Cross Country Skiing

Cross Country Skiing in Strbske Pleso
Start/finish ski area on the right side and wax house service on the left side
Cross Country Skiing in Strbske Pleso
Cross Country Skiing site in Strbske Pleso
I went to the site inspection visit at Vysoké Tatry in Slovakia. The cross country skiing area will be in Strbske Pleso area, the Ski stadium area will be at the Olympic Center, and the Opening and Closing ceremony will be there too. The scenery is beautiful and the terrain is challenging for the skiers! The official ski trail map and profile was not provided to me yet. The Olympic Stadium is located at 1355m altitude. In the competition area they will provide a ski wax cabin service to every country team. This is the same area where Strbske Pleso hosted Junior World Championships in 2009 and FIS Ski Jumping World Cup back in the 1980's.

For women, the two events have been cancelled due to less than 5 countries rule. Those events are 3x5km relay and team sprint. Men will have 5 events and women will have 3 events. Age restriction is for longer distance, remember to check the different age limit for young skiers. Please check herePDF for Age Eligibility. Similarly, the team outfit should be only max 400cm2, please see regulation of the Deaflympics.

The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating event entered must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 04 February 2011. Around August 2010 you will know more about the competition and training schedule.

I hope that the tournament will be about fair play and it will determines who wins. We are looking forward to meet you soon, one year is a short time!

The 1st World Deaf Cross Country Skiing Championships in 2013 is vacant. If your country is willing host, please send application forms and necessary documents before 31 January 2011. For details, click here.

Maarit MALINEN
ICSD Technical Director - Cross Country Skiing

By Maarit Tusa