How Do You Qualify in Skateboarding For The 2024 Paris Olympics?
USA’s Jordyn Barratt & Nyjah Huston ~ Photo Ian Logan
These are questions we get asked a LOT.
How do you qualify for the Olympic Skateboarding team?
Is there a clear path to follow in order to qualify?
Well, you are in luck, we have compiled the latest information from the IOC and will break it down right here for you! We aren’t going to lie, it’s a lot of info to take in, and at times may feel overwhelming if you are not used to this system.
USA’s Olympic Skateboarding Team 2020 ~ Photo Ian Logan
How many athletes will compete in skateboarding at Paris 2024?
In total, 88 athletes will compete in the Paris 2024 skateboarding competition - 22 athletes per event for the men’s and women’s street, and men’s and women’s park events. This is eight more in total than in Tokyo.
As the host country, France will receive four quotas - one for men and one for women in each event - while the same amount will be set aside for Universality Places which will be decided by the Tripartite Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The other 80 quota places will be allocated based on competitions leading up to the Games, with a maximum of 12 quota places per National Olympic Committee (NOC) - three for men and three for women in each event.
USA’s Bryce Wettstein and Brighton Zeuner ~ Photo Ian Logan
What is the skateboarding qualification pathway to Paris 2024?
For the 80 athletes (20 per event) aiming to qualify for quota places for Paris 2024 (outside of the host nation and Universality Places), the following process will provide them the opportunity to book their tickets to the Games.
First, an athlete will need to be listed by name in the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings (OWSR) as of 24 June 2024.
Several competitions will be taken into account in the OWSR and the five event tiers from which points are attributed are as follows:
World Championship
Olympic Qualifying Series
Pro Tour
‘5-Star’ events
‘3-Star’ events
Unlike the Tokyo 2020 qualification pathway, Continental championships will now be ranked as '3-Star' events, and National Championships won't be included in the qualification strata.
The OWSR will be separated into three seasons, divided as follows:
2022: 22 June to 31 December
2023: 1 January to 31 December
2024: 1 January to 23 June
Unlike some other sports, athletes will be selected by name. Those names will be decided according to the OWSR as of 24 June 2024.
Each of the five continents of the Olympic Movement is guaranteed one athlete per event. If a continent doesn't qualify one athlete, the place will be allocated to the highest-ranked athlete on the OWSR from the continent representation, if available.
USA’s Mariah Duran, Alexis Sablone, Bryce Wettstein ~ Photo Ian Logan
The following are the Paris 2024 qualifying events for 2022
26 June - 3 July 2022: Street Skateboarding Rome (Pro Tour) - Rome (ITA)
2 October - 9 October 2022: Rio World Skate Park World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)
9 October - 16 October: Rio World Skate Street World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)
USA Women’s Park Team 2020 - Brighton Zeuner, Bryce Wettstein, Jordyn Barratt ~ Photo Ian Logan
Skateboarding qualification timeline for Paris 2024
22 June 2022 - 23 June 2024: Olympic period to earn OWSR points
26 June - 3 July 2022: Street Skateboarding Rome (Pro Tour) - Rome (ITA)
2 October - 9 October 2022: Rio World Skate Park World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)
9 October - 16 October: Rio World Skate Street World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)
24 June 2024: Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings published & World Skate to inform NOCs/NF of their allocated quota places
29 June 2024: NOCs to confirm use of allocated quota places to World Skate
30 June 2024: World Skate will commence the reallocation of all unused quota places
7 July 2024: World Skate will complete the reallocation of all unused quota places
TBD: The Tripartite Commission to confirm in writing the allocation of Universality places to the NOCs( where applicable)
8 July 2024: Paris 2024 Sport Entries deadline
26 July - 11 August 2024: Olympic Games Paris 2024
USA Women’s Street Team 2020 - Alexis Sablone, Mariah Duran, Alana Smith~ Photo Ian Logan
What is the Paris 2024 skateboarding competition format and schedule?
The skateboarding competition at Paris 2024 will take place over four days at La Concorde on 27 and 28 July for street events, and 6 and 7 August for park events.
World Skate has released the competition formats for the Paris 2024 Street event, as well as for all Qualifying events, which are as follows:
Competitions will be held in two phases: the qualification and the final, with the top eight in the first phase making it to the final.
In each phase, skateboarders will complete two runs of 45 seconds each, which will be scored between 0 and 100 with only the score of the best run counting. They then perform five tricks, and also scored between 0 and 100, with the best two tricks counting towards the score. The total score is compiled by adding the scores of the best run and two tricks, making a final score between 0 and 300.
One important new rule that has been added is the Scoring Refusal Procedure of the trick phase. A skateboarder now has the right to have a trick scrubbed if they wish to attempt to improve it, without incurring any repetition penalty. Refused attempts count for zero points.