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In the spring meeting, the Sub-Committee on the jump of the FIS has taken several important decisions regarding the female sector in view of the year 2014'' - 15'' in the light of which it may be safely speak of involution of the discipline.
Thursday 17 April 2014 3 minutes reading time
First will be reduced the quota for each country for the races of the World Cup. Until all'' every year just ended federation could enter up to 6 athletes in each competition, the next winter, the maximum number of girls will be 5.
The decision is largely irrelevant for most of the movements, but inexorably damages the countries most developed. On all Slovenia, followed closely by Germany.
It is also decided to reduce the starting list of the races of the World Cup in 40 women (instead of 50), so you will see much more often the qualifiers, which also will gain more significance as announce a stumbling block to surpass for girls with less.
Cash prizes of any evidence of the World Cup, raised from 17,940 to 19,980 Swiss francs, will instead be handed out to the top 20 instead of the top 15.
Finally, it is submitted a draft calendar for the 2014-2015 season
DATE
Locations''
COUNTRY
HILL
12/05/2014
Lillehammer
NOR
NH
10/01/2015
Sapporo
JPN
NH
01/11/2015
Sapporo
JPN
NH
01/17/2015
Zao
JPN
NH
01/18/2015
Zao
JPN
NH
01/24/2015
Oberstdorf
GER
NH
01/25/2015
Oberstdorf
GER
NH
31/01/2015
Hinzenbach
AUT
NH
01/02/2015
Hinzenbach
AUT
NH
02/07/2015
Rasnov
ROU
NH
02/08/2015
Rasnov
ROU
NH
02/14/2015
Ljubno
SLO
NH
02/14/2015
Ljubno
SLO
NH
13/03/2015
Oslo
NOR
NH
The tests would be reduced from 18 in 2013 -'' 14 to 14. Moreover there are no competitions on Large Hill.
The races of the World Falun will be held February 20 (individual test) and February 22 (mixed team trials).
The Junior World Championships are scheduled in early February in Almaty (Kazakhstan)
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