Canada Winter Games Trails - 2019 OCup #2 and TEAM CAPTAIN'S MEETING #2 Interval Start Free and Classic Mass Start Prince Arthur Hotel - Friday ...

2019 OCup #2 and
Canada Winter Games Trails

      TEAM CAPTAIN’S MEETING #2
   Interval Start Free and Classic Mass Start
 Prince Arthur Hotel – Friday, January 4, 2019
                     7:00 pm

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Welcome Page

S Special Welcome to Manitoba and Wisconsin athletes

S Sign in sheet circulating. One person per club.

Introduction of
         Competition Committee

S Event Co-Chairs         Werner Schwar & Chris Serratore

S Chief of Competition                        Grant Hall

S Competition Secretary                  Stephanie Marler
S Chief of Course                             Angus Carr

S Chief of Timing                            Rod Somppi

S Chief of Stadium                            Derek Dool
S Chief of Venue                                Jodi Hall

Introduction of Jury

S Chief of Competition           Grant Hall

S Technical Delegate         Shawn Sinclair

S XCSO Technical Director   Victor Wiltmann

General Information – On Site

S   Wax trailer keys
S   Bathrooms: Please use porta potties
S   Wifi: thanks to TBayTel! – thanks for not over using
    WIFI today!
S   Road and ditch
S   Speed limit is 80 km/hr
S   Please don’t leave stuff in the chalet
S   Skiing isn’t free – Family members need trail passes

On Site Food Services

S Athletes Services on the main floor:
  S Water
  S Gatorade
  S Bananas / Oranges

S Finn pancakes and soup upstairs - Kitchen Hours:
  S Fri Jan 4 – 11:00 to 3:00
  S Sat Jan 5 – 10:00 to 3:30
  S Sun Jan 6 – 11:00 to 2:00

S Volunteer food is for the volunteers!

Medical Coverage

S Ski Patrol on site

S Ski Patrol located beside the men’s change room entrance.

S Coaches please keep puffers near the finish lines

Pasta Supper

S Sold Out

S Saturday at 6:00 pm

S Hilldale Lutheran Church 321 Hilldale Road

S Tickets will be distributed with bibs by club/team on
  Saturday.

Race Office Notices

Weather

S Up-to-date weather information can be found at
  www.lappenordic.ca

Free Technique Interval Start

  Saturday 5 January 2019
   Start Time: 10:00 am

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Bibs and Chips

Free Technique Interval Start:
S Bib Pick Up by Team / Club.
S 8:30 to 10:00 am outside race office upstairs.
S 1 person per Team / Club for pick-up.
S   Pick up chip on the way to the start. Athlete must show their bib.
S   Bibs and chips will be collected by a volunteer at the finish.

There is a $100 replacement fee for lost bibs or chips.
Athlete will not be allowed to race until payment is made or bib/chip is returned.

Day 2 – Interval Start Free
Category                                                   Start Times
Mini-Midget Boys               2.5 km                              10:00:15
Mini-Midget Girls              2.5 km                              10:02:45
Midget Boys                    3.5 km                              10:11:30
Midget Girls                   3.5 km                              10:15:00
Open Women                     2 X 3.75 km                         10:38:00
u   Jr Girl; Junior and Senior Women; Master Women

Open Men                       2 x 5 km (Red Course)               11:28:00
u   Jr Boy; Junior and Senior Men; Master Men

Juv Boys                       5 km (Blue Course)                  12:20:00
Juv Girls                      5 km (Blue Course)                  12:28:00
* Mini-Midget/Midget 15 sec interval; All others 30 sec interval

Course Info
Stadium:
S Start lane + late start lane
S No double pole zone
S 4 lanes to the finish
4 Courses:
S Black 2.5 km – Mini-Midgets
S Purple 3.5 km – Midgets
S Orange 3.75 km – Open Women 2 laps
S Red 5 km – Open Men 2 laps; Juv. Boys and Girls 1 lap (removing the Grunt)
S All courses will be fully v-boarded. Athletes will not need to make any decisions.
Warm Up / Cool down:
S Kirsti’s K Loop – Direction of travel is counter-clockwise
S A marshal will direct traffic.
S Wax testing on Bully Barn and Warm up Loop. Groomed at the same time as the
   course.
Course Closure:
S Course Closure: 9:45 am

Warm Up Loop

S Add Stadium Map

Courses

Day 2 Award Schedule

Awards Schedule:

S Mini-Midgets and Midgets   11:15

S Open Women                 12:00

S Open Men and Juv B/G       13:15

Day 3 Official Training

S Courses will be marked by 2:00 pm Saturday.

S No skiing backwards on the trails.

TD Comments
                 Shawn Sinclair

S Thanks to athletes and coaches for good skiing today

S Thanks to OC for working hard towards a great experience
  for athletes

Reminder:

S Coaches please don’t ski on courses when the course is
  closed.

Classic Technique Mass Start

  Sunday 6 January 2019
   Start Time: 9:30 am

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Bibs and Chips

Classic Technique Mass Start:
S Bib Pick Up by Team / Club.
S 8:00 to 9:30 am outside race office upstairs.
S 1 person per Team / Club for pick-up.
S   Pick up chip on the way to the start. Athlete must show their bib.
S   Bibs and chips will be collected by a volunteer at the finish.

There is a $100 replacement fee for lost bibs or chips.
Athlete will not be allowed to race until payment is made or bib/chip is returned.

Day 3 – Mass Start Classic
             Order of Start
Category                        Approximate Start Times
Open Men*              3 X 5 km (Red Course)        9:30
u Junior and Senior Men; Master Men
Open Women*            2 X 5 km (Red Course)       10:15
u Junior and Senior Women; Master Women
Jr. Boys               2 X 3.75 km                 10:55
Juv. Boys              2 X 3.75 km                 11:00
Jr. Girls              2 X 3.75 km                 11:25
Juv. Girls             2 x 3.75 km                 11:30
Midget Girls           5 km (Blue Course)          12:05
Midget Boys            5 km (Blue Course)          12:10
Mini-Midget Girls      2.5 km                      12:30
Mini-Midget Boys       2.5 km                      12:35

Day 3 Start List

S US athletes will be seeded based on Saturday’s race results.

S Start list will be available Saturday afternoon on zone4 by
  3:00 pm

S Any discrepancies must be messaged or emailed to the
  Competition Secretary by 4:00 pm. marlersteph@yahoo.ca
  or (807) 474-6126.

Course Info
Stadium:
S 15 m double pole zone
S 5 lane chevron, followed by scrub into 3 tracks, and then 2 tracks at the
   top of Emmi Lane.
S 4 lanes to the finish
4 Courses:
S Red 5 km – Open Men (3 laps); Open Women (2 laps)
S Orange 3.75 km – Junior B/G (2 laps); Juv B/G (2 laps)
S Blue 5 km – Midget B/G
S Black 2.5 km – Mini-Midget B/G
Technique and Turning Zones:
S 1 technique zone at the top of Klukie Line
S Several turning zones.

Course Info (con’d)

Warm Up / Cool down:
S Single controlled access point Kirsti’s K.- A marshal will direct traffic.
S 2 tracks and skate lane
S Ski only in the direction of travel. Classic track on your left.
S Wax testing on Bully Barn and Warm up Loop. Groomed at the same
   time as the course.
Starter Instructions:
S 5 minutes to load grid – be ready. Get chips ahead of time.
Course Closures:
S   All courses will be closed at 9:15 am

Warm Up Loop

Technique Zone

Technique Zone

Coach Bibs
Coach bibs allowed on course during race:

S No pacing

S Don’t ski in packs

S Ski only in the direction of the race

Course closed at 9:15 am

After coaches’ meeting see Victor Wiltmann if you need a bib. 2 bibs per
club.

Bibs need to be returned to the race office by 1:00 pm. $50 fine if not
returned.

Day 3 Awards

Awards Schedule:

S Open Men and Women               11:15

S Jr B/G and Juv B/G               12:30

S Mini-Midget B/G and Midget B/G   13:00

TD Comments
                Shawn Sinclair

Reminder technique and turning zones:

S Technique: diagonal stride or herringbone without glide

S Turning: looking for:
  S A good edge on the outside ski
  S Inside ski turning in a new direction with flat ski or on outside
     edge. The inside ski should never be on an inside edge.