Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the freestyle skiing events at the 2026 Winter Olympics. ^[1]

Qualification standard

An athlete must have placed in the top 30 in at a World Cup event during the qualification period (1 July 2024 to 18 January 2026) in that respective event and also have a minimum number of FIS points; 80 for all aerials, moguls, dual 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.

Event	Men	Women	Minimum FIS points
Aerials	25	25	80.00
Big air / Slopestyle	30	30	50.00
Halfpipe	25	25	50.00
Moguls / Dual Moguls	30	30	80.00
Ski cross	32	32	80.00
284 quotas	142	142

• Big air + slopestyle and moguls + dual moguls have a combined event quota.

Allocation of quotas

At the end of the qualification period of 18 January 2026 quotas will be awarded using the Olympic Quota Allocation List (which includes all results of the World Cups from July 2024 and the results of the 2025 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 20 January 2026. 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 Italy 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 of30 June 2025. All quotas are provisional and will not be finalized until 18 January 2026.

NOC	Men					Women					Mixed	Total
	AE [2]	HP [3]	MO/DM [4]	SS/BA [5]	SX [6]	AE [2]	HP [3]	MO/DM [4]	SS/BA [5]	SX [6]	AT
Australia	1		3			4		2	2	1	X	13
Austria		1		2	4			2	1	2		12
Canada	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	X	39 [a]
Chile										1		1
China	4	3				4	4	2	4	2 [b]	X	23
Czech Republic	1		1			1				1		4
Estonia		1		1			1					3
Finland			3	3					1			7
France		1	2	1	4			3	2	4		17
Germany					4	1	1	1	1	3		11
Great Britain		1	1	1	1		1	1	1			7
Ireland		1					1 [b]					2
Italy	1 [b]	1 [b]	1	1	4	1 [b]	1 [b]	1	1	2		14
Japan	1	1	4		2	1	1	4	3	3		20
Kazakhstan	3		1			2		3			X	9
New Zealand		4		2			2 [b]		2			10
Norway				4					1			5
South Africa								1				1
South Korea		1	2				2					5
Sweden			4	3	3			2		3		15
Switzerland	2	2		4	4		1 [b]		3	4		20
Ukraine	4					3			1		X	8
United States	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	X	36 [a]
Vanuatu							1 [b]					1
Total: 24 NOCs	25	25	30	30	32	25	24	30	30	32	6	283

1. NOC has more than the maximum 32 and will have to return male and female quotas into the reallocation process.
2. NOC does not have enough eligible athletes to fulfill quota

Next eligible NOC per event

A country can be eligible for more than one quota spot per event in the reallocation process.

Women

Aerials	Halfpipe	Moguls	Slopestyle/Big Air	Ski Cross
Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan		Netherlands   South Korea   Germany   Australia   Kazakhstan	Great Britain   Great Britain   France   Canada   Switzerland

Men

Aerials	Halfpipe	Moguls	Slopestyle/Big Air	Ski Cross
Kazakhstan	South Korea   China   Switzerland	Finland   France   Australia   France   Germany	France   Austria   Germany   Spain   France	Czech Republic   Japan   Sweden   Great Britain

References

1. "Qualification System for XXV Olympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
2. "Freestyle Aerials quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
3. "Freestyle Freeski Halfpipe quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
4. "Freestyle Moguls & Dual Moguls quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
5. "Freestyle Freeski Slopestyle & Big Air quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
6. "Freestyle Ski Cross quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 16 April 2025.