Invitation to the Norwegian Championship, 13th-15th of January 2017

Storhamar kunstløp is hosting the Norwegian Figure Skating Championship in 2017 and has the pleasure of inviting to the championship in CC Amfi (previously known as Olympic Amphitheatre).

REGISTRATION Registration of the skaters happens in accordance with NSFs Special Regulations and is done through MinIdrett.

PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION Preliminary registration must be done on or before 06.12.16 and is free.

FINAL REGISTRATION Final registration, with a fee, is done after the selection from The Norwegian Skating Asso- ciation (NSF) has been published and 15.12.16 at the latest. The entry fee is 700 NOK for participants in Basic and 950 NOK for participants in all other categories.

SELECTION The NSF’s selection will be published at the latest by 12.12.16.

LOCATION The Championship will be held in CC Amfi (previously Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre). The ice surface measure 60 x 30 metres. Information about the and directions will be posted on the Championship’s website: www.storhamar-kunstlop.no/nmlm17.

Visitors address is: Kornsilovegen 54, 2316 Hamar.

ACCREDITATION At accreditation a valid Norwegian passport must be presented, alternatively a valid foreign passport and a Clearence Certificate from ISU.

ELEMENT FORMS The Element Forms should already have been submitted to the NSF earlier in the season. If changes have been made, a revised form must be submitted within 15.12.16, by email to: [email protected].

MUSIC We wish to enter all the music in mp3-format before the competition. Music must be sent to: [email protected] before 15.12.16. The skaters is required to bring a CD as backup.

Remember to mark the music accordingly, “name_club_category_ SP/FP“. Contact us if you are not able to submit a music file.

PRELIMINARY TIME SCHEDULE The preliminary time schedule will be published at www.storhamar- kunstlop.no/nmlm17/forelopig-tidsskjema/ and will be continually updated.

PRACTICES Practices will take place in CC Amfi as the main ice rink and in Storhamar Ishall, which is lo- cated directly next to the main ice rink.

An overview over when which category of skaters practice can be seen at: www.storhamar- kunstlop.no/nmlm17/forelopig-tidsskjema/.

DRAWS The draws for Debs will take place at the First Hotel Victoria on Thursday 12.01.16 at 8 pm. Draws for Novice, Basic, Junior and Senior will take place in CC Amfi directly after the Seniors finish their practice.

CEREMONIES There will be an official opening ceremony in CC Amfi on Friday 13.01.16 at 3:15 pm. The clos- ing ceremony if planned straight after the competition ends, Sunday 15.01.16 for all skaters.

Hotel First Hotel Victoria Strandgaten 21 2317 HAMAR Phone: +47 62 02 55 00

Price for pre-reserved rooms: Single room: 650 NOK Double room: 750 NOK Triple room: 950 NOK 4-bed room: 1150 NOK

The hotel was fully renovated in 2012 and is located in the middle of Hamar city centre, only 80 metres from the train station. There is only a short way to numerous restaurants and to public transportation. For more information: http://www.firsthotels.no/Vare-Hotell/Hotell-i-Norge/hamar/First-Hotel-Victoria/.

The clubs/skaters book their hotel rooms directly with the hotel, but must refer to Storhamar kunstløp and the Norwegian Figure Skating Championship. There is a limited amount of rooms available, thus skaters and coaches have priority.

Banquet The banquet will take place at First Hotel Victoria on Saturday 14.01.17 at 8 pm. Price per person is 360 NOK and includes a Tapas buffet, dessert and one mineral water.

Deadline for registration and payment is 15.12.16.

The clubs register collectively by email to festmiddag@stor- hamar-kunstlop.no, and pay collectively to bank account nr. 1822.65.72100. The payment must be marked with banquet and club. The registration is binding and is confirmed by the payment.

We ask that the registration contains the name of all the participants, as the tickets will be handed out at the accreditation.

TRANSPORTATION Transportation will be organised from the hotel to the ice rink every half hour on Saturday until 8 am and on Sunday until 10:30 am. Outside these times public transportation must be utilised.

The busses “B1 - Hamar Vest” and “B2 - Furuberget” goes from the hotel to the ice rink. The bus stops closest to the ice rink are called “Jønsrudløkka” and “Kornsiloen”. The busses leave every 15 minutes on Friday and every half hour on Saturday and Sunday. The bus times can be found here: http://www.hedmark-trafikk.no. Tickets can be bought either by cash/card from the bus driver or with the app “Hedmark Trafikk Billett” (the app is cheapest).

The ice rink has a lot of free parking both in front and on the side towards the city. To park by the hotel, you drive underneath the railway crossing to the big parking place on the other side. This costs 38 NOK/day. The address is Brygga 24, 2317 Hamar.

OTHER INFORMATION We ask that everyone pay attention to www.storhamar-kunstlop.no/nmlm17/ as updated in- formation will be published continually.

On behalf of Storhamar kunstløp and the Champion- ship commitee we welcome everyone to the Norwegian Figure Skating Championship in Hamar!

Best regards, Storhamar kunstløp per: Chairman of the board, Elena Brenden Rundhaug [email protected] www.storhamar-kunstlop.no