Read in mcf.news that it appears that at least the final Men/Open slot is being filled through an application-and-evaluation process rather than a structured qualifying tournament. And if the Women's Team was similarly assembled without an open qualifying event, then potentially multiple Olympiad representatives are being selected through administrative channels rather than competitive merit.

Before anyone raises eyebrow on this, it is nothing new and MCF has done this before. To be fair, many federations — including stronger chess nations — do use ratings-based or committee-based selection for Olympiad squads, especially when the top-rated players are obvious choices.

If I had a choice, of course I would prefer people fight for the coveted places. But the numbers and the fire to fight for it, is not there. So it is what it is :(