Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Singles | men | ladies |
Pairs | mixed | |
Ice dance | mixed | |
The overall quota for the figure skating competition is 148 total skaters, consisting of 74 men and 74 ladies. There will be 30 skaters in each of the single skating disciplines (men's and ladies'), 20 pair skating teams, and 24 ice dance teams. The maximum number of entries that can be qualified by a National Olympic Committee is 3 per event, making 18 (9 men, 9 ladies) the maximum number of entries that a country can qualify.
Skaters must be older than fifteen as of July 1, 2009 and must be a citizen of the country they represent to be eligible for the Olympic Games. Unlike qualification rules for International Skating Union events, in the case of a pair or ice dance team, both skaters must be citizens of the country they represent in competition. In addition, International Olympic Committee rules require that at least three years have passed since the competitor last represented another country in competition. [1]
There is no individual athlete qualification to the Olympics; the choice of which athlete(s) to send to the Games is at the discretion of each country's National Olympic Committee.
The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Olympic Games is limited by a quota set by the International Olympic Committee. There will be 30 skaters in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles, 20 pair skating teams, and 24 ice dance teams.
Countries may qualify entries to the 2010 Winter Olympics in two ways. The host country was entitled to one entry per discipline if it failed to qualify. [2]
The majority of the country qualification occurred at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships. At the World Championships, countries qualified up to three entries in each discipline. The number of multiple entries is the same as usual for the World Championships and countries who earn multiple spots to the Olympics also earned multiple spots to the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships.
Every discipline qualifies separately.
The multiple spots qualification to the Olympics from the World Championships is as follows:
Number of skaters/teams entered at Worlds | To earn 3 entries to the Olympics | To earn 2 entries to the Olympics |
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1 | Place in the top 2 | Place in the top 10 |
2 | Total placements is equal to or less than 13 | Total placements is equal to or less than 28 |
3 | Total placements is equal to or less than 13 | Total placements is equal to or less than 28 |
The results of the 2009 World Championships determined 83 total spots: 24 entries in each singles discipline, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dance. [3] The available spots were awarded going down the results list, with the multiple spots being awarded first.
The remainder of the spots were filled at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, held between September 23 and September 26, 2009. [4] Countries which had already earned an entry to the Olympics were not allowed to qualify more entries at this final qualifying competition. Unlike at the World Championships, where countries could qualify more than one spot depending on the placement of the skater, at the Nebelhorn Trophy, countries who qualified were allotted only one spot to the Olympics, regardless of placement.
If a country declined to use one or more of its qualified spots, the vacated spot was awarded using the results of the Nebelhorn Trophy in descending order of placement.
Nations | Men's singles | Ladies' singles | Pair skating | Ice dance | Athletes |
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Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Canada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
China | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
South Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
United States | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total: 31 NOCs | 30 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 146 |
Event | Date | Location | Athletes per NOC | Qualified |
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2009 World Figure Skating Championships | 23–29 March 2009 | Los Angeles | 3 | Japan United States |
2 | Canada Czech Republic France Italy Kazakhstan Russia | |||
1 | Belgium Poland Slovenia Spain Sweden Ukraine | |||
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy | 24–27 September 2009 | Oberstdorf | 1 | Switzerland Austria Germany North Korea Romania Finland |
Event | Date | Location | Athletes per NOC | Qualified |
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2009 World Figure Skating Championships | 23–29 March 2009 | Los Angeles | 3 | Japan |
2 | Canada Finland South Korea Russia United States | |||
1 | Switzerland † Georgia † Estonia Germany Great Britain Italy Poland Slovakia Turkey | |||
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy | 24–27 September 2009 | Oberstdorf | 1 | China Hungary Slovenia Austria Spain Belgium Australia † Uzbekistan † |
Event | Date | Location | Teams per NOC | Qualified |
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2009 World Figure Skating Championships | 23–29 March 2009 | Los Angeles | 3 | China Russia |
2 | Canada Germany Ukraine United States | |||
1 | France Great Britain | |||
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy | 24–27 September 2009 | Oberstdorf | 1 | Switzerland Estonia Poland Italy |
Event | Date | Location | Teams per NOC | Qualified |
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2009 World Figure Skating Championships | 23–29 March 2009 | Los Angeles | 3 | Russia United States |
2 | Canada France Great Britain Italy | |||
1 | Germany Israel Japan Ukraine | |||
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy | 24–27 September 2009 | Oberstdorf | 1 | China Czech Republic Hungary Estonia Georgia |
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