Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
| Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
| Mono | women | |
| Two | men | women |
| Four | men | |
The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[1]
Qualification rules
A maximum of 170 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 114 men and 56 women may qualify. Qualification will be based primarily on the combined ranking list of the 2025/2026 season until the deadline of 18 January 2026.[2] Pilots must compete in eight different races on three different tracks between 1 October 2024 and 18 January 2026, and must be ranked in at least five of those races. Additionally, the pilot must be ranked among the top 50 for the men's events or top 40 for the women's events.[1]
For the women's races the IBSF combined ranking will be used for the all but the final six individual quotas in monobob. Those final six quotas will be determined by using the women's monobob IBSF ranking list. For the men's events the IBSF combined ranking list will determine all twenty-eight sleds for both two-man and four-man.[3]
NOC's per event
| Number of sleds | Men | Women's monobob | 2-women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| 28 | 25 | 25 |
Quota allocation
There were seven world cup races during the qualification period,[4] so sleds were ranked in their respective combined ranking list, or women's monobob ranking list, by their best seven results during the qualification period.
Current summary
Final quotas as determined by the IBSF.[5][6] There was one quota reallocated, in men's.[7]
| NOC | Men | Women | Athletes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Monobob | Two woman | ||
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Austria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | ||
| Brazil | 1 | 4 | ||
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| China | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | ||
| France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Israel | 1 | 4 | ||
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Latvia | 2 | 8 | ||
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 4 | ||
| Netherlands | 1 | 4 | ||
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Romania | 1 | 4 | ||
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 4 | ||
| United States | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Total: 23 NOCs | 28 | 25 | 25 | 165 |
Men
- Number in parentheses indicates rank of relevant pilot.
| Sleds qualified | Countries | Athletes total | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 24 | Germany (3rd) Switzerland (17th) |
| 2 | 6 | 48 | United States (18th) Canada (19th) South Korea (25th) China (29th) Latvia (30th) Austria (32nd) |
| 1 | 10 | 40 | Great Britain (4th) Italy (8th) France (12th) Romania (15th) Brazil (21st) Netherlands (23rd) Liechtenstein (24th) Jamaica (26th) Trinidad and Tobago (31st) Israel (33rd) |
| 28 | 18 | 112 |
Women's monobob
| Sleds qualified | Countries | Athletes total | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Germany (6th) United States (8th) |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | Canada (10th) Switzerland (13th) China (28th) Italy (30th) |
| 1[a] | 5 | 5 | Austria (4th) France (11th) Australia (12th) South Korea (18th) Great Britain (20th) |
| 1[b] | 6 | 6 | Denmark (15th) Chinese Taipei (16th) Poland (19th) Slovakia (24th) Jamaica (25th) Belgium (30th) |
| 25 | 17 | 25 |
Two woman
| Sleds qualified | Countries | Athletes total | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Germany (6th) United States (8th) Canada (14th) |
| 2 | 5 | 20 | Switzerland (13th) China (28th) Italy (30th) Australia (33rd) Austria (35th) |
| 1 | 6 | 12 | France (11th) South Korea (18th) Great Britain (20th) Poland (21st) Slovakia (22nd) Chinese Taipei (23rd) |
| 25 | 14 | 50 |
Next eligible NOC per event
Only NOCs not already qualified are considered. Bolded nations accepted a reallocated quota.
| Men | Women's monobob | Two woman |
|---|---|---|
| Israel (33rd) Australia (38th) Czech Republic (39th) Croatia (41st) Thailand (44th) |
Nigeria (33rd) Spain (34th) Latvia (35th) Thailand (36th) Czech Republic (37th) |
Jamaica (25th) Belgium (27th) Thailand (29th) Latvia (31st) Romania (34th) |
References
- ^ a b "Qualification Systems for XXV Olympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026" (PDF). IBSF.com. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Bobsleigh: How to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026". Olympics.com. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "How team Canada can qualify for Milano Cortina 2026". Olympics.ca. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "IBSF Overall Sport Calendar 2025/2026" (PDF). IBSF.com. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Olymic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Quota Allocation Men´s Bobsleigh Combined" (PDF). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Olymic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Quota Allocation Women´s Bobsleigh" (PDF). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Finalized list of quota allocations" (PDF). Retrieved 22 January 2026.