A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA

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