Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Last updated October 30, 2019

The following were the criteria, rules, and standings for qualification for the Skeleton competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 15 and 17 February 2018. A total of two skeleton events were held, one each for men and women.

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, was an international winter multi-sport event that was held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February 2018, the day before the opening ceremony.

Qualification rules

A maximum of 50 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 30 men and 20 women could qualify. The qualification was based on the combined rankings (across all four tours) of 14 January 2018 (after the seventh World Cup event of the season, in St. Moritz). Competitors had to have competed in five different races on three different tracks during the 2016/17 season or 2017/18 season. Males had to be in the top 60 of the world rankings, while women needed to be in the top 45, after eliminating non-quota-earning competitors from countries that have earned their maximum quota. Each continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) and the hosts were allowed to enter a competitor provided they meet the above standard. If any of these automatic places had gone unfilled, they were reallocated to unrepresented countries with qualified competitors in order of ranking. Thirty men were allowed to compete (maximum of three NOCs with three and six NOCs with two). Twenty women were allowed to compete (maximum of two NOCs with three, four NOCs with two).

The 2016–17 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for skeleton. The season started on 2 December 2016 in Whistler, Canada and ended on 17 March 2017 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton. The season was sponsored by BMW.

The 2017–18 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for Skeleton. The season started on 9 November 2017 in Lake Placid, USA, and concluded on 19 January 2018 in Königssee, Germany. The World Cup is organised by the IBSF, who also run World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The season was mainly sponsored by BMW.

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos. It contains 54 fully recognised sovereign states (countries), nine territories and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition. The majority of the continent and its countries are in the Northern Hemisphere, with a substantial portion and number of countries in the Southern Hemisphere.

Qualification timeline

Races from October 15, 2017 until January 14, 2018 applied to qualification for the Olympics. In general this meant that the Olympic field is established by using the first seven world cup races of the 2017-18 season, but also includes results from Intercontinental, Europe, and America cup races. Four competitors were then allocated in both competitions, first for the host (if not already qualified), and then for continents not previously represented. If a nation refused a quota it was reallocated. Unused or reallocated spots were filled on January 19, 2018 by nations not previously entered.

Quota allocation

The following summary is a break down of Olympic qualification based on the IBSF rankings and adjustments, following reallocation.^[2]^[3] Numbers beside the nation indicate the rank of the sled that establishes the NOC's number of qualifiers.

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), originally known by the French name Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT), is the international sports federation for bobsleigh and skeleton. It acts as an umbrella organization for 14 national bobsleigh and skeleton associations as of 2007. It was founded on 23 November 1923 by the delegates of Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Canada and the United States at the meeting of their first International Congress in Paris, France. In June 2015, it announced a name change from FIBT to IBSF. The federation's headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Final summary

Nations	Men	Women	Athletes
Australia	1	1	2
Austria	1	1	2
Belgium	0	1	1
Canada	3	3	6
China	1	0	1
Germany	3	3	6
Ghana	1	0	1
Great Britain	2	2	4
Israel	1	0	1
Italy	1	0	1
Jamaica	1	0	1
Japan	2	1	3
Latvia	2	1	3
Netherlands	0	1	1
New Zealand	1	0	1
Nigeria	0	1	1
Norway	1	0	1
Olympic Athletes from Russia	2	0	2
Romania	1	1	2
South Korea	2	1	3
Switzerland	0	1	1
Ukraine	1	0	1
United States	2	2	4
Total: 23 NOCs	30	20	50

Men

Final rankings by nation.^[4]

Sleds qualified	Countries	Athletes total	Nation
3	2	6	Germany 7 ~~Olympic Athletes from Russia 14~~ Canada 23
2	6	12	Latvia 4 Olympic Athletes from Russia 9³ United States 16 Great Britain 20 South Korea 22 Japan 44 ~~Austria 45~~¹
1	11	11	Austria 11¹ New Zealand 18 China 27 Spain 31 Australia 34 ~~Switzerland 39~~¹ Italy 42 Romania 43 Ukraine 46 Norway 60¹ Israel 61¹ Jamaica 79³ Ghana 99²
30	19	30

^ Switzerland and Austria declined one quota each. Norway and Israel accepted reallocations.
^ Qualified as continental representative for Africa.
^ Olympic Athletes From Russia were permitted to enter only 2 spots (Nikita Tregubov and Vladislav Marchenkov) and excluded Alexander Tretiatov. This spot was reallocated to Jamaica.^[3]

Women

Final rankings by nation.^[5]

Sleds qualified	Countries	Athletes total	Nation
3	2	6	Canada 7 Germany 8
2	2	4	Great Britain 13 ~~Olympic Athletes from Russia 16~~⁵ United States 18 ~~Netherlands 22¹~~
1	10	10	Austria 9 Latvia 11 Belgium 12 Netherlands 14¹ Switzerland 15¹ Australia 20² South Korea 32³ Japan 36⁵ Romania 41⁵ Nigeria 71⁴
20	12	20

^ Nethelands accepted one quota place but declined the second quota which was accepted by Switzerland
^ Australia qualified as a continental representative.
^ South Korea qualified as the host.
^ Nigeria qualified as a continental representative through the application of IBSF rule 4.1.
^ Olympic Athletes From Russia were not permitted to enter any women. These spots were reallocated to Romania and Japan.^[3]

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References

↑ "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeonChang 2018" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation . Retrieved November 6, 2017.
↑ "IBSF publishes Olympic list". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation . Retrieved 16 January 2018.
1 2 3 "XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Skeleton – Participation" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
↑ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
↑ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Women's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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[1] "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeonChang 2018" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation . Retrieved November 6, 2017.

[ranking-2] "IBSF publishes Olympic list". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation . Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[reallocation-3] 1 2 3 "XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Skeleton – Participation" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

[4] "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[5] "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Women's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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