FIS NORDIC COMBINED WORLD CUP B
OPENING COMPETITION 2001/2002 IN VUOKATTI, FINLAND

1.-2. December 2001

INVITATION


We invite all member associations of the FIS to take part in the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup B competitions in Vuokatti:

                                             Saturday 1.12.                       Individual Gundersen competition

                                             Sunday 2.12.                         Mass Start competition

Rules FIS rules will apply
Entries

Each Ski Association has to send the entry forms for the events by Friday 23.  November 2001 to
Vuokatti Sports Institute, 88615 VUOKATTI, FINLAND (Fax +358-8-6640 134).
Please list also coaches and service personnel.

Participants According to the FIS rules.
General responsibility Each competitor must be insured by his own association. The Organizing Committee is not be held responsible for accidents.
Payment of travel expenses The travel costs are to be paid by the national ski associations.
Payment of accommodation expenses The organizer pays the accommodation with full board according to the FIS rules  in  a hotel determined by the organizers. All the hotels are within 6 kms range from the competition center.
The full board price for people and/or days outside this quota with full board is FIM 320/day/person.
Room reservations Please make your reservation as soon as possible, the absolute deadline is 23. November:
Nina Schroderus
- Tel.    +358-8-6191 400 - Mobile     +358-50-576 6144 - Fax    +358-8-6640 134
E-mail    nina.schroderus@vuokattisport.fi

PRELIMINARY TIMETABLE

Thursday Nov. 29 19.00 Team leader meeting
Friday Nov. 30 10.00 Ski Jumping: Official training
14.00 Competition track marked for training
  16.00  Team leader meeting
Saturday Dec. 1 09.00 Ski Jumping
  2 competition rounds immediately after the trial round
14.00   Skiing : 15 km
Prize giving ceremony right after the competition
19.00 Team leader meeting
Sunday Dec. 2 10.00 Skiing: 10 km (Mass start)
13.00 Ski Jumping
2 competition rounds immediately after the trial round
Prize giving ceremony immediately after the competition

  GENERAL INFORMATION

Place Vuokatti ( 40 kms from Kajaani airport)
Competition site and race office at Vuokatti Ski Training Center
Travelling  -several daily flights to and from Kajaani
 -several daily trains to and from Kajaani
  -Helsinki – Vuokatti ~ 600 km
  -Vuokatti -Taivalkoski ~ 200 km
Chairman of organizing committee Timo Härkönen
General secretary Sisko Valli
Chief of ski jumping Vesa-Pekka Sarparanta
Chief of stadium Kalevi Immonen
Room reservations  Nina Schroderus
Race office Johanna Parviainen
Jury:  TD  :Walter Vogel / GER
Assistent  : Pentti Olli / FIN
Chief of competition  : Kenneth Penttinen / FIN
Chief of track: Jarmo Lauronen / FIN
Jugdes:  Per Busk /SWE - Teppo Nieminen - Mikko Heino - Heimo Niskakari - Eero Kuusinen / FIN
 More information  Sisko Valli   - Tel.        +358-8-6191 409
                   Mobile  +358-50-576 6068
                   Fax        +358-8-6640 134
                   E-mail  
sisko.valli@vuokattisport.fi