Short Track Speed Skating Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Road to Milano Cortina 2026

[intoronto 6,387]

13 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Now that you mention it, it does feel pretty likely.

 

This means that Italy and Canada would lose their 5th male quota and China would lose their 5th female quota. Poland, Croatia and Hong Kong would get to keep their 1500m quotas.

 

I'll edit the table with these changes.

Chinese media reported they earned 9 quotas, so this appears to be right.

[erw 85]

On 12/2/2025 at 8:56 PM, intoronto said:

Chinese media reported they earned 9 quotas, so this appears to be right.

The report is about they are appearing in 9 disciplines, not quotas (They reported about having full quotas)

[erw 85]

After thorough review, I found that the rule should be applied like this

 

Quota should be added when new members SOQC has reached his or her turn. 

 

And the turn comes in 500-1000-1500 sequence.

 

Also, if the starting place reaches 8, the additional quota is given, as soon as possible.

 

And though it is my opinion, the total quota is 112, but the more important thing is that men's quota is 56 and women's quota is also 56. Therefore, 57th quota could not be given to either sex. 

 

Therefore in Men's 1500m, When 4 teams with 8th starting place is reached (KOR, CAN, ITA, CHN) the men's quota is not 56 yet. (SOQC <27th in 1500m) However, when 3th member of NED gets starting place, and more importantly, new quota in relay discipline, the 56th member is full. This means that next order, USA3  and the Great Britain 2 starting place, which has no quota in 500, 1000 discipline, could not also be assigned. Therefroe, SOQC 37th, 38th would get starting place.

Edited 1 hour ago by erw

[erw 85]

Therefore, the women's case would be much more simple. 1500m SOQC 35th, Hongkong(HKG) 1 could not get the new quota as they have never earned any quota places before 1000m. Instead, SOQC 37th, GBR 1 could get place instead.