Nordic SkiingNordic combined
During the meeting of 'autumn Zurich the FIS has officially announced the schedule for the World Cup Nordic Combined in 2015 -' '16, and has released a draft of the 2016 season -' '17. Since reflections arise spontaneously & eacute; The schedule raises many perplexities & agrave ;.
Wednesday 7 October 2015 12 minutes reading time
First, let's see what was communicated by the International Federation.
WORLD CUP 2015-2016Il weekend of February 13 to 14, initially assigned to Falun and then divenato vacant, & egrave; It was officially left hole. Consequently nell''annata 2015 - '' 16 we will have 19 individual events, two relays and two team sprint.LEGENDA * Gundersen 10 km & deg; Final (2 jumps, 15 km) Nordic Combined Triple # ^ Relay "Team Sprint28-29 November: Ruka (Finland) ** 5 to 6 December in Lillehammer (Norway) ^ * Dec. 19 to 20: Ramsau (Austria) ** 2 -3 January Klingenthal (Germany) ** 9 to 10 January: Schonach (Germany) * ^ 16 to 17 January: Chaux-Neuve (France) ** January 29-30-31: Seefeld (Austria) [TRIPLE] # 6 February: Oslo (Norway) * February 10: Trondheim (Norway) * February 19 to 20: Lahti (Finland) * "February 23: Kuopio (Finland) * February 26 to 28: Val di Fiemme (Italy)" * & deg; DRAFT CALENDAR 2016-2017Presentata also a draft calendar of the World Cup in 2016 - '' 17. In reality & agrave; & egrave; all still very uncertain with many holes to fill, and especially not a race format indicated. 26 to 27 November: Localit & agrave; from establish (in Finland) December 3 to 4: Lillehammer (Norway) December 10 to 11: Localit & agrave; to establish (in Russia) 17 to 18 December: Ramsau (Austria) January 7 to 8: Schonach (Germany) 14 to 15 January: Chaux-Neuve (France) 21 to 22 January: Sapporo (Japan) 27 to 29 January: TRIPLE Seefeld (Austria) 4-5 February, Pyeong Chang (South Korea) 11 to 12 Feb: Val di Fiemme (Italy) 18-19 February: Kuopio (Finland) ++ ++ 9 March 2017 WORLD LAHTI: Trondheim (Norway) March 11: Oslo (Norway) 18 to 19 March: Localit & agrave; to establish (in Germany)
WHAT NOT BACK We start the season now upon appearing literally broken, if not mutilated. In fact the 'ultimate athletic competition dell''annata you disputer & agrave; 28 February and for the first time in history there will be races in March.
In recent months, the early end generated grumbling among professionals, especially among Norwegians.
The race director of the FIS Lasse Ottesen justified the odd structure of the calendar stating "Unfortunately we had anticipated in February races of Trondheim and Oslo due to the fact that in March there will be the World Cup biathlon own in Holmenkollen. March & egrave; a Because month Scandinavian & eacute; & egrave; difficult to organize races nell''Europa center where often it's hot and c '' IS little snow. "& nbsp;
The justification for Ottesen & ograve; He does not hold. Looking at the calendar of Continental Cup will be known as the races are provided in Chaux-Neuve on 5 and 6 March and Klingenthal the '11 and 12 March.
Now, unless the two localit & agrave; in question did not take life and have moved to Scandinavia in the last hour, it comes to competitions to be held in the Alps or in Central Europe.
The first question to arise spontaneously & egrave ;: "If in March you can & ograve; compete in the Continental Cup, because & eacute; & ograve you can not, do the same for the World Cup?"
To begin with the problem & egrave; the month of March. In recent years the resort & agrave; Central at the Europa have made enormous efforts to organize competitions in the months of December and January, despite the high temperatures. There were events on the snow gear is Ramsau that in Schonach. In fact, to be honest, now the 'snow & egrave; pi & ugrave; abundant in March than it is in December.
In short, the calendar of Continental Cup and the 'experience of the last years contradict what was said by Ottesen, mind, & egrave; only a spokesman for decisions taken collectively.
However, we give the benefit of the doubt and say that stages of cadet circuit are positioned in Central Europe in March because & eacute; you can & ograve; accept more & ugrave; serenely the risk of deleting them than you would for the World Cup.
The next obvious second question: "There are no other alternatives the Europa Central?".
Again it comes to the rescue of Continental Cup calendar, whose final stage & egrave; scheduled for 19 and 20 March in Nizhny Tagil (Russia). Clearly not all locations & agrave; They have the ability & agrave; to host events of the World Cup, but the FIS has at least considered the 'hypothesis out dall''Europa?
Sure, & egrave; a hard time economically, but in the maximum circuit in 2015 - '' 16 there & egrave; no intercontinental.
Possible that n & eacute; Russia (Nizhny Tagil are also in addition to Sochi and Tchaikovsky) n & eacute; Japan (it seems that the evidence in January in Sapporo has been a success) was interested in a stage of maximum circuit?
In short, the 'impression one gets from the calendar in 2015 -' '16 & egrave; Fis to a lazy, not even interested in promoting their own products, especially in a season devoid of main events.
Moreover, the thesis of the race director is blatantly contradicted by the draft program of the World Cup in 2016 - '' 17 where & egrave; expected on 18 and 19 March will you race in Germany.
Unless you expect a sudden expansion of the German borders to the north within 18 months, the country Teutonic & egrave; in Central Europe where, according to the FIS, one can & ograve; racing in March.
Maybe in the international federation there are seers able to predict an especially cold and snowy March 2017 on Mitteleuropa? Mystery. At least you can & ograve; say how consistency is not the highlight of those who manage these affairs.
Regardless of these speeches sull''opportunit & agrave; to position appointments of the World Cup in Central Europe at the end of winter, one wonders if those who drew up the program in 2016 - '' 17 there is or will face.
On 21 and 22 January & egrave; planned a trip to Sapporo, followed by the Nordic Combined Triple Seefeld January 27 to 29, after which & egrave; plan to 'pre-Olympic event in Pyeong Chang on 4 and 5 February.
To quote a famous aphorism of John McEnroe: "You can not be serious!".
In Zurich the Triple position, one of the highlights of the season, sandwiched between two intercontinental trips? What's more, in the following weekend in Pyeong Chang & egrave; un''altra planned European stop in Val di Fiemme!
Seriously, not c''era own way to tie the 'appointment to the Japanese & Korean reducing cos Igrave; time and above travel costs? One would have to have a single appointment with two Asian intercontinental flights.
Cos & Igrave; doing, however, it is expected a nice fro from one end all''altro dell''Eurasia doubling the hours spent in the air, and the outputs from the coffers of the various national federations. It is a veritable incitement to boycott certain events, to the delight of the local organizers.
Obviously all this & egrave; the result of some fine marketing strategy thoroughly processed in the secret rooms of Z & uuml; rich that escapes us mere mortals who instead looks just the tip dell''Iceberg.
Otherwise, one would think that the International Ski Federation amateurism and sloppiness reign supreme.
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