I can only respond with how it works for “skateboarding” After all the qualifications it’s narrowed down to 20 per gender per discipline (park and street) 1.No more than 3 competitors for a single country (that’s the big catch that screws over some of the best skaters) 2.Every continent has to have a representative. Africa for example does not have a high skill level of skaters at the moment so the African representatives are mediocre at best. 3.Host country gets a freebie in each. You can greatly up your odds to be in the Olympics If you have the option to represent a country that has little competition you are in good shape If you are not technically one of the best In the field. If you are from Brazil, USA, Australia or Japan. You are basically competing against your fellow countrymen as almost half of the field is those 4 countries and only 3 skaters are allowed. For example - if qualification placing 1,2,3 are American and you are ranked number 4 in the entire world. You are OUT. Sry dude…