Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games
Qualification
Speed skating
200 metres time-trial	men	women
500 metres	men	women
10,000 metres	men	women
Figure skating
Free program	men	women
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Qualification system[]

A total of 56 skaters will qualify to compete at the Games. 20 male and 20 female speed skaters will qualify, while 8 male and 8 female figure skaters will also qualify. A nation may enter a maximum of six athletes (two male and two females on speed skating, with a maximum of one athlete per each figure skating event). The host nation (Canada) is automatically qualified with a full team.^[1]

Qualification summary[]

NOC	Figure		Speed		Total
	Men	Women	Men	Women
Argentina	1	1	2	2	6
Brazil	1	1			2
Canada		1	2	2	5
Chile	1	1	2	2	6
Colombia	1	1	2	2	6
Costa Rica			1	1	2
Dominican Republic	1		1		2
Ecuador		1	1	2	4
El Salvador			1	1	2
Guatemala			1	1	2
Mexico	1	1	2	2	6
Paraguay	1				1
Puerto Rico			1		1
United States	1	1	2	2	6
Venezuela			2	2	4
Total: 15 NOCs	8	8	20	20	56

Figure[]

The top seven in each event, along with the host nation (Canada) qualified to compete at the Games. The qualification tournament took place between January 17 and 20 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States.^[1]

Event	Qualified Men	Qualified Women
Host nation	Canada	Canada
2014 Pan American Championship[1]	Brazil  United States  Argentina  Colombia  Chile  Paraguay  Mexico	Argentina  United States  Chile  Colombia  Brazil  Ecuador  Mexico
Reallocation	Dominican Republic
TOTAL	8	8

• Canada had no male competitors register for the national trials, and thus this quota was reallocated.^[2]

Speed[]

The qualification event for speed competitions were held between January 23 and 27, 2014 in Cooper City, Florida.^[3]

Event	Skaters per NOC	Qualified Men	Qualified Women
Host nation	2	Canada	Canada
2014 Pan American Championship[3]	2	Colombia  United States  Chile  Venezuela  Argentina  Mexico	Argentina  Colombia  Chile  Ecuador  Mexico  United States  Venezuela
2014 Pan American Championship[3]	1	Ecuador  Dominican Republic  Costa Rica  Guatemala  El Salvador  Puerto Rico	Guatemala  El Salvador  Costa Rica*
TOTAL		20	19

• Costa Rica qualified two women, but only one was entered into the competitions, meaning 19 athletes qualified (instead of the 20 quotas).

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