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2015 Canada Winter Games
Biathlon Information Package
February 12 to 20, 2015
Otway Nordic Ski Centre
Prince George, BC
Version of 17 Decembers 2014
CONTENTS
WELCOME ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
COMPETITION VENUE ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
BIATHLON SPORT ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.................................................................................................................. 5
COMPETITION OFFICE ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
BIATHLON SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
RULES AND ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE: ................................................................................................................................ 7
RIFLE POSSESSION RULES .................................................................................................................................................... 7
WAXING....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
CLASSES OF COMPETITION AND COURSE LOOPS ......................................................................................................... 8
TIMING ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
RIFLE STORAGE WHILE NOT AT OTWAY ............................................................................................................................. 8
TRANSPORTATION FROM ATHLETE VILLAGE TO OTWAY ........................................................................................ 10
NEW IBU RULES FOR RELAY STARTS ................................................................................................................................. 10
COURSE AND STADIUM MAPS ............................................................................................................................................ 10
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WELCOME
Welcome to Prince George for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. We are delighted to have you in our
community to take part in the biathlon events at the Otway Nordic Ski Centre. The organizing committee
is looking forward to hosting an outstanding event with athletes, coaches, team managers, family and
friends from across Canada. In addition to participating in the biathlon events, we hope you will have the
opportunity to visit other venues and cheer on your provincial or territorial teammates in other sports.
Good luck to all.
Pierre Beaudry
Biathlon Sport Lead
2015 Canada Winter Games
[email protected]
COMPETITION VENUE
Otway Nordic Ski Centre, Prince George
8141 Otway Rd, Prince George, BC V2M 7B4
Map Link to Otway Nordic Centre
Updated information, start lists, unofficial results, course maps and stadium diagrams are available at:
http://caledonianordic.com/races-results/2015-Canada-winter-games-biathlon-events
Photo : Otway biathlon stadium looking west towards the main lodge and the parking lot. Note location of
wax trailers immediately behind the west fence (on left side of Picture).
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Photo: Otway biathlon range and stadium looking east. Penalty loop is located immediately to the east of
the fence (on right side of picture).
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BIATHLON SPORT ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
2015 Canada Winter Games Biathlon Sport Lead
Competition Chief
Chief of Course
Chief of Range
Chief of Stadium
Chief of Timing
Competition Secretary
Volunteer Coordinator
Technical Delegate
Pierre Beaudry
John Neumann
Ed Hoffman and Vern Neil
Tim Roots
Leisbet Beaudry
Heather Tandy
Terri Dickson
Agnes Lapointe
Paul Collard
COMPETITION OFFICE
The competition office will be located immediately adjacent to the wax trailers. The hours of operation of
the competition office are as follows:
February 12 - 9:00 until 17:30
February 13 - 6:00 until 13:30
February 14 - 6:00 until 14:30
February 15 - 5:30 until 14:00
February 16 - 6:00 until 14:30
February 17 - 5:30 until 14:30
February 18 - 5:30 until 16:00
February 19 - 5:30 until 17:00
BIATHLON SCHEDULE
As of December 1, 2014.
Note that the schedule is subject to change. The most up-to-date version is available here:
http://www.canadagames2015.ca/experience-the-games/games-schedule
Time
Activity
Location
Friday, February 13
Unofficial training
Otway
09:00 – 12:30
Preliminary equipment check
Otway
15:00
Team captains meeting, election of juries, welcome and
information from Canada Games Council staff and Host
Society
Athletes Village
09:00 - 10:30
Combined official training - junior men and junior
Saturday, February 14
Otway
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Time
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 12:00
16:30
Activity
Location
women
Paper change
Combined official training - junior men and junior
women
Team captains meeting - draws and technical briefing
for individual competition
Otway
Otway
Athletes Village
Sunday, February 15
8:50
09:00 - 09:45
10:00
13:45
Biathlon opening ceremony
Zeroing - junior men and junior women
Junior men's 15 km and junior women’s 12.5km
individual competitions
Medal presentation (after competition at stadium)
Otway
Otway
Otway
Otway
Monday February 16
09:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 12:00
16:30
Combined official training - junior men and junior
women
Paper change
Combined official training - junior men and junior
women
Team captains meeting - draws and technical briefing
for sprint competition
Otway
Otway
Otway
Athlete Village
Tuesday, February 17
09:00 - 09:45
10:00
13:15
16:30
Zeroing - junior men and junior women
Junior women’s 7.5 km and junior men's 10 km sprint
competitions (pursuit qualifier)
Medal presentation (after competition at stadium)
Team captains meeting – technical briefing for pursuit
competition – stadium plan for relay
Otway
Otway
Otway
Athlete Village
Wednesday, February 18
09:00 - 09:45
10:00
12:30
12:00 - 12:45
13:00
15:30
Zeroing - junior men
Junior men's 12.5 km pursuit competition
Medal presentation - Junior men (after competition at
stadium)
Zeroing - junior women
Junior women's 10 km pursuit competition
Medal presentation - junior women (after competition
at stadium)
Otway
Otway
Otway
Otway
Otway
Otway
Thursday, February 19
9:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 12:00
12:30
16:30
Combined official training - junior men and junior
women relay
Paper change
Combined official training - junior men and junior
women
Deadline for relay team names and order
Team captains meeting – draws and technical briefing
Otway
Otway
Otway
Competition office
Athletes Village
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Time
Activity
Location
for relays
Friday, February 20
9:00 - 9:45
10:00
13:00
12:00 - 12:45
13:00
16:00
Zeroing - junior women
Junior women's 3 X 6 km relay competition
Medal presentation - junior women (after competition
at stadium)
Zeroing - junior men
Junior men's 3 X 7.5 km relay competition
Medal presentation - Junior men (after competition at
stadium)
Otway
Otway
Otway
Otway
Otway
Otway
RULES AND ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE:
This event is held in accordance to Canada Games Council – 2015 Canada Winter Games Biathlon
Technical Package. The latest version can be downloaded at:
http://www.canadagames.ca/Groups/News/2015/2015%20Technical%20Packages/2015%20Technical%20
Package_Biathlon_V7.0_2014.05.01.pdf
RIFLE POSSESSION RULES
All athletes are required to possess a valid Possession and Acquisition (PAL) firearms license, or Minor’s
Permit for the entire period of the Games. If your 18th birthday occurs during the period of the Games’
biathlon events you will be required to apply for the PAL ahead of time, but since it cannot be sent to you
until your 18th birthday you will need to get a letter from your Provincial/Territorial Chief Firearm’s
Officer.
WAXING
One wax trailer per province or territory will be provided. Each wax trailer will be provided with the
following items:
1) Two (2) tables
2) One (1) cross country wax jig with two C-clamps
3) Two (2) chairs
4) Two (2) ski rack strips
Keys for the wax trailer can be picked-up, and signed for, by your team manager or head wax technician
at the competition office. A monetary deposit of $50 for the key will be required.
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CLASSES OF COMPETITION AND COURSE LOOPS
Event
Jr Men 15 Km Individual
Jr Women 12.5 km Individual
Jr Men 10 km Sprint
Jr Women 7.5 km Sprint
Jr Men 12.5 Km Pursuit
Jr Women 10 Km Pursuit
Jr Men 3 X 7.5 km Relay
Jr Women 3 X 6 km Relay
Course Loops
Course loop
colors
Shooting sequence
5 X 3.0 km
5 X 2.5 km
3 X 3.3 km
3 X 2.5 km
5 X 2.5 km
5 X 2.0 km
3 X 2.5 km
3 X 2.0 km
Yellow (3.0 km)
Green (2.5 km)
Blue (3.3km)
Green (2.5 km)
Green (2.5 km)
Red (2.0 km)
Green (2.5 km)
Red (2.0 km)
P,S,P,S
P,S,P,S
P,S
P,S
P,P,S,S
P,P,S,S
P,S
P,S
TIMING
Biathlon-in-a-box, Summit systems and Kurvinen target system (30 lanes) will be used. Full unofficial
results and start lists will be available at: http://caledonianordic.com/races-results/2015-Canada-wintergames-biathlon-events
Official results and daily photographs will be available at: http://www.canadagames2015.ca/
RIFLE STORAGE WHILE NOT AT OTWAY
Rifles will not be allowed in the Athletes Village. A rifle storage facility is being provided downtown in the
old RCMP building on the corner of 10th Avenue and Brunswick Street (999 Brunswick Street). Access to
the rifle storage facility is from the 10th Avenue side of the building. There is room for both secure rifle
storage and dry-firing by teams in this facility. A separate lockable rifle locker is available for each team;
each team needs to provide a padlock to secure the locker. Each locker has room for 10 rifles fully
mounted with carrying harness. Hard cases can be stored in a separate room.
There will also be two lockers per team provided for ammunition storage; padlocks for these are also to
be provided by each individual team. Schedules for team dry-fire sessions will be established at the
first Team Captain’s meeting.
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There will be a security person on site whenever the room is open for rifle access or dry-fire. At this time,
we are planning to have security provided according to the table below:
Date
Activity of the day
Hours of security (as of December 2, 2014)
February 12
Arrival of athletes
February 13
Unofficial training
February 14
Official training
7:00 - 9:00 (all leave downtown)
11:30 - 18:00 (all arrive and dry-fire)
February 15
Individual
06:30 - 08:30 am (all leave downtown)
12:30 - 18:00 (all arrive and dry-fire)
February 16
Official training
06:30 - 08:30 (all leave downtown)
11:30 - 18:00 (all arrive and dry-fire)
February 17
Sprint
06:30 - 08:30 (all leave downtown)
12:30 - 18:00 (all arrive and dry-fire)
February 18
Pursuit
06:30 - 08:30 (men leave)
10:00 - 11:30 (women leave)
12:30 - 18:00 (arrivals and dry-fire)
February 19
Official training
06:30 - 08:30 (all leave downtown)
11:30 - 18:00 (all arrive and dry-fire)
February 20
Relay
06:30 - 08:30 (women leave)
10:00 - 11:30 (men leave)
12:30 - 19:00 (arrivals and dry-fire and rifle
maintenance for travel)
February 21
Departure
All day
10:00 - 24:00 (midnight) (or until all teams have
arrived)
7:00 - 18:00 (all pick-up and organize rifles –
different times for all, dry-fire in the afternoon)
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TRANSPORTATION FROM ATHLETE VILLAGE TO OTWAY
There will be a regular bus service departing from the rifle storage facility (999 Brunswick Street) every 20
minutes for the Otway Nordic Ski Centre. Buses will also depart Otway to the rifle storage facility every 20
minutes. There will be additional buses provided at peak times in the morning, when most athletes will
want to leave for Otway (07:55 every day and mid-morning for the Pursuit and Relay days). There is no
parking available for private vehicles or team vans at Otway. Note that rifles need to be transported in
either a soft case with a regulation window to see the bolt or a hard case. If using the soft case, the rifle
will require a proper trigger lock. If using a hard case, you will need to have either a trigger lock or the
hard case needs to be locked.
LEG NUMBERS
Leg numbers (and pins) will be handed out with team bibs every morning. It is expected that these will be
put on prior to equipment check as they will be part of the equipment check process (same as the bibs).
Athletes that do not have their leg numbers on at equipment check will not pass and will be required to
return with them on.
NEW IBU RULES FOR RELAY STARTS
The new IBU rules for relay starts (October 2014) will be in effect at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Note
that there is no longer a double polling area, but rather athletes are allowed to skate immediately at the
start (see diagram on the next page from IBU rules).
COURSE AND STADIUM MAPS
Digital copies of all of the course and stadium maps can be downloaded from our biathlon website at:
http://caledonianordic.com/races-results/2015-Canada-winter-games-biathlon-events
We have also included them as part of this package on the following pages.
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