Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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
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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