Alaska Region Biathlon Race Series

January 19 - Sprint Format - 2 shooting Time Trial

Zero @ 12pm

Race @ 1pm

January 24 - Sprint Format - (2 shooting)

Zero @ 3pm

Race @ 4pm

U13 - 3km total (1km loop)

U15/17/Open Short Course - 4.5km total (1.5km loop)

U19/Open Long Course - 6km total (2km loop)

January 25 - Individual Format - 4 shooting

Zero @ 1pm

Race @ 2pm

U13 - 5km total (1km loop)

U15/17/Open Short Course - 6km total (1.2km loop)

U19/Open Long Course - 7.5km total (1.5km loop)

February 16 - Relay Format (pairs) - 2 shooting

Zero @ 12pm

Race @ 1pm

February 27 - Sprint Format - 2 shooting **STATE CHAMPS**

Zero @ 5pm

Race @ 6pm

February 28 - Mass Start Format - 4 shooting **STATE CHAMPS**

Zero @ 12pm

Race @ 1pm

March 21 - Sprint Format - 2 shooting

Zero @ 1pm

Race @ 2pm

March 22 - Short Pursuit - 4 shooting

Zero @ 1pm

Race @ 2pm

Races in BOLD will accrue points for the USBA pilot program.

The idea of using points to encourage and reward participation has come up many times, and we would like to launch a simple version of it for this season. This is a pilot only—the points will not be used for team selection or any qualification, but we will offer some prizes from USBA at the end of the winter. We fully expect to learn from this trial run and make adjustments in future seasons. We also realize the race season in Alaska has already started, but once again, this is a pilot, and we would rather launch it late than not at all. That way, we can learn from this season and adjust moving forward.

How it will work:

• Athletes will score their best three races from these events:

• January 24th SPRINT race Kincaid Park, Anchorage(after ASD race) 3pm Zero/4pm race
• January 25th PURSUIT Kincaid Park, Anchorage(after AMH Wooden Ski Classic) 1pm zero /2pm race
• February 27th - State Championships sprint Kincaid Park, Anchorage
• February 28th – State Championships sprint/mass start Kincaid Park,Anchorage
• March 21st Super sprint Kincaid Park, Anchorage
• March 22nd Short Individual Kincaid Park, Anchorage

• Points will follow the IBU system: 1st place earns 90 points, 2nd place 75, 3rd place 65, and so on.

• To account for different field sizes, we will apply a multiplier. We’re using 8 as the average field size. The actual field size will be divided by 8 to create the multiplier.

• Example: If a race has 16 athletes, the multiplier is 2 (16 ÷ 8). A race winner would therefore receive 180 points (90 × 2).

• At the end of the season, an athlete’s top three scores will be added together for their final total.

The primary goal of this program is to reward participation. We also hope it encourages coaches to bring as many athletes as possible to each event, helping boost the competitiveness of the fields and the points available. Looking ahead, a system like this could potentially factor into development opportunities such as Liatoppen or regional camp selections.