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An Argeta Cup race. The older ones race a mass start in free technique, the children a ski cross.
- When
- Saturday, 19 December 2026
- Where
- Pokljuka Biathlon Centre, Rudno poljeDirections on the map
- Organiser
- ŠD Gorje
- Start time
- In the race invitation
- Who it is for
- Younger juniors up to men and women: mass start, free technique. Children: ski cross.
Invitation and start time: the organiser publishes them before the race
What a mass start is.
Everybody in a category starts together, the best at the front. First over the line wins, so the race is easy to follow. In a close finish the photo finish decides: the tip of the boot counts.
Source: FIS: International Competition Rules, Cross-Country (2023) · FIS: Broadcaster Manual Cross-Country 2021/22 · Ski Association of Slovenia: Competition rules for the 2026/2027 season
Free technique.
In free technique every step is allowed, but in practice skiers skate: they push the skis out to the side, as on ice skates. The skis carry only glide wax.
Source: FIS: International Competition Rules, Cross-Country (2023) · FIS: Broadcaster Manual Cross-Country 2021/22
What ski cross is.
A short course with obstacles: slaloms, bumps and small jumps, low gates, skiing backwards, a 360-degree turn, a part without poles. First everyone skis alone against the clock, then in groups of 4 to 6, and the first to finish the course correctly wins. Skill counts, not only speed, and a fall is not penalised.
The association's ski cross guidelines are still a proposal; the organiser gives the exact rules before the race.
Source: Ski Association of Slovenia: Ski cross in cross-country skiing, guidelines (proposal) · Ski Association of Slovenia: Competition rules for the 2026/2027 season
What the Argeta Cup is.
The Argeta junior Cup is the Ski Association of Slovenia's cross-country skiing cup. In the 2026/27 season the summer roller-ski races and the winter races on snow count towards it.
All age categories race, from the youngest boys and girls to men and women. The best results of the season count towards the overall standings.
Source: Ski Association of Slovenia: Competition rules for the 2026/2027 season
A race for the youngest.
The organiser may add an alternative race for the youngest: up to 1 kilometre, with obstacles such as slaloms and jumps. It is for fun, the results do not count towards the cup.
Source: Ski Association of Slovenia: Competition rules for the 2026/2027 season
Pokljuka.
Pokljuka is a forested plateau above Gorje and Bled, 1,100 to 1,400 metres high. The biathlon centre is at Rudno polje.
It hosted the 2021 Biathlon World Championships, and the World Cup has been coming back to Pokljuka for decades. For our athletes it is the home track.
At Pokljuka this winter.
- 31 December 2026 – 3 January 2027Biathlon World Cup
- 24 January – 31 January 2027Open European Biathlon Championships
- 1 February – 6 February 2027IBU Cup
- 22 February – 28 February 2027Para Biathlon World Championships
Source: Wikipedia: Pokljuka · International Biathlon Union (IBU): Pokljuka
Our athletes at Pokljuka.
- 6 October 2026Pokljuka on Saturday, Dol on Sunday
From the club archive.
Posts from the club's old website. The archive is for members: it opens after login.
Date, place, organiser and categories: Cross-country skiing calendar 2026/2027 (the club's table) · Ski Association of Slovenia: Competition rules for the 2026/2027 season · Domen Potočnik: competition calendar winter 2026/2027 (organisers, 11 Nov 2026)
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