The Rules

The GMC Cup Series is a national series for International Ski Federation (FIS) carded athletes. Ski racers compete in the technical alpine disciplines of Slalom and Giant Slalom. The race series consists of a total of 32 starts and includes races for men and women in both Eastern and Western Canada. Athletes accumulate points based on their finish position. The male and female athletes who accumulate the greatest points total in the GMC Cup Series and the GMC Canadian Championship races are crowned overall GMC Cup Champions for the year. The GMC Cup race series is open to competitors from all provinces, and the quotas for the series are established by the participating provinces.

Basic Principles

International athletes and Canadian Alpine Ski Team (CAST) members, including National Development Team athletes, may participate but are not eligible to score points.

Guidelines

Series

Athletes are awarded points based on their finish position. For example a first-place finish garners the winner 100 points; a second-place winner receives 80 points. See chart below for complete details.
Although any position occupied by an international racer or CAST member does not count, their points are not to be awarded to another person

National Championships

At the end of the series and prior to the GMC Canadian Championships, athletes occupying the top positions in the scoring will retain the points that are equivalent to their current position in the overall standings. These points will be used towards the calculation that determines the overall points leaders for the GMC Cup.

FIS Points and Calculation

Points are awarded to each racer who finishes within the top 30 at each race, as per the table below. Points are not awarded to out-of-country athletes, Canadian Alpine Ski Team (CAST) athletes with A, B, C or D status or any other athletes added to the CAST program. Points cannot be awarded or given to another athlete. Alpine Canada Alpin will manage all point calculations.

Position	Points
1	100
2	80
3	60
4	50
5	45
6	40
7	36
8	32
9	29
10	26

Position	Points
11	24
12	22
13	20
14	18
15	16
16	15
17	14
18	13
19	12
20	11

Position	Points
21	10
22	9
23	8
24	7
25	6
26	5
27	4
28	3
29	2
30	1