INVITATION FIS SKI JUMPING GRAND PRIX WISŁA, POL 1 st 3 rd August 2013 Dear Ski Friends, Below you will find an invitation to the FIS Grand Prix events that will be held in Wisła, Poland on August 2 nd and 3 rd. We hope to provide you with all the necessary information on the event. Should you have any further questions do not hesitate to get back to us. VENUE Grand Prix competitions will be held on the MALINKA HS-134 jumping hill in Wisła Malinka.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE Śląsko-Beskidzki Związek Narciarski ul. Wyzwolenia 67, Wisła, Poland CONTACT PERSON Aga Baczkowska mobile +48 606 65 41 14 fax +48 18 20 141 29 E-mail: skijump@wisla.pl RACE OFFICE, ACCREDITATION OFFICE GEOVITA Hotel os. Bajcary 14, Wisła TCM MEETING ROOM GOŁĘBIEWSKI Hotel Ul. Bursche 3, Wisła DEADLINES FOR ENTRIES entries by FIS online system only at www.fis-ski.com / member section / online races entries / ski jumping / Wisła POL competition login and password same as FOU System preliminary entries 40 days prior to 1st competition day i.e. June, 20 th entries by name 8 days prior to 1st competition day i.e July, 20 th accreditation requests only by NSF by July, 20 th FIS Family tickets will be granted according to FIS rules
Organising Committee President, Executive Director Andrzej Wąsowicz Treasurer Grzegorz Ziółkowski Chief of Press Office Katarzyna Koczwara Chief of Race Office Faustyna Malik Chief of hill Janusz Malik Chief of fore-jumpers Jan Szturc Chief of First Aid Services SCAN MED, Stanisław Szymanik Chief Stewart Wioletta Strączek, CZASZA Chief of Transportation Wojciech Jarosz Chief of Marketing Tomasz Wieczorek Chief of IT Technology Paweł Witczak Chief of Ceremony Katarzyna Czyż-Kaźmierczak Chief of Distance Measurers Jerzy Pilch Competition Management Chief of Competition Race Secretary Aga Baczkowska Roma Zabłuda FIS OFFICIALS FIS Race Director Walter Hofer FIS FIS Race Director Assistant Miran Tepes FIS FIS Equipment Control Sepp Gratzer FIS FIS Media Coordinator Horst Nilgen FIS TD Frank Salvi FRA TD Assistant Geir Steinar Loeng NOR Jumping Judges TBA CAN TBA ITA TBA NOR TBA SUI Marek Pilch POL
ACCOMMODATION The FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix Wisła 2013 Organizing Committee takes care of the full board accommodation for the athletes and officials. The bookings for national teams are organized by the OC according to the team quotas and sent entries. The official Grand Prix hotels are GOŁĘBIEWSKI Hotel in Wisła, Bursche 3 (www.golebiewski.pl/wisla) for teams and officials GEOVITA Hotel in Wisła, Bajcary 14 (www.geovita.pl/pl/wisla) for others or on request The price for the daily full board accommodation, for those over national quotas, is: 65 Euro per person FB in a double room, 85 Euro per person FB in a single room (GOŁEBIEWSKI hotel) 40 Euro per person FB (GEOVITA hotel) cash and credit cards are accepted If there are any NSF who had made their own accommodation arrangements they are obliged to inform the LOC about the fact not later than July, 20 th. The LOC does not guarantee the availability of accommodation for requests and entries sent later than July, 20 th
ARRIVALS and TRANSFERS By plane: Warszawa (380 km) Katowice Kraków Ostrava (CZE) (90 km) (160 km) (70 km) By train: By car: WISŁA PL / SVK or CZE boarder Ujsoły (SVK) - 45 km, Korbielów (SVK) - 60 km, Cieszyn (CZE) - 25 km, Zwardoń (SVK) - 30 km, Istebna (SVK) - 15 km All the airport pick-ups will be provided by the LOC provided that they are requested for in advance. All team cars will get special parking labels to park in the reserved areas.
COMPETITION PROGRAMME 31 st July, Wednesday teams' arrival 1 st August, Thursday 10.00 TCM 15.00 official training 2 rounds 17.00 qualification for Saturday s individual competition 19.00 athletes presentation and bib distribution 20.00 banquet for officials, team captains and coaches 2 nd August, Friday 18.30 trial round 19.30 1 st competition round TEAM - HS-134 final round prize-giving ceremony 3 rd August, Saturday 18.30 trial round 19.30 1 st competition round INDIVIDUAL - HS-134 final round prize-giving ceremony 4rd August, Sunday teams' departure
SKI WAXING and SERVICE AREA There will be limited ski-waxing rooms available at the hotels. Ski wax cabins will be located at the Malinka HS-134 hill. DOPING CONTROL According to FIS standards and rules. FIS LICENCE To be eligible for participation in the FIS Summer GP all the skiers must have a valid FIS Code. INSURANCE All athletes need the insurance arranged by their National Ski Associations. The Organizing Committee is not responsible for any injuries of the athletes neither for the damage or lost property. LANGUAGE The official language is English. PRESS CENTER The main Press Center will be located at the Malinka jumping hill in Wisła. Accreditation requests for journalists and media representatives can be sent to: katarzyna.koczwara@gmail.com ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME Ceremonies according to official programme and FIS guidelines. VISA INFORMATION This invitation should be enough to get visas. In case you will need assistance with getting these, do not hesitate to contact us.