RULES FOR THE FIS SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP EDITION 2019/2020 INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI INTERNATIONALER SKI VERBAND Blochstrasse 2, CH- 3653 Oberhofen / Thunersee, Switzerland Telephone: +41 (33) 244 61 61 Fax: +41 (33) 244 61 71 Website: www.fis-ski.com © Copyright International Ski Federation Oberhofen, November 2019 1. Invitation .............................................................................................................................................................................6 2. Organisation.......................................................................................................................................................................6 Jury .............................................................................................................................................................................................6 2.1 Parallel Giant Slalom, Parallel Slalom, Halfpipe, Big Air, and Slopestyle ....................................................................6 2.2 Snowboard Cross (SBX) ..............................................................................................................................................6 2.3 Jury Chairman ..............................................................................................................................................................6 2.4 Substitution...................................................................................................................................................................6 2.5 Connection Coaches ....................................................................................................................................................6 2.6 Forerunners ..................................................................................................................................................................7 3. Setting the Course .............................................................................................................................................................7 3.1 Parallel Slalom and Parallel Giant Slalom ....................................................................................................................7 3.2 Snowboard Cross and Slopestyle ................................................................................................................................7 4. Qualification .......................................................................................................................................................................7 4.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................................7 4.2 World Cup Quotas ........................................................................................................................................................8 4.3 FIS World Cup Finals ................................................................................................................................................. 13 5. Payment of Expenses ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 5.1 Resorts and Organizing Committees .......................................................................................................................... 13 5.2 Quota for Officials ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 5.3 Additional officials ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 5.4 Service Personnel ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 5.5 Duration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 5.6 Right of Accommodation ............................................................................................................................................ 14 5.7 Food and beverage .................................................................................................................................................... 15 5.8 Mealtimes ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 5.9 Participation Fee ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 6. Payment ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16 7. Prize Money ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 7.1 Prize Money Breakdown ............................................................................................................................................ 17 8. Insurance .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 9. Starting Times .................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Wcrule20.doc/04.12.2019 Page 3 of 26 10. Starting Intervals, Starting Order and Draw .................................................................................................................. 18 10.1 Starting intervals ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 10.2 Starting order .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 10.3 Public Draw ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 10.4 Leader bib .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 11. Points ................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 11.1 Schedule ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 11.2 Points Calculation Process ..................................................................................................................................... 20 11.3 Several competitors tied for the same position ....................................................................................................... 21 11.4 FIS points list .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 12. Awards .............................................................................................................................................................................. 21 12.1 Winner of the Snowboard World Cups ................................................................................................................... 21 12.2 Winners of the events ............................................................................................................................................. 21 12.3 World Cup Trophy .................................................................................................................................................. 22 12.4 World Cup Medals .................................................................................................................................................. 22 12.5 Nations Cup Snowboard World Cup ....................................................................................................................... 22 12.6 Provision of awards ................................................................................................................................................ 22 13. World Cup Courses ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 13.1 Access rights .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 13.2 Training on World Cup courses .............................................................................................................................. 22 13.3 Halfpipe .................................................................................................................................................................. 23 13.4 Snowboard Cross ..................................................................................................................................................