"There is no snow in Jablonec at present . There are possibilities to do skiing up on Mísečky, but there are no organizers available at the time of the event. This resulted in the decision to move the event to the Vysočina Arena,” said Josef Krška , the chairman of the Nové Město sports club. It has been necessary for the organizers to adjust the time schedule of the Slavic Cup, as it collides with the Czech Youth Cup in biathlon. The young biathletes will compete in the morning hours, while the Slavic Cup races will be held in the afternoon.
The Sprint distance events will be held over 1300 meters long track for the women and over 1600 meters long track for the men. Sunday's distance events in Classic technique over 10 km for women and 15 km for men will be raced on the 2.5 km loop. "The events will test our readiness towards the World Cup, which takes place in Nové Město a week later," added Krška .
The Slavic Cup was not originally planned for Nové Město this season. The series, which have two more stops in Poland and two in Slovakia were a part of the Golden Ski event last season though.
The programme of the Slavic Cup series after the Nové Město events:
- 8.–9. February, Zakopane, Poland
- 14.–16. February, Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia
- 8.–9. March, Wisla Kubalonka, Poland
- 22.–23. March, Kremnica, Skalka, Slovakia
Friday 3. 1. 2014
| Programme | |
| 16.00–17.30 | Official Training |
| 15.00–17.00 | Registration |
| 17.30–18.15 | Team Captains Meeting |
Saturday 4. 1. 2014
| Programme | |
| 9.00–10.20 | Registration |
| 11.00–11.45 | Czech Cup Meeting |
| 12.00–12.50 | Training |
| 13.00 | FIS Slavic Cup – Women, Men Qualification – Free technique 1.3 km & 1.6 km, 15 sec. start interval |
| 14.00 | Youth Czech Cup – start 2.0 km prologue Youth Women – Free, 15 sec. start interval |
| 14.20 | Youth Czech Cup – start 2.5 km prologue Youth Men – Free, 15 sec. start interval |
| 15.00 | FIS Slavic Cup, Sprint Finals |
| 16.15 | FIS Slavic Cup, Prize-giving ceremony |
| 16.45–17.30 | FIS Meeting |
| 17.30–18.15 | Czech Cup Meeting |
Sunday 5. 1. 2014
| Programme | |
| 11.30–12.20 | Course re-design to Classic |
| 12.30–13.20 | Training |
| 13.30 | Start FIS Slavic Cup, Men 15 km Classic |
| 14.30 | Start FIS Slavic Cup, Women 10 km Classic |
| 15.30 | FIS Slavic Cup, Prize-giving ceremony |
| 15.10 | Czech Cup Youth Men (older) – 10 km Classic Mass Start |
| 15.45 | Czech Cup Youth Women (older) – 7.5 km Classic Mass Start |
| 16.15 | Czech Cup Youth Men (younger) – 7.5 km Classic Mass Start |
| 16.45 | Czech Cup Youth Women (younger) –5 km Classic Mass Start |
| 17.15 | Prize Giving Cermenony |
Jiří Pošvář, Jan Skřička
