| Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Singles | men | ladies |
| Pairs | mixed | |
| Ice dance | mixed | |
| Team event | mixed | |
The following is about the qualification rules and allocation of spots for the figure skating events at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [1]
A total of 148 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 18 athletes can be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 9 men or 9 women. A further ten team trophy quotas can be distributed to countries qualifying for the team event, but not the discipline itself. This means up to a maximum of 158 athletes can partake. If these additional ten quotas are not used, then the host (South Korea) may use them to qualify for each event, but may not qualify for the team event by use of these additional quotas. [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. Each country is allowed a maximum of three entries per discipline, resulting in a maximum of 18 athletes (nine men and nine women) possible per country.
According to ISU rules, countries must select their entries from among skaters who have achieved a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an ISU-recognized international competition on or before 29 January 2018. [1]
| Minimum technical scores (TES) [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | SP / SD | FS / FD |
| Men | 25 | 45 |
| Ladies | 20 | 36 |
| Pairs | 20 | 36 |
| Ice dance | 19 | 29 |
| Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event in the ongoing or preceding season. SP and FS scores may be attained at different events. | ||
The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Olympic Games is limited by a quota set by the International Olympic Committee. A total of 148 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. There will be 30 skaters in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles, 20 pair skating teams, and 24 ice dance teams. Additionally, ten nations qualified for the team event.
Countries were able to qualify entries to the 2018 Winter Olympics in two ways. Most spots were allocated based on the results of the 2017 World Championships. At the event, countries were able to qualify up to three entries in each discipline according to the usual system in place; countries which earned multiple spots to the Olympics also earned multiple spots to the 2018 World Championships. Every discipline qualified separately.
At the World Championships, the system was as follows:
| Number of skaters/teams entered at Worlds | To earn 3 entries to the Olympics | To earn 2 entries to the Olympics | To earn 1 entry to the Olympics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Place in the top 2 | Place in the top 10 | Next best ranked athlete from the NFs not qualified with two or three places, until the quotas of qualification through the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017 are reached. |
| 2 | Total placements is equal to or less than 13 | Total placements is equal to or less than 28 | |
| 3 | Top two placements is equal to or less than 13 | Top two placements is equal to or less than 28 |
The results of the 2017 World Championships determined 83 total spots: 24 entries in each singles discipline, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dance. The available spots were awarded going down the results list, with multiple spots being awarded first.
The remainder of the spots were filled at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany in late September 2017. 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 this ISU competition countries could earn only one spot per discipline, regardless of placement. Initially, a total of six spots per singles event, four spots in pairs, and five in ice dance were available at the ISU competition.
If a country declines to use one or more of its qualified spots, the vacated spot is awarded using the results of the ISU competition in descending order of placement. By the time the ISU competition was held, one more spot in pairs and one more spot in ice dance became available according to this rule.
For the team trophy, scores from the 2016–17 championship season and the 2017–18 grand prix season, were tabulated to establish the ten top nations. Each nation compiled a score from their top performers in each of the four disciplines. The Grand Prix Final, taking place in early December 2017, was the final event to affect the Team Trophy score.
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 World Figure Skating Championships | April 2 – March 29 2017 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 27–30 September 2017 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
| Nations | Men's singles | Ladies' singles | Pair skating | Ice dance | Additional | Team trophy | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
 Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
 Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Canada | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 17 | |
 China | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 11 | |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
 Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 | |
 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 8 | |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Israel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
 Italy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | 11 | |
 Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 9 | |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
 Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
 Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
 Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Olympic Athletes from Russia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | 15 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
 South Korea | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 | |
 Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
 United States | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | X | 14 | |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total: 32 NOCs | 30 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 153 |
| Event | Location | Athletes per NOC | Qualified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 World Figure Skating Championships |  Helsinki | 3 | Japan United States | 24 |
| 2 | China Spain Canada Olympic Athletes from Russia Israel | |||
| 1 | Uzbekistan Georgia Latvia Australia Kazakhstan France Czech Republic Germany | |||
| 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |  Oberstdorf | 1 | Belgium Sweden Italy South Korea Malaysia Ukraine Philippines | 6 |
| Total | 30 |
| Event | Location | Athletes per NOC | Qualified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 World Figure Skating Championships | Helsinki | 3 | Olympic Athletes from Russia Canada United States | 24 |
| 2 | Japan Italy Kazakhstan South Korea | |||
| 1 | China Belgium Slovakia France Germany Hungary Latvia | |||
| 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | Oberstdorf | 1 | Australia Sweden Switzerland Brazil Finland Ukraine | 6 |
| Total | 30 |
| Event | Location | Pairs per NOC | Qualified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 World Figure Skating Championships | Helsinki | 3 | China Olympic Athletes from Russia Canada | 15 |
| 2 | Germany France Italy | |||
| 1 | France United States | |||
| 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | Oberstdorf | 1 | Australia Austria North Korea Israel Czech Republic Japan | 5 |
| ISU Executive Board invitations | Host nation | 1 | South Korea | 1 |
| IOC special considerations | 1 | North Korea | 1 | |
| Total | 22 |
| Event | Location | Pairs per NOC | Qualified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 World Figure Skating Championships | Helsinki | 3 | Canada United States | 18 |
| 2 | France Olympic Athletes from Russia Italy | |||
| 1 | Israel  Denmark Poland Ukraine China Turkey Spain | |||
| 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | Oberstdorf | 1 | Great Britain Japan Germany South Korea Czech Republic Slovakia | 6 |
| Total | 24 |
| Qualified to Olympics | Reserve | Not eligible for Olympics |
| rank | Team | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3776 | 2308 | 6084 |
| 2 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 3533 | 2391 | 5924 |
| 3 | United States | 3021 | 2034 | 5055 |
| 4 | Japan | 2674 | 1671 | 4345 |
| 5 | China | 2724 | 1507 | 4231 |
| 6 | Italy | 2172 | 1629 | 3801 |
| 7 | France | 2076 | 1576 | 3652 |
| 8 | Germany | 1602 | 1204 | 2806 |
| 9 | Spain | 1222 | 636 | 1858 |
| 10 | Israel | 1015 | 506 | 1521 |
| 11 | South Korea | 1064 | 333 | 1397 |
| 12 | Australia | 842 | 478 | 1320 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 591 | 641 | 1232 |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 764 | 453 | 1217 |
| 15 | Great Britain | 719 | 404 | 1123 |
| 16 | Czech Republic | 833 | 236 | 1069 |
| 17 | Belgium | 421 | 370 | 791 |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 377 | 324 | 701 |
| 19 | Austria | 454 | 236 | 690 |
| 20 | Georgia | 422 | 262 | 684 |
If a country rejects a quota spot then additional quotas become available. A country can be eligible for one quota spot per event in the reallocation process. Countries in bold indicate the country later received a quota spot. The following list is compiled after the remaining spots were allocated at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.
| Men's singles | Ladies' singles | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines Switzerland Great Britain Poland |  Armenia  Singapore  Chinese Taipei Philippines | Japan  Belarus Spain Great Britain |  Lithuania Armenia Finland Belarus |
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