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Bobsleigh At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
The following are the criteria, rules, and final standings for qualification for the Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics, bobsleigh competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Qualification rules A maximum of 170 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games, a maximum of 130 men and 40 women could have qualified. The qualification was based on the world rankings of 14 January 2018 (the seventh world cup event of the season, in St. Moritz). Pilots had to compete in five different races on three different tracks during the 2016–17 Bobsleigh World Cup, 2016/17 season or 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, 2017/18 season. Each continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) and the hosts were allowed to enter a sled provided they met the above standard. For each men's event 30 sleds were allowed to compete (maximum of three NOCs with three sleds and six NOCs with two sleds). For the women's event there were a total of 20 sleds allowed to compete (maximum of two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobsleigh At The 2018 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 18 and 25 February 2018. A total of three bobsleigh events were held. Qualification A maximum of 170 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games (130 men and 40 women). The qualification was based on the world rankings of 18 January 2018. Competition schedule The following was the competition schedule for all events. All times are (UTC+9). Medal summary Medal table Events Participating nations A total of 164 athletes from 22 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). This was the first time that Nigeria had qualified for the Winter Games in any sport. The two-woman bobsleigh team was thus Nigeria's first ever representation at the Winter Olympics. * * * * * * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |