A standard speed skating track of 400 meters to the lap laid out at M-Wave , an artificially frozen indoor skating rink in Nagano City . The radii of the inner and outer competition lanes are 26 and 30 meters, respectively. The width of the inside training lane is 6 meters.

Entries for this competition will be restricted and must be made according to ISU Regulations and ISU Communication No. 1752, paragraph 3.3.
Preliminary entries , giving the number of Competitors & substitutes and the number of coaches and other team staff, as well as provisional names of the Competitors and team leader must be communicated at the latest by Wednesday, November 7, 2012 .
Final entries including the names of the Competitors and available substitutes, as well as the names of the team leader, coaches and other team staff for whom an accreditation is required must reach the Organizing Committee by letter, fax or electronic mail at the latest by 12:00 noon (local time) on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 (see also ISU Communication No. 1752, paragraph 3.3.3).
Please note that for all persons entered by the Members, the procedures regarding the Declaration for Competitors and Officials (all team officials requiring an accreditation) entering ISU Events (Rule 131) as outlined in ISU Communication No. 1628, need to be strictly observed.
For more details please refer to Rules 115, 131 and ISU Communication No. 1689 or any update of this Communications.

According to ISU Communication No. 1752, the entry quotas (maximum number of entries per distance, subject to the qualifying times criteria) for this competition are:

All other ISU Speed Skating Members may enter maximum 1 Competitor for each distance.
All entered Skaters (incl. substitutes) must have achieved applicable qualifying times for the respective distances according to the criteria given in Communication No. 1752, paragraph 3.3.1.

A Team Sprint Demonstration Event will be open for Skaters entered for the World Cup Competition. Teams will be composed of 3 Skaters each, where each Skater of the team is assigned to lead the team through one lap, and thereafter leave the race. Teams may be “National teams”” consisting of Skaters from the same ISU Member or “Mixed teams” consisting of Skaters from different Members.
Information on entries will be given at the first Team Leaders' meeting. Detailed racing Rules and issued by the ISU Speed Skating Technical Committee is available at the ISU website.

The grouping and drawing of pairs will be made according to ISU Communication No. 1752, paragraph 5.

For each distance World Cup points and prize money will be awarded according to the ISU Communication No. 1752, paragraphs 6 and 8.

Anti-Doping tests will be carried out in accordance with the valid ISU Anti-Doping Code (ISU Communications Nos. 1650, 1651, 1693 and 1694 or any further update of these Communications).

The speed skating track will be open for training for entered Competitors from Tuesday, December 4, 2012 . Trial starts will be organized on Friday, December 7, 2012 .
Only accredited Competitors, substitutes and team officials will be allowed to enter the ice-rink during the official training hours.

In accordance with Rule 109 of the ISU Regulations and ISU Communication No. 1420, all Skaters who do not have the nationality of the Member by which they have been entered or who, although having such nationality, have in the past represented another Member, must produce an ISU Clearance Certificate.

In accordance with Rule 119 of the ISU General Regulations, the ISU, Japan Skating Federation and the Organizing Committee assume no responsibility for or liability with respect to bodily or personal injury or property loss or damage incurred in connection with the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating. Each Member is solely responsible for providing insurance coverage thereto.

In accordance with ISU Communication No. 1752, paragraph 10.7, the Organizing Committee will cover room and meal expenses at the official Hotel(s) for up to two (2) persons from each ISU Member with participating Competitors, beginning with dinner on the evening of Friday, December 7, 2012 and ending with breakfast on the morning of Monday, December 10, 2012 (See attachment for more information and hotel costs).

The Organizing Committee will make hotel reservation for the Competitors in the following hotels:

Hotel Kokusai 21
576, Agata-machi, Nagano City, Nagano Pref., 380-0838, Japan
tel: +81 26 234 1111 fax: +81 26 234 2365
website: http://www.kokusai21.co.jp

Hotel Saihokukan
528-1, Agata-machi, Nagano City, Nagano Pref., 380-0838, Japan
tel: +81 26 235 3333 fax: +81 26 235 3365
website: http://www.saihokukan.com

Prices for room (and three meals) not covered by the Organizing Committee will be as follows:
Single occupancy: 15,750 JPY ( per person per night. Prices including three meals ) .
Double occupancy; 12,600 JPY ( per person per night. Prices including three meals ) .

The Organizing Committee reserves the right to limit the number of hotel rooms available to each team at the official hotel(s). The organizer is not obliged to provide services (accommodation, accredited entrance to the ice rink, transportation, etc.) for an excessive number of team officials or other accompanying persons from participating ISU Members. Names and functions of all team officials must be submitted together with the final entries for the competition, in accordance with ISU Communication No. 1752, paragraph 10.10.

All entries, hotel reservations and other inquiries should be addressed to the Organizing Committee or Japan Skating Federation at the addresses below. For Media accreditation, please contact the below address as soon as possible.

c/o Japan Skating Federation
Kishi Memorial Hall 1-1-1, Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8050, Japan
TEL; +81 3 3481 2351 FAX; +81 3 3481 2350
E-mail; entries-ss@skatingjapan.or.jp

Results and other information from the competitions will be posted on the following website(s):

International Skating Union : http://www.isu.org/
Japan Skating Federation : http://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/
JSF Official Results & Data Site : http://www.jsfresults.com/