Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the freestyle skiing events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Qualification standard

An athlete must have placed in the top 30 in at a World Cup event during the qualification period (1 July 2020 to 16 January 2022) in that respective event and also have a minimum number of FIS points; 80 for all aerials, moguls, and ski-cross or 50 for halfpipe, slopestyle, or big air.

A total of 284 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 30 athletes can be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 16 men or 16 women. If a NOC has qualified enough athletes to enter the mixed team event in aerials then they may extend their total to 32 athletes.

EventMenWomenMinimum FIS points
Aerials252580.00
Big air/Slopestyle303050.00
Halfpipe252550.00
Moguls303080.00
Ski cross323280.00
284 quotas142142

Allocation of quotas

At the end of the qualification period of 16 January 2022 quotas will be awarded using the Olympic Quota Allocation List (which includes all results of the World Cups from July 2020 and the results of the 2021 World Championship). The spots will be awarded to each country per athlete appearing on the list starting at number one per event until a maximum for each event is reached, except for the aerials events which will stop at 22 of 25. Once an NOC has reached the maximum of 4 quota spots in an event, it will no longer be counted for the allocation of quotas. If a nation goes over the total of 16 per sex or 30 (32 if entered in the mixed team aerials) total it is up to that nation to select its team to meet the rules by 18 January 2022. Any vacated spots will be then awarded in that event starting from the first athlete not to be awarded a quota. Freeski Slopestyle and Freeski Big Air are calculated as one event.

Allocation for the mixed team aerials event

Any nation that has qualified at least three athletes in the aerials competitions, and at least one from each gender, may enter this event. If less than eight teams have the required number of athletes then NOCs that need either one more male or female competitor will be awarded a quota to enable participation in the team event. Once eight teams are formed, and if there is still less than 25 quotas filled in the male or female events, then the allocation process described above will continue.

Additional participation for already qualified athletes

The halfpipe will have quota limits of 25 athletes in both male and female events. However, athletes who have qualified in slopestyle or big air, and have met the qualification standard in halfpipe, may also compete bringing the event totals up to a maximum of 30 per gender. Similarly the slopestyle and big air events may include athletes who have qualified in halfpipe as long as each event total does not exceed 30 per gender.

Host country places

If the host China has not earned at least one quota place in each event they will be entitled to one quota within the prescribed maximums, provided the athlete has met the qualification standard.

Current summary

As of 21 January 2022. [2]

NOCMenWomenMixedTotal
AEHPMOSS/BASXAEHPMOSS/BASXAT
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 43141114
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2 12412313
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 43X7
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 34 34 2444 34 34 34 34X32
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 111
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4411134122X21
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 22
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 112
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13116
Flag of France.svg  France 1214214 213
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4112129
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 111112 123111
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 11
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11226
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1422 14112
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1224X9
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 42219
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1426
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 4 312332 1424X23
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 123
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 444214
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3214413 24X21
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 32X5
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3444144442 0X32
Total: 27 NOCs252430303225223030288276

    Next eligible NOC per event

    A country can be eligible for more than one quota spot per event in the reallocation process. Bolded NOCs have accepted quotas while NOCs with a strike through have already passed.

    Women
    AerialsHalfpipeMogulsSlopestyle/Big AirSki Cross
    Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
    Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
    Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
    Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
    Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
    Men
    AerialsHalfpipeMogulsSlopestyle/Big AirSki Cross
    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
    Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States
    Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
    Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
    Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
    Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Flag of France.svg  France
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
    Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
    Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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    References

    1. "Qualification System for Xxiv Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
    2. "FREESTYLE SKI CROSS QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.