Michigan Junior Nordic Ski Championships

Instructions for Coaches: 

1. Create a Webscorer account before registering anyone => This will autofill your contact info for each registration. 
2. Fill out the registration page for each team member. Leave the coaches email in the registration, but make sure to change the "Team Member" for each skier and click submit registration after each skier. 

What is included? 

• All race entries for the 3 race days. 
• A championship t-shirt
• A banquet ticket for each athlete. Additional family members and other attendiees will need to purchase separate tickets using the link on the event website. 

FRIDAY – U16–U20 Sprints (Freestyle)/ U12–U14 Distance (Freestyle)
Morning Operations
9:00 AM

Course opens
Bib pickup opens
10:50 AM

Course closed for race prep
U16–U20 Sprint Qualifiers (15-second intervals)
11:00 AM – U16–U20 Female
11:10 AM – U16–U20 Male
Sprint Procedures (U16–U20)

No re-bibing
Bibs and timing chips collected at finish when athlete is eliminated
Athletes must return bibs and chips immediately after finishing

U12–U14 Distance Race (Freestyle)
11:30 AM – U12–U14 Female & Male

Distance: 2.5–3.0 km
Mass start
One race only (no heats)
Bibs returned at finish

U16–U20 Sprint Heats
12:15 PM – Consolation heats (Female, Male)
1:15 PM – Quarterfinals (Female)
1:40 PM – Quarterfinals (Male)
2:00 PM – Semifinals (Female)
2:15 PM – Semifinals (Male)
U16–U20 Sprint Finals
2:45 PM – Female Final
2:55 PM – Male Final
End of Day
3:05 PM – Course cleanup
3:30 PM – Trails reopen
 
SATURDAY – DISTANCE DAY (Classic & Skate)
Morning – Classic Distance
8:00 AM – Course open
8:30 AM – Bib pickup opens
9:20 AM – Course closed
9:30 AM – U16–U20 Female Classic 5 km
9:50 AM – U16–U20 Male Classic 5 km
Coach Notes

Ensure all athletes return bibs
Confirm skate equipment readiness for afternoon races
 
Afternoon – Skate Distance (Pursuit Timing + Mass Start)
12:45 PM – Bib pickup opens
1:00 PM – Course open
1:50 PM – Course closed
2:00 PM – U16–U20 Female Skate 5 km
2:30 PM – U16–U20 Male Skate 5 km
3:00 PM – U12–U14 Female Skate 3 km
3:10 PM – U12–U14 Male Skate 3 km
3:15 PM – Course cleanup
 
COACH ACTION REQUIRED
By 5:00 PM Saturday

Submit U16–U20 relay participation for Sunday
Confirm athlete availability and order
No changes accepted after deadline
 
SATURDAY EVENING – TEAM BANQUET
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM --Team banquet
 
SUNDAY – U16–U20 MIXED-CLUB RELAY
Morning
8:30 AM – Course open
9:00 AM – Team check-in / locate relay teams
Relay
9:30 AM – Relay start
End of Championships
10:15 AM – Cleanup
10:25 AM – Championships conclude