Skeleton at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Skeleton at the II Winter Youth Olympic Games
Venue	Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track
Dates	February 19
Competitors	40

Skeleton at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Events
boys'  girls'

Skeleton at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics will be held at the Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Lillehammer, Norway on February 19. The competition will have a boys' and a girls' event.

Medal summary

Events

Qualification System

Each nation can send a maximum of 8 athletes (4 boys and 4 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 20 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 20 men and 20 women is not yet filled. Athletes must also meet eligibility criteria, which is explained in detail in the qualification system.^[1]

Quota allocation

The current allocation according to the world rankings.^[2][3]

Event	Total	Qualified Boys'	Qualified Girls'
Host nation	1	Norway	Norway
World Rankings	19	Austria Austria Brazil Canada Germany Japan Latvia Netherlands Romania Romania Russia South Korea South Korea Sweden Switzerland Chinese Taipei Ukraine United States United States	Austria Brazil Brazil Canada France Germany Great Britain Japan Latvia Latvia Netherlands Romania Romania Russia Russia South Korea Sweden United States United States
TOTAL		20	20

Qualification summary

NOC	Boys'	Girls'	Total
Austria	2	1	3
Brazil	1	2	3
Canada	1	1	2
France		1	1
Germany	1	1	2
Great Britain		1	1
Japan	1	1	2
Latvia	1	2	3
Netherlands	1	1	2
Norway	1	1	2
Romania	2	2	4
Russia	1	2	3
South Korea	2	1	3
Switzerland	1		1
Sweden	1	1	2
Chinese Taipei	1		1
Ukraine	1		1
United States	2	2	4
Total athletes	20	20	40
Total NOCs	16	15	18

References