0),

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FIS Continental Cups, Universiade and FIS World Junior Championships (level 1) must have a label attesting conformity with FIS specifications for competition suits. DH/SG/GS: Fulfillment of requirements is to be attested by a specific standardized conformity label affixed in a non-removable way at the back of the lower left leg above the top of the ski boot cuff area of the competition suit in a location, which is and shall remain visible during competition. The conformity label shall include the following text: “Conforms to FIS specifications CS 2015”. Labels affixed by manufacturers shall comply with the specifications set forth in the attachment. The conformity label attests that the manufacturer and NSA are guaranteeing that the surfaces of the competition suit are not plasticised or treated by any chemical means (gaseous, liquid or solid) and that they have a minimum permeability of 30 (thirty) litres per m2/sec with a measurement tolerance of 3,0 (three) litres per m2/sec. For level 0, athletes with competition suits without label will not be permitted to start (art. 627.2.). Both conformity systems, label and plomb systems, will be valid only atin level 1 during the transition period until the end of the 2017/18 2019/20 season.

Precisions in Timing 611.2.1 Electric Timing For all international competitions, FIS World Cup, FIS Continental Cups and FIS competitions, two synchronised electronically isolated timing systems operating in time-of-day must be used. One system will be designated system A (main system), the other system B (back up system) prior to the beginning of the race. Only exception for Parallel on Level 2, 3 and 4 competitions. ……………….

611.2.2 Hand Timing Manual (hand) timing, completely separate and independent of the electronic timing, must be used for all competitions listed in the FIS Calendar. Stopwatches or hand operated battery powered timers that are installed at both the Start and the Finish and capable of expressing the time of day to at least 1/100th (0.01) precision qualify as proper hand timing devices. They must be synchronised prior to the start of eachthe first run, preferably with the same time-of-day as system A and system B (see art. 611.2.1). Printed records, either automatic or hand- written, of recorded hand times must be immediately available at the start and at the finish. 611.3.2.2 Photo Finish A Photo Finish System may be used to determine a competitor´s finish time. In case of a failure of system “A” and “B”, and where the competition has been recorded by the Photo Finish System, this time must be used in place of hand-timing without any correction. The photo finish time is taken when any part of the competitor´s body first crosses the Finish line. The photo finish result is to be provided to the Jury only.

Competition courses 614 Competition Course, Competition and Inspection

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614.1 Competition Course 614.1.1 Technical Parts of a Competition Course and Technical Parts. A competition course is a designated area on a specific ski-slope, described by the respective FIS homologation. Start and Finish installations, television towers, measuring equipment, sponsor advertising equipment etc. are necessary items for a competition and are part of the competition course. 614.1.3 Training on Competition Courses and Warm up Slopes Official training in Downhill is part of the competition and governed in art. 704. For other types of Alpine events, the Jury may approve special training with or without gates (free ski) which can take place on the competition course. In that case, the training has to be controlled by the Jury and the Race Organisation. Appropriate Warm up slopes outside the competition course should be made available to the participating teams under specific guidelines by the Organiser. Warm up slopes are not under the control of the Jury and are not governed by the ICR.

To delete “Red Line” 615.1.5 The organiser must define by a clearly visible red line an "inner finish area" and ensure that the competitors are able easily to reach this area on skis.

Re-runs 623 Re-runs 623.1.2 In special situations (e.g. in case of missing gates, failure of the timekeeping system or other technical failures), the Jury may grant a re- run. 623.2.5 Absence of a gate knocked down by a previous competitor that has not been promptly replaced.

Expire date 650.5.6 Validity of the FIS Homologation Certificate 650.5.6.1 Downhill and Super-G The certificate is valid from the date of issue: it will expire on 1st NovemberJuly*, five (5) years later. A re-homologation must be carried out before a new certificate is issued. *) = For the Southern Hemisphere 1st JulyNovember. 650.5.6.2 Slalom and The certificate is valid from the date of issue: it will expire on 1st NovemberJuly*, ten (10) years later. A re-homologation must be carried out before a new certificate is issued. *) = For the Southern Hemisphere 1st JulyNovember

Definition of Rigid Poles 680.1 Rigid Poles Must be round, uniform poles without a bending device and should be of the same material and dimensionsas the flex pole. diameter between a minimum of 20 mm and a maximum of 32 mm without joints. Rigid poles may be used for the outside gate or pole and in exceptional cases (e.g. high wind) as the outside pole of the turning gate (see art 680.2.1.2).They must be of such a length that when set, they project

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about 1.8 m out of the snow and must be made of a non-splintering material (plastic, plasticised bamboo or material with similar properties). 680.2 Flex poles Flex poles are fitted with a spring loaded bending devicehinge. They must conform to the FIS specifications.

Exception for Slalom course setting 801.2.4.1 Exception for cases where the number of direction changes cannot be fulfilled due to unusual terrain, the Homologation certificate will show that an exemption has been granted.

Parallel Rules 1220 Parallel Events 1221 Definition The Pparallel race is a competition where two or more competitors race simultaneously side by side down, two or more courses. The setting of the courses, the configuration of the ground and the preparation of the snow are to be as equal as identical as possible. 1222 Vertical DropTechnical data Minimum vertical drop should be: 50 m (ENL: 35 m) Minimum direction changes should be: 15 (ENL: 12) Minimum length of the competition course should be: 160 m (ENL: 120 m) The vertical drop of the course should be between 80 and 100 m. There should be between 20 and 30 gates, not counting the Start and Finish. The run time of each race should be between 20 and 25 seconds. 1222.1 Jumps Jumps are permitted. by decision of the Jury.. Recommendation: - for Level 0 and 1: 2 (two) jumps - for all other Levels: 1 (one) jump 1223 Choice and Preparation of the Course 1223.1 Choose a slope wide enough to permit two or more courses, preferably slightly concave (permitting a view of the whole course from any point). The terrain variations shouldmust be the same across the surface of the slope. The course layouts must should have a similar the same profile. and the same difficulties. 1223.2 Over the full width of the chosen competition courseslope, the snow shouldmust be consistently hard, similar to course preparation for Slalom, so that it is possible to offer similarequal race conditions on both courses. 1223.3 The Organiser must provide transport for the athletes back to the Start in the shortest time possible. 1223.4 The competition course must be entirely closed off by barriers. It is recommended to fence off reserved places intended for coachestrainers, competitors and servicemen. 1224 The Courses 1224.1 Each course is designated by a series of gates, each gate is composed of two slalom poles with a Giant Slalom gate panel stretched between them and fastened in such a way so as to tear or break away (see also art. 690). Poles and panels are red for the course on skier´s left and blue for the course on skier´s right. The bottom of the panel must be approx. 1 m above the snow. Not valid for PSL.

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1224.2 In the case of only two courses, poles and panels are red for the course on the left and blue for the other course on skier´s right. If there are more than two courses, the organiser must use different colours for the other courses such as green or orange. The bottom of the panel must be approx. 1 m above the snow. 1224.35 Shortly before the finish line, aAfter the last gate, the separation between the two courses must be well marked toso that they direct each competitor towards the middle part of their respective finish. 1225 Distance between the tTwo Courses The distance between two corresponding gates (from turning pole to turning pole) should be no less than 86 m. The distance between the centre of the starting doorsgates should be the same as between the two courses. 1226 Start 1226.1 Start DoorsDevice Two start doorsgates approved by the FIS mustshall be used. The gatesdoors must be capable of simultaneous and/or delayed opening and connected to the timing devices. 1226.2 The Jury and the starter together will control the start. The start signal can only be given after the Jury has given the competitors permission to start. Any starting system can be employed provided that the system guarantees a simultaneous start and meets art. 1226.1. 1226.3 False Starts Penalties will occur: 1226.3.1 if the competitor goes through the gate before the start command, 1226.3.2 if the competitor does not have both ski poles set behind the closed gate. 1226.34 Start Command TBefore the Starter ensures that the competitors are ready by asking gives the command of either "Red course Rready -– Blue course ready - Set" or "Attention” - Prêt" or "Achtung - Bereit" and then activates the starting signal which opens the start doors.gates, he must first ensure that the competitors are ready. 1226.5 If one or both start doorsgates fail to open the start must be repeated. 1227 Finish 1227.1 The finish areas should must be symmetrical. The line into the finish line must be parallel with the line of the start doorsgates. 1227.2 The Each finish line is split in two parts and marked. by two poles connected by a banner which form the finish. Each of these must be at least 87 m wide. The inside poles of the areas are placed side by side. 1227.3 It is necessary to set up visually separatedivide the finish approaches and to keep the competitors courses separated after the finish line. 1228 Jury and Course Setter 1228.1 The Jury is set up as followsestablished according to art 601.4.: -the Technical Delegate -the Referee -the Chief of Race 1228.2 The Course Setter is appointeddesignated by the Jury of the competition (if he is not chosen by the FIS). Before setting the parallel course, he must conduct an inspection and study of the competition course in the presence of the Jury. and those responsible for the course. 1229 Timing

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As Iin Parallel Events two competitors race side by side; it is possible to measure either the difference in time (at Finish) or the individual run times (Start to Finish). If run times are recordedmeasured, the difference in time has to be calculated from the run times (in 1/100th seconds). The Jury has to announce at the applicable Team Captains Meeting, which timing method will be used. For some special events (ATE) running times may be used to determine rankings (break ties or the award of prizes). 1230 Execution of a Parallel on Two Courses 1230.1 All Parallels will take place in two parts.Each heat between two competitors consists of two runs, the two competitors change courses for the second run. 1230.1.2 Qualification Run All Parallels must have a qualification run for all eligible competitors. The starting order for the Qualification run shall be determined by FIS points. Cups may establish a special order. The fastest 32 competitors from the qualification run will advance to the first round (round of 32) of the Elimination Heats. In case of a tie for the 32nd position, the higher bib number is the qualified competitor. Exception for FIS/ENL where the Event programme may permit 64 competitors. 1230.1.31 Elimination Heats Number of Competitors Each Elimination Heat between two competitors consists of two runs. The competitors change courses for the second run (Run-rerun). The finals of a competition should not include more than 32 competitors. These 32 competitors may either be entered directly or be the first 32 finishers from qualification run competitions. The finals of a competition should not include more than 32 competitors. These 32 competitors may either be entered directly or be the first 32 finishers from qualification competitions. 1230.2 Formation into Heats 1230.2.12 The competitors receive the bibs numbereds from 1 to 32 as classified from the Qualification run (rank 1 = Bib 1) and they keep them until the end of the competitionraces. 1230.2.21 In the round of 32, Ssixteen heats of competitors are formed, either after the finish of the selected previous race or according to their general classification in the FIS World Cup or FIS Continental Cup at the time, or according to their value (FIS points), according to the Brackets list. (see art. 1234).in the following manner: Group together: (see table) 1230.2.3 Start order: following the order of the appended tableBracket list, from top to bottom. All heats race in succession their first run and then their second. For each pair the competitor, who is listed first or respectively on top of the pairing, will start on the red course for his first run. For the second run the competitors change courses. The lower starting number goes down the red course first, the higher number the blue course. For the second run it is reversed. The following rounds follow the Bracket list from top to bottom. This same system is used for all rounds including the finals. 1230.2.4 The competitors may inspect the course once from top to bottom with skis on. Inspection time 10 minutes.Jury decides the method of inspection.

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1230.2.5 Sixteen winners remain as a result of the first elimination. In other words, those who, in their group, have obtained the lower total for the two runs or possibly two times zero.The losing 16 competitors are ranked according to the total time of their run and rerun of the round of 32, followed by competitors without a total time ranked according to time from the Qualification run. (17th – 32nd). 1230.2.6 Competitors having a bye should be permitted one training run on only one of the two courses before the beginning of the racemust start. 1230.3 Round of sixteen 1230.3.1 The sixteen qualified competitors start following the Bracket list according to the start system in heatspairs from top to bottom. 1230.3.2 There are eight that qualify for the quarter-finals. 1230.3.3 The losing eight competitors are ranked according to the total time of their run and rerun of the round of sixteen, followed by competitors without a total time ranked according to time from the Qualification run. (9th – 16th). 1230.4 Quarter-finals 1230.4.1 The eight qualified competitors start according to the Bracket liststart table in heats from top to bottom. 1230.4.2 The losing four competitors are ranked according to the total time of their run and rerun of the Quarter-finals, followed by competitors without a total time ranked according to time from the Qualification run. (5th – 8th) 1230.5 Semi-finals and Final 1230.5.1 The four qualified competitors start according to the Bracket liststart table in heats from top to bottom. 1230.5.2 The losers of the semi-finals race their first run for the 3rd and 4th positions before the finalist’s race their first run, then the semi-finalists race their second run and then the finalists race their final run.ace. 1231 Control of the Runs The Jury determines the method of control of the runs. gate judges are situated on both exterior sides of the courses. Each gate judge is supplied with a flag which corresponds to the colour of the course he is controlling (either blue or red). This flag is to be used immediately to notify the Jury of a gate fault in his section of the course. A Jury member located half way down the course, judges whether a gate judge's raising the red or blue flag was justified or not and confirms the disqualification of the competitor. 1232 Disqualifications / Did Not Finish 1232.1 ReasonsCauses for disqualification are the following: -false start (art. 1226.3) -changing from one course to another -interfering with an opponent, accidentally or not -Not passing through a gate correctly (art. 661.4.2) -Stepping back (art. 614.2.3) 1232.2 Penalty Time The penalty time will be 0.50 sec. In all cases the time difference for the start of the second run of each pairing can never be higher than the penalty time. 1232.3 The competitor who is disqualified first or does not finish in the first run of a heat will start the second run with the penalty time. If both competitors are disqualified or did not finish in the first run the competitor who completed the most gates before disqualification or did not finish is the winner of the first run.

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1232.4 If both competitors do not finish the second run, the result of the first run counts. If both competitors were tied, disqualified or did not finish after the first run, the winner of the second run or the competitor who completed the most gates skied the furthest distance in the second run will advance to the next round. If only one competitor is disqualified or does not finish in the second run of a heat the competitor is eliminated. 1232.3 If both competitors are tied after the second run the competitor who wins the second run advances to the next round. 1232.5 In case of a tie in both runs the competitor with the lower bib will advance to the next round. If this happens in the Final and/or the Small Final, competitors will be ranked equally (tie). Penalty Time: The maximum penalty time will be 0.50 sec. In all cases the maximum time difference for the first run of each pairing can never be higher than the penalty time. If both competitors are tied after the second run the competitor who wins the second run advances to the next round. If both competitors are disqualified or did not finish in the second run the competitor who skied the furthest distance before disqualification or did not finish advances. If both competitors are disqualified or did not finish at the same gate in the second run then the competitor who won the first run will advance. 1233 Slalom (PSL) or Giant Slalom (PGS) Rules In the case of issues or items not covered in art. 1220 – 1232 the Rules for Slalom or Giant Slalom (art. 800 or 900) must be considered. The registration of the event in the FIS calendar must indicate whether Slalom or Giant Slalom rules are applied. Special Rules for Cups may also be applied.

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The Alpine Committee supported all proposals

11. Alpine Technical Delegates (Walter Vogel, GER) The chairman thanked all TD-commissioners, Technical Delegates worldwide and the FIS office for the tremendous job during the last season. With 16% the number of replaced competitions in 2018/19 could be reduced by 10% compared to the season 2016/17. The sub-committee discussed about strategies for future assignments, gender equity and regulations for entries to the TD education.

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Besides TD assignments for World Cup and Europa Cup for the upcoming season the sub-committee made its TD-nomination for major events. To highlight is the fact that the jury proposal for the 2022 consists of three women for the first time. The Sub-Committee for Alpine Technical Delegates proposed for Major events the following Technical Delegates: 2020 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships, Narvik (NOR) Technical Delegate Women Lotta Sollander (SWE) Technical Delegate Men Viktor Gichev (BUL)

2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Cortina d’Ampezzo (ITA) Technical Delegate Women Toni Crespo (AND) Jury Women Markus Adelsberger (AUT) Paul Trayner (GBR) Anna Karin Jejlid (SWE) Technical Delegate Men Peter Bizjak (SLO) Jury Men Ted Lockwood USA Robert Lehman (SUI) Bohumir Zeman (CZE)

2021 Winter Universiade, Luzern (SUI) Technical Delegate Women Paul Van Slyke (USA) Technical Delegate Men Loic Le Quellec (FRA)

2021 EYOF, Vuokatti (FIN) Technical Delegate Women Daniel Runggaldier (ITA) Technical Delegate Men Stefan Havnelid (NOR)

2022 Olympic Winter Games, Beijing, (CHN) Technical Delegate Women Hans Peter Pilz (AUT) Technical Delegate Men Doug Campbell (CAN) Jury Women Monika Berwein (GER) Laura Sullivan (USA) Anne Enstad (NOR) Jury Men Ernesto Cingolani (ARG) Josef Zingerle (ITA) Michihiko Nakamura (JPN)

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12. Alpine World Cup (Niklas Carlsson, SWE) Niklas Carlsson reported on a number of challenges now facing the sub-committee after Congress decision to include Parallel Events at the World Championships without excluding the Alpine Combined. With these two events now in both World Cup and the World Championships there is a longer programme and lots of work for the two Race Directors. Council has established a Working Group to look at how Alpine Combined can be strengthened. The 2019/20 programme is fairly solid however looking to 2020/21 there are a number of challenges on the Men’s side, especially the Garmisch Partenkirchen (GER) weekend. Some solutions are required between Garmisch Partenkirchen and Bansko (BUL). There are obviously some tensions due to this late decision and recommendations from the World Cup sub-committee to Council will be not to short order change any rules or procedures that will affect the forthcoming seasons' Calendar. It can easily be seen that the outcome of this decision has had knock-on effects, caused many problems and much work. The proposal will go from this committee to Council. There were discussions on a FISI proposal with regards to the Downhill Start Order however this was tabled for the autumn meeting. FISI was asked to lead with input from FIS Marketing, coaches and nations. Parallel Events were discussed; this is seen as a good product. It is good for the athletes and also very suitable for broadcasting. It was decided to change the recommendations of the Executive Board and to only qualify 16, not 32, for the race. The sub-committee also looked at Re-runs and the distribution of FIS Points for athletes 17-30 based on the Qualification race. There were continuing discussions on a reduction in the maximum quota, a process that was started one year ago. It could be tough for larger nations teams however the idea to have a basic or national quota quantified by having athletes ranked in the top 150 of the FIS List or ranked in the top 30 in any event of the WCSL List. These steps would reduce the start field in approximately 10 competitors. Voting on this proposal was 10 Yes, 3 No. Parallel Rules

Rules for World Cup Pparallel events (PSL or PGS) with qualification run 1. Type of Event The race will be conducted as a parallel Slalom (PSL or PGS) or parallel Giant Slalom (PGS) with a separate one run qualification. 2. Eligibility World Cup rules, art. 3 are valid for the qualification run. Basic – and nation quota according to the event concerned. (PSL = SL or PGS = GS) The first 1632 ranked competitors (No moving up) from the qualification run are qualified for the parallel race. 3. Entry deadlines According to World Cup rules 4. Qualification run (one run only) Enrolment: The best 30 competitors present are enrolled according to the actual Parallel World Seeding List (PWSL) Enrolment after the best 30th competitor: Competitors with at least 500 WCSL points are enrolled after the 30th competitor. Thereafter the competitors are enrolled according to the PWSL. Starting order according to art 9.2

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A qualification run is shorter than traditional SL or GS runs In case of a PSL event: The qualification run will be set with single GS gates. In case of PSL: Tthe distance from turning pole to turning pole according to ICR (art. 801.2.3) In case of PGS: The qualification run will be set with single GS gates. tThe distance from turning pole to turning pole according ICR (art. 901.2.4)should not be less than 13 m. First 1632 ranked competitors from the qualification run are qualified (no moving up) In case of a tie for the 16th 32nd position, the higher bib is the qualified competitor. 4.1 Qualification run with both genders present May take place on the parallel competition course Enrolment: same as art 4 Starting order: Odd bibs on red course and even bibs on blue course. 8 best ranked competitors from each course will be qualified for the round of 16. (Each gender) Competitors from the course with the best time will be enrolled with odd numbers according to time (1, 3, 5 etc). Competitors from the others course will be enrolled with even numbers according to time (2, 4, 6 etc). In case of tie the higher bib is better ranked. 5. Parallel race Enrolment: tThe 1632 qualified competitors are enrolled In case of both genders present see art 4.1 Enrolment according to their ranking in the qualification run. Bracket list (Start list) for the parallel is according to ICR. (art. 1230.2.1) Round of 1632 (First round: Each heat between competitors consists of two runs. The two competitors change courses for the second run. From each pair, the competitor who is listed first or respectively on the top of the pairing, will start on the red course on the first run of the round. (ICR art. 1230.2.3) The maximum penalty time after the first heat is: 0.5 second. The losing competitors after the First round will be ranked from 17 to 32 according to their total time (run and re-run) Competitors without total time will be ranked according to the time from the qualification. All following rounds from round of sixteen, consist of one heat only. The lowest bib at start will choose the course, red or blue.. In case of a tie in the round of sixteen, the Quarter finals or the Semi-finals the winner will be determined by the best total time from the First round (run and re- run). In case the competitors cannot be separated on total time from the First round, the competitor with the lowest bib will advance to the next round. The losing competitors from the round of 16 will be ranked from 9 to 16 according to their total time (run and re-run). Competitors without total time will be ranked according to their total time from first run (run and re- run).qualification run. The losing competitors from the Quarter final will be ranked from 5 to 8 according to their total time (run and re-run). Competitors without total time will be ranked according to their total time from the round of 16 (run and re-run). All competitors losing the Quarter-final will race for their final ranking. (Rank 5 to 8, according to bracket, ICR.) In case of a tie, the regulation above is valid. In case of a tie in the Final and/or the Small Final, competitors are ranked equallyex-aequo. (tie) ICR Art. 1220, Parallel events is valid 6. Precisions

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The distance from turning pole to turning pole for parallel races and qualification runs, ICR. articles for SL or GS are valid. In case of PSL, Slalom Specifications for Alpine competition equipment are valid. In case of PGS, Giant Slalom specifications for Alpine competition equipment are valid. (Exception race suits) Qualification run and Parallel race will be set by FIS. Parallel WCSL will be introduced for season 2020/2021. 7. World Cup points Neither for the qualification run or parallel race, FIS points or WCSL points will be awarded. The competitors ranked from 17 to 30 in the qualification run will be awarded with World Cup points. World Cup points in the event (SL or GS) concerned (PAR) and Ooverall World Cup points (same for ladies and men, also including Nation Cup points) will be awarded as follows: 1st 100 17th 14 2nd 80 18th 13 3rd 60 19th 12 4th 50 20th 11 5th 45 21th 10 6th 40 22th 9 7th 36 23th 8 8th 32 24th 7 9th 29 25th 6 10th 26 26th 5 11th 24 27th 4 12th 22 28th 3 13th 20 29th 2 14th 18 30th 1 15th 16 31st 1 16th 15 32nd 1

8. Prize Money According to World Cup rules art. 6 The proposal was approved unanimously.

Start field reduction 3.2 Basic quota Each National Ski Association affiliated with FIS may enter one (1) competitor (exception for Alpine Combined and parallel events) in FIS World Cup races taking into consideration the following conditions: Slalom / Giant Slalom / parallel events:

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Minimum requirements: For Men´s events: Competitors must be ranked within the first 150 of the valid FIS point list in the event concerned or within the first 30 of the WCSL in one of the following events SL, GS, SG, DH or AC. Maximum 1420 FIS points in one of the five events (SL, GS, SG, DH, AC) on the valid FIS points list. Downhill / Super-G: Minimum requirements: For Men‘s events: Competitors must be ranked within the first 150 of the valid FIS point list in the event concerned or within the first 30 of the WCSL in one of the following events SL, GS, SG, DH or AC. For Women’s and Men´s events: Maximum 80 FIS points in the respective event according to the valid FIS points list (valid also for 500 points competitors and those qualified from Continental Cups). Alpine Combined (AC) Minimum requirements: For Men´s events: Competitors must be ranked within the first 150 of the valid FIS point list in the event concerned or within the first 30 of the WCSL in one of the following events SL, GS, SG, DH or AC. For Alpine Combined with DH a maximum of 80 FIS points in DH is required and for Alpine Combined with SG a maximum of 80 FIS points in AC, SG or DH is required. Only for Women´sLadies events: National Ski Association, whose quota is six (6) or less competitors, (Basic quota one (1) + national quota five (5)) may participate in each Alpine Combined with a maximum of six (6) competitors. These competitors must only fulfill the minimum requirements. Parallel events: Minimum requirements: Maximum 140 FIS points in one of the five events (SL,GS, SG, DH or AC) on the valid FIS points list. Parallel World Seeding List (PWSL) 3.3 National quota For each event a national quota is calculated periodically according to the World Cup Starting List (WCSL) and for Parallel according to the Parallel World Seeding List (PWSL). The periods are adapted to the respective calendar planning and fixed before the start of the competition season. The quota is established on the basis of the number of competitors per nation, classified within rank 1 to max. 60 of the WCSL (PWSL for Parallel) in the event concerned. There is no

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moving up. A National Ski Association may enter a maximum of eight (8) (seven (7) for Men’s competitions) additional competitors (under consideration of art. 3.2). 3.3.1 Replacement of competitors Qualified competitors from within the national quota can be replaced by competitors ranked within the first 60 of the WCSL or within the first 120 ranked (80 for Men´s events) of the valid FIS points list, each in the respective event, or by competitors who have at least 500 WCSL overall points (if the conditions according to art. 3.2 are fulfilled) 3.3.2 Replacement of competitors in Parallel Qualified competitors from within the national quota can be replaced by competitors ranked within the first 200 of the Parallel World Seeding List (PWSL), or by competitors who have at least 500 WCSL overall points (if the conditions according to art. 3.2 are fulfilled) 3.4.1 Points limit For higher quotas, only those competitors are admitted who are classified within the first 350 ranked on the valid FIS points list in the respective event. In Parallel within the first 500 ranked of the PWSL.

Vedran Pavlek (CRO) Executive Board member noted that notwithstanding all the explanations heard he still saw difficulties with the Parallel World Seeding List (PWSL) and proposed that it be tabled until Autumn allowing for more time for discussions. It needed to be reconsidered as there were effects within the Parallel World Cup as well as in ranking for the Start Order in qualifying. The Chairman reminded all that there were but 5 months before the season opens and by now it should be known how to advance with this event. The Chairman worded the proposal as: Yes if accepting the format as currently proposed, No if the current format is not acceptable and should be tabled for the Autumn Meeting. The proposal was voted on with Yes.14, No. 2, Abs.1. The proposal was carried. The proposal regarding Start Field reduction was also hardly discussed and finally the Chairman confirmed the proposal and asked to vote. The proposal was voted on with 10 Yes and 6 No. The proposal was carried. The members were asked to support the proposal to write to Council with recommendations for future wishes that would impact on the forthcoming season. The Chairman noted that the Committee was always open to Council wishes however there was a requirement for enough time to respond. There were no comments from members and they approved the letter.

12.1 Working Group Coaches Women (Atle Skaardal, FIS) The Women Chief Race Director briefly reported that the last meeting was held in , in April last, and there were no points to raise.

12.2 Working Group Coaches Men (Markus Waldner, FIS)

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The Men’s Chief Race Director briefly spoke about several meetings that ensured immediately feedback. There were discussions on Parallel Rules, Start Reduction and Warm-Up slopes in speed events. It is acknowledged that the latter is a sensitive topic for World Cup Organisers as it impacts on budgets if the same standard of security/safety installations is required as for the race. There is a start with agreements by the head coaches to except existing safety installations noting that these are not the same safety standards as on the race track. Their last meeting was during the Finals.

13. Intercontinental Cup (Stefano Pirola, CHI) Stefano Pirola noted that the last meeting was on Tuesday and that he was extremely grateful for the support received from other chairs during the previous season. In particular he mentioned David Howden (NZL), who is to retire and thanked him personally for his work and support. The report for the S. Hemisphere was presented in Zürich last and currently that region is awaiting snow. For the Far East Cup, a number of events were run in China where Organisers and officials received guidance and training. There was one proposal. Request for Special Quotas (NAC-FEC-SAC-ANC) NAC 2.3.3 Normal FIS quotas for visiting nations The organising nation has the right to allow nations from other regions up to their normal FIS quota on consideration of the number of entries and conditions. All competitors must be ranked within the top 1000 on the valid FIS points list, as follows: - Slalom/Giant Slalom: in any of the five events - Downhill: in Downhill or Super-G - Super-G: in Downhill, Super-G or Giant Slalom - Alpine Combined (with DH): in Downhill or Super-G - Alpine Combined (with SG): in Downhill, Super-G or Giant Slalom National Federations applying for NAC.2.3.3 must apply in writing to the NAC Sub-Committee, on the official entry form at least ten days prior to the competition or first official training. A decision will be made by the NAC Sub-CommitteeOrganising Committee five days prior to the competition or first official training. The Alpine Committee supported the proposal He thanked the staff of the FIS Alpine office for their support and work during the seasons.

13.1 European Cup (Herbert Mandl, AUT) Herbert Mandl reported on a meeting held during the week. He noted that many races had to be rescheduled due to weather concerns. He was grateful to the Coordinators and National Ski Associations for their support in this matter as they were then able to run most events. He noted that there were more and more athletes without speed experience, especially on the women's side. There is a necessity to train jumps and speed in order that all are well prepared. On

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the matter of Parallel and Alpine Combined he noted that it was difficult to schedule more events and that it was difficult to find Organisers to run Alpine Combined events There were no questions or comments.

13.2 Nor-Am Cup (Chip Knight, USA) Chip Knight reported on a successful season that saw 28 of 29 events run, with much rescheduling. The Nor-Am aim continues to be to provide the highest level of athletes for entry into World Cup and has continued to prioritise funds for investment in technical advisors available for the preparation of competition slopes to the highest standards. It is worth noting the ever changing weather patterns that are causing difficulties. On three occasions 2 x Slalom events were run during one day. Speed venues are increasingly difficult to find and everywhere costs are rising, impacting on athletes and venues. Currently there are only three venues that are prepared to run Downhills. We cannot continue to crowd costly and time-consuming events onto the Calendar and questions Parallel and Alpine Combined, the cost impact is great. He looks to the committee for guidance here. He hopes that the Calendar will be confirmed in the next few months.

13.3 Far East Cup (Michihiko Nakamura, JPN) During the season 2019, Far East Cup was hosted by 4 nations and 29 starts were planned for each gender. With tremendous amount of efforts of local organising committee and all who were involved, they managed to complete 27 starts losing only 2 Super G´s in Korea. The season started in early December at Wanlong (CHN). Very good condition but very cold temperature, it was nearly -30C. These races had been acknowledged by many nations (13). Rule changes were done to avoid problems with entries. Different issues related to the races in Russia were solved during the season and meetings are planned in the next future to avoid problems with visas and others. Test events in Yanging (CHN) (2022 OWG) are scheduled for the upcoming winter season. This will be a great opportunity to motivate organisers to schedule FIS DH races in the next future.

13.4 South American Cup (Ernesto Cingolani, ARG) The Chairman was excused. Martin Begino reported that a full report was presented in Zürich. He noted that there were some problems with weather conditions that resulted in cancellations and rescheduling. In all 26 events were run. The new season opens in 2 months and again 26 events are planned. He made the point that recent changes in the rules sees increasing attendance from N. Hemisphere athletes and expects to host some high level racers.

13.5 Australia / New Zealand Cup (David Howden, NZL) David Howden noted that the report was given in Zürich previously however he would just like to note that 23 nations competed at three venues at times in difficult weather conditions. Very good media coverage has raised added interest in all the events running. He informed members that the proposed new speed course had been put on hold as the cost to cover security installations

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was too great. A previously used course has now been updated and it is in the process of re-homologation. On his retirement he thanked all for their strong support of the years, particularly Janez Fleré and the Alpine team. There being no questions or comments the Chairman personally thanked David for his continued support over the many years and wished him well.

14. Youth Questions (Ken Read, CAN) Ken Read reported that the 31st Meeting of the sub-committee was well attended. He noted that it was Condition Red at speed events where participation at youth levels was falling dramatically. All should be extremely concerned because this is the basis of the Super G and Downhill events where U16 move through FIS events into World Junior Championships and then become World Cup competitors. He wished to emphasise that participation overall was becoming frighteningly low. Through this it has been encouraging National Ski Associations to make presentations to the Youth and Children’s Sub-Committee on improving this situation. This time focussed on training its U16 athletes in speed elements and started with some concerns. There was good training, no accidents and eventually ended with huge smiles. The chair believes that if done correctly children do love speed; if not exposed to speed they will not learn. It is extremely concerning to hear that some 50% of Continental Cup athletes starting the first training run have their Downhill skis on for the first time that year. We need to emphasis to trainers that training for competition is not training for speed, it is training to race. We need to urge National Ski Associations to target trainers, to ensure that this is clear. We need to work together as this is a common problem; to make good, safe events available and these needs to be a joint strategy. It is noticeable that only 30 women competed in the World Junior Championships this year, the least so far. On the technical side however the future is still bright; at U16 level record numbers of nations and athletes competed. There is robust participation here with growing numbers, reflected in the fact that World Junior Championships are confirmed through until 2023. There were no proposals and he ended with warm thanks to the staff for their continuous support.

14.1 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships (Peter Gerdol, FIS) The 2019 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships was held in Val di Fassa (ITA). Peter Gerdol noted that all officials and volunteers were highly motivated. Some 54 nations with 150 competitors competed and he wished to thank all those who worked so hard for the event. For Narvik (NOR), an inspection took place at the end of the season and there is a similar will and commitment present. All seems to be okay with some small work to be carried out in the Finish this summer. All further sites have been contacted, 2021, 2022 and 2023. For 2024 there is one candidature, Russia, where the Downhill has still to be built, as well as a lift on the hill. All is however looking promising.

15. Material and Equipment (Bernhard Russi, SUI)

15.1 Working Group Alpine Equipment (Pernilla Wiberg, SWE) Pernilla Wiberg report on several difficult meetings where invited persons were unable to attend. The Working Group tried to include representatives from the

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Working Group Coaches as well as the Athlete's Commission however there was a clash of programme. It is hoped that in future the programme could be adjusted in order that representatives could attend. There were six points to raise: a. At Junior levels it was noted that injuries were raising and initially it was though that the radius of the GS ski was involved. This was not apparent at World Cup level but in lower level events. According to coaches and athletes however this is not the case and so ISS will be asked to investigate.

b. The inflatable slalom pole, i.Gate, was presented and the Working Group saw no safety issues. Some changes to procedures would be required if this was introduced however the Working Group is not responsible for this policy decision.

c. Airbag. A definition of the Airbag was presented and will be included in the rule book for “Specifications for Alpine Equipment”.

Airbag definition 3.5.2 Protector with airbag technology

3.5.2.1 Definition Airbag protector for alpine skiing is an additional piece of protective equipment based on airbag technology with the aim to improve the protection level for the athletes which are competing in alpine competitions.

3.5.2.2 Specifications The presence of this device must not limit the freedom of movement for the athletes during competition. The system must only be activated when the algorithm detects a crash dynamic, without any voluntary intervention. Protectors with airbag technology must be worn underneath the competition suit, and must fulfil the requirements given in art. 3.5 (Protectors) and art. 3.5.1 (Back protectors)

d. Gates and Panels. Industry asked if the current rule whereby homologation expires after two years could be removed as it impacts on sales. The Working Group supports this proposal but acknowledges that some form of control must stay in place.

FIS Specifications for release Panels 2019 6. Validity The FIS homologation to produce the panel is valid for 2 years except a new panel specification is introduced. The race organisers can use the panels as long as there is no new panel specification introduced. The FIS homologation of the panel is valid as long as there is no new panel specification introduced. The year of homologation has to be imprinted or inserted as reference to which specifications the product was adopted. In case of product changes (e.g. change of quality by changing the production plant, materials or manufacturing details) the panel has to be re- homologated.

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FIS Specifications for Flex Poles 6.2 Quality Assurance Validity In order to ensure the uniform quality of the flex poles the checks must be repeated every 3 years in accordance with 6.1, otherwise the recognition of the flex pole by FIS becomes null and void. The FIS homologation of the pole is valid as long as there is no new pole specification introduced. The year of homologation has to be imprinted or inserted as reference to which specifications the product was adopted. In case of product changes (e.g. change of quality by changing the production plant, materials or manufacturing details) the pole has to be re-homologated.

e. Boot Measurement Procedures. It was noted that the application rules of this procedure are applied very correctly however athletes would appreciate a speeding up of this activity. f. Finally the Injury Data Base is now operational and will help to identify where it may be necessary to change material or procedures that could be a possible cause of injury. There will be a meeting of all stake holders in July.

The Chairman presented a wording to the members and all agreed unanimously.

16. Athletes´ Commission The Chairman of the Alpine Committee read out points from an e-mail for the two chairpersons who are currently otherwise engaged. 1. The Athletes Commission will bring a proposal to FIS Council that requests a seat on all committees and sub-committees for a representative of the athletes. 2. Start Order Speed Events. The commission asked, by email, athletes for their opinion. Of 19 replies (Men 9, Women, 10) there were 8 Yes, 8 No, and 3, Yes...but... This just shows how difficult it is to get a common opinion. 3. Bib Draw. This is often too far away from team accommodation; in one case a drive of 30-40 minutes. 4. Prize Money. Distribution is currently in the hands of the Organisers. The commission will come with a proposal whereby a % of the total prize money per ranked position will be allocated in future.

17. Reports from Organisers of the previous and next major championships: - 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Are (SWE) - 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Cortina (ITA) - 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Beijing (CHN) - 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Courchevel-Meribel (FRA) Short reports from the previous and next major championships were given during the meeting.

18. Questions, Various There were no Questions or Remarks. The Chairman, Bernhard Russi, thanked the chairmen of the various Sub- Committees, their members, as well as the Executive Board members, the various Working Groups and the FIS Staff for their work and continued support.

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For more details in regard to all Sub-Committee meetings (agenda, minutes) see www.fis-ski.com under Members Section.

19. Next Meetings The next meeting of the Alpine Committee and the Sub-Committees will be held during the FIS Autumn Meeting, Zurich (SUI), 1st to 5th October 2019. There being no further business the Meeting was closed.

Martin Leach and Janez Fleré – For the Minutes Read and approved by Bernhard Russi, Chairman Alpine Committee

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