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Dear Racer,
I would like to take this time to introduce myself. My name is Ira Edwards, and I am a Nordic
Technical Representative for Rossignol Ski Company, a member of the Quiksilver/Rossignol
Group. I have been racing and working for Rossignol for over 12 years and involved in
Nordic racing for even longer. I will be working closely with Geoff Hurwitch, the Rossignol
Nordic Product and Race Manager for the US, to review your resume and to determine
where you best fit in the Rossignol family.
Rossignol is very excited about the growth of junior racing in the U.S. and we would like to
help you achieve your ski racing goals. We currently make the best skis, boots and
bindings in the world, and both our national and international results attest to that fact.
After refining and redesigning our ski and boot line for 2007/08, Rossignol has developed
the most state of the art ski equipment available today.
The RED, WHITE, & BLUE Support Program is designed as an incentive plan for those
athletes who are truly serious about ski racing. With the help of the top race department in
the industry, Rossignol is offering you the support you may need to make that next step in
your racing career. At the same time, Rossignol is looking to it’s athletes to promote not
only our products, but also the sport of Nordic Skiing by being active in their communities
and being enthusiastic about our sport.
Your equipment will be hand selected from the Rossignol Race Room by Geoff Hurwitch.
Geoff works closely with the manufacturing facilities of our skis and also with the World Cup
Servicemen to ensure that we can provide the best equipment to our athletes.
Please review the enclosed information about Rossignol and our history. If you are
interested in our program, please follow the directions for application. All applications will
be due by May 15, 2007 via email to myself. Have a great summer and I look forward to
hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Ira Edwards
[email protected]
The Quiksilver/Rossignol Group
1441 Ute Blvd. suite 200
Park City, UT 84098
main: (435) 252.3300
COMPANY INFORMATION
1907-2007. Rossignol is 100 years old. 100 years during which we have always been thrilled by the
mountains, 100 years of passionate commitment, 100 years in which we have lived our professional
skills to the full. Icon of the past, symbol of the present, Rossignol, inspired by our roots and our
exceptional historical heritage, has built the future every day. Another milestone in our brand's
development is that we now have developed an authentically modern Mountain life style, with Hard
and Soft goods for the winter and the summertime too.
Brand mission
Tomorrow, Rossignol will be entering into yet another new stage in its brand development, evolving
from a snowsport-specific brand, to a Mountain Lifestyle Brand. Rossignol’s new phase includes
product design and development for all year-round mountain sports and culture, and the lifestyle
that goes along with this. A new Rossignol, with more lifestyle focus than ever before, strongly
supports Rossignol’s branding as a Pure Mountain Company. This is a strong and universal
message, which expresses a clear ambition: to become the brand for everyone who shares
Rossignol’s passion for the mountain lifestyle. In short, we aim to be known as the most progressive and authentic mountain brand on the market.
Brand philosophy:
Pure Mountain Company
We live for the mountains, because we need to experience the mountains every day of every year.
Begin with the world’s best athletes. Listen to them. Outfit them. Make them better. Before, it was
only about product and specs and design. And it still is, but now our innovations have a pulse, a
human desire, and a meaning. Under our technology beats a heart. We use this expertise to create
technical gear to do the stuff we love to do. Then we use the same intensity to create all that is
casual. Because that’s how we live in the mountains: through product that enhances the lifestyle.
We are a fundamental ingredient of the lifestyle. We are part of the lexicon. Not just the most
respected brand, but a word that is synonymous with great memories, epic adventures and
incredible friends. And yes, anyone can say they’re an authentic mountain sports lifestyle brand.
We can prove it. With our athlete-based R&D, our leading technology and our real connection to
the mountains. To most, the mountains are a part of the environment. Not for us. For us, the
mountains are the blood that flows in our veins. This is the place where we become who we were
meant to be. Here the air is different. Cleaner, cooler, fresher. It enables a sense of freedom and
space that opens the mind and encourages adventure. And it challenges us to accomplish the
Unimaginable. The mountains give us a sense of place within a complex space. They deliver
energy and inspire. Here we find ourselves. And whether it’s winning a 15km Mass start race,
dropping a cornice, grinding rails, capturing first tracks or simply climbing to the top, these
mountains feed those who love them.
Products
We design and manufacture Skis, Bindings, Ski Boots (Alpine and Nordic), Snowboards, Technical
Equipment. And we develop Softgoods Collections for all seasons. Products that are made by
people committed to perfection, and who understand what the mountain requires. Excellent value,
high reliability, quality, attractive design.
History
Carpenter Abel Rossignol, a very committed skier, made his first skis out of solid wood in 1907. In
1937, Emile Allais became world champion on Rossignol skis. With Rossignol Olympic 41 skis, Henri
Oreiller became the first French Olympic champion in history, in 1948. The Rossignol saga was
already a legend. In 1956, Laurent Boix-Vives bought the company and started to sell Rossignol
skis all over the world.
46 years of success and international growth since 1960
Jean Vuarnet won the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics on Allais 60s, the first all-metal skis. In
1964, Rossignol scored an international success with Strato, the first glass fiber skis. In the
Seventies, Rossignol opened for business in the USA, launched its first Nordic skis and became the
biggest ski manufacturer in the world. In 1971, Rossignol introduced it’s first (wooden)
cross-country skis, manufactured in Sweden. In 1974, The manufacturing of fiberglass
cross-country skis began at the production facility in Voiron, France. More importantly, Rossignol
formed a cross-country division to address the needs of a rapidly expanding market. Rossignol
enlisted the service of Bill Koch, an Olympic racer and technician, as a consultant for cross-country
ski development. Bill Went on to win World Championship Bronze medal and the Overall World Cup
in 1982
After launching our Alpine ski boot range in 1990, we developed our bindings range and then
successfully diversified into snowboards and textiles. We launched our Nordic boot line for the Albertville Olympics. As the overall ski brand medal winner of the Calgary, Albertville and Lillehammer Winter Olympics, Rossignol became the uncontested world leader in winter sports.
Champions of legend winning hundreds of medals
Rossignol skis rose to fame through generations of legendary Champions starting with Bill Koch of
World Cup fame, and moving on to include athletes at the 2007 Nordic World Championships
Rossignol Nordic enjoyed an unbelievable season, dominating competitions on the international stage, in
both the Men’s and Women’s fields of World Cup and World Championships...and proving the superiority of Rossignol’s
X-ium Solar skis, boots and bindings along the way! Even Torin Koos from the USA earned a podium finish this year on his
complete Rossignol package of Skis, Boots and Bindings.
With 40% of the World Cup XC victories taken by Rossignol athletes (making up only 10% of the field!), Rossignol Nordic has a lot to
smile about with these exceptional results from our world-class athletes. Congratulations to everyone for a great year!
Virpi Kuitunen:
-Winner 2007 Tour de Ski
-Three time 2007 World Championships Gold Medalist
-2007 World Cup Sprit title
-2007 World Cup Distance title
-2007 World Cup Overall Champion!
Virpi Kuitunen with Aino-Kaisa Saarinen,
the 2007 Winner of the Holmenkollen 30k Classic, 2007
World Championships Gold Medalist, and 5th overall in
the 2007 World Cup Standings
Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset:
- 2007 World Champion 50k Classic Gold Medalist
-2007 Winner of the Holmenkollen 50k Classic
-5th overall in the 2007 World Cup
Overall XC World Cup:
-3rd Eldar Roenning (NOR)
-4th Tor Arne Hetland (NOR)
-5th Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset (NOR)
-6th Vincent Vittoz (FRA)
Rossignol X-ium technology provides cutting-edge performance and continues to lead our athletes to gold after gold.
With a new sidecut of 44/43/43, the X-ium skate ski boasts a full carbon deck to increase torsional rigidity, while improving
camber and glide. Keeping the power of the cobra cut and the double-groove for stability, the new X-ium benefits even
further from the new finer grind.The Rossignol Classic skis will remain as they are (why change a good thing?!),but have
received a fresh new look in the cosmetics. The NIS accepts both the NNN NIS Skate or Classic binding, and will also
allow mounting of an SNS system binding, drilled right through the NIS plate. For extra stability and adjustment potential
never before seen in Nordic bindings, go with the NIS system!
Rossignol’s new skate boots have improved zippers, and heel-retention padding for improved hold, along with a fresh and
highly visible color. The X-ium World Cup Skate boots still maintain double-lacing, the thermo-adjustable fit, and like the
World Cup Pursuit and Classic boots, are available in both regular and low-volume fits. The Classic boot’s soft
midsole/outsole combination with a low cuff upper offers a powerful kick and excellent control.
Finally, Rossignol is proud to announce that for the first time, the X-ium packages are available in Women’s-specific
graphics, while still taking full advantage of the same high-performance and competition-proven Rossignol technologies.
www.rossignol.com
Women’s Xium Package
Men’s Xium Package
2007/08 Rossignol X-ium World Cup Product line up:
Skating NIS1 and NIS2 flexes
Sidecut: 44/43/43mm .
Sizes XS/174, S/181, M/187, L/193.
Construction: Nomex core, Supra Edge, NIS, activ’cap, K7000C Base, NIS plate.
Skating NIS Women’s (NIS2)
Sidecut: 44/43/43mm .
Sizes 168,174, 181, 187cm.
Construction: Nomex core, Supra Edge, NIS, activ’cap, K7000C Base, NIS plate.
Classic NIS C1, C2, AR, Zero flexes
Sidecut: 44/44/44mm
Sizes 191, 198, 203, 208cm.
Construction: Nomex core, Supra Edge,Sure Kick Concept, NIS, activ’cap, K7000C Base, NIS plate.
Clasic NIS Women’s (NIS C2)
Sidecut: 44/44/44mm
Sizes 191, 198, 203cm..
Construction: Nomex core, Supra Edge, Sure Kick Concept, NIS, activ’cap, K7000C Base, NIS plate.
X-ium World Cup Classic Boots, Unisex and Women’s
Regular Fit size EU 39-49 (in 1/2 sizes)
Low Volume Fit (LVF) size EU 35-45
(In 1/2 Sizes)
Low Volume Fit (LVF) only size EU 35-44 (in 1/2 sizes)
X-ium World Cup Pursuit, Unisex Skate, and Women’s Skate Boots
Regular Fit only size EU 36-48.5
(in 1/2 sizes)
Regular Fit size EU 39-49 (in 1/2 sizes)
Low Volume Fit (LVF) size EU 35-45
(In 1/2 Sizes)
LVF only size EU 35-44
(In 1/2 Sizes)
RED Program Qualifications:
Biathlon – achieve a finish within 10% of the wining time in a World Championship event.
Cross-Country - one of the following must be met:
ο Be ranked in the top 3 YOB on the USSA National points list.
ο Achieve a top 10 at the 2007 NCAA championships
ο Achieve a finish within 10% of the wining time in a 2007 J1 Scandinavia Cup
Championships event.
ο Achieve a top 30 place at the 2007 World Junior Championships
ο Class Champion in 2007 JO Sprint, Mass start, or Individual Races
ο Top 3 finish in TWO (2) Individual and/or Mass Start 2007 JO races. One
Podium Finish can be substituted with an A Final Sprint Finish.
WHITE Program Qualifications:
Biathlon – achieve a finish within the top 50% of the field in a World Championship event.
Cross-Country - one of the following must be met:
ο Be ranked in the top 5 YOB on the USSA National points list.
ο Qualify for the 2007 NCAA championships.
ο Qualify for the 2007 J1 Scandinavia Cup Championships event.
ο Qualify for the 2007 World Junior Championships.
ο Qualify for A or B finals in the 2007 JO Sprint Races.
ο Top 10 Finish in Individual and/or Mass Start 2007 JO races.
BLUE Program Qualifications:
Biathlon— qualify for the 2007 US Junior World team or 2007 US Youth World
championships team
Cross Country— one of the following must be met:
ο Be ranked in the top 10 YOB on the USSA National points list.
ο Achieve one of the following performance marks at the 2007 USSA Jr National
Championships:
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All-American Status (less than 10% back from the winner on each class)
in the mass start Freestyle or individual start Classic races.
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Qualify for the heats in the sprint races (top 24 in each class).
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Be a member of the Winning Team in each class in the relay races.
RED Program Benefits
• 2 complete Rossignol Xium packages (Skis, Boots, Binding, Poles), shipped via special order
from the Quiksilver/Rossignol Group to your local Rossignol Nordic Dealer.
• Rossignol Care Package including Radical Ski Bag 210cm, Radical Roller Duffle, Startline
backpack, and a selection of T-Shirts, sweatshirts and hats.
• Wholesale pricing -20% on up to 2 additional race selected Xium Packages shipped via
special order from the Quiksilver/Rossignol Group to your local Rossignol Nordic Dealer.
• Wholesale pricing on 1 additional Nordic ski package (race, touring, BC, Telemark) shipped
via special order from the Quiksilver/Rossignol Group to your local Rossignol Nordic Dealer.
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Wholesale pricing on Rossignol R-Gear (ski bags, packs, accessories, etc.).
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Wholesale Pricing on Rossignol (Pure Mountain Company) casual and technical clothing.
WHITE Program Benefits
• Up to 3 complete Packages or single items (ski w/ binding, boot, binding, pole) can be ordered
at the following discounts:
ο -10% off of wholesale for each top 10 JO finish or B final Sprint finish
ο -15% off of wholesale for each top 5 JO finish or A final sprint finish.
ο All other non-JO racers receive -15% off of wholesale for each of the WHITE Program
Qualifications.
• Rossignol Care Package including Start line Padded Ski bag, Roller Duffle, and a selection of
Rossignol T-Shirts and hats.
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Wholesale pricing on additional race selected Xium and other Nordic products .
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Wholesale pricing on all Rossignol R-Gear (ski bags, packs, accessories, etc.).
• Wholesale Pricing on Rossignol/Quiksilver (Pure Mountain Company) casual and technical
clothing.
• All items will be shipped via special order to from the Quiksilver/Rossignol Group to your local
Rossignol Nordic Dealer.
BLUE Program Benefits
• Wholesale pricing on race selected Xium skis, boots, bindings and World Cup Poles, as well as
selected Nordic products shipped via special order to from the Quiksilver/Rossignol Group to
your local Rossignol Dealer.
•
Rossignol Care Package including a selection of Rossignol T-Shirts and hats.
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Wholesale pricing on Rossignol R-Gear (ski bags, packs, accessories, etc.).
• Wholesale Pricing on Rossignol/Quiksilver (Pure Mountain Company) casual and technical
clothing.
*If no Rossignol Nordic Dealer is nearby, these orders will be shipped directly
from the Quiksilver/Rossignol Group.
RED, WHITE BLUE Program Guidelines and Requirements
1. Athlete must train and compete on ONLY Rossignol Xium race products (skis, boots, bindings) Rossignol Poles
must be used by RED Program participants.
2. Any racer accepted into this program will Receive the Program benefits, but may be elegible to receive additional benefits to be determined on an individual basis.
3. Submit the name of your local Rossignol Nordic Dealer. You may be asked to help at special events in your area.
4. Athlete’s School or club coach must send an email in support of the athlete and vouching for his/her character
and dedication to his/her sport.
5. Athlete must send a short email with a resume of results, explain their short and long term training goals and how
Rossignol can help support them and how you feel that you can best promote Rossignol. This email will need to include the following:
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Athlete’s Name and complete contact/shipping information.
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Coach’s Name and contact information.
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Athlete’s Height, Weight, Boot, and Clothing sizes. (Rossignol boots come in size EU 35-49, in 1/2 sizes)
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Program you are applying to.
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Current support level from Rossignol or other Companies.
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Equipment Needs for 2007/08
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USSA/FIS Number, USSA points, and ranking both overall and by Year of Birth (please include rankings
from the last 2 years if available)
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Any other special considerations
This emailed application should be sent to [email protected] BY MAY 15, 2007. Title
the email: “Rossignol RED-WHITE-BLUE Application.” You will be notified that your email was
received within 2 business days. Do not assume that your application was received. If you do not
receive notice, have your coach or parent forward the application via email. Each applicant will
receive notification of acceptance or rejection into the program by June 1, 2007. Applications
submitted well prior to the deadline may receive notice at an earlier date.
**PLEASE NOTE: Rossignol cannot directly support NCAA athletes. We will instead work with
your college or university coach to support your ski team within NCAA guidelines.