2031
Starting Order and Seeding
2031.1
The classification of competitors who are present is made by the Jury.
2031.2
The FIS points list provided by FIS must be used for the classification of competitors. If a competitor does not appear in the last valid FIS points list, he shall be assigned to that group of competitors without points.
2031.3
The FIS points list will be used to determine the starting order. The first group will consist of 16 and can be reduced to 10 if there are less than 30 competitors or such other number as determined by the Jury. For Alpine events and Snowboard Cross a random manual draw will take place for the first group. The remaining competitors will be placed according to their ranking. All competitors without points will be drawn. For Freestyle events (HP, SBS and BA) a random draw by the computer can be done for the first group. The remaining competitors with points will be also randomly drawn within their grouping as well as all competitors without points within their grouping.
2031.4
At World Cup competitions special rules for World Cup apply. The draw must take place on the day before the competition. This is not valid for night competitions.
2031.5
The draw must be held in a team captains meeting. A double draw is recommended with a simultaneous draw of the start number and the name of the competitor.
2031.6
Starting Order in Extraordinary Conditions (Excluding First Seed)
2031.6.1
In extraordinary conditions, the Jury may change the starting order (when snowing, etc.). A group of at least 6 competitors, nominated in advance, start before start number 1. These 6 competitors are drawn from among the last 20% of the start list. They will start in reverse order of their start numbers. This rule is not applied when the organiser provides at least six qualified forerunners.
2032
Start Intervals
2032.1
Regular intervals In Giant Slalom, Slalom, competitors will normally start at regular intervals in between 30–60 seconds. The Jury may fix different intervals. For Freestyle events the start interval is controlled by the Head-Judge.
2032.2
Special Start Intervals The start interval may be changed under the following conditions:
2032.2.1
To meet TV transmission broadcast requirements the Jury may consider a request to allowing increasing of the start interval.
2032.2.2
The start interval for the first 25 competitors (Bib group 1–25) may be 120 seconds maximum.
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