Setting sights on Youth Olmpics 2012
The Cross country qualification criteria for the Youth Olympics 2012 are now out and it looks like there will be a sprint (Men and women), 10 k for men and 5k for women as well as a mixed relay with Biathlon. Age range: those born in 94 and 95.
The top 7 nations in “Marc Hodler Trophy standings for CC at Junior World Champs of 2011 (as well as the host nation) qualify 2 men and 2 women. The following nations scoring points in the Marc Hodler Trophy standings are entitled to 1 starting place in respective gender until the maximum quota is filled. Any remaining places will be distributed (with a max 1 M or W per NOC) by FIS to NOCs not yet qualified and applying for quota place, in consideration of international representation throughout all FIS disciplines at YOG
Max number of places 90 (each nation maxes at 2 men 2 women)
The Marc Hodler trophy is awarded based on position of the best 2 skiers in the World Juniors (but I think it may be a bit more complicated than that but I can’t find a reference for it on the FIS web site. I will ask FIS about it. In the meantime here is a note about the trophy from a news report
As in 2009, and most years since the introduction of this coveted prize in 1999, Norway won the Marc Hodler Trophy that rewards the best nation at the Junior World Championships. Germany took 2nd, while Russia was the 3rd most successful nation. For this prestigious team trophy, nations are awarded points according to their athletes' rankings, whereby a maximum of two competitors per nation may score points in the individual races comprising eight Cross-Country events, three Nordic Combined and three Ski Jumping events in the junior category.
In practice I think this means GB cross country is likely to have 1 Male place and the liklihood is that at WJC next year we may have Andrew Young, Callum Smith and William Newman all fighting for one place. Thats tough on the guys.
In Biathlon : Sprint (7.5k men; 6k women); Pursuit (10k Men; 7.5 women) Mixed relay and the mixed relay with CC. Age range: those born in 94 and 95. Quota to be determined by World Cup Nations Ranking from the 2010 – 2011 season:
Nation cup places 1 to 20 will get 2 quota spots; places 21 – 29 will get 1 quota spot and
1 place for host nation. (I assume the Nation cup places will be looked at on men and women.) There are 100 quota places (each nation max at 2 men, 2 women).
