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Ski Jumping: Pilot continues
The dominating topic at the meeting of the Ski Jumping Committee was the new competition rules tested during the FIS Summer Grand Prix that take into account the current wind conditions and allow a change of the inrun length during a competition.
The new rules seek to ensure fairness for all competitors and to enable smooth staging of competitions also in difficult conditions by permitting a change of starting platform during a competition round. The impact of the wind and inrun length changes is integrated into the total point score based on a mathematical formula that is adapted for every hill.
In Zürich, the Ski Jumping Committee decided to recommend to the Council to continue the test during the winter season in a somewhat modified form. The test would include the entire competition season 2009/2010, with the exception of the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010, where the rules valid for the previous 2008/2009 season will be in use.
Adaptations supported by the Jumping Committee include a key change regarding the inrun length, along with other smaller amendments. By contrast to the pilot, the inrun length can only be changed by the competition jury. During the summer, the national team coaches also had the chance to reduce the length of the inrun for their athletes.
Walter Hofer, FIS Head of Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined commented: "In my view, the new rules received surprisingly positive feedback. However, we will continue the trial phase, test the details and especially the impact of the new regulation that only the jury may change the inrun length.
Contributed by Horst Nilgen