Canada's 2026 Olympics Qualification Discussion Road to Milano Cortina 2026

[intoronto 6,583]

Can someone give a final quota number for Canada? Thanks.

[NearPup 3,586]

43 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Can someone give a final quota number for Canada? Thanks.

Nope! We don't know yet, could still theoretically get one or two more Alpine Skiing quotas.

 

But currently we are at an even 200, 100 men and 100 women. No, really. Not kidding.

 

(200 is accounting for the one alpine quota and the one cross country quota that Canada has already accepted through re-allocation)

Edited Tuesday at 06:26 PM by NearPup

[JockCartier 269]

3 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Canada confirmed their freestyle skiing quotas. This is the team I would expect to be named:

 

Men:

Moguls (3): Mikäel Kingsbury, Elliott Vaillancourt, Julien Viel

Aerial's (4): Alexandre Duchaine, Miha Fontaine, Lewis Irving, Emile Nadeau

Ski Cross (4): Kevin Drury, Reece Howden, Kristofer Mahler, Jared Schmidt

Halfpipe (3): Andrew Longino, Brendan Mackay, Dylan Martineau

Slopestyle/Big Air (2): Dylan Deschamps, Evan McEachran

 

Women:

Moguls (4): Laurianne Desmarais-Gilbert, Ashley Koehler, Jessica Linton, Maia Schwinghammer

Aerial's (1): Marion Thenault

Ski Cross (3): Brittany Phelan, Hannah Schmidt, Marielle Thompson

Halfpipe (4): Amy Fraser, Dillan Glennie, Rachael Karker, Cassie Sharpe

Slopestyle/Big Air (4): Olivia Asselin, Elena Gaskell, Megan Oldham, Naomi Urness

 

A bit surprised we're not sending a second women aerialist... but other than that, looks about right 

[Surlympics 1,254]

1 hour ago, JockCartier said:

 

A bit surprised we're not sending a second women aerialist... but other than that, looks about right 

Yeah same a second aerialist makes more sense than a fourth in moguls for sure since there is the team event

[Topicmaster1010 5,642]

11 hours ago, intoronto said:

Can someone give a final quota number for Canada? Thanks.

I'm getting 206 so far.

 

Alpine Skiing: 11

Biathlon: 8

Bobsleigh: 14

Cross-Country Skiing: 12

Curling: 11

Figure Skating: 12

Freestyle Skiing: 32

Ice Hockey: 48

Luge: 6*

Short Track: 10

Skeleton: 4

Ski Jumping: 4

Snowboarding: 19

Speed Skating: 15

 

Luge is still questionable because we don't know whether or not the two doubles teams will meet eligibility requirements in time.

[intoronto 6,583]

Wow Canada declined a mens skeleton quota

[NearPup 3,586]

Canada accepted two further re-allocation quotas in women’s alpine skiing. Up to 8.

[Josh 11,666]

21 hours ago, Surlympics said:

Yeah same a second aerialist makes more sense than a fourth in moguls for sure since there is the team event

I don’t get it? Only one woman competes in the team event and Thenault will the one. 

 

All of our moguls team has the potential for top 15 finishes (Fontaine and Montminy do as well, but lesser so), and Koehler who was on the brink of making the team is youngster on the rise. 

[Surlympics 1,254]

1 hour ago, intoronto said:

Wow Canada declined a mens skeleton quota

What’s the reasoning behind this?

[Surlympics 1,254]

23 minutes ago, Josh said:

I don’t get it? Only one woman competes in the team event and Thenault will the one. 

 

All of our moguls team has the potential for top 15 finishes (Fontaine and Montminy do as well, but lesser so), and Koehler who was on the brink of making the team is youngster on the rise. 

Yeah I guess that’s true but Montminy is also a youngster on the rise. And would be great to give her some Olympic experience since she is a world junior champion.