FSI presenta la squadra italiana per i World Championship of Snowboarding 2016 di Yabuli

FSI annuncia i nomi degli atleti che rappresenteranno l’Italia ai prossimi World Championship of Snowboarding, i Campionati del Mondo TTR e WSF che si terranno a Yabuli in Cina il prossimo marzo 2016.

Per le diverse discipline previste, slopestyle, halfpipe sono stati selezionati i migliori rider che grazie ai risultati ottenuti nelle importanti competizioni della scorsa stagione hanno raggiunto i requisiti necessari per la partecipazione.

FSI, rappresentante italiano della World Snowboard Federation, nel rispetto delle WSF Nation Quota (vedi sotto il regolamento completo) aveva inviato e ricevuto approvazione per i seguenti criteri di qualifica:

Per la disciplina Slopestyle è stato identificato il tour di eventi Italian Snowboard Tour 2015 per designare i due posti a disposizione.

Purtroppo i vincitori del circuito hanno dovuto rinunciare perchè impossibilitati per motivi personali, oltre che  non in possesso dei requisiti minimi, è stato quindi adottato il criterio alternativo di qualifica: selezionare i rider italiani con il miglior punteggio nella classifica World Snowboarding Points List (al 15 dicembre 2015) tra i partecipanti dell’Italian Snowboard Tour 2015.

Per quanto riguarda l’Halfpipe, la selezione si è basata sulla posizione degli atleti nella classifica World Snowboarding Points List (al 15 dicembre 2015).

FSI è quindi orgogliosa di annunciare i rider che rappresenteranno l’Italia ai WCS2016 di Yabuli in Cina e augura a loro il meglio per una buona preparazione all’evento:
Simon Gruber (Slopestyle maschile)
Arianna Cau (Slopestyle femminile)
Lorenzo Gennero (Halfpipe Maschile)

Yabuli, il resort cinese che ospiterà i Campionati Mondiali di Snowboard TTR e WSF il prossimo marzo 2016

Criteri di qualifica (tratti da regolamento WCS 2016)

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA BY WSF AND TTR 

Rider Field Sizes at the World Championships of Snowboarding
The World Championships of Snowboarding will have a maximum of 400 entry spots available for male and female athletes to compete in Slopestyle, Halfpipe and Big Air disciplines.

Slopestyle and Halfpipe

Field sizes are estimated at 85 male riders and 55 female qualified riders in Slopestyle and Halfpipe.

Big Air

The field size for Big Air is 12 spots for women and 37 for men. Men’s field distribution will take the top 25 from the World Snowboarding Points List (WSPL), 10 national riders based on invitation by WSF (see criteria below) and, in addition, 2 wildcard spots will be allocated by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC). The 12 women’s spots will be allocated by invitation. All male riders must be in the top 100 of the WSPL in order to compete.

Minimum Qualification Requirements
In order to participate in the World Championships of Snowboarding, riders will need to fulfill the minimum requirement of being ranked in the Men´s Top 250 and in the Women´s Top 125 in the respective WSPL discipline ranking.

WSPL Halfpipe includes all Halfpipe and Quarterpipe competitions globally, ranking riders who have competed at least once in the past 52 weeks.

WSPL Slopestyle includes all Slopestyle competitions globally, ranking riders who have competed at least once in the last 52 weeks.

A rider’s position on the respective WSPL is determined by the average of his/her best three results for the WSPL Halfpipe and best four results for the WSPL Slopestyle over a rolling 52 week period. The cut-off date for qualification into the 2016 event will be 15th December 2015.

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
Four different criteria have been defined in order for riders to qualify for a spot to compete in the World Championships of Snowboarding, after meeting the minimum requirements outlined above.

• WSPL Quota

Male riders ranked 50^th or higher on the WSPL as of Dec 15, 2015.

Female riders ranked 30^th or higher on the WSPL as of Dec 15, 2015.

The Top 50 Men and Top 30 Women on the WSPL Halfpipe or Slopestyle and the top 25 WSPL Big Air as of15^th December 2015 will be automatically eligible to compete in the respective discipline.

• WSF Nations Quota

Each WSF Member Nation is entitled to qualify one male and one female rider in each discipline (HP and SS). Each nation is entitled to a maximum of 4 spots (2 HP and 2 SS). Quota spots cannot be used for another discipline/gender. In addition, WSF will invite 10 male Big Air Riders (WSF BA Wildcards) – see criteria below.

Each WSF Member Nation will define national qualification criteria, i.e. a national event, such as a national championships event, or other national criteria approved by the WSF Event Committee till 15.09.2015, in order to qualify riders. However, in order to attend, all riders must be in the top 250 (men) and 125 (women) on the WSPL. If a top national rider does not meet this criteria, a petition may be submitted to the WCS for approval. Granting a petition is at the sole discretion of the WCS and no more than one petition will be granted per nation.

All national quota spots for the 2016 event have to be announced by the WSF National Snowboard Associations no later than 15th December 2015

If one or several riders are already eligible to compete through one of the other qualification criteria or if due to injury or other circumstances a nominated rider cannot start, the open spot can be offered to the next best national rider not yet qualified based on the defined national qualification criteria as long as minimum requirements are met.

• Criteria for the 10 WSF Big Air Wildcards

The WSF Wildcards will be awarded based on the WSPL Big Air Rank. The next best riders listed who have not qualified will gain a wildcard. In order to guarantee a wider nation variety, only one additional wildcard per nation is possible. Only nations with less than 4 qualified riders will be eligible for wildcards. In case of an injury, the next best rider of the same nation on the WSPL will gain access to the wildcard. In general, the minimum criteria have to be fulfilled. 

• TTR World Champions and Elite Level title Winners

All World Snowboard Tour Champions of the last three seasons (2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15) are eligible to compete in all disciplines.

All Riders who have won an Elite Level Event on the World Snowboard Tour in the last 52 weeks prior to 8th March 2015 and who are not already qualified, will automatically qualify for a WCS spot.

• Local Organizing Committee Wildcards

The LOC of the World Championships of Snowboarding has the right to qualify additional male and female competitors in each discipline (10 riders total for BA – 2 Men, HP – 2 Women + 2 Men and SS – 2 Women + 2 Men, subject to approval by TTR/WSF