| Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
A total quota of 120 athletes is allowed to compete at the Games (60 men and 60 women). Countries are assigned quotas using a combination of the four special Olympic Qualification classification that will be held at two world cups in November 2013. A nation may enter a maximum of five athletes per gender if it qualifies a relay team and three if it does not. Hosts Russia are guaranteed the full quota of 10 athletes. [1] For the 500m, and 1000m there will be 32 qualifiers, for the 1500m 36 qualifiers, and the relay 8. Chinese Taipei and Lithuania qualified for the first time ever in the sport. Hong Kong sends its first male athlete in Winter Olympics to this event. [2]
The ISU released quotas on 22 November 2013. [3] They are as follows:
| Nations | Men's 500m | Men's 1000m | Men's 1500m | Men's relay | Women's 500m | Women's 1000m | Women's 1500m | Women's relay | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Canada | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 |
 China | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 France | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
 Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
 Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Hungary | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 | |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 |
 Japan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 8 | |
 Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | 3 | 2 | 2 | X | 10 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Russia | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
 South Korea | 2 | 2 | 3 | X | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
 United States | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Total: 25 NOCs | 32 | 32 | 36 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 8 | 116 |
Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai from 7 to 23 February 2014 and was the top medal recipient at those Games. As hosts, Russia participated in all 15 sports, with a team consisting of 232 athletes. It is Russia's largest Winter Olympics team to date.
Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The eight events took place between 10–21 February 2014.
Belarus competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Belarus' team consisted of 26 athletes, competing in five sports.
China competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7–23 February 2014.
Italy competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. One athlete, bobsledder William Frullani, had been tested positive for methylhexanamine and was sent home from Sochi. For the first time since 1980, Italy failed to win a gold medal in an Olympics. Closest was the alpine skier Christof Innerhofer who lost the gold in downhill against Matthias Mayer of Austria with only six hundredths of a second separating the two.
Australia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Australia's team consisted of 60 athletes competing in 11 sports, which represented the largest Winter Olympics team the country had ever sent.
Israel competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The team consisted of five athletes. Vladislav Bykanov was the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating.
Hungary competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 16 athletes competing in five sports were selected to the team.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from the 7 to 23 February 2014. The Chinese Taipei team consisted of three athletes in three sports, including short track speed skating and speed skating for the first time ever.
Hong Kong competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Barton Lui Pan-To is the only athlete to represent the nation, competing in short track speed skating. Three officials will also be a part of the delegation.
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held between 18–21 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held between 13–15 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.
The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held between 10–13 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.
The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held between 18 and 21 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.
The women's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.
The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held between 13–21 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.
The women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held between 10 and 18 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.
The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the speed skating events at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics.