A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
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C.26.2 At U.S. Championship events, the starting order shall be designed such that top<br />
ranked competitors and those with the same interests (same college or club) start<br />
as far apart as possible.<br />
C.26.3 The starting list of registered competitors shall be officially declared at least 15<br />
hours be<strong>for</strong>e the first start time.<br />
C.26.4 For individual starts the skiers on each course start one by one at equal start<br />
intervals.<br />
C.26.5 The competitors shall receive the map 15 seconds be<strong>for</strong>e the start in sprint and 30<br />
seconds be<strong>for</strong>e the start in middle and long distances. For mass starts competitors<br />
shall receive the map 15 seconds be<strong>for</strong>e the start. For chasing starts the<br />
competitors shall take their map themselves after the time start.<br />
C.27 Finish/Timing<br />
C.27.1 The final 100 meters of the course shall be at least five meters wide, allowing<br />
sufficient space <strong>for</strong> two skating skiers to approach and cross the finish line<br />
simultaneously.<br />
C.27.2 At the finish there shall be first aid supplies and refreshments.<br />
C.27.3 The finishing time shall be measured when the competitor’s front foot crosses the<br />
finish line or when the competitor punches at the finish line. Times will be<br />
truncated to full seconds and given in minutes and seconds.<br />
C.27.4 In the case of more than one competitor having the same running time, they shall<br />
be given the same finishing place, and the results should show the same place<br />
number <strong>for</strong> both. When practical they should be listed in the order in which they<br />
started.<br />
C.27.5 Competitors who omit one or more control marks shall be listed as "did not<br />
finish" (DNF). If the absence of a control mark is not the fault of the competitor<br />
(i.e. missing or broken punch) and the competitor states that he/she visited all the<br />
control locations in the proper sequence, in the absence of proof to the contrary<br />
the competitor will not be disqualified.<br />
C.27.6 Competitors who mark at an incorrect control in place of the correct one shall be<br />
listed as "mispunch" (MSP).<br />
C.27.7 Competitors who can be proved to have visited the control points in the wrong<br />
order shall be disqualified (DSQ).<br />
C.27.8 All competitors shall be given equal amounts of competition time to complete<br />
their courses. The competition time limit shall be declared in the Meet<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation. Competitors completing a course in a time greater than the<br />
competition time limit will be recorded as overtime (OVT) and will not receive a<br />
time or place.