REGULATIONS ABOUT

INTERNATIONAL VICTORY СUP AMONG THE MILITARY PERSONNEL
DEVOTED TO THE VICTORY IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR

Individual and team competitions.

1. Goals and objectives
- determination of the strongest sportsmen and teams among the military personnel;
- increase of sport skills.

2. Date and place
Place – Russia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Terskol village
The competitions will take place from the 2nd to 8th May 2016 within the Festival Red Fox Elbrus Race.

3. Organizers
- Main control of competition organization is realized by the Festival's Organization committee. Immediate guidance is entrusted to the Festival's Director Evgeny Kolchanov, e-mail: ekolchanov@mail.ru
- Festival's Organization committee is formed by the Red Fox Company.
- Representatives of the security ministries participating in the competitions.
- Chief competition judge: Alexander Ovchinnikov
- Safety official: Alexander Poluektov

Immediate carrying out of the competitions is entrusted to the main panel of judges.

4. Requirements for participants and admittance to competitions
Participation in Victory Cup is allowed for national teams of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, the Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and other security ministries, including military personnel of other countries. Team line-up: 4 men, 2 women + 1 trainer + 1 representative. Quantity of teams is unlimited. The teams of one ministry can have 1 trainer and 1 representative. Teams without full line-up will not be admitted to the competitions. Registration is for teams of two participants which staff cannot be changed during all competitions. Competitions are conducted under the Russian “Rules for skyrunning and ski-mountaineering competitions”.

5. Program
2nd May
11:00-19:00 - Registration of participants of the Victory Cup (Vershina hotel).

3th May
08:00 - Start of the ski-mountaineering team race.

5th May
09:00 – Start of the Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m.

7th May
06:30 – Start of the Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m.

8th May
16:00 - Awarding ceremony of the winners of the Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus and Victory Cup.

7. Determination of the winners
Participant’s results in individual and team offsets are determined by the sum of route passing times and sum of penalties on the stages of distances. Route passing time of one team is estimated according to the result of last finished team’s member.
Overall offset is determined by the best team ranking gained of team of 2 persons according to the sum of points scored in all races. Overall team ranking is calculated according to the following system: sum of ranking points scored of each participant (team’s member) in each competition. Team scored the greatest number of ranking points will be recognized as a winner. Main panel of judges should give the result cards to team’s representatives up to 8th May 2016.

8. Awards
The winners and prizemen are awarded by medals and diploma of different grades. In addition it can be valuable prizes from sponsors and other agencies.

9. Financing terms
Cost accounts of expenses for preparation and organization of the competitions are at expense of the local budget and extrabudgetary resources of other participating organizations. Expenses of assignment (travel, meals, accommodation) and insurance of participants of the competitions are in charge of sending organizations.

10. Applications
Preliminary applications should be sent by E-mail: elbrus@redfox.ru. It's obligatory to indicate last name, age and discipline of the competitions and qualification.
Ski-mountaineering team race. Entrance fee - 500 roubles.
Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m. Entrance fee - 1000 roubles.
Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m. Entrance fee - 1000 roubles.
Preliminary applications are accepted until 25th April 2016 with obligatory confirmation. Application with classification card (if it’s available) should be presented to the credentials committee.
Main panel of judges reserves the right to change competitions schedule!!!

This regulation is a challenge for the competitions!