Rollerski competitions overview (2015)
Transcript of Rollerski competitions overview (2015)
RllerskicompetitionsoverviewandFISupdates
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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
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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.
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Shortanalysis:stopphase
Oneofthedifferencesbetweenskatingmovementsandclassicaltechniqueonesisthatclassicaltechniquemovements(exceptone)havea“stopphase”whichobviouslyinfluencesthespeed.Thisisthemomentwhenskiwaxworksonthesnowandratchetdeviceworksonthewheel.!Theonlyclassicalmovementwhichdoesnothaveany“stopphase”isdouble-pole.
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Shortanalysis:upperlimbsandcore
Indeedclassicaltechniquemovementsaresothatthefasterwego->thelessweuselowerlimbsand ->themoreweuseupperlimbsandcore:! SPEED SPEED SPEED Diagonalstride>>kickdouble-pole>>doublepole!…stilldouble-poleitselfisnotaproblem,butitcreatesproblemwhenitleadstoclassicaltechnicalinfractions…
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Technicalinfraction…?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RH8rTS1eio
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkecMrH7Vs8
Skiingoutsidethetrack…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RH8rTS1eio
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Hardcoursesandtracksuse
Tofacethisissuecross-countryskiinginsidersareworkingon2sides:!
1. courses,inordertomakethem“harder”;2. trackssettingsandtracksuseregulation,inorder
tomakeathletesusethemmore.!
Rollerskiinsiderscanobviouslyonlyworkonthefirstsidecausewearealwaysskiingoutsidethetrack…
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prefer“hard”courses
Whataboutusing3wheels…?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RH8rTS1eio
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Particularsituations…Let’sturn
AccordingtoICR310.1.2.3,turningtechniquescomprisestepsandpushesinordertochangedirections.Wherethereisasettrack,turningtechniqueswithpushingarenotallowed.Thiswillalsoapplytocompetitorsskiingoutsideofthesettrack.!But,again,inrollerskithereisnotrack,sowealsohavetobeevenmoreabletoevaluatetechniqueand,ingeneral,
payevenmoreattention!
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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
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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!