| The Road to the 2010 Winter Olympics |
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2010 Winter Olympic Figure Skating Teams |
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| Skater eligibility |
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To compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics, figure skaters must be older than fifteen as of July 1, 2009 and must be a citizen of the country they represent to be eligible for the Olympic Games. Unlike qualification rules for International Skating Union events, in the case of a pair or ice dancing team, both skaters must be citizens of the country they represent in competition. |
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| Skater qualification |
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There is no individual athlete qualification to the 2010 Winter Olympics; the choice of which athlete(s) to send to the Games is at the discretion of each country's National Olympic Committee. |
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| Skater Quotas for the 2010 Winter Olympics |
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There is a limit of 148 athletes that may compete in figure skating at the 2010 winter olympics. There are spots for 74 male and 74 female figure skaters.
There are three disciplines competing namely singles, pairs, and ice dance. For singles there are 60 spots, 30 for man and 30 for women. There are spot for 20 pairs teams and 24 dance teams. |
| Men |
74 |
| Women |
74 |
| Singles |
60 |
| Pairs Teams |
20 |
| Ice Dancing Teams |
24 |
| Total Skaters |
148 |
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| Country qualification |
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The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Olympic Games is limited by a quota set by the International Olympic Committee. Countries may qualify entries to the 2010 Winter Olympics in two ways. The host country, if it has not already qualified an entry in an event, is given one entry.
The majority of the country qualification occurred at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships. At the World Championships, countries qualified up to 3 entries in each discipline. The number of multiple entries is the same as usual for the World Championships and countries who earn multiple spots to the Olympics also earned multiple spots to the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships. |
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The results of the 2009 World Championships determined 83 total spots: 24 entries in each singles discipline, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dancing. The available spots were awarded going down the results list, with the multiple spots being awarded first. The multiple spots qualification to the Olympics from the World Championships is as follows:
| 1 |
Place in the top 2 |
Place in the top 10 |
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Total placements is equal to or less than 13 |
Total placements is equal to or less than 28 |
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Top two placements is equal to or less than 13 |
Top two placements is equal to or less than 28 |
The remainder of the spots will be filled at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, to be held in September, 2009. Countries who had already earned an entry to the Olympics will not be allowed to qualify more entries at this final qualifying competition.
If a country declines to use one or more of its spots, the vacated spot is awarded based on the results of the Nebelhorn Trophy. |
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| Belgium |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Canada |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
| China |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| Czech Republic |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Estonia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Finland |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| France |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
| Georgia |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Germany |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| Great Britain |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
| Israel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Italy |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
| Japan |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| Kazakhstan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Lithuania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Poland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| South Korea |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Russia |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
| Slovenia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Slovakia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Spain |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Sweden |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Switzerland |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Turkey |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ukraine |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| United States |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
| Unassigned |
6 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
30 |
| Total: 26 NOCs |
30 |
30 |
20 |
24 |
148 |
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