AB

Able Bodied, refers to persons with no physical disabilities (as yet).

ACC

Alpine Competition Committee, consists of representatives from each U.S. Skiing region (Rocky Mountain, Inter-Mountain, Central West, Central East, East and Alaska), Disabled Sports USA, the US Disabled Ski Team and the U.S. Association for Blind Athletes. This committee meets twice a year and is the governing body for Disabled Alpine Ski Racing.

Adjustment Factor

Factor numbers are intended to equalize the potential for each class within each event, slalom, giant slalom, etc. A factor is a number which is multiplied with the actual race time resulting in an Adjusted Time. The adjusted times determine the final results.

Example: The Giant Slalom factor for LW 10 men for the 1994-95 was .775844. Chris Waddell, a LW 10 racer, had a combined time of 107.02 in giant slalom at the Huntsman Cup. 107.02 x 0.775844 = 83.03 adjusted time. Factors are reviewed annually by the ACC.

Competitor Race Points

All competitors start with 990 points when they first acquire a competitor's license. Points carry over from one season to the next. As a racer's skill level increases, that racer's points will decrease. Lower points reflect better race results.

Discretionary Quota

Racer positions at the US Nationals available to DS/USA regions for non qualifying athletes.

DS/USA

Disabled Sports USA
451 Hungerford DR, STE 100
Rockville, Maryland, 20850

Voice 301-217-0960
Fax 301-217-0968

DS/USA is a Disabled Sports Organization (DSO) member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Governing body for winter sports for all athletes with disabilities, and summer sports for amputee athletes. DS/USA was formerly known as National Handicapped Sports.

Federation International du Ski

The International Skiing Federation (FIS).

Juniors

Racers 16 years and less. Age is determined by the end of the calendar year, December 31.

Level I Race

Level I races are introductory disabled races, often of a NASTAR format. These races are not sanctioned by, nor scored with USSA.

Level II Race

Level II races are disabled races which are sanctioned by USSA, run according to applicable USSA rules and scored by the USSA system.

Masters

Racers 40 years and up. Age is determined by the end of the calendar year, December 31.

Medical Classification

The process of placing individual racers into appropriate categories, based on physical disability and established medical guidelines. Each class has an adjustment factor, for each event used for computing final results.

All Level II Races will be governed by DS/USA, USSA, IPC, and DISABLED FIS as applicable. USSA license or able bodied FIS license requried.

Disabled Alpine Classes for Men and Women (also for Level I races)

Classes for Skiing:

Class	Description
L0	No meaurable disability
L1	Disability of both legs, above the knees; skiing with outriggers and using two skis or skiing on one ski using a prosthesis.
L2	Disability of one leg; skiing with outriggers or poles and one ski.
L3/1	Disability of both legs below the knees; amputations, severe cerebral palsy, severe neurological impairments, skiing on two skis with poles. Pointscore 36 - 60 out of 80
L3/2	Disability of both legs below the knees, partial paraplegia, mild CP or nerve disorder, skiing on two skis with poles. Pointscore 61 - 80 out of 80
L4	Disability of one leg, skiing on two skis with poles
L5	Disability of both arms or hands, skiing on two skis with no poles
L6	Disability of one arm or hand, skiing on two skis with one pole.
L9/1	Disability of a combination of arm and leg. Partial quadriplegia, above the knee amputations, severe CP or neurological impairment. Using equipment of choice.
L9/2	Disability of a combination of arm and leg. Partial quadriplegia, below the knee amputation, mild CP or neurological impairment. Using equipment of choice.
L10	Athletes with disabilities in the lower limbs, no functional sitting balance and/or significant impairment of the upper limbs, e.g., tetra, para classes 1, 2, and upper 3 and standing L classes with impairment of the lower limbs together with a significant functional impairment in the upper limbs and/or the trunk. Pointscore: 0 - 8 points
L11	Athletes with disabilities in the lower limbs and a fair sitting balance; e.g., Para classes lower 3 and 4; Standing L classes with impairment of the lower limbs together with a significant functional impairment of the trunks/hips. Athletes who have functions in the lower limbs are not allowed to use it outside of the equipment at any time during the race. Pointscore: 9 - 15 points
L12/1	Athletes with disabilities in the lower limbs. Paraplegia only with good sitting balance. Pointscore: 16 - 18 points
L12/2	Athletes with disabilities in the lower limbs, amputations and standing L classes L1, L2, L3/1, L3/2, L4, L9/1, L9/2 with good sitting balance. Pointscore: 16 - 18 points

Athletes who have functions in the lower limbs are not allowed to use it outside of the equipment at any time during the race.

Athletes in standing L classes must be functionally evaluated and approved by the medical committee before competing in L10, L11 or L12 classifications.

Classes for the Visually Impaired:

Nationals

(a.k.a. "U.S. Nationals," "Disabled Nationals", etc.). The U.S. Disabled Alpine Ski Championships. The culmination of the year's racing for those racers who have qualified as denoted by their point profile or petition to the ACC. The 2002 U.S. Disabled Alpine Ski Championships were March 24-30 in Big Sky Montana. Competition is held in Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super "G" and Downhill.

NGB

National Governing Body. The organization responsible for setting and governing the rules regulations and qualifications for a given sport in national level sanctioned competition. The U.S. Olympic Committee recognizes and works with or through a given NGB for the purposes of Olympic qualification, selection and competition.

Open

Racers 17-39 years of age. Age is determined by the end of the calendar year, December 31.

Point Profile

An individual's points as appears in the USSA Points List. A profile may or may not include all Alpine Disciplines.

Qualification

Meeting the necessary USSA point requirements to attend the US Disabled Alpine Championships.

Race Penalty Points

A mathematical calculation to allow the scoring of different races on different hills, with different levels of competition.

Race Points

Permit the transition into numerical points, based on time differences between the winner and all other finishing competitors.

USDST

United States Disabled Ski Team.

USSA

United States Ski Association. The competition arm of US Skiing.

U.S. Skiing

The National Governing Body (NGB) for ski racing. They sanction races, issue competition licenses to individual racers, publish the yearly "Alpine Competition Guide" and track racer point profiles. U.S. Skiing also coordinates the U.S. Disabled Ski Team.
U.S. Disabled Ski Team
PO Box 100
Park City, UT 84060
(801) 649-9090

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