ISU Masters Speed Skating Group (IMSSG)
Coordinator:
Dr. Volker Serini,
Sebastian-Kneipp-Weg 2, D-47802 Krefeld, GERMANY
Phone +49 2151 563177, Mobile Phone +49 172 263 6664, Fax +49 2151
563975
Email: imssc@t-online.de Web:
www.imssg.org
Proposal for the Incorporation of International
Masters’ Speed Skating Rules in the ISU Special
Regulations Speed Skating
(according
to the decisions of the ISU Masters’ Speed Skating Group
at the 2nd Session
in Baselga
di Pinè/ITA, 23 Feb 2005)
M. Masters
Rule No. 277
1 Masters’ Definition
Masters are
non-professional speed skaters (members of National teams and National
selections excluded) from 30 years, the age being defined as age reached during
the competition year 1st July till 30th June, competing in 5-year age groups
30-34 (30), 35-39 (35), 40-44 (40), 45-49 (45), 50-54 (50), 55-59 (55), 60-64
(60), 65-69 (65), 70-74 (70), 75-79 (75), 75-79 (75), 80-84 (80), 85-89 (85),
90-94 (90) and higher (as high as necessary).
2 Masters’ International Competitions
2.1
Masters’ World
Championships and other Masters’
International Competitions
2.1.1 Masters’ Allround World Championships
The
Masters’ Allround World Championships shall be held
every year with rotating country and location. They may be organized by a club
or a National Speed Skating Association.
The
distances for Masters’ Allround World Championships
are:
Ladies
500 m, 1500 m, 1000 m, 3000 m (age groups 30 – 65)
Ladies
500 m, 1000 m, 1500
m (age groups 70 and
higher)
Men 500 m, 3000 m, 1500 m, 5000 m (age groups 30 – 65)
Men
500 m, 3000 m, 1000 m, 3000 m (age groups 70 and higher)
2.1.2 Other Masters’
International Competitions
Other
Masters’ International Competitions will be held in different countries. They
may be organized by a
club or a National Speed Skating Association.
2.2 Entry
The official
entry form of the competition has to be filled in
and sent to the organizer by the competitor or by the
club or association to which the skater belongs. Every competing skater must be
licensed in his own country.
2.3 Drawing and
Ranking
Drawing at
International Masters’ Competitions, including Masters’ Allround
World Championships, must be done according to ISU
Rule 228 for International Competitions and Rule 226, paragraph 3, for
International Sprint Competitions.
Generally the
age groups are drawn separately. If the number of competitors is very small in
one or several of the five year age groups, neighboured 5-year age groups may
be joined together for drawing and speed skating. However, final classification
must be done separately in 5-year age groups independent of the number of
participants in an age group.
To be able to
recognize in the competition protocol the ranking of every 5-year age group in
joined age groups also before the final classification, the name of the
competitor has to be supplemented by the age group, for instance “Otto Meier
55”.
2.4 Restrictions of Participants in the Longest Distance
In races over several distances a
restriction of the number of participants in an age group to fewer than four
participants in the last distance is not allowed. If there are fewer than four
participants in an age group, all participants have to be allowed to
skate the last distance.
3 Masters’ World Records
3.1 Listing
Masters’ World Records are listed by the
International Masters’ Speed Skating Committee (IMSSC) for the age groups
defined in Rule 1.
ISU MASTERS SPEED SKATING GROUP (IMSSG), Coordinator
Krefeld, 7 Okt 2005 Dr. Volker Serini
IMRPRO-051007-Masters-Rules-Prop1-05-55
Members IMSSG :
Jae-Seok Choi
(KOR), Gaétan Rochette (CAN), Dr. Volker Serini
(GER), Sven-Aage Svensson (NOR)