ORDA 518-523-1655 ext. 5313 January 06, 2014
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** Media Advisory **FIS USANA Freestyle World Cup Skiing Returns to Lake Placid and Wilmington Jan. 15-18 |
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Jan. 6, 2014) --- The world’s best freestyle skiers return to Lake Placid, N.Y. and Wilmington, N.Y. to compete in the FIS USANA Freestyle World Cup. Action will take place at the Olympic Jumping Complex and Whiteface Mountain. The jumping complex will host the men and women’s aerials competitions, where athletes twist and soar as high as 60 feet in the air before landing, while Whiteface will be the site of the moguls’ competitions. This is the final World Cup event before several nations, including the United States, select their 2014 Olympic teams. Download Credential request form, http://www.whiteface.com/files/public/forms/Lake_Placid_World_Cup_Freestyle_Media_Credential_Request_Form.pdf Schedule for Event: Subject to Change Start Finish Duration Event Location 11:00 11:10 0:10 Moguls Inspection Wilderness 11:10 11:15 0:05 Course Preparation Wilderness 11:15 12:30 1:15 Mogul Training Session Wilderness 12:30 12:45 0:15 Course Preparation Wilderness 12:45 14:00 1:15 Mogul Training Session Wilderness Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Start Finish Duration Event Location 10:30 10:40 0:10 Moguls Inspection Wilderness 10:40 10:45 0:05 Course Preparation Wilderness 10:45 12:00 1:15 Mogul Training Session Wilderness 12:00 12:15 0:15 Course Preparation Wilderness 12:15 13:30 1:15 Mogul Training Session Wilderness Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - MOGUL COMPETITION Start Finish Duration Event Location 8:15 8:25 0:10 Ladies' Mogul’s Inspection Wilderness 8:25 8:30 0:05 Course Preparation Wilderness 8:30 9:00 0:30 Ladies' Mogul Training Wilderness 9:00 9:05 0:05 Course Preparation Wilderness 9:05 9:55 0:50 Ladies’ Qualifications Wilderness 9:55 10:05 0:10 Men's Inspection Wilderness 10:05 10:15 0:10 Course Preparation Wilderness 10:15 10:45 0:30 Men’s Mogul Training Wilderness 10:45 10:55 0:10 Course Preparation Wilderness 10:55 12:10 1:15 Men’s Qualifications Wilderness 12:10 12:40 0:30 Break Wilderness 12:40 12:50 0:10 Ladies and Men’s Mogul Finalist Inspection Wilderness 12:50 13:20 0:30 Ladies and Men’s Mogul Finalist Training Wilderness 13:20 13:30 0:10 Course Preparation Wilderness 13:30 13:55 0:25 Ladies' Mogul’s Finals (16) Wilderness 13:55 14:20 0:25 Men’s Mogul’s Finals (16) Wilderness 14:20 14:25 0:05 Break Wilderness 14:25 14:35 0:10 Ladies’ Moguls Finals (6) Wilderness 14:35 14:45 0:10 Men’s Moguls Finals (6) Wilderness 14:45 14:50 0:05 Finish Area Awards Preparation Wilderness 14:50 14:55 0:05 Ladies’ Mogul Awards Finish Area 14:55 15:00 0:05 Men’s Mogul Awards Finish Area 15:00 15:10 0:10 FIS Podium Interviews Finish Area Thursday, January 16, 2014 Start Finish Duration Event Location 11:30 14:30 3:00 Aerial Jump Shaping Jumping Complex 14:30 14:45 0:15 Aerial Inspection and Speed Checks Jumping Complex 14:45 17:15 2:30 Aerial Training Session Group Jumping Complex 17:15 17:30 0:15 Course Preparation Jumping Complex 17:30 17:45 0:15 Aerial Inspection and Speed Checks Jumping Complex 17:45 20:15 2:30 Aerial Training Session Group Jumping Complex Friday, January 17, 2014 Start Finish Duration Event Location 14:30 14:45 0:15 Aerial Inspection and Speed Checks Jumping Complex 14:45 17:15 2:30 Aerial Training Session Group Jumping Complex 17:15 17:30 0:15 Course Preparation Jumping Complex 17:30 17:45 0:15 Aerial Inspection and Speed Checks Jumping Complex 17:45 20:15 2:30 Aerial Training Session Group Jumping Complex 19:00 19:45 0:45 Aerial Draw Jumping Complex Saturday, January 18, 2014 - AERIAL COMPETITION Start Finish Duration Event Location 14:30 14:40 0:10 Ladies’ Inspection and Speed Checks Jumping Complex 14:40 15:25 0:45 Ladies’ Aerial Training Jumping Complex 15:25 15:35 0:10 Course Preparation and Forerunners Jumping Complex 15:35 16:05 0:30 Ladies’ Qualifications Jumping Complex 16:05 16:10 0:05 Course Preparation Jumping Complex 16:10 16:20 0:10 Men’s Inspection and Speed Checks Jumping Complex 16:20 17:30 1:10 Men’s Aerial Training Jumping Complex 17:30 17:40 0:10 Course Preparation and Forerunners Jumping Complex 17:40 18:30 0:50 Men’s Qualifications Jumping Complex 18:30 19:00 0:30 Break Jumping Complex 19:00 19:10 0:10 Ladies’ & Men’s Finalist Inspection & Speed Checks Jumping Complex 19:10 20:00 0:50 Ladies’ and Men’s Finalist Training Jumping Complex 20:00 20:15 0:15 Showcase, Course Preparation and Forerunners Jumping Complex 20:15 20:35 0:20 Ladies’ Aerial Finals (12) Jumping Complex 20:35 20:55 0:20 Men’s Aerial Finals (12) Jumping Complex 20:55 21:00 0:05 Break Jumping Complex 21:00 21:10 0:10 Ladies’ Aerial Finals (4) Jumping Complex 21:10 21:15 0:05 Break Jumping Complex 21:15 21:25 0:10 Men’s Aerial Finals (4) Jumping Complex 21:25 21:30 0:05 Finish Area Awards Preparation Jumping Complex 21:30 21:35 0:05 Ladies’ Aerial Awards Jumping Complex 21:35 21:40 0:05 Men’s Aerial Awards Jumping Complex 21:40 21:55 0:15 FIS World Aerial Finals Awards Jumping Complex 21:55 22:05 0:10 FIS Podium Interviews Jumping Complex -- ORDA -- Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development. |
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