The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the ski mountaineering events at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Qualification rules
A maximum of 36 total athletes will be allowed to compete at the games, 18 male and 18 female. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) will be able to qualify up to 2 male and 2 female competitors. A mixed relay team consists of one male and one female competitor, so a maximum of 18 mixed relay teams are possible. Results from the 2025 World Championship, and the World Cup circuit during the qualification period are used to determine the Olympic Sprint Ranking List and the Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List.
| Event | Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List | Olympic Sprint Ranking List |
|---|---|---|
| ISMF Courchevel World Cup | ||
| ISMF Shahdag World Cup | ||
| ISMF Arinsal – La Massana World Cup | ||
| ISMF Boi Taull World Cup | ||
| ISMF Bormio World Cup MiCo2026 Test Event | ||
| 2025 World Championship | ||
| ISMF Schladming World Cup | ||
| ISMF Val Martello World Cup | ||
| ISMF Villars-sur-Ollon World Cup | ||
| ISMF Tromsø World Cup | ||
| ISMF Solitude World Cup |
To be eligible an athlete must have been in the top 80% during one of the qualifying races, or top 90% in two of them, or placed in the top 6 in an under 18 race from the Olympic Qualification period.
If a NOC fails to confirm or declines their quota, all reallocation of quotas (except for the host) will be gender specific and come from the Olympic Sprint Ranking List. If the host (Italy) does not use their quota, the next best ranked European nation listed on the Olympic Mixed Relay List that did not achieve a quota from the World Championship mixed relay race, will receive that quota.
Allocation of quotas
- Host
First, the host will receive one male and one female quota.
- ISMF World Championships 2025 – Mixed Relay
Second, the top two ranked teams (excluding the host Italy) from the championships will receive one male and one female quota each.
- Continental quota
Third, the best ranked NOC from each continent (Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, Americas) not already receiving a quota, receive one male and one female quota.
- Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List
Fourth, from the above named list each NOC who has not already received a quota receives both a male and a female quota, until there are twelve NOCs listed.
- ISMF World Championships 2025 – Sprint
Fifth, the top two male and female competitors from the individual sprint races will achieve a quota for their NOC. If the NOC already would go over two quotas in either gender then the quota will be passed on to the next NOC in the applicable race.
- Olympic Sprint Ranking List
The final four men's and women's quotas go to the highest ranked NOCs on this list, providing that no NOC may exceed two quotas per gender.
Quota allocation
NOC's with quotas are assured of Olympic participation. However, provisional standings are not assured and can continue to change up until 21 December 2025.
As of Solitude World Cup (7 December 2025)
Summary
| Nations | Men's Quotas | Women's Quotas | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total: 14 NOCs | 18 | 18 | 36 |
Breakdown
Rankings from the applicable list or competition appear in parentheses.
| Event | Places | Nation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification through the Mixed Relay pathway | |||||
| Host | 1 | Italy | |||
| 2025 ISMF World Championship | 2 | France Spain | |||
| Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List | Continental quota | Africa | 0 | — | |
| Americas | 1 | United States | |||
| Asia | 1 | China | |||
| Oceania | 1 | Australia | |||
| Remaining quotas | 6 | Switzerland Austria Germany Norway Slovakia Poland | |||
| Total | 12 | ||||
| Qualification through the Sprint pathway | Men's | Women's | |||
| 2025 ISMF World Championship | 2 | Spain France | Switzerland France | ||
| Olympic Sprint Ranking List | 4 | Switzerland Belgium Individual Neutral Athletes Norway | Spain Italy Germany Slovakia | ||
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Total | 18 | ||||
Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List and Olympic Sprint Ranking List
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Nation qualified from another pathway | |
| Nation qualified through the ranking list | |
Standings after the Solitude World Cup
| Rank | Nation | Continent | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | Europe | 570 |
| 2 | Switzerland | Europe | 533 |
| 3 | France | Europe | 494 |
| 4 | Austria | Europe | 446 |
| 5 | Italy | Europe | 417 |
| 6 | Germany | Europe | 382 |
| 7 | Norway | Europe | 342 |
| 8 | China | Asia | 329 |
| 9 | United States | Americas | 329 |
| 10 | Slovakia | Europe | 305 |
| 11 | Poland | Europe | 303 |
| 12 | Sweden | Europe | 298 |
| 13 | Canada | Americas | 290 |
| 14 | Slovenia | Europe | 245 |
| 15 | Japan | Asia | 232 |
| 16 | Andorra | Europe | 216 |
| 17 | Great Britain | Europe | 210 |
| 18 | Romania | Europe | 191 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | Europe | 191 |
| 20 | Greece | Europe | 189 |
| 21 | Netherlands | Europe | 177 |
| 22 | Czech Republic | Europe | 138 |
| 23 | Australia | Oceania | 125 |
| 24 | Bulgaria | Europe | 120 |
| 25 | Chile | Americas | 80 |
Standings after Solitude World Cup. Only the top ten who are eligible to qualify through this path are shown.
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