The 2008–09 Skeleton World Cup is a multi-race tournament over a season for skeleton. The season started on November 28, 2008, in Winterberg and ended on February 12, 2009, in Park City, Utah. The World Cup is organised by the FIBT who also run world cups and championships in bobsleigh.
Calendar VenueDatesDetailsMenWomen Winterberg November 28, 2008 November 28, 2008 Altenberg December 5, 2008 December 5, 2008 Igls December 13, 2008 December 12, 2008 Cesana Pariol December 19, 2008 December 19, 2008 Cancelled to excessive snowfall (2,5 meters) Königssee January 9, 2009 January 9, 2009 Sankt Moritz January 17, 2009 January 16, 2009 FIBT European Championship 2009 Whistler February 5, 2009 February 5, 2009 Park City February 12, 2009 February 12, 2009 Lake Placid February 27–28, 2009 February 26–27, 2009 FIBT World Championships 2009 World Cup Skeleton
Results
Men Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time WinterbergFlorian Grassl 1:54.13(56.97/57.16)Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:54.16(56.88/57.28)Martins Dukurs 1:54.42(57.06/57.36) AltenbergFrank Rommel 1:57.41(57.72/59.69)Martins Dukurs 1:57.53(57.57/59.96)Sandro Stielicke 1:57.77(57.89/59.88) IglsFrank Rommel 1:46.01(52.98/53.03)Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:46.26(52.93/53.33)Martins Dukurs 1:46.38(53.07/53.31) KönigsseeFrank Rommel 1:34.91(47.44/47.47)Florian Grassl 1:35.91(47.85/48.06)Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:36.03(48.20/47.83) St. MoritzFrank Rommel 2:15.77(1:08.08/1:07.69)Kristan Bromley 2:16.74(1:08.37/1:08.37)Gregor Stähli 2:16.79(1:08.36/1:08.43) WhistlerJon Montgomery1:47.67 (53.68/53.99)Gregor Stähli 1:48.06(53.69/54.37)Jeff PainMatthew Antoine 1:48.19 (53.67/54.52)1:48.19 (53.83/54.36) Park CityAleksandr Tretyakov 1:38.82(49.49/49.33)Eric Bernotas 1:38.85(49.26/49.59)Frank Rommel 1:38.88(49.35/49.53) Park CityAleksandr Tretyakov 1:39.33(49.66/49.67)Florian Grassl 1:39.40(49.83/49.57) Frank Rommel 1:39.56(49.73/49.83) Lake Placid FIBT World Championships 2009
Women Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time WinterbergAnja Huber 1:57.72(58.80/58.92)Kerstin Szymkowiak 1:57.74(58.75/58.99)Mellisa Hollingsworth 1:58.38(59.03/59.35) AltenbergAnja Huber 1:59.82(59.26/1:00.56)Kerstin Szymkowiak 1:59.95(59.26/1:00.69)Maya Pedersen 2:00.81(59.67/1:01.14) IglsShelley Rudman 1:49.75(55.10/54.65)Kerstin Szymkowiak 1:49.83(55.16/54.67)Svetlana Trunova 1:50.00(55.11/54.89) KönigsseeAnja Huber 1:38.85(49.55/49.30)Shelley Rudman 1:39.09(49.84/49.25)Marion Trott 1:39.20(49.65/49.55) St. MoritzShelley Rudman 2:20.50(1:10.53/1:09.97)Mellisa Hollingsworth 2:20.59(1:10.43/1:10.16)Michelle Kelly 2:21.68(1:10.95/1:10.73) WhistlerMarion Trott 1:49.86(54.90/54.96)Amy Williams 1:50.39(54.95/55.44)Anja Huber 1:50.71(55.26/55.45) Park CityMellisa Hollingsworth 1:41.62(50.89/50.89)Marion Trott 1:41.83(50.94/50.89)Noelle Pikus-Pace 1:41.89(51.02/50.87) Park CityMarion Trott 1:41.28(50.51/50.77)Katie Uhlaender 1:41.59(50.69/50.90)Mellisa Hollingsworth 1:41.62(50.89/50.73) Lake Placid FIBT World Championships 2009
Standings
Men's Pos.SkeletonerWINALTIGLKÖNSMOWHIPARPARPoints 1 Aleksandr Tretyakov2 92 3 9 9 1 1 1526 2. Florian Grassl 14 6 2 15 8 6 2 1453 3. Frank Rommel 1 1 1 1 11 33 1436 4. Jeff Pain5 10 4 11 6 3 6 6 1384 5. Gregor Stähli 4 5 5 3 2 5 8 1314 6. Martins Dukurs32 3 4 17 12 12 11 1282 7. Sergey Chudinov11 6 96 10 6 10 9 1256 8. Jon Montgomery7 11 10 8 18 1 6 13 1209 9. Kristan Bromley7 12 13 132 10 9 11 1178 10. Eric Bernotas7 14 11 15 5 21 2 5 1160 11. Zach Lund10 8 20 14 7 7 13 4 1132 12. Sandro Stielicke63 14 5 5 15 21 1022 13. Anthony Sawyer 17 13 812 21 14 11 16 902 14. Matthew Antoine 8 14 3 4 7 832 15. Pascal Oswald12 16 15 17 12 17 17 19 794 16. Tomass Dukurs14 7 16 16 24 16 20 18 761 17. Kazuhiro Koshi22 18 17 18 15 15 18 9 744 18. Matthias Guggenberger18 19 11 6 19 20 23 22 714 19. Keith Loach 10 8 13 14 14 648 20. Andy Wood 24 11 24 19 17 388 21. Ben Sandford14 15 26 18 22 388
Women's Pos.SkeletonerWINALTIGLKÖNSMOWHIPARPARPoints 1. Marion Trott7 5 73 4 1 2 1 1572 2. Shelley Rudman107 1 2 1 6 8 8 1468 3. Katie Uhlaender 4 4 5 11 6 4 5 2 1466 4. Anja Huber 11 11 1 13 3 10 5 1459 5. Amy Williams66 44 17 2 6 4 1402 6. Maya Pedersen83 1210 7 5 7 6 1328 7. Mellisa Hollingsworth3dns 9 62 9 1 3 1315 8. Noelle Pikus-Pace59 14 9 5 13 3 9 1256 9. Michelle Kelly812 10 83 10 16 10 1176 10. Kerstin Szymkowiak22 2 7 4 7 1158 11. Emma Lincoln-Smith14 10 613 10 11 14 12 1072 12. Svetlana Trunova1319 3 7 11 12 13 13 1066 13. Tionette Stoddard16 1118 12 8 18 9 16 928 14. Michelle Steele1918 15 5 9 17 18 17 850 15. Sarah Reid12 8 2014 14 12 14 820 16. Courtney Yamada1114 8 18 14 11 736 17. Jessica Kilian 1715 13 16 15 21 19 19 722 18. Louise Corcoran20 16 21 21 18 20 21 21 560 19. Joska Le Conté2222 23 20 20 16 22 22 506 20. Olga Korobkina 17 16 15 17 15 480
References
External links FIBT