We are pleased to invite all IBU members to Holmenkollen, Oslo 17 th to 23 rd of March 2014, for the World Cup final of the 2013/2014 season.

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2 Welcome to the E.ON IBU World Cup Biathlon 2014 in Holmenkollen We are pleased to invite all IBU members to Holmenkollen, Oslo 17 th to 23 rd of March 2014, for the World Cup final of the 2013/2014 season. This will be an important season for all of you, with the Olympic Games in Sochi as the main goal. The OC in Holmenkollen appreciate that we have been selected to host the World Cup final, and we work hard to continue with the good development that has been achieved over the last years. The competitions in Holmenkollen will not just mark the end of an Olympic season; several great biathletes have also announced that this will be their last World Cup event in their carrier. We hope that this fact will make the competitions even more attractive for the spectators, and that the competition days in Holmenkollen will give the retiring athletes memorable moments to look back at. The final in Holmenkollen will also mark the beginning of a new era and it represents an important platform for the organizers of the 2016 World Championships. On behalf of the Organizing Committee and Norwegian Biathlon Association, I wish all teams good luck in the Olympic season, and I look forward to meeting you again in Holmenkollen. Yours sincerely, Svein Hjorth Chairman of the Organizing Committee

3 A. GENERAL INFORMATION A.1 Competition Venue Holmenkollen The biathlon stadium is located 56 km from Oslo Airport, and 10 km from Oslo City Centre. Altitude: Holmenkollen - sea level: Highest point of course: Lowest point of course: 320 masl 370 masl 315 masl A.2 Travel Connection Information By plane: Oslo Airport Gardermoen Holmenkollen Park Hotell Rica: 57 km Budget airlines operate from Oslo Airport Torp (Sandefjord) and Oslo Airport Rygge. These airlines provide transport to Oslo city at your own expense. Please inform the OC if you arrive at these airports, so that pickup service from the bus station in Oslo city to the hotel can be arranged. Please be aware that you are not allowed to bring a rifle with you on Ryanair. A.3 Contact Information Norwegian Biathlon Association Ullevaal Stadion, NO-0840 Oslo, Norway Phone: post@biathlon-holmenkollen.no Homepage: A.4 Organizing Contact OC Chairman: Svein Hjorth OC Project Leaders: Marie Beate Rise / Line Eskerud Chief of Competition: Hans-Peter Olsen Competition Secretary: Cathrine Kullebund Chief of Logistic: Line Eskerud Chief of Accommodation: Hilde Ringen Chief of Transport: Arild Vanberg Chief of Anti Doping control: Eva Gustavsson Chief of Wax cabins: Erling Vaagan Chief of Media: Yngvild L. Schei Chief of Course: Anstein Mykland Chief of Stadium: Ingrid Vedeler Chief of Shooting Range: Jens Schjerven Chief of Start/Finish: Vigdis Thingelstad

4 A.5 Liability and Insurance All participants must have adequate accident, health and liability insurance. When submitting the entry by names, the National Federation confirms that all entered persons are covered by the required insurance for personal and material damages. The organizers can not be held liable for personal or material damage, including liability vis-á-vis a third party. A.6 Accreditation and Registration The accreditation office is located on the 2 nd floor at Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica (entrance via the hotel reception) and it will be open from Monday 17 th to Sunday 23 rd of March Upon arrival, all teams are expected to report to the accreditation office. Parking cards will be handed out at the Service building. Opening hours: Monday : Tuesday : Wednesday-Saturday : Sunday 23.03: For questions regarding accreditation, please contact: PLARAS Biathlon: Brigitte Bentele: +49 (0) / brigitte.bentele@t-online.de A.7 Import and Export of Rifles and Ammunition Athletes and officials of a National Federation from EEA countries, who bring firearms, must be able to present a European Firearms Certificate. Athletes and officials of a National Federation outside the EEA, who bring firearms, must fill in a customs application and present it to the custom authorities in Norway (Appendix A). The import of rifle and ammunition to Norway is free of charge. Rifle regulations: A regulation concerning storage of rifles has been introduced in Norway, valid as of July 1 st The action of the rifle must be stored apart from the rifle in a safe. The action of the rifle and the rifle should not be stored in the same room. A.8 Import of Medicine Travelers from EEA countries may bring a maximum of one year s supply of legally purchased non-narcotic medicine. Travelers from outside the EEA may enter a maximum of three month s supply of legally purchased non-narcotic medicine. Travelers must be able to demonstrate that the medicine has been prescribed for personal use. There are various rules for entry of medicines, enhancement and supplements, but it is the classification by Norwegian legislation that determines which entry rules to follow. For more information, check out:

5 A.9 Visa Regulations Shengen-visa is valid in Norway. The following IBU member federations require a VISA for entering Norway: ALG, ARM, BLR, CHN, GEO, GUM, IND, IRI, KAZ, KGZ, LIB, MAR, MDA, MGL, PUR, RUS, TPE, UKR, UZB Please contact the nearest Norwegian Embassy for further information concerning visa applications. Please send requests for invitations of persons who are not member of the team exclusively to the Norwegian Biathlon Association, post@biathlon-holmenkollen.no, no later than February 20 th B. LOGISTICS B.1 Accommodation All accommodation is arranged by the OC. All nations will be accommodated at Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica: Booking is binding by sending the entry by names before March 3 rd Please note: Adjustments, changes or cancellations made after March 3 rd 2014, as well as no-shows, will be charged the responsible federation. The whole reservation must be paid for. Price Cost of accommodation per person per day is: (includes full board, plus 1 soft drink per meal) Category A Single room: 140 / Double room: 110 Category B Single room: 115 / Double room: 80 A-category includes: Superior rooms, stylish and large, and with TV and Internet View of Oslo and the Oslo fjord Newly built or renovated rooms that offer a high standard of comfort The team will be accommodated on the same floor/in the same hotel wing B-category includes: Standard rooms TV and Internet included The team might be split in different floors/wings Payment procedures: Please note that payment must be made by wire transfer prior to arrival. It will not be possible to pay directly at the hotel. The OC will send you an invoice by based on your registration by names and it will be issued before the World Cup starts. The money transaction must be made before arrival at the hotel. Meals (Monday 17 th Monday 24 th of March) Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: 17:00 20:00 Supper 20:00 22:00 (cereals)

6 We have an info desk in the lobby at the hotel, operated by multilingual staff that will be at your service. In case your team is in need of an attaché, please contact us by For questions/assistance regarding your accommodation, please contact us: B.2 Accommodation Expense Reimbursement Expense reimbursement for the best 25 male and best 25 female biathletes is granted by the Organizing Committee of Holmenkollen for Category B (7 nights maximum), under IBU rules, Part 3, par The eligible sum will be subtracted from the total invoice for accommodation. B.3 Transportation The OC offers a free pick up service for the teams between Oslo Airport Gardermoen and the hotel, but this requires that the OC receives updated flight info 24 hours before arrival at the latest. Transportation to/from social events is also free of charge, according to schedules. Required transport shall be requested from the transport office no later than the previous day. There will be no transportation between the hotel and the stadium. The stadium is located 300m from the hotel. Car parking possibilities around Holmenkollen venue are highly limited. B.4 OC / Logistic and Competition Office OC / Logistics Contact: Line Eskerud Mobile: post@biathlon-holmenkollen.no Competition Office: The Competition Office is located in the stadium building next to the finish area in the Biathlon stadium. Open from Monday 17 th till Sunday 23 rd of March Opening hours: 08:00-18:00 Contact: Cathrine Kullebund Mobile rennkontor.biathlon@holmenkollen.com B.5 Wax Trucks Application for wax trucks (Appendix B) must be filled out and submitted to the OC by post@biathlon-holmenkollen.no no later than January 20 th 2014 in order to be accepted. B.6 Radio Equipment For import of radio communication equipment, please fill out the form (Appendix C) and return by post@biathlon-holmenkollen.no no later than February 20 th Cost will be charged the nation after the event.

7 B.7 Price Money To receive price money, the athlete is responsible for providing the Competition Office with correct bank wiring information (account number, name of the bank, SWIFT code, IBAN). The athlete must report in person to the Competition Office and sign the prize money form, no later than Sunday 23 rd of March, B.8 Fitness Center Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica offers spa and fitness center, swimming pool and sauna. Opening hours: Monday Sunday For more information, contact: B.9 Media Information The Media Centre is located at the stadium, behind the mixed zone and photo stands. The Media Guide will be available at Chief of Media: Yngvild L. Schei Mobile: B.10 Doping Controls Doping controls and blood tests will be carried out according to IBU regulations. The controls will be carried out in the Stadium Building. C. COMPETITION INFORMATION C.1 Competition Rule The competitions will be conducted in accordance with the IBU Event and Competition Rules as in effect. C.2 IBU Sport Technical Official Race Director: Assisting Race Director: Technical Delegate: IR Material control: IR Shooting range: IR Start/finish: IR Course: Franz Berger, IBU Borut Nunar, IBU Max Cobb, USA Gerhard Köhler, GER Jean Guy Levesque, CAN Tuomas Ylä Tuuhonen, FIN Kari Korpela, SWE C.3 Target System The Holmenkollen biathlon arena is equipped with 30 electronic Kurvinen targets. C.4 Course and Stadium Please find course maps and stadium information at under Team Info.

8 C.5 Competition Program Day Competitions Zeroing Training Team Captains Meeting at Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica Monday Arrival 12:00-15: Teams Only in the course Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday :30 Sprint 15:30 Sprint MEN 17:20 Young Star: Mass start Boys 17:45 Young Star Mass start Girls 11:30 12:20 14: MEN Young Star: Boys and Girls 11:30-13:30 Training 14:30 16:30 Training MEN 11:30-13:30 Official training 14:30 16:30 Official training MEN 11:30-13:30 Official training 18:30 Team Captains meeting: Election jury of appeal and election of competition jury women and men 18:30 Team Captains meeting: draw of start numbers: Sprint women and men Prize giving ceremonies Sprint Sprint MEN Mass start Boys and Girls Saturday :00 Pursuit 12:00-12:45 14:30 16:30 Official training MEN Mixed Training Pursuit 15:30 Pursuit MEN 14:30 15:15 MEN Pursuit MEN Sunday :00 Mass start Mass start MEN 12:00-12:45 14:30-15:15 MEN Mass start Mass start MEN Monday Departure of Teams

9 C.6 Social Program Invitations for Thursday s reception with Oslo municipality, as well as the World Cup final party on Sunday, will be handed out in the mailboxes at the Competition Office. C.7 Weather For accurate weather forecast, please visit and search Holmenkollen. D. ENTRY DEADLINES Entry by numbers men/women/official, No later than February 17 th 2014 including reservation of accommodation ONLINE (biathlonworld.com) Entry by names men/women/officials No later than March 3 rd 2014 with binding reservation of accommodation ONLINE biathlonworld.com) VISA Requests No later than February 20 th 2014 to Norwegian Biathlon Association Import of Rifles and Ammunition Appendix A Present to custom authorities when arriving Norway Wax Truck reservation No later than January 20 th 2014 Appendix B Radio Frequency Application No later than February 20 th 2014 Appendix C