SOCHI 2014 Alpine Skiing Explanatory Book
Alpine Skiing Explanatory Book
February 2013
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Contents
Overview ------3 Events ------3
Competition Venue ------4
Mountain Village ------5
Transportation System ------6
General Rules ------9
Qualification System for Alpine Skiing ------9 Sport Entries and Qualifications ------13 Participation ------14 Doping Control ------14 Gender Verification ------14
Competition Rules ------15 Competition Management ------15 Competition Format ------17 Prohibition of Training ------17 Protests ------18 Timing ------18 Competition Equipment ------18 Awards ------18
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Overview
The “Rosa Khutor” Alpine Center will host the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing competitions from February 9 to 22, 2014.
Training will also take place at the “Rosa Khutor” Alpine Center beginning on January 30, 2014.
Events
10 medal events:
Men’s
Downhill
Super-G
Giant Slalom
Slalom
Super Combined
Ladies’
Downhill
Super-G
Giant Slalom
Slalom
Super Combined
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Competition Venue “Rosa Khutor” Alpine Center
Gross Capacity
7,500
Field of Play
Men’s Competition – Course:
Competition Start Finish Vertical Course Altitude Altitude Drop Length
Downhill 2045 970 1075 3495
Giant slalom 1420 970 450 1638
Slalom 1180 960 220 572
Super-G 1592 970 622 2096
Super combined (downhill) 1947 970 977 3219
Super combined (slalom) 1180 960 220 572
Ladies’ Competition – Course:
Competition Start Finish Vertical Course Altitude Altitude Drop Length
Downhill 1755 965 790 2713
Giant slalom 1365 965 400 1325
Slalom 1150 960 190 507
Super-G 1580 965 615 2162
Super combined (downhill) 1755 965 790 2713
Super combined (slalom) 1150 960 190 507
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Mountain Village
The Mountain Village is a permanent venue which will be enhanced with temporary facilities at Games time.
Located on the northern slopes of the Aibga mountain range, the Village will provide a high standard of accommodation close to the “Rosa Khutor” Extreme Park and Alpine Center.
The Mountain Village will be located on a 32-hectare site in the Rosa Khutor valley at an altitude of 1,100 meters and with an elevation variance of 50 meters. The Village is less than 54 kilometers from Sochi International Airport.
The style of housing in the Mountain Village consists of low-rise apartment-style buildings and world-class hotel facilities.
Mountain Village Facts
Planned Number of Residents – Olympic Games 2,900
Residents by Sport/Discipline Alpine Skiing, Freestyle, Snowboard, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined,
Housing Type Hotels, Apart Hotels
Distance from the Mountain Village to:
“Rosa Khutor” Alpine Center < 4 km
“Rosa Khutor” Extreme Park < 3 km
Mountain Media Center < 14 km
“RusSki Gorki” Jumping Center < 15 km
“Laura” Cross-Country Ski & Biathlon Center < 27 km
Endurance Village < 24 km
Olympic Park < 60 km
Sochi International Airport < 54 km
City of Sochi < 81 km
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Transportation System
Mountain Cluster Athlete Transportation System (TA) The Mountain Cluster TA System will provide direct scheduled bus services for athletes and team officials from the Mountain Village to all competition venues in the Mountain Cluster except the “Laura” Cross-Country Ski & Biathlon Center (CBV).
Gondolas can be used to get from the Mountain Village to the Olympic slopes and Rosa Khutor Valley where the race office and the Team Captains’ Meeting room will be located at the Games time.
The TA 12 shuttle will connect the Mountain Village to the Coastal Village via the Laura Base Station. The TA 11 shuttle will operate from the Mountain Village to the Laura Base Station.
Transportation Services for Athletes and Team Officials in the Mountain Cluster
Mountain Village to the “Rosa Khutor” Alpine Center Transportation Dates January 30 – February 22, 2014 Estimated Distance 3,18 km Estimated Travel Time 21 minutes Vehicle Type and Capacity Minibus with 18–25 seats
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Public Transportation System
All NOCs will have access to the public transport system (TP) to and from the Olympic venues.
The Public Transport System includes the following modes:
- Rail service
- Bus service
- Gondola service
In the Mountain Cluster, gondolas and 3S gondolas are used to move clients from the Krasnaya Polyana Hub and Estosadok Hub to all the competition venues. This transport mode is the most efficient and convenient way to reach the venues. The 3S gondola has a higher speed and capacity over the normal gondolas.
The following schemes and table highlight the client services initial concepts.
Sochi 2014 Public Transportation Services (bus + cable ways)
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Sochi 2014 Public Transportation Services (railroad + cable ways)
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General Rules
International Ski Federation (FIS) rules regarding international skiing competitions, as approved at the International Ski Congress, apply. In case of a disagreement in the interpretation of the rules, the English version prevails.
Any questions or incidents not covered by the rules are handled as follows:
- Cases of a general nature are resolved in accordance with the Olympic Charter.
- The jury resolves technical questions according to the FIS rules.
Qualification System for Alpine Skiing
Qualification systems are the regulations established by IFs that consist of rules, procedures and criteria for participation in competitions of the Olympic Winter Games. In case of discrepancies between the Qualification Systems and the Sport Explanatory Book, the former will always prevail.
Athlete/National Olympic Committee (NOC) Quota
Athlete Quota 320 (maximum quota)
Maximum NOC Quota 22 per NOC
A maximum of 14 males or 14 females
Maximum per event
4 athletes
Qualification System
A Qualification Standard
Competitors are eligible who are ranked within the top 500 in the respective event of the Olympic FIS Points List published at the end of the qualification period on January 20, 2014. The table under 3.5 defines eligibility in the different competitions.
B Qualification Standard
NOCs that do not have one competitor who meets the above qualification criteria, may enter one male competitor and one female competitor (‘basic quota’) in only the Slalom and Giant Slalom events, respectively NOCs that have only one male or one female competitor who meets the above qualification criteria, may enter one competitor of the other gender, on the condition that the male and/or female competitor(s) concerned has maximum 140 FIS points in the respective event on the Olympic FIS Points List published on January 20, 2014.
The Olympic FIS Points List is calculated using the average of five competition results for technical events (Giant Slalom and Slalom) and three events for speed events (Downhill, Super-G and Super Combined).
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Host Nation
The host nation is expected to enter competitors into all events. If the host nation has no competitor who complies with the A qualification standard, it will in any case be allocated a B qualification standard quota spot for one male competitor and one female competitor (‘basic quota’) in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events. Nevertheless the competitors must be eligible according to B qualification standard. For the speed events (Downhill, Super-G and Super Combined), the host nation will be allocated a quota spot for one male competitor and one female competitor, whereby the competitors must have less than 80 FIS points on the Olympic FIS Points List in the event concerned (see table “Qualification Eligibility in the Different Alpine Events”). All competitors must have been entered as part of the allocated NOC quota.
Allocation of Quotas
Within the maximum of 22 competitors per NOC and up to a maximum of 320 Alpine Skiing places, quotas will be allocated per nation as follows:
1. Basic Quota
The basic quota for one male and one female competitor will be assigned to all NOCs with competitors that qualify according to B qualification standard.
2. Competitors in top 500 of the Olympic FIS Points List
Each NOC with at least one male and/or one female competitor ranked in the top 500 of the Olympic FIS Points List in any event (Downhill, Super-G, Super Combined, Giant Slalom, Slalom) will be allocated one male and/or female quota place (in addition to the basic quota defined above).
3. Competitors in top 100 of the Olympic FIS Points List
Each NOC with at least one male and/or one female competitor ranked in the top 100 of the Olympic FIS Points List in any event (Downhill, Super-G, Super Combined, Giant Slalom, Slalom) will be allocated one quota place per male and/or female quota place each (in addition to the qualified competitors per 2 and the basic quota per 1).
4. Competitors in top 30 of the Olympic FIS Points List
Each NOC with competitor(s) ranked in the top 30 of the Olympic FIS Points List in any event (Downhill, Super-G, Super Combined, Giant Slalom, Slalom) will be allocated additional quota places up to a maximum of four:
one quota place per male competitor ranked in the top 30 in one event, or
two quota places for one male competitor ranked in the top 30 in more than one event or two or more male competitors ranked in the top 30, and
one quota place per female competitor ranked in the top 30 in one event, or
two quota places for one female competitor ranked in the top 30 in more than one event or two or more female competitors ranked in the top 30.
5. Allocation of remaining quotas places
The remaining quota places, up to a maximum total of 320 including the host nation quota, will be allocated to NOCs based on the Olympic Quota Allocation List published on January 20, 2014.
The allocation will be made by assigning one quota place per competitor, from the top of the standings downwards until the maximum quota of 320 is reached. During this process once a NOC has achieved the maximum total number of 22 places its remaining competitors will no longer be counted and the next eligible NOC on the Olympic Quota Allocation List will be allocated a place.
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The Olympic Quota Allocation List referred to in article 4 is a global list of all competitors in the top 500 in their best three events including both male and female competitors.
The table used to allocate points to the top 500 in their best three events (Downhill, Super-G, Super Combined, Giant Slalom, Slalom) follows a similar graphical line as the system used for World Cup points and can be found at the end of this document.
For the allocation of quota places, a competitor will only be counted once either as Basic Quota, Top 500 or Top 100 of the Olympic FIS Points List or Top 30 of the Olympic FIS Points List using the most favorable option for the NOC to obtain the maximum possible number of quotas places.
Qualification Eligibility in the Different Alpine Events
The Olympic FIS Points List DH SG SC SL GS
ranked <=500 in DH, SG, SC <80 pts <80 pts <80 pts 140 pts 140 pts
ranked <=500 in GS, SL NO <80 pts <80 pts 140 pts 140 pts
B Qualification NO NO NO 140 pts 140 pts
Process and Timelines for NOC Communication of Quota Places
The quotas will be calculated after the FIS World Cup events on January 19, 2014 and communicated to the National Ski Federations and NOCs through publication on the FIS website, as well as to Sochi 2014 on January 20, 2014. The list of quotas will also be published on the FIS website.
Following the NOC confirmation to FIS of the use of allocated quota places by January 22, 2014, quota places that are not taken up will be re-allocated by FIS, from January 23 until 24, 2014, to the next eligible NOC figuring after the last allocated quota place on the Olympic Quota Allocation List.
The list of reallocated quota places will be based on the same Olympic Quota Allocation List used for the calculation of the quotas (i.e. status at January 20, 2014).
Qualification Timelines
Qualification Period July 2012 – January 19, 2014
Publication of the Olympic Quota Allocation List and the Monday, January 20, 2014 Olympic FIS Points List
FIS allocation of quota places to NOCs Monday, January 20, 2014
NOCs to confirm to FIS use of quota places Wednesday, January 22, 2014
FIS to inform relevant NOCs regarding reallocation of Thursday, January 23–24 2014 quota places for qualified athletes
End of reallocation process* Friday, January 24, 2014
Deadline for NOCs to submit sport entries to Sochi 2014 Monday, January 27, 2014
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*NOCs may not decline quota places after the entry deadline of January 27, 2014. After this date the reallocation of quota places may only occur in the specific cases listed below:
1. An athlete is declared ineligible by the IOC after the sport entries deadline.
2. A ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which takes place after the sport entries deadline, results in the need for further reallocation of quota places.
3. An athlete whose quota place has been allocated to their NOC is injured or unable to participate due to the exceptional circumstances after the sport entries deadline.
In all three cases above, the quota place will be reallocated by FIS to the next eligible NOC in consultation with Sochi 2014 up until (date to be agreed upon by IOC/Sochi 2014). After this date, no reallocation will be allowed.
Sochi 2014 reserves the right to adjust any NOC’s entitlements after the Delegation Registration Meeting (DRM) in the event that a quota reallocation results in a change to the size of the delegation.
Special Considerations
Replacement
A replacement of the entered competitors by a NOC in case of injury or force majeure is possible until the Technical Meeting before the start of the first event based on the admitted quota for the NOC concerned and in line with the IOC/Sochi 2014 Late Athlete Replacement Policy. In such a case, the replaced competitor can be accredited.
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Sport Entries and Qualifications
Verification and Qualification Standards (September 2012 to January 2014)
Verification of the qualification standards will be carried out by Sochi 2014 and the FIS in accordance with the Qualification and Participation Criteria for the XXII Olympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi.
Sport Entries
Entries for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games must be submitted by NOCs through the online entries system, eSEQ. Instructions for the eSEQ system will be distributed to NOCs in advance. All entries must be submitted to Sochi 2014 by midnight, Moscow time, on January 27, 2014.
Entry and Eligibility Conditions Forms
Along with coaches, trainers, officials and other members of NOC delegations, all athletes competing at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games will need to complete and sign a copy of the Sochi 2014 Entry and Eligibility Conditions Form. Each form will also need to be signed by a representative from the athlete’s NOC. Parents/guardians of athletes who are under the age of 18 on the date that the athlete signs the Entry and Eligibility Conditions Form will need to sign the supplementary Parent/Legal Guardian Acknowledgement of Consent for Minors Form. The forms will be distributed electronically to NOCs, and must be printed, signed and returned to Sochi 2014 no later than midnight (23:59 Moscow time) on January 27, 2014.
Late Replacements
All replacements requested by NOCs after the final entries deadline of January 27, 2014 must follow the IOC and Sochi 2014’s late athlete replacement policy. Details of the late athlete replacement policy for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games will be included in the Sport Entries and Qualification Manual, which will be distributed to NOCs in 2013.
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Participation
Only NOCs recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) whose National Ski Federation (NF) is a member of the FIS may enter teams for the Alpine Skiing competitions. NOCs may only send competitors who have qualified through the system established by the FIS and the IOC for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in the Olympic Winter Games, a competitor must comply with the Olympic Charter, the rules of the FIS and must be entered by his/her NOC.
Nationality of Competitors
Any competitor in the Olympic Games must be a citizen of the country that his/her respective NOC represents. A competitor’s nationality is determined according to Rule 42 and the Bye-Law to Rule 42 of the Olympic Charter.
Doping Control
During the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, doping control is carried out in accordance with the IOC’s anti-doping rules. Urine and blood samples may be collected before and after competition. Samples can be collected anytime, anywhere.
The IOC, in consultation with Sochi 2014 and the FIS, determines the number of tests to be performed. Post-competition selection criteria normally include a certain number of top finishers plus a number of random selections.
Doping control may include testing for all prohibited substances and methods referred to on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list.
Gender Verification
Sochi 2014 will conduct gender verification in accordance with the IOC regulations regarding female hyperandrogenism and participation in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
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Сompetition Rules
Сompetition Management Sochi 2014’s Competition Management team is responsible for organizing the Alpine Skiing competitions at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Sochi 2014 Competition Management
Vice President for Sport Mountain Operations Coordinator – Men’s courses Sergey Bondarenko Alexander Zavgorodny Sport Director Chief of Race (Ladies) Irina Gladkikh Mikhail Mamonov Sport Manager, Alpine Skiing Assistant Chief of Race (Ladies) Yves Dimier Vladimir Karpenko Deputy Sport Manager, Alpine Skiing Chief of Course (Ladies) Anna Khvostova Vadim Shangin Sport operations Coordinator, Alpine Skiing Assistant Chief of Course (Ladies) Nikolay Belokrinkin Evgeny Kormschikov Sport administration Assistant Race Secretary (Ladies) Yuliya Filchagina German Rzhanitsin Sport administration Assistant Mountain Operations Coordinator – Ladies’ Evgeniya Glukhova courses Chief of Race (Men) Mikhail Tigushkin Wolfgang Mitter Alpine Skiing Mountain Manager Assistant Chief of Race (Men) Geir Olsen Nicolay Selivanov Chief of technical courses Chief of Course (Men) Valery Mikhailov Sergey Kizilov Chief Race Secretary and Timing Crew Assistant Chief of Course (Men) Coordinator
Nicolay Belokrinkin Iouri Gouriev
Race Secretary (Men)
Inna Krylenko
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International Ski Federation (FIS)
President Jury Members (men’s)
Gian Franco Kasper Hannes Ziembinski
Secretary General Michael Soltys
Sarah Lewis Paul Van Slyke
Chief Race Director (men’s) Jury Members (ladies’)
Gunter Hujara Anne-Chantal Pigelet-Grévy
Race Director DH/SG (men’s) Thomas Gsodam
Helmuth Schmalzl Jin Hae Kim
Race Director SL/GS (men’s) Alpine Skiing Communications
Hans Pieren Riikka Rakic
Technical Operations (men’s) Equipment Controller
Mike Kertesz Bernhard Russi
Chief Race Director (ladies’) Alpine Medical Supervisor
Alte Skaardal Hubert Hoerterer
Race Director DH/SG (ladies’) FIS Event Manager
Jan Tischhauser Marcel Looze
Race Director SL/GS (ladies’) FIS Ceremonies
Markus Mayr Jolanda Bruelisauer
Technical Operations (ladies’) Alpine Secretariat
Andreas Kroenner Anja Joerg
Technical Delegate (men’s) Alpine Qualification/Entries:
Darrell MacLachlan FIS IT Manager
Technical Delegate (ladies’) Francesco Cattaneo
Roland Johansson Alpine Assistant
Tatjana Luessy
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Сompetition Format
The format for the men’s and ladies’ Alpine Skiing competitions is identical; however, they are held as two separate events on two different courses except for Slalom which will be held on the same slope with different start elevation. The men’s courses are on the Olympic men’s slope. The ladies’ courses are on the Olympic ladies slope.
Downhill
Each skier makes a single run down a single course. The fastest time determines the winner.
Super Giant Slalom (Super-G)
Each skier makes a single run down a single course. The fastest time determines the winner.
Slalom and Giant Slalom
Each skier makes two runs down two different courses on the same slope. Both runs take place on the same day, wherever possible (ICR 806.1/906.1). The times are added together and the fastest total time determines the winner.
Super Combined
The super combined event consists of one downhill or Super-G run followed by one slalom run. The times are added together and the fastest total time determines the winner.
Team Captains’ Meetings and Draws
The team captains’ meetings and draws take place the evening before each day of official training and competition.
The draws to determine the start orders will be conducted according to FIS rules. Draws must be repeated if a competition has to be postponed to a different date.
Draw/Choice of Starting Numbers
This is done according to FIS International Competition Rules.
Prohibition of training
For 10 days before the start of the official training for the Olympic Winter Games or the Opening Ceremony, whichever is earlier, no training shall be allowed on the competition courses - irrespective of the event and courses. In case of an infringement of this rule, the competitor(s) concerned shall automatically be disqualified, or not allowed to participate.
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Protests
Protests must be submitted in writing within 15 minutes of the posting of the unofficial results. The protest must be submitted in English, accompanied by 100 Swiss francs or Russian equivalent, in accordance with FIS rules. The competition jury handles the protest in accordance with FIS rules and regulations.
Timing
Timing is provided in accordance with FIS rules.
Competition Equipment
All equipment and accessories must conform to FIS and IOC rules. Equipment inspection is carried out according to FIS rules.
Awards
The Flower Ceremony will take place in the competition venue directly after competition ends.
The Victory Ceremony, including the presentation of medals, will take place at the Medals Plaza on the same day, with the exception of the Men's Super Combined, the Ladies’ Giant Slalom, the Men's Giant Slalom and the Ladies’ Slalom which will take place the following day.
Victory Ceremony for the Men’s Slalom will take place at the venue after the competition.
All awards are presented in accordance with the Olympic Charter.
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