RllerskicompetitionsoverviewandFISupdates

AnnaRosa!

Note:toseevideosclickon

FISTDSeminarcross-countrySljeme2015

Summer2015

Sessionagenda

• FIScompetitionssummer2015• Nationalandpromotionalcompetitions• Popularracesandrollerskiraces• Timingmatters• Classicaltechniqueissue• Coursedesignandsafety• Competitionequipment• Curiosities

Rollerskicompetitionspie

ICR&Co

Nationaland

promotional

competitions

FIScompetitions

ICRandcompany

Rollerskibelongstocross-countryskiing,thereforecross-countryskiingregulationsapplytorollerskiaswell.!Inaddiction,thefollowingdocumentsapply:• Chapter396ofICRCross-Country• FISRolWorldCupandWorldChampionshipsrules• Guidelinesforrollerskiequipmentspecification

andcontrol(introducedsincesummer2015)• FISRolWorldCupOrganizersChecklist• RulesforFIScross-countrypoints

FISupdatessincesummer2015:summary

Updatesintroducedbeforesummer2015touched:!• Formats:competitionformatshavebeenadjusted

(ICR396.3)• FISPoints:FISpointshavebeenintroduced

(RulesforFIScross-countrypoints2.1.6and5.3.2.3)• Equipment:organizershavebeengivenbythe

opportunitytoproviderollerskisthemselves(396.2.9-10)

Competitionformats(adjustmentsummer2015)

• Intervalstartcompetition 2,5km->50km• Massstartcompetition 5km->50km• Popularcompetition nolimitations• Skiathlon 10km->30km• Pursuitcompetition 5km->15km• Relaycompetition 2,5km->10km

(3/4alsomixed)• Individualsprint 0,2km->1,8km• Teamsprint 0,8km->1,8kmx2x3-6

±5%

FISPoints(sincesummer2015)

Inrollerskisprint,onlycompetitionswithlength>800mwillbetakenintoconsiderationfortheFISpointscalculation.!TableofminimumPenalties

Ladies Men

FISROLWC/WSC 15 15

FISROLJuniorsWC/WSC 35 35

FISROLcompetitions 50 50

FISROLJuniorscompetitions 60 60

FIScompetitionssummer2015

Stockholm(27.6) Oroslavje(10-12.7) Madona(24-26.7) Idre(7-8.8) Trollhattan(21-22.8) Amphipolis(12-13.9) Trento(19-20.9) ValdiFiemme(24-27.9) SaoCarlos(1-2.11)

Swedishcup

WSC

FIScompetitions!WCandWSC

8. IndividualstartC9. SprintF10. Teamsprint11. MassstartF

RollerskiWorldCupsummer2015

1. MassstartF2. SprintF

3. SprintF4. PrologueC5. PursuitF

6. SprintF7. IndividualstartC

Sprint180m Sprint200m

Sprint165mSprint200m

WorldCupoverallnationstanding

!!!!!!!!!

4nationsmorethanin2014(MNG,LTU,ROU,KAZ)

Rank Nation Points1 RUS 84422 ITA 73063 SWE 63574 NOR 21765 BLR 14106 LAT 12107 GER 11958 UKR 11629 ROU 102010 SVK 91611 CRO 81312 MGL 50413 FRA 41214 LTU 35615 AUT 17616 KAZ 11117 DAN 10418 GRE 6819 SLO 22

RobimNorumandLinnSoemskar

FIScompetitionsstatistics

0

125

250

375

500

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Menn. Lediesn. Totaln.

Nationalcompetitions

https://australianbiathlon.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/vic-rollerski-champs-10-km-race-start-11-may-2014-img_2613-copy.jpg

Promotionalcompetitions

https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/t31.0-8/11260893_972579249430621_5530489281730510890_o.jpg

Summercross-countryskiing

Popularracesandrollerskiraces

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02847/potd-ski_2847373k.jpg

Popularracesandrollerskiraces

• Bothgoodforcross-countryskiingpromotion,cross-countryskiingathletes,suppliersandsponsors’promotion;!

• usuallyattendedbybothtopathletesandamateurs;!

• coursesoftengofromAtoBpoints.

Apopularrollerskirace’sstart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RH8rTS1eio

Popular…butindividualstart

• PopularracescanstartfromApointandgotoBpoint:!Start(Apoint) Finish(Bpoint)Startingprocedure:massstart!• RollerskiracescanstartfromA,gotoBandusethe

individualstartprocedure.!Anypossibleissues…?

Manykm… Mountain…

Atfinish

Electronictimingtechnologieswhichcanbeusedtoidentifytheofficialfinishtimes:!• Electronictimingsystembasedonphotocells.The

measuringpointofthelightorphotobarriermustbeataheightof25cmabovethesnowsurface.

!• Photofinishsystem.Themeasuringpointwillbethe

toeofthefirstbootmeetingthefinishline.

ICR316.4.1

Whataboutofficialstartingtimes?Gates?Photocells?!!!!!!Whatifconnectionbetweenstartandfinishfails…?

Atstart

http://tkss.jp/pjn/media/img_20070825T203308739.jpg

FINISH

Timingmatters!

• ForallcompetitionslistedintheFISCalendar,electronictimekeepingmustbeused

• Itwillalwaysbesupplementedbyhand-timing[…]• Iftheelectronictimingfailsfrequentlyorcompletely

duringthecompetition,thehandtimeswillbeusedforallthecompetitors

• Whenhandtimesareusedtocalculateresults,theactualstarttimesmustbeused

Makesuretoalwayshaveit!

ICR316.1-2

ClassicalTechniqueissue

Theissueofthemomentdoesnotsparerollerski.Iwouldanalyzeiffrom2pointsofview:!

firstoneisconnectedtothenaturalevolutionofthetechnique,duetotheimprovementandoptimizationofthephysicalcapabilities;

!theotheroneisrelatedtoparticularsituations,whichhavebeenalwaysbeenthere.

1

2

Shortanalysis:stopphase

Oneofthedifferencesbetweenskatingmovementsandclassicaltechniqueonesisthatclassicaltechniquemovements(exceptone)havea“stopphase”whichobviouslyinfluencesthespeed.Thisisthemomentwhenskiwaxworksonthesnowandratchetdeviceworksonthewheel.!Theonlyclassicalmovementwhichdoesnothaveany“stopphase”isdouble-pole.

1

Shortanalysis:upperlimbsandcore

Indeedclassicaltechniquemovementsaresothatthefasterwego->thelessweuselowerlimbsand ->themoreweuseupperlimbsandcore:! SPEED SPEED SPEED Diagonalstride>>kickdouble-pole>>doublepole!…stilldouble-poleitselfisnotaproblem,butitcreatesproblemwhenitleadstoclassicaltechnicalinfractions…

1

Technicalinfraction…?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RH8rTS1eio

1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkecMrH7Vs8

Skiingoutsidethetrack…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RH8rTS1eio

1

Hardcoursesandtracksuse

Tofacethisissuecross-countryskiinginsidersareworkingon2sides:!

1. courses,inordertomakethem“harder”;2. trackssettingsandtracksuseregulation,inorder

tomakeathletesusethemmore.!

Rollerskiinsiderscanobviouslyonlyworkonthefirstsidecausewearealwaysskiingoutsidethetrack…

1

prefer“hard”courses

Whataboutusing3wheels…?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RH8rTS1eio

1

Particularsituations…Let’sturn

AccordingtoICR310.1.2.3,turningtechniquescomprisestepsandpushesinordertochangedirections.Wherethereisasettrack,turningtechniqueswithpushingarenotallowed.Thiswillalsoapplytocompetitorsskiingoutsideofthesettrack.!But,again,inrollerskithereisnotrack,sowealsohavetobeevenmoreabletoevaluatetechniqueand,ingeneral,

payevenmoreattention!

2

Let’sturn…Casestudy 2

Casestudy…comparison 2

Whataboutsettinganeutralzone…? 2

Rollerskicourses

Uphills…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1JizWnvY4http://noahhoffman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0617.jpghttps://cxcnewsfeed.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/938_569444839764927_1595988643_n.jpg

Downhills…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1JizWnvY4http://i.ytimg.com/vi/N8sNLrZMu10/maxresdefault.jpg

Curves…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1JizWnvY4http://i.ytimg.com/vi/N8sNLrZMu10/maxresdefault.jpghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ2Sr6IzFP0

…anddownhillcorners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1JizWnvY4http://i.ytimg.com/vi/N8sNLrZMu10/maxresdefault.jpg

Nohomologation:experiencematters

Notonlyclassicaltechniqueissuesareconnectedtocoursedesign,conditionandpreparation,butalsosafetyones:• whenweareusingarollerskicourse,someonehas

designitforthat.Stillthequestionis:ithasbeendesignedfor“fast”wheelso“slow”ones…?

• Whenweareusingroads,weare“designing”courseourselves,choosingcertainonesandpreparingthem.

ICRdoesnotsupportusinthis,experiencemattersandtheimportanceofTDinspectioniskey.Seealso:rollerskicoursepreparation(Rogla2013)

Rollerskicoursesdesignandchoice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1JizWnvY4http://www.rulleskigp.no/assets/Uploads/WP-20150608-21-22-14-Pro.jpg

AndreyArsenyev:interestingquestions

Therearetwodifferentdownhills(AandB)withthesameHD,lengthandaveragegradient.!!!!!!Whichathletewillreachbottomofslope(pointD)earlier?WhosespeedinpointDwillbefaster?

AndreyArsenyev:answersandadvices

RedathletewillarrivetoDpointearlierandtherehisspeedwillbelowerthantheoneofblueathlete.!Redtypeofdownhillismuchpreferableforrollerski:thesteepinitialpartmakesathletereachhighspeedquickly,butonthesecondpartathlete’sspeeddecreaseandevenasafeturningbecomespossible.

Rollerskicoursepreparationonpaper

Rollerskicoursepreparationonsite

Safetyandcompetitionequipment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1JizWnvY4

Sincesummer2015organizerscandecidetoapplyarticlesICR396.2.3-4orICR396.2.9-10=letcompetitorsusetheirownrollerskis(whichhavetocomplycertainrequirements)orproviderollerskisthemselves.!

Competitionequipment:summary

Maxdiameter:100mm

Minimumdistancebetweenaxles:530mm

Ccskiingbindings

RollerskisaccordingtoICR396.2.3and396.2.4

Competitionequipment

Equipmentcontrol(adjustmentsummer2015)

ICR396.2.2TheOCincooperationwithTDmustcarryoutequipmentcontrolbeforethestartandafterfinishofeachcompetition.Rollerskiwheeldimensions,wheelmaterialhardnessandframelengthmustbecontrolled.

Competitionequipment(since2015summer)

ICR396.2.9Inordertoprovidesafeandfairconditionsforathlete’scompetitiontheorganizercanlimittechnicalparametersforrollerskiequipmentbyannouncingitinadvanceinthecompetitioninvitation.!ICR396.2.10Thecompetitionorganisercanprovideofficialrollerskiequipmentsupplierforallathletesenteredincompetition.Thismustbeclearlyannouncedintheofficialinvitation.

Competitionequipment(summer2016)

ICR396.2.8Competitorsarepermittedtochangeorrepairequipmentduringthecompetitionbuttheymustdothiswithoutanyoutsideassistanceotherthanbeinghandedthereplacementequipmentortools.Rollerskichangemustbedoneaccordingtoarticle343.12.2

Competitionequipment(summer2016)

ICR396.2.11IftheCompetitionOrganizerprovidesofficialrollerskiequipment,rollerskichangeduringthecompetitionmaybedoneonlyatanofficialservicepoint(boxes)accordingtoarticles343.12.2-343.12.3

!ICR396.2.12IftheCompetitionOrganizerprovidesofficialrollerskiequipment,rollerskirepairduringofficialtrainingorbeforecompetitionmaybedoneonlyatanofficialservicepointprovidedbytheorganizer.

2. Cross-countryskiingpoles!

3. Safetyhelmet4. Eyeprotection

!!!!

Safetyhelmets(e.g.DINEN1078orequivalent)andeyeprotectionmustbewornduringofficialtrainingandcompetition(adjustmentsummer2015)

Safetydevices

ICR396.2

Competitionsequipment

Casestudy:seeanyinfraction?

Casestudy:pointofviewn.1

ICR396.2.6saysthateyeprotectionmustbewornduringcompetition,chapteriscalled"competitionequipment”andICR351saysthatacompetitorwhoviolatestheFISrulesinregardtoequipmentisnotpermittedtostart.Hestarted,althoughheshouldn’thavestarted,soshouldnotberankedinresultlist,solet’sDSQhim(?)!Comment:helmetandeyeprotectionaremeanttobesafetydevicesandsafetyisthemostimportantthing!

Casestudy:pointofviewn.2

ICR351.2refertoICR222only(competitionequipmentcc)evenifitisnormalthatruleshavetobeadaptedtorolandthatcompetitionequipmentdefinitionhavetobeextendalsotohelmetandeyeprotection,butICR352.2.1saysthatdisqualificationshouldbeusedonlyformajorinfractionsandforinfractionswithaclearimpactonthefinalresultofacompetition,solet’sfollowthechart(!)!Comment:helmetandeyeprotectionaremeanttobesafetydevicesbutthisisanindividualstartonuphill!

Casestudy:writtenreprimand

Endofthesession

Rollerskifuture

RobinBryntessonfrogstyle?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1JizWnvY4

Anyquestion?

ROL

Thanks!