Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Qualification

Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
500 m		boys'		girls'
1500 m		boys'		girls'
3000 m		boys'		girls'
Mass start		boys'		girls'
Qualification

Each country could send a maximum of four athletes to the speed skating events of the Winter Youth Olympics. The ISU Junior World Cup competition during the season was used to qualify in the respective distances. The host country (Austria) was given at least one spot.

Canada will not send any skaters after the governing body for the sport in the county deemed the event "not developmentally appropriate".^[1]

The final allocation of quotas was announced on November 30, 2011.^[2]

Qualification times

Athletes must have met the qualification times after October 10, 2010 to compete.^[2]

Event	Women	Men
500m	45.50	42.00
1500m	2:25.00	2:14.00
3000m	5:20.00	4:55:00

NOC	Boys'	Girls'	Total
Austria	2		2
Belarus	2	2	4
Belgium		1	1
China	2	2	4
Czech Republic		1	1
Denmark	1		1
Estonia		1	1
Finland	2		2
Germany	2	2	4
Italy	1	2	3
Japan	2	2	4
Kazakhstan	2	2	4
Mongolia		1	1
Netherlands	2	2	4
Norway	2	2	4
Poland	2	2	4
Romania		1	1
Russia	2	2	4
South Korea	2	2	4
Sweden	1		1
Switzerland	1	1	2
Total athletes	28	28	56
Total NOCs	16	17	21

Qualification

Boys'

Event	Date	Location	Athletes per NOC	Qualified
Host Nation	-	-	2	Austria
World Junior Championships	March 2011	Seinäjoki	2	South Korea Norway Netherlands Japan
World Junior Championships	March 2011	Seinäjoki	1	China Canada Italy Russia
2 ISU Junior World Cups	November 12 – 13, 2011 November 18 – 19, 2011	Erfurt Bjugn	1	Belarus Belarus China Denmark Finland Finland Germany Germany Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Poland Poland Russia Sweden Switzerland
TOTAL			28

Girls'

Event	Date	Location	Athletes per NOC	Qualified
Host Nation	-	-	–	Austria
World Junior Championships	March 2011	Seinäjoki	2	Netherlands South Korea Norway Japan
World Junior Championships	March 2011	Seinäjoki	1	Kazakhstan Canada Czech Republic
2 ISU Junior World Cups	November 12 – 13, 2011 November 18 – 19, 2011	Erfurt Bjugn	1	Belgium Belarus Belarus China China Estonia Germany Germany Italy Italy Kazakhstan Mongolia Poland Poland Romania Russia Russia Switzerland
TOTAL			28

References

1. Speed skating Canada 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
2. Final quota allocation

External links

• Quota allocation