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RMN Junior Olympic Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria for 2008 Junior Olympics

Rocky Mountain Nordic

1)      USSA Mandated Quotas — The RMN has a total of 42 (21 females and 21 males, not including pre-qualified athletes) for the USSA Junior Olympics (Junior National Championships). A maximum of 12 skiers can be named, per sex, in any one-age class (OJ, J1 and J2). There is no minimum per class. RMN will send 12 OJ/J1 athletes and nine J2 athletes per sex to JOs in addition to pre-qualified athletes.

2)      In addition to the RMN’s quota of 42 skiers, US Ski Team members, including current members of the World Junior Team, and skiers who ranked in the top 20 males and top 20 females on the final World Junior Trial Selection List may represent RMN (USSA Rule 70.1.2). NCAA skiers may be added to the RMN team above the quota (USSA Rule 70.1.4). Athletes who qualify for and attend the J1 Scandinavian Cup may be added to the RMN team above the quota (USSA Rule 70.1.3.  Members of the World Junior Championships Team in Biathlon or Nordic Combined are automatically qualified to enter the Junior Olympics as a part of the RMN Junior Olympic Team but are not counted against the RMN quota (USSA Rule 70.1.5).

3.)  A Junior Skier must me a member of the RockyMountain Nordic by no later than December 31, 2007, to be eligible for the RMN Junior Olympic Ski Team.   Only races a skier participates in after they are an RMN member will be considered under the selection criteria.

4)      RMN Junior Olympic Qualifier Races — A skier’s top four races at RMN JOQ races, regardless of technique or race format, will be used to determine the JO team. The RMN Points system will be used to determine which races these are. (See: “RMN Points List” below for more information.) To be scored in a RMN JOQ, the skier must be a member of RMN three days prior to the race day in which he/she wishes to be scored

5)      RMN allows potential J1/OJ Junior Olympic athletes to substitute one of the following designated NRL/FIS races for qualifying for the Rocky Mountain 2008 Junior Olympic Team:

                1.  Supertour                        West Yellowstone, WY                      November 25th, 2007

                2.  NRL                                   Breckenridge, CO                                December 1st & 2nd, 2007

                3.  Supertour                        Soldier Hollow, UT                              December 16th, 2007

                4.  Senior Nationals            Houghton, MI                                       January 1st & 3rd, 2008

·           Only J1/OJ racer may substitute races.

·           J2 racers may not substitute NRL races for RMN races.

·           NRL sprint races can not be used as substitution races.

·           Joint JOQ/NRL races can not be used as a substitute race.

·           For the 2008 JO team, RMN skiers must submit in writing the race result from one of the above races to the RMN Points Coordinator no later than Monday January 28, 2008.

6)   Second Year OJ skiers will have to qualify in the top nine of the combined J1/OJ classes in the final RMN points list to be eligible for the RMN Junior Olympic Team.  Pre-Qualified skiers to the RMN Junior Olympic Ski Team who do not count towards the quota will not be included in the count for the top nine.

7)      The RMN JO Selection Committee will no longer consider naming skiers to the RMN JO team on a discretionary basis. With the one substitution from one of the designated races, pre-qualification by being in the top 20 at the World Junior Championships trials at the Senior Nationals, or being one of the top five juniors on the Collegiate RMISA final list, and seven RMN JOQ races, there should be ample opportunity for skiers to qualify for the RMN JO team.

8)      Objective Criteria — After the elimination of pre-qualified skiers from end-of-season point’s lists by class, the top 12 OJ/J1 and top nine J2 skiers of each sex on the RMN Points list will be named to the RMN JO team.

9)      Appeals Process and Appeals Board — Skiers have the right to appeal a decision made by the RMN JO Selection Committee. This appeal must be made in a timely fashion, and it will be considered in a timely fashion as well. To appeal, a skier must submit an appeal in writing (e-mail is acceptable) to the RMN Executive Director, Ivana Radlova. The executive director will confirm to the skier the question that the appeal has been received and will convene an Appeals Board meeting as quickly as possible. This meeting may be held via conference call. The Appeals Board will consist of the following members: the RMN executive director,  the Chairman of RMN JCC, or the Team Leader for the 2008 Junior Olympics, and either the USSA Mountain Region Coordinator or the USSA Mountain Region Sport Committee Representative.
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RMN Points and Ranking List Rules and Information

Explanation of the system used to rank junior skiers. These point-list rankings are used to determine the Junior Olympic team. Adapted from NENSA.

RMN Points

The RMN Points system is a ranking system that uses the same calculations as FIS Points. RMN Points allow Rocky Mountain skiers to compare themselves with skiers regionally, nationally and internationally. A skier’s best 4 races in a 12-month period are used to determine RMN Points.  See www.fis-ski.com and www.ussa.org for further research.

Definition of Terms:

Penalty (or Base):

• Take the USSA, FIS, or RMN points of the top 5 skiers in the race.  If USSA points are available and fairly represent a skier’s ability, the will be used, if not, the athlete’s best FIS points (sprint or distance) will be used.  If neither FIS nor USSA points are representative of a skier’s ability, RMN points will be used.

• Any competitors in the top 5 without FIS, USSA, or RMN points representative of his or her ability will receive 160 points for the purpose of the calculation.

• Eliminate the best and worst points. Divide the remaining three values by 3.75. This is the calculated race penalty.

 

RMN Points List: The RMN Points list is calculated on the Monday prior to each RMD JOQ weekend. For Penalty calculations, the current points list is used. This list can be found at www.rmnordic.org.

F-Factor: Defines how quickly points climb.  Different formats require different F-factors.  For RMN Points, the F-factor is: Individual starts = 600, Mass/Wave Starts: 700, Sprints, 800.

Distance Race Points: For Mass Start, Wave Start and Individual Start races. (Tx/To ­ 1) x F, where Tx=time of competitor being scored; To=time of winner, and F=F-factor. (Tx-To)/To can also be used.

Sprint Race Points: Race points for each non-qualified athlete are determined using the distance race points formula above. The Penalty for sprints is determined by the Top-5 overall after the heats, NOT the Top-5 qualifiers. For all qualified athletes in the Premier heats, the following formula is used:

• P = R x (Ra-1) / (Q ­-1)

Where, P=points, R=Range, Ra=final rank of competitor being score, Q = number of qualified athletes.

• Range = (Tsq/Tf)-1), where Tsq=Time of slowest qualifier and Tf=Time of fastest qualifier.

Race Points Formula for all Races (sprint and distance): Race Points + Penalty = RMN Points

Some notes on using RMN Points:

The FIS Points system awards points on a linear scale where six points is equivalent to one percent behind. Lower points are most desirable. The system is zero-based; the top ranked skier in the world carries zero FIS Points. The top junior skiers in the world carry around 30 FIS Points. A skier with 60 FIS Points is approximately 10% slower than the world's best in an individual start distance race. A skier with 160 FIS Points is approximately 20% slower than the world's best.

Differences Between RMN and FIS Scoring Systems:

1) RMN does not keep separate ranking lists for sprints and distance.  Instead, points from all races are used.  (USSA has just started in 2004-05 to keep separate lists; RMN will substitute only USSA Distance points.)

2) RMN uses 700 as the F-factor when determining points from a mass-start race.  FIS uses 1000.  Why? In FIS mass start races, athletes tend to stay bunched together until the last 0.5K where there is a mad dash to the finish line.  In RMN races, there tends to be less grouping so a lower F-factor is appropriate. Like FIS, we use an F-factor of 600 for individual starts.

3) RMN uses 800 as the F-factor for sprint races. FIS uses 1000. An F-factor of 800 allows for sprints to be fairly compared with distance races. At the FIS/World Cup level, sprint qualification times have become so close that an F-factor or 1000 is needed to fairly score sprint competitions

4) RMN uses an athlete’s 4 best races over a 12-month period. FIS and USSA use an athlete’s best 5 races.

JOQ Points

JOQ points are used to determine qualification of J1 and Older Juniors for the Rocky Mountain Junior Olympic Team.  JOQ points are simply RMN Points from Rocky Mountain races specified as RMN Junior Olympic Qualifiers.

J2Q Points

J2Q points are used to determine qualification of J2 athletes for the Rocky Mountain Junior Olympic Team.  J2Q points are calculated with the same formulas as RMN Points, but compare J2’s only to other J2’s even when the race distances are the same as the older athletes.  Also, when determining the penalty for J2Q Points, 220 is used for all athletes not listed on the RMN J2Q Points list. This allows penalty to remain relatively stable throughout the season. J2Q points DO NOT go on to the RMN Points List.

Substitutions

Since RMN Points, FIS Points, and USSA points are calculated in almost the same ways, RMN allows J1/OJ athletes to substitute select NRL and FIS races for qualifying for the Rocky Mountain Junior Olympic Team. RMN allows to substitute one race. J2 skiers may not substitute results from non-RMN JOQ races. Sprint races will not be designated races.

Seeding

RMN JOQ Events are seeded.

 

1) Individual Starts For individual starts, A, B, C, and D seeding groups are formed.  The A-group includes the top-ranked athletes based on RMN/FIS/USSA Points; the B-group includes a second tier of athletes based on RMN/FIS/USSA Points; the C-group contains all other pre-registered athletes.  The D-group includes all late or day of race registrants.  In most races, the B group will start first, randomly sorted, followed by A, C, and D.

2) Sprints

For sprint races, an A-group is created of all racers with below 200 (for men) and 250 (for women).  Within the A-group, the highest ranked athlete starts first, followed by the second ranked athlete, etc.  The B-group contains all other pre-registered athletes. The B-group is randomly. The C-group includes all late or day of race registrants.  In most races, the A group will start first, followed by B and C.

3) Mass Start

For Mass Start races an A-group is created of all racers with below 200 (for men) and 250 (for women). Within the A-group, the highest ranked athlete gets the most preferable start position, followed by the second ranked athlete, etc. The B-group contains all other pre-registered athletes. The C-group includes all late or day of race registrants. The A-group gets the most preferable start position, followed by B and C.

 

J2s

For J2s, seeding is based on J2Q Points Lists.
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