COC PARA Whatsapp group 

💥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 20 minutes away from Gålå.
-       From Lillehammer, continue on E6 for approximately 80 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 on this page
👉 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

💥 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.
We would greatly apricate if you could send us a few sentences about each of your athletes, so our commentators can prepare in advance. 
(eg. earlier results, hobbies, the goal for this season, fun facts etc.)

👉 You can send this to anne.kroken@skiforbundet.no
Thank you for your cooperation 🤗

💥Entries
Foregin athletes make the entry by the FIS system, deadline 20.11.24
National athletes make entry to NSF v/Anne Ragnhild, deadline 20.11.24

💥Race office is open; 
Wednesday 27 november;    6 pm - 9 pm
Thursday 28 november;       11 am - 7 pm
Friday 29.november;             8 am - 4 pm
Saturday 30. november;       8 am - 4 pm
Sunday 1. december;             8 am - 3 pm

👉 Entry fee: 170 Nok pr race pr athlete
👉 Rental fee for timer chip: 100 NOK  pr athletes (for all races)
This has to be paid at the raceoffice .

💥TCM
Team Captain Meeting will be held online via Teams Thursday 28.11 at 7 pm.  Link for the meeting 

💥 Wax Cabins/Wax place
👉 Deadline for booking waxcabin/places at Venue is 15 th November, 9 pm CET
📌 To book waxplace: send e-mail to:  gala@galaidrett.no 
Provide contactinformation (e-mail/phone number) and invoice adress when ordering.

📌Waxing place in a heated hall;
 10,5 m2 : NOK 6.000,- inkl. tax 
👉The prices includes parking for 1 car pr. waxing place
👉There will be security at the area, but equiment is stored at your own risk
👉Waxplaces will be distributed and invoices sent out immediately after the registration deadline (15th Nov 9.00 PM) obs: The invoice must be paid before use.
👉 Payment after 15th Nov will give a higher price (NOK 7500).
👉We cannot garantee available waxplaces after 15th november

Opening times Waxhall: 

📌 Tentants are responsible for extension cords electrical equipment being free from faults that trip surge protectors and earthfault circult breakers. 
In the event of problems with the equipments and proven fault, the LOC will refuse to continue using the equipment

💥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 with more details to be completed.
👉 Thursday 28.11: Offical Training                            
👉 Friday 29.11: 6km sitting classes - 1o km free standing and VI classes
👉 Saturday 30.11: sprint free all classes 
This will be organized a bit different than in WC.
All athletes will be allowed race the semifinals
For the finals: 
Both gender are competing in the same finals for the different categories; sitting, standing and VI.
Of course there will be separated resultlists for all categories; sitting, standing og VI, women and men.
👉 Sunday 1st Dec.
1o km Classic all classes

See the full competition schedule here

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

💥Start and Resultlists
Overview entry list 
Startlist Friday

💥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.

 💥INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSIFICATION💥
The classification will take place at Birkebeineren Skistadium, Lillehammer 27th and 28th November
Observation will be done during the COC competitions at Gaalaa 29th and 30th November.