Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics

The following are the criteria, rules, and final standings for qualification for the bobsleigh competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics. ^[1]

Qualification rules

A maximum of 170 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games, a maximum of 130 men and 40 women could have qualified. The qualification was based on the world rankings of 14 January 2018 (the seventh world cup event of the season, in St. Moritz). Pilots had to compete in five different races on three different tracks during the 2016/17 season or 2017/18 season. Each continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) and the hosts were allowed to enter a sled provided they met the above standard. For each men's event 30 sleds were allowed to compete (maximum of three NOCs with three sleds and six NOCs with two sleds). For the women's event there were a total of 20 sleds allowed to compete (maximum of two NOCs with three sleds, four NOCs with two sleds). According to the rules women were eligible for the "4-man" event as well but none competed in the applicable races.

Qualification timeline

Races from 15 October 2017 until 14 January 2018 were used for qualification for the Olympics. In general this meant that the Olympic field was to be established by using the first seven world cup races of the 2017–18 season, but also included results from European, and American cup races. Four sleds then were allocated in each of the three competitions, first for the host (if not already qualified), and then for continents not previously represented. If a nation refused a quota it was reallocated. Unused or reallocated were to be filled by 19 January 2018 by nations not previously entered.

Quota allocation

The following summary is based on the final IBSF quotas after reallocation. ^{[2] [3]} Numbers beside each nation indicate the rank of the sled that establishes the NOC's number of qualifiers.

Current summary

Nations	Two man	Four man	Two woman	Athletes
Australia	1	1		4
Austria	2	2	2	12
Belgium			2	4
Brazil	1	1		4
Canada	3	3	3	18
China	2	1		6
Croatia	1	1		4
Czech Republic	2	2		8
France	1	1		5
Germany	3	3	3	18
Great Britain	1	2	1	10
Italy		1		4
Jamaica			1	2
Latvia	2	2		8
Monaco	1			2
Nigeria			1	2
Poland	1	1		4
Romania	1	1	1	7
Olympic Athletes from Russia	2	1	2	10
South Korea	1	1	1	6
Switzerland	2	2	1	10
United States	3	3	2	16
Total: 22 NOCs	30	29	20	164

Two man

Final rankings by nation. ^[4]

Sleds qualified	Countries	Athletes total	Nation
3	3	18	Germany 7   Canada 9   United States 13
2	6	24	Latvia 11   Olympic Athletes from Russia 15   Switzerland 16   Austria 29   China 31   Czech Republic 36
1	9	18	Poland 17   France 22   Monaco 24   Romania 30   Brazil 34   Australia 35   Great Britain 37   Croatia 39   South Korea 44 1
30	18	60

1. ^ South Korea qualified as the host.

Four man

Final rankings by nation. ^[5]

Sleds qualified	Countries	Athletes total	Nation
3	3	36	Germany 4   Canada 16   United States 19
2	5	40	Latvia 9   Great Britain 12   Austria 27   Switzerland 30   Czech Republic 32
1	10	40	Olympic Athletes from Russia 8 5   France 14   Brazil 21   Italy 23   China 25   Croatia 28   Netherlands 35 1   Slovakia 36 2   Romania 41 2   Australia 42 3   Poland 43 1   South Korea 47 4
29	18	116

1. ^ Netherlands refused their allocation. Poland received the reallocated quota place.
2. ^ Slovakia were forced to withdraw as their only qualified pilot was deemed ineligible for the Olympics. Romania received the reallocated quota place.
3. ^ Australia qualified as a continental representative.
4. ^ South Korea qualified as the host.
5. ^ Team OAR returned one allocation which could not be filled. ^[3]

Two woman

Final rankings by nation. ^[6]

Sleds qualified	Countries	Athletes total	Nation
3	2	12	Germany 7   Canada 8
2	4	16	United States 4   Austria 15   Olympic Athletes from Russia 16   Belgium 20
1	6	12	Switzerland 12   Great Britain 13   Jamaica 18   Romania 19 2   South Korea 23 1   Australia 36 2   Nigeria 44 3
20	12	40

1. ^ South Korea qualified as the host.
2. ^ Australia qualified as a continental representative but their quota was turned down by their NOC. ^[7] Romania received the reallocated quota place. ^[3]
3. ^ Nigeria qualified as a continental representative through the application of IBSF rule 4.1. ^[8]

References

1. "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeonChang 2018 Bobsleigh" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
2. Press (22 January 2018). "IBSF athletes from 30 nations compete at PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
3. "XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Bobsleigh - Participation" (PDF). ibsf.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
4. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
5. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 4-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
6. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Women´s Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
7. "Australia's Women's Bobsleigh Team Ruled out of Winter Olympics". 9news (Australia). Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
8. "IBSF rule book (4.1)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2017-12-16.