| Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Mono | women | |
| Two | men | women |
| Four | men | |
The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [1]
| Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Qualification | ||
| Mono | women | |
| Two | men | women |
| Four | men | |
The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [1]
A maximum of 170 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 124 men and 46 women may qualify. Qualification was based on the world rankings of the 2021/2022 season between 15 October 2020 and 16 January 2022. Pilots must compete in six different races on three different tracks and been ranked in at least five of those races. Additionally, the pilot must been ranked among the top 50 for the man's events or top 40 for the women's events. For the women's races the IBSF combined ranking will be used for the quotas involving multiple sleds, and for the first six individual quotas in monobob. [1]
For the men's events 30 sleds were available in the two-man event and 28 in the four-man event. Meanwhile, in each of the two women's events, there were 20 sleds available. [1] A country could enter a maximum of three sleds per event (two in the mono-bob). [1]
NOC's per event
| Number of sleds | 2-Men | 4-men | Women's monobob | 2-women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 2 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 30 | 28 | 20 | 20 |
Official standings after all 8 World Cups [2] [3] [4]
The IBSF announced final quotas on January 24, 2022. [5]
| NOC | Men | Women | Athletes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two man | Four man | Monobob | Two woman | ||
 Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Austria | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
 Belgium | 1 | 2 | |||
 Brazil | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
 Canada | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
 China | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
 France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Germany | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
 Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
 Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
 Latvia | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
 Monaco | 1 | 2 | |||
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
 Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 ROC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
 Slovakia | 1 | 1 | |||
 South Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
 Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2 | |||
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | |||
 United States | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Total: 23 NOCs | 30 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 163 |
| Sleds qualified | Countries | Athletes total | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 12 | Germany Canada |
| 2 | 7 | 28 | Switzerland United States Latvia South Korea China ROC Austria |
| 1 | 10 | 20 | Great Britain France Romania Czech Republic Italy Monaco Brazil Trinidad and Tobago Netherlands Jamaica |
| 30 | 19 | 60 |
| Sleds qualified | Countries | Athletes total | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 24 | Germany Canada |
| 2 | 7 | 56 | ROC United States Switzerland Austria South Korea China Italy |
| 1 | 8 | 32 | Great Britain Latvia France Czech Republic Netherlands Brazil Romania Jamaica |
| 28 | 17 | 112 |
| Sleds qualified | Countries | Athletes total | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 8 | United States Germany Canada China |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | ROC Switzerland Romania Austria Great Britain Australia Netherlands South Korea France Slovakia Jamaica Ukraine Italy |
| 20 | 16 | 20 |
| Sleds qualified | Countries | Athletes total | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 12 | Germany Canada |
| 2 | 4 | 16 | United States China ROC Switzerland |
| 1 | 6 | 12 | Romania Austria Great Britain Australia Belgium France |
| 20 | 12 | 40 |
Only NOCs not already qualified are considered. Bolded nations accepted a reallocated quota
| Two man | Four man | Monobob | Two woman |
|---|---|---|---|
 Israel  Croatia  Denmark Australia  Liechtenstein | Croatia Australia Israel Liechtenstein  Japan | Italy  Nigeria Brazil  Poland  Vietnam | Jamaica South Korea Ukraine Italy Vietnam |
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