Nowe zasady konkursu drużynowego w PŚ

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FIS ogłosił nowe zasady konkursu drużynowego, który od jakiegoś czasu organizowany jest na zakończenie sezonu. Od tego roku konkurs ten będzie odbywał się na zasadach giganta równoległego. Więcej szczegółów bezpośrednio ze strony fis-ski.com:

Rules of the Nations Team Event at the FIS Alpine World Cup Finals, GAP 2010

The Nations' Team Event will be conducted as a parallel giant slalom race, using normal giant slalom gates and flags. The best 16 nations, according to the overall FIS World Cup Nations Cup standing before the Finals, are qualified. The total team size per nation is limited to a maximum of six competitors, with at least two competitors from each gender. Per nation and heat, a maximum of two ladies and men must start.

The participating nations will compete in heats consisting of four pairs with the highest ranking nation racing the lowest ranking nation in the first round (i.e. 1st ranked nation against 16th ranked nation, 2nd ranked nation against 15th ranked nation). The best ranked nation will receive bib number 1 and the lowest ranked nation bib number 16. If any given heat is not complete with two teams, e.g. the 15th and 16th ranked nations are not at the start, the participating nation present will automatically be qualified for the next round. There is a realistic chance that fewer than 16 teams will be at the start at the 2010 Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals.

Each competitor may only compete in one run per heat. Each nation will have one competitor of each gender competing on each course, red and blue (i.e. one lady red, one lady blue, one man red, one man blue).

The result of each heat between the nations will be determined by points. A win will score one point for the nation. In case of a tie, both nations get one point. In case of a tie after completing the four runs (2:2), the nation with the best individual run time will win.

If both competitors fall, the first competitor to reach the finish successfully will be the winner. If both competitors do not finish, the competitor who successfully skied the furthest distance will be the winner.

The prize money for the event will amount to CHF 100'000. CHF 80'000 will be distributed among the top three nations whilst CHF 20'000 will be distributed as special prizes to individual competitors, CHF 5'000 each for the fastest run by a lady, fastest run by a man, the most winning points by a lady and the most winning points by a man.