Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
| Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Singles | men | women |
| Pairs | mixed | |
| Ice dance | mixed | |
| Team event | mixed | |
The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Winter Olympic is determined by quotas set by the International Olympic Committee. A total of 144 quota spots were available to athletes to compete in the figure skating events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. There were 30 spots allotted each in men's and women's singles, 19 in pair skating, and 23 in ice dance. Additionally, ten nations qualified for the team event. There is no individual athlete qualification to the Olympics; the choice of whom to send to the Olympic Games is at the discretion of each country's National Olympic Committee. Each National Olympic Committee could enter a maximum of 18 skaters, with a maximum of nine men or nine women. According to guidelines established by the International Skating Union, nations had to select skaters and teams who have achieved a minimum total elements score (TES) at an ISU-recognized international competition on or before 24 January 2022.[1]
Qualification of nations
Countries were able to qualify entries to the 2022 Winter Olympics in two ways. Most spots were allocated based on the results of the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships. There, countries were able to qualify up to three entries in each discipline according to a predetermined system.[2] The results of the 2021 World Championships determined 83 total spots: 24 entries each in men's and women's singles, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dance.[3]
The remainder of the spots were filled at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy in late September 2021. Countries that had already earned an entry to the Olympics were not allowed to qualify additional entries at this final qualifying competition. However, if a country earned two or three spots at the World Championships, but did not have two or three skaters, respectively, qualify for the free skate, then they were allowed to send a skater who did not reach the free segment at World Championships to the Nebelhorn Trophy to qualify the remaining spot(s). Unlike at the World Championships, where countries could qualify more than one spot depending on the placement of their skater(s), at the Nebelhorn Trophy, countries could earn only one spot per discipline, regardless of ranking.[4]
Initially, a total of six spots per singles event, three spots in pairs, and four in ice dance were available at Nebelhorn Trophy. One additional quota spot became available in men's singles following the 2021 World Championships.[5] If a country declined to use one or more of its qualified spots, the vacated spot would be awarded using the results of the Nebelhorn Trophy in descending order of placement.
For the team event, scores from the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships and the 2021–22 Grand Prix of Figure Skating season were tabulated to establish the ten top nations. Each nation compiled a score from their top performers in each of the four disciplines.[6] The 2021 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, which was to be held in December 2021, was to be the final event to affect the team event score, but it was cancelled.[7]
Qualified nations
| Nations | Men's singles | Women's singles | Pairs | Ice dance | Team event | Add. | Skater(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia
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1 | 2 | |||||
 Australia
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Austria
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1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 Azerbaijan
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Belarus
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Bulgaria
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1 | 1 | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada
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2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
|
13 | |
 China
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
8 | |
 Czech Republic
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
6 | |
 Estonia
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Finland
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1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 France
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2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
 Georgia
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
6 | |
 Germany
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1 | 1 | 1 |
|
1[a] | 6 | |
 Great Britain
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1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 Hungary
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1 | 2 | |||||
 Israel
|
1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 Italy
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2 | 2 | 1 |
|
1[b] | 9 | |
 Japan
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
|
10 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Latvia
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Lithuania
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1 | 2 | |||||
 Mexico
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Netherlands
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Poland
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1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 ROC
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3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
|
18 | |
 South Korea
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2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
 Spain
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1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
 Sweden
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Switzerland
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Ukraine
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1 | 1 | 1 |
|
1[c] | 6 | |
 United States
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
|
16 | |
| Total: 32 NOCs | 30 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 10 teams | 4 | 148 |
- Notes
- ^ Paul Fentz of Germany competed in the team event, but not the men's individual event.
- ^ Lara Naki Gutmann of Italy competed in the team event, but not the women's individual event.
- ^ Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi of Ukraine competed in the team event, but not the pairs event.
Qualification summary
Men's singles
Twenty-three quota spots in the men's event were awarded based on results at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships.[3] Only twenty-three spots out of twenty-four were awarded, because while Yan Han and Jin Boyang of China both qualified for the free skate, they only earned enough points for qualify for one Olympic entry.[5] Therefore, the extra quota spot was made available at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy, along with the other six slots originally allocated.[4]
| Event | Skaters per NOC |
Qualifying NOCs | Total skaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 World Championships | 3 | Japan
|
23 |
| 2 | United States ROC Italy
| ||
| 1 | Canada France South Korea China Georgia Switzerland Estonia Belarus Latvia Czech Republic Mexico Ukraine Sweden Israel
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| 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy | 1 | United States France ROC South Korea Azerbaijan Australia Canada
|
7 |
| Total | 30 | ||
Women's singles
Twenty-four quota spots in women's singles were awarded based on results at the 2021 World Championships.[3] An additional six quota spots were earned at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy.[4]
| Event | Skaters per NOC |
Qualifying NOCs | Total skaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 World Championships | 3 | ROC Japan
|
24 |
| 2 | United States South Korea
| ||
| 1 | Belgium Austria Azerbaijan Canada Estonia Sweden Netherlands Bulgaria Germany Georgia China Czech Republic Great Britain Finland
| ||
| 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy | 1 | United States Poland Belarus Switzerland Ukraine Australia
|
6 |
| Total | 30 | ||
Pairs
Sixteen quota spots in pair skating were awarded based on results at the 2021 World Championships.[3] An additional three quota spots were earned at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy.[4]
| Event | Teams per NOC |
Qualifying NOCs | Total teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 World Championships | 3 | ROC
|
16 |
| 2 | China Canada United States Italy
| ||
| 1 | Japan Austria Germany Hungary Czech Republic
| ||
| 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy | 1 | Spain Georgia Israel
|
3 |
| Total | 19 | ||
Ice dance
Nineteen quota spots in ice dance were awarded based on results at the 2021 World Championships.[3] An additional four quota spots were earned at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy.[4]
| Event | Teams per NOC |
Qualifying NOCs | Total teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 World Championships | 3 | ROC United States Canada
|
19 |
| 1 | Italy Great Britain Spain Poland China Lithuania France Germany Japan Ukraine
| ||
| 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy | 1 | Finland Georgia Armenia Czech Republic
|
4 |
| Total | 23 | ||
Team event
In order for a nation to qualify for the team event, it must have qualified entrants in at least three of the four disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, or ice dance). If there were not ten nations which had qualified entrants in all four disciplines, nations with three entrants could use an additional athlete quota in order to fill their team. These additional athletes were eligible to compete in the team event, but not in the individual Olympic events.[1] The nations which qualified for the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics are identified with a green check mark in the last column.
| Pl. | Nation | M | W | P | D | Total | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROC
|
|
|
|
|
5947 |
|
| 2 | United States
|
|
|
|
|
5209 |
|
| 3 | Canada
|
|
|
|
|
3949 |
|
| 4 | Japan
|
|
|
|
|
3830 |
|
| 5 | China
|
|
|
|
|
2809 |
|
| 6 | Italy
|
|
[a] |
|
|
2774 |
|
| 7 | France
|
|
|
|
|
1878 |
|
| 8 | South Korea
|
|
|
|
|
1781 |
|
| 9 | Germany
|
[b] |
|
|
|
1480 |
|
| 10 | Great Britain
|
|
|
|
|
1474 |
|
| 11 | Georgia
|
|
|
|
|
1472 |
|
| 12 | Austria
|
|
|
|
|
1183 |
|
| 13 | Estonia
|
|
|
|
|
1162 |
|
| 14 | Czech Republic
|
|
|
|
|
1137 |
|
| 15 | Belgium
|
|
|
|
|
1111 |
|
| 16 | Belarus
|
|
|
|
|
896 |
|
| 17 | Ukraine
|
|
|
[c] |
|
893 |
|
- Notes
- ^ Although Italy did not qualify a women's singles skater for the team event, they were able to use an additional athlete quota in order to complete their team.
- ^ Although Germany did not qualify a men's singles skater for the team event, they were able to use an additional athlete quota in order to complete their team.
- ^ Although Ukraine did not qualify a pair skating team for the team event, they were able to use an additional athlete quota in order to complete their team.
Next eligible NOCs per discipline
If a country rejects a quota spot, then the additional quota become available. A country can be eligible for one quota spot per event in the reallocation process. The following list was compiled after the remaining spots were allocated at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy.[4] No quota spotted were vacated after the Nebelhorn Trophy.
| Men's singles | Women's singles | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey Armenia Great Britain Germany
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Italy Cyprus Chinese Taipei Slovenia
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China Belarus Australia Netherlands
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Hungary South Korea Italy Australia
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References
- ^ a b "Qualification System for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022". International Skating Union. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Special Regulations & Technical Rules – Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance 2021". International Skating Union. p. 29. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Communication No. 2388: Entries/Participation 2022 Olympic Winter Games (OWG) – Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Communication No. 2428: Olympic Winter Games 2022 – Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "China earns 5 figure skating spots in Beijing 2022". China Daily. Xinhua. 28 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Communication No. 2443: Olympic Winter Games 2022 – Entries/Participation Figure Skating Team Event". International Skating Union. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Cancellation of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2021, Osaka/Japan". International Skating Union. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
