INVITATION FIS SKI JUMPING CONTINENTAL CUP WISŁA, 23 rd and 24 th February 2013 Dear Ski Friends, Below you will find an invitation to the FIS Continental Cup events that will be held in Wisła, Poland on February, 23 rd and 24 th We hope to provide you with all the necessary information on the event. Should you have any further question do not hesitate to get back to us. VENUE Men Ski Jumping competitions will take place on the MALINKA HS-134 Jumping Hill in Wisła.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE Śląsko-Beskidzki Związek Narciarski ul. Wyzwolenia 67 Wisła, Poland contact person: Aga Baczkowska mobile +48 606 65 41 14 fax +48 18 20 141 29 E-mail: skijump@wisla.pl Race Office, Accreditation and Accommodation Office Geovita Hotel os. Bajcary 14, Wisła TCM meeting room Geovita hotel os. Bajcary 14, Wisła
Competition Management Chief of Competition Race Secretary TBA Faustyna Malik FIS OFFICIALS FIS Coordinator Horst Tielmann FIS TD Saso Komovec SLO TD Assistant Ralph Schmid GER Jumping Judges Vladimir Frak Guńka Ryszard Jerzy Pilch Długopolski Kazimierz Marek Pilch SVK
ACCOMMODATION The FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup Wisła 2013 Organizing Committee takes care of the full board accommodation for the athletes and officials. The bookings for national teams are organized by the OC according to the team quotas and sent entries. All the bookings and accommodation request shall be sent directly to the LOC of Wisła address. The official COC hotel is START (Olimpijska 1) and GEOVITA (os. Bajcary 14) in Wisła. The price for the daily full board accommodation, for those over national quotas, is: 40 Euro per person FB (Geovita) 35 Euro per person FB (Start) Cash and credit cards are accepted. If there are any NSF who had made their own accommodation arrangements are obliged to inform the LOC about the fact not later than February, 15 th The LOC does not guarantee the availability of accommodation for requests and entries sent later than Febraury 10 th However, if there are vacant rooms left at the OC's disposal these will be provided no teams on request.
TRANSFERS Airport pick-ups will be provided on the teams requests. All team cars will get special parking labels to park in the reserved areas. DEADLINES Entries by numbers: February, 10 th Entries by names: February, 18 th Accreditation requests only by NSF by February, 18 th FIS Family tickets will be granted according to new FIS rules. ARRIVALS By plane: Warszawa (380 km) Katowice Kraków Ostrava (CZE) (90 km) (160 km) (70 km) By train: By car: Ujsoły (SVK) Korbielów (SVK) Cieszyn (CZE) Zwardoń (SVK) Istebna (SVK) WISŁA PL / SVK or CZE boarder 45 km 60 km 25 km 30 km 15 km All the airport pick-ups will be provided by the LOC at the teams expense, provided that they are requested for in advance.
COMPETITION PROGRAMME 21 st February, Thursday Teams' arrival 22 nd February, Friday 10.00 Team Captains' meeting 15.00 Official training 23 rd February, Saturday 14.00 Trial round 15.00 COC Competition - 1 st round Final round Prize giving ceremony 24 th February, Sunday 10.00 Trial round 11.00 COC Competition -1 st round Final round Prize giving ceremony 25 th February, Monday Teams' departure
SKI WAXING and SERVICE AREA There will be limited ski-waxing rooms available at the hotel. Ski wax cabins will be located at the Malinka HS-134 hill. DOPING CONTROL According to FIS standards and rules. FIS LICENCE To be eligible for participation in the FIS Summer WC all the skiers must have a valid FIS Code. INSURANCE All athletes need the insurance arranged by their National Ski Associations. The Organizing Committee is not responsible for any injuries of the athletes neither for the damage or lost property. LANGUAGE The official language is English. MEDIA Accreditation requests for journalists and media representatives can be sent to: skijump@wisla.pl ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME Ceremonies according to official programme and FIS guidelines. VISA INFORMATION This invitation should be enough to get visas. In case you will need assistance with getting these, do not hesitate to contact us.