Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Qualification rules

A maximum of 170 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 114 men and 56 women may qualify. Qualification will be based primarily on the combined ranking list of the 2025/2026 season until the deadline of 18 January 2026. [2] Pilots must compete in eight different races on three different tracks between 1 October 2024 and 18 January 2026, and must be ranked in at least five of those races. Additionally, the pilot must be ranked among the top 50 for the man's events or top 40 for the women's events. [1]

For the women's races the IBSF combined ranking will be used for the all but the final six individual quotas in monobob. Those final six quotas will be determined by using the women's monobob IBSF ranking list. For the men's events the IBSF combined ranking list will determine all twenty-eight sleds for both two-man and four-man. [3]

NOC's per event

Number of sledsMenWomen's monobob2-women
3223
2745
18116
282525

Quota allocation

There will be seven world cup races during the qualification period, [4] so sleds will be ranked in their respective combined ranking list, or women's monobob ranking list, by their best seven results during the qualification period.

Current summary

Provisional standings as of 3 December 2025. [5] [6] [7] Quotas will continue to change until qualification ends on 18 January 2026.

NOCMenWomenAthletes
MenMonobobTwo woman
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 124
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 21110
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 14
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22314
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 22212
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 112
Flag of France.svg  France 21110
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 33318
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 28
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 14
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1228
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1128
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 115
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 14
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 112
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21110
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 22212
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 112
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 14
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 33318
Total: 23 NOCs282525165

    Men

    Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation
    3224Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (3rd)
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States (30th)
    2756Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (10th)
    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (19th)
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (20th)
    Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (25th)
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (28th)
    Flag of France.svg  France (36th)
    Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (41st)
    1832Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (7th)
    Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia (14th)
    Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (15th)
    Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (22nd)
    Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (24th)
    Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (26th)
    Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago (27th)
    Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (29th)
    2817112

      Women's monobob

      Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation
      326Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (6th)
      Flag of the United States.svg  United States (9th)
      248Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (12th)
      Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (13th)
      Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (25th)
      Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (31st)
      1 [a] 55Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (8th)
      Flag of Australia.svg  Australia (10th)
      Flag of France.svg  France (11th)
      Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (18th)
      Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (21st)
      1 [b] 66Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (19th)
      Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (21st)
      Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (24th)
      Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (28th)
      Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (31st)
      Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia (32nd)
      251725
      1. ↑ qualifies through combined ranking
      2. ↑ qualifies through monobob ranking

      Two woman

      Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation
      3318Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (6th)
      Flag of the United States.svg  United States (9th)
      Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (15th)
      2520Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (13th)
      Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (25th)
      Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (31st)
      Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (33rd)
      Flag of Australia.svg  Australia (37th)
      1612Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (8th)
      Flag of France.svg  France (11th)
      Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (19th)
      Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (21st)
      Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (23rd)
      Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (29th)
      251450

        Next eligible NOC per event

        Only NOCs not already qualified are considered. Bolded nations accepted a reallocated quota.

        MenWomen's monobobTwo woman
        Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein (32nd)
        Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia (38th)
        Flag of Australia.svg  Australia (40th)
        Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (46th)
        Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (48th)        		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (33rd)
        Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (37th)
        Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (38th)
        Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (39th)
        Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (40th)        		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (30th)
        Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (32nd)
        Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia (34th)
        Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (35th)
        Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (36th)

        References

        1. 1 2 "Qualification Systems for XXV Olympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026" (PDF). IBSF.com. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
        2. ↑ "Bobsleigh: How to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026". Olympics.com. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
        3. ↑ "How team Canada can qualify for Milano Cortina 2026". Olympics.ca. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
        4. ↑ "IBSF Overall Sport Calendar 2025/2026" (PDF). IBSF.com. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
        5. ↑ "Bobsleigh combined men rankings" . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
        6. ↑ "Bobleigh combined women rankings" . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
        7. ↑ "Women's monobob rankings" . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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