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There is no such thing as a "Points Freeze". Points will either go down (through performance) or they will go up (through performance, inactivity, or injury). Applying for injury protection limits the amount your points will go up, but they do not freeze.
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Athletes must maintain appropriate U.S. Ski & Snowboard and FIS memberships to maintain points.
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For FIS, any application that is submitted to FIS after April 30 will not be considered, there are no exceptions to this rule. I have the date for submittal to U.S. Ski & Snowboard as April 15 to give time to apply, review and finalize applications.
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FIS uses an online application - see the tab FIS Process. A letter from the athlete's doctor that includes their name, a description of the injury, and the actual date of injury, must be included. The date of injury should match between the letter and the form. The only exception to this would be if say you had an original date of injury that caused you tried to work through and later cause removal from competition - include both those dates if this is the case.
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If you are injured for more than one year in a row, you must apply for injury protection each year - the protection does not carry over.
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Single Penalization Situations
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(sickness, injury, other obligations)
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Competitors who are unable to compete in sufficient scored events to maintain their seed points because of injury or illness, studies, military obligations, or church commitments may protect their points through single penalization. Single penalization cannot be requested for lack of calendar opportunities.
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard and FIS membership must be renewed every year to maintain points, even when an athlete has single penalty protection. FIS membership must be renewed by June 15 to appear on the first FIS list and maintain FIS points.
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Application forms and medical certificates must be submitted by the dates listed earlier in this book under Alpine Important Dates - there are no exceptions to the deadlines.
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Injury or Illness
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Single penalization is determined at the end of the season. Documentation of injury with inability to compete information should be submitted immediately to U.S. Ski & Snowboard Competition Services staff.
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For a competitor to obtain a single penalty, he or she must submit the FIS and/or the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Single Penalty Request forms, which include:
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1. Name, FIS or national ID, and address of the athlete,
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2. Time/Date and place of the accident,
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3. Type of injury,
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4. Athletes signature with date.
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A separate Medical Certificate from the athlete’s physician detailing the injury and length of inability to compete is also required. This letter must include the date of the injury.
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Inability to compete for more than one year, due to injury or illness, will result in a single penalty each year if requested by the athlete. Single penalization will be in addition to any general zeroing adders or other adjustments to the total list.
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Professional, Educational, Military, or Religious Obligations
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Applications for single penalization due to professional obligations must be submitted prior to the beginning of the period indicated. Later applications will not be considered.
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Approval of Single Penalty Requests - national points
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Single penalty applications are not automatically approved. Approval depends on the timing of injury or illness, duration of inability to compete, and the number of starts and/or results made (three starts or two finishes in DH or SG, or five starts in SL or GS normally disqualify single penalty requests).
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Consideration and approval of national single penalty requests and forwarding of FIS requests is the responsibility of the Competition Services staff, whose decisions are subject to appeal in writing to the chairman of the Alpine Classification Working Group.
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Application Form