How are categories combined and how are racers seeded at Tier 1 events?

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Seeding: Canada Points List (CPL) points, distance or sprint as appropriate, are used for seeding all events except the final day of a pursuit start. Changes to verified seeding lists are only considered by the jury in exceptional circumstances. Seed lists are published by the organizing committee by midnight two days before the competition. Coaches must send all comments on the seed lists to the race office by noon on the day before the competition. A division can ask for special seeding in writing to the Nordiq Canada Director of Events at least one week before the event, but only for an extraordinary reason. Combined categories: where categories share courses and distances, it is recommended to combine Senior, U23 and U20 (Open), and U18 and U16. The combined group is seeded as one group, but awards and prizes are still given for each category and results show both combined and separate category results. The jury makes the final decision on combining. Sprints: you must register in your date-of-birth age category. The Open category is Senior, U23 and U20. In Open sprints, round 1 is the top 30 from the qualifier regardless of age category, and round 2 is the next best 30 U20 athletes only (places 31 to 60). A U20 who makes the top 30 in the qualifier is placed in the Open category. Source: Nordiq Canada Tier 1 Competition Technical Package 2026-2030, sections 6.1 and 7.2: https://nordiqcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/Nordiq-Canada-Tier-1-Events-Technical-Package-260903B.pdf