Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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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.

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Qualification system

Skater eligibility

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]

Skater qualification

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.

Country qualification

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
1Place in the top 2Place in the top 10
2Total placements is equal to or less than 13Total placements is equal to or less than 28
3Total placements is equal to or less than 13Total 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.

Qualified countries

NationsMen's singlesLadies' singlesPair skatingIce danceAthletes
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 01001
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11002
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11002
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 222212
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 01319
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 20014
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 01115
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12003
Flag of France.svg  France 20128
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 01013
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11218
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 01127
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 01013
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 00012
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21129
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 33018
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 20002
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 10001
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11104
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 02002
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10001
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 223316
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 11002
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 01001
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11002
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10001
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 11104
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 01001
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 10217
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 322315
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 01001
Total: 31 NOCs30302023146

Men's singles

EventDateLocationAthletes
per NOC
Qualified
2009 World Figure Skating Championships 23–29 March 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy 24–27 September 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf 1Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Ladies' singles

EventDateLocationAthletes
per NOC
Qualified
2009 World Figure Skating Championships 23–29 March 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy 24–27 September 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan

Pair skating

EventDateLocationTeams
per NOC
Qualified
2009 World Figure Skating Championships 23–29 March 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy 24–27 September 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf 1Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Ice dance

EventDateLocationTeams
per NOC
Qualified
2009 World Figure Skating Championships 23–29 March 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy 24–27 September 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia

Declined entries

References

  1. 1 2 "Communication No. 1589: Olympic Winter Games 2010 Entries/Participation, Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. "Special Regulations & Technical Rules" (PDF). International Skating Union. June 2008. pp. 36–38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010.
  3. "Communication No. 1568: Entries/Participation 2010 Olympic Winter Games (OWG) Single & Pair Skating/Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. 25 May 2009.
  4. "Olympic Qualifying Competition – Oberstdorf (GER) - Review". International Skating Union. 27 September 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
  5. Granting Lithuanian citizenship to Katherine Copely would be in violation of the Constitution
  6. "2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver / Israel's team: Two skaters, a skier". Haaretz. January 25, 2010. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  7. Siegel, Masada (February 1, 2010). "Australian Figure Skater Is Helped by Israel's Rules". The New York Times . Retrieved February 28, 2010.