How to qualify in Skateboarding
How skateboarders qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
Skateboarding at Los Angeles 2028 has four events: park and street for men and for women, 22 skaters each. A country can have three skaters per event. Places go to skaters by name.
There is one route: the World Skateboarding Ranking (WSR) on 11 June 2028. Points count from 11 June 2026, so the race is already on. It runs in two phases:
- Phase 1, 11 June 2026 to 31 March 2028: World Cups and the World Championships, open to any skater a federation enters.
- Phase 2, 31 March to 11 June 2028: the Olympic Qualifier Series (Tokyo for both; Montreal and Orlando for park). Only the best 44 skaters per event from Phase 1 can enter, at most six per country.
The top 20 on the final ranking qualify (three per country at most), with one place kept for each continent. Then one host place and one universality place per event.
Places (per event)
| Route | Places |
|---|---|
| World Skateboarding Ranking, 11 June 2028 (including one per continent) | 20 |
| Host (United States) | 1 |
| Universality | 1 |
| Total | 22 |
- Continental places: if a continent has no skater in the top places, its best-ranked skater takes a place (from the 31 March 2028 ranking if none is on the June list).
- Per country: three per event, six across park and street per gender.
- Universality: the skater must be in the top half of the ranking or the top 50, whichever is the better cut-off (for example, with 80 ranked skaters, the top 40).
- Host: the best-ranked American if none has qualified.
Who can skate
On the World Skateboarding Ranking on 11 June 2028; a member of their national federation; born on or before 31 December 2014 (14 by the end of 2028).
Places turned down
The next skater on the 14 June 2028 ranking not already in, within three per country and keeping each continent represented.
Dates
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2026 | Ranking points start counting |
| 1 October 2027 to 15 January 2028 | Universality requests |
| 31 March 2028 | Phase 1 ends; 44 per event go to Phase 2 |
| 4 to 7 May 2028 | Qualifier Series, Tokyo (street and park) |
| June 2028 | Qualifier Series, Montreal and Orlando (park) |
| 11 June 2028 | Qualification closes |
| 14 June 2028 | Final ranking |
| 15 June 2028 | Places announced |
| 19 June 2028 | Countries confirm |
| 26 June 2028 | Entries deadline for the Games |
| 14 to 30 July 2028 | LA28 Olympic Games |
Where to follow it
worldskate.org publishes the World Skateboarding Ranking on the first day of each month and within 72 hours of each event.