INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION Alpine Skiing

QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE XXIII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES PYEONGCHANG 2018
INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION
Alpine Skiing
A.
EVENTS (11)
Men’s Events (5)
Women’s Events (5)
Mixed Events (1)
Men’s Downhill
Men’s Super-G
Men’s Giant Slalom
Men’s Slalom
Men’s Alpine Combined
Ladies’ Downhill
Ladies’ Super-G
Ladies’ Giant Slalom
Ladies’ Slalom
Ladies’ Alpine Combined
Alpine Team Event
B.
ATHLETES QUOTA
1. Total Quota for Alpine Skiing:
Quota Places
Total
320
2. Maximum Number of Athletes per NOC:
Quota per NOC
Event Specific Quota
Men
14
4 per event
Women
14
4 per event
Team
Total
1 mixed team per NOC
22
3. Type of Allocation of Quota Places:
The quota place/s is/are allocated to the NOC. The basic quota (D.1) and the Top 30 (D.2) place/s is/are
gender specific. The selection of athletes for any additional quota places are at the discretion of the NOC
and not gender specific
C.
ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY
To be entered for the Olympic Winter Games all athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic
Charter currently in force and only those athletes who have complied with the Olympic Charter may
participate in the Olympic Games. This includes Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter (Nationality of competitors).
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All athletes have to be registered with FIS by their National Ski Association and have “Active” status as
defined in the FIS database published on the official website www.fisski.com.
Age Requirements:
All athletes participating in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 must be born before 1 January
2001.
Medical Requirements:
To be eligible to participate in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, all athletes must satisfy the
medical requirements in accordance with Article 221: Medical Services, Examinations and Doping of the
International Ski Competition Rules (ICR).
Additional IF Eligibility Requirements:
C.1
A Qualification Eligibility Criteria
Athletes are eligible for selection by their NOC who are ranked in the top 500 in an event of the
Olympic FIS Points List published on 22 January 2018 and have the Olympic FIS points in the
respective event as defined in the C.3 table.
C.2
B Qualification Eligibility Criteria
Athletes are eligible for selection by their NOC that have the required B Qualification Olympic FIS
points for Slalom and/or Giant Slalom as defined in the C.3 table
C.3
Olympic FIS Points List - Qualification Eligibility in the different Alpine Events
A Qualification
Ranking in the
Olympic FIS
Points List
ranked <=500 in DH
ranked <=500 in SG
ranked <=500 in AC
ranked <=500 in GS
ranked <=500 in SL
Downhill
Super-G
*Alpine
Combined
Slalom
Giant Slalom
<=80.00 pts
<=80.00 pts
<=80.00 pts
<=80.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
<=80.00 pts*
*In Alpine Combined, an athlete additionally requires <=80.00 Olympic FIS points in downhill.
B Qualification
Ranking in the
Olympic FIS
Points List
Downhill
Super-G
*Alpine
Combined
Slalom
Giant Slalom
<=140.00 pts
<=140.00 pts
Alpine Team Event
All athletes qualified to participate in the OIympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 are eligible to
participate in the Alpine Team Event.
C.3.1
The Olympic FIS Points List is calculated using the average of five (5) competition results in the
respective event for Slalom and giant slalom, and the average of two (2) results in the respective
event for Downhill, Super-G and Alpine Combined during the qualification period of 1 July 2016 to 21
January 2018.
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C.3.2
For an athlete who has obtained less than five (5) results in Slalom, Giant Slalom during the
qualification period, 20% (+) of the average results achieved will be added for each missing result.
For an athlete who has obtained only one (1) result in Downhill, Super-G, Alpine Combined during
the qualification period, 20% (+) will be added to the single result.
C.3.3
D.
If the status “Injured” was approved on the Base FIS Points list (BL) 2018, this status and the
corresponding normal FIS points will be used for the Olympic FIS Points List, and thereby also the
Olympic Quota Allocation List.
QUALIFICATION PATHWAY
QUALIFICATION PLACES
Within the maximum of 22 athletes per NOC and up to a maximum of 320 Alpine Skiing places, quotas will
be allocated per nation as follows:
Qualification System
D.1
D.1. Basic Quota
D.2
The basic quota of one male and/or one female athlete will be assigned to NOCs with
D.3
athletes that are eligible for B Qualification quota place/s, according to C.2.
Men/Women: 320
NOCs that do not have at least one (1) athlete who meets the A Qualification Eligibility
Criteria, will be allocated one (1) male and one (1) female quota place.
NOCs that have only athlete/s in one gender who meets the A Qualification Eligibility
Criteria will be allocated one (1) quota place of the other gender.
The athlete who is selected by their NOC for the allocated basic quota place per gender
may only participate in the slalom and/or giant slalom event/s and must meet the B
Qualification Eligibility Criteria.
D.2. NOCs with athletes ranked in the Top 30 of the World Cup Start List (WCSL)
Each NOC with athlete(s) ranked in the top 30 of the WCSL published on 22 January
2018 in each event Downhill, Super-G, Alpine Combined, Giant Slalom and Slalom will be
allocated additional quota places up to a maximum of two (2) per gender:
- One (1) male quota place per NOC with one (1) male athlete ranked in the top 30 in
one event and the eligibility defined in C.3,
- One (1) female quota place per NOC with one (1) female athlete ranked in the top 30
in one event and the eligibility defined in C.3,
- Two (2) male quota places per NOC with one male athlete ranked in the top 30 in
more than one event, or two (2) or more male athletes ranked in the top 30 in one
event, and the eligibility defined in C.3,
- Two (2) female quota places per NOC with one female athlete ranked in the top 30 in
more than one event, or two (2) or more female athletes ranked in the top 30 in one
event, and the eligibility defined in C.3
D.3 Remaining quota places using the Olympic Quota Allocation List
The remaining quotas places up to a maximum total of 320, including the host nation
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quota and Alpine Team Event quota, will be allocated to NOCs based on the Olympic
Quota Allocation List published on 22 January 2018.
The Olympic Quota Allocation List is a global list of all male and female athletes, from the
top 500 of the Olympic FIS points List in their best two (2) events from Downhill, Super-G,
Alpine Combined, Giant Slalom, Slalom during the Olympic Qualification period from 1
July 2016 to 21 January 2018.
The allocation will be made by assigning one (1) quota place per athlete, from the top of
the Olympic Quota Allocation List downwards until the maximum quota of 320 is reached.
Once a NOC has achieved the maximum total number of 22 places its remaining athletes
will no longer be counted and the next eligible NOC on the Olympic Quota Allocation List
will be allocated a place.
If there is a tie for the final allocated quota place(s), the athlete with the best ranking on
the Olympic FIS points will be ranked ahead.
The table used to allocate points to the top 500 in their best two events from (Downhill,
Super-G, Alpine Combined, Giant Slalom, Slalom) follows a similar graphical line as the
system used for World Cup points and can be found at the end of this document.
An athlete will only be counted once either as Basic Quota, Top 30 of the WCSL or the
Olympic Quota Allocation List, using the most favourable option for the NOC.
D.3.1
16 Teams
D.3.1 Allocation of quota places for the Alpine Team Event
The top 16 nations in the FIS World Cup Nations Standings will be eligible to enter a team
of two (2) male and two (2) female athletes in the Alpine Team Event.
In the event an NOC that is ranked in the top 16 nations entered for the Alpine Team
Event through the FIS World Cup Nations Standings (or top 15, if the Host Country is not
ranked in the top 16) and only has three (3) allocated quota places, the respective
NOC(s) will be allocated an additional quota place to enable it to participate in the Alpine
Team Event with two (2) male and two (2) female athletes.
HOST COUNTRY PLACES
If the host nation has no athletes, or only athletes in one gender, who comply/ies with the qualification
eligibility criteria defined in clause C.1, A Qualification Eligibility Criteria, it will be allocated additional quota
place/s to have a maximum of two athletes per gender.
The host nation thereby will have the possibility to enter a minimum of two (2) male and two (2) female
athletes per event, under the condition that the athlete has Olympic FIS Points in the respective event as
defined in the C.3 table, Qualification Eligibility in the different Alpine events.
If the host country is allocated at least two (2) quota places for men and two (2) quota places for women
(allocated through either D.1, D.2, D.3 or Host Country Places, it will also be allocated a team entry in the
Alpine Team Event.
If no athlete from the host country is able to fulfil the athlete eligibility in Section C.3. table, the host country
places will be allocated according to D.3.
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All athletes must have been entered as part of the allocated NOC quota. The above quotas will be allocated
on 22 January 2018 in accordance with G. Qualification Timeline. The Korean NOC is required to confirm its’
use of allocated quota places to FIS by 24 January 2018.
E.
CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES
The confirmation process for quota places will be carried out via the FIS on-line system. Each NOC will be
provided with log-in details prior to 22 January 2018.
Please refer to Section G for the timeline of the quota publication, confirmation and reallocation dates.
F.
REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACES
REALLOCATION OF UNUSED IF QUOTA PLACES
If an allocated quota place is not confirmed by the NOC by 24 January 2018, or is declined by the NOC, the
quota place will be reallocated to the next eligible NOC on the Olympic Quota Allocation List.
If an eligible nation in the Alpine Team Event declines to participate, the next ranked eligible nation in the
FIS World Cup Nations Standings will be offered this place. This process will continue until 16 nations
confirm participation in the Alpine Team Event.
REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES
Unused Host Country Place(s) will be reallocated to the next eligible NOC on the Olympic Quota Allocation
List.
If the Host Country declines to participate or is not eligible to enter a team in the Alpine Team Event, it’s
quota place will be reallocated to the next ranked eligible nation in the FIS World Cup Nations Standings.
G.
QUALIFICATION TIMELINE
Period
Qualification
Date
Milestone
1 July 2016 – 21 January
2018
Qualification period
Accreditation
9 October 2017
Deadline
Inform and
confirm
PyeongChang 2018 Accreditation deadline (All potential
athletes must be registered in the system)
22 January 2018
Publication of Olympic Quota Allocation List, Olympic FIS
Points List, FIS Points List
22 January 2018
FIS to inform NOCs and NSAs of their allocated quota
places and Alpine Team Event eligibility through publication
on the FIS Website and provide the login details to the FIS
online system for confirmation of quota places.
22 - 24 January 2018
NOCs to confirm use of allocated quota places and
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participation in Alpine Team Event to FIS
Reallocation
25 January 2018
FIS to reallocate Alpine Team Event places (if applicable)
and all unused quota places and NOCs to confirm within
maximum 12 hours
Delegation
Registration
Meetings
26 January – 8 February
2018
PyeongChang 2018 Delegation Registration Meetings
Sport Entries
deadline
29 January 2018
(06:00 Korean Time)
PyeongChang 2018 Sport Entries deadline
Games Time
9 – 25 February 2018
Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018
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