Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
# Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

## Qualification rules

### Quotas

A total of 310 athletes are allowed to compete at the Games. A maximum of 20 athletes per nation will be allowed to compete with a maximum of 12 males or 12 females from a nation being permitted.

### A standard

An athlete with a maximum of 100 FIS distance points will be allowed to compete in both or one of the event (sprint/distance). An athlete with a maximum 120 FIS sprint points will be allowed to compete in the sprint event and 10 km for women or 15 km for men provided their distance points does not exceed 300 FIS points.

### B standard

NOC's who do not have any athlete meeting the A standard can enter one competitor of each sex (known as the basic quota) in the sprint event or 10 km freestyle event for women/15 km freestyle event for men. They must have a maximum of 300 FIS distance points at the end of qualifying on January 22, 2018. The qualification period began in July 2016.

### Allocation of quotas

**Basic Quota**

Every NOC will be assigned one male and one female quota spot by meeting the B standard.

**Top 300 on Points list**

Every NOC with at least one male and/or female in the top 300 of any event will be allocated one additional male and/or female quota in addition to the basic quota.

**Top 30 on Points list**

Every NOC with at least one male and/or female in the top 30 of any event will be allocated additional male and/or female quotas up to a maximum of 4.

**Remaining quotas**

The remaining quotas will be assigned using the Olympic Quota allocation list on 22 January 2018. The spots will be assigned until a maximum of 310 quotas are reached including the above. When a nation reaches its maximum, remaining athletes from that country will be skipped over. The list is a table of athletes in the top 500 in both events (distance and sprint).

An athlete can be counted only once for the above three criteria. For example, if a country has only one athlete meeting all three criteria then only one quota will be given (not 3).

## Quota allocation

Current quotas as of 26 January 2018 (after reallocation).

### Summary

| Nations | Men | Women | Additional | Athletes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Andorra | 1 | | | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Austria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Belarus | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Belgium | 1 | | | 1 |
| Bermuda | 1 | | | 1 |
| Bolivia | 1 | | | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| China | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
| Colombia | 1 | | | 1 |
| Croatia | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Denmark | 1 | | | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1 | | | 1 |
| Estonia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Greece | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| India | 1 | | | 1 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Ireland | 1 | | | 1 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | | | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 | 2 | | 3 |
| Lebanon | 1 | | | 1 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | | | 1 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| Macedonia | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 | | | 1 |
| Moldova | 1 | | | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Montenegro | | 1 | | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 | | | 1 |
| North Korea | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| Pakistan | 1 | | | 1 |
| Poland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Portugal | 1 | | | 1 |
| Romania | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| Olympic Athletes from Russia | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Serbia | 1 | | | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
| Spain | 2 | | | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Togo | | 1 | | 1 |
| Tonga | 1 | | | 1 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| Total: 65 NOCs | 93 | 69 | 151 | 313 |

* ^ The IOC decided to allow two male and one female competitor from North Korea, which were allocated as three additional places to the existing quotas.

### Men

| Criteria | Athletes per NOC | Total Athletes | Qualified |
| - | - | - | - |
| Top 300, Basic quota | 2 | 58 | Australia Austria Belarus Bulgaria Canada China Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Finland France Germany Iceland Italy Japan Kazakhstan Lithuania Norway Poland Romania Olympic Athletes from Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United States |
| Basic quota | 1 | 33 | Andorra Argentina Armenia Belgium Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Chile Colombia Denmark Dominica Ecuador Great Britain Greece Hungary India Iran Ireland Japan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macedonia Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Pakistan Portugal Serbia Thailand Tonga |
| IOC special considerations | 2 | 2 | North Korea |
| Total | | 93 | |

### Women

| Criteria | Athletes per NOC | Total Athletes | Qualified |
| - | - | - | - |
| Top 300, Basic quota | 2 | 48 | Australia Austria Belarus Canada China Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Kazakhstan Latvia Norway Poland Olympic Athletes from Russia Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United States |
| Basic quota | 1 | 22 | Andorra Argentina Armenia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Chile Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Iran Japan Liechtenstein Lithuania Macedonia Montenegro Mongolia Romania Serbia Spain Thailand Togo Turkey |
| IOC special considerations | 1 | 1 | North Korea |
| Total | | 70 | |

### Remaining quotas

| Athletes per NOC | Total | Qualified |
| - | - | - |
| 16 | 48 | Norway Sweden United States |
| 15 | 15 | Finland |
| 12 | 12 | Germany |
| 11 | 11 | Italy |
| 9 | 18 | France Switzerland |
| 8 | 8 | Olympic Athletes from Russia |
| 7 | 7 | Canada |
| 6 | 6 | Czech Republic |
| 5 | 5 | Belarus |
| 4 | 4 | Slovenia |
| 3 | 12 | Austria Estonia Kazakhstan Poland |
| 2 | 4 | Australia Great Britain |
| 1 | 1 | Japan Slovakia |
| TOTAL | 151 | |

* Germany rejected three quotas, Austria and Japan one. Reallocated totals have been added in with modified totals reflected in the list.

### Next eligible NOC

Fifteen quota spots were made available for reallocation. After reallocation, team OAR reduced their team by an additional eight athletes. Bold indicates the acceptance of a quota, while a strike through indicates refusal.

