SJOGG welcomes you ...... 3

Opening & Closing Ceremonies ...... 4

Competition Period ...... 4

Team Captains’ Meeting (TCM) ...... 4

Sport Information Centre (SIC) ...... 4

Sport Information Desks (SID) ...... 4

Online Information ...... 4

International Federation (IF) ...... 5

National Federation (NF) ...... 5

Events ...... 6

Qualification System ...... 6

Training ...... 7

Non-Sport Specific Training Opportunities...... 7

Sport Specific Training ...... 7

Official Training Overview ...... 7

Competition Formats and Rules ...... 8

Super-G ...... 8

Giant Slalom, Slalom, Alpine Combined ...... 8

Parallel Mixed Team Event ...... 8

FIS International Competition Rules .... 8

Venue Information ...... 9

Security ...... 9

Victory Ceremonies...... 9

APPENDIX ...... 10

You are about to partake in the 2nd edition of the Winter in

Lillehammer.

This PDF document will provide you with some useful information and guidance for the preparations of you and your team before heading off to the cradle of winter- sports in .

This document strives to be both user- friendly and as a green tool. It has an interactive menu on the front page in order to access information with a single click. It is also possible to print individual pages.

Please note that there will be a follow-up to Activity / Date Location this brochure in January 2016; more detailed Event information will be available in the Sports E- 6 Feb YOV Soft Youth Olympic Guide. Opening Village True to the spirit of Olympism and the YOG 8 Feb YOV Opening Youth Olympic DNA, Lillehammer 2016 invites you to join Village Hamar the young athletes of the world for 10 days 8 Feb YOV Opening Youth Olympic of competition, learning and sharing, as they Lillehammer Village Lillehammer surely will 12 Feb Opening Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Ceremony Jumping Hills, Lillehammer 17 Feb Learn & Share See L&S Schedule Focus Day 21 Feb Closing YOV Square Ceremony Lillehammer

23 Feb Closing YOV Youth Olympic Hamar Village Hamar 23 Feb Closing YOV Youth Olympic Lillehammer Village Lillehammer

Just as it happened in 1994, the Lillehammer Located in the Youth Olympic Villages 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games Opening (YOVs) of Lillehammer and Hamar, at the Ceremony will be an outdoor event and NOC Service Centre, the SIC will provide open to a large audience. The ceremony will information related to sport events and take place at the Lysgårdsbakkene Ski training, such as official start lists, Jumping Arena in Lillehammer and the competition and training schedules. warm-up show will start at 18:30. The Pre-booking of time slots is required for the official programme will start at 19:00 and training opportunity on the slopes in has a duration of approximately 90 minutes. and more information about the pre-booking This is a ticketed event. will follow in the Sports E-Guide.

The Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games Closing Ceremony will take place at the Sjogg Tent at Stampesletta in Located in all sports venues, the SID will Lillehammer and will only be open for also provide information related to the accredited participants. sports event and training in that venue. The SID will fulfil the functions of what is often known as “the competition office,” in addition to functions such as IF services. The Alpine Skiing competition period is 13-21 February. Please note that 21 February is a reserve day.

The Lillehammer 2016 website at www.lillehammer2016.com will provide all information about sports. The first TCM for Alpine Skiing will be held on 12 February at 16:00. The Official Time Keeper of Lillehammer 2016, will provide the athletes’ biographies

and “near real time” results on the website.

The information will be delivered, managed and shared according to the requirements outlined in Youth Olympic Results and Information Services (YORIS).

Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) Norges Skiforbund (NSF)

President Gian Franco Kasper President Erik Røste Secretary General Sarah Lewis Secretary General Stein Opsal Headquarters International Ski federation FIS YOG Contact Person Marc Hodler House Terje Lund / Christopher Frankum Blochstrasse 2 3653 Oberhofen / Thunersee Headquarters Switzerland Norges Skiforbund Tel. +41 (0)33 244 6161 Sognsveien 75 B1, Ullevål stadion Fax. +41 (0)33 244 6171 Tel: +47 21 02 90 00 Homepage: www.fisski.com Email: [email protected] Homepage: www.skiforbundet.no YOG Contact person Sarah Lewis Local Sports Club Contact Hafjell Kvitfjell Alpin AS FIS Race Director/ Coordinator (men) Peter Gerdol Competition Manager FIS Race Director / Coordinator (ladies) Roland Johansson Janez Fleré

Event Delegate

Janez Fleré

You will find information on the below Number of Men’s Events topics related to the Qualification System in Events the Appendix: Men’s Slalom 1  Quotas Men’s Giant Slalom 1  Athlete Eligibility  Confirmation Of Quota Places Men’s Super-G 1  Qualification Pathway Men’s Alpine Combined 1  Qualification Events  Confirmation Process for Quota Places  Reallocation of Unused Quota Places Number of Ladies’ Events Events Ladies’ Slalom 1 Ladies’ Giant Slalom 1 Ladies’ Super-G 1 Ladies’ Alpine Combined 1

Mixed Gender Event Number of Events Parallel Mixed Team Event 1

Hafjell Alpine Centre is situated 20 minutes’ The training concept of Lillehammer 2016 drive from Lillehammer YOV and transport aims at meeting the requirements for the will be provided from the YOV to the venue young athletes who come to participate in for training opportunities and official the competitions. training, as well as for competitions. The training offer will be valid for the period between the opening and the closing of the Please refer to the official Training and Lillehammer YOV. Competition Schedule for Lillehammer 2016. The training opportunity for Alpine Skiing The training schedule may be subject to will require pre-booking. More information changes. about the pre-booking will follow in the Sports E-Guide.

In addition, the athletes have free access to do basic, non-sport specific training in the sports centre in Håkons Hall in the Lillehammer YOV. You may consult the opening hours below.

All non-sport specific training opportunities are open to all accredited athletes and team officials free of charge.

Håkons Hall Sport Centre is located in the Lillehammer YOV ‘Residential Zone’, and the “R” on the YOAC will provide access the centre. Håkons Hall Sport Centre is an accessible, supervised and equipped generic training facility with a free-weight room, a stretching room and cardio equipment. There is a running track on level 4 in Håkons Hall.

Opening dates: 8 – 21 February 2016

Opening hours: 07:00 – 22:00

It is not necessary to book in advance.

 A team consists of two competitors (one During Lillehammer 2016 the Fédération man and one lady) from the same NOC Internationale de Ski (FIS) will be  There are four phases: 1/8 Finals, 1/4 Finals, responsible for 9 events in Alpine Skiing. 1/2 Finals and Finals  The team event is conducted as a parallel The competition formats are the following event (as specified in YORIS Requirements  After completing four runs (two run for Document Lillehammer 2016): each competitor), the team with the most points will advance to the next phase. The team of the winning competitor is awarded  The competition consists of a single run 1 point, the team of the losing competitor is  The Super-G competition is run in an awarded 0 points. In case of a tie of an "against the clock" format, with the individual leg, both NOCs are awarded 1 competitors attempting to cross the finish point line in the fastest time. Races are timed to  If there is a tie at the end of the heat 0.01 of a second (example 2:2) the NOC with the lowest  No tiebreak rules or procedures exist. combined time of the lady's best individual Competitors who have identical finish times run and the man's best individual run will share their rank, but they are ordered by win the heat. If the tie remains, the lowest descending bib numbers combined time of the lady's second best run

and the man's second best run will win the heat  Giant Slalom, Slalom and Alpine Combined If the teams cannot be separated by events consist of two runs, and the combined times, the team with the fastest competitor with the fastest total time wins single time (lady's or man's) will win the heat  The competitions are run in an "against the If the teams cannot be separated by fastest clock" format, with the competitors time, the NOC with the lowest bib number attempting to cross the finish line in the is declared the winner of the heat fastest time. Races are timed to 0.01 of a second  No tiebreak rules or procedures exist. Competitors who have identical total times These rules apply for: share their rank, but they are ordered by  Draw descending bib numbers  Group classification and tie-break rules  Penalties, disqualification rules, protests and appeals  Technical Meetings  Scoring  Video recordings for judges to analyse athletes’ performance

 Lillehammer 2016 Venue Name: Hafjell Alpine Centre All Lillehammer 2016 venues will have  Venue Owner: Hafjell Alpinsenter AS  Venue Capacity: 25’000 permanent security supervision. There will  Address: Hunderveien 122-124, 2636 Øyer be a higher security level during official  GPS Coordinates: 61.233988, 10.447354 training and competition sessions.

All venues will have access control. Hafjell Alpine Centre was originally established for the Winter Olympics in Access to specific zones in the venue will be Lillehammer in 1994, and has become attributed according to the rights given to Norway's third largest ski resort. the holder of the Youth Olympic Considerable investments have been done in Accreditation Card. Hafjell over the years, notably in terms of Spectators do not require accreditation or snow production, which will ensure the tickets to watch competitions in any athletes the best possible conditions when disciplines. training and competing in the Alpine Skiing and Freestyle disciplines.

Hafjell Alpine Centre is situated 15 km north The Lillehammer 2016 Mascot and Medals of Lillehammer and the YOV. The overall Ceremonies will take place in the Sports drop on the mountain is 835 metres. The Venue for each sport and discipline, as soon Alpine competitions will take place on the as possible after the competition. Hafjell Olympic Slopes on the southern part. The Victory Ceremonies will support the Access to the ski lifts will be given through a overall mission and vision of Lillehammer dedicated gate for NOCs with accreditation 2016. These ceremonies will follow the to the venue and to selected ski lifts in the protocol determined for the Winter Youth venue on days with free skiing, official Olympic Games by the IOC, which aim to honour the individual and team training and competitions. No ski pass is achievements of the athletes. required, as the YOAC and /or the bib will give access to the ski lifts during Games Medals will be presented in the following time. Competing athletes and their Team order: bronze, silver, gold. The national flags Officials will have priority access at the of the medallists’ NOCs will be raised as the dedicated ski lifts. national anthem of the gold medallist’s nation is played. The YOAC will give access to dedicated ski lifts in Hafjell Alpine Centre for all client For Mixed-NOC Team Events, instead of the usual NOC flags and anthems, the Olympic groups entitled to have access to the venue Flag will be raised for each medal-winning and for Different Sport Spectating Athletes team and the Olympic Hymn will be played. (DSSA).

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