Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

A total of 50 quota spots (25 per gender) will be available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of six athletes (three per gender) can be entered by a NOC.[1][2] In July 2018, the International Committee moved five men's quotas to the women's event, to achieve gender equality.[3]

The World Ranking list as of January 16, 2022 will be used to distribute the quotas. At total of two countries in each gender will qualify the maximum of three athletes, while six countries will qualify two men, (four for women), seven countries will qualify one quota in the men's event and 11 for the women's. If the host nation China fails to qualify in an event, the highest ranked sled from the country will take the last qualification slot.[2]

An athlete must be ranked in the top 60 (men) or top 45 (women) to be eligible to compete at the games.[2]

Races from October 15, 2020 until January 16, 2022 applied to qualification for the Olympics. In general this meant that the Olympic field is established by using the world cup races of the 2021-22 season, but also includes results from Intercontinental, Europe, and America cup races. Athletes must have competed in at least eight races across at least three different tracks to be eligible.[2]

The following summary is a break down of Olympic qualification based on the IBSF rankings and adjustments.

Provisional standings after race 5 of 8

Summary

Nations	Men	Women	Athletes
American Samoa	1	0	1
Australia	1	1	2
Austria	2	1	3
Belgium	0	1	1
Brazil	0	1	1
Canada	1	2	3
China	2	2	4
Czech Republic	0	1	1
Germany	3	3	6
Great Britain	2	2	4
Italy	2	1	3
Latvia	2	1	3
Netherlands	0	1	1
Puerto Rico	0	1	1
ROC	3	3	6
South Korea	2	1	3
Spain	1	0	1
Sweden	0	1	1
Switzerland	1	0	1
Ukraine	1	0	1
United States	1	2	3
Total: 21 NOCs	25	25	50

Men

Sleds qualified	Countries	Athletes total	Nation
3	2	6	ROC  Germany
2	6	12	Latvia  South Korea  China  Great Britain  Austria  Italy
1	7	7	Ukraine  United States  American Samoa  Australia  Switzerland  Canada  Spain
25	15	25

Women

Sleds qualified	Countries	Athletes total	Nation
3	2	6	ROC  Germany
2	4	8	United States  Canada  China  Great Britain
1	11	11	Netherlands  Austria  Belgium  Italy  Brazil  Czech Republic  Australia  Latvia  South Korea  Sweden  Puerto Rico
25	17	25