Participant Information - Sprint Sled, 4-/6-/8-/unlimited Dog Team Classes.

Photo: Svein Øksnevad

Rules from IFSS apply to all athletes/teams and can be found following this link.

The competitions for the classes 4-dog team junior, 6-dog team, 8-team and open/unlimited class will take place as traditional exercises in Hamar, 3 x 8 km, 3 x 12 km, 3 x 16 km and 3 x 24 km. The trails in Hamar are relatively flat and crooked. Trail map and trail profile will follow.

4-dog team and 8-dog team exercises will take place as follows in Holmenkollen/Oslo:

Day 1: Single start (8 and 16 km)
Day 2: Pursuit Start with star intervals according to the list of results from Day 1. Award ceremony.
Day 3: Mass Start and trail in loops or short rounds. (We're working towards live TV transfer of this.) Award ceremony.

Day 4: Possible Relay: 4-dog team – 4-dog team – 8-dog team (3x 8 km)

The Holmenkollen/Oslo arena is at present being reconstructed and is thus a construction site, and there is therefore little presentation material available for introduction of the ski arena that is to be used. This arena will be properly presented as soon as it is available. We will be using the international ski arena as starting and finishing area during the WCh. This area is right next to the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump, which is currently being built. The trails to be used are loops of various lengths located in the areas near the ski jump. The trails will be about 9 metres wide. There will be a 50cm layer of artificial snow in the trails through the winter.

Trail map and trail profile will be published as soon as it is available.