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Holmenkollen Arena 24th – 27th of March 2011
The racing classes Nordic and Sprint offer speed and excitement from the beginning to the very end! Seeing teams of fit dogs and contestants on the starting line means nothing but top class entertainment and fair sport spirits!
The competitions for Nordic, Sprint 4-Dog Team Sled and 8-Dog Team Sled will take place in Holmenkollen, Oslo. All Nordic Style competitions for juniors will also take place here. Many of these competitions have Pursuit and Mass Starts, meaning that there will be excitement from the first split second of the competition to the last minute of the race. In addition to this there will be exciting relay races on the Sunday!
The following competitions will take place in Holmenkollen:
Nordic style:
A and B (incl Siberian Husky) class
Thursday:
Skijoring one dog - 17 km Men, Individual Start
Skijoring one dog - 15 km Women, Individual Start
Friday:
Pulka - 17 km Men, Individual Start
Pulka - 15 km Women, Individual Start
Saturday:
Combined, Mass Start
Pulka – 7.5 km and Skijoring One Dog 7.5 km, Mass start
Sunday: Relay
3 x 8 km - Pulka – Skijoring One Dog - pulka (Men)
3 x 8 km - Pulka – Skijoring One Dog - pulka (Women)
Junior (17-20 years):
Thursday:
Skijoring One Dog - 10 km Men
Skijoring One Dog - 10 km Women
Friday:
Pulka - 10 km - Men
Pulka - 10 km - Women
Saturday:
Combined, Mass Start
Pulka - 5 km og Skijoring One Dog 5 km, Mass Start
Sled Sprint:
A, B and C classes *
Thursday:
4-dog teams, Sprint (1st heat Individual Start)
8-dog teams, Sprint (1st heat Individual Start)
Friday:
4-dog teams, 2nd heat Pursuit Start
8-spann, 2nd heat Pursuit Start
Saturday:
4-dog teams, Short Sprint (Mass Start)
8-dog teams, Short Sprint (Mass Start)
Sunday: Relay 3 x 8 km (conditional)
1st leg: 4-dog team
2nd leg: 4-dog team
3rd leg: 8-dog team
* Classes
A: All Dogs
B: All pure breed (except pointing dogs and Siberian Huskies)
C: Siberian Husky
Holmenkollen is widely known for attracting an enthusiastic audience.
Photo: Tom Kolstad, Aftenposten
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