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Minutes Alpine Committee Hotel High 1 Kangwonland (KOR), 30.05.2012 Dear Ski Friends, We have pleasure in sending you today the Minutes of the Meeting of the Alpine Committee meeting held in Kangwonland (KOR), 30th May 2012. You are kindly asked to send any remarks to the FIS Office in Oberhofen no later than 15th July 2012. We would also like to take the opportunity of informing you that the minutes are available on the Member Services section of the FIS Website: www.fis-ski.com. Thank you very much for your valuable contribution. Kindest regards,

Bernhard Russi Chairman Alpine Committee

Janez Fleré Alpine Technical Coordinator

FIS Council (Alpine WG) -

Gian Franco Kasper, FIS Janez Kocijancic, SLO Bill Marolt, USA Flavio Roda, ITA Mats Årjes, SWE Sung-Won Lee, KOR Michel Vion, FRA Vedran Pavlek, CRO Sverre Seeberg, NOR Alfons Hörmann, GER Peter Schröcksnadel, AUT Eduardo Roldán, SPA Sarah Lewis, Secretary General, FIS

FIS Staff -

Atle Skaardal, FIS Günter Hujara, FIS Helmut Schmalzl, FIS Jan Tischhauser, FIS Hans Pieren, FIS Markus Mayr, FIS Mike Kertesz, FIS Andreas Kroenner, FIS Markus Waldner, FIS Francesco Cattaneo, FIS Daniel Defago, FIS Riikka Rakic, FIS Marcel Looze, FIS

Other Committees, Working Groups -

Roman Kumpost, CZE, Nordic Combined Committee Vegard Ulvang, NOR, Cross-Country Committee Jouko Törmänen, FIN, Jumping Committee Aki Murasato, JPN, Equipment Committee Jose Luis Marco, ARG, Legal and Safety Committee Jean-Pierre Morand, SRS Erwin Lauterwasser, GER, Environment Hans Spring, SUI, Medical Committee Hubert Hörterer, GER, Medical Committee Pernilla Wiberg, SWE, Alpine Equipment WG Killian Albrecht, BUL, Athletes Commission Ivica Kostelic, CRO, Athletes Commission Anja Paerson, SWE, Athletes Commission Marie Marchand A., FRA, Athletes Commission

Organisers OWG/WSC -

OC WSC 2013 Schladming, AUT OC OWG 2014 Sochi, RUS OC WSC 2015 Vail / Beaver Creek, USA OC WSC 2017 St Moritz, SUI OC OWG 2018 Pyeong Chang, KOR

Honorary Members -

Räto Melcher, SUI Kurt Lance, AUS Stig Ove Gustafsson, SWE Oskar Fischer, GER Christian Poley, AUT Svein Mundal, NOR

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INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION Alpine Committee Invitation Meeting Alpine Committee Wednesday, 30.05.2012, 14:00 hrs, Room “Convention Hall l”

AGENDA 1. Welcome

Bernhard Russi

2. Roll Call

Janez Fleré

3. Approval of the Agenda

Bernhard Russi

4. Approval of the Minutes of the 73rd Meeting held on October 2011 in Zurich (SUI)

Janez Fleré

5. Reports 5.1 Chairman

Bernhard Russi

6. Executive Board

Bernhard Russi

Sub-Committees / Working Groups: 7. Evaluation 7.1 Classification of Alpine Competitors

Jeff Weinman

8. Ladies' Alpine Skiing

Karen Korfanta

9. Alpine Courses

Walter Trilling

10. Rules and Control

Michael Huber

11. Alpine Technical Delegates

Walter Vogel

12. Alpine World Cup 12.1 Working Group Trainer Ladies 12.2 Working Group Trainer Men

Erich Demetz Atle Skaardal Günter Hujara

13. Intercontinental Cup 13.1 European Cup 13.2 Nor-Am 13.3 Far East 13.4 South American Cup 13.5 Australia New Zealand Cup

Markus Waldner Dieter Posch Robert Rousselle Mikio Katagiri Stefano Pirola Neill Bell

14. Youth's and Children's Questions 14.1 Junior World Ski Championships

Ken Read Markus Waldner

15. Material and Equipment 15.1 WG for Alpine Equipment

Pernilla Wiberg

16. Athletes Commission

Killian Albrecht

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17. Environment

Erwin Lauterwasser

18. Reports from Organisers of the next major championships: 18.1 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Schladming (AUT) 18.2 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Sochi (RUS) 18.3 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Vail / Beaver Creek (USA) 18.4 2018 Olympic Winter Games, Pyeong Chang (KOR) 19. Questions, Various 20. Next Meetings FIS Autumn Meeting 2012

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All proposals and decisions of the FIS Alpine Committee were approved by the FIS Council at its Meeting held in Kangwonland, KOR 31st May 2012 1.

Welcome and Opening of the Meeting The Chairman, Bernhard Russi (SUI), welcomed all present to the 74th meeting of the FIS Alpine Committee in Kangwonland (KOR). There was a moment of silence in the memory of Robert Faure (FRA), former Chairman of the Downhill / Slalom Committee, the Alpine Committee, the Sub-Committee for Alpine and Control and Honorary Member of the Alpine Committee. Robert Faure passed away in March, he was 98 years old. The Chairman expressed his sincere sadness for his loss.

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Roll Call Janez Fleré (FIS) conducted a roll call (see enclosure). Apologies were received from: Toni Vogrinec (SLO) member of the Executive Board, Alfons Schranz (AUT), Chairman of the Sub-Committee Classification of Alpine Competitors, Stefan Krauss (GER), Chairman of the Continental Cup SubCommittee, Robert Rousselle, Chairman of the North-American Cup SubCommittee, Pernilla Wiberg (SWE), Chair of the Alpine Equipment Working Group and Neill Bell (AUS), Chairman of the Australian-New Zealand Cup.

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Approval of the Agenda The agenda was approved as presented.

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Approval of the Minutes The minutes of the 73rd Meeting held on 8th October 2011 in Zurich (SUI) were approved as presented.

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Reports 5.1 Chairman (Bernhard Russi, SUI) The Chairman gave a report. The following are his words verbatim: “As we look back over the past two seasons the picture we see is a very pleasing one. Alpine Skiing has progressed well, both in terms of quality and quantity. As we remind ourselves of all the exciting and attractive races, we can acknowledge with a certain pride that we are involved in a great sport with growing numbers of spectators in attendance. The sport is healthy, even if there is a potential for danger inherent in errors and the accidents that can result from them, a potential which we will never really be able to fully control. In terms of organisation and slope preparation, our flagship events, the World Championships and the World Cup, are on the verge of attaining perfection. There is a high level of professionalism in the sport, from staging races and implementing safety measures, to the way the teams are coached,

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the athletes' physical preparation and the coordination of equipment. It is almost like a computer programme, gathering information, revising it and saving it. As a result, we can often feel that we have everything completely under control, that we can steer our sport in any direction we want. Analysing dangers and risks, making a few changes, then sitting back and relaxing again. Leaving decisions about corners, speed and jumps to a majority vote, and then looking the other way. But in doing so we forget that the biggest challenge and the greatest danger facing our sport is perfection, simply because nature can never consistently provide perfection for us, and because even the best athlete can never be perfect and free from error. We may strive for this perfection, but we will always have to be prepared to accept less. This is the allure of our sport, the element that sets it apart from others: its unpredictability, our gamble with nature, the spontaneity, and the unique moments which can never be repeated. In the past two years there has been a focus on the development and regulation of equipment. Skis, bindings, boots, suits and helmets have all undergone scientific examination, and been analysed and discussed by committees in the search for improvements. Throughout this, the Universities of Salzburg and Oslo have been working in partnership with the newly established Working Group for Alpine Equipment with backing from the ski industry, and they have been blazing an almost revolutionary trail. The wheels of progress in ski development have not only been stopped, they've actually been turned back. This has meant huge investments by ski manufacturers on one hand, and a certain amount of scepticism and discontent on the part of the athletes on the other. Understandably so. Who would be happy to throw their winning skis into the bin? In the meantime things have calmed down to a certain extent, mainly because skiers have realised that although the new skis need to be ridden with more precision and sensitivity than the ‘old’ ones, they can still provide the same level of performance, if not better. The new specifications will apply to the World Cup, the European Cup and the Junior World Championships from the forthcoming 2012/13 season. All other competitions will follow suit a year later. There are two major events coming up which will celebrate and promote Alpine Skiing. In 2013 we will be in Schladming. The night-time slalom events and the World Cup final previously held there demonstrated the incredible enthusiasm that exists for the sport in this resort, and gave us a flavour of the great contests we can look forward to in the World Championships. And the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 represent the biggest possible advertisement for our sport. If the organisers are lucky with the weather, millions of non-skiers will be converted to the dream: the great outdoors, the mountains, the snow and Alpine Skiing.” 6.

Executive Board (Bernhard Russi, SUI) Two meetings were scheduled in Kangwonland. Many points from the Executive Board and Sub Committee agendas where discussed thoroughly. The following proposals were presented:

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Helmets The proposal from SRS (Ski Racing Suppliers) with new helmet specifications will be implemented as a new rule for season 2013/14. This new rule will be valid at least until the end of the season 2017/18.New future products, where the higher safety standard would be approved could be recommended by FIS, according to the procedures and regulations for the acceptance of innovations in competition equipment. Working Group Alpine Technical Equipment The Working Group proposes to install a group to collect information in regard to injuries and build statistics through the actual Injury status process. This statistic will be used by all National Ski Associations. The group should include members from the FIS Medical Committee, FIS Office (IT /Alpine), FIS Working Group Alpine Technical Equipment, ISS Oslo, FIS Legal and Safety Committee, University of Innsbruck. The Alpine Committee supported both proposals 7.

Evaluation 7.1 Classification of Alpine Competitors (Jeff Weinman, USA) The Chairman Alfons Schranz (AUT) was not present due to illness and the Vice-Chairman Jeff Weinman conducted the meeting and reported from it. After thorough discussion the following proposals were presented to the Alpine Committee: Evaluation Period 3.1

Northern Hemisphere The evaluation period starts from the second weekend of1st November and ends 30th April. Exception: World Cup and European Cup. In the time between the World Cup Opening and the start of the evaluation period, only races at Entry League (ENL) level may be valid for FIS points. The Alpine Committee rejected this proposal

Change Category 1.4.1 Change of JUN Competitions If a National Ski Association wishes to change a competition originally registered as a Junior (JUN/NJR) competition (due to lack of junior entries for example) to a FIS race and therefore enable seniors to earn FIS points, then such a change must be announced to the FIS Office at least 10 days before the competition. Also the changes from FIS to JUN/NJR must be announced to the FIS Office at least 10 days before the competition

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Only one Result 4.2.2.3. Only one Result and no BL points With BL points: this results will be added to his BL points and divided by two. Without BL points: 20% will be added to his the competitors result. Injury Conditions 4.6.1.1Conditions At least 8 months must have been passed between the time of the injury and the competitors 1st start. Competitors must remain registered as active with the FIS to maintain injury protection. A competitor has not started more than five (5) times (FIS and COC level competitions) + four (4) times (World Cup competitions) in one event and/or more than fifteen (15) times (FIS and COC level competitions + eight (8) times (World Cup competitions) across all events during the valid season. Out of the WSCL Top 30 4.6.1.2WCSL Top 30 Athletes, who are ranked in the top 30 of the WCSL at the time of their injury and will be ranked outside top 30 of the WCSL after applying the single penalty according to art. 21.4 of the WC rules, will get the better of their normally calculated FIS points for the BL or the points of the Rank in the BL FIS point list which equates to their rank in the WCSL. The Alpine Committee supported all proposals Entries Deadline 604.4 As required by ICR 215.1 all entries must be sent to the organiser before the final date for entry. The final date for entry is the date published by the organiser in the announcement but must not be more than 3 (three) days before the first team captains meeting. 604.5 Within the entry list submitted by an NSA (on or before the final date of entry) the NSA may, before the first draw, make final adjustments, and must confirm to the organiser it's final entry. The Alpine Committee rejected this proposal 8.

Ladies´Alpine Skiing (Karen Korfanta, USA) The Ladies Sub Committee held its meeting in Kangwonland. The Chairlady thanked the support of the World Cup Race Directors. No proposals or special remarks were presented.

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Alpine Courses (Walter Trilling, FRA) The Chairman informed the Alpine Committee members regarding the meeting

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held in Kangwonland. The Race Directors Helmuth Schmalzl, Hans Pieren and Markus Maier, made their report in regard to the last winter season. Jan Tischhauser was excused due to illness and his report was given by the other Race Directors. Some of the questions where focused on slope width and technical difficulties and the way to design interesting trails for racers and spectators. Inspectors have been appointed for courses requesting homologations. Improvements in regard to the Data recording on the web site were done. Each National Ski Association is provided with a specific code that allows access to any file regarding its own registered courses. 10. Rules and Control (Michael Huber, AUT) The Chairman Michael Huber conducted the meeting. The Sub Committee had 32 members present at the meeting and after long and fruitful discussions the following proposals were presented to the Alpine Committee: ICR Proposals Sub Committee title The Sub Committee requested the FIS Council to delete “and Control of Competitions” from the Sub Committee denomination. Minor Changes 607.3 1)

Classification at International Competitions 1st year U18 (Junior I): maximum number of starts per season in Giant Slalom and Slalom events counting for FIS points = 25. Any results from races after the maximum of 25 starts for the first year U18 (Junior I) athletes are cancelled and therefore do not count for FIS points. (Not valid for the season 2012/13). There is no limit to participation in the speed events Downhill, Super-G and Super Combined. The Sub-Committee for Classification will inform the FIS Council of any infringements of the rule.

623.1.1 A competitor who is obstructed while racing must stop immediately after the incident takes place and report this to the nearest gate judge. He may apply to any member of the Jury for a re-run. This claim can also be made by the team captain of the obstructed competitor. The competitor should make his way to the Finish along the side of the course. 667.3

A competitor who is obstructed during his run must stop immediately and report this to the nearest gate judge. The gate judge must enter the details of the incident on his check card and have the card available for the Jury at the end of the 1st or 2nd run. The competitor may apply to any member of the Jury for a re-run.

704.7

Start Order The Start Referee, or an official appointed by the Jury, must verify from a start list that the competitors start training in the order of the

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training start list, and that start intervals of at least 40 seconds are maintained. 804.3

Where there is no outside pole, both feet and ski tips must have passed the turning pole on the same side, following the natural normal race line of the slalom crossing the imaginary line from turning pole to turning pole. If a competitor loses a ski, without committing a fault, e.g. not by straddling a pole, then the tip of the remaining ski and both feet must meet both requirements.have passed thenatural gate line. If the racer has not correctly passed crossed the imaginary line from turning pole to turning pole and does not follow the natural normal race line, then he has to climb back up and pass around the missed turning pole. Where there is an outside pole (first and last gate, delayed gate, and combinations (hairpin, vertical) art. 661.4.1. is valid.

1232.4 If both competitors do not finish the second run, the result of the first run counts. If both were disqualified or did not finish the first run, the competitor who skied the furthest distance in the second run will advance to the next round. In case of a tie after two runs, the result of the first run will count. 1232.5 Penalty Time; The maximum penalty time will be 0.50 sec. In all cases the maximum time difference for the first run of each pairing can never be higher than the penalty time. If both competitors are tied after the second run the competitor who wins the second run advances to the next round. If both competitors are disqualified or did not finish in the second run the competitor who skied the furthest distance before disqualification or did not finish advances. If both competitors are disqualified or did not finish at the same gate in the second run then the competitor who won the first run will advance. No stepping back 614.2.3 Interdiction to Continue after a competitor stops If a competitor comes to a complete stop (e.g. after a fall), he must no longer continue through previous or further gates. This interdiction is valid in all events with a fixed start interval (DH, SG, GS). Only exception is for SL (art. 661.4.1), as long as the competitor does not interfere with the run of the following competitor or has been passed by a competitor. 628.8

continues to race after committing a gate fault or after comes to a complete stop (art. 614.2.2, 614.2.3).

661.4.1 A gate has been passed correctly when both the competitor’s ski tips and both feet have passed acrosscrossed the gate line. If a competitor loses a ski, without committing a fault, e.g. not by straddling a pole, then the tip of the remaining ski and both feet must have passed crossed the gate line. This rule also applies when a competitor has to climb back up to a gate. (art 614.2.3). 904.3

Where there is no outside gate, both feet and ski tips must have passed the turning pole of the turning gate on the same side, following the natural normal race line of the Giant Slalom crossing the imaginary line from turning pole to turning pole. If a competitor loses a ski,

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without committing a fault, e.g. not by straddling a pole, then the tip of the remaining ski and both feet must meet both requirements.havepassed the natural gate line. If the racer has not correctly passed the imaginary line from turning pole to turning pole and does not follow the natural race line, then he has to climb back up and pass around the missed turning gate. Where there is an outside gate (first and last gate, delayed gate) art. 661.4.1. is valid Start Numbers (Bibs) 606.1

Start Numbers (Bibs) All competitors must wear the official start numbers (Bibs) during the competitionrace. For the design of bibs and the commercial imprints see specifications in the FIS Advertising Rules. All bibs used during a single competition must have the same shape and size lettering and attachment method must not be altered.

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does not wear or carry the official start number according to the rules. (art. 606.1, 614.3).

DH Training – Obligation to participate 704.1

Obligation to Participate Official training forms an integral part of the competition. Competitors are required to participate in the training. All qualified competitors entered for the competition must have been entered and drawn in all official training runs. This is also valid where If substitutes are authorised by special rules., they must take part in the official training.

Training Courses 601.4.9.1 Before the race The TD ... -

Inspects the competition and training courses.

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... The Alpine Committee supported all proposals

Yellow Zone - GS 601.4.6.1 From a technical standpoint particularly by: -... - Positioning of yellow zones for GS. 908

Yellow Zone Art 705 also applies The Council requested that the Alpine Rules Sub-Committee reviews the article with the Legal Committee concerning yellow zones for downhill, super g and giant slalom.

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The Sub-Committee had one meeting in Kangwonland. Discussions in regard to postponed and cancelled competitions during the past winter season were held. Several replacements due to organising reasons had to be found. In the future such a procedure must be avoided if possible. Technical Delegate assignments for all Alpine competitions to be held the next winter season were allocated. 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Junior Championships, Le Massif, Quebec, CAN TD Ladies Wilfred Bereiter (SUI) TD Men Douglas Hall (USA) 2013 UniversiadeTrentino, ITA TD Ladies (SPA) TD Men Peter Wyler (SUI) already confirmed 2015 Universiade Granada, SPA TD Ladies (ITA) TD Men (ARG) 2014 Olympic Winter Games Sochi, RUS TD Ladies Roland Johansson, (NOR) already confirmed Jury Members Anne-Chantal Pigelet-Grévy (FRA) Thomas Gsodam (AUT) Jin Hae Kim (KOR) TD Men Darell MacLachlan, (CAN) already confirmed Jury Members Hannes Ziembinski (GER) Michael Soltys (SVK) Paul Van Slyke (USA) 12. Alpine World Cup (Erich Demetz, ITA) Eric Demetz, Chairman of the Sub-Committee made his report. The following changes to the World Cup rules were presented: World Cup Rules 4.5.1

Guests The NSA may enter guests and additional accompanying persons of the team through the online entry system. Guests The guests and additional accompanying persons of the teams are not basically having the right of accommodation at the Team's lodging. The Organiser may offer special packages (accommodation, transportation, etc.) through their guest hosting program.

9.1.2.2 Competitors without injury status who were injured for a minimum of 8 months and - who were ranked in the top 15 of the WCSL event concerned at the moment of injury and - who are not enrolled within the top 30 on the board at the moment of the first start at a WCSL Event concerned - will be enrolled after the 30th competitor with their event points ( WCSL/FIS points ).

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This rule is limited to a maximum of 3 starts (1 start in SC) in the WCSL event concerned. 9.2

Starting list for SL, GS and DH training GS / SL: 1st group (1 - 15) The best seven (7) competitors will be drawn between start numbers 1 - 7 and the remaining competitors between 8 - 15. This will take place by double draw, The double draw may be done electronically. If competitors miss a public draw of starting numbers for GS or SL without excuse they will be drawn within the highest numbers (15, 14, etc.). If only one competitor misses the draw, he (she) will obtain the highest one (# 15). Art. 9.5 is implemented in any case. DH training: 1st group (1 - 15) and competitors with at least 500 WCSL points after the 1st group: The Team Captains (coaches) of the competitors concerned choose a starting number between 1 - 30; the starting number of the DH WCSL leader is chosen first. The remaining numbers will be drawn within the remaining competitors (up to 30).

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Public draw / presentation If competitors miss a public draw / presentation without excuse or don't attend in time, they will automatically be enrolled according to their event FIS points after start number 45 (the 500 point rule isn't applicable) Additionally a sanction up to CHF 999.-- may be pronounced. In case of recurrence, this sanction may be increased to CHF 5'000.--.

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Nations Team Event The Team with the lowest sum of rank positions will win the Nations Team EventAccording to the valid Nations Team Event rules. The Alpine Committee supported the proposals

12.1 Working Group Coaches Ladies (Atle Skaardal, FIS) The Working Group Coaches Ladies had no meeting in Kangwonland. No report was given. 12.2 Working Group Coaches Men (Günter Hujara, FIS) The Working Group Coaches Men had no meeting in Kangwonland. Günter Hujara was excused, and no report was given. 13. Intercontinental Cup (Stefan Krauss, GER) The Chairman Stefan Krauss (GER) was excused. No report was given. 13.1 Europa Cup (Dieter Posch, AUT) Report on behalf of the Sub-Committee was given by the Chairman. The official Europa Cup meeting was held in Zurich during the last week of April. Due to difficult weather conditions some of the scheduled competitions where cancelled or re-scheduled at different sites and on different dates. In total 8 competitions (4 on the Ladies and 4 on the Men side) where cancelled. Minutes FIS Alpine Committee Meeting, Kangwonland (KOR), 30.05.2012

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Calendar drafts for the next season are still under preparation. Parallel Slaloms and two Super Combined competitions are included in draft 2012/13 Calendars. 13.2 Nor-Am Cup (Robert Rousselle, CAN) Paul Kristofic reported on behalf of the Chairman of the Nor Am Cup Sub- Committee. Despite good season, unfortunately the NAC Finals scheduled in Le Massif as a test for the next 2013 Alpine World Junior Championships to be held in the Quebec Region had to be cancelled due to very high temperatures. 13.3 Far East Cup (Mikio Katagiri, JPN) Report was given by Mikio Katagiri (JPN). The Far East Cup started in early December in Wanglong and the finals were held in Nozawa on the 6th March 2012. All scheduled competitions were held with great success in all three countries. The National Ski Associations of Japan and Korea are working very closely together with the Chinese Organising Committees to provide their big experience into the FEC competitions. 13.4 South American Cup (Stefano Pirola, CHI) Stefano Pirola (CHI) as Chairman reported on behalf of the South American Cup Sub Committee. The members of the Sub-Committee are considering an open question the fact whether the Super Combined is part of the South American Cup or not. This discussion arose because not many racers take part in this event and many of them prefer to compete in Downhill only and not the Slalom run. The calendar for the upcoming season 2012/13 includes 18 SAC events among other 14 events in different categories with a total of 32 events in South America. The following proposal was presented to the Alpine Committee for approval: SAC.2.3 Higher quotas Each nation ARG-BOL-BRA-CHI may enter up to 30 competitors (30 men and 30 ladies) in events organised in any one of the other nations. All competitors must have a valid FIS code and have no more than 160 FIS Points in SL and GS, 180 FIS Points in SG and DH as follows: - SL and GS: qualifying through any of the five events - DH: qualifying through DH or SG - SG: qualifying through DH, SG or GS - Super Combined (with DH): qualifying through DH or SG - Super Combined (with SG): qualifying through DH, SG or GS In any case each nation ARG-BOL-BRA-CHI has a basic quota of 4 competitors (4 ladies and 4 men), the only requirement being that the competitors have a valid FIS Code (even if they are without FIS points). The organising nation may double the basic quota to 8 competitors (8 ladies and 8 men). Competitors from ARG-BOL-BRA-CHI without FIS Points but with SAC points can start according their SAC points, and there are not included in

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the basic quota. This is valid only before the publication of the 2nd FIS Points List of the current season. The Alpine Committee supported the proposal 13.5 Australia New Zealand Cup (Neill Bell, AUS) Neill Bell was excused and his report was given by David Howden. The 2011 ANC Alpine series started with the traditional series at Mt Hotham (AUS) from 15-18 August 2011. The New Zealand elements of the ANC Alpine series once again enjoyed the benefit of being part of the New Zealand Winter Games from 13-28 August 2011. The support of the Winter Games meant much greater financial, administrative and media support that ensured a high quality of events with improved media coverage. The link between Winter Games and the ANC Alpine series that has been developed in the past few years has ensured the development of Continental Cup racing in the region and future events will continue the drive and lead by improvement. They also hope, to add the long awaited ANC Downhill event. Greater media interest in Alpine events has been readily achieved during the Winter Games with 15 TV programmes produced international coverage through broadcasters such as Eurosport, CNN, SF1, Channel News Asia, ATV etc. There were 200 accredited media attending from 14 countries which resulted in extensive print and electronic media coverage. Award ceremonies for the Alpine events were held downtown in Queenstown and Methven and were followed by well attended festival events. ANC finals series were again conducted at Mt Hutt (NZL) with strong support from the resort and the usual high quality SG and SC events. ANC races in New Zealand enjoyed a strong international contingent, particularly the Russian women's team who were laying the ground work for Sochi in 2014. For the 2012 season an ANC Downhill is scheduled at Mt Hutt (NZL) in September, as well as a speed training week scheduled for the previous week. Development of the DH course at Cardrona (NZL) is also continuing with the homologation hopefully being finalised for the 2013 season. 14. Youth and Children’s´ Questions (Ken Read, CAN) Ken Read reported from the gathering held by the Sub-Committee in Kangwonland. The official meeting took place the 6th March, 2012 in Roccaraso (ITA). Several points for discussions were presented. Some of them will be again discussed and decided during the next meeting in Zurich. Two items were addressed: Course setting distances 801.2.3 A gate must have a minimum width of 4 m and a maximum of 6 m.

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The distance from turning pole to turning pole of successive gates must not be less than 6.00 m and not more than 13 m (valid for all categories). Exception Children competitions: U16 (K2) not more than 12 m. Recommended 10 m. U14 (K1) not more than 10 m The distance between gates within combinations (hairpin or vertical) must be not less than 0.75 m and not more than 1.00 m. The gates in hairpin or vertical combinations must be set in a straight line. Delayed gates must have a minimum distance of 12 m and a maximum distance of 18 m (Children´s Competition 15 m) from turning pole to turning pole. 901.2.3 The gates must be at least 4 m and at most 8 m wide. The distance between the nearest poles of two successive gates must not be less than 10 m. In Children´s competition the distance between turning gate and turning gate must be not more than 27 m. The Alpine Committee supported all proposals 14.1 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships (Markus Waldner, FIS) The 2012 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships held in Roccaraso (ITA) were successful with huge amount of snow and a very professional team. On the Ladies site the Downhill event had to be cancelled due to heavy fog conditions. Live TV coverage was done for the Super G and Giant Slalom events. In regard to the 2013 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships Le Massif (CAN), test events were cancelled because of warm weather. All teams will be accommodated in Mt Ste Anne where Slalom, Giant Slalom and Team Parallel events will take place. 2014 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships Jasna (SVK) will schedule Ladies EC Downhill event during the 2012/13 winter season. The new Downhill homologation will be completed in summer 2012. The future candidates for 2015, La Molina (SPA) and Erzurum (TUR) are still facing the problem with the Downhill courses and FIS competitions as test events. FIS Council will receive reports for the next meeting in November 2012. 15. Material and Equipment The following proposal was send to the Equipment Committee for approval: Racing Suits 5.

Racing suits Competition suits and clothing worn underneath, such as underwearundergarments, etc., must have a textile surface on the inside and the outside. andThe surfaces may not be plasticised or treated by any chemical means (gaseous, liquid or solid) and must have a minimum permeability of 30 litres per m2/sec. Seams may only exist in order to join the portions of the suit. Outer tucks and darts are not allowed. The suits must be equally porous in all parts, both from

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the outside in and from the inside out. Minimum air permeability is established whereby the unstretched fabric must show a medium air permeability of a minimum of 30 litres per m2/sec under 10 mm of water pressure. Competitors are allowed to protect all parts of the body with so called protectors in all events: -

In Downhill, protectors may not be integrated into the competition suit itself. In all events these protectors must be worn underneath the plombed racing suit. (Exception forearm protection used in SG, GS and SL and shin protection used in SL) Protectors must fulfil the 30 litres permeability rule with the exception of the shoulder, scapular region, chest, arms and legs. The anatomical body shape may not be changed.

5.1

Examination of materials, suits The guidelines for minimum air permeability established by the Control Procedures/Equipment Working Groups in collaboration with the Federal Institute for Materials Control are valid. Multi-layered materials are accordingly permitted for alpine racing suits and undergarments, as long as they conform to the air permeability requirements in question.

Master Skis 1.2

Restrictions

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Geometric features For MAS racers the following specifications in regard to ski length (except Super G), and radius (except Super G) and profile width are recommendations. The minimum ski length for Super G skis is compulsory for MAS racers. No length, width or ski radius restriction for ladies above 55 and Men above 65 years of age. The Alpine Committee supported all proposals

15.1 WG for Alpine Technical Equipment (Toni Giger, AUT) Report on behalf of the Working Group was given by Toni Giger who replaced Pernilla Wiberg in regard to the work which has been done since the last meeting in Zurich. He explained to the Committee the proposal presented to the Executive Board in regard to the installation of a group to collect information in regard to injuries and build a statistic through the actual Injury status process. 16. Athletes Commission (Killian Albrecht, BUL) Killian Albrecht, Chairman of the Commission made his report. The Athletes’ Commission convened as always during the spring meetings. Members also remain in contact by Skype and email throughout the year in order to discuss current topics. The main issues are the health and safety of the athletes, anti-

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doping, contact with the World Cup organisers and the representation of athletes on the main committees. The FIS ‘Clean as Snow’ campaign was run successfully also on the alpine side where the athletes made a clear statement against Doping. Working with the Race Directors and others of the most important people, they aim to ensure that the highest possible levels of safety are maintained, something that obviously cannot always be achieved without some conflict of opinion as they saw last summer where the majority of the athletes disagreed with the new equipment regulations set in place. Everyone has learned from that and athletes are to be more involved from the outset in safety and equipment issues. Meetings with athletes from the technical events (ladies’ and men’s) have been arranged to discuss the problem of injuries in slalom. Also the implementation of a top 15 ranked racer to report to the race jury after inspection was positively received. Athletes need to learn to take responsibility and make a decision which is not their sole opinion more so the opinion of the majority of the racers. It was a quite smooth process and worked out well. The contact with the World Cup organisers was really appreciated. Many of them are trying to provide the best possible solutions for the athletes´ needs. The Athletes Commission will be newly elected this upcoming season during the 2013 Schladming Alpine World Ski Championships. The wish of the Athletes Commission is that the National Ski Associations will encourage and support interested athletes to put their name forward for these elections to be part of an active Athletes Commission. 17. Enviroment (Erwin Lauterwasser, GER) Erwin Lauterwasser as Chairman of the Working Group wrote his report. Two important aspects for the future were pointed out: - Construction of new and reconstruction of existing venues in the best economical sense. - Reduce the resources and cost for the technical requirements in the sport venues. He also informed the Alpine Committee that he is standing down from the position after many years of engaged service, but that he has agreed to support future activities in a voluntary consulting role 18. Reports from Organisers of the previous and next major championships: 18.1 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Schladming (AUT) Dieter Posch reported on behalf of Schladming 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. His report was made with the help of a video showing the last test during the Alpine World Cup Finals held in March 2012. 18.2 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Sochi (RUS) Yves Dimier (FRA) as the Sports Manager for Alpine Skiing presented the report from Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The situation in Sochi since the last meeting in Zurich has changed and many improvements have been made.

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The construction of the first stage of the venue was finished on time in order to host the World Cup events held in February 2012. The second part of the venue is planned to be completed by next September. Test events for the upcoming season are already confirmed. The FIS Europa Cup Finals will be held between the 13th and 17th March 2013. Practical training and recruitment of sport volunteers are part of the main tasks for the next months. 18.3 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Vail/Beaver Creek (USA) Ceil Folz (USA) presented a report on behalf of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Vail Beaver Creek, USA. One of the most important points in which the organization is centered is to get a positive influence on future generations the passion for skiing. All new courses will be tested during December 2013. 18.4 2018 Olympic Winter Games, Pyeong Chang (KOR) Hyeona Kim, the international coordinator of Pyeong Chang 2018 presented a report on behalf of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The alpine events will take place in two separate venues. Yongpyong will be the venue for Giant Slalom and Slalom and Jungbong will host the Downhill and Super G. Yongpyong is located in Balwang Mountain, one of the highest peaks in Pyeong Chang and 10 km away from the Olympic Village. Men´s Giant Slalom slope has a vertical drop of 410 m and the Ladies slope 340. Jungbong is located near Gariwang Mountain and venue is still to be build. The access road is under construction and will allow the athletes to reach the venue in 30 minutes from the Olympic Village. 19. Questions, Various Bernhard Russi, the Vice-Chairman, thanked all the Chairmen of the various Sub-Committees, their members as well as the Executive Board members, the various Working Groups and the FIS Staff. For more details in regard to all sub-committee meetings (agenda, minutes) see www.fis-ski.com under Members Section. 20. Next Meetings The next meeting of the Alpine Committee and the Sub-Committees will be held during the FIS Autumn meeting to be held in Zurich (SUI) between the 3rd and 7th October 2012.

For the minutes Janez Flere Read and approved by Bernhard Russi, Alpine Committee Chairman

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