Rocky Mountain Division Selections

For selections to out of division FIS races in the US and Canada please go to the Intents page.

 

 


Selection Worksheets

Congratulations to all athletes!!

US Nationals Selections

 

US Junior National Selection

 

U16 Selections
Seeding for RC U16 Jr Championships will be done using USSA points in each discipline.

 

U14 Selections

 

Council Cup Standings

 

Rocky/Central U16 National Championship Athletes

 

 

US National Selections - Rocky/Central

Rocky/Central Selections to US Nationals

Rocky/Central quota to USN National Championships is 14 men and 12 women.

1.     Automatics – Top – 2 RC USA athletes, who are not already selected in the National US Nationals selection, ranked at the intent deadline by an NTSM of World Cup points in SL, GS and SG in the Nor Am and NPS series. (2 men and 2 women from Nor Am Standings and 2 men from NPS). All Automatic athletes will be purged before the Regional Selections are put together.

2.     The regional selection, consisting of 8 Men and 8 women, will be filled by using a standard double board selection method. The board has two sides. The first side is a ranking using World Cup Points for results earned in head to head competition. There will be two series of races: 2SG/2GS in RMD and 3SL in Central, the slalom column will be determined by using the best 2 of 3 slalom results. The results will be purged of all non-Rocky/Central competitors. The second part of the board is based on USSA points from the list valid on the selection date. A column is established for each event on each part of the board. The column will be listed in the order SL, GS and SG; which will be the order of selection. The Rocky/Central Ski Cup portion of the board will be first, followed by the USSA points portion of the board. (See example below)

3.     One spot per gender will be awarded to the RC Junior FIS Champion. Overall Champion will be determined by using World Cup points in the 2GS/2SL, all non-RC athletes will be purged. In the event the Overall Winner has already qualified for US Nationals the spot will revert to Regional Selection method in #2 and the next RC athlete on the ranking list that has not been selected will be awarded the spot.

4.     Discretionary spots awarded to 1 for each gender to be decided by Rocky/CentraDirector, Rocky/Central Coach, RMD Manager and Central Manager.

Example of double board

WC point system summary:

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

The top 30 competitors will receive place points based on World Cup Point Ranking System (100, 80, 60, 50, 45, 40, 36, 32, 29, 26, 24,22,20, 18, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1). In the case of a tie for one of the top 30 places, each tied racer receives the points corresponding to that position. The following racers receive the points for their finish position. (E.g. a tie for 2nd: racer 1 – 100 points, racers 2 and 3 - 80 points each, racer 4 - 50 points, etc.)

All races contested per event will be used in calculating each racers World Cup points in that event. If a tie remains after all results have been considered, a racer who started the series with higher seed points will be ranked in front of racers who started the series with lower seed points in the event. Placing the racer with the best ranking on the New World Cup point board first breaks a tie on the seed point board.

Selection Procedure

Selection proceeds from left to right on each row starting with World Cup points and ending with seed points. When a racer who has already been picked is encountered in a column, the column is skipped and selection continues with the next column in the same row. When the last column in a row is reached, selection continues with the first column in the next row. Only events scheduled in the Championship Event will be part of the selection board.

New World Cup Point Board      USSA Seed Point Board

DH SL GS  SG                                DH SL  GS  SG
A    B    E     D                                  A    X    D    C
G    D    Q    E                                  F    E    X     Z
R    Z     D    Q                                 Z    M    Q    D
T    Q     B    M                                 T    D    C    Q

Selection for a 12 person, four-event team would be: (without taking Nor Am Automatics into consideration)
A, B, E, D, X, C, G, Q, F, Z, R, M

 

 

US Junior Nationals Selections - Rocky/Central

Rocky/Central Selections to US Junior Nationals

Rocky/Central quota to USN Junior Championships is 5 men and 5 women.

1.     Athletes that have already qualified for US Alpine Championships will be Automatics and will not be consider as a part of this selection quota.

2.     The regional selection, consisting of 4 Men and 4 women, will be filled by using a standard double board selection method. The board has two sides. The first side is a ranking using World Cup Points for results earned in head to head competition. There will be two series of races: 2GS in RMD and 3SL (SL column will be best 2 of 3) in Central. The results will be purged of all non-Rocky/Central competitors, RC athletes qualified for USN Championships will not be purged. The second part of the board is based on USSA points from the list valid on the selection date. A column is established for each event on each part of the board. The column will be listed in the order SL and GS; which will be the order of selection. The Rocky/Central Ski Cup portion of the board will be first, followed by the USSA points portion of the board.

3.     Discretionary spots awarded to 1 for each gender to be decided by Rocky/Central Director, Rocky/Central Coach, RMD Manager and Central Manager.

 

U19 Men's National Performance Series

Rocky/Central Selections to the U19 Men's National Performance Series

Quota for Men’s U19 National Performance Series races

• 20 YOB 1998 and 1999 FIS NTSM in the event(s) to be contested
• 10 YOB 2000
    o NPS events before February 1: prior year U16 Nationals NTSM of place points in the event(s) to be contested
    o NPS events after February 1: USSA NTSM in the event(s) to be contested
• Up to 15 Regional Development (5 per region)

For the races only
• Up to 30 National Development
• Up to 10 reserved for National Development pace quota

 

U16 RockyCentral Region Junior Championship Selections

RMD Selections Rocky/Central U16 Junior Championships

The Rocky/Central U16 Junior Championships are open to all qualified U16 RMD and Central competitors and will be held in Vail, CO March 11-17, 2017. All events, DH,SG,GS,SL, will be USSA point scored.

  1. The Rocky Mountain Division will have the opportunity to fill 50% of the field at the U16 Junior Championship with the Central Division filling the remaining 50%.
  2. RMD will fill the field by identifying 90 male and female competitors.

Selection Criteria:

  1. RMD U16 Athletes are eligible to have automatic status to the RMD Regional Championships.  Up to 6 men and 6 women will be selected using an ITS of SL/GS points using the USSA Points list 9.  Athletes must also rank in the top 10 national age rank in SL or GS points.  RMD U16 athletes qualifying with automatic status to the RC Regional Championships must participate in a RMD/USSA scored series prior to designated RMD final qualification weekend.
  2. Any RMD athlete that qualifies and attends either the NTG or RC in season European trip will also be an automatic to the RC Regional Junior Championships.  These athletes will count towards the RMD quota.
  3. Boys and girls will be selected based on their performance in the U16 qualifying events. (Jan 21-22, 2017 USSA scored 2 SG and Feb 16-19, 2017 USSA scored 2 GS and 2 SL)
    1. RMD U16 Automatic athletes will be ranked first on the qualifying list.
    2. The first qualifying weekend will consist of 2 SG USSA scored races; the second qualifying weekend will consist of 2 SL and 2 GS two run USSA scored races.
    3. A modified World Cup point system using the best 3 of 6 races.  Only one SG result is eligible to use towards qualifying and ranking. 
    4. Athletes will be ranked in ascending order of their accumulated modified World Cup points in their best three (3) races, only one SG result is eligible to use towards qualifying and ranking. If needed, ties will be broken using the best result(s). All races are available for tie breaking purposes, the second SG will count as the last result used to break a tie.  An athlete would not need to finish all three races to qualify as it would be a sum of their best 3 results. 
    5. Athletes selected to and attend  the National U16 European Trip or the Rocky/Central U16 European Trip will be automatics to the U16 RC Junior Championships of their respective region.  Athletes will count toward their home divisions' quota to the Regional Junior Championships.  Members of the NTG must qualify through the normal regional selection methods to the U16 National Championship and Assessment Project.
  4. Final quotas for boys and girls will be established based on a percentage of male and female athletes to the total number of athletes who competed in the first weekend qualifier for U16’s plus first day of second qualifier.   Automatic athletes will be added into total number of athletes.
  5.  Three (3) RMD U16 boy and Three (3) RMD U16 girl will advance from the Council Cup as determined by using the modified World Cup point system, the same as U16 qualification using the best 3 of 6 races.  Only one Sg result is eligible to use toward qualifying and ranking.  Athletes will be ranked in ascending order of their accumulated modified World Cup points in their best three (3) races, only one SG result is eligible to use towards qualifying and ranking. If needed, ties will be broken using the best result(s). All races are available for tie breaking purposes, the second SG will count as the last result used to break a tie.  An athlete would not need to finish all three races to qualify as it would be a sum of their best 3 results.
  6. Two (2) boys’ and two (2) girls’ quota positions will be reserved for discretion consideration to be filled by the Competition Manager and Ability Class Committee.
  7. Once the quota has been filled, no alternates should be considered.
  8. Foreign USSA members athletes (X license) who are training and competing in Rocky or Central may qualify for the Rocky/Central U16 Junior Olympics through the respective division’s quota. RMD and CEN will each have 4 foreign quota spots total (men and women)  Foreign athletes must fall into the selection criteria that the Regional athletes have met to qualify for the Regional Championships.
 

U14 RockyCentral Region Junior Championship Selections

U14  RMD RockyCentral Region Junior Championship Selections

The Rocky/Central U14 Junior Championships  is open to all qualified U14 RMD and Central competitors and will be held at Steamboat Springs, CO March 16-20, 2017. Events contested are 1 SG, 1 Duals, 2 one run GS, 2 one run SL.

  1. The Rocky Mountain Division will have the opportunity to fill 50% of the field at the Junior Championship with the Central Division filling the remaining 50%.
  2. The Age Class Subcommittee will fill the RMD quota by identifying 95 RMD male and female competitors.

Selection Criteria:

  1. Boys and girls will be selected based on their performance in the U14 qualifying events.
    1. The are two qualifying events,  –
      1. U14 Open SG's at Breckenridge –  only January 22, 2017. 
      2. Prater Cup at Crested Butte – February 23-26, 2017
    2. Only the best Super G result from either the January 22, 2017 U14 SG open or Prater Cup is eligible to be consider for qualifying purposes.
    3. If a day of racing is canceled it will not be replaced.
    4. modified World Cup point system using the best 3 of 6 races.  Only one SG result is eligible to use towards qualifying and ranking. 
    5. Athletes will be ranked in ascending order of their accumulated modified World Cup points in their best three (3) races, only one SG result is eligible to use towards qualifying and ranking. If needed, ties will be broken using the best result(s). All races are available for tie breaking purposes, the second SG will count as the last result used to break a tie.  An athlete would not need to finish all three races to qualify as it would be a sum of their best 3 results.
    6. Final quotas for boys and girls will be established based on athletes who competed on the second day of races at the Prater Cup.
  2. Three (3) RMD U14 boy and Three (3) RMD U14 girl will advance from the Council Cup as determined by using the modified World Cup point system, the same as U16 qualification using the best 3 of 6 races.  Only one Sg result is eligible to use toward qualifying and ranking.  Athletes will be ranked in ascending order of their accumulated modified World Cup points in their best three (3) races, only one SG result is eligible to use towards qualifying and ranking. If needed, ties will be broken using the best result(s). All races are available for tie breaking purposes, the second SG will count as the last result used to break a tie.  An athlete would not need to finish all three races to qualify as it would be a sum of their best 3 results.
  3. Two (2) boys’ and two (2) girls’ quota positions will be reserved for discretionary consideration to be filled by the Competition Manager and Age Class Committee.
  4. Once the quota has been filled, no alternates should be considered.
  5. Foreign USSA members athletes (X license) who are training and competing in Rocky or Central may qualify for the Rocky/Central U14 Junior Olympics through the respective division’s quota. RMD and CEN will each have 4 quota spots total (men and women) for foreign athletes.
 

Rocky Central Selections to U16 National Championships

RC Selections to U16 National Championships

U16 National Championships

Athletes will be selected to the U16 National Championships through performance at the U16 NPS or at the U16 and U14 Regional Championships.


Quotas

1.     YOB 2002 3 men and 3 women per region from the YOB ranking
3.     YOB 2003 5 men and 5 women per region from the YOB ranking 

4.     YOB 2002 and 2003 7 men and 7 women from the overall ranking 

5.     YOB 2004 and 2005 U14 athletes must have 1 win and another top-3 in SL, GS, and SG at the respective U14 Regional Championships to qualify.

Selections will be determined from the SG/GS/SL at the Regional Championships using World Cup points to rank the athletes.  The best two of three results will determine the overall ranking list.  

  1. U16 Athletes
    1. Using the overall ranking list from the respective U16 Regional Championships, the top three athletes from each of the two oldest YOB competing will be selected.  Ski up athletes will not be included in this selection; they will be considered with the youngest YOB athletes. Ties will be broken by using the single best result. If a tie still exists, the next best result would be used, and this process will continue until the tie is broken. 
    2. Using the overall ranking list after purging the top three athletes from each YOB, the next five athletes from both YOBs combined will be selected. Ties will be broken by using the single best result. If a tie still exists, the next best result would be used, and this process will continue until the tie is broken.  Ski up athletes will not be included in this selection; they will be considered with the youngest YOB athletes.
    3. There are discretion spots available if needed.  Request for discretion spots must come from the regional managers and coaches to the National Development Director.
  1. U14 athletes
    a. One-run races in SL and GS will be combined to be a two-run for selection purposes.
 

Selections to U16 NPS and RC European U16 Trip

U16 National Performance Series
Selection procedures established for the U16 National Performance Series as follows:
·       U16 NTG athletes
·       6 boys and 6 girls ranked nationally
        o   Using 2017 U16 Nationals results
             ·       YOB ‘01s will be purged and WC points are reassigned to YOB ‘02 and ‘03
             ·       Athletes will be ranked by total WC points in the events to be trained and/or contested
             ·       The top 6 athletes will be selected from that list
             ·       Ties will be broken by the most WC points in an event to be trained and/or contested.  If a tie still exists, the next most WC points will be considered until the tie is broken.  If necessary, all events will be considered.
Regional Quotas
·       5 boys and 5 girls per region

·       Up to 3 boys and 3 girls national development

Foreign USSA members must be ranked top-5 nationally among YOB ‘02 and ’03 from the 2017 U16 Nationals, using total WC points in the events to be trained and/or contested in order to participate in the project.  Foreign athletes will not count against national or regional quotas.

Top-performers at the U16 NPS can qualify to compete in the 7 Nations Cup. Participants from 7 Nations Cup, are still required to qualify for 2018 U16 National Championships.

Rocky/Central Selections to U16 NPS

Rocky/Central quota to the U16 NPS Series, December and January block. Regional quotas are 4M/4W.

Selections will be as follows:
·      Utilizing the National selection list from U16 Nationals, continue directly down the selection list picking up the next (3) three Rocky/Central athletes.
·      The next 2M/2W spot will be reserved for Discretion/Development to be decided by the RC Regional Director, RC Regional Coach, RMD Manager and Central Manager

Rocky/Central Selections to the RC U16 European Project

Quota of 3 men and 3 women determined through the following selection method.

Women's and Men’s quota:
·      U16 both YOB ('02 & '03) – 2 quota spots (2W) – Athletes will be selected by going directly down the NTG European Project trip list and selecting the next two YOB RC female and male athletes not previously selected for National European trip.

Discretion quota:
·      U16 both YOB (02’ & 03’) – (1M/1W) discretion to be determined by RC Director, RC Regional Coach and Central Manager

Athletes selected for the Rocky/Central European project will be automatics to the RC U16 Regional Championships. The athletes will count towards their home division's quota to the Regional Championships. Athletes will not be selected for both the RC European Project and the National European Project trip.

 

Selections to Regional and RMD Teams

RC Regional Team Selection Criteria Criteria for 15-16 Season

RC Regional Training Group  Criteria for 17-18 Season, and team posting

All-Star Team Selection Criteria Criteria for 17-18 Season

RMD Team Selection Criteria  Criteria for 17-18 Season

 

RockyCentral Selections to the CAN AMs

Western U16 CAN AMs

Rocky/Central will not participate in the Western Can Am for the 2017 year as the dates conflict with the RC Regional Junior Championships.

**Rocky/Central will not send a team to the Eastern Cam Am - Attitash, NH - March 21-23, 2017

Rocky/Central quota for the Western Can Am is 5 men and 5 women

Selection:   The U16 National Overal Ranking list will be utilized for this selection.  An athlete who has qualified for U16 Nationals is not eligible to attend a U16 Can Am.  Athletes qualified for the U16 Nationals will be purged from the Overall Ranking list.  Selections for the Can Am will continue down the Overall Ranking list with the first non-U16 National Qualified athletes.  Ties will be broken by the U16 National method.  Athletes are seeded by their ranking order.

Eastern U14 CAN AMs

March 30 - April 2, 2017, Tremblant, Quebec Canada
Rocky/Central quota for the event is 5 men and 5 women.

Selection: Athletes will be selected by using an ITS in the following order of the two one run Slalom's and two one run Giant Slaloms.  Athletes attending the U16 National Championships will be included in the ITS and purged from the final ranking list as they are not eligible to attend both the Eastern U14 CAN AM and U16 National Championships.  Athletes are seeded by their ranking order.

*Ski up athletes are not eligible to attend out of country events as they are not age eligible.

Any U14 Foreign Competitor who is a Full Time member of a USSA Rocky/Central Club may qualify for the U14 Eastern CanAm. The foreign athlete must qualify by the same qualification criteria that a U14 in the USSA Rocky/Central Region, as long as the USSA Rocky/Central Region also names a team to the Eastern CanAm.  The Foreign Athlete will be an additional competitor in the CanAm, and not take a USSA Region quota spot.  The Region will purge the foreign athlete from the list of qualified Regional competitors to fill their quota.  A letter from the Regional Manager will be submitted to the CanAm ROC, USSA Eastern Manager and Canadian Eastern Manager confirming that the foreign athlete has met objective criteria through the Regional qualification.

The Foreign athlete will be seeded based on his/her location on the Regional qualification list.

 

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