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Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
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Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification describes the system by which athletes earned quota places to compete in the men’s and women’s skeleton events at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. A total of 50 quota spots—25 per gender—were available, with National Olympic Committees (NOCs) allowed to enter up to three athletes per gender. To promote gender equality, five men’s quotas were transferred to the women’s event. Athletes qualified based on the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) world rankings as of January 16, 2022, with points from their best seven results across World Cup and other IBSF-sanctioned circuits counting toward qualification. Additional eligibility required participation in at least eight races on a minimum of three tracks during the qualification period (October 15, 2020–January 16, 2022) and ranking within the top 60 (men) or top 55 (women). Quotas were distributed based on ranked positions: the two NOCs with three entries, several with two, and the remainder with one, while host-nation China was guaranteed entry if unqualified by ranking.
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Qualification system
A total of 50 quota spots (25 per gender) will be available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of six athletes (three per gender) can be entered by a NOC.[1][2] In July 2018, the International Olympic Committee moved five men's quotas to the women's event, to achieve gender equality.[3]
The World Ranking list as of January 16, 2022 will be used to distribute the quotas. Athletes will be ranked by their best seven results. At total of two countries in each gender will qualify the maximum of three athletes, while six countries will qualify two men, (four for women), seven countries will qualify one quota in the men's event and 11 for the women's. If the host nation China fails to qualify in an event, the highest ranked sled from the country will take the last qualification slot.[2]
An athlete must be ranked in the top 60 (men) or top 55 (women) to be eligible to compete at the games.[2]
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Qualification timeline
Races from October 15, 2020 until January 16, 2022 applied to qualification for the Olympics. In general this meant that the Olympic field is established by using the world cup races of the 2021-22 season, but also includes results from Intercontinental, Europe, and America cup races. Athletes must have competed in at least eight races across at least three different tracks to be eligible.[2]
Quota allocation
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The following summary is a breakdown of Olympic qualification based on the IBSF rankings and adjustments.
Official standings after all 8 races[4][5][6]
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Next eligible NOC per event
Only NOCs not already qualified are eligible.
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