RULES OF COMPETITION 2020
1. Type of competition
POKAL LOKA is an international children’s competition registered in the FIS calendar.
2. Categories
Category |
Age |
U14 - Children I |
2006 - 2007 |
U16 - Children II |
2004 - 2005 |
3. Disciplines
Discipline |
Category |
Rules |
Slalom |
U14 - Children I |
vertical
drop 100 - 160 m
number of direction changes 32-38% of the vertical drop, +/-3 |
|
U16 - Children II |
vertical
drop 100 - 160 m
number of direction changes 32-38% of the vertical drop, +/-3 |
Giant slalom |
U14 - Children I |
vertical
drop 200 – 350 m
number of direction changes 13-18% of the vertical drop |
|
U16 - Children II |
vertical
drop 200 – 350 m
number of direction changes 13-18% of the vertical drop
2 runs |
4. The right of participation and quota regulations
All FIS
member countries have the right to take part in the competition. The quota per
nation is max. 4 Children I (U14) and 6 Children II (U16) resulting in the
total number of max. 10 competing athletes per nation. No more than 4 athletes
of the same sex may be registered within each category. Organizing nation is
entitled to a double quota, that is max. 20 competing athletes.
Under
regular circumstances, the max. number of competing athletes must not exceed
140 (ICR 608.4.2). Pursuant to ICR 608.4.3, the organizing nation may register
more than the double quota of participants.
For team
evaluation, only the team declared at the first team captains meeting as
"A" will be considered.
All competitors must be registered with national
ski associations, have insurance coverage and a signed permission from their
parents. Technical delegate of FIS inspects all the required documents.
5. Competition procedure
Competition
is aimed at individual and team placement. In team placement the sums of all
points are calculated according to the procedures of the old principle of world
cup.
In case of an equal number of points, the country
with a higher point placement is the winner.
Place |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Points |
25 |
20 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6. Prizes
Prize name |
Description |
POKAL LOKA 2020 |
best team |
Gold medal |
first place |
Silver medal |
second place |
Bronze medal |
third place |
Other awards |
up to sixth place |
7. Allotment into groups and start order
(FIS
Instruction Leaflet, July 2017, ICR 608.5.2 )
Start order for
groups is made by the jury. In each group, each participating nation is
allotted one starting place max.
If more than
15 nations have registered, the following principles apply:
Group 1:
- First group will contain one
athlete from each nation registered. Each nation is allotted only one
start place.
Group 2 - 3
- 4:
Group 6 – 7
– 8 - ... :
- Last group consists of athletes
of the organizing nation in double quota. If the number of competing
athletes exceeds double quota, a separate group will be drawn after the
entire starting field in the same procedure as group 1.
- Team leaders are responsible
for identification of participants in each group.
- Each group is drawn separately.
- Starting order for the second
run is determined by the result list of the first run, except for the
first 30 competitors who will start in reverse order of their placement in
the first run.
8. Competition
The
competition follows international ski competition rules, with a FIS technical
delegate present during the event. The competitors compete at their own risk
and/or at the risk of those who sent them. Organizers decline any
responsibility in case of injury to the participants or a third party.
9. Expenses
This year,
Organisation Committee covers lodging, accomodation and lifts for 6 athletes
and 2 escorts from Saturday, 14th February, to Sunday, 16th February
2020. Lodging and accommodation will be provided in Škofja Loka and in the
surrounding.
The number of escorts, whose expenses will be
covered by the organizer is limited in respect to the number of competitors:
Number of competitors |
Number of escorts |
3-6 |
2 escorts |
1-2 |
1 escort |
10. Entries
Entries must
be submitted to the Organization Committee of the POKAL LOKA by
7th February 2020 on official site for application. Write for your personal link to e-mail adddress:
office@pokal-loka.si
official contacts:
GSM: +386 (0)41 609 892 Janez DEKLEVA
GSM: +386 (0)41 727 858 Matjaž HAFNER
fax: +386 (0)4 512 22 82
address:
OC 45th POKAL LOKA 2020
p.p. 78
4220 ŠKOFJA LOKA
SLOVENIJA