A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA

C Rules for Ski Orienteering Events
C.1 Application and Enforcement of the rules
C.1.1 Ski Orienteering Competitions and events sanctioned by Orienteering USA shall
be organized in accordance with these rules.
C.1.2 Rules for Foot Orienteering from section A may be applied to Ski Orienteering if
not addressed in this section.
C.1.3 These rules shall be binding on all organizers, competitors, team officials and
other persons connected with the organization or in contact with the competitors.
The Orienteering USA Ski Orienteering Committee shall supervise the
application of the Rules. The Orienteering USA Rules Committee shall interpret
the Rules and any questions should be so addressed.
C.1.4 Event organizers, competitors and team officials must know these Rules and the
Event Instructions. Ignorance of the Rules will not be accepted as a valid excuse
for any infringement.
C.1.5 These rules take precedence over the Competition Rules for International
Orienteering Federation (IOF) Ski Orienteering Events except for:
e) IOF sanctioned events hosted in the United States
f) International events when so agreed by the participating nations
C.2 Definitions
C.2.1 Orienteering is a sport in which the competitors navigate independently through
the terrain. Competitors must visit a number of control points marked on the
ground aided only by map and compass.
C.2.2 In Ski Orienteering the competitors shall travel on skis. An ideal course should
test experienced skiers with several skiing techniques, for example diagonal,
skating and downhill. The competitors may travel on foot, but must transport their
own skiing equipment at all times.
C.2.3 An Event is a set of races and their attendant festivities and organizational aspects.
C.2.4 The term A-meet is restricted to events which include races sanctioned by
Orienteering USA.
C.2.5 A Race is a single event component which consists of competitors starting and
finishing a course.
C.2.6 A Competition is one or more races which are used together as the basis for
making awards.