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DSQs
Checking the results of the 30k Sovereign Lake (BC) Loppet, I was surprised
to find someone DSQ in the results. In a citizens' race such as that, what are typical ways a person might be disqualified? Jim |
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1) Skating in a classic race. I was helping to officiate a local race a
few weeks back and several people were caught skating up a hill. 2) If it is a multi-loop course - missing a loop.Quite a few were disqualified at the Keskinada classic because weather had forced a modification of the course and people got very confused. Last minute changes can leave everybody confused. |
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"cpella" wrote in message
oups.com... 1) Skating in a classic race. I was helping to officiate a local race a few weeks back and several people were caught skating up a hill. 2) If it is a multi-loop course - missing a loop.Quite a few were disqualified at the Keskinada classic because weather had forced a modification of the course and people got very confused. Last minute changes can leave everybody confused. I figured on the missing a loop part. So if someone is skating up a hill they wouldn't get a warning first? I did a 10k last year and found myself skating through a turn in front of officials without penalty. Maybe it helped I was out of contention for a top spot... JF |
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It's ok to take a skate step around a turn - that is perfectly
acceptable. These kids were offsetting up a hill rather obviously and one was seen one-skating on some flats. These were experienced age-group skiers so when the chief race official discussed it with their coaches everybody was in agreement. It's important to instill a sense of fair play in the kids. |
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"Jim Flom" wrote in message news:mDATf.3944$J43.3440@edtnps90... Checking the results of the 30k Sovereign Lake (BC) Loppet, I was surprised to find someone DSQ in the results. In a citizens' race such as that, what are typical ways a person might be disqualified? Jim An easy way to get a DQ is to give up and cross the finish line before you have completed the required number of laps. Another one is to violate a finish lane at a sprint event. I've seen both. Bob |
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An easy way to get a DQ is to give up and cross the finish line before you
have completed the required number of laps. Another one is to violate a finish lane at a sprint event. I've seen both. Bob To draw further on your expertise, Bob, how might one (almost) get a DNS?.... |
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"Derick Fay" wrote in message
oups.com... An easy way to get a DQ is to give up and cross the finish line before you have completed the required number of laps. Another one is to violate a finish lane at a sprint event. I've seen both. Bob To draw further on your expertise, Bob, how might one (almost) get a DNS?.... LOL I'm guessing he have a baby? I really hope it was nothing bad like a car accident or working overtime. Bob |
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To draw further on your expertise, Bob, how might one (almost) get a DNS?.... LOL I'm guessing he have a baby? I really hope it was nothing bad like a car accident or working overtime. Bob The key word was "almost"...I was actually thinking of showing up at a race with one of your boots and one of your wife's... |
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It's not so sinister ... The fellow in question missed a turn and thus skied a shorter lap. He's happy to tell you that there's no way he could possibly have won by 10 minutes. I'm happy to tell you that the DQ'd skier is a great guy, a beautiful classic skier, and was only dissappointed that the course wasn't as well marked as it could've been. The people at SovLk do a great job, so I'm not quibbling with their efforts, either. Just trying to clear up the mystery DQ. |
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"Mark Waechter" wrote ...
It's not so sinister ... The fellow in question missed a turn and thus skied a shorter lap. He's happy to tell you that there's no way he could possibly have won by 10 minutes. I'm happy to tell you that the DQ'd skier is a great guy, a beautiful classic skier, and was only dissappointed that the course wasn't as well marked as it could've been. The people at SovLk do a great job, so I'm not quibbling with their efforts, either. Just trying to clear up the mystery DQ. Certainly, and I didn't intend to imply sinister, I was just surprised to see it and curious about different possible DQs. I could just as easily have left out the name of the race. Didn't wish to single anyone out. JF |
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