(b)   In each case, the start quota removed will match the gender of the offending Athlete, and will apply to the highest competition series (World Championships/Olympic Winter Games – World Cup series and Summer Biathlon World Championships; IBU Cup – Open European Championships – Summer Biathlon World Championships series; Junior Cup – Junior Open European Championships – Youth/Junior World Championships/Youth Olympic Games series and Summer Biathlon World Champi-onships) for which that Athlete was registered in the season closest to when the violation occurred.