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💥Classification PI athletes
The classification will take place at Birkebeineren Skistadium at Lillehammer.
adress; Sjøseterveien 29, 2618 Lillehammer
👉  Wednesday and Thursday 29-30th November
Both the medical tests and observation during training will take place here. 
👉 List with classification time; HERE
👉 Question about classification; contact: Laura Getzmann, e-mail; Getzmann@fis-ski.com
👉 Other questions can be adressed to Anne Ragnhild Kroken, e-mail: anne.kroken@skiforbundet.no

💥 Opportunities for training at Lillehammer
There will be possible to ski at Birkebeineren Skistadium from 25th November om artificial snow (if there is no wild snow). 
There will be organized World Cup for Nordic Combined 1.-3 Dec, but there is possible to ski there outside the competition time for Nordic Combined.

💥 It is also possible to rent a waxcabin at Birkebeineren Stadium. 
If of interest - contact Anne Ragnhild Kroken, E-mail: anne.kroken@skiforbundet.no for more information. 

💥Competition Venue Information
The stadium is located at Lokkarsletta 5, 2646 Gålå.
There will be a simple café at the stadium with food and drinks.
The venue is about a 1-hour drive from Lillehammer. We recommend staying in Lillehammer, as the hotels in Gålå are poorly adapted for wheelchair users.

💥Logistics
Travel information
The best route to Gålå when arriving at Gardermoen Airport is as follows:
-       Take E6 heading towards Hamar/Trondheim.
-       Continue on E6 in the direction of Lillehammer.
-       Once you reach Lillehammer, you're one hour away from Gålå.
-       From Lillehammer, continue on E6 for approximately 70 kilometers
         Exit to Gålå, this is the first exit atfter the second road tunnell from Lillehammer. 

💥Local Transport
We recommend having a rental car during the competition.

💥Accommodation and food
You will have to arrange food and accommodation on your own. Contact the hotels and make your own accommodation bookings. Here are some of our recommendations:

• On Booking.com you will find several options in Lillehammer. The prices mainly vary between 2000–3000 NOK. 
• Airbnb.no (Lillehammer) also have some options.
• If you want to see if there are available cabins at Gålå, we also recommend going to Airbnb.no (Gålå) 
• Gålå booking (Cabins): https://galabooking.no/no/
• Rønn – Cabins, contavt Gålå Booking
• Fefor Hotell - https://www.fefor.no
• Wadahl - https://wadahl.no
• Peer Gynt Hotell og spiseri, Vinstra -  https://www.peergynthotelogspiseri.no/ .
• Dale Gudbrandsgard, Sør-Fron -  https://www.dale-gudbrandsgard.no/ 
  In addition, there may also be rental cabins at  finn.no.

💥Practical Information; 
In case of any changes, we have established this website to make it easy for everyone to keep being updated. 
👉 Question can be adressed to Anne Ragnhild Kroken,
E-mail: anne.kroken@skiforbundet.no
👉 During the competition period there will be an own WhatsApp group for the paraevent. Link to this will be posted here: 
👉 Test for fluor will be carried out, so make sure that you have done the right thing for cleaning all your skis for flour.
Link til Guide for Cleaning Methods;
https://assets.fis-ski.com/image/upload/fis-prod/assets/CleaningMethodsGuidelines.pdf

Procedure for testing will be present here when it is ready. 

💥 This event will be broadcast on VG-TV
As this events will broadcast live on VG-TV, we would like to know a bit more about your athletes, in order to make a good and intersting production for our audience. Great if you could send us a list with your athletes and a few sentences about each so our commentators can prepare in advance. 
You can send this to anne.kroken@skiforbundet.no 
Thank you for your cooperation 🤗

 💥Entries
The international athletes register in the FIS entry system through their national federation.
Payment for entry fee will be organized on site at the race office. 
Deadline for entries: 24th November

Norwegian athletes sign up through Anne Ragnhild on e-mail;  anne.kroken@skiforbundet.no  
Deadline 23rd November kl 23.59

💥Race office is open; 
Wednesday 29.11; 6 pm - 9 pm
Thursday 30.11; 11 am- 7 pm
Friday 1.12 - Sunday 3.12; 8 am - 4 pm
👉 Entry fee and rental fee for timer chip can be paid here
Entry fee: 170 Nok pr race
Rental fee for timer chip: 100 NOK pr race. 

💥TCM
Team Captain Meeting will be held online via Teams Thursday 30.11 at 7 pm.  Link for the meeting will be posted here when it's ready. 

💥 Wax Cabins/Wax place
👉 Deadline for ordering waxcabin at Venue is 17th November
👉 More information and prices here

💥Weather and snow conditions 

💥Parking   
There will be some reserved places near the startarea for the Para athletes. Cars with sitting athletes will have the priority. 
Information about prizes and map for the area, you find here

💥Course map

💥Competition Schedule 
This event is an integrated event with abled bodied
Full competition schedule for the whole event, you find here
👉 Thursday 30.11 Offical Training 10am- 1pm
                             Stadium and tracks close at 8 pm
👉 Friday 1st Dec: Sprint Free
This will be organized a bit different than in WC. 
All sitting are competing in the same finals, and all standing/VI in the same finals. Of course there will be separated resultlists for all categories; sitting, standing og VI, women and men. All athletes will go to the semifinals. 
09:00 Qualification para
11:20 Semifinals and finals Para 
1 semifinal sitting women
2 semifinals sitting men
1 semifinals standing women
1 semifinal standing men
1 semifinal men VI
- The three best from each semifinal goes to the finals; 
1 final for sitting, men and women
1 final for standing women and men
 

 👉 Saturday 2nd Dec.
09:50 sitting, men and women 7,5 km
10:10 standing and VI, men and women 10 km Classic
          Starts first in the women abled-bodied class

👉 Sunday 3rd Dec
08:45 sitting men and women 5 km
09:30 standing/VI men and women 10 km Free
          Starts first in the women abled-bodied class

 💥 Prize seremonies will take place at the stadium after the official results are ready each day. 

💥Start and Resultlists

💥Medical and Anti-Doping Information
Anti Doping
According to the FIS Anti-Doping Rules

Medical Service at the venue
According to ICR art. 221.

💥 Participant Insurance
With the issuance of a licence to participate in FIS competitions and entry, the National Ski Association confirms that valid and sufficient accident insurance for training and competition is in place for the competitor and assumes full responsibility.
For more information please see art. 204.2 and 212 of the ICR.