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Coupe GMC Cup

Preamble

The GMC Cup is a national race series for FIS level athletes to gain valuable race experience in the four  alpine disciplines, downhill, super-g, giant slalom, and slalom.  The GMC Cup series allows athletes to train and compete both mentally and physically as they prepare for national and international FIS level racing.

The GMC Overall Champions are decided when point calculations are totaled throughout the GMC Cup series and GMC Canadian Championships.  These two athletes are crowned Overall Champions for the following season and are awarded $5,000 each for their season long success.


Objectives

  • To prepare Canadian FIS level athletes competing in regional FIS series race to the Continental Cup level.
  • To name the GMC Overall Champions for each gender.
Race Notice and Rules
  • The race notice will be sent and posted at least 6 weeks in advance to all provincial offices, Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) and the assigned Technical Delegate(s) for the event.
  • The GMC Series is a FIS sanctioned events and therefore FIS rules apply.

    • Eligibility

GMC Cup Series

  • All participants must be active members of ACA and hold a current, valid, national competitor card (Canadian Card) and FIS card or be a valid member of his / her National Ski Association.
  • International athletes and Canadian Alpine Ski Team (CAST) members, including National Development Team athletes, may participate but are not eligible to score points.

    • Quotas
    Regional GMC cup quotas are managed by the host province with ACA's support.

    Regional quotas are determined by Provincial equality in either the East region or the West region.
Point System

GMC Cup Series

  • Athletes competing in the series will accumulate points based on their finish position.
  • Points will be allocated to the top 30 racers in accordance with the chart below.
  • Points from each eastern race and each western race will be added to determine the east and west standing which will be combined into one list for GMC Canadian Championships..
  • Athletes will continue to gather points at the GMC Canadian Championships to determine the overall winners of the GMC Canadian  Championships.
  • Points are not awarded to non-Canadian participants, Canadian Alpine Ski Team / National Development Team members and International skiers. National Development Team members or International skiers do not count.  Their points will not be awarded to the next athlete.
  • Cross country participants in the series will not be permitted to gather points.

Point Chart

Position
Points
Position
Points
1
100
16
15
2
80
17
14
3
60
18
13
4
50
19
12
5
45
20
11
6
40
21
10
7
36
22
9
8
32
23
8
9
29
24
7
10
26
25
6
11
24
26
5
12
22
27
4
13
20
28
3
14
18
29
2
15
16
30
1

 

Prize Money
During the 2009-2010 seasons, GMC will be offering $25,000 to the provinces base on the percentage of athletes in the top 10 final standing of both the Ladies and Men’s series.

Throughout the race series, there will be $35,000 in prize money awarded to the Champions and Provinces.


Course setter and referee

ACA appoints the course setter based on regional equality and recommends the referee

Web site: http://www.gm.ca/cup

For more information:

Contact:

  • Christopher Colpitts
    E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Phone: 403-777-4244
    Job Title: Manager - Race Events
    Entreprise/Association: Alpine Canada Alpin