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

[Topicmaster1010 6,499]

OLYMPIC QUOTAS

 

Men

 

Nation	500m	1000m	1500m	5000m	10000m	MS	TP	Max. Quota	Proj. Quota
Austria		1	2	1		1		5	2
Belgium		1	1	1	1	2		6	3
Canada	3	2	2	1	1	2		7	7
China	3	2	3	1		2	x	8	8
Czechia			1	1	1	1		4	1
Denmark						2		2	2
Estonia	1	1						2	1
France			1	1	1	2	x	6	4
Germany		3	3	3		2	x	7	7
Hungary		1	1					2	1
Italy	1	1	1	3	2	1	x	8	6
Japan	3	3	3	1		1	x	7	7
Kazakhstan	1							1	1
Netherlands	3	3	3	3	2	2	x	9	9
Norway	3	1	3	3	2	1	x	8	7
Poland	3	3	1		1			6	4
South Korea	3	2				2		4	4
Spain	1	1						2	1
Switzerland						1		1	1
United States	3	3	3	1	1	2	x	8	7
20 Nations	28	28	28	20	12	24	8	102	82

Women

 

Nation	500m	1000m	1500m	3000m	5000m	MS	TP	Max. Quota	Proj. Quota
Austria	1	1	1	1		1		5	2
Belgium		1	1	1	1	2	x	7	3
Canada	3	3	3	3	2	2	x	8	8
China	3	3	3	1	1	2	x	8	8
Czechia		1	2	1	1			4	2
Denmark	1	1	1					3	1
France				1				1	1
Germany	1	1	1	1	1	2	x	8	6
Great Britain		1	1					2	1
Italy	1	1	1	1	1	1		6	3
Japan	3	3	3	1		2	x	7	7
Kazakhstan	2	2	2	2	1	1	x	8	4
Netherlands	3	3	3	3	2	2	x	9	9
Neutral Athletes				2	1	1		3	3
Norway	1		1	1	1	1		5	3
Poland	3	2	1					5	5
Portugal						1		1	1
South Korea	3	2	1			2		5	5
Switzerland		1	1	1		2		5	2
Taiwan	1							1	1
United States	2	2	2			2	x	6	5
21 Nations	28	28	28	20	12	24	8	107	80

 

I believe there was only one change in the overall quotas from last week to this week.  Philip Due Schmidt was able to nab the final men's mass start quota and  Daniele di Stefano dropped out but since he's qualified in other events, he should still be able to race the mass start.

[copravolley 635]

I don`t understand what di Stefano was do today...

[SalamAkhi 359]

On 12/14/2025 at 7:48 PM, Topicmaster1010 said:

 Portugal will be competing in speed skating at the Olympics again for the first time since 1998

It seems Jéssica Carolina Santos Rodrigues (or any other Portuguese skater) doesn't meet any required standard time to qualify. She needs 39''50 or 1'18''00 by mid-January, with SB/PB of 40''04 and 1'18''82. Same goes for Philip Due Schmidt . 

 

Don't know if ISU will give them some slack, if not they'll need to chase those qualifying times. If they fail to reach them, how will the quota be redistributed ? Logically R1 would be awarded a "direct" spot, which would change things as wR1 is Nizan  and mR1 is Yakubovskiy  two countries with only one quota spot. France would get a second quota, allowing them to enter two athletes and obtain a second starter in the MS (with already one additional quota). Kazakhstan would be able to enter a second skater (presumably Yakubovskiy) who could take part to the MS (at the moment they potentially could obtain an additional quota, but Koshkin probably won't participate in the MS).

[Noorderling29 236]

Matrix: men

 

 

[Noorderling29 236]

Matrix: women

 

 

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[Kerkun 80]

Final SOQCs are here if anyone is still waiting and checking the ISU communications page. Compared to the lists on the wikipedia and the World Cup standings,  Yakubovskiy is missing 20 points from Hamar in the men's mass start. And the host quotas weren't moved up in the time rankings from the reserve lists to the last qualifying spots. 

[copravolley 635]

9 minutes ago, Kerkun said:

Final SOQCs are here if anyone is still waiting and checking the ISU communications page. Compared to the lists on the wikipedia and the World Cup standings,  Yakubovskiy is missing 20 points from Hamar in the men's mass start. And the host quotas weren't moved up in the time rankings from the reserve lists to the last qualifying spots. 

How much Italy can use of host quotas? 1-2?

[Kerkun 80]

20 minutes ago, copravolley said:

How much Italy can use of host quotas? 1-2?

It's not specified. Just where applicable.

[Noorderling29 236]

1000 metres: Leerdam falls

[Gianlu33 5,984]

Ouch, Jutta is out!

 

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