Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification


The following is the criteria, rules, and standings for qualification for the bobsleigh competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Qualification rules

A maximum of 170 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 130 men and 40 women may qualify. The qualification is based on the world rankings of 14 January 2018. Pilots must compete in five different races on three different tracks during the 2016/17 season or 2017/18 season. Each continent and the hosts are allowed to enter a sled provided they meet the above standard. For each men's event 30 sleds will be allowed to compete. For the women's event there will be a total of 20 sleds allowed to compete. According to the rules women were eligible for the "4-man" event as well but none competed in the applicable races.

Qualification timeline

Races from 15 October 2017 until 14 January 2018 will apply to qualification for the Olympics. In general this means that the Olympic field is established by using the first seven world cup races of the 2017–18 season, but also includes results from Europe, and America cup races. Four sleds will then be allocated in each of the three competitions, first for the host, and then for continents not previously represented. If a nation refuses a quota it will be reallocated. Unused or reallocated spots will be filled by 19 January 2018 by nations not previously entered.

Quota allocation

The following summary is based on the final IBSF quotas after reallocation. Numbers beside each nation indicate the rank of the sled that establishes the NOC's number of qualifiers.

Current summary

Two man

Final rankings by nation.
Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation
3318 7
9
13
2624 11
15
16
29
31
36
1918 17
22
24
30
34
35
37
39
44
301860

  1. South Korea qualified as the host.

    Four man

Final rankings by nation.
Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation
3336 4
16
19
2540 9
12
27
30
32
11040 8
14
21
23
25
28
35
36
41
42
43
47
2918116

  1. Netherlands refused their allocation. Poland received the reallocated quota place.
  2. Slovakia were forced to withdraw as their only qualified pilot was deemed ineligible for the Olympics. Romania received the reallocated quota place.
  3. Australia qualified as a continental representative.
  4. South Korea qualified as the host.
  5. Team OAR returned one allocation which could not be filled.

    Two woman

Final rankings by nation.
Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation
3212 7
8
2416 4
15
16
20
1612 12
13
18
19
23
36
44
201240

  1. South Korea qualified as the host.
  2. Australia qualified as a continental representative but their quota was turned down by their NOC. Romania received the reallocated quota place.
  3. Nigeria qualified as a continental representative through the application of IBSF rule 4.1.