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Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Qualification system
A total of 50 quota spots (25 per gender) will be available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of six athletes (three per gender) can be entered by a NOC. Additionally, for the first time, mixed teams can be entered with a maximum of two per NOC and total of twenty teams. An athlete must be ranked in the top 70 (men) or top 55 (women) to be eligible to compete at the games in Italy. ==Qualification timeline==
Qualification timeline
The IBSF ranking list uses races from the 2025–26 Skeleton World Cup, but also includes results from Asia, Europe, and America cup races. Athletes must have competed in at least eight races across at least three different tracks in the past two seasons, to be eligible. ==Quota allocation==
Quota allocation
The following the final breakdown of Olympic qualification quotas after the completion of all applicable races, based on the IBSF rankings and adjustments. Canada returned one men's quota which was taken by Japan. Summary Men Women Next eligible NOC per event Only NOCs not already qualified are considered. Bolded nations accepted a reallocated quota. ==References==
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