Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
| Figure skating at the 2026 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 Olympics is determined by quotas set by the International Olympic Committee. A total of 142 quota spots were available to athletes to compete in the figure skating events at the 2026 Winter Olympics. There were 29 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 26 January 2026.[1]
Qualification of nations
Countries were able to qualify entries to the 2026 Winter Olympics in two ways. Most spots are allocated based on the results of the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships. There, countries were able to qualify up to three entries in each discipline according to a predetermined system.[2] Every discipline qualifies independently. The results of the 2025 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 Skate to Milano in Beijing, China, in late September 2025. 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 Skate to Milano 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 Skate to Milano, countries could earn only one spot per discipline, regardless of ranking.[4] The International Skating Union also decided that politically evaluated and screened skaters from Russia and Belarus could attempt to qualify as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), at the Skate to Milano. Additionally, they would not be eligible to compete in the team event.[5]
If a country declined to use one or more of its qualified spots, the vacated spot was awarded using the results of the ISU competition in descending order of placement.[6]
For the team event, scores from the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships and the 2025–26 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. The 2025 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was the final event to affect the team event score.[7]
Qualified countries
| 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 | 4 | ||||
 Austria
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Azerbaijan
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1 | 1 | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
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2 | 2 | |||||
 Bulgaria
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1 | 1 | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada
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1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
|
12 | |
 China
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
6 | |
 Czech Republic
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2 | 4 | |||||
 Estonia
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Finland
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1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 France
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2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
9 | |
 Georgia
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
6 | |
 Germany
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2 | 1 | 6 | ||||
 Great Britain
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1 | 1 | 2 |
|
1 | 8 | |
 Hungary
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1 | 2 | |||||
 Individual Neutral Athletes
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
 Israel
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Italy
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2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
9 | |
 Japan
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3 | 3 | 2 |
|
2 | 10 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Kazakhstan
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Latvia
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2 | 2 | |||||
 Lithuania
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1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 Mexico
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Netherlands
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1 | 2 | |||||
 Poland
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1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 6 | |
 Romania
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Slovakia
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1 | 1 | |||||
 South Korea
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2 | 2 | 1 |
|
6 | ||
 Spain
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1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
 Sweden
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1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 Switzerland
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
 Chinese Taipei
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Ukraine
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1 | 1 | |||||
 United States
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3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
|
16 | |
| Total: 35 NOCs | 29 | 29 | 19 teams | 23 teams | 10 teams | 5 | 147 |
Qualification summary
Men's singles
Twenty-four quota spots in the men's event were awarded based on results at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships.[3] An additional five spots were awarded at the Skate to Milano.[8]
| Event | Athletes per NOC |
Qualifying NOCs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 World Championships | 3 | United States Japan |
24 |
| 2 | France Italy Latvia
| ||
| 1 | Kazakhstan South Korea Georgia Switzerland Canada Azerbaijan Slovakia Sweden China Estonia Spain Poland
| ||
| Skate to Milano | 1 | Individual Neutral Athletes South Korea Mexico Ukraine Chinese Taipei |
5 |
| Total | 29 | ||
Women's singles
Twenty-four quota spots in the women's event were awarded based on results at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships.[3] An additional five spots were awarded at the Skate to Milano.[9]
| Event | Athletes per NOC |
Qualifying NOCs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 World Championships | 3 | United States Japan |
24 |
| 2 | South Korea Switzerland
| ||
| 1 | Belgium Estonia Canada Italy Kazakhstan France Israel Austria Finland Romania Poland Bulgaria Great Britain Lithuania
| ||
| Skate to Milano | 1 | Individual Neutral Athletes Georgia Belgium Individual Neutral Athletes China |
5 |
| Total | 29 | ||
Pairs
Fifteen quota spots in the pairs event were awarded based on results at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships.[3] An additional three spots were awarded at the Skate to Milano.[9] Uzbekistan originally qualified one quota spot in the pairs event after Ekaterina Geynish and Dmitrii Chigirev finished in tenth place at the 2025 World Championships.[10] However, following the pair's split, Uzbekistan failed to submit a team who met the eligibility requirements, so the spot was re-allocated to France.[11]
| Event | Teams per NOC |
Qualifying NOCs | Total teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 World Championships | 3 | N/a | 15 |
| 2 | Canada Italy Germany United States
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| 1 | Japan Georgia Australia Hungary.svg.png){kind=small} Uzbekistan Great Britain Poland Netherlands
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| Skate to Milano | 1 | China Armenia Japan
|
4 |
| Skate to Milano – Reallocation | France
| ||
| Total | 19 | ||
Ice dance
Eighteen quota spots in the ice dance event were awarded based on results at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships.[3] An additional four spots were awarded at the Skate to Milano.[12] Finland had originally qualified for two quota spots in the ice dance event at the 2025 World Championships; however, when Yuka Orihara was unable to obtain Finnish citizenship, Skating Finland ultimately relinquished their second quota spot.[13] As a result, the spot was reallocated to Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov, who became the first Swedish ice dance team to qualify for the Winter Olympics.[14]
| Event | Athletes per NOC |
Qualifying NOCs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 World Championships | 3 | Canada United States
|
18 |
| 2 | Czech Republic Finland France Great Britain
| ||
| 1 | Finland Italy Spain Georgia Germany South Korea
| ||
| Skate to Milano | 1 | Lithuania Australia Spain China
|
5 |
| Skate to Milano – Reallocation | Sweden
| ||
| 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 are not ten nations which have qualified entrants in all four disciplines, nations with three entrants may use an additional athlete quota in order to fill their team. These additional athletes are eligible to compete in the team event, but not in the individual Olympic events.[1]
| Pl. | Nation | M | W | P | D | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
|
|
|
|
7069 |
| 2 | Japan
|
|
|
|
[a] | 6027 |
| 3 | Italy
|
|
|
|
|
4606 |
| 4 | Canada
|
|
|
|
|
4231 |
| 5 | Georgia
|
|
|
|
|
4106 |
| 6 | France
|
|
|
|
|
3829 |
| 7 | Great Britain
|
[b] |
|
|
|
2671 |
| 8 | South Korea
|
|
|
|
|
2171 |
| 9 | China
|
|
|
|
|
2132 |
| 10 | Poland
|
|
|
|
[c] | 776 |
- Notes
- ^ Although Japan did not qualify an ice dance team for the team event, they were able to use two additional athlete quotas in order to complete their team.
- ^ Although Great Britain 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 Poland did not qualify an ice dance team for the team event, they were able to use two additional athlete quotas in order to complete their team.[15]
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 ISU Skate to Milano.[6] Countries marked in bold with a ● accepted a reallocated quota.
| Men's singles | Women's singles | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Monaco France Czech Republic Germany Israel
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 Cyprus Norway Estonia Sweden New Zealand
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France ● Ukraine United States Czech Republic Iceland
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References
- ^ a b "Qualification System – XXV Olympic Winter Games – Milano Cortina 2026" (PDF). International Skating Union. 20 January 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "International Skating Union: Special Regulations & Technical Rules – Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance 2024" (PDF). International Skating Union. November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Communication No. 2696: Entries/Participation 2026 Olympic Winter Games (OWG) Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Skate to Milano – Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "ISU decision concerning the participation of limited number of Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) at Olympic Qualification Events under strict conditions". 20 December 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Communication No. 2741" (PDF). International Skating Union. 24 September 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "Communication No. 2754" (PDF). International Skating Union. 10 December 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ a b Smirnova, Lena (21 September 2025). "ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025: Petr Gumennik wins men's singles by 34 points; Republic of Korea, Mexico, Ukraine, Chinese Taipei secure Olympic quotas". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Five women and three pairs grab Olympic spots at ISU Skate to Milano qualifier". International Skating Union. 20 September 2025. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Chigirev and Geynish pair named among the best of the year". National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 31 March 2025. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Penicaud, Céline (26 January 2026). "JO de Milano Cortina 2026: Camille et Pavel Kovalev participeront aussi à l'épreuve de couples en patinage artistique" [Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games: Camille and Pavel Kovalev will also participate in the pairs figure skating event]. Olympics.com (in French). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ a b Smirnova, Lena (21 September 2025). "ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025: Allison Reed set for Olympic comeback after 15 years, with ice dance partner Saulius Ambrulevicius". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ Smolander-Slotte, Riikka (3 December 2025). "Suomi luopui jäätanssin toisesta olympiapaikasta – Oriharaa ja Piristä ei nähdä Milanossa" [Finland gave up the second place in the ice dance – Orihara and Pirinen will not be seen in Milan]. YLE (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Milla Ruud Reitan fick sitt medborgarskap – isdanspar till OS" [Milla Ruud Reitan gained her citizenship – ice dance couple to the Olympics]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
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