THE INTERNATIONAL SKI COMPETITION RULES (ICR) BOOK II - Fis

343.15 The competitors must comply with the instructions of competition officials.
343.16 The competitor must comply with all aspects of the medical code (see
221).
344 Responsibilities of Officials and Others
344.1 If required, the Jury will issue special regulations for officials, media and
service people and any other non-competitors, to ensure order on the
course, in the stadium and in the team preparation area before, during and
after the competition.
344.2 For order and control on the courses the following principles apply:
- from 5 minutes before the start until the time the course closers have
passed, all officials, coaches, non-competitors and other accredited
persons, are not permitted to ski on the course. During the competition,
these persons must take fixed locations beside the course and
must stand without skis on.
- while giving intermediate times and information to competitors, officials,
coaches and others are not allowed to run more than 30 meters
beside the competitors
- while doing this work officials and others have to ensure not to obstruct
competitors
- while giving refreshments to the competitors the coaches must ensure
not to obstruct competitors and must maintain a fixed position.
344.3 In order to obtain clean TV coverage and for safety reasons parts of the
competition course may be closed for all but the competitors taking part in
the competition. The Jury can allow ski testing and warming up by competitors
on parts of the competition course before and during the competition.
Athletes and service personnel, wearing special bibs may be allowed to
ski on these parts of the competition course.
344.4 Wax testing and warming up on the ski competition course must always be
done in the competition course direction. Anyone testing skis on the competition
course must consider the safety of others on the course and the
course preparation. Electronic timing devices used for testing skis will not
be allowed on the course during the competition or official training.
E. Not Permitted to Start, Sanctions
351 Not Permitted to Start
A competitor will not be permitted to start in any FIS international ski competition
who:
351.1 wears obscene names and/or symbols on clothing and equipment (art.
206.7) or behaves in an unsportsmanlike manner in the start area (art.
205.5)
351.2 violates the FIS rules in regard to equipment (art. 222) and commercial
markings (art. 207)
69