QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE XXIII OLYMPIC PYEONGCHANG 2018

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION

Freestyle

A. EVENTS (10)

Men’s Events (5) Women’s Events (5)

Men’s Aerials Ladies’ Aerials Men’s Moguls Ladies’ Moguls Men’s Ladies’ Ski Cross Men’s Ski Halfpipe Ladies’ Ski Halfpipe Men’s Ski Ladies’ Ski Slopestyle

B. ATHLETES QUOTA

1. Total Quota for :

Event Total Men Aerials 25 Moguls 30 Ski Cross 32 Ski Halfpipe 30 Ski Slopestyle 30

Women Aerials 25 Moguls 30 Ski Cross 32 Ski Halfpipe 24 Ski Slopestyle 24 Total 282

2. Maximum Number of Athletes per NOC:

Quota per NOC Event Specific Quota

Men 16 4 per event

Women 16 4 per event Total 30

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3. Type of Allocation of Quota Places:

The quota place is allocated to the NOC. The selection of athletes for its allocated quota places is at the discretion of the NOC.

C. ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY

All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force and only those athletes who have complied with the Olympic Charter may participate in the . This includes Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter (Nationality of competitors).

Age Requirements: All athletes participating in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Ski Cross event must be born before 1 January 2002. In all other Freestyle Skiing events, athletes must be born before 1 January 2003 in accordance with Article 3046.5: Classification at International Competitions of the International Ski Competition Rules (ICR).

Medical Requirements: To be eligible to participate in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, all athletes must satisfy the medical requirements in accordance with Article 221: Medical Services, Examinations and Doping of the International Ski Competition Rules (ICR).

Additional IF Eligibility Requirements:

C.1 Qualification Eligibility Criteria

Athletes are eligible for selection by their NOC who have placed in the top 30 in a FIS World Cup event or FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in the event concerned during the qualification period: Aerials, Moguls, Ski Cross, Ski Halfpipe, Ski Slopestyle, and have the following minimum points in the event concerned on the FIS Points List published on 22 January 2018:

Aerials: 80.00 FIS points Moguls: 80.00 FIS points Ski Cross: 80.00 FIS points Ski Halfpipe: 50.00 FIS points Ski Slopestyle: 50.00 FIS points

D. QUALIFICATION PATHWAY

QUALIFICATION PLACES

Qualification System D.1. D.1. Olympic Quota Allocation List

Men Quota places per NOCs with athletes that are eligible will be allocated according to the above Aerials: 25 number of participants per event defined in B.1, using the Olympic Quota Allocation List which Moguls: 30 contains an addition of the FIS World Cup points per event per gender from 1 July 2016 until Ski Cross: 32 21 January 2018 and the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championship 2017 rankings (using the Ski Halfpipe: 30 same points calculation as for World Cup). Ski Slopestyle: 30

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Women The allocation will be made by assigning one (1) quota place per athlete, including the host Aerials: 25 country quota, from the top of the Olympic Quota Allocation List downwards until the maximum Moguls: 30 total quotas per event in Aerials, Ski Cross, Moguls, Ski Halfpipe, Ski Slopestyle per gender Ski Cross: 32 is reached. Ski Halfpipe: 24 Ski Slopestyle: 24 Once a NOC has achieved the maximum number of four (4) places its remaining athletes will

no longer be counted and the next eligible NOC on the Olympic Quota Allocation List will be allocated a place.

If there is a tie for the final allocated quota place(s) on either the male or female Olympic Quota Allocation Lists, the athlete with best ranking on the FIS points list published on 22 January will be ranked ahead. If still tied, the athletes will be ranked according the number of World Cup and World Championship 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, etc. in the respective event during the Olympic qualification period.

In case a NOC is allocated quotas in the individual events that total more than the maximum

of 30 athletes, it is up to the NOC to select a maximum of 30 (maximum 16 per gender) athletes across the various events from 22 – 24 January 2018 when NOCs confirm use of allocated quota places to FIS (see G. Qualification Timeline). The returned quota places in the respective events will then be reallocated according to F. Reallocation of Unused Quota Places.

HOST COUNTRY PLACES

If the host nation has not earned at least one (1) quota place in an event, one (1) athlete per event will be permitted to enter within the respective event’s overall maximum quota providing that the athlete is eligible according to C.1.

All athletes must have been entered as part of the NOC Quota. The above quotas will be allocated on 22 January 2018 in accordance with G. Qualification Timeline. The Korean NOC is required to confirm its use of allocated quota places to FIS on 22-24 January 2018.

E. CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES

The confirmation process for quota places will be carried out via the FIS on-line system. Each NOC will be provided with log-in details before 22 January 2018.

Section G. Qualification Timeline defines the quota publication, confirmation and reallocation dates.

F. REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACES

The reallocation of unused quota places per event will be made by FIS to the next eligible NOC on the Olympic Quota Allocation List in the respective event and gender (Moguls, Aerials, Ski Cross, Ski Halfpipe, Ski Slopestyle).

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REALLOCATION OF UNUSED IF QUOTA PLACES

If an allocated quota place is not confirmed by the NOC by the confirmation of quota place deadline, or is declined by the NOC, the quota place will be reallocated to the next eligible NOC on the Olympic Quota Allocation List.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES

Unused Host Country Place(s) will be reallocated to the next eligible NOC on the Olympic Quota Allocation List.

G. QUALIFICATION TIMELINE

Period Date Milestone

Qualification 1 July 2016 – 21 January 2018 Qualification Period

Accreditation PyeongChang 2018 Accreditation deadline (All 9 October 2017 Deadline potential athletes must be registered in the system) Publication of Olympic Quota Allocation List and FIS 22 January 2018 Points List Inform and FIS to inform NOCs and NSAs of their allocated quota confirm 22 January 2018 places through publication on the FIS Website 22 – 24 January 2018 NOCs to confirm use of allocated quota places to FIS FIS to reallocate all unused quota places and NOCs to Reallocation 25 January 2018 confirm within a maximum of 12 hours from the time of notification sent by FIS Delegation Registration 26 January – 8 February 2018 PyeongChang 2018 Delegation Registration Meetings Meetings

Sport Entries 28 January 2018, 21:00 GMT PyeongChang 2018 Sport Entries deadline deadline (29 January 2018, 06:00 Korean time GMT+9) Games Time 9 – 25 February 2018 Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018

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