Welcome to the “Pure-Adrenaline-Downhill” of On behalf of the Organizing Committee we welcome all athletes and team officials, who will be protagonists of the Bormio Audi FIS Ski World Cup Men's Downhill race on the 29 th December 2012, the traditional race at the end of the year. We hope that this year, with its 10 months already gone, has been healthy and prosperous for you, your team and your families.

Last December the Swiss Didier Defago won the “Pure-Adrenaline-Downhill“ on the Stelvio with 2.01.81 min, followed by his co-national Patrick Küng and the Austrian Klaus Kröll was honoured for third place. Who will be this edition's Top 3?

Whoever he will be, we wish all of you a successful start into the season, good luck and safe races up to our reunion.

Looking forward welcoming you to Bormio at the end of December.

Maurizio Gandolfi Massimo Rinaldi C.E.O. Chief of Race

Organisation Committee c/o B.E.S.T. S.r.l. Via Roma 131/B 23032 Bormio (SO), Tel. +39 0342 902222 - fax +39 0342 911712 - [email protected] / www.bormioonline.com

Board CEO Maurizio Gandolfi MEMBER Elia dei Cas

Key persons FIS CHIEF RACE DIRECTOR Günter Hujara FIS RACE DIRECTOR / COURSE SETTER Helmuth Schmalzl FIS TECHNICAL DELEGATE Mario Mascia (FRA) FIS TECHNICAL OPERATIONS MANAGER Mike Kertesz

CONNECTION COACHES Mathias Berthold (AUT) / Gilles Brenier (FRA) CHIEF OF RACE Massimo Rinaldi (ITA) Programme * Facilities

Wednesday, 26th December 2012 Race Office, as in the last years arrival of teams The Race Office is located in: Sala Walter Fontana, 20:00 1st Team Captains' Meeting Via Btg. Morbegno 2, 23032 Bormio (SO) Sala Fontana, Via Btg. Morbegno 2 Thursday, 27th December 2012 directly after Bormio World Cup Official Coaches' Café jury inspection c/o Be White Bar, Gondola Bormio 2000 8:45-10:00 Course Inspection 10:00 Doctors' Meeting 11:45 1st Official training, Stelvio Slope 17:00 TCM, Sala Fontana, Via Btg. Morbegno 2 The entrance is at the round-about close by the finish area. directly after World Cup Official Coaches' Aperitivo TCM Sala Fontana, Via Btg. Morbegno 2 Note: Teams' accreditation will be distributed as usual at the Race Office Friday, 28th December 2012 from December 26 th onwards. Necessary changes or corrections will be distributed directly after Bormio World Cup Official Coaches' Café as well at the Race Office. jury inspection c/o Be White Bar, Gondola Bormio 2000 08:45-10:00 Course Inspection 11:45 h 2nd Official training, Stelvio Slope Accreditation Office & Press Centre, together in the bank 17:00 TCM, Sala Fontana, Via Btg. Morbegno 2 building 18:30 Official Bib draw, Piazza Kuerc The Accreditation Office and the Press Saturday, 29th December 2012 Centre will be located in: Via Roma 131, 23032 Bormio (SO) directly after Bormio World Cup Official Coaches' Café 1st floor of the Banca Popolare di . jury inspection c/o Be White Bar, Gondola Bormio 2000 08:45-10:00 Course Inspection 11:45 AUDI FIS Ski World Cup Bormio DH Men followed by Award Ceremony, Finish Area Official Press Conference, Press Centre

*The programme is subject to change. The entrance is on the right-hand side of the main entrance of the bank building Opening hours

26th December 27th December 28th December 29th December Accreditation 14:00-20:00 07:30-10:30 Press Centre 14:00-20:00 08:00-20:00 08:00-20:00 08:00-20:00 Race Office 10:00-12.00/14:00-20:00 08:00-20:00

Service information

Shuttle service Official airports are Milano – Malpensa (MXP) and [email protected] Milano-Linate (LIN). Transfers can be arranged from both airports to the teams' hotels in Bormio, but you are kindly asked to send your request to the OC prior to arrival with exact arrival and departure times as well as flight numbers and persons travelling. Lift Passes Lift passes are individual and only valid together with your accreditation. Please collect them from the race office. Replacement for lost lift passes will be only handed out to team captains. Training Pista Stella Alpina on 27 th , 28 th and 29 th until 9:30 h on Vallecetta Mountain will be available for training. Details will be announced at the Team Captains' Meeting. Gyms Two facilities will offer training possibilities. They [email protected] are both located in Via Manzoni (Palestra Scuole Media, Palestra La Provincia ). Please book at Race Office. Medical Pronto Soccorso Bormio: Dr. Giulio Paindelli Services The emercency room is located in Bormio at the (Chief of Medical Services) tel. +39 347 3043658 Azienda Ospedaliera Della e Della Valchiavenna , Via Agoi 8a, tel. +39 0342 909001.

Ospedale Morelli : The next hospital is located at the nearby town Sondalo, 20 km, tel. +39 0342 808111 o 118. Deadlines for team entries All quotas and entries are according to the FIS World Cup Rules.

Deadline 1/ announcement of team size: 24.11.2012 [email protected] Preliminary entry and accommodation request through the FIS Note: Due to FIS rules, we as organizer are Online Registration System (team size including number of athletes only allowed to accept entries submitted and team staff, estimated number of rooms). Following receipt of through the FIS Online System. Preliminary Entry in the FIS Online Registration System, you will receive an e-mail confirmation. The email confirmation of an entry is considered as the valid receipt for the team entry.

Deadline 2 / definitive registration: 21.12.2012 [email protected] Communication of the final number of rooms and names of Note: Teams or persons who register late athletes in rooming list, eventual changes to the arrival date and have no right for hotel reservation or the the originally registered size of team (incl. officials and service payment of accommodation expenses. personnel according to art. 4.4 FIS World Cup rules), as well as an eventual withdrawal from the event.

Accommodation [email protected] Accommodation for athletes and officials is provided in the hotels located in Bormio. All check-ins and room registration will take place at the hotels. The payments for accommodation, full board and beverages are in accordance with FIS World Cup rules. At the accommodation desk in the race office, Via Btg. Morbegno 2 the teams will check all the quota nights and also the extra quota nights, the amount will be communicated by the accommodation Dept. directly to the Team Captain and to the Hotel. All payments have to be made directly in hotel including extra nights. The payment of the hotel bill for guests and additional accompanying persons of the teams who do not have the right of accommodation at the team's lodging has to be made also by each team directly at the hotel.

Team reimbursement The payment office will be located [email protected] at the Race Office. All calculations will be based on official entries. Payment of travel expenses for the teams will be done electronically.

Prize money Prize money will be paid to the winners' [email protected] personal bank account. Italian tax laws will be applied.

FIS season accreditation Please make sure that all your team staff have the FIS season accreditation 2012/2013. code for athletes Individuals without a FIS Season Accreditation may only be included on a separate team guest list which is in the system.