As per ISU Regulations, only NFs (ISU Members) are allowed to enter ISU sanctioned competitions, which include ISU SHort Track World Tour competitions.

Qualification events

D.1

D.2

D.2 Quota places allocated based on qualified starting places in Individual distances

D.2.1 Starting places in individual distances:

Starting places will be assigned for each of the individual distances to the NOCs in order of the respective SOQCs.

NOCs having skaters ranked first over the distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters get one (1) starting place in the respective distance. Following that, the NOCs having skaters ranked 2nd get one (1) starting place, etc., respecting the following criteria:

• The maximum number of starting places per NOC is three (3) skaters per distance;

• The number of starting places in the respective distances stays within the event specific quota for that distance as per B.3 above; i.e. the maximum number of skaters over 500m and 1000m will be 32, and the maximum number of Skaters over 1500m will be 36.

Starting places per individual distance will be assigned, one by one for each distance, in the following order:

• Men's 500m
• Women's 500m
• Women's 1000m
• Men's 1000m
• Men's 1500m
• Women's 1500m

For each assignment of a starting place for an individual distance as described above, the NOC concerned will be allocated one (1) quota place according to the following procedure and criteria:

D.2.2 A fifth (5th) quota place will be allocated to NOCs that are qualified for a Relay event as per D.1 as soon as the NOC have been assigned a total of eight (8) starting places for the individual distances for the same gender.

D.2.3 NOCs not qualified for a Relay event will be allocated quota places for the respective gender according to their starting places assigned for the individual distances for that gender. The allocated number of quota places cannot exceed the highest number of starting places in any of the individual distances for the gender concerned.

D.2.4 The total number of allocated quota places cannot exceed the IOC maximum quota as stated in B.1 above. If this maximum quota is reached, and further assignment of starting places would result in the allocation of an additional quota place, further assignment of starting places will be discontinued and only be considered in accordance with D.4. below.

D.2.5 In the case that the IOC maximum quota of 112 athletes has not been reached after assignment of the maximum number of starting places for all individual distances, additional quota places may be allocated according to the procedure and criteria described in D.3. below.

D.2.6 If the Host Country is not ranked to be allocated a startinsg place in the individual distance, it will be assigned the last starting place of the respective individual distances (Refer to the Host Country Places Section).

D.3

D.3 Quota places allocated based on qualified starting places in Mixed Team Relay

D.3.1 Starting places for Mixed Team Relay

A maximum of 12 Teams will participate in the Mixed Team Relay event.

NOCs who have been allocated a minimum of two (2) quota places per gender will qualify for the Mixed Team Relay event in the order of SOQC.

The skaters competing in the Mixed Team Relay must be among the skaters entered for the OWG via the quotas from the individual distances or the Relays.

D.3.2 In the case that less than twelve (12) NOCs have qualified a minimum of two (2) quota places per gender based on the basis of the criteria in D.2, and if there are still quota places available after completing the quota allocation process, a maximum of one (1) additional quota place per NOV will be given to complete a mixed gender team for the highest ranked NOC (not yet qualified for the event) from the Mixed Team Relay SOQC to reach 12 teams for this event.

D.4

D.4 Allocation of remaining quota places

D.4.1 In the case that the maximum quota for the sport (112 athletes) has not been reached after quota places have been allocated in accordance with D.2 and D.3.2, one (1) additional quota place will be allocated to NOCs qualified for a Relay event that have been assigned seven (7) starting places in the individual distances for the same gender, so that they may enter five (5) Skaters for that gender.

If necessary, in order not to exceed the total maximum quota of 112 athletes, the quota place will be allocated to the NOC (s) with the higher ranked team(s) in the SOQC for the Relay event. In case of a tie in the SOQC Relay ranking between genders, the additional quota place would be allocated to the NOC of the relay team with the highest number of points in the SOQC. If a tie persists, the preference will be for the NOC with the best ranking achieved in the Relay event at any of the ISU Short Track World Tour competitions counting for the SOQC.

D.4.2 If there would still be quota places available after completing the procedure described in D.4.1 above, and if there are still NOCs qualified for a Relay event with only four (4) quota places allocated for the same gender, such NOCs will be allocated a fifth (5th) quota place, with preference for the NOCs with the highest total number of assigned starting places in the individual distances for the gender concerned. In case of a tie, the same order of preference will apply as described in D.4.1.

D.5

D.5 Further allocation of event starting places (within allocated quotas)

D.5.1 If the entered athletes (by name) do not fill up the maximum number of starting places for the distance (32 for the 500 and the 1000 meters and 36 for the 1500 meters), then NOCs that have not already been assigned the maximum of three (3) starting places and who have available skaters within their allocated quota, will be allowed to enter such skater(s) in the respective distance(s), in accordance with the order of the respective SOQC.

D.5.2 In the case that the number of starting places per distance cannot be filled (32 for 500 and 1000 meters and 36 for 1500 meters) after applying the procedure in D.5.1 (and having reached the end of the applicable SOQC), then NOCs which have qualified for a Relay will be allowed to enter additional skaters in the respective distance(s) up to the maximum of three (3) skaters per distance.

In the case of a tie, preference will be given for the NOC with the highest SOQC Relay ranking for the respective gender. If there are starting places that are still unused they may be filled by skater(s) from NOCs qualified for the Mixed Gender Relay, in accordance with the SOQC Mixed Team Relay rankings.