Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

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Qualification rules

A maximum of 36 total athletes will be allowed to compete at the games, 18 male and 18 female. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) will be able to qualify up to 2 male and 2 female competitors. A mixed relay team consists of one male and one female competitor, so a maximum of 18 mixed relay teams are possible. Results from the 2025 World Championship, and the World Cup circuit during the qualification period are used to determine the Olympic Sprint Ranking List and the Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List. [2]

Event [3] [4] Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking ListOlympic Sprint Ranking List
ISMF Courchevel World CupDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg
ISMF Shahdag World CupDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg
ISMF Arinsal – La Massana World CupCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svg
ISMF Boi Taull World CupCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
ISMF Bormio World Cup MiCo2026 Test EventCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
2025 World ChampionshipCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
ISMF Schladming World CupDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg
ISMF Val Martello World CupCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svg
ISMF Villars-sur-Ollon World CupCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
ISMF Tromsø World CupDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg

To be eligible an athlete must have been in the top 80% during one of the qualifying races, or top 90% in two of them, or placed in the top 6 in an under 18 race from the Olympic Qualification period.

If a NOC fails to confirm or declines their quota, all reallocation of quotas (except for the host) will be gender specific and come from the Olympic Sprint Ranking List. If the host (Italy) does not use their quota, the next best ranked European nation listed on the Olympic Mixed Relay List that did not achieve a quota from the World Championship mixed relay race, will receive that quota.

Allocation of quotas

Host

First, the host will receive one male and one female quota.

ISMF World Championships 2025 – Mixed Relay

Second, the top two ranked teams (excluding the host Italy) from the championships will receive one male and one female quota each.

Continental quota

Third, the best ranked NOC from each continent (Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, Americas) not already receiving a quota, receive one male and one female quota.

Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List

Fourth, from the above named list each NOC who has not already received a quota receives both a male and a female quota, until there are twelve NOCs listed.

ISMF World Championships 2025 – Sprint

Fifth, the top two male and female competitors from the individual sprint races will achieve a quota for their NOC. If the NOC already would go over two quotas in either gender then the quota will be passed on to the next NOC in the applicable race.

Olympic Sprint Ranking List

The final four men's and women's quotas go to the highest ranked NOCs on this list, providing that no NOC may exceed two quotas per gender.

Quota allocation

NOC's with quotas are assured of Olympic participation. However, provisional standings are not assured and can continue to change up until 21 December 2025.

As of World Championship mixed relay race (3 March 2025) [5]

Summary

NationsMen's QuotasWomen's QuotasMen's ProvisionalWomen's ProvisionalAthletes
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 00112
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 00123
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 00101
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 00112
Flag of France.svg  France 22004
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 00224
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11013
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 00213
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 00112
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 00112
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21014
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 01214
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00112
Total: 13 NOCs55131336

Breakdown

Rankings from the applicable list or competition appear in parentheses. Italics denotes provisionally allocated quotas.

EventPlacesNation
Qualification through the Mixed Relay path
Host1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2025 ISMF World Championship [6] 2Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List [7] Continental quotaAfrica0—
Americas1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (11th)
Asia1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (7th)
Oceania1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia (18th)
Remaining spots6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (3rd)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (4th)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (5th)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (8th)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (9th)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (10th)
Total12
Qualification through the Singles Sprint pathMen'sWomen's
2025 ISMF World Championship [8] 2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of France.svg  France 		Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Sprint Ranking List [9] 4Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (2nd)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (10th)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (17th)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (20th)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (3rd)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (4th)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (9th)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (10th)
Total666
Total18

Next eligible NOC per stage

ContinentalMixed relay listSprint list menSprint list women
Africa—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (12th)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (13th)
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (14th)		Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (22nd)
Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Flag.svg  Individual Neutral Athletes (23rd)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (78th)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (11th)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (12th)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (13th)
AmericasFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (12th)
AsiaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (15th)
Oceania—

Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List and Olympic Sprint Ranking List

Key
Nation Qualified from other pathway
Nation Provisionally Qualifies through Ranking List

Standings after 2025 World Championship (4/6).

Mixed Relay standings [7]
RankNationContinentPoints
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Europe380
2Flag of France.svg  France Europe353
3Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Europe343
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Europe300
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Europe252
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Europe246
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Asia215
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Europe204
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Europe201
10Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Europe184
11Flag of the United States.svg  United States Americas181
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Americas178
13Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Europe177
14Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Europe163
15Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Asia145
16Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Europe144
17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Europe139
18Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Oceania125
19Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Europe124
20Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Europe120
21Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Europe118
22Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Europe117
23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Europe113
24Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Europe106
25Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Americas80


    Top 30 standings after 2025 World Championship (5/8). Note adjustment to exclude lowest race is not yet included in ISMF list.

    References

    1. ↑ "Qualification System for XXV Olympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026" (PDF). International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
    2. ↑ "Ski mountaineering: How to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
    3. ↑ "ISMF Rules & Guidelines" (PDF). ISMF. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
    4. ↑ "ISMF WORLD CUPS 2024/2025" (PDF). ISMF. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
    5. ↑ "Mixed relay ranking". ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (IBSF). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
    6. ↑ "ISMF World Championships Morgins (SUI) results list – mixed relay" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (IBSF). Retrieved 3 March 2025.
    7. 1 2 "ISMF Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 6 March 2025.
    8. ↑ "ISMF World Championships Morgins (SUI) results list – sprint". ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 6 March 2025.
    9. 1 2 3 "ISMF Olympic Sprint Ranking List" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 6 March 2025.
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