Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification explained

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the alpine skiing events at the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Qualification rules

Quotas

A maximum of 320 athletes are allowed to compete at the Olympic Games. A maximum of 22 athletes per nation will be allowed to compete with a maximum of 14 males or 14 females from a nation being permitted. Each nation may also enter a maximum of one team in the team event.

A standard

The A standard entails a competitor to be ranked within the top 500 in any event on the FIS Points list which will be made public after qualification ends on January 21, 2018. The qualification period began on July 1, 2017.

B standard

National Olympic committees (NOC) without athletes meeting the A standard can enter one competitor of each sex (known as the basic quota) in only the slalom and/or giant slalom events. These athletes must have only a maximum of 140 FIS points on the FIS Points list on 21 January 2018.

The Points List is calculated by taking the average of five event results for technical events (giant slalom and slalom) and three events for speed events (downhill, super G, and super combined).

Qualification eligibility

The Olympic Points List (A Standard)	Downhill	Super G	Super Combined	Slalom	Giant Slalom
Ranked <=500 in DH	<80 points	<80 points	<80 points	140 points	140 points
Ranked <=500 in SG		<80 points		140 points	140 points
Ranked <=500 in SC			<80 points	140 points	140 points
Ranked <=500 in GS, SL				140 points	140 points
B Standard				140 points	140 points

Allocation of quotas

Basic QuotaEvery NOC will be assigned one male and one female quota spot meeting the B standard.

Host nationThe host nation (South Korea) is awarded an additional quota per gender, granted all athletes meet the standard above.

Top 30 on Points listEvery NOC with at least one male and/or female in the top 30 of any event will be allocated one additional male and/or female quota in addition to the basic quota. If an athlete is ranked in the top 30 in more than one event a second additional quota for that sex will be given or if two different athletes are in the top 30.

Remaining quotasThe remaining quotas will be assigned using the Olympic Quota allocation list on 22 January 2018. The spots will be assigned until a maximum of 320 quotas are reached including the above. When a nation reaches its maximum, remaining athletes from that country will be skipped over. The list is a table of athletes in the top 500 in their two best events (including both male and female athletes). These additional quotas can be used to enter either male or female.

An athlete can be counted only once for the above criteria. For example, if a country has only one athlete meeting all three criteria then only one quota will be given (not 3).

Team eventThe top 16 nations in the overall FIS World Cup Nations standings as of 22 January 2018 will ber permitted to enter a team of two male and two female athletes in the mixed team event. If South Korea is not among the top 16, then the top 15 along with South Korea will qualify. In the event one of these nations have only 3 quota spots earned above then they will be awarded a fourth quota to allow them to participate in the team event. It is unknown if these quotas are in addition to the 320 above.

Qualification summary

Nations	Men	Women	Additional	Team event	Athletes
	1	1			2
	1	1	1		3
	1	1			2
	1				1
	1	1	1		3
	3	3	16	X	22
	1				1
	1	1			2
	1	1	2		4
	1	1			2
	1				1
	1				1
	1	1	1		3
	3	3	8	X	14
	1	1	1		3
	1	1			2
	1				1
	2	2	6		10
	1				1
	2	3	4	X	9
	1		1		2
	1				1
	1	1			2
	1		1		2
	3	3	16	X	22
	1	1			2
	3	3	8	X	14
	2	1	1	X	4
	1	1			2
		1			1
	2	2		X	4
	1	1			2
	1	1			2
	1	1			2
	1				1
	3	3	14	X	20
	1	1	2		4
	1	1			2
		1			1
	1				1
	1				1
	1	1			2
	1	1			2
	1	1			2
	1	1			2
	1				1
	1				1
		1			1
	1				1
		1			1
	1	1			2
	1				1
	1	1			2
	1	1			2
	1				1
	1	1	1		3
	2	1			3
	3	3	5	X	11
	1				1
	1				1
	1	1	1		3
	1				1
	1				1
	1	1			2
	3	2		X	5
	1				1
	1	1	1		3
	2	3	2	X	7
	3	3	5	X	11
	1				1
	2	2		X	4
	1		1		2
	3	3	5	X	11
	3	3	16	X	22
	1	1			2
	1				1
	1	1			2
	1	1			2
	3	3	16	X	22
	1				1
Total: 80 NOCs	105	82	136	16	323

1. The IOC decided to allow two male and one female competitor from North Korea, which were allocated as three additional places to the existing quotas.^{[2] [3]}

Allocation

The following is the quota allocation as of 28 January 2018.^[4]

Men

Criteria	Athletes per NOC	Total athletes	Qualified
Basic quota + 2 spots in top 30	3	33
Basic quota + 1 spot in top 30	2	4
Basic quota + 1 spot for the team event	2	6
Basic quota + Host nation	2	2
Basic quota	1	58
IOC special considerations	2	2
Total 76 NOC's		105

Women

Criteria	Athletes per NOC	Total athletes	Qualified
Basic quota + 2 spots in top 30	3	36
Basic quota + 1 spot in top 30	2	4
Basic quota + 1 spot for the team event	2	2
Basic quota + Host nation	2	2
Basic quota	1	37
IOC special considerations	1	1
Total 54 NOC's		82

Additional quotas

Athletes per NOC	Total	Qualified
16	64
14	14
8	16
6	6
5	15
4	4
2	6
1	12
Total	136

1. Canada and Japan rejected one quota; Germany, Italy and Sweden rejected two and Norway rejected ten.

• Added totals from reallocation are included in the totals.

Next eligible NOC

In total 29 quotas have been made available for reallocation, 1 one of which was given to Hungary to compete in the team event. The following are the next eligible NOC's with those entries removed who either have already returned quotas, or are at the maximum (22) as of 24 January 2018. Bold indicates the acceptance of a quota, while a strike through indicates refusal.

Next available NOC

Team event

Rank	Current rank	Points
1		7123
2		5341
3		4436
4		4154
5		3060
6		3002
7		2502
8		1839
9		858
10		601
11		587
12		542
13		230
14		178
15		101
16		97
17		35
18		31
19		18
20		15
21		14
22		12
23		4

• Liechtenstein, Croatia, Japan and Serbia declined a spot in the team event.

External links

• FIS Points List

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018 Alpine skiing. 16 August 2017. International Ski Federation (FIS). 20 January 2018.
2. News: North Korea will send 22 athletes to Pyeongchang . BBC Sport . 20 January 2018.
3. Web site: Cross-Country and Alpine Skiers of Democratic People's Republic of Korea to compete in PyeongChang 2018 . fis-ski.com . 26 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083912/http://www.fis-ski.com/news-multimedia/news/article=cross-country-and-alpine-skiers-democratic-people-republic-korea-compete-pyeongchang-2018.html . 27 January 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
4. Web site: Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 8 August 2017 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 8 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180209194511/https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/olympic-quotas-list.html?sectorcode=al&listid=2018 . 9 February 2018 . dead .