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Article IX. 2014 Olympic Games Team Composition
Following the 2014 Olympic Selection Trials, Olympic quota positions will be determined as
detailed below.
1. Athletes that have been confirmed for pre-selection pursuant to Article 7.1 will be automatically
nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee for the specific distance in which they have
been confirmed for pre-selection subject to such athletes meeting the ISU eligibility
requirements and quota positions being available for that position.
2. Subject to byes, remaining quota positions will then be considered on the basis of an athlete’s
finish position at the 2014 Olympic Selection Trials.
3. An athlete will be ranked in a quota position on the basis of a successful bye request according
to their best time (electronic timing) for that distance recorded in the period from the Canadian
Single Distance Championships in January of 2013 through to the 2014 Olympic Selection Trials
(inclusive) in speed skating events for that distance listed on the ISU International Calendar or
2013 Fall World Cup Trials.
4. If a photo-finish system is in use (as specified in ISU Rule 251, paragraphs 2 and 3) the recorded
times from the photo-finish system in thousandths of seconds will be used to determine the
order of athletes in the final results. In this case the official protocol shall indicate tie-breaks by
displaying the recorded time for the athletes concerned in thousandths of a second.
5. In the event of a tie in time (inclusive of a tie to the thousandth of a second) for the last quota
position in any of the distances, a “skate off” of the athletes involved will resolve the tie. Each
athlete will be entitled to a minimum of 48 hours rest between their last 2014 Olympic
Selection Trials race and the “skate-off”. As a result the “skate-off” may be scheduled to take
place during the 2014 Olympic Selection Trials or in the following days. The “skate-off”
scheduling will be determined by the Olympic Selection Committee.
6. All athletes ranked in a quota position, including those in accordance with Item 3 above of this
Article 9 will then be ranked against each other on the basis of their time recorded in the
respective distance at the 2014 Olympic Selection Trials, or their time as used to determine the
bye request, compared to the world record in the respective distance (determined as of March
31, 2013). Note in the event of a tie, the original recorded time will be utilized, for the ranking,
and not the time from the subsequent “skate off.”
6.1. Each athlete will then have their time expressed as a percentage of the World Record as of
March 31st, 2013 to 3 decimal points and ranked in accordance with this percentage value.
6.2. In the event of a tie in the percentage scores the athlete with the most recent best finish
position in a 2013 ISU Fall World Cup race for the distance in which they have qualified for
a quota position will be ranked ahead of the other athlete/s and so on. In the event the
athletes are still tied, the athlete who has recorded a time closest to the season’s best time
of all athletes, regardless of nationality, for that distance (recorded during a 2013 ISU
World Cup) will be ranked ahead of the other athlete/s and so on. 2014 Olympic Selection Policy & Procedures-Speed Skating Page 10

7. Following the automatic nomination of athletes confirmed for pre-selection, athletes will then
be selected based on the ranking order set forth in Item 6 of this Article 9 and as determined by
the ISU Olympic Qualification System for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games.
8. The Olympic Selection Committee may, at its sole discretion, select an athlete specific to team
pursuit to the final quota position if the Olympic Selection Committee determines that it is
otherwise not able to field a competitive team pursuit team of at least 3 skaters from those
athletes selected to the remaining quota positions in an individual distance. In doing so the
Olympic Selection Committee may, at its sole discretion, name an athlete to the team pursuit
team in priority to the last quota position athlete in any of the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m
(ladies), 5000m or 10000m (men) distance as ranked pursuant to Item 6 of this Article 9, and
who would otherwise be eligible for a quota position in those specific distances according to
such ranking. Notwithstanding the above, if the athlete who occupies the last quota position
based on the ranking pursuant to Item 6 of this Article 9 has either i) achieved a top 5 placing in
an individual distance in any of the 2013 ISU Fall World Cups, and/or ii) is considered a medal
potential athlete for the team pursuit that athlete will not be eligible for removal on the basis of
the above team pursuit replacement. In such cases, the athlete in the second to last quota
position will then become subject to replacement for the team pursuit position, then the third to
last quota position, and further until a suitable replacement is identified. If Factors to be
considered by the Olympic Selection Committee in selection a team pursuit athlete pursuant to
Item 8 of this Article 9 include but are not limited to:
a) Medal potential of the individual athletes selected to the team;
b) Medal potential of the team pursuit team with the athletes qualified in an individual
distance;
c) Historical individual and team pursuit performances;
d) International experience in the event of team pursuit;
e) International performance profile in the event of team pursuit;
f) Combined 1500m and 3000m points for Women and 1500m and 5000m points for
Men from the 2014 Olympic Selection Trials;
g) Fit with other athletes already qualified for the 2014 Olympic Games Team and
selected to be part of team pursuit team;
h) Availability to train as part of the team pursuit team;
i) Other factors as may be identified by the Olympic Selection Committee.

9. Remaining Team Quota positions:
If the above processes (other than Item 8 of this Article 9) result in less than the maximum
quota as determined by ISU Olympic Qualification System being selected for either gender, the
Olympic Selection Committee has the absolute discretion to select remaining team positions.
Factors to be considered for remaining quota positions include but are not limited to:
a) Medal potential of the team pursuit team with the athletes qualified in an
individual distance;
b) Historical individual and team pursuit performances;
c) International experience in the event of team pursuit;
d) International performance profile in the event of team pursuit
e) Fit with other athletes already qualified for the 2014 Olympic Games Team and
selected to be part of team pursuit team;
f) Availability to train as part of the team pursuit team;
g) Percentage score ranking in comparison with athletes in a team quota position;
h) Other factors as may be identified by the Olympic Selection Committee.
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