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CLIFBAR.COM/ADVENTURE nutrition for sustained energy.® MADE WITH ORGANIC ROLLED OATS. 2016 CLIF BAR & COMPANY. CBC16.1681 2016 CLIF BAR & COMPANY. © 2017 USSA ALPINE COMPETITION GUIDE On The Cover U.S. Ski Team member Andrew Weibrecht © Getty Images Managing Editor and Layout Jeff Weinman Contributors Jon Casson Chip Knight Patti Nichols J.J. Ehlers Brewster McVicker Darlene Nolting Thelma Hoessler Gwynn Watkins Cover Design Sarah Brunson - USSA Image and Design Published by U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association PO Box 100 1 Victory Lane Park City, UT 84060 www.ussa.org Follow the U.S. Ski Team at www.usskiteam.com Copyright 2016 by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the USA by RR Donnelley. Additional copies of this guide are available for $10.00 from USSA Membership Customer Service, 435.647.2666. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS USSA Key Contact Directory 4 Alpine Field Contacts 6 Alpine Important Dates 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started 9 Athletic Advancement 10 Where to Find More Information 11 USSA Membership Categories 11 Parents 12 USSA Insurance Coverage 13 Alpine Program Information 14 Regional and Divisional Rules and Procedures 14 Alpine Ski Racing Events 14 Taking Part in a Competition 15 Foreign Competitors in USA Competitions 16 USA Athletes Competing in another Country 17 Canadian FIS Competitions 18 Chapter 2: Points, Rankings and Selection Systems 21 Points and the Points Lists 22 Penalization of Points 27 Points List Distribution 29 Alternate Seeding Systems 30 Place Point Scales 30 Common Selection Systems 31 Chapter 3: Series and Selections 33 Olympic Winter Games 34 Alpine World Championships 34 Alpine World Cup 34 NorAm Cup 34 U.S. Alpine Championships 36 World Junior Championships 37 FIS-University Competitions 37 National Performance Series 39 Regional FIS Series 40 USSA Junior Championships 41 FIS International Children’s Racing 42 U.S. Alpine Ski Team 43 2 Chapter 4: Regional and Divisional Programs 45 Eastern Region 46 New Jersey Ski Racing Association 47 Maine Alpine Racing Association 47 New Hampshire Alpine Racing Association 47 New York State Ski Racing Association 48 Pennsylvania Alpine Racing Association 48 Southern Alpine Racing Association 48 Tri-State Ski Racing Association 48 Vermont Alpine Racing Association 49 Eastern Armature Ski Education Foundation 49 Rocky/Central Region 49 Central Division 50 Rocky Mountain Division 51 Western Region 51 Alaska Division 52 Far West Division 53 Intermountain Division 53 Northern Division 54 Pacific Northwest Division 55 Chapter 5: Collegiate, Masters & Adaptive Racing 57 Collegiate Competition 58 Adaptive Ski Racing 60 Masters Ski Racing 61 Chapter 6: Officials and Coaches Education 63 Alpine Officials’ Program 64 Sport Education 70 Chapter 7: USSA Alpine Competition Regulations 71 Table of Contents 72 Additional USSA and FIS Regulations 131 Course Setting Specifications for Scored Events 133 Course Setting Specifications for U16 and Younger 134 Competition Equipment Rules 135 Adaptive Competition Rules 136 Homologated Timing Equipment 136 Course Approvals 137 Code of Conduct 139 Concussion Checklist 144 Visit the USSA at www.ussa.org and FIS at www.fisski.com for current calendars. 3 USSA KEY CONTACT DIRECTORY USSA Member Service (fax 435.647.2052) Member Service Hotline 435.647.2666 [email protected] USSA Websites www.ussa.org www.usskiteam.com / www.ussnowboarding.com / www.usfreeskiing.com National Office (fax 435.649.3613) USSA 435.649.9090 [email protected] PO Box 100 1 Victory Lane Park City, UT 84060 Executive Management Tiger Shaw, President/CEO 435.647.2001 [email protected] Brooke McAffee, Executive CFO 435.647.2002 [email protected] Alex Natt, Executive VP and Legal Council 435.647.2004 [email protected] Tracy Meier, Executive Assistant to the CEO 435.647.2006 [email protected] Suzette Cantin, USSA Exec. Projects Mgr. 435.647.2074 [email protected] Charlotte Miller, Chief Human Res. Officer 435.647.2003 [email protected] Laurie Hamble, Insurance Coordinator 435.647.2019 [email protected] Alpine Patrick Riml, Alpine Program Director 435.647.2020 [email protected] Chip Knight, Alpine Development Director 435.647.2074 [email protected] Meghan Arigo, Alpine Program Manager 435.647.2015 [email protected] Bill Skinner, Masters Manager 435.647.2067 [email protected] Kate Avrin, Men’s Team Manager 435.647.2036 [email protected] Chelsea Steinbach, Women’s Team Manager 435.647.2025 [email protected] Athletics Luke Bodensteiner, Exec. VP Athletics 435.647.2055 [email protected] Kate Anderson, Athletics Manager 435.647.2016 [email protected] Communications Tom Kelly, VP Communications 435.647.2010 [email protected] Caitlin Furin, Communications Manager 435.647.2038 [email protected] Courtney Harkins, Content Manager 435.647.2022 [email protected] Competition Services Jeff Weinman, Director, Competition Services 435.647.2030 [email protected] J.J. Ehlers, National Rankings Coordinator 435.647.2037 [email protected] Content and Creative Services Kyle Kilcomons, Director, Creative Services 435.647.2087 [email protected] Sarah Brunson, Photography Manager 435.647.2012 [email protected] Jonathan McFarland, Graphic Designer 435.647.2064 [email protected] Aaron Springston, Video Coordinator 435.602.9257 [email protected] 4 Events Calum Clark, VP Events 435.647.2053 [email protected] Christina Zandt, Events Administrative Coord 435.647.2032 [email protected] Eric Webster, Senior Director of Events 435.674.2095 [email protected] Peter Tilton, Director Event Operations 435.647.2042 [email protected] Nick Alexakos, Grand Prix Tour Director 435.467.2018 [email protected] Lindsay Arnold, World Cup Senior Manager 435.647.2072 [email protected] Karen Korfanta, NorAm Coordinator 435.714.1376 [email protected] Sarah Welliver, Event Manager 435.647.2620 [email protected] Tom Johnston, Alpine Tech. Advisor 435.649.9090 [email protected] Freestyle Todd Schirman, Freestyle Program Director 435.647.2080 [email protected] Katie Fieguth, Freestyle Program Manager 435.647.2068 [email protected] Foundation (Fund Raising) Trisha Worthington, Ex. VP/Chief Dev. Officer 435.647.2075 [email protected] Catherine Raney, Dir., Foundation Operations 435.647.2094 [email protected] Member Services Sheryl Barnes, Director, Member Services 435.647.2013 [email protected] Jennie Wright, Member Services Manager 435.647.2017 [email protected] Matt Lemon, Member Service Project Manager 435.647.2609 [email protected] Nordic Robert Lazzaroni, Nordic Domestic Director 435.647.2063 [email protected] Sales and Marketing Mike Jaquet, Chief Marketing Officer 435.647.2046 [email protected] Brook Bingham, Sales Director 435.647.2083 [email protected] Meghan Leaver, Senior Marketing Manager 435.647.2043 [email protected] Vicky Gaylord, Sr. Account Exec & Licensing 435.647.2082 [email protected] Sam Gross, Senior Account Executive 435.647.2089 [email protected] Ashley Laakso, Merchandise Consultant [email protected] U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing Jeremy Forster, Program Director 435.647.2079 [email protected] Abbi Nyberg, Program Manager 435.640.8534 [email protected] Kelsey Sloan, Team Manager 435.647.2034 [email protected] Sport Education Jon Casson, Director Sport Education 435.647.2078 [email protected] Anna Hosmer, Sport Ed. Coordinator 435.647.2050 [email protected] Ellen Adams, Club Developmenet Manager 435.647.2033 [email protected] Sport Science Dr. Troy Taylor, High Performance Director 435.647.2028 [email protected] Kyle Wilkens, Medical Director 435.647.2058 [email protected] Travel Service - WorldTek Travel 24-hour Travel Service 800.TEAM.SKI [email protected] 5 ALPINE FIELD CONTACTS Field offices and contacts are the closest service point for all USSA members. Contact them for information on alpine programs. National Chip Knight Alpine Development Director [email protected] tel. 435.647.2074 cell. 435.531.6325 fax. 435.940.2814 Meghan Arigo Alpine Program Manager [email protected] tel. 435.647.2015 Eastern Region Martin Guyer Eastern Region Development Director [email protected] tel. 435.565.0236 fax. 435.645.0100 Patti Nichols Eastern Region Alpine Manager [email protected] tel. 802.343.1395 fax. 435.645.0110 Kyle Darling Eastern Region Development Coach [email protected] tel. 435.714.9259 Thomas Ashworth Eastern Region Youth Coordinator [email protected] tel. 435.602.9725 fax. 435.645.0105 For Eastern schedule agreements and results Janet Larson Eastern Alpine Administrator [email protected] tel. 802.468.2408 fax. 435.645.0107 PO Box 1720 Station A, Rutland VT 05701 Rocky/Central Region Darlene Nolting Rocky/Central Region Alpine Dev. Dir. [email protected] tel. 435.640.8510 fax. 435.940.2828 Brewster McVicker Central Division Alpine Manager [email protected] tel. 435.714.9243 fax. 435.645.0101 Ian Dunlop Rocky/Central Region Dev. Coach [email protected] tel. 435.714.8720 Western Region Bill Gunesch Western Region Alpine Dev. Director [email protected] tel. 435.602.2759 fax. 503.296.5314 Gwynn Watkins Western Region Alpine Manager [email protected] tel. 435.647.2070 cell. 435.714.2964 fax. 435.940.2810 Jeff Pickering Western Region Development Coach [email protected] tel. 435.602.2866 Darryl Whitaker Western Region Youth Coordinator [email protected] tel. 435.714.2235 fax. 435.645.0140 6 ALPINE IMPORTANT DATES April 15 Deadline for FIS and USSA injury protection application (no exceptions are possible) July 1 USSA membership season begins Aug. 15 FIS Inscription - late fee applies after this date Oct. 15 USSA membership renewal - late fee applies after this date Nov. 30 Schedule agreements due - late fee applies after this date 2016-17 Alpine Points List Dates List Close Valid 1 FIS only July 1 July 1 1 USSA only Aug.
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