1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the ICSD Technical Director for Snowboard and members appointed by the Organising Committee:

GALMARINI Marco PETRUSAK Marek HERKO Patrik LACKO Pavol MATOVCIK Julius

- ICSD Technical Director - FIS Representative - FIS Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

GALMARINI Marco PETRUSAK Marek HERKO Patrik LACKO Pavol MATOVCIK Julius

- ICSD Technical Director - FIS Representative - FIS Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

3. EVENTS
The snowboarding competitions will comprise the following events for both genders:

• Parallel Giant Slalom
• Half-Pipe
• Snowboard Cross

4. PARTICIPANTS

4.1. Age Eligibility

Parallel Giant Slalom
All snowboard competitors must be at least 15 years old in 2011 (born in 1996 or before) to compete in this event.

Half-Pipe and Snowboard Cross
All snowboard competitors must be at least 13 years old in 2011 (born in 1998 or before) to compete in this event.

4.2. Each National Federation may enter a maximum number of eight (8) men and eight (8) women for the snowboarding events (parallel giant slalom, half-pipe, snowboard cross). No reserves or substitutes are allowed.

4.3. Four (4) men and four (4) women from the list of entered participants may entered for each event. The names must be given to the organizing committee at the technical meeting for each event. No reserves or substitutes are allowed once the draw has been completed.

4.4. A fine of USD$20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he/she should not be allowed to start.

4.5. Competitors are participating at their own risk, in training and in competition.

5. REGISTRATION

5.1. The preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each event must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 15 January 2010.

5.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating event entered must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 04 February 2011. Such submissions may be made by telefax if followed by the official registration form.

5.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after 04 February 2011.

6. VENUES

6.1. Competition Venue
The snowboarding competitions will take place at Strbské Pleso. There will be a First Aid station on competition site.

6.2. Training Venue
The training venue is the same as the competition venue.

7. SCHEDULE

7.1. Competition Schedule
Refer to the competition schedule on the Games website.

7.2. Training Schedule
Refer to the training schedule on the Games website.

8. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

8.1. Technical Organisation
ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the Snowboarding competitions.

8.2. Competition Rules
The Snowboarding competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the FIS (version TBA). In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules and Regulations, the English text shall prevail. Unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules and Regulations shall be dealt with as follows:

8.2.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with Deaflympics Regulations, General Technical Rules – Winter Deaflympics, and this Snowboard Technical Regulations.

8.2.2. Technical questions related to competition rules shall be resolved according to the FIS Rules and Regulations.

Only athletes who comply with the Deaflympics Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Snowboard competitions.

8.3. Competition Equipment
All equipment and implements used during competitions will comply with the FIS Rules and Regulations.

8.4. Clothing
The Snowboard clothing will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the FIS.

8.5. Draw

8.5.1. The draw for all events will be conducted in accordance with FIS Rules and Regulations. The Technical Committee will be responsible for the grouping of competitors and for the drawing of lots.

8.5.2. The drawings will be held at the technical meeting one day before each event.

8.5.3. A draw for starting order shall be assigned to each competitor in presence of a coach or team leader of each participating federation.

8.6. Competition Plan

8.6.1. The competitors will be placed in groups according to the FIS rules.

8.6.2. The starting order shall follow the FIS rules.

8.7. Officials

8.7.1. Referee
The referee shall be fully qualified and certified by the FIS. The referee shall act in concert with the ICSD Technical Director. However, in matters concerning the interpretation of the FIS Rules, the referee's decision shall be final.

8.7.2. Appointment
The Organizing Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of referees and judges.

9. PROTESTS

9.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the FIS Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Snowboard Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing in English on the Official Deaflympics Protest Form. The form must be given to the ICSD Technical Director with USD $50 within 30 minutes after official posted results.

The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Snowboard Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the ICSD Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of USD $50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.

9.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest
The Snowboard Protest Committee will meet in the Technical Directors office in Strbské Pleso at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.

• The ICSD Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
• The ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association's Competition Manager.

The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for informing ICSD Executive Committee about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.

10. CONTROL AND SANCTIONS

10.1. Hearing Aids
The use of any hearing aid/amplification or external cochlear implant parts are not permitted within the restricted zone area.

10.1.1. Restricted Zone Area
The restricted zone area is in effect from the time athletes enter on the skiing resort from the base to the top of the mountain during the warm-up and competition period.

10.1.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, refer to Audiogram Regulations, 8: VIOLATIONS and PENALTIES.

10.2. Medical Control
Refer to General Technical Rules - Winter Deaflympics, Article 4 - CONTROL AND SANCTIONS.

11. TECHNICAL MEETING

11.1. Date and Location
The Snowboard technical meeting will be held on TBA February 2011 in TBA at TBA.

11.2. Attendance
Each participating National Federation may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.