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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