Bobsleigh at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Bobsleigh at the II Winter Youth Olympic Games
Venue	Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track
Dates	February 20
Competitors	30

Template:Bobsleigh at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Bobsleigh at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics will be held at the Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Lillehammer, Norway on February 20. The competition will have a boys' and a girls' event monobob event.^[1]

Medal summary

Events

Qualification System

Each nation can send a maximum of 6 athletes (3 boys and 3 girls). The FIBT ranking will be used to allocate places to NOC's. Participation, for each of the men’s and women’s competitions, is limited to a total of 15 athletes each, including the host nation. The NOC quotas are based on the updated FIBT ranking. Qualification is achieved by the results of athletes, who gain a qualification place for their NOC. Male and female athletes of non represented continents may also participate, with 1 male and 1 female athlete, provided that the maximum quota of 15 men and 15 women is not yet filled. Athletes must also meet eligibility criteria, which is explained in detail in the qualification system.^[2]

Quota allocation

The current allocation according to the world rankings.^[3][4]

Event	Total	Qualified Boys'	Qualified Girls'
Host nation	1	Norway	Norway
World Rankings	14	Austria Brazil Canada Germany Great Britain Jamaica Liechtenstein Romania Russia Slovakia South Korea Spain Switzerland United States	Austria Brazil Canada Canada Croatia Germany Germany Great Britain Great Britain Romania Russia Russia Switzerland United States
TOTAL		15	15

Qualification summary

NOC	Boys'	Girls'	Total
Austria	1	1	2
Brazil	1	1	2
Canada	1	2	3
Croatia		1	1
Germany	1	2	3
Great Britain	1	2	3
Jamaica	1		1
Liechtenstein	1		1
Norway	1	1	2
Romania	1	1	2
Russia	1	2	3
Slovakia	1		1
South Korea	1		1
Spain	1		1
Switzerland	1	1	2
United States	1	1	2
Total athletes	15	15	30
Total NOCs	15	10	16

References