INVITATION TO
BARENTS WINTER GAMES (BWG)
Luleå 16th – 18th of March 2018
With great pleasure, the Barents Sport Committee Sweden, and Norrbottens
Idrottsförbund invite you to participate in BWG 2018 in Luleå, Sweden.
The first Barents Games ever took place in Tromsø 2014 (wintergames), and the first Barents Summer Games took place in Oulu, Finland in 2015. Now it is the time for Sweden to organize the Barents Winter Games 2018!
Figure skating
Age group: 15-20 years
Team structure: 16 athletes (8 boys and/or 8 girls), 2 leaders, 1 Judge (National or International Judge)
Framework for the event
● Accommodation in hotels (double/triple rooms) from Friday to Sunday;
● Transport: hotels-arenas-hotels from Friday to Sunday;
● Meals:
o March 16th – dinner
o March 17th – breakfast, lunch, dinner
o March 18th – breakfast, lunch
Information about Barents Winter Games 2018 will be published on our webpage:
www.barentssports.com. Follow us on Facebook: Barentsgames
Contact information
Mona Lisa Skipnes, e-mail: , tlf: +47419 60251
Carina Kelly, e-mail: ( figure skating rules only)
Program Figure skating
Friday March 16th
12.00 – 16.00 / Arrival in Luleå, accreditation and check-in at the hotels12.00 – 18.30 / Registration office in the hotel is open
17.00 – 18.30 / Dinner at the hotel
19.30 – 20.15 / Opening Ceremony at Norra Hamn
20.30 - / Team leader meeting at the hotel (possible earlier in the afternoon)
Saturday March 17th
08.30 / Transportation to the arena (bus or walk)
09.00 – 10.00 / Preparation on the arena
10.00 / Competition starts
12.00 – 13.30 / Lunch at the arena
16.00 / Competition ends
16.30 / Transportation to the hotel
17.00 – 18.30 / Dinner at the hotel
19.00 / Transportation to Get-Together (bus or walk)
19.30 – 20.30 / Get Together
20.45 / Transportation to the hotels (bus or walk)
Sunday March 18th
07.00 – 09.00 / Breakfast at the hotel08.30 / Transportation to the Arena (bus or walk)
09.30 / Competition starts
11.15 – 12.15 / Lunch at the arena
13.30 / Competition ends
13.45 / Medal Ceremony
14.00 / Transportation to the hotels (bus or walk)
14.30 – 15.00 / Home departure
Please note. This is a preliminary time schedule.
Rules according to International Skating Union (www.isu.org)
Junior A, Ladies and Men, according to ISU rules, short- and free skating.(age 15-20)
ISU Special regulation Single and Pair and Ice dance 2016. (See page 101 for rules.)
http://www.isu.org/isu-statutes-constitution-regulations-technical/special-regulations-and-technical-rules/52-2016-special-regulation-sandp-and-ice-dance-and-technical-rules-sandp-and-id-final/file
Junior B, Ladies and Men,according to rules Novice B, subgroup older. Freeskating only.(age 15-20)
See ISU.org,Communication 2024, paragraph 2.2, page 4. Please note exception: no triples allowed in free skating. Only single and double jumps allowed.
http://www.isu.org/inside-single-pair-skating-ice-dance/isu-judging-system-fs/isu-handbooks-faq-sandp-skating-2/related-communications/12270-2024-novice-2016-17-replacing-2013-1/file
Since there may be Juniors and Seniors competing with Junior and Novice rules the length of programs will vary. Therefore all programs between 3 to 4 minutes will be accepted and no time deductions will be made.
Officials
The Swedish Figure Skating Association will nominate the Technical panel and the Referee. We kindly ask your country to nominate one (1) judge for BWG.
Welcome!