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Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the cross-country skiing events at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[1]

Qualification rules

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Basic Quota

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A total of 296 athletes will be allowed to compete in cross-country skiing, 148 men and 148 women. For any National Olympic Committee to send at least one male, or one female competitor, they must have an athlete of that gender score less than 300 FIS points in any individual event at either the 2021 World Championships, or the under 23 World Championships.[1]

'A' Standard

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An athlete who has less than 100 FIS Distance points on the list published on 17 January 2022, can be entered in any event.

'B' Standard

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An athlete who has not met the 'A' standard, but has less than 300 FIS Distance points may be entered in the 15 km men's or 10 km women's race, as well as in the team relay. Similarly, athletes who have less than 300 FIS Sprint points may be entered in the sprint, or the team sprint.

Additional Relay eligibility

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Athletes who are entered in Nordic Combined or Biathlon, at the 2022 Olympics, may also be used in the relay events. They must have a valid FIS code and have met the appropriate 'B' standard.

Allocation of Quotas

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Quota per NOC.

A FIS Cross Country Nation Ranking will be used that takes into account results, from each gender, from the 2020-2021 season. Nations ranked one through five will receive four additional quotas, nations six through ten receive three, nations eleven through twenty receive two, and nations twenty-one through thirty receive one.[1]

Remaining quota places.

In each gender, the remainder of the quota places will be distributed in four rounds using the Nation Ranking proceeding from the highest ranked nation down. Nations from 1 to 5 receive an additional quota in round one. Nations from 1 to 10 receive an additional quota in round two. Nations from 1 to 20 receive an quota in round three. All remaining quotas are distributed in round four.

Host quota

If the host has not received four quotas, in each gender, and have remaining athletes who have met at least the 'B' standard, they will be allotted up to four athletes per gender.

Quota Allocation

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As of 22 January 2021.[2]

Current summary

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Each NOC listed has qualified one competitor in the gender indicated, numbers higher than one are based on rankings and will change as rankings change.

Nations Men Women Reallocated men Reallocated women Athletes
 Andorra 2 1 2 1 2
 Argentina 1 1 2
 Armenia 1 2 3
 Australia 3 2 1 6
 Austria 3 4 2 5
 Belarus 2 2 4
 Belgium 1 1
 Bolivia 1 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 2
 Brazil 1 2 3
 Bulgaria 1 1
 Canada 3 4 1 1 9
 Chile 1 1
 China 4 4 1 9
 Colombia 1 1
 Croatia 1 2 3
 Czech Republic 5 7 5 1 11
 Denmark 1 0 0
 Estonia 3 4 1 1 9
 Finland 6 7 13
 France 8 4 1 13
 Germany 6 8 14
 Great Britain 3 3
 Greece 1 2 3
 Hungary 1 1 2
 Iceland 2 1 3
 Iran 1 1
 Ireland 3 1 1
 Italy 6 7 6 12
 Japan 3 4 1 8
 Kazakhstan 2 4 1 7
 Latvia 2 4 1 7
 Lebanon 1 1
 Liechtenstein 1 1
 Lithuania 2 2 4
 Luxembourg 1 0 0
 Mexico 1 1
 Mongolia 1 1 2
 Montenegro 1 1
 New Zealand 1 0 0
 Nigeria 1 1
 North Macedonia 1 1 2
 Norway 8 8 16
 Poland 3 4 1 1 9
 Portugal 1 1
 ROC 8 8 16
 Romania 2 1 3
 Serbia 1 0 2 0 0
 Slovakia 2 2 1 5
 Slovenia 3 6 1 10
 South Korea 2 2 1 5
 Spain 3 2 1 0 2
 Sweden 8 8 16
 Switzerland 8 6 14
 Thailand 1 2 1 2
 Turkey 1 2 3
 Ukraine 2 4 1 7
 United States 5 8 1 14
Total: 58 NOCs 140 138 8 10 296

Men

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Criteria Athletes per NOC Total Athletes Qualified
Basic quota and ranked in the top 5 5 25  France
 Norway
 ROC
 Sweden
 Switzerland
Basic quota and ranked 6th through 10th 4 20  Czech Republic
 Finland
 Germany
 Italy
 United States
Basic quota and ranked 11th through 20th 3 30  Australia
 Austria
 Canada
 Estonia
 Great Britain
 Ireland
 Japan
 Poland
 Slovenia
 Spain
Basic quota and ranked 21st through 30th 2 20  Andorra
 Belarus
 Iceland
 Kazakhstan
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Romania
 Slovakia
 South Korea
 Ukraine
Basic quota 1 26  Argentina
 Armenia
 Belgium
 Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Brazil
 Bulgaria
 Chile
 Colombia
 Croatia
 Denmark
 Greece
 Hungary
 Iran
 Lebanon
 Luxembourg
 Mexico
 Mongolia
 Montenegro
 New Zealand
 Nigeria
 North Macedonia
 Portugal
 Serbia
 Thailand
 Turkey
Host quota 4 4  China
Total 125 57

Remaining quotas

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Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Next available
 ROC
 France
 Norway
 Switzerland
 Sweden
 ROC
 France
 Norway
 Switzerland
 Sweden
 Finland
 Italy
 Germany
 United States
 Czech Republic
 ROC
 France
 Norway
 Switzerland
 Sweden
 Finland
 Italy
 Germany
 United States
 Czech Republic
 Great Britain
 Canada
 Poland
 Estonia
 Austria
 Japan
 Australia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Ireland
 Finland
 Italy
 Germany
5 10 8 8

Women

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Criteria Athletes per NOC Total Athletes Qualified
Basic quota and ranked in the top 5 5 25  Germany
 Norway
 ROC
 Sweden
 United States
Basic quota and ranked 6th through 10th 4 20  Czech Republic
 Finland
 Italy
 Switzerland
 Slovenia
Basic quota and ranked 11th through 20th 3 30  Austria
 Canada
 China
 Estonia
 France
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Latvia
 Poland
 Ukraine
Basic quota and ranked 21st through 33rd 2 26  Andorra
 Armenia
 Australia
 Belarus
 Brazil
 Croatia
 Greece
 Lithuania
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 South Korea
 Thailand[a]
 Turkey
Basic quota 1 9  Argentina
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Hungary
 Iceland
 Liechtenstein
 Mongolia
 North Macedonia
 Romania
 Spain
 Thailand
Total 110 42
  1. ^ a quota will need to be returned due to lack of enough eligible athletes

Remaining quotas

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Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Next available
 Sweden
 ROC
 United States
 Germany
 Norway
 Sweden
 ROC
 United States
 Germany
 Norway
 Finland
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Switzerland
 Slovenia
 Sweden
 ROC
 United States
 Germany
 Norway
 Finland
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Switzerland
 Slovenia
 France
 Poland
 Austria
 Canada
 Ukraine
 China
 Latvia
 Japan
 Estonia
 Kazakhstan
 Finland
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Switzerland
 Slovenia
 France
 Poland
 Austria
 Canada
 Ukraine
 China
 Latvia
 Japan
 Estonia
 Kazakhstan
 Slovakia

 Belarus
 Serbia
 South Korea
 Brazil
 Greece
 Lithuania
 Andorra
 Turkey
5 10 20 3 10

References

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  1. ^ a b c "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR XXIV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, BEIJING 2022" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com/. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.fis-ski.com/. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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