What happens to spots that become vacant going forward from countries that qualified but that no longer have athletes that qualify (injury, nationality, break up, NOC won't nominate,...)?
They are filled by going down the results list of the Skate To Milano competition, minus the countries which were trying for a 2nd or 3rd additional spot.
Full list of Alternates:
Men - MON, CZE, GER, ISR, ARM, HUN, CRO, AUT,
AIN BLR*, AUS, GBR, HKG, TUR, FIN, PHI, MAS, IRL*, ECU*, POR*
Women - CYP, NOR, SWE, NZL, MEX*, AZE, SVK, SLO, RSA, MDA, HKG, MAS*, CZE, SRB, PHI*, ARG*, NED, AUS*, GRE*
Pairs - FRA, UKR, CZE, ISL, AUT, PRK, PHI
Dance - SWE, HUN, JPN, IRL, ISR, CYP, UKR, POL, KAZ, NED, AZE, ARM, MEX
* = no skaters have the Olympic CTES mins currently; I've crossed out AIN BLR from the Alternates because this was his only int'l competition, so he won't be able to earn the CTES min later - deadline to earn the Olympic CTES mins is Jan 26, 2026