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Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the alpine skiing events at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]

Qualification rules

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Quotas

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A maximum of 320 (later adjusted to 350 by the International Ski Federation) athletes are allowed to compete at the 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.

A standard

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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 20, 2014. The qualification period begins in July 2012.

B standard

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NOC's who do not have any athlete 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 January 20, 2014.

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).

Allocation of quotas

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Basic Quota

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

Top 500 on Points list

Every NOC with at least one male and/or female in the top 500 of any event will be allocated one additional male and/or female quota in addition to the basic quota.

Top 100 on Points list

Every NOC with at least one male and/or female in the top 100 of any event will be allocated one additional male and/or female quota in addition to the basic quota and top 500 quota.

Top 30 on Points list

Every 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 top 500 and 100 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 quotas

The remaining quotas will be assigned using the Olympic Quota allocation list on January 20, 2014. 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 three best events (including both male and female athletes).

An athlete can be counted only once for the above five criteria. For example, if a country has only one athlete meeting all five criteria then only one quota will be given (not 4).

Qualification eligibility

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

Quota allocation

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Final allocation as of January 24, 2014.[2] NOCs had to confirm to FIS the use of quota places on January 22. The re-allocation process was scheduled to end January 24. NOCs could not decline quota places after the entry deadline of January 27.

Current summary

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Nations Men Women Additional Athletes
 Albania 1 1 2
 Andorra 2 2 4
 Argentina 3 3 6
 Armenia 1 1
 Australia 2 3 5
 Austria 5 5 12 22
 Azerbaijan 1 1 2
 Belarus 1 1 2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 3
 Brazil 1 1 2
 Bulgaria 3 1 4
 Canada 5 5 5 15
 Cayman Islands 1 1
 Chile 2 1 3
 China 1 1 2
 Croatia 5 3 8
 Cyprus 1 1 2
 Czech Republic 3 5 8
 Denmark 1 1
 Estonia 1 1 2
 Finland 2 2 4
 France 5 5 9 19
 Georgia 2 1 3
 Germany 3 4 7
 Great Britain 1 1 2
 Greece 2 1 3
 Hungary 1 2 3
 Iceland 2 2 4
 Independent Olympic Athletes 1 1
 Iran 2 1 3
 Ireland 1 1 2
 Israel 1 1 2
 Italy 5 5 9 19
 Japan 1 1 2
 Kazakhstan 3 1 4
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1
 Latvia 3 2 5
 Lebanon 1 1 2
 Liechtenstein 1 2 3
 Lithuania 1 1 2
 Macedonia 1 1
 Malta 1 1
 Mexico 1 1
 Moldova 2 2
 Monaco 2 1 3
 Montenegro 1 1 2
 Morocco 1 1 2
 New Zealand 1 1
 Norway 5 5 10
 Pakistan 1 1
 Peru 1 1 2
 Poland 3 3 6
 Portugal 1 1 2
 Romania 2 1 3
 Russia 5 4 9
 San Marino 1 1 2
 Serbia 1 1 2
 Slovakia 3 5 8
 Slovenia 4 4 8
 South Korea 3 2 5
 Spain 4 1 5
 Sweden 5 5 2 12
 Switzerland 5 5 11 21
 Tajikistan 1 1
 Thailand 1 1 2
 East Timor 1 1
 Togo 1 1
 Turkey 1 1 2
 Ukraine 1 1 2
 United States 5 5 10 20
 Uzbekistan 1 1 2
 Venezuela 1 1
 Virgin Islands 1 1
 Zimbabwe 1 1
Total: 74 NOCs 158 137 58 350

Men

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Criteria Athletes per NOC Total Athletes Qualified
Top 100, 500, Basic quota + 2 spots in top 30 5 60  Austria
 Canada
 Croatia
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Japan
 Norway
 Russia
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 United States
Top 100, 500, Basic quota + 1 spot in top 30 4 12  Great Britain
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
Top 100, 500 + Basic quota 3 24  Argentina
 Belgium
 Bulgaria
 Czech Republic
 Kazakhstan
 Latvia
 Netherlands
 Poland
 South Korea
 Spain
Top 500 + Basic quota 2 28  Andorra
 Australia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Chile
 Georgia
 Greece
 Iceland
 Iran
 Liechtenstein
 Moldova
 Monaco
 New Zealand
 Romania
Basic quota 1 35  Albania
 Armenia
 Azerbaijan
 Belarus
 Brazil
 Cayman Islands
 China
 Cyprus
 Denmark
 Estonia
 Hungary
 Independent Olympic Athletes
 Ireland
 Israel
 Kyrgyzstan
 Lebanon
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Macedonia
 Mexico
 Montenegro
 Morocco
 Pakistan
 Peru
 Portugal
 San Marino
 Serbia
 South Africa
 Tajikistan
 Thailand
 East Timor
 Turkey
 Ukraine
 Uzbekistan
 Venezuela
 Zimbabwe
TOTAL 159

Women

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Criteria Athletes per NOC Total Athletes Qualified
Top 100, 500, Basic quota + 2 spots in top 30 5 60  Austria
 Canada
 Czech Republic
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Liechtenstein
 Norway
 Slovakia
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 United States
Top 100, 500, Basic quota + 1 spot in top 30 4 16  Finland
 Russia
 Slovenia
 Spain
Top 100, 500 + Basic quota 3 18  Andorra
 Argentina
 Australia
 Belgium
 Croatia
 Great Britain
 Japan
 Poland
Top 500 + Basic quota 2 12  Denmark
 Finland
 Hungary
 Iceland
 Latvia
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 South Korea
Basic quota 1 34  Albania
 Andorra
 Azerbaijan
 Belarus
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Brazil
 Bulgaria
 Chile
 China
 Cyprus
 Estonia
 Georgia
 Greece
 Iran
 Ireland
 Israel
 Kazakhstan
 Lebanon
 Lithuania
 Malta
 Monaco
 Montenegro
 Morocco
 Peru
 Portugal
 Puerto Rico
 Romania
 San Marino
 Serbia
 Thailand
 Togo
 Turkey
 Ukraine
 Uzbekistan
 Virgin Islands
TOTAL 137

Additional quotas

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Athletes per NOC Total Qualified
12 12  Austria
11 11  Switzerland
10 10  United States
9 18  France
 Italy
5 5  Canada
2 2  Sweden
TOTAL 58

Next eligible NOC per event

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If a country rejects a quota spot then additional quotas become available. Countries in bold indicate that country received a rejected quota spot. Here are the top 45 eligible countries.[3] Note: a country can be eligible for more than one quota spot in the reallocation process. Countries in bold have gotten a reallocation of a quota spot in the respective event, a country with a strike means they rejected that quota spot.

Country  United States
 United States
 United States
 Sweden
 France
 United States
 United States
 United States
 Switzerland
 France
 Switzerland
 Austria
 Switzerland
 Austria
 Norway
 Switzerland
 Germany
 Norway
 Switzerland
 France
 United States
 Norway
 Italy
 Canada
 Canada
 Canada
 Switzerland
 Italy
 Italy
 Norway
 Switzerland
 Norway
 Italy
 France
 Italy
 Italy
 France
 Canada
 Italy
 United States
 Sweden
 Canada
 France
 Italy
 France

References

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  1. ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Ski Federation. December 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Assigned quota for Olympic Games". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ^ Final quota before reallocation and next available
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