MAG 2025

Skrevet av: Ingvar Sjøthun, publisert 06.10.2024

ANNOUNCEMENT

Stavanger Sandnes Skating Club, SSSK has the pleasure to invite you to the 33rd Masters International Allround Speed Skating Games 2025,

The competition will be performed at Vår Energi Arena Sørmarka, Stavanger, Norway, 7th, 8th and 9th of March 2025.

 

 

Vår Energi Arena Sørmarka, VEAS is a 400m indoor speed skating arena with artificial ice.

The competition will be held according to the Regulations of the International Masters’ Speed Skating Committee (IMSSC) and the Regulations of the International Skating Union (ISU).

The competition is an event of 2024/2025 calendars of International Masters IMSSC, Stavanger Sandnes Skating club, Norwegian Skating Association’s and the International Skating Union, ISU.

Organizing Committee: Stavanger Sandnes Skating Club
Chairman: Lars M. Haldorsen, email: lars.haldorsen@outlook.com
Competition managers:
Frode Bøhm, email: frode.bohm@gmail.com
Eldar Nessa, email: eldar.nessa@gmail.com
Competition issues: stevne@stavangersandnes.no
Official website: https://stavangersandnes.no/:/stasa/:/Mag2025.html

Number of Competitors – Nation’s Quota
This is a three-days allround competition which is open for Master Women and Men starting from 30 age group upward. The competition is limited to 200 competitors. If more than 200 competitors are registered, a waiting list is established. In case a skater withdraws his/her registration, he/she may be substituted by another skater from the same nation, and substitution may be made at latest 24 hours before the drawing of the competition. The quota of entries for the different nations are:

NOR	NL	GER	USA	FIN	SWE	CAN	CH	GRB	Other
60	60	20	16	10	9	5	4	2	14

Schedule (subject to change)
Competition Dates and Times for the Age Groups Estimated starting dates and times for the different distances of the different age groups will be published at the Organizer’s website: https://stavangersandnes.no/:/stasa/:/Mag2025.html.
Final starting times for the different distances and the different age groups will be published on communication tool WhatsApp group, Master Allround Games:  https://chat.whatsapp.com/GVdM1h3tQ1U5nEGZMc6GWx.  Other sport /training /accommodation etc, will be published on Sportity” (event password: MAG2025).

Training and Warm Up Times
The 400m ice track in Stavanger is open for training on all public hours. See the Sportity” (event password: MAG2025) for more information.

A daily admittance fee of 160/140 (67 years and older) NOK must be paid, except for Thursday 6th and competition days. You can buy the tickets online https://varenergiarenasormarka.no/arrangement-og-kurs/billett-og-adgang/, or in the reception when entering the Arena.

Age Groups
This competition will be organized in the following five-year age groups (AG = five-year age groups Masters, Women and Men, according to their birth date, as indicated hereunder):

AG born between                 AG born between                 AG born between:
30: 1.7.90 – 30.6.95               50: 1.7.70 – 30.6.75               70: 1.7.50 – 30.6.55
35: 1.7.85 – 30.6.90               55: 1.7.65 – 30.6.70               75: 1.7.45 – 30.6.50
40: 1.7.80 – 30.6.85               60: 1.7.60 – 30.6.65               80: 1.7.40 – 30.6.45
45: 1.7.75 – 30.6.80               65: 1.7.55 – 30.6.60               85: 1.7.35 – 30.6.40 etc.

Eligibility
To be eligible, a skater must be a member of a National (Speed) Skating Federation recognized by the ISU and must have a license of his/her federation.

Distances
Women (all age groups): 500m, 1.000m, 1.500m and 3.000m
Men (age groups 30-60): 500m, 1.500m, 3.000m and 5.000m
Men (age groups 65 and older): 500m, 1.000m, 1.500m and 3.000m

Quartet start may be used for all distances. The D Pattern of Sub-Rule 3.1.1, Masters’ International All-round Games, of IMSSC Constitution & Regulations will be followed, consisting in the following structure:
Every skater that has completed the first three distances according to IMSSC and ISU rules is allowed to skate the fourth and longest distance.

Limit times
According to Rules 3.1.7 and 3.1.8, every participant must inform his national IMSSC Member about his/her most recent time in the 1.500m distance. It is the responsibility of the national IMSSC Member to accept times. If the applicable time does not meet the maximum time as given in Table 1, the participant cannot take part in the Masters International All-round Games, unless the national IMSSC Member decides otherwise in a written consent to the organizer of the Masters.

Table 1; Gender / Age groups and max 1500m time

Gender / Age group	1.500m max. time	Gender / Age group	1.500m max. time
Women 30	2:45:00	Men 30	2:25:00
Women 35	2:47:00	Men 35	2:02:00
Women 40	2:50:00	Men 40	2:30:00
Women 45	2:52:00	Men 45	2:32:50
Women 50	2:55:00	Men 50	2:35:00
Women 55	3:00:00	Men 55	2:37:50
Women 60	3:07:50	Men 60	2:45:00
Women 65	3:18:00	Men 65	2:54:00
Women 70	3:30:00	Men 70	3:06:00
Women 75	3:45:00	Men 75	3:21:00
Women 80	4:00:00	Men 80	3:36:00
Women 85	4:15:00	Men 85	3:51:00
Women 90	4:45:00	Men 90	4:30:00

 

Timetable (preliminary)
Thursday, 6th March, 2025

• 09:00 – 16:00 - Check in Sørmarka Arena
• 14:00 – 16:00 - Official mag2025 training Sørmarka Arena
• 16:30 - Closing of check in Sørmarka Arena
• 16:30 – 18:00 - Opening 33rd Masters’ International Allround Games and Welcome Drink at restaurant Vår Energi Arena Sørmarka

 

Friday, 7th March, 2025 - Competition 1st day

• 09:30 - Team Leaders’ Meeting (max. two team leaders per nation)
  • 3rdfloor meeting room Sørmarka Arena
  • Presentation of draws results
• 10:00 – 12:00 - Official MAG2025 training Sørmarka Arena
• 15:00 – 15:30 - Warm up Women and Men Sørmarka Arena
• 16:00 - 500m Women and Men Sørmarka Arena
• 19:15 - 1.500m Women and Men 65+ Sørmarka Arena
• 21:45 - End of 1stcompetition

 

Saturday, 8th March, 2024 - Competition 2nd day

• 09:00 - Team Leaders’ Meeting (max. two team leaders per nation)
  • 3rdfloor meeting room Sørmarka Arena
  • Presentation of draw results
• 09:00 – 09:30 - Warm up Men 30-60 Sørmarka Arena
• 09:45 - 3.000m Men 30-60 Sørmarka Arena
• 12:45 – 13:15 - Warm up Women and Men 65+ Sørmarka Arena
• 13:30 - 1.000m Women and Men 65+ Sørmarka Arena
• 15:30 - 1.500m Men 30-60 Sørmarka Arena
• 17:45 - End 2ndcompetition day

 

Sunday, 9th March, 2024 - Competition 3rd day

• 09:30 - Team Leaders’ Meeting (max. two team leaders per nation)
  • 3rdfloor meeting room Sørmarka Arena
  • Presentation of draw results
• 09:00 – 09:15 - Warm up Women and Men 65+ Sørmarka Arena
• 09:30 - 3.000m Women and Men 65+ Sørmarka Arena
• 12:00 – 12:15 - Warm up Men 30-60 Sørmarka Arena
• 12:30 - 5.000m Men 30-60 Sørmarka Arena
• 17:15 - End competition 3rd day
• 17:30 - Victory Ceremony Middle area Sørmarka Arena
• 19:30 - Entry Closing Banquet Hotel
• 20:00 - Closing Banquet Hotel

 

Drawing and classification
Drawing for International Masters’ Speed Skating Competitions will be done according to ISU Rule 244 for Drawing at International Competitions. For ISU rule 244, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 apply, as well as ISU Rule 240 paragraph 4, with the following three exceptions:

• On the first three distances all 5 years groups will be joined together for drawing (women and men separately)
• All competitors will be admitted to the last distance
• The final distance drawing, classification and final ranking will be done in separate 5 years age groups independent of the number of participants per age group. However, skaters in adjacent groups with an odd number of participants, who in this case would skate alone on the last distance, maybe paired together on the last distance.

The skater that completes all distances successfully and obtains the lowest total of points in his/her five-year age group wins the four-distance competition in her/his age group.

Seeding
For Masters’ International Allround Games, the skaters will be seeded in groups of 6 skaters for the draw, according to their best times of the current season, their best times of last season or their personal best times (and in that order).

Prizes and Results of the Four-Distance Combination
For the four-distance combination, the first three competitors of each age group will be awarded a prize. All participants that finish all four distances of the competition successfully, without being disqualified, obtain a certificate.

A complete protocol (containing lap times and final times) will be published on the website https://stavangersandnes.no/:/stasa/:/Mag2025.html and on the WhatsApp group, Master Allround Games: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GVdM1h3tQ1U5nEGZMc6GWx.

Anti-doping measures
Anti-doping tests will be carried out in accordance with ISU Rule 139 and the valid ISU Anti-doping Code (ISU Communication No. 2366 or any further update of this Communication). See also the Anti-doping guidelines of the IMSSC.

Liability
In accordance with ISU Rule 119, ISU, IMSSC, NSF and the Organizing Committee assume no responsibility for, or liability with respect to, bodily or personal injury, or property damages, incurred in connection with this competition. Each skater or accompanying person is solely responsible for providing insurance coverage here to. 

Entries
Dutch competitors must register via the website: https://www.schaatscircuit.nl/wedstrijd/mag2025/

The Dutch organization committee must register the qualified skaters as described below.

All other competitors must register via: https://stavangersandnes.no/:/stasa/:/Mag2025.html where you will be routed to: Speed Skating Competition Manager: https://sscm.speedskatingnews.info/subscription for the final registration and payment.

The number of participants for the competition is set to 200. When the number of registered persons is reached, the registration will be closed.

For attending the waiting list, skaters must send an E-mail to: stevne@stavangersandnes.no with name, address and age group. Attendees fulfilling time requirements will be prioritized in chronological order.

IMPORTANT: Your participation in the Games is finalized when the organizing committee has registered all requested payments.

Confirmation of your participation can be ascertained in the Competitors' List, to be found in the Organizing Committee website: https://stavangersandnes.no/:/stasa/:/Mag2025.html.

Generally, entries are accepted in chronological order and the registration is closing 1st of February 2025.

The OC is opening for participation of skaters exceeding the National Quotas when the number is less than 200. Registrations will be placed on a waiting list and added to the competition after 1st of February.

In case a skater is not able to participate in the competition due to illness, injury or other unforeseen causes, he/she may be substituted by another skater of the same nation that is on the waiting list of her/his country. Substitution is possible at the latest 24 hours before the drawing of the competition.

Last minute withdrawal from competition
A competitor can withdraw from the competition until 6th of March 2025 at 16:00. If the competitor is not able to confirm his participation in person, he must inform the competition organization via E-mail: stevne@stavangersandnes.no or Whatsapp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GVdM1h3tQ1U5nEGZMc6GWx at the latest 24 hours before the drawing of the competition.

Entry fee for competitors
The entry fee is fixed to 160 euros per person. This includes the entrance to Sørmarka Arena on Thursday 6^th March and all competition days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), all distance fees, social gathering Thursday and the closing banquet.

The entry fee must be paid through bank transfer, to the account detailed below:
Name of the receiver: Stavanger Sandnes Skating Club
Adress of the receiver: Sørmarkveien 20, 4109 Stavanger, Norway
Name of the bank: SpareBank1 SR-Bank ASA
Address of the bank: Postboks 250, 4068 Stavanger
Account receiver (IBAN): NO 7632013769353
BIC: SPRONO22

Account Number: 3201.37.69353 

 

Additional Tickets for Welcome Drinks and Closing Banquet, for coaches and accompanying persons
Tickets for the Welcome Drink Reception (25 euros per person) and for the Closing Banquet (65 euros) per person, can be bought from the organization committee. Tickets can be ordered from stevne@stavangersandnes.no.

Accommodation
The organization committee has reserved 150 rooms at Clarion energy hotel Stavanger. Booking is available online: https://app.mews.com/distributor/54f4c450-38b3-44ea-8ac6-b0a301458726?mewsAvailabilityBlockId=4379bad6-b7f1-46c7-b897-b1f800b209f9&mewsStart=2025-03-05&mewsEnd=2025-03-10.

The following prizes have been negotiated (no. rooms x prize NOK/Night):

The rooms are available until January the 5th, after this date the rooms are offered to other guests. However, early booking is preferred since SSSK has the last cancellation date of this order 8th of December.

After this date alternative accommodation will be offered.

Travelling info
Travelling to Stavanger can be done by plane (to Sola Airport), by train or by car. Travelling from Oslo to Stavanger can also be done by train www.vy.no.

Additional information
Communication by Whatsapp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GVdM1h3tQ1U5nEGZMc6GWx and Sportity (event password: MAG2025)

General information, starting lists, results and urgent messages will be communicated to the skaters and companions via Whatsapp and The Sportity App is available free of charge on Android and Apple systems and is compatible with both tablets and smartphones.

Inquiries
All inquiries should be directed via email to: stevne@stavangersandnes.no SSSK, the 33rd Masters Allround Games 2025 Organizing Committee or to phone number +47-90001669.