FIL Luge Events:
Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles
Men’s Doubles | Women’s Doubles
Team Relay
Maximum Quota Places per NOC:
Men’s and Women’s Singles – 3
Men’s and Women’s Doubles – 2
Team Relay – 1 team per nation
Total Quota Places Available:
Men’s and Women’s Singles – 25 sleds
Men’s Doubles – 17 sleds
Women’s Doubles – 11 sleds
Qualification Standard:
– Athletes must have earned points in a minimum of five (5) World Cup, Junior World Cup, or Nation’s Cup races during the Pre-Olympic season (2024/2025) and the Olympic season (2025/2026) combined, and have earned a minimum of five (5) points from those races. Effectively, to be considered an athlete must make it down clean in five races.
– Alternately, an athlete has to have earned a minimum of World Cup points by participating in two (2) World Cup races during the Olympic season. Those minimum points are listed here:
Men’s and Women’s Singles: 26 points
Men’s Doubles: 44 points
Women’s Doubles: 50 points
Extra Qualification Standard:
At the end of the Pre-Olympic season (June 30, 2025), if an athlete is ranked lower than 30th in men’s or women’s singles, 15th in men’s doubles and 10th in women’s doubles on the World Cup Ranking List, the following conditions must be met in addition to those listed above:
– The athlete/doubles team must compete a minimum of ten (1) timed runs on the selected sliding center Olympic track’s race start height from the start of the pre-Olympic season to the end of the Olympic qualification period.
– Mandatory start in two (2) World Cup or Nation’s Cup races between January 1 and January 12 2026, or mandatory participation in one (1) World Cup race between those times as well as FIL-approved twenty (20 training runs during that time.
If the athlete/team is unable to complete the above due to concrete and approved circumstances (eg. Injury), a special request may be made by the NOC prior to January 2, 2026 to review eligibility for the participation.
Quota Allocation Process:
Men’s and Women’s Luge:
– NOCs with one (1) athlete ranked in men’s/women’s Olympic Season World Cup Ranking List will be allocated one (1) quota place until the maximum of 15 men’s/women’s singles is reached (15 initial allocations)
– NOCs with a second athlete ranked in the men’s/women’s Olympic Season World Cup Ranking List will be allocated a second quota place until 22 singles positions are reached (7 additional allocations per discipline)
– NOCs with a third athlete ranked in the men’s/women’s Olympic Season World Cup Ranking List will be allocated a third quota place until 25 singles positions are reached (3 additional allocations per discipline)
Men’s Doubles:
– NOCs with one (1) men’s doubles team ranked in the Men’s Doubles Olympic Season World Cup Ranking List will be allocated one (1) quota place until a maximum of 14 quote spots are reached.
– NOCs with a second men’s doubles team ranked in the Olympic Season World Cup Ranking List will be allocated a second quota place until 17 teams are reached (3 additional allocations)
Women’s Doubles:
– NOCs with one (1) women’s doubles team ranked in the Women’s Doubles Olympic Season World Cup Ranking List will be allocated until the maximum quota of 11 doubles teams are reached.
Tiebreaker: The athlete/team with the better ranking in one (1) World Cup race during the Olympic season wins a tiebreak. If still tied, the better ranking in one (1) Nation’s Cup race during the Olympic season. If still tied, the athlete/team who has a higher number of better rankings (e.g. 2nd, then 3rd, then 4th).
Remaining Quota Allocation:
If there are still remaining quota places that are not filled, quota places will be allocated to the next highest ranked eligible athlete/team from an NOC that has not earned a quota place.
If there are still quota places that are not filled after applying the above criteria, quota places will be allocated to the NOC with the next highest ranked athlete/team based on the respective event’s World Cup Ranking List.
Important Dates:
January 16: FIL Confirms in writing to the NOCs quote places obtained
January 19: NOCs to confirm to the FIL the use of allocated quota places
January 20: FIL to reallocate all unused quote places
January 26: Sport entries deadline for Milan/Cortina 2026