Qualification of nations
Countries were able to qualify entries to the 2026 Winter Olympics in two ways. Most spots are allocated based on the results of the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships. There, countries were able to qualify up to three entries in each discipline according to a predetermined system. [2] Every discipline qualifies independently. The results of the 2025 World Championships determined 83 total spots: 24 entries each in men's and women's singles, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dance. [3]
The remainder of the spots were filled at the Skate to Milano in Beijing, China, in late September 2025. Countries that had already earned an entry to the Olympics were not allowed to qualify additional entries at this final qualifying competition. However, if a country earned two or three spots at the World Championships, but did not have two or three skaters, respectively, qualify for the free skate, then they were allowed to send a skater who did not reach the free segment at World Championships to the Skate to Milano to qualify the remaining spot(s). Unlike at the World Championships, where countries could qualify more than one spot depending on the placement of their skater(s), at the Skate to Milano, countries could earn only one spot per discipline, regardless of ranking. [4] The International Skating Union also decided that politically evaluated and screened skaters from Russia and Belarus could attempt to qualify as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), at the Skate to Milano. Additionally, they would not be eligible to compete in the team event. [5]
If a country declined to use one or more of its qualified spots, the vacated spot was awarded using the results of the ISU competition in descending order of placement. [6]
For the team event, scores from the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships and the 2025–26 Grand Prix of Figure Skating season were tabulated to establish the ten top nations. Each nation compiled a score from their top performers in each of the four disciplines. The 2025 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was the final event to affect the team event score. [7]
Qualification summary
Pairs
Fifteen quota spots in the pairs event were awarded based on results at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships. [3] An additional three spots were awarded at the Skate to Milano. [9] Uzbekistan originally qualified one quota spot in the pairs event after Ekaterina Geynish and Dmitrii Chigirev finished in tenth place at the 2025 World Championships. [10] However, following the pair's split, Uzbekistan failed to submit a team who met the eligibility requirements, so the spot was re-allocated to France. [11]
Team event
In order for a nation to qualify for the team event, it must have qualified entrants in at least three of the four disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, or ice dance). If there are not ten nations which have qualified entrants in all four disciplines, nations with three entrants may use an additional athlete quota in order to fill their team. These additional athletes are eligible to compete in the team event, but not in the individual Olympic events. [1]
- Notes
- ↑ Although Japan did not qualify an ice dance team for the team event, they were able to use two additional athlete quotas in order to complete their team.
- ↑ Although Great Britain did not qualify a men's singles skater for the team event, they were able to use an additional athlete quota in order to complete their team.
- ↑ Although Poland did not qualify an ice dance team for the team event, they were able to use two additional athlete quotas in order to complete their team. [15]
Next eligible NOCs per discipline
If a country rejects a quota spot, then the additional quota become available. A country can be eligible for one quota spot per event in the reallocation process. The following list was compiled after the remaining spots were allocated at the ISU Skate to Milano. [6] Countries marked in bold with a ● accepted a reallocated quota.
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