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January 06, 2014

** Media Advisory **

FIS USANA Freestyle World Cup Skiing Returns to Lake Placid and Wilmington Jan. 15-18

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 --

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