Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the cross-country skiing events at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. [1]

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Qualification rules

Basic Quota

A total of 296 athletes will be allowed to compete in cross-country skiing, 148 men and 148 women. For any National Olympic Committee to send at least one male, or one female competitor, they must have an athlete of that gender score less than 300 FIS points in any individual event at either the 2021 World Championships, or the under 23 World Championships. [1]

'A' Standard

An athlete who has less than 100 FIS Distance points on the list published on 17 January 2022, can be entered in any event.

'B' Standard

An athlete who has not met the 'A' standard, but has less than 300 FIS Distance points may be entered in the 15 km men's or 10 km women's race, as well as in the team relay. Similarly, athletes who have less than 300 FIS Sprint points may be entered in the sprint, or the team sprint.

Additional Relay eligibility

Athletes who are entered in Nordic Combined or Biathlon, at the 2022 Olympics, may also be used in the relay events. They must have a valid FIS code and have met the appropriate 'B' standard.

Allocation of Quotas

Quota per NOC.

A FIS Cross Country Nation Ranking will be used that takes into account results, from each gender, from the 2020-2021 season. Nations ranked one through five will receive four additional quotas, nations six through ten receive three, nations eleven through twenty receive two, and nations twenty-one through thirty receive one. [1]

Remaining quota places.

In each gender, the remainder of the quota places will be distributed in four rounds using the Nation Ranking proceeding from the highest ranked nation down. Nations from 1 to 5 receive an additional quota in round one. Nations from 1 to 10 receive an additional quota in round two. Nations from 1 to 20 receive an quota in round three. All remaining quotas are distributed in round four.

Host quota

If the host has not received four quotas, in each gender, and have remaining athletes who have met at least the 'B' standard, they will be allotted up to four athletes per gender.

Quota Allocation

As of 22 January 2021. [2]

Current summary

Each NOC listed has qualified one competitor in the gender indicated, numbers higher than one are based on rankings and will change as rankings change.

NationsMenWomenReallocated menReallocated womenAthletes
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 2 12 12
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 112
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 123
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3216
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 34 25
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 224
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 11
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 112
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 123
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 34119
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4419
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 123
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 57 5111
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1 00
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 34119
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6713
Flag of France.svg  France 84113
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6814
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 33
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 123
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 112
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 213
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 11
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3 11
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 67 612
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3418
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2417
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2417
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 11
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 11
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 224
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1 00
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 11
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 112
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 11
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 00
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 112
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8816
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 34119
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 11
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 8816
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 213
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1 02 00
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2215
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 36110
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2215
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3 21 02
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8816
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8614
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 12 12
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 123
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2417
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 58114
Total: 58 NOCs140138810296

    Men

    CriteriaAthletes per NOCTotal AthletesQualified
    Basic quota and ranked in the top 5525Flag of France.svg  France
    Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Basic quota and ranked 6th through 10th420Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
    Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States
    Basic quota and ranked 11th through 20th330Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
    Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
    Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
    Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
    Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
    Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
    Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
    Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
    Basic quota and ranked 21st through 30th220Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
    Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
    Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
    Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
    Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
    Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
    Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
    Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
    Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
    Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
    Basic quota126Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
    Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
    Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
    Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
    Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
    Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
    Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
    Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
    Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
    Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
    Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
    Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
    Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
    Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
    Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
    Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
    Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
    Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
    Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
    Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
    Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
    Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
    Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
    Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
    Host quota44Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
    Total12557

    Remaining quotas

    Round 1Round 2Round 3Next available
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
    Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States
    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
    Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States
    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
    Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
    Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
    Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
    Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
    Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
    Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
    Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
    Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
    Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    51088

    Women

    CriteriaAthletes per NOCTotal AthletesQualified
    Basic quota and ranked in the top 5525Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States
    Basic quota and ranked 6th through 10th420Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
    Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
    Basic quota and ranked 11th through 20th330Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
    Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
    Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
    Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
    Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
    Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
    Basic quota and ranked 21st through 33rd226Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
    Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
    Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
    Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
    Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
    Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
    Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
    Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
    Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
    Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
    Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
    Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand [lower-alpha 1]
    Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
    Basic quota19Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
    Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
    Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
    Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
    Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
    Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
    Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
    Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
    Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
    Total11042
    1. a quota will need to be returned due to lack of enough eligible athletes

    Remaining quotas

    Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Next available
    Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
    Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
    Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
    Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
    Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
    Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
    Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
    Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
    Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
    Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
    Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
    Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
    Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
    Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
    Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
    Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
    Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
    Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
    Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

    Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
    Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
    Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
    Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
    Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
    Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
    Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
    Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
    51020310

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