British Columbia Speed Skating Association
P. O. Box 2023 Station A, Abbotsford, BC V2T 3T8 Tel : 604.746.4349 Fax: 604.746-4549
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Date: September, 2012
To:
BCSSA Membership
From: BCSSA Officials Development Committee
Re:
New LT and ST ISU Rules: 2012-2013 Season
Long Track rule Changes
Rule 226
Demarcation of the competition track
(See also Rules 203 and 204 in the Special Regulations)
For demarcation of the competition lanes, fully painted lines, 5 cm wide, should be used, both in
the straights and in the curves.
Normally, and always on indoor tracks, the demarcation of the lanes in the curves must include
movable blocks of rubber or synthetic material (of maximum height 5 cm), 50 centimeters apart
for the first 15 meters of the curve and 2 meters apart for the remaining part of the curve. The
blocks shall touch the inside of the painted lines. Closed cones (20-25 centimeters high) shall be
used as the first block at the entrance of each curve. When considered necessary for the
visibility of the demarcation, blocks may be placed on the painted demarcation lines on the
straights, with a distance of 10 meters between each block. On open-air tracks snow may be
used instead of movable blocks, but the snow must not be iced. The snow lines must then lie
along the whole competition track except the crossing straight.
The Referee decides if the demarcation is in conformity with the rules.
Page 42, Rule 226, Demarcation of the competition track
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Rule 256
Cutting the inner line in the curve
2. When entering the curve, in the curve and exiting the curve, the Competitor is forbidden to cut the
inner line of the competition lane, as defined by a fully painted line, and marked by snow or movable
blocks placed at the inside of the painted line. A breach of this rule will result in the Competitor
being disqualified.
Crossing the lines of the designated competition lane
Crossing the lines of the designated competition lane
3. If a Competitor skates outside the designated competition lane, thus completely crossing the
line to the other lane or to the warm-up lane with the full skate, the Competitor may be
disqualified, even without offending another Competitor. If there are confirmed observations of
more than one such offence during the race, the Competitor will be disqualified, except for
situations described in paragraph 4 below.
Exceptional situations
4. The following situations will not lead to a disqualification in accordance with paragraph 3
above:
a) If a Competitor does not keep within the inner lane in the curve or when exiting the curve
towards the finishing straight and therefore crosses the line to the outer lane, the Competitor
will not be disqualified if returning immediately to the inner lane. When exiting the curve, the
return to the inner lane must in any case have taken place before the first of the lines defining
the 1000 meters finish on a standard 400m track.
b) If a Competitor leaves the designated competition lane due to a fall or other accidental
reason, the Competitor will not be disqualified if returning directly to the designated lane. See
also Rule 260, paragraph 3.
c) If a Competitor has overtaken another Competitor skating in the same lane, and during the
overtaking crossed the outer demarcation line of the lane in order to avoid interference, the
overtaking Skater will not be disqualified. See also Rule 257, paragraph 2.
Page 63, 64 Rule 256, paragraph 2, 3, and 4
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Short Track rule changes
Rule 280
A. Tracks
2 c) Only for 500 and 1000 meters: Starting at 50 cm from the inner side of the track, dots 2 cm
diameter shall mark five (5) starting positions every 1.3 meters in order to define the starting
positions.
Page 76, Tracks Rule 280 Paragraph 2c
Rule 295
B. Definitions
1-e The "Field of Play" during Short Track Speed Skating competitions are the ice surface, the
immediate surroundings, heatbox, coach’s box, Officials restricted area and any other so
designated areas.
Page 103, B. definitions, rule 295, 1-e
Rule 295
Points and classifications
5 c) In the case of a tie, all Skaters involved in a tie will receive the points awarded for that finish
position (e.g. tie on 2nd both Skaters will receive 21 pts.). If two Skaters are involved in a tie, the
points for the following finish place will not be awarded, in the case of three Skaters involved,
the following 2 finish places will not be awarded.
6. For each of the distances a classification will be made in which the participants are ranked:
- by group/block; Finalists, Semi-Finalists, Quarter-Finalists, etc.;
- by position (finish place) within the respective group;
- by position (finish place) within the subsequent previous Qualifying Rounds;
- by best time in any race over the distance concerned.
- further ties will not be broken for Final Classifications.
For any intermediate classifications:
- in the case of equal times over the distance, a draw will take place to establish the order;
- in the case where there are no time(s) available, a draw will take place for the respective
Skaters/Teams to determine their rank in comparison to the others with the same position
(finish place).
Page 106, points and classifications, paragraph-5c and paragraph 6
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Rule 297 - 6
Sanctions for Coaches, Team Leaders and Support Staffs
6. Coaches, Team Leaders and Support Staffs are subject to the conditions of the General Regulations.
Failure to observe these Rules and/or misconduct can result in the following sanctions;
Yellow Card: suspension from the Field of Play for the day
Red Card: suspension from the Event/Competition with removal of the accreditation.
Page 112, sanctions for coaches, Team leaders and support staffs, paragraph 6
Rule 298
Starting Procedure
4 h) After a false start the Starter shall tell a Skater that he has made a false start.
- In the case of a second false start by the same Skater the Starter shall tell the
Skater that he gets a penalty.
- after a race has been called back for false starts twice, then any subsequent false start
by any of the Skaters will result in a penalty for the Skater(s) concerned.
i) - Any Skater that by his action delays the start will receive a warning.
- in the case of a false start or a second warning to a skater who has already received a
warning the Starter shall tell the Skater that he gets a penalty.
- Any warnings for delays do not affect the other skaters on the starting line.
5. Starting equipment
Instead of an ordinary start revolver (powder gun) an electronic start pistol may be used. In this
case the following conditions should be observed:
a) The electronic pistol should have a firm trigger point;
b) The synthetic sound at the “firing of the gun” should be loud and distinct, and similar to the
sound of the shot from an ordinary start revolver;
c) The smoke fire must be replaced with a visual flash, which must be distinctly different
from a photoflash.
As with all rule changes, BCSSA ODC has tried to make sure that all changes are
accurate within this memo. The above rule changes are not all encompassing but
they represent the major changes that will impact the BCSSA skaters, members
and officials within our province for LT and ST this season. BCSSA ODC
recommends and encourages all BCSSA members to download and read the new
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P. O. Box 2023 Station A, Abbotsford, BC V2T 3T8 Tel : 604.746.4349 Fax: 604.746-4549
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ISU rule changes for the 2012-2013 season. BCSSA will be issuing a memo to help
clarify the new starting procedure.
Special Regulations & Technical Rules
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-153889-171105nav-list,00.html
BCSSA ODC
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