THE INTERNATIONAL SKI COMPETITION RULES (ICR)

- 400 m - 650 m
For all other FIS competitions:
- 350m – 650m
1001.1.2 Ladies' Courses
For Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships and FIS World
Cups:
- 400 m - 600 m
For all other FIS competitions:
- 350 m - 600 m
1001.1.3 Children's Courses
- K1: minimum 250 m, maximum 350 m
- K2: minimum 250 m, maximum 400 m
1001.1.4 Entry League Races (ENL)
- 350 m - 500 m
1001.2 Length of the Course
The length of the course must be measured with either a measuring tape,
a wheel or GPS and has to be published on the start list and the results.
1001.3 Gates
1001.3.1 A Super-G gate consists of four slalom poles (art. 680.2.1.2) and two
flags.
1001.3.2 The gates must be alternately red and blue. The gate flags are to be
approx. 75 cm wide and approx. 50 cm high. They are fastened between
the poles so that the lower edge of the flags is approx. 1 m above the
snow and should be capable of tearing or breaking away (art. 690).
1001.3.3 The gates must be at least 6 m and at most 8 m wide for open gates and
at least 8 m and at most 12 m for vertical gates. The gate flags are
fastened in such a way so they should tear or break away (art. 690).
1001.3.4 The Super-G must be set as follows: (number of direction changes by
rounding up or down of the decimals)
For FIS level events 7% of the vertical drop equals the minimum number
of direction changes. For OWG, WSC, WJC and COC level events 6% of
the vertical drop equals the minimum number of direction changes.
The distance between the turning poles of two successive gates must be
at least 25 m (exception: art. 1003.1.1).
Children's competitions: minimum 8%, maximum 10% direction changes of
the vertical drop.
Entry League (ENL): minimum 7% of the vertical drop
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