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Team Captains Meeting

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19:00 Friday December 19, 2025

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Agenda

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  • Land Acknowledgement,

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  • Roll Call, Jury, OC Members

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  • Communication

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  • Venue, Weather, Wax Testing and Protocol

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  • Race Information Saturday Dec 20, 2025
    • Schedule
    • Stadium and Course Maps

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  • TD and Race Director Remarks

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  • Safesport

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

  • The 2025 Alberta Cup 1 & 2 takes place in Canmore in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta. In the spirit of reconciliation, we respectfully acknowledge that these lands are the ancestral and traditional territories of the Îethka Nakoda First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations.
  • We honour these and all other First Nations, Inuit and Metis lands, and are grateful for our relationships with the land and its Peoples.

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ROLL CALL

  • Please put your Name and Club in the Chat.

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Jury

Role

Name

Chief of Competition

Hugh Simson

TD

Milaine Theriault

ATD

Andy Lamb

Nordiq Alberta - Race Director

Ivan Babinkov

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Organizing Committee

Position

Name

Chief of Competition

Hugh Simson

Competition Secretary

Meghan Bryant

Chief of Stadium

James Gunn

Chief of Course

Simon Robins

Chief of Start

Kieran Dowling

Chief of Controllers

Michael Buxton-Carr

Chief of Timing and Results

Kyla Connor

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Event Communication

  • The OC will communicate via e-mail, website and Zone4 any needed race updates and messages.
  • Coaches Whats App

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    • Posting of Unofficial Results, Race update from OC, etc.
  • Seed List on Zone4
  • Start List on Zone4 by 3pm the day before
    • Please check to confirmation lists to ensure skiers are entered in the right categories and competitions
  • Results will be live on Zone4

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Weather

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WAX TESTING AND WARM-UP TRAILS

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Located on the downhill section of the Cross Country stadium.

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Fluorinated Ski Wax Prohibition

As per ICR 222.8, the use of fluorinated wax or tuning products containing fluorine is prohibited

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Warmup Trails:

Course open until 10min before start.

Cross Country Stadium

Banff Trail

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Wax Protocol

  • As per ICR 222.8, the use of fluorinated wax or tuning products containing fluorine is prohibited for all races.

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  • Inaugural Wax Protocol: the Nordiq Alberta Technical Committee has chosen Star Medium puck to be buffered onto all race skies of all race categories for this weekend

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Coaches

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  • Ski in the Direction of the Course ONLY
  • No skiing on the course when the course in closed.
    • Can walk along the course.
  • Athlete Bibs will be available for pickup 7:30am
    • In Race Office
  • No Coach Bibs
  • Chips
    • At the Start for the Qualifier
    • No Chips for Ladder Sprints
  • Bibs
    • Athletes KEEP their bibs after the Qualifier to use it for the Ladder Sprints.
  • Course
    • Closes 8:50am
    • Open 11:50 to 12:05
  • Heats
    • No Chips
    • Bibs from morning
    • 90 seconds apart
    • 3 Rounds
    • Time Per Round:
      • Open to U16 W approx 20min
      • Open to U16 M approx 28min
      • U14/U12 B/G approx 34min

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  • Awards Daily
    • 45min after the last finisher in the category
    • Final Awards U14/U12@ 4:50pm
    • Location – Finish Area

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RACE INFORMATION

Saturday December 20

  • Sprint Qualifier – Free Technique
  • Masters - 9k Free Technique

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Stadium

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Courses 750m, 300m

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Courses 300m and 750m

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Course 3km

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TD Remarks

TD: Milaine Theriault

ATD: Andy Lamb

  • Ensure athletes know their course
  • Ensure athletes are on time for their heats
  • Remind athletes of False start rules
  • Remind athletes of Obstruction rules
  • When athlete overtake another skier to ensure plenty of room

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Nordiq Alberta Race Director

Remarks

  • Ivan Babinkov

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  • Ladder sprints remember Top 2 move up, bottom 2 move down, middle 2 stay.

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  • Awards: please be sure your athletes attend their awards including Year of Birth awards for U16, U14, U12.

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Safe Sport

  • Everyone has the right to a safe and inclusive environment, free from maltreatment.
  • If you are experiencing, or you suspect someone else is experiencing, abuse, discrimination, violence or other forms of maltreatment, contact the Canadian Sport Helpline (1-888-837-7678 - info@abuse-free-sport.ca).
  • The onsite SafeSport officer: Megan Dunn, (403-431-0730, megandunn@gmail.com). She can connect you with support and help you file a complaint.

For emergencies, call 911.

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Ecofriendly Event

  • The Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park has the objective and mandate to present events that are as eco-friendly as possible.
  • Reduce usage of single use plastics, styrofoam, packaging and containers during the event.
  • Sort and dispose of all waste in the proper recycling and waste bins located at several locations on site.
  • We also encourage teams to carpool as much as possible.
  • Thank you.

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Next Meeting

Team Captains Meeting

Saturday Dec 20, 2025

19:00

TCM #2 – Day 2 AB Cup 1&2 - Mass Start - Classic Technique

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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88568325362?pwd=kV2xCKMkanYJPdNDtGGaZyjvjeEbIu.1

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Meeting ID: 885 6832 5362

Passcode: 600357

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  • Thank you and Good Luck to you and your Athletes!