Competition information

Competition rules

The Competition Rules for IOF Ski Orienteering Events (valid from 1st of July 2008) apply.

Preliminary information about courses and maps

Classes W/M 21

Participation restrictions according to IOF World cup Rules:
Each federation may enter a team of 14 competitors – up to 7 women and 7 men and unlimited number of team officials. In each competition each federation may enter:

  • Individual events: max 6 men, 6 women / country
  • Relay event: max 3 men teams and 3 women teams / country

Individual sprint will be held in the morning of 16th January and the relay starts in the afternoon. Accurate timetable will be published on October.

Competition rules for Ski-O-Athlon can be found from the websites after 1st of October 2009.

Winning times, maps scales and contour intervals of the different races are presented below.

Race Winning
time		 Map scale and
contour interval
Middle distance Men 45 min 1:7,500 5m
Women 35 min 1:7,500 5m
Sprint Men 11 min 1:5,000 5m
Women 11 min 1:5,000 5m
Sprint relay Men 6*8 min 1:5,000 5m
Women 6*8 min 1:5,000 5m
Ski-O-Athlon Men 25 min 1:5,000 5m
Women 25min 1:5,000 5m
Long distance Men 95 min 1:12,500 5m
Women 60 min 1:12,500 5m

Time keeping system

SFR punching system will be used in all competitions. Organizers lend SFR cads free of charge to competitors.

Anti-doping policy

Doping is strictly forbidden: “Think positive – test negative”. Doping tests are possible.

Training opportunities

Model Event will be arranged on 14th of January.

The area of model event is very close to Raivola hotel and will be open for training all the time just after the Model event.