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Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the speed skating events at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Qualification

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Each NOC is allowed to delegate a maximal number of ten men and ten women speed skaters who reached the qualification criteria. A proposal of the Dutch skating association (KNSB) to add an extra athlete, especially for the team pursuit event, was rejected at the congress of the international federation ISU in Kuala Lumpur in June 2012.[1]

Qualification times

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The qualification times were released in July 2013. The women's times stay the same from Vancouver except for a more stringent standard in the 3000 m, while the men's qualification times have all slightly decreased.[2]

Event Men Women
500 m 35.90 39.50
1000 m 1:10.80 1:18.50
1500 m 1:48.50 2:00.00
3000 m n.a. 4:15.00
5000 m 6:33.00 7:20.00 or 4:10.00 (3000 m)
10000 m 13:30.00 or 6:28.00 (5000 m) n.a.

Pre-qualification

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Every nation that would not achieve any quota places in the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup could be allocated one spot based on the results in the previous season if one skater would have achieved at least the following result. For the 500, 1000, 1500 meters, 3000 meters women, and 5000 meters men, a place among the top 16 of the 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup or the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships; for the 5000 meters women and 10000 meters men, a place among the top 8 of the 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup or the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships.[3] Also, as hosts, both the Russian men and women will be allocated one of eight spots in the team pursuit events.

The following table shows which countries met these criteria for which distance.

Men Women
Countries 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 5000 m 10000 m 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000 m 5000 m
 Australia Yes
 Belgium Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Canada Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 China Yes Yes
 Czech Republic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Finland Yes Yes
 France Yes Yes
 Germany Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Italy Yes Yes
 Japan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Kazakhstan Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Latvia Yes Yes
 Netherlands Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 New Zealand Yes Yes
 Norway Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Poland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Russia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 South Korea Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 United States Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Current quotas

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Qualification standings after the final World Cup.[4] Current quotas as of 23 December 2013:[5]

Men Women
Countries Max quota 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 5000 m 10000 m Team pursuit Max quota 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000 m 5000 m Team pursuit
 Australia 2 1 1
 Austria 1 1 3 1 1 1
 Belgium 3 1 1 1 2 1 1
 Canada 8 4 4 4 1 X 10 4 4 4 2 1 X
 China 3 2 1 8 4 3 2
 Chinese Taipei 2 1 1
 Czech Republic 6 1 1 2 1 1
 Finland 4 2 2
 France 6 1 2 2 1 X
 Germany 8 3 2 2 3 2 8 4 4 3 3 2
 Hungary 1 1
 Italy 6 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
 Japan 8 4 2 1 1 10 4 4 4 3 3 X
 Kazakhstan 8 1 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 1
 Latvia 3 1 1 1
 Netherlands 10 4 4 4 3 3 X 10 4 4 4 3 3 X
 New Zealand 3 1 1 1
 Norway 10 2 4 3 3 2 X 6 1 2 2 1 X
 Poland 8 2 2 3 2 X 8 3 3 3 1 X
 Russia 10 4 4 4 3 3 X 10 4 4 4 3 2 X
 South Korea 10 4 3 2 2 1 X 10 4 2 3 3 1 X
 Sweden 1 1
 United States 10 4 4 4 3 1 X 10 4 4 3 2 1 X
Total: 23 NOCs 125 40 40 40 28 16 8 106 36 36 36 28 16 8

References

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  1. ^ "Qualification System for XXII Winter Olympics Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). www.isu.org. International Skating Union. December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Qualification Competition and Qualifying Times for Speed Skating Events at the 2014 Winter Olympics" (PDF). www.isu.org. International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. ^ "SPECIAL REGULATIONS & TECHNICAL RULES SPEED SKATING and SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING 2012" (PDF) (Press release). International Skating Union. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  4. ^ "Qualification of NOC event quota places for the Olympic Winter Games 2014" (PDF). www.isu.org. International Skating Union. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Communication No. 1841: XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). www.isu.org. International Skating Union. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.