Long Track
Long Track World Cup Qualification Standards
- The qualifying times are set for the season 2007-8
- Any skater achieving the qualifying standard may request to compete for Great Britain in ISU Championships, World Cups and International competitions for the season 2007-8.
- The Standards are at a level so the skater can be competitive at these events. (approximately Top 20).
- The Speed Skating standards are not based on World Record times (as in Short Track) but on Worlds best practice. This is because most of the competitions take place on different speeds of Ice, to use the World Records would not give a true reflection on the level of competitiveness at these events.
- Two different Standards will be put in place, “A”- Standard & “B”- Standard. The different standards relate to the speed of the Ice and NOT the quality of the Standard.
- “A” Standard will be Times skated at either Salt Lake City or Calgary.
- “B” Standard will be Times skated at all tracks world wide excluding the two named above.
- Any skater achieving the qualifying standard in one distance at an event will be allowed to compete in all other distances and events for the season 2007-8
- The times set are based on the 2006-7 World Cup programme.
- Achieving the qualifying Standard does not on its own qualify the skater for any financial support to attend the above competitions from NISA but a case by case review will take place.
- All Qualifying times must be recorded by electronic timing system and the event protocol must be signed by the competition referee and forwarded within 3 months of the time being achieved to:
Stuart Horsepool
NISA
National Ice Centre
Lower Parliament Street
Nottingham
NG1 1LA
England
For Long Track World Cup Qualification Times 2008-09 click here
