The 2018–19 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 8 December 2018 in Sigulda, Latvia and finished on 24 February 2019 in Calgary, Canada. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT) who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton. The season was sponsored by BMW.
Calendar Below is the schedule of the 2018–19 season.
VenueDateDetails Sigulda 7–9 December 2018No Four-man race. Double race for two-man. Winterberg 15–16 December 2018No Two-man race. Double race for four-man. Altenberg 5–6 January 2019 Königssee 12–13 January 2019 also European Championships Innsbruck 19–20 January 2019 St. Moritz 26–27 January 2019 Lake Placid 15–16 February 2019 Calgary 23–24 February 2019 Whistler 3–9 March 2019 World Championships
Results
Two-man
Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time Sigulda 1Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller1:39.97(49.86/50.11)Oskars ĶibermanisMatīss Miknis1:40.39(50.14/50.25)Benjamin MaierMarkus Sammer1:40.63(50.11/50.54) Sigulda 2Francesco FriedrichMartin Grothkopp1:40.25(50.00/50.25)Oskars ĶibermanisMatīss Miknis1:40.31(50.02/50.29)Christoph HaferTobias Schneider1:40.50(50.07/50.43) AltenbergFrancesco FriedrichThorsten Margis1:52.19(56.38 / 55.81)Justin KrippsCameron Stones1:52.56(56.30 / 56.26)Oskars ĶibermanisMatīss Miknis1:52.67(56.37 / 56.30) KönigsseeFrancesco FriedrichMartin Grothkopp1:39.01(49.54 / 49.47)Justin KrippsCameron Stones1:39.12(49.51 / 49.61)Johannes LochnerChristian Rasp1:39.44(49.67 / 49.77) InnsbruckFrancesco FriedrichThorsten Margis1:42.85(51.39 / 51.46)Johannes LochnerFlorian Bauer1:43.00(51.47 / 51.53)Oskars ĶibermanisMatīss Miknis1:43.19(51.49 / 51.70) St. MoritzFrancesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller2:12.29(1:06.24 / 1:06.05)Johannes LochnerChristian Rasp2:12.69(1:06.55 / 1:06.14)Oskars ĶibermanisMatīss Miknis2:12.80(1:06.46 / 1:06.34) Lake PlacidFrancesco FriedrichThorsten Margis1:52.35(55.97 / 56.38)Romain HeinrichDorian Hauterville1:52.63(56.12 / 56.51)Justin KrippsCameron Stones1:52.65(56.17 / 56.48) CalgaryFrancesco FriedrichThorsten Margis1:50.84(55.47 / 55.37)Justin KrippsRyan Sommer1:50.93(55.51 / 55.42)Johannes LochnerChristopher Weber1:51.07(55.63 / 55.44)
Four-man Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time Winterberg 1Nico WaltherPaul KrenzAlexander RödigerEric Franke1:48.61(54.24 / 54.37)Francesco FriedrichAlexander SchüllerJannis BäckerMartin Grothkopp1:48.68(54.26 / 54.42)Johannes LochnerChristopher WeberFlorian BauerChristian Rasp1:48.83(54.48 / 54.35) Winterberg 2Francesco FriedrichThorsten MargisCandy BauerMartin Grothkopp1:48.57(54.37 / 54.20)Johannes LochnerChristian RaspMarc RademacherChristopher Weber1:48.93(54.39 / 54.54)Nico WaltherMarko HübenbeckerAlexander RödigerEric Franke1:49.03(54.52 / 54.51) AltenbergFrancesco FriedrichMartin GrothkoppThorsten MargisCandy Bauer1:48.47(54.15 / 54.32)Oskars ĶibermanisMatīss MiknisJānis StrengaArvis Vilkaste1:48.78(54.40 / 54.38)Nico WaltherPaul KrenzAlexander RödigerEric Franke1:48.98(54.55 / 54.43) KönigsseeJohannes LochnerFlorian BauerMarc RademacherChristian Rasp1:37.74(48.97 / 48.77)Oskars ĶibermanisMatīss MiknisArvis VilkasteJānis Strenga1:37.92(49.01 / 48.91)Francesco FriedrichCandy BauerMartin GrothkoppAlexander Schüller1:37.96(49.03 / 48.93) InnsbruckFrancesco FriedrichMartin GrothkoppThorsten MargisAlexander Schüller1:41.17(50.42 / 50.75)Oskars ĶibermanisMatīss MiknisArvis VilkasteJānis Strenga1:41.36(50.55 / 50.81)Johannes LochnerFlorian BauerMarc RademacherChristian Rasp1:41.61(50.81 / 50.80) St. MoritzFrancesco FriedrichAlexander SchüllerCandy BauerMartin Grothkopp2:10.48(1:05.46 / 1:05.02)Johannes LochnerGregor BermbachChristian RaspFlorian Bauer2:10.99(1:05.59 / 1:05.40)Oskars ĶibermanisMatīss MiknisJānis StrengaHelvijs Lūsis2:11.01(1:05.82 / 1:05.19) Lake PlacidJustin KrippsBenjamin CoakwellRyan SommerCameron Stones1:49.54(54.79 / 54.75)Oskars ĶibermanisJānis StrengaArvis VilkasteMatīss Miknis1:49.61(54.78 / 54.83)Maksim AndrianovVasiliy KondratenkoAlexey ZaitsevRuslan Samitov1:49.67(54.77 / 54.90) CalgaryFrancesco FriedrichCandy BauerMartin GrothkoppThorsten Margis1:47.63(53.60 / 54.03)Nico WaltherPaul KrenzAlexander RödigerEric Franke1:47.82(53.69 / 54.13)Johannes LochnerFlorian BauerChristopher WeberChristian Rasp1:47.84(53.83 / 54.01)
Two-woman
Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time SiguldaMariama JamankaAnnika Drazek1:42.68(51.28 / 51.40)Nadezhda SergeevaYulia Belomestnykh1:43.29(51.26 / 51.73)Anna KöhlerLisa Sophie Gericke1:43.50(51.80 / 51.70) WinterbergStephanie SchneiderAnn-Christin Strack1:53.57(56.87 / 56.70)Mariama JamankaAnnika Drazek1:53.64(56.79 / 56.85)Elana Meyers TaylorLake Kwaza1:53.65(56.96 / 56.69) AltenbergMariama JamankaAnnika Drazek1:57.25(59.07 / 58.18)Christine de BruinKristen Bujnowski1:57.56(59.18 / 58.38)Elana Meyers TaylorLake Kwaza1:57.64(59.13 / 58.51) KönigsseeMariama JamankaAnnika Drazek1:41.70(50.85 / 50.85)Elana Meyers TaylorLake Kwaza1:42.06(51.18 / 50.88)Stephanie SchneiderAnn-Christin Strack1:42.19(51.17 / 51.02) InnsbruckStephanie SchneiderAnn-Christin Strack1:46.06(53.10 / 52.96)Mariama JamankaKira Lipperheide1:46.17(53.09 / 53.08)Elana Meyers TaylorSylvia Hoffmann1:46.23(53.04 / 53.19) St. MoritzElana Meyers TaylorLauren Gibbs2:16.11(1:08.09 / 1:08.02)Stephanie SchneiderLisa Sophie Gericke2:16.71(1:08.21 / 1:08.50)Mariama JamankaFranziska Bertels2:16.87(1:08.31 / 1:08.56) Lake PlacidElana Meyers TaylorLake Kwaza1:54.79(57.31 / 57.48)Christine de BruinKristen Bujnowski1:55.17(57.34 / 57.83)Stephanie SchneiderDeborah Levi1:55.27(57.20 / 58.07) CalgaryMariama JamankaAnnika Drazek1:53.63(56.65 / 56.98)Elana Meyers TaylorLauren Gibbs1:53.94(56.84 / 57.10)Stephanie SchneiderAnn-Christin Strack1:54.05(56.96 / 57.09)
Standings
Two-man Pos. Racer SIG 1 SIG 2 ALT KON IGL STM LPL CGRPoints 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1800 22 2 3 5 3 3 5 6 1564 3 6 4 4 5 – 14 4 5 1232 4 4 6 13 14 5 10 17 11 1152 5 14 12 9 20 10 5 8 4 1140 6 – – 5 4 8 9 2 8 1058 7 5 5 6 8 17 17 20 17 1036 8 – – 2 2 4 – 3 2 1022 9 11 11 11 7 14 7 – 10 1000 10 – – DNF 3 2 2 7 3988 11 10 10 8 11 11 15 – 16920 12 16 DNS 7 12 15 11 11 13888 13 18 17 – 15 12 4 12 9872 14 9 14 17 16 17 13 9 –808 15 17 16 19 18 17 16 14 12762 16 – – 14 9 7 – 9 7752 17 12 8 12 13 21 – 16 26730 18 7 7 10 – 16 – 19 25690 19 – – 15 9 8 6 – –592 203 9 18 21 – – – 20562 21 7 3 – – 6 – – –544 22 – – – 19 13 8 13 –474 23 – – – 17 22 18 23 24319 24 – – – – 20 20 15 21302 25 – – – 21 24 12 22 –291 26 13 13 – – – – – –240 27 15 15 – – – – – –208 28 – – – 23 25 22 – 27178 29 – – – – – – 6 –176 30 – – – – – – 17 17176
Four-man Pos. Racer WIN 1 WIN 2 ALT KON IGL STM LPL CGRPoints 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 1727 2 4 4 2 2 2 3 2 4 1616 33 2 4 1 3 2 7 3 1605 41 3 3 7 7 6 5 2 1531 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 6 1496 6 12 9 7 6 12 8 6 9 1240 7 7 8 6 12 5 DSQ 15 7 1088 8 8 7 9 11 10 – 9 151016 9 10 10 8 10 8 12 – 13 1000 10 14 11 14 8 15 11 17 12 976
Two-woman
Pos. Racer SIG WIN ALT KON IGL STM LPL CGRPoints 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 1 1712 2 8 1 6 3 1 2 3 3 1596 3 DSQ 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 1470 4 2 5 7 12 5 7 8 5 1386 53 4 5 7 4 4 6 – 1304 6 5 11 11 14 7 11 5 5 1240 7 6 8 8 8 12 8 10 13 1208 8 7 6 9 4 6 DSQ – 4 1056 9 – 7 4 6 11 5 9 – 1008 10 DNS 10 12 10 9 9 12 11 984
Medal table
References