The qualification process for the five luge events at the 2026 Winter Olympics is based on performance of competitors at five designated events. Results at these events determine the Olympic Qualification ranking list that is used for quota allocation to National Olympic Committees (NOC).
Qualification rules Maximum quota places per event There will be five luge events at the 2026 Winter Olympics: singles and doubles for both men and women, and a relay event. A maximum of 106 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 59 men and 47 women may qualify with the following event specific maximums in place. +Maximum quota places per eventMenWomensingles2525doubles1711relay11 In men's and women's singles events the top fifteen NOCs first qualify one athlete. Then, NOCs second best athletes are ranked and the best seven of those qualify. Finally, NOCs third best ranked athletes are compared, and the best three of those qualify. In men's doubles the top fourteen qualify one pair, three of those NOCs qualify a second pair. In women's doubles the top eleven ranked NOCs qualify one pair. If an event quota is not filled through this method then the next NOC who has not received a quota is eligible. If there is still quotas remaining then the next ranked athletes will be used respecting the NOC maximum of three per individual event and two per doubles event.
Neutral athletes On 31 October 2025, the CAS ruled that Russian athletes who satisfied the IOC's rules for neutral status should be allowed to qualify to the Olympics. However, the ruling carried nothing binding that required the FIL to include neutrals in their competitions.
Olympic Qualification ranking events The following five stages of the 2025–26 Luge World Cup and one Olympic test event, count towards the Olympic Qualification ranking list. Originally 'stage 1' was to have been at Innsbruck on 4–7 December 2025, but track reconstruction forced changes to the world cup schedule and the FIL chose to include the Olympic test event rather than have two out of five qualifying races in Winterberg.
Stage 1: Cortina d'Ampezzo, 27–30 November 2025 (Olympic test event) Stage 2: Park City, 10–13 December 2025 Stage 3: Lake Placid, 17–21 December 2025 Stage 4: Sigulda, 30 December 2025–4 January 2026 Stage 5: Winterberg, 6–11 January 2026
Quota allocation Provisional allocations according to the FIL as of January 11th, 2026.
Current summary Nations Men's Men's Doubles Women's Women's Doubles Relay Athletes 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 12 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 3 2 3 1 12 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 11 1 1 2 2 2 1 10 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 10 2 2 3 1 11Total: 19 NOCs 25 17 25 11 9106
Men Singles Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation339248188 25 15 25 Pos.Racer Cortina d'Ampezzo Park City Lake Placid Sigulda WinterbergTotal1 Jonas Müller1001006085 1004452 Felix Loch6046100100 853913 Max Langenhan55858570 553504 Nico Gleirscher50425060 702725 Kristers Aparjods85305546422586 Wolfgang Kindl70347010 602447 David Gleirscher46103655 461938 Gints Bērziņš42362850 341909 Jonathan Gustafson28554224 3918810 David Nößler395032343018511 Timon Grancagnolo36392639 3617612 Dominik Fischnaller0604610 5016613 Leon Felderer34701032 1816414 Alex Gufler32322030 2013415 Alexander Ferlazzo21223426 2512816 Anton Dukach301922252311917 Kaspars Rinks18101742 2811518 Andriy Mandziy2413023 3211019 Matthew Greiner25231510 269920 Tucker West2023914219621 Jozef Ninis26101836 09022 Ondřej Hyman15261617 138723 Hunter Harris23171915 98324 Svante Kohala17211322 88125 Valentin Crețu1152121 228026 Mateusz Sochowicz62328 197627 Seiya Kobayashi728616 177428 Eduard Craciun1420818147429 Marian Skupek9181020 167330 Pavel Repilov1624 246431 Mirza Nikolajev139710 155432 Leon Haselrieder1919125033 Matvei Perestoronin1225 114834 Lukas Peccei 2513 3835 Cole Zajanski249 3336 Rasmus Moberg10314 63337 Theo Downey2210 3238 Bao Zhenyu8646 52939 Kim Ji-min4161 22340 Arkadiusz Trojga558 42241 Dylan Morse171482142 Li Jing835 11743 Jakub Veprovsky21012 11644 Walter Vikström35311245 Aleksandr Gorbatsevich11 1146 Nikola Boban1421 31147 Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs9 948 Bruno Mick7 748 Luka Mtchedliani11 1349 Stefan Doktor11
Doubles Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation26241510 17 11 34
Pos.Racer Cortina d'Ampezzo Park City Lake Placid Sigulda WinterbergTotal1 Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt704650851003512 Marcus Mueller / Ansel Haugsjaa853610039362963 Thomas Steu / Wolfgang Kindl60554646852924 Mārtiņš Bots / Roberts Plūme36508570422835 Ivan Nagler / Fabian Malleier46705550602816 Juri Gatt / Riccardo Schöpf50604242702647 Eduards Ševics-Mikeļševics / Lūkass Krasts394234100462618 Toni Eggert / Florian Müller341006025392589 Yannick Müller / Armin Frauscher423070605525710 Hannes Orlamünder / Paul Gubitz1003428165022811 Emanuel Rieder / Simon Kainzwaldner553930553421312 Zachary Di Gregorio / Sean Hollander208539363221213 Wojciech Chmielewski / Michał Gancarczyk282625303013914 Dana Kellogg / Frank Ike323236221613815 Christián Bosman / Bruno Mick302326341612916 Ihor Hoi / Nazarii Kachmar222124242511617 Danyil Martsinovskyi / Bohdan Babura182420262611418 Marian Gîtlan / Darius Șerban212223212311019 Maksym Panchuk / Andrii Muts172022232110320 Tudor Ştefan Handaric / Sebastian Motzca232521229121 Jubayi Saikeyi / Hou Shuo241920248722 Tomáš Vaverčák / Matej Zmij2628328623 Philipp Brunner / Manuel Weissensteiner2532288524 Edvards Marts Markitāns / Roberts Lazdāns282825 Devin Wardrope / Cole Zajanski1919
Women Singles Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation339248188 25 15 25 Pos.Racer Cortina d'Ampezzo Park City Lake Placid Sigulda WinterbergTotal1 Julia Taubitz854210070853822 Summer Britcher3010070100553553 Lisa Schulte70395585603094 Ashley Farquharson60708555102805 Verena Hofer50853634702756 Hannah Prock325530461002637 Merle Fräbel1005050602608 Dorothea Schwarz36604639322139 Anna Berreiter423442425021010 Natalie Maag554634264220311 Elīna Bota392439504619812 Sandra Robatscher462232363417013 Kendija Aparjode343624303916314 Emily Fischnaller203060102314315 Embyr-Lee Susko282828202613016 Barbara Allmaier213222232512317 Nina Zöggeler242526221911618 Trinity Ellis262323192211319 Caitlin Nash232621152110620 Zane Kaluma9201932179721 Yulianna Tunytska17211518128322 Alexandra Oberstolz2525308023 Daria Olesik2220 367824 Olena Smaha8171617207825 Anka Jänicke151024247326 Margita Sirsniņa191013287027 Emma Erickson51925 186728 Wang Peixuan149721166729 Jung Hye-sun13161012136430 Klaudia Domaradzka121816146031 Tove Kohala171018105532 Verónica María Ravenna 215171385533 Hu Huilan108814155534 Ioana-Corina Buzatoiu713141075135 Elsa Desmond3149753836 Kaia Hatton1712863437 Shin Yu-bin6106 93138 Melina Fischer282839 Emma Seer55942340 Sofiia Mazur16 1641 Kseniia Shamova11 1142 Tehya Baylis6 643 Anna Shkret4 4
Doubles Sleds qualifiedCountriesAthletes totalNation11122 11 11 22 Pos.Racer Cortina d'Ampezzo Park City Lake Placid Sigulda WinterbergTotal1 Dajana Eitberger / Magdalena Matschina1001008585704401 Selina Egle / Lara Michaela Kipp7085100100854403 Chevonne Forgan / Sophia Kirkby55557055552904 Andrea Vötter / Marion Oberhofer85605070162815 Jessica Degenhardt / Cheyenne Rosenthal3670601002666 Maya Chan / Sophia Gordon36395550502307 Marta Robežniece / Kitija Bogdanova50164660462188 Anda Upīte / Madara Pavlova46464242422189 Elisa Marie Storch / Pauline Patz603036286021410 Olena Stetskiv / Oleksandra Mokh303632463218611 Nikola Domowicz / Dominika Piwkowska323439392817212 Beattie Podulsky / Kailey Allan2650343914913 Nadia Falkensteiner / Annalena Huber39420163613314 Raluca Stramaturaru / Mihaela-Carmen Manolescu28320363012615 Viktoria Praxova / Desana Spitzova2434258316 Lena Riedl / Anna Lerch42347617 Gulijienaiti Adikeyoumou / Zhao Jiaying01632267418 Amanda Ogorodņikova / Selīna Zvilna303019 Natasha Khytrenko / Anna Shkret2525
Next eligible NOC per event If a country rejects a quota spot, then additional quotas become available. A country can be eligible for one quota spot per event in the reallocation process.
Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles
References
External links Qualification system published by FIL luge.