Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification

The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]

Qualification rules

A total of 50 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 30 men and 20 women may qualify. The qualification is based on the world rankings of January 20, 2014. Athletes must compete in five different races on three different tracks during the 2012/13 season or 2013/14 season. Male athletes must be in the top 60 of the world rankings, while women need to be in the top 45. Each continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Asia) and the hosts are allowed to enter a sled provided they meet the above standard.

Qualification timeline

Races from October 1, 2013 until January 19th will apply to qualification for the Olympics. In general this means that the Olympic field is established by using the first seven world cup races of the 2013-14 season, but also includes results from intercontinental, Europe, and America cup races. Unused or realocated spots will be filled by January 27, 2014.

Quota allocation

The following summary is not indicative of assurance of Olympic qualification, but of how the allocations would be represented based on the current FIBT rankings. All tables updated to the end of all competitions on January 18, 2014.

Current summary

Nations Men Women Athletes
Australia 1 2 3
Austria 2 1 3
Canada 2 2 4
Germany 2 3 5
Great Britain 2 2 4
Greece 1 1
Ireland 1 1
Italy 1 1
Japan 2 1 3
Latvia 2 1 3
New Zealand 1 1 2
Romania 1 1 2
Russia 3 3 6
South Korea 2 2
Spain 1 1
Switzerland 1 1
United States 3 2 5
Total: 17 NOCs 27 20 47

Men

Current ranking by nation as of January 18 (7 of 7 races)[2] The FIBT has not released official qualification results and the below is based on world rankings and team announcements from the various countries.

Sleds qualified Athletes total Rank of applicable sled
3 6 United States 11
Germany 15
Russia 19
2 14 Latvia 3
Germany 61
Canada 12
Great Britain 14
Austria 17
Japan 28
South Korea 37
1 7 Ireland 27
Switzerland 322
Italy 33
Greece 35
Australia 38
New Zealand 39
Spain 43
Romania 50
Slovenia 562
30 30 273 15 NOC's
  1. ^ Germany qualified three sleds, but elected to send only two.
  2. ^ Slovenia and Switzerland each qualified a single sled, but elected to not enter their athletes.
  3. ^ No other athlete met the qualification standard of being in the top 60 sleds in the world ranking.

Women

Current ranking by nation as of January 17 (7 of 7 races).[2] The FIBT has not released official qualification results and the below is based on world rankings and team announcements from the various countries.

Sleds qualified Athletes total Rank of applicable sled
3 6 Russia 10
Germany 11
2 8 Great Britain 3
Canada 15
Australia 17
United States 18
1 6 Austria 4
Switzerland 8
New Zealand 13
Latvia 27
Japan 30
Netherlands 391
Romania 41
20 20 12
  1. ^ Netherlands qualified a single sled, but elected to not enter their athlete.

References

  1. ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. December 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. 1 2 FIBT ranking
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, February 22, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.