This is taken from a post by @skatingguy in the Trash Can, but I'm going to further elaborate on what I understand to be a new rule:
First, as was pointed out there, the quota for pairs (19 spots) and dance (23 spots) has gone down by 1.
Second, as per D1 and the way I'm reading it:
If a country earns two (or more spots) for the Olympics via 2021 Worlds, all skaters MUST make the free skate/free dance in order to automatically guarantee that spot. What I think this means, is use this hypothetical: Tursynbaeva actually does compete at Worlds this year, finishes in the top 10, and earns two spots for Kazakhstan next season. Let's use Aiza Mambekova as the hypothetical here (granted she makes her TES minimums) and goes to Worlds 2021, but fails to make the free skate. Tursynbaeva finishes in the top 10 again, 'earns' two spots for next Worlds, but only earns one spot for the Olympic event. Mambekova (or any other skater, apparently?) can then go to the Olympic qualifying event in autumn 2021 and compete to earn that spot with other countries looking to earn an initial spot because Kazakhstan has potentially earned two entries.
I'm also reading this to say the following (but you know ISU wording): If there is one entry from... let's say France in 2021, and that skater finishes within the top 10 at Worlds, earning two spots to Beijing, the second skater would still have to earn their way into the Olympics via the qualifying competition since they did not qualify to the free skate in 2021. It wouldn't make much sense to allow this skater (country) automatically a ticket to the Games but not the skater who actually did compete at Worlds..
If this is indeed the case, then here is where I'm confused. Using mens/ladies singles, the quota filled at 2021 Worlds remains at 24 entries- that is unchanged. But if a country loses a spot for Beijing somewhere along the way via final placements, are they then going to 25th place to fill out the 24 spots? 25th place wasn't qualifying for the free skate, and in the ISU document it says skaters must qualify for the free skate. Or do they just cap the entries going all the way down to 24th, and however many remaining are up for grabs in the fall? I would assume it's that- but it doesn't really say so.
ETA- it says the country is entitled to 1 skater in the qualifying event, but what happens if, using Tursynbaeva again (and in this hypothetical she's the lone Kazakh entry at 2021 Worlds), she finishes in 2nd place at Worlds again and earns 3 spots for Kazakhstan? Then only one of those two additional spots could be qualified in the autumn?
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