World Skate would hereby like to announce the Olympic qualification system rules in the disciplines of Skateboarding Park and Skateboarding Street for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

While we have highlighted wayfinding points below, those National Federations who were involved in the Road To Paris can begin preparations in the understanding that the pathway phases and athlete qualification criteria remain intact from the previous Olympic cycle.

Phase 1: the World Skateboarding Tour

That is to say: the qualification pathway will once again consist of our Phase 1, the World Skateboarding Tour, which as ever is the sole funnel into Phase 2.

Each national team can register up to 3 athletes per WST event.

Up to 6 additional athletes per nation may earn entry by ranking in the World Skateboarding Ranking top 30 as of 60 days before the start of said event.

The World Skateboarding Ranking takes into account best results from prior 18 months of WST events.

The 2026 World Skateboarding Tour calendar can be found here.

Phase 2: Los Angeles Qualification Series*

Phase 2 (known as the OQS for the Paris cycle) will once again consist of a separate contest series for the top 44 in each discipline and gender as determined by World Skate’s IOC- mandated National quota criteria, Continental representation, Host nation allocation and Universality rules. 

At this point, each field will be limited to a maximum of 6 athletes per country.

These 176 athletes will each be given an evenly-graduated Phase 2 points baseline at the outset, determined by their position within the 44 athletes in their discipline. This standardised point differentiation allows for competitive fairness within the Phase 2 cycle without uneven point distributions to be overcome from position to position.

Final Olympic Selection

At the end of Phase 2, each field will be halved to 22 Olympic competitors under Phase 2 point attributions and the same established Olympic athlete selection criteria from the Paris cycle which govern National quotas, Continental representation, Host nation allocation and Universality rules- which is to say:

1) a maximum of 3 athletes per NOC 

2) at least 1 athlete per continent 

3) at least 1 athlete from the host country, if not already qualified through ranking

4) 1 spot for eligible athletes from underrepresented countries 

Download that relevant Qualification Criteria bulletin here.

In the interests of clarity and simplicity of communication, we have highlighted some additional answers to FAQ’s below:

• The World Skateboarding Tour officially kicks off its Road To LA28 Phase 1 with the WST Rome World Cup 07th-21st June 2026, and will run until 31st March 2028.
  
• The skateboarding contest season will run in parallel with calendar years- which is to say January to December.
  
• A full breakdown of the point allocations for Phase 2 will be released for general distribution alongside the Phase 2 event schedule during 2026 WST season.
  
• The ‘universality quota’ will once again function as a limited invitational system for under-represented NOC’s with a registered skateboarder who is ranked within the top 50% of the WSR, or they must be ranked within the top 50 spots (whichever of the two yields the lowest ranking) of their discipline in Official World Skate Rankings at the end of qualification season. Only one men's and one women's universality place per event is set to be made available to eligible National Olympic Committees for Los Angeles 2028. 
  
• To qualify for the Phase 2 Host Countries quota places, athletes must meet one of two ranking criteria: either they must be ranked in the top 75% of the WSR, or they must be ranked within the top 75 spots, whichever of the two yields the lowest ranking. (For instance, if the WSR for Women Street Female has 120 positions ranked, then the eligibility criteria would be set at the 90th ranking).
  
• Phase 2 WSR point attributions will be erased post-LA28 and will have no further bearing on the World Skateboarding Ranking for the remainder of the 2028 season or beyond.
  
• Phase 2 will run from 01 April 2028 to 11 June 2028 with a schedule to be announced upon finalisation with the IOC imminently.
  

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