Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the cross-country skiing events at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[1]

Qualification rules

Basic Quota

A total of 296 athletes will be allowed to compete in cross-country skiing, 148 men and 148 women. For any National Olympic Committee to send at least one male, or one female competitor, they must have an athlete of that gender score less than 300 FIS points in any individual event at either the 2021 World Championships, or the under 23 World Championships.[1]

'A' Standard

An athlete who has less than 100 FIS Distance points on the list published on 17 January 2022, can be entered in any event.

'B' Standard

An athlete who has not met the 'A' standard, but has less than 300 FIS Distance points may be entered in the 15 km men's or 10 km women's race, as well as in the team relay. Similarly, athletes who have less than 300 FIS Sprint points may be entered in the sprint, or the team sprint.

Additional Relay eligibility

Athletes who are entered in Nordic Combined or Biathlon, at the 2022 Olympics, may also be used in the relay events. They must have a valid FIS code and have met the appropriate 'B' standard.

Allocation of Quotas

Quota per NOC.

A FIS Cross Country Nation Ranking will be used that takes into account results, from each gender, from the 2020-2021 season. Nations ranked one through five will receive four additional quotas, nations six through ten receive three, nations eleven through twenty receive two, and nations twenty-one through thirty receive one.[1]

Remaining quota places.

In each gender, the remainder of the quota places will be distributed in four rounds using the Nation Ranking proceeding from the highest ranked nation down. Nations from 1 to 5 receive an additional quota in round one. Nations from 1 to 10 receive an additional quota in round two. Nations from 1 to 20 receive an quota in round three. All remaining quotas are distributed in round four.

Host quota

If the host has not received four quotas, in each gender, and have remaining athletes who have met at least the 'B' standard, they will be allotted up to four athletes per gender.

Quota Allocation

As of 22 January 2021.[2]

Current summary

Each NOC listed has qualified one competitor in the gender indicated, numbers higher than one are based on rankings and will change as rankings change.

Nations Men Women Reallocated men Reallocated women Athletes
 Andorra2 12 1 2
 Argentina11 2
 Armenia12 3
 Australia32 1 6
 Austria34 2 5
 Belarus22 4
 Belgium1 1
 Bolivia1 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina11 2
 Brazil12 3
 Bulgaria1 1
 Canada34 1 19
 Chile1 1
 China44 19
 Colombia1 1
 Croatia12 3
 Czech Republic57 5 1 11
 Denmark1 0 0
 Estonia34 1 19
 Finland67 13
 France84 113
 Germany68 14
 Great Britain3 3
 Greece12 3
 Hungary11 2
 Iceland21 3
 Iran1 1
 Ireland3 1 1
 Italy67 6 12
 Japan34 1 8
 Kazakhstan24 17
 Latvia24 17
 Lebanon1 1
 Liechtenstein1 1
 Lithuania22 4
 Luxembourg1 0 0
 Mexico1 1
 Mongolia11 2
 Montenegro1 1
 New Zealand1 0 0
 Nigeria1 1
 North Macedonia11 2
 Norway88 16
 Poland34 1 19
 Portugal1 1
 ROC88 16
 Romania21 3
 Serbia1 02 0 0
 Slovakia22 15
 Slovenia36 1 10
 South Korea22 15
 Spain3 21 0 2
 Sweden88 16
 Switzerland86 14
 Thailand12 1 2
 Turkey12 3
 Ukraine24 17
 United States58 1 14
Total: 58 NOCs 140 138 8 10 296

    Men

    Criteria Athletes per NOC Total Athletes Qualified
    Basic quota and ranked in the top 5 5 25  France
     Norway
     ROC
     Sweden
     Switzerland
    Basic quota and ranked 6th through 10th 4 20  Czech Republic
     Finland
     Germany
     Italy
     United States
    Basic quota and ranked 11th through 20th 3 30  Australia
     Austria
     Canada
     Estonia
     Great Britain
     Ireland
     Japan
     Poland
     Slovenia
     Spain
    Basic quota and ranked 21st through 30th 2 20  Andorra
     Belarus
     Iceland
     Kazakhstan
     Latvia
     Lithuania
     Romania
     Slovakia
     South Korea
     Ukraine
    Basic quota 1 26  Argentina
     Armenia
     Belgium
     Bolivia
     Bosnia and Herzegovina
     Brazil
     Bulgaria
     Chile
     Colombia
     Croatia
     Denmark
     Greece
     Hungary
     Iran
     Lebanon
     Luxembourg
     Mexico
     Mongolia
     Montenegro
     New Zealand
     Nigeria
     North Macedonia
     Portugal
     Serbia
     Thailand
     Turkey
    Host quota 4 4  China
    Total12557

    Remaining quotas

    Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Next available
     ROC
     France
     Norway
     Switzerland
     Sweden
     ROC
     France
     Norway
     Switzerland
     Sweden
     Finland
     Italy
     Germany
     United States
     Czech Republic
     ROC
     France
     Norway
     Switzerland
     Sweden
     Finland
     Italy
     Germany
     United States
     Czech Republic
     Great Britain
     Canada
     Poland
     Estonia
     Austria
     Japan
     Australia
     Slovenia
     Spain
     Ireland
     Finland
     Italy
     Germany
    51088

    Women

    Criteria Athletes per NOC Total Athletes Qualified
    Basic quota and ranked in the top 5 5 25  Germany
     Norway
     ROC
     Sweden
     United States
    Basic quota and ranked 6th through 10th 4 20  Czech Republic
     Finland
     Italy
     Switzerland
     Slovenia
    Basic quota and ranked 11th through 20th 3 30  Austria
     Canada
     China
     Estonia
     France
     Japan
     Kazakhstan
     Latvia
     Poland
     Ukraine
    Basic quota and ranked 21st through 33rd 2 26  Andorra
     Armenia
     Australia
     Belarus
     Brazil
     Croatia
     Greece
     Lithuania
     Serbia
     Slovakia
     South Korea
     Thailand[lower-alpha 1]
     Turkey
    Basic quota 1 9  Argentina
     Bosnia and Herzegovina
     Hungary
     Iceland
     Liechtenstein
     Mongolia
     North Macedonia
     Romania
     Spain
     Thailand
    Total11042
    1. a quota will need to be returned due to lack of enough eligible athletes

    Remaining quotas

    Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Next available
     Sweden
     ROC
     United States
     Germany
     Norway
     Sweden
     ROC
     United States
     Germany
     Norway
     Finland
     Czech Republic
     Italy
     Switzerland
     Slovenia
     Sweden
     ROC
     United States
     Germany
     Norway
     Finland
     Czech Republic
     Italy
     Switzerland
     Slovenia
     France
     Poland
     Austria
     Canada
     Ukraine
     China
     Latvia
     Japan
     Estonia
     Kazakhstan
     Finland
     Czech Republic
     Italy
     Switzerland
     Slovenia
     France
     Poland
     Austria
     Canada
     Ukraine
     China
     Latvia
     Japan
     Estonia
     Kazakhstan
     Slovakia

     Belarus
     Serbia
     South Korea
     Brazil
     Greece
     Lithuania
     Andorra
     Turkey
    51020310

    References

    1. "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR XXIV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, BEIJING 2022" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com/. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
    2. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.fis-ski.com/. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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