Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the alpine skiing events at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Qualification rules

Quotas

A maximum of 320 athletes are allowed to compete at the Olympic Games. A maximum of 22 athletes per nation will be allowed to compete with a maximum of 14 males or 14 females from a nation being permitted. Each nation may also enter a maximum of one team in the team event.

A standard

The A standard entails a competitor to be ranked within the top 500 in any event on the FIS Points list which will be made public after qualification ends on January 21, 2018. The qualification period began on July 1, 2017.

B standard

National Olympic committees (NOC) without athletes meeting the A standard can enter one competitor of each sex (known as the basic quota) in only the slalom and/or giant slalom events. These athletes must have only a maximum of 140 FIS points on the FIS Points list on 21 January 2018.

The Points List is calculated by taking the average of five event results for technical events (giant slalom and slalom) and three events for speed events (downhill, super G, and super combined).

Qualification eligibility

The Olympic Points List (A Standard)DownhillSuper GSuper CombinedSlalomGiant Slalom
Ranked <=500 in DH<80 points<80 points<80 points140 points140 points
Ranked <=500 in SG<80 points140 points140 points
Ranked <=500 in SC<80 points140 points140 points
Ranked <=500 in GS, SL140 points140 points
B Standard140 points140 points

Allocation of quotas

Basic Quota

Every NOC will be assigned one male and one female quota spot meeting the B standard.

Host nation

The host nation (South Korea) is awarded an additional quota per gender, granted all athletes meet the standard above.

Top 30 on Points list

Every NOC with at least one male and/or female in the top 30 of any event will be allocated one additional male and/or female quota in addition to the basic quota. If an athlete is ranked in the top 30 in more than one event a second additional quota for that sex will be given or if two different athletes are in the top 30.

Remaining quotas

The remaining quotas will be assigned using the Olympic Quota allocation list on 22 January 2018. The spots will be assigned until a maximum of 320 quotas are reached including the above. When a nation reaches its maximum, remaining athletes from that country will be skipped over. The list is a table of athletes in the top 500 in their two best events (including both male and female athletes). These additional quotas can be used to enter either male or female.

An athlete can be counted only once for the above criteria. For example, if a country has only one athlete meeting all three criteria then only one quota will be given (not 3).

Team event

The top 16 nations in the overall FIS World Cup Nations standings as of 22 January 2018 will ber permitted to enter a team of two male and two female athletes in the mixed team event. If South Korea is not among the top 16, then the top 15 along with South Korea will qualify. In the event one of these nations have only 3 quota spots earned above then they will be awarded a fourth quota to allow them to participate in the team event. It is unknown if these quotas are in addition to the 320 above.

Qualification summary

NationsMenWomenAdditionalTeam eventAthletes
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 112
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1113
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 112
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 11
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1113
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3316X22
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 11
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 112
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1124
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 112
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 11
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1113
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 338X14
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1113
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 112
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 22610
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 11
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 234X9
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 112
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 11
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 112
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 112
Flag of France.svg  France 3316X22
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 112
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 338X14
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 211X4
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 112
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 11
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 22X4
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 112
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 112
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 112
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 11
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3314X20
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1124
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 112
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 11
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 11
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 11
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 112
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 112
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 112
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 112
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 11
Flag of Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 11
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 11
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 11
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 11
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 112
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 11
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 112
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 112
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 11
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1113
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1 213
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 335X11
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 11
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1113
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 11
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 11
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 112
Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 32X5
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 11
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1113
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 232X7
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 335X11
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 22X4
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 112
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 335X11
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3316X22
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 112
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 11
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 112
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 112
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3316X22
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 11
Total: 80 NOCs1058213616323
  1. ^ The IOC decided to allow two male and one female competitor from North Korea, which were allocated as three additional places to the existing quotas. [2] [3]

Allocation

The following is the quota allocation as of 28 January 2018. [4]

Men

CriteriaAthletes per NOCTotal athletesQualified
Basic quota + 2 spots in top 30333Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Basic quota + 1 spot in top 3024Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Basic quota + 1 spot for the team event26Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Basic quota + Host nation22Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Basic quota158Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
IOC special considerations22Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Total 76 NOC's105

Women

CriteriaAthletes per NOCTotal athletesQualified
Basic quota + 2 spots in top 30336Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Basic quota + 1 spot in top 3024Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Basic quota + 1 spot for the team event22Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Basic quota + Host nation22Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Basic quota137Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
IOC special considerations11Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Total 54 NOC's82

Additional quotas

Athletes per NOCTotalQualified
1664Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1414Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
816Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
66Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
515Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
44Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
26Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
112Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Total136
  1. ^ Canada and Japan rejected one quota; Germany, Italy and Sweden rejected two and Norway rejected ten.

Next eligible NOC

In total 29 quotas have been made available for reallocation, 1 one of which was given to Hungary to compete in the team event. The following are the next eligible NOC's with those entries removed who either have already returned quotas, or are at the maximum (22) as of 24 January 2018. Bold indicates the acceptance of a quota, while a strike through indicates refusal.

Next available NOC

Team event

RankCurrent rankPoints
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7123
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 5341
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4436
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4154
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3060
6Flag of France.svg  France 3002
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2502
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1839
9Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 858
10Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 601
11Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 587
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 542
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 230
14Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 178
15Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 101
16Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 97
17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 35
18Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 31
19Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 18
20Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 15
21Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14
22Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12
23Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4

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