Skeleton Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[copravolley 634]

4 hours ago, SalamAkhi said:

Erlacher  missed the opportunity to secure a second Olympic quota for Austria (and for her), fading from 2nd to 15th in St-Moritz. She still gets closer to Channell  with one race to go (28 points).

She might still be going to the European Cup tomorrow. It's Austria- Igls, so it`s close. I don't know how points can gain for first place?

Edited January 9 by copravolley

[Grassmarket 4,249]

21 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

Valentina Margaglio wins the European Cup, excellent news for the ranking and the possibility of having a second quota

Europa Cuo!  European Cup was actually today's St Moritz race.  

[copravolley 634]

Italy bronze in mixed doubles, but with UK in reserve squad. And this is Bagnis's favorite track...

[Micki 64]

 now has one quota place each for men and women

[Josh 13,429]

2 hours ago, copravolley said:

She might still be going to the European Cup tomorrow. It's Austria- Igls, so it`s close. I don't know how points can gain for first place?

Just checked the start list and Erlacher isn't on it

[evil betty 88]

Broke down some numbers of what is still in doubt:

For 3 sleds men and women are done.

For two sleds there is no competition left in men's (  doesn't enter a WC race and secures two?) but in women's its  Erlacher vs  Channel and Erlacher needs to finish probably four positions ahead in final WC race.

 

For one sled, in men's, Takahashi or  Yaw will have to enter a EC or WC race for the first time this year, or it is over. Even if they do they have to gain about 50 points over their current 7th best result, so they would need to score about 100. So men's probably done, unless  Buff does not compete again, even then he could still make it.

 

The women's final few placements could be chaotic and will really depend on who decides to race where on the final weekend. Looking at current 7 best results  Schmied has 492,  Johansen has 493,   Delka has 524, and  Burger has 538. For Delka to miss out then the lower two need to both finish top 20 in a WC or I think top 7 in a EC. They both have a 7th best score of 36 they have to improve on, and who knows if Delka will race one more time or not.

[evil betty 88]

And I missed that  Andžāne is still vulnerable; seven best scores total only 484  but 7th is a 28 so should be able to improve as last two results were both 110 points worth

[avlar 569]

1 hour ago, evil betty said:

Broke down some numbers of what is still in doubt:

For 3 sleds men and women are done.

For two sleds there is no competition left in men's (  doesn't enter a WC race and secures two?) but in women's its  Erlacher vs  Channel and Erlacher needs to finish probably four positions ahead in final WC race.

 

For one sled, in men's, Takahashi or  Yaw will have to enter a EC or WC race for the first time this year, or it is over. Even if they do they have to gain about 50 points over their current 7th best result, so they would need to score about 100. So men's probably done, unless  Buff does not compete again, even then he could still make it.

 

The women's final few placements could be chaotic and will really depend on who decides to race where on the final weekend. Looking at current 7 best results  Schmied has 492,  Johansen has 493,   Delka has 524, and  Burger has 538. For Delka to miss out then the lower two need to both finish top 20 in a WC or I think top 7 in a EC. They both have a 7th best score of 36 they have to improve on, and who knows if Delka will race one more time or not.

Any details on this? Just got this news from DW.

 

 

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12 minutes ago, avlar said:

Any details on this? Just got this news from DW.

 

 

IBSF's own stupid fault if they have written the rules so badly as to allow something like this to happen.  But I am sure there will be an "unsportsmanlike conduct" clause somewhere which will cover it.  

[avlar 569]

2 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

IBSF's own stupid fault if they have written the rules so badly as to allow something like this to happen.  But I am sure there will be an "unsportsmanlike conduct" clause somewhere which will cover it.  

I suppose it is about the strategy. We saw it in athletics - people calculated what they need to get to qulift and participated in the events where they could get necessary points for sure.

 

As far as I can understand it is the same IBSF ethics body which allowed russians to compete and threatened to our children protesting at the Europa Cup.