An Example to show how to work out FIS Points

Take this example from a double pursuit

These are the top 5 winning skiers

A with FIS points 90.47 in a time of 35.03.9
B with 143.53
C with 137.59
D with 159.47
E with 118.26

Race penalty is calculated as :
(143.53 + 137.59 + 118.26) / 3.75

106.50

So if skier X has a time of 41.44.3

We can plug in the Race points calculation:

((1400 x 41.44.3 ) / 35.03.9 ) – 1400
(1400 x 2504.3) / 2103.9) – 1400
266.44

So skier X’s FIS points from the race is

Race penalty + Race points
106.50 + 266.44 = 372.94

Notice that the better the quality of the race the better the potential for points. However, in a high quality race you still have to ski really well to get good points (if a large gap develops between you and the skier picking up 65 points for winning you can still have a large score).

Interesting to note in passing. The winning skier (A) gets fewer points for winning this race than was already on the FIS Points list (was 90.47, but collected 106.5 for this race). This is what the notes mean by quality of the field. However, this is unlikely to be a challenge for British skiers for the next little while.

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