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FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE 

DE GYMNASTIQUE 

WORKPLAN 

FIG 2008 ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS 

WORLD CUP FINALS 

Madrid (ESP) 

12-14 December, 2008 

as of 10.12.2008 

Workplan – WCF ART_Madrid / CC 1 10.12.2008

CONTENT 

1. General Information ....................................................................................... 3 

2. Competition Venue ........................................................................................ 3 

3. Competition Dates ......................................................................................... 3 

4. Responsible Entities and Coordinates .............................................................. 3 

5. General Provisional Programme ....................................................................... 4 

6. Welcome – Official Language ........................................................................... 5 

7. Transportation ............................................................................................... 5 

8. Visas ............................................................................................................ 6 

9. Board and Lodging ......................................................................................... 6 

10. Entry Fees and Procedure – Confirmation of Participation.................................... 6 

11. Competition Format ....................................................................................... 7 

12. Inquiry ......................................................................................................... 8 

13. Accreditation ................................................................................................. 8 

14. Insurance ..................................................................................................... 9 

15. Starting (Bib) Numbers .................................................................................. 9 

16. Information Desk ........................................................................................... 9 

17. Drawing of lots and Starting Order ................................................................... 9 

18. Orientation Meeting ...................................................................................... 10 

19. Opening and Closing Ceremonies .................................................................... 10 

20. Equipment ................................................................................................... 10 

21. Training – Podium Training – Warm-up............................................................ 10 

22. Competition Attire ........................................................................................ 10 

23. Judges’ Instructions and briefings ................................................................... 10 

24. Judges’ Panels and Jury of Appeal ................................................................... 10 

25. Seatings for the Delegations .......................................................................... 10 

26. Ticketing ..................................................................................................... 11 

27. Publication of the Scores ............................................................................... 11 

28. Medal Award Ceremonies and Prize Money ....................................................... 11 

29. Media, Publicity and Press Conferences ............................................................ 11 

30. Television Broadcast – Kiss and Cry ................................................................ 12 

31. Video Recording ........................................................................................... 12 

32. Medical Services and Physiotherapy ................................................................ 12 

33. Doping Controls ............................................................................................ 12 

34. Farewell Party .............................................................................................. 13 

35. Important Notes ........................................................................................... 13 


1. GENERAL INFORMATION 

This Workplan has been developed in accordance with the following FIG regulations and 

rules (as valid in the year of the competition): 

� Statutes 

� Technical Regulations 

� Judge’s Rules (General and Specific per discipline) 

� MAG and WAG Code of Points 

� Rules for the FIG World Ranking Lists 

� Rules for the FIG World Cup Competitions and World Cup Final in ART 

� FIG Apparatus Norms 

� FIG Advertising and Publicity Rules 

� FIG Rules for Accreditation 

� Medical Organization of the Official FIG Competitions 

� Doping Control Rules 

� Regulations for Award Ceremonies 

� FIG Media Guideline 

and subsequent decisions of the FIG Executive Committee and Technical Committees. 

2. COMPETITION VENUE 

Telefonica Arena Madrid 

Recinto Ferial Casa de Campo / Avenida de Portugal S/N 

28011 – Madrid / http://www.telefonicaarenamadrid.com/ 

3. COMPETITION DATES 

13-14 December 2008 

4. RESPONSIBLE ENTITIES AND COORDINATES 

FIG 

Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique 

Contact Person : CACHEMAILLE Céline 

Avenue de la Gare 12 

1003 Lausanne, Switzerland 

Tel : +41 21 321 55 10 - Direct : +41 21 321 55 14 / Fax: +41 21 321 55 19 

E-mail: ccachemaille@fig-gymnastics.org / Web site: http://www.fig-gymnastics.com 

FIG Authorities 

Prof. GRANDI Bruno FIG President 

Dr. LEGLISE Michel FIG 1 st Vice-president 

TAKIZAWA Koji FIG 2 nd Vice-president 

CORN Slava FIG 3 rd Vice-president 

BUECHE Norbert FIG Honorary Vice-president 

GUEISBUHLER André FIG Secretary General 

FIG MTC 

STOICA Adrian MTC President 

KARACSONY Istvan MTC 1 st Vice-president 

MARCOS FELIPE Julio MTC 2 nd Vice-president 

FIG WTC 

KIM Nellie WTC President 

YAN Ninan WTC 1 st Vice-president 

BURDA-ANDRIANOVA Liubov WTC 2 nd Vice-president 

DOWDELL Kym WTC Member 

SACCHI Donatella WTC Member 

MIHAILESCU-GRIGORAS Anca WTC Member 

HARINISHI Yoshie WTC Member 


All day 

All day 

FIG Staff, Swisstiming, and Consultants 

BUOMPANE Nicolas FIG Deputy Secretary General 

CACHEMAILLE Céline FIG Sports Manager 

TERRIER Zina FIG Secretary General Assistant 

SILACCI Philippe FIG Press Operations Officer 

ATKINSON Vera FIG Editor 

MINKUS Volker FIG Official Photographer 

EVARD Cédric FIG Technology & Internet 

STREBEL Olivier FIG TV Operations Officer 

ROSSE Jean-François FIG TV Coordinator 

HUMBERT Didier FIG Producer 

FENNER Mitch FIG Producer 

PATTHEY David FIG Cameraman 

PITTET Christophe Swisstiming 

BOURQUIN Raymond Swisstiming 

BOVY Raphael Swisstiming 

ISARN Daniel Swisstiming 

COMBE-DUTHEIL Patricia Swisstiming 

PIERRE Cyrille IRCOS Technician 

GRANDCLÉMENT Benoît IRCOS Cameraman 

Organizing Committee 

Real Federacion Espanola de Gimnasia 

Contact Person : GARCIA ALCAZAR Sergio 

C/Ferraz, 16-7° dcha 

28008 Madrid, Spain 

Tel: +34 91 5401078 / Fax: +34 91 5400990 

E-mail: sgarcia@migimnasia.com-wcfmadrid@medeland.es 

Web site:http://www.migimnasia.com 

OC Responsible Persons 

MADROÑAL FOLPINI Angelo President 

ALFARO ESPINOSA Ignacio Secretary General 

GARCIA ALCAZAR Sergio General Coordination 

MUÑOZ RODRIGUEZ Miguel A. Finances 

CARBALLO MARTINEZ Jesús Technical Director 

SAN MARTIN María José Sports Department 

FLORES VERA Rafael Marketing / Publicity 

DIAZ VILLALTA Antonio Logistics / Technical 

MARRON MOYA Ignacio Protocol 

DIAZ DEL CASTILLO Emilia Accreditation 

TRANCHE Yaiza Press / Media Operations 

TEJEDOR SASTRE Oscar Accommodation / Transport 

FLORES VERA Celes Ticketing 

GARCIA PASTUR Santiago Security 

FERNANDEZ POSADAS Andrés Medical Service 

ESTEBAN GRAU Esteban Doping Control 

5. GENERAL PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 

Arrival of the WTC 

Accreditation 

09 December, 2008 

Accordingly 

Hotel Colon 


09.00-13.00/14.40-18.00 WTC meeting Hotel Colon 

All day 

All day 

09.00-13.00/14.40-18.00 

14.00 

16.00-20.00 

18.00 


Arrival of the MTC, delegations, judges, FIG authorities & staff 

Accreditation 

WTC meeting 

Apparatus Controls Training Hall 

Free Training as per schedule 

Apparatus Controls Competition Hall 

Accordingly 

Hotel Colon 

Hotel Colon 

TH Telefonica Arena 

TH Telefonica Arena 

FOP Telefonica Arena 


09:00-10:00 

09:30-10:30 

10.00-13.00/17.00-20.00 

10.30-12.30 

12:00 

14.30-17.00 

08.30 

09:00-13:30 

09.00-11.30 

15.55-17.15 

17.00 

17.30 

18.00 

18:00-18:30 

18:30-18:40 

18:45-19:15 

19:15-19:45 

19:45-20:00 

20:05-20:35 

20:35-21.05 

21.05-21.20 

21.20-21.50 

21.20 

08.30 

09.00-11.30 

09:00-13:00 

15.30-16.50 

16.30 

17:00 

17:00-17:30 

17:30-17:40 

17:45-18:15 

18:15-18:45 

18:45-19:00 

19:05-19:35 

19:35-20:05 

20:05-20:20 

20:25-20:40 

20.40-21.10 

20:45 

22.00 


Orientation Meeting 

WAG Judge’s instruction meeting 

Training-Podium Training as per schedule 

MAG Judge’s instruction meeting and Judge’s draw 

Opening Press Conference 

WTC meeting 


Apparatus Control 

WTC meeting 


Warm-up and Podium Training Warm-up as per schedule 

Judges’ Briefings 

Opening Ceremony 

Finals Day 1 - Competitions 

MAG Floor exercise 

Medal Award Ceremony MAG Floor exercise 

WAG Vault 

MAG Pommel horse 

Medal Award Ceremonies WAG Vault / MAG Pommel horse 

WAG Uneven bars 

MAG Rings 

Medal Award Ceremonies WAG Uneven bars / MAG Rings 

MAG and WAG Judges’ analysis 

Press Conference 


Apparatus Control 


WTC Meeting 

Warm-up and Podium Training Warm-up as per schedule 

Judges’ briefings 

Finals Day 2 - Competitions 

MAG Vault 

Medal Award Ceremony MAG Vault 

WAG Balance beam 

MAG Parallel bars 

Medal Award Ceremonies WAG Balance beam / MAG Paral. bars 

WAG Floor exercise 

MAG Horizontal bar 

Medal Award Ceremonies WAG Floor exercise / MAG Horiz. bar 

Closing Ceremony 

MAG and WAG Judges’ analysis 

Press Conference 

Farewell Party 

Telefonica Arena Press Conf. Room 

Telefonica Arena/TC Room 

FOP/ TH Telefonica Arena 

TC Room 

Town Hall 






TC Room / Press Conf. Room 











TC Rooms 

Press Conf. Room 





TC Room / Press Conf. Room 











TC Rooms 

Press Conf. Room 

Hotel Colon 


All day Departure of All Accordingly 

6. WELCOME – OFFICIAL LANGUAGE 

The Delegations will be welcomed on behalf of the Organizing Committee upon their 

arrival in Madrid Barajas Airport or Madrid railway station. The official language will be 

English. Interpretation from and into other languages will have to be organized by the 

delegations. All announcements and documents will be made exclusively in English. 

During the competitions, the announcements will be made in Spanish and in English 

7. TRANSPORTATION 

The members of the participating federations must pay for their international 

transportation. 

The Organizing Committee will take care of the local transportation of all accredited 

persons from Madrid Barajas Airport or Madrid railway station (at the choice of the 

participating member Federation) to the respective official hotels and back provided that 

notification of the Delegations’ travel schedules will be communicated to the OC by no 


later than December 01 st , 2008, and that the Delegations have booked their 

accommodation through the OC. 

A shuttle bus will be scheduled between the respective official hotels and the training / 

warm-up / competition halls on a daily basis as needed for the Delegations who have 

booked their accommodation through the OC. 

8. VISAS 

Please verify immediately with your travel agent or the Spanish Embassy or Consulate in 

your country if a visa is required for your travel to Spain. Visas cannot be issued upon 

arrival into Spain. The Organizing Committee will be happy to assist each Delegation 

member with an official invitation letter, provided that the request is made in principle 

before November 18 th , 2008. The request must include the full name, date of birth, 

gender, function, passport number, passport expiry date, and the arrival and departure 

dates of every Delegation Member. 

9. BOARD AND LODGING 

The Official Hotel will be: 

AYRE GRAND HOTEL COLON **** 

Calle Pez Volador,1-11 

28007 MADRID 

Tel : + 34 91 400 99 00 / Fax : + 34 91 573 08 09 

e-mail : colon@ayrehoteles.com / web : www.ayrehoteles.com 

The Organizing Committee will pay accommodation and full board from 11 December, 

2008 to 15 December, 2008 exclusively for the following persons: 

� All qualified gymnasts (full board and lodging) 

The OC may help judges make meals reservations at the Official Hotel or in other 

restaurants, but judges will be responsible for paying for their own meals. 

Board and lodging must be booked with the OC with the enclosed form by December 

01 st , 2008, at the latest. 

The price per person and per night for accommodation is as follows: 

Single Room Double Room 

With breakfast 130 € 110 € 

With breakfast and dinner 150 € 130 € 

With full board 170 € 150 € 

100% of the accommodation costs must be paid to the OC by December 01 st , 2008. The 

accommodation expenses are only refundable, provided cancellations are made at least 

by December 05 th , 2008. 

The bank coordinates for the accommodation payment (in €) are as follows: 

REAL FEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE GIMNASIA 

CAIXA CATALUNYA 

C/ Fernández de los Ríos, 63 

28015 MADRID 

BIC: CESCESBBXXX 

IBAN: ES86 2013 0677 6202 0074 2112 

10. ENTRY FEES AND PROCEDURE – CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION 

The participation of the best eight athletes per discipline and apparatus is based on the 

results of the World Ranking List as established at the completion of the last competitions 

counting for the 2007-2008 season (i.e. the Asian Championships and the Wold Cup 

Series Event in Stuttgart ). In case of a tie at the 8th place of the World Ranking List, the 

tie will be broken as follows: higher number of World Ranking List Points received at the 

last World Championships, if there is still a tie, the points received at the last World Cup 

Finals. 


In case that the Organising Member Federation has not qualified any gymnasts at all for 

the Finals, it may nominate 1 man and 1 woman at an apparatus of its choice. The 

respective Gymnasts must have participated in the World Cup Series 2007-2008. 

According to the preliminary information sent to the Federations by the FIG, the deadline 

for the confirmation of the athlete’s participation is December 01 st , 2008 at the very 

latest. 

Should the FIG not receive the nominative entry duly completed by December 01 st , 2008 

(including the payment of the entry fee), the reserve gymnast will then automatically be 

invited by the FIG. 

The maximum size of Delegation is as follows: 

Function Mixed 

Head of Delegation 1 

Coach max. 1 per gymnast 

Doctor 1 

Physiotherapist 1 

*Accompanying person 1 

*Guest 1 

Transferable access card zone 1 for coach Max. 2, but not more than 1 per gymnast 

Transferable access card zone 3 for coach 

As per the number of coaches + 1 

Transferable access card zones 1 medical staff 1 

Transferable access card zones 3 medical staff 1 

Transferable access card zone 3 team manager or head of del. 

* Accreditations at the charge of the Federation 

1 

The entry fee of CHF50.- per gymnast and per apparatus is not refundable and must be 

paid to the FIG by December 01 st , 2008 for all qualified participants to the following Bank 

account: 

UBS SA 

2501 Bienne 

Suisse 

Compte : 272-56301649.0 

IBAN : CH40 0027 2272 5630 1649 0 

Code SWIFR : UBSWCHZH80A 

or by credit card (Visa, Eurocard/Mastercard, or American Express) mentioning the card 

number, expiry date and detailed cardholders name and address. 

Late registrations and registrations without the appropriate payment of the entry fees will 

be considered as invalid. In both cases, the next gymnast(s) according to the ranking list 

will be automatically invited by the FIG. 

11. COMPETITION FORMAT 

FIG Rules for Competition III will apply. In case of ties in the Apparatus Finals, the tied 

gymnasts will all have the same rank, but subsequent ranks will be skipped. 

e.g. 

1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 

1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 

1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 6, 7, 8 

Tied gymnasts will receive the same medal and World Cup Points. 

e.g. 

1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (two gold medals, no silver medal, one bronze medal) 

The Prize Money will be added and divided by the number of gymnasts. 

e.g. 

1, 1, 3 (Prize Money for Rank 1 and 2 is added and divided by 2) 

1, 2, 2 (Prize Money for Rank 2 and 3 is added and divided by 2) 

1, 2, 3, 3 (Prize Money for Rank 3 is divided by 2) 

1, 2, 3, 3, 3 (Prize Money for Rank 3 is divided by 3) 


12. INQUIRY 

Inquiries for the difficulty scores are allowed, provided that they are made verbally 

immediately after the publication of the score or at the very latest before the end of the 

exercise of the following gymnast. The person designated to receive the verbal inquiry 

has to note the time of receiving it and this starts the procedure. Only the accredited 

coaches in the competition area are entitled to submit an inquiry. Late verbal inquiries 

will be rejected. 

A federation is not allowed to complain against a gymnast from another federation. 

Inquiries for all other marks (i.e. Execution) are not allowed. 

The inquiry must be confirmed as soon as possible in writing, but within 4 minutes at the 

latest after the verbal inquiry and requires an agreement of payment of USD 300.-- for 

the first complaint; USD 500.-- for the second complaint and USD 1'000.-- for the third 

complaint. Should the inquiry not be confirmed in writing within 4 minutes, the procedure 

becomes obsolete. 

Should the inquiry prove correct and is accepted, this sum will be reimbursed. Otherwise, 

the sum will be transferred to the FIG Foundation. 

Every inquiry must be examined by the Superior Jury and a final decision (which may not 

be appealed) must be taken at the very latest before the score of the following gymnast 

is shown. 

The detailed procedure is laid down in the respective Code of Points. 

13. ACCREDITATION 

Accreditations will be distributed in the AYRE GRAND HOTEL COLON upon arrival. 

At accreditation, the Heads of Delegation must check the correct names of their complete 

Delegation, verify the accommodation and meal requirements, make the necessary 

payments (insurance, etc.), hand in their national anthem, their national flag, and the 

WAG competitors’ music CD (if any). A copy will be taken of all competitors and judges 

passports for proof of identity, control of Nationality and age as well as for anti-doping 

purposes. The definitive workplan, starting order, and schedules will be given to the Head 

of Delegation by accreditation as well if needed. 

In order to accelerate the accreditation procedure, please send in to the Organizing 

Committee a photo of each of the delegation member (if possible in electronic format or 

a passport photo) together with the Nominative Registration. €10.- will be charged for 

each photo the OC has to make at the arrival of the delegation. 

The accreditation identifies individuals in good standing from FIG affiliated federations 

participating in the event. It indicates and defines their right to access to the different 

zones. All participants and officials are required to wear their Accreditation Cards at all 

times. 

The accreditation is personal, non transferable and compulsory to have access to the 

training and competition halls, the functions and the official transport system of the 

Organizing Committee. The accreditation card is also necessary to pass the security 

controls and have access to lunches and dinners. If lost, a new accreditation card can be 

purchased for €150.- 

The access in the Warm-up Hall is strictly limited to the gymnasts participating in the 

specific competition and according to the warm-up schedule, with their coaches / medical 

staff with transferable access card. 

The Accreditation Rule will be strictly applied, notably as far as the number of 

accreditations per federations is concerned. No further accreditations may be issued. Any 

additional person is considered as a spectator and must buy entry tickets. 

The members of the FIG Executive Committee, the FIG Technical Committees, the FIG 

and former (FIT) Honorary members listed in the FIG Directory, and the Presidents of the 

FIG affiliated federations are entitled to one accompanying person at their discretion, 

e.g., to accommodate the presence and accreditation of a spouse or a close family 

member. The accompanying person is only entitled to accreditation if the person who has 


the right to invite attends the event, and only for the period during which the “host” is 

present. This accreditation may not be transferred during an event. The members of the 

FIG Executive Committee and the FIG and former (FIT) Honorary members listed in the 

FIG Directory are entitled to one free accreditation for an accompanying person, but the 

Organising Committee is entitled to charge €150.- for the accreditations of accompanying 

persons of the FIG Technical Committees Members and the Presidents of the FIG 

affiliated federations. 

Each federation has the right to one Guest accreditation at their discretion, e.g. for 

sponsors, important federation’s officials, etc. The Organising Committee is entitled to 

charge the following costs for Guests accreditations: “Guests” who have accommodation 

booked through the Organising Committee have access to the delegation seats, transport 

system (T3) and are invited to the Banquet. The price to be paid to the OC is €150.- 

.“Guests” who do not book accommodation through the Organising Committee have 

access only to the delegations seats (no transportation system or Banquet). The price to 

be paid to the OC is €300.-. Upon request of the member Federation, the “Guests” may 

be accredited as VIP which includes access to VIP seating and the VIP lounge. The price 

(which must be approved by the FIG) for this upgrade is fixed by the Organising 

Committee. 

The Presidents of FIG affiliated federations in the function of Head of Delegation will be 

accredited as “Head of Delegation”. Their function will be described as “Head of 

Delegation and President”. Presidents of FIG affiliated federations who are not in the 

function of Head of Delegation will be accredited in the cat. “GT” Their function will be 

described as e.g. “President xxx gymnastics”. The OC may charge €300.- for this 

“additional” accreditation. 

As this event represents the last FIG ART World Cup Final, no observer accreditation (i.e. 

as observer) will be delivered. 

14. INSURANCE 

The Host Federation, the Organizing Committee and the FIG will not be held responsible 

for any liabilities in case of accidents, illness, repatriation, and the like. 

The FIG Technical Regulations (i.e. Section 1, article 12.10) foresee that all participating 

Federations are responsible for making their own arrangements to have the necessary 

valid insurance coverage against illness, accidents and for repatriation for all the 

members of their Delegation. The OC will verify the insurance upon arrival of the 

delegation members (e.g. cover note or photocopy of the valid policy). 

Delegation members with insufficient coverage must inform the OC in advance. The OC 

will subsequently offer insurance at the Federations own’s charge as follows: €30.- per 

person / day. 

15. STARTING (BIB) NUMBERS 

All gymnasts will be given a starting (bib) number upon their arrival. This number must 

be fixed in the gymnast’s back and must be worn during the entire duration of the 

competitions. The advertisement on the starting (bib) number must be clearly visible. 

16. INFORMATION DESK 

Every delegation will have a mail box located in the TELEFONICA ARENA MADRID. All 

information requests and correspondence should be addressed to the Organising 

Committee. An information desk for the delegations will also be set-up at the Hotel AYRE 

GRAND COLON. 

17. DRAWING OF LOTS AND STARTING ORDER 

The drawing of lots was made on October 17 th , 2008 in Helsinki (FIN) during the FIG 

Congress. The starting orders are herein enclosed as well as posted on the FIG web site 

for your kind consideration. 


18. ORIENTATION MEETING 

The Orientation Meeting will take place on December 12 th , 2008 at 09:00 (morning) in 

the PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM TELEFONICA ARENA MADRID. 

The Orientation Meeting is compulsory for all Heads of Delegation, coaches and judges. 

Unjustified failure to attend this meeting will result in a sanction of CHF 1’000.- to be 

paid by the Federation (as per TR Reg 5.14). Important information or documents about 

the organization of the competition will be given by the OC and the FIG during this 

meeting. The meeting will be conducted in English only. 

19. OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES 

While the Opening Ceremony will take place on December 13 th , 2008, at 17:30 in the 

TELEFONICA ARENA MADRID, the Closing Ceremony will be scheduled on December 14 th , 

2008, at 20:25 in the TELEFONICA ARENA MADRID, 

20. EQUIPMENT 

The official apparatus suppliers will be Gymnova. 

21. TRAINING – PODIUM TRAINING – WARM-UP 

Access to the competition hall as well as the training and warm-up locations will be given 

only to the members of the delegations wearing the appropriate accreditation. The 

Training, Warm-up, and Competition Schedules are herein attached as well as posted on 

the FIG web site for your kind consideration. 

22. COMPETITION ATTIRE 

Please refer to the Code of Points and the Rules for Advertising and Publicity for details 

on this matter. 

23. JUDGES’ INSTRUCTION AND BRIEFINGS 

The Judges’ instruction is compulsory for all the judges and will take place as follows: 

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics: 

December 12th, 2008, at 10:30 in the TC ROOM 

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics: 

December 12th, 2008, at 09:30 in the TC ROOM 

Judges’ Briefings will also be held prior to the start of the competitions. The judges’ 

instruction and Briefings will be conducted exclusively in English. 

24. JUDGES’ PANELS AND JURY OF APPEAL 

The apparatus jury will be composed of the Supervisors, 2 A, and 6 B judges, nominated 

by the MTC and WTC. In principle, none of these judges may be from the same country 

as that of the participating gymnasts. The TC President will serve as President of the 

Superior Jury. 

MAG and WAG jury of appeal: 

1) TAKIZAWA Koji FIG 2 nd Vice-president 

2) CORN Slava FIG 3 rd Vice-president 

3) To be designated (see TR section 1, Reg. 7.8.3) 

25. SEATINGS FOR THE DELEGATIONS 

Reserved seatings will be allocated to the delegations. 


26. TICKETING 

Tickets for the World Cup Final can be bought by directly contacting the OC as follows: 

Real Federacion Española de Gimnasia 

C/Ferraz, 16-7° dcha 

28008 Madrid, Spain 

Tel: +34 607264959 / Fax: +34 91 5400990 

E-mai: wcfmadrid@medeland.es / Web site: http://www.migimnasia.com 

27. PUBLICATION OF THE SCORES 

The detailed scores, including the judges’ scores, will appear on the scoreboards located 

in the competition hall. A list of results will be distributed to the Heads of Delegation after 

the finals. These results will not contain the detailed judges’ scores. 

28. MEDAL AWARD CEREMONIES AND PRIZE MONEY 

The medal award ceremonies will take place as per the schedule. Only the medal winners 

will be invited to participate in this Ceremony. They will be requested to wear their 

competition attire. 

The FIG will transfer the amount related to the prize money by bank once the doping 

control results are received. The Prize money per apparatus is as follows: 

First place – gold medal and cup: CHF7’000.- 

Second place – silver medal: CHF5’000.- 

Third place – bronze medal: CHF3’000.- 

Wild Card gymnasts (if any) will receive Prize Money and medals, but will not receive 

World Cup points. Diplomas will be distributed as well to all the participants. 

29. MEDIA, PUBLICITY AND PRESS CONFERENCES 

Professional Medias Media representatives (journalists, photographers, television 

commentators) must clearly wear their press credential (E code – 

yellow colour), delivered by FIG and available at 

http://www.fedintgym.com/mediamanager/ 

Medias 

representatives of 

the National 

Gymnastics 

Federations 

Biographies 

For Medias representatives of the FIG affiliated participating 

Federations, the FIG grants one ES-F and one EP-P credential, on 

request of the Federation only at 

http://www.fedintgym.com/mediamanager/, attesting in good faith 

to the identity and the position of the Media delegates. 

The national Federations are responsible for the creation and update 

of the biographies of their gymnasts. These biographies are available 

on the FIG Intranet website, in the FED MANAGER section. 

FOP (Field of Play) Interviews and mobile phones are strictly forbidden on the FOP. 

Mixed Zone 

The Mixed Zone will usually be located on the exit of the FOP, on the 

path to the locker rooms. During competitions, as well as podium 

trainings and qualifications, athletes must exit through the Mixed 

Zone. As they enter the Mixed Zone, journalists will collect flash 

quotes. There is no obligation for an athlete to stop in the Mixed 

Zone, but cooperation with the press is most appreciated. 

Training halls 

The media is welcome but kindly requested to follow and respect the 

specific rules for Training Halls. A temporary access card will be 

delivered. The permission of Head of Delegation / Coach will be 

requested. 

Warming Up halls This is a No Go Zone area. No access for media at all. 

Press conferences Since a press conference is planed, the participation for gymnasts is 

compulsory according to TR 2008, Reg. 4.11.14. In the case of a 

gymnast selected for a doping control, he or she must, prior the 

control, attend the award ceremony and the press conference. 

Beverages are prohibited at press conferences. 

No Go Zone The purpose of this policy is to ensure that photographers and 


Award Ceremony 

Kiss and Cry corner 

Gifts, leaflets, 

promotional material 

cameramen respect a certain area in the FOP where they cannot 

enter. The limits of the area known as the “No Go Zone” will be clearly 

marked on the floor. Further No Go Zones will be decided by FIG, 

depending on the venue. 

After the national anthem, Gymnasts are requested to face all 

directions, together, to wave to the spectators and to allow the 

photographers to take pictures of all medallists. 

Gymnasts are kindly requested to reach the Kiss and Cry corner as 

quickly as possible. Coaches and choreographers are invited NOT TO 

STOP the gymnasts before they are seated in the Kiss and Cry. 

Any kind of distribution of the above mentioned items to Gymnasts, 

FIG Officials, Media, without written approval by FIG, is strictly 

forbidden. 

Publicity Publicity on attire and equipment must be strictly respected. 

FIG Media on site 

Slava Corn FIG Vice President/President of Media Commission slava.corn@senecac.on.ca 

Philippe Silacci FIG Press Operations Officer (ES – EP - ENR) psilacci@fig-gymnastics.org 

Olivier Strebel FIG TV Operations Officer (HB – RT) ostrebel@fig-gymnastics.org 

Volker Minkus FIG Official Photographer agentur@minkusimages.de 

Cédric Evard FIG Technology & Internet cevard@fig-gymnastics.org 

LOC Press Operations 

Tranché Yaiza LOC Press Chief /LOC Photographer Department prensa@migimnasia.com 

Media conferences with the medal winners will take place as follows: 

December 13 th , 2008 at 21:20 in the Press Conference Room 

December 14 th , 2008 at 20:45 in the Press Conference Room 

The participation is compulsory for all medal winners. The national track suit and the 

medal won must be worn by the athletes. Late or no participation in the Media 

conferences with the medal winners will cause substantial fines as per Technical 

Regulations, Reg. 4.11.14. 

30. TELEVISION BROADCAST – KISS AND CRY 

A live production of the finals will be guaranteed. The competitors will be requested to 

strictly follow the instructions of the organisers and to go to the kiss and cry corner 

immediately after their performance in order to wait there for the scores with their coach. 

31. VIDEO RECORDING 

Only the Host Broadcaster’s cameras and the IRCOS cameras will be allowed in the 

Competition Hall. Video Recording will not be permitted in the Competition Venue from 

the spectators’ seating. The official FIG IRCOS footages will be available (for sale) to all 

FIG member Federations. 

32. MEDICAL SERVICES AND PHYSIOTHERAPY 

Medical Services and physiotherapists will be provided by the Organizing Committee and 

medical personnel will be present during training, podium training, and competitions. 

Physiotherapy rooms for massages and ice will be available. 

33. DOPING CONTROLS 

Doping controls will be conducted by the Organizing Committee during the World Cup 

Final as per the FIG and WADA Regulations, under the supervision of the FIG. The doping 

controls may take place at any time during the training, podium training, or competition 

times. 


34. FAREWELL PARTY 

A Farewell Party will take place on December 14 th , 2008 at 22:00 in the Hotel Ayre Grand 

Colon. All accredited delegations members will be invited to participate, provided that 

they have booked their accommodation through the OC 

All tickets for additional persons (50 €) must be booked and paid to the OC by December 

12 th , 2008 at the latest. 

35. IMPORTANT NOTES 

Federations which have not fulfilled their financial obligations towards FIG (annual 

membership and unpaid invoices) and the OC will not be allowed to participate in the 

World Cup Final. 

All participating Federations commit to respect the Statutes and all FIG Regulations. 

Especially the age and nationality of the gymnasts as well as the respective Regulations 

concerning “Insurance’’ art. 12.10 of the Technical Regulations. 

André F. Gueisbuhler Adrian Stoica Nellie Kim 

Secretary General MTC President WTC President 

Enclosure: 

Drawing of Lots (Starting Order) 

Training-Warm-up-Competition Schedules 

Nominative Registration Form 

Travel Details 

Visa Request 

Accommodation Form 

Inquiry Form 

WAG Music Form

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