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SELECTIONCRITERIA
2017-18FISFREESTYLE/FREESKIINGJUNIORWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS
Duved,SWEApril11-April15,2018(MO,DM)
1. PHILOSOPHY:
U.S.SkiandSnowboardwillselectonlythemostqualifiedathleteswiththeGREATESTOPPORTUNITIESFORWINNINGMEDALSatthe2018JUNIORWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPSANDFUTURECHAMPIONSHIPS.Selectioncriteriawillbebasedonworld-classperformancesduringaperiodofelite-levelcompetition.
2. QUOTAS:
AthleteswillbeselectedfromMoguls,DualMogulsdisciplines.ThetotalnumberofathleteswillberestrictedtothestartquotaasdeterminedbyFIS.Themaximumnumberofathletesmaybeeight(8)athletestotal,four(4)persex/discipline.DisciplinesincludedattheFISJuniorWorldChampionshipsareMO,DM.U.S.Ski&Snowboardwillmanagealllogisticsandqualification.
3. ELIGIBILITY:
Theagelimitforthe2018FISJuniorWorldChampionshipswillbebyyearofbirth:from1998-2003forMoguls.
4. NAMINGOFTHEPARTICIPANTS:
TheU.S.FISJuniorWorldathleteswillbenamedbyatleast3weekspriortotheevent.TheywillbeannouncedattheU.S.Ski&SnowboardofficesandpostedontheU.S.Ski&Snowboardwebsitewww.ussa.org
5.COACHINGSTAFF:
MaximumJuniorWorldChampionshipscoachingstaffwillnotexceedthree(3)coaches.U.S.Ski&Snowboardwillsendaminimumof1coach.DomesticcoachorcoacheswillbechosenbyU.S.Ski&Snowboardstaff.
6. INTERNATIONALFEDERATIONRULES:
Allqualifyingcompetitionsaregovernedbytheinternationalfederationrulesofcompetition.Theinternationalfederationforsnowsports,asrecognizedbytheIOC,istheFIS.Allcriteriaastheyrelatetorules,regulationsandcompetitioncalendarsaresubjecttochangesbasedonchangesbytheFIS,theUSOCandtheIOC.
7. SELECTIONPROCEDURES–SummaryofObjectiveSelection:
Athletesshallbenominatedtotheteambasedonthefollowingprocess:
8.ObjectivecriteriaMoguls/DualMoguls–
Four (4) athletes per gender per discipline will be selected by objective criteria below in order ofimportance.MogulsandDualMogulsisconsideredoneTeam,athletesqualifiedforsingleswillalsoskiinduals.
1.CurrentU.S.FreestyleSkiTeam:A,BorDTeammembersinmoguls.Tieswillbebrokenby:
a.BestWorldCupfinishduringthe2017-18season
b.Currentrankinginthe2017-18WorldCupStandingslistwithintherelevantdiscipline
c.Currentrankinginthe2017-18NorAmGrandPrixlistwithinrelevantdiscipline.
2.CurrentJuniorWorldChampionorInternationalYouthChampion(ifageeligible)insinglemoguls
3.2017JuniorNationalChampion(ifageeligible)insinglemoguls.
4.Coachesdiscretion
5.Remainingobjectivestart’swillbefilledbythefinal2018NorAmGrandPrixlist