Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Quota allocation

A total quota of 230 athletes are allowed at the Games (115 both men and women). The first 218 quota allocations will be assigned using a combination of the Nation Cup scores of their top 3 athletes in the individual, sprint, and relay competitions, during the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup season. The final 12 spots will be allocated during the 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup season to nations who have not qualified any athletes yet, with a maximum of two per nation.

An athlete also must meet requirements before competing: During the 2016/17 or 2017/18 Biathlon World Cup season the athlete must have two results at IBU Cup, Open European Championships, World Championships or World Cup in the Sprint or Individual that at a maximum is 20% behind the average time of the top three athletes. Or, two placings in the top half at the Junior World Championships. They also can have a combination of both criteria (one of each). All relay members must meet this requirement as well.

Nations ranked one through five in the 2016–17 season will qualifying six athletes, six through twenty five athletes, and twenty-one and twenty-two 2 athletes, for both male and female competitions. The final six spots in each gender are filled individually in the 2017–18 season from the IBU Qualifying points list to a maximum of two for a nation, from nations not already qualified. One of these spots will be used by the host if not already qualified. Additionally, the host will be allowed to enter enough additional athletes to compete in each of the relay races. There will be no reallocation of unused spots.

Qualification standings

     Qualifies 6 athletes
     Qualifies 5 athletes
     Qualifies 2 athletes

After 4 of 22 events

Men's standings[2]
Position Country 2016–2017 Nations Cup Points
1 France 1191
2 Germany 1147
3 Norway 1127
4 Russia 1049
5 Austria 1032
6 Sweden 984
7 Czech Republic 897
8 Italy 884
9 Switzerland 878
10 Ukraine 855
11 United States 840
12 Belarus 788
13 Bulgaria 775
14 Canada 732
15 Kazakhstan 683
16 Slovenia 648
17 Slovakia 623
18 Romania 578
19 Finland 564
20 Latvia 554
21 Estonia 504
22 Lithuania 483
23 Poland 426
24 Japan 320
25 South Korea 277
26 Belgium 166
27 Great Britain 85
28 Croatia 76

After 4 of 22 events

Women's standings[3]
Position Country 2016–2017 Nations Cup Points
1 Germany 1215
2 France 1196
3 Sweden 1019
4 Austria 1015
5 Czech Republic 1004
6 Russia 989
7 Ukraine 954
8 Norway 950
9 Italy 903
10 Belarus 896
11 Kazakhstan 861
12 Switzerland 826
13 United States 770
14 Finland 723
15 Canada 676
16 Poland 663
17 Japan 592
18 Bulgaria 538
19 Slovakia 531
20 Estonia 508
21 Slovenia 488
22 South Korea 385
23 Lithuania 383
24 Romania 322
25 Latvia 288
26 Great Britain 164
27 Spain 66
28 Hungary 62

References

  1. ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang 2018" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. 9 March 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Men's standings
  3. ↑ Women's standings

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