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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
NOC	Men	Women	Men	Women	Total
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).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Roller Skating Pan American Championships". Pan American Confederation of Roller sports. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
^ Fitz-Gerald, Sean (11 April 2015). "A Canadian skater, out for Pan Am gold … on roller skates". National Post. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2014 Pan American Championships Entry". rollersports.ca/. Roller Sports Canada. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.