The 2025–26 Bobsleigh World Cup (official: BMW IBSF Bobsleigh World Cup) was a multi-race series over a season of bobsleigh, organised by International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).
The season started on 22 November 2025 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and concluded on 18 January 2026 in Altenberg, Germany.
The highlight of the season was the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, whose results were not included in the World Cup standings.
Schedule LocationDateTwo-ManFour-ManMonobobTwo-WomanDetails 1 Cortina d'Ampezzo 22–23 November 2025●●●● 2 Innsbruck 29–30 November 2025●●●● 3 Lillehammer 13–14 December 2025●●●● 4 Sigulda 20–21 December 2025●●●● 5 Winterberg 3–4 January 2026●●●● 6 St. Moritz 10–11 January 2026●●●●also European Championships 7 Altenberg 17–18 January 2026●●●● OG Cortina d'Ampezzo 15–22 February 2026●●●● 2026 Winter Olympics (not included in the World Cup)
Men's calendar & standings
Two-man Date Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time 1 22 Nov 2025 Cortina d'Ampezzo Johannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer 1:51.15(55.50 / 55.65) Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller 1:51.49(55.73 / 55.76) Adam AmmourAlexander Schaller 1:51.75(55.89 / 55.86) 2 29 Nov 2025 InnsbruckJohannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer 1:45.08(52.64 / 52.44)Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schaller1:45.13(52.67 / 52.46)Adam AmmourTim Becker1:45.89(53.07 / 52.82)320 Dec 2025 SiguldaFrancesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller1:38.97(49.34 / 49.63)Johannes LochnerThorsten Margis1:39.20(49.49 / 49.71)Adam AmmourBenedikt Hertel1:39.39(49.52 / 49.87)421 Dec 2025Johannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer1:38.84(49.40 / 49.44)Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller/Tim Becker1:39.37(49.67 / 49.70)Adam AmmourJoshua Tasche1:39.66(49.95 / 49.71) 5 3 Jan 2026 WinterbergJohannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer1:49.81(54.88 / 54.93)Adam AmmourAlexander Schaller1:50.11(55.24 / 54.87)Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller1:50.32(55.08 / 55.24) 6 10 Jan 2026 St. MoritzJohannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer2:12.24(1:06.28 / 1:05.96)Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller2:13.02(1:06.71 / 1:06.31)Brad HallTaylor Lawrence2:13.43(1:06.76 / 1:06.71) 7 17 Jan 2026 AltenbergJohannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer1:50.13(55.08 / 55.05)Adam AmmourBenedikt Hertel1:50.58(55.19 / 55.39)Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller1:50.64(55.49 / 55.15)OverallJohannes LochnerFrancesco FriedrichAdam Ammour
Overall leaders Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions Johannes Lochner 22 November 2025 – 17 January 2026 Cortina d'Ampezzo – Altenberg 7
Standings Rank Racer Points COR IGL SIG1 SIG2 WIN STM ALT 1 Johannes Lochner 1560 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 Francesco Friedrich 1465 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 Adam Ammour 1396 3 3 3 3 2 6 2 4 Frank Del Duca 1264 5 4 5 6 5 7 6 5 Kim Jin-su 1248 4 4 10 8 6 4 4 6 Brad Hall 1056 6 17 12 7 14 3 5 7 Markus Treichl 1032 10 9 6 9 10 13 10 8 Michael Vogt 1008 9 12 4 4 8 5 - 9 Patrick Baumgartner 928 7 16 8 5 22 12 11 10 Jēkabs Kalenda 912 13 8 7 13 18 10 13
Four-man Date Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time 1 23 Nov 2025 Cortina d'AmpezzoJohannes LochnerThorsten MargisJörn WenzelGeorg Fleischhauer 1:49.73(54.75 / 54.98)Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub 1:49.95(54.93 / 55.02)Kim Jin-suKim Sun-wookKim Hyeong-geunLee Geon-u 1:50.34(55.14 / 55.20)230 Nov 2025 InnsbruckFrancesco FriedrichTim BeckerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub 1:43.68(51.67 / 52.01)Johannes LochnerThorsten MargisJörn WenzelGeorg Fleischhauer 1:43.96(52.04 / 51.92)Patrick BaumgartnerEric FantazziniRobert MirceaLorenzo Bilotti 1:44.15(52.00 / 52.15) 3 13 Dec 2025 Lillehammer Johannes LochnerThorsten MargisJörn WenzelGeorg Fleischhauer 1:39.88(49.81 / 50.07) Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub 1:40.02(49.77 / 50.25) Adam AmmourIssam AmmourJoshua TascheAlexander Schaller 1:40.04(49.89 / 50.15)414 Dec 2025 Johannes LochnerThorsten MargisOliver PeschkGeorg Fleischhauer 1:40.01(49.80 / 50.21) Adam AmmourIssam AmmourJoshua TascheCosta Laurenz 1:40.27(50.08 / 50.19) Francesco FriedrichAlexander SchallerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub 1:40.29(50.02 / 50.27) 5 4 Jan 2026 Winterberg Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerCosta Laurenz 1:49.07(54.47 / 54.60) Johannes LochnerOliver PeschkJörn WenzelGeorg Fleischhauer 1:49.09(54.56 / 54.53) Adam AmmourIssam AmmourJoshua TascheAlexander Schaller 1:49.13(54.61 / 54.52) 6 11 Jan 2026 St. Moritz Adam AmmourIssam AmmourJoshua TascheAlexander Schaller 2:09.51(1:05.04 / 1:04.47) Johannes LochnerThorsten MargisJörn WenzelGeorg Fleischhauer 2:09.58(1:04.95 / 1:04.63) Michael VogtDominik HufschmidAndreas HaasAmadou David Ndiaye 2:10.06(1:05.25 / 1:04.81) 7 18 Jan 2026 AltenbergAdam AmmourIssam AmmourJoshua TascheAlexander Schaller1:49.13(54.78 / 54.35)Johannes LochnerThorsten MargisJörn WenzelGeorg Fleischhauer1:49.15(54.59 / 54.56)Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub1:49.28(54.64 / 54.64)OverallJohannes LochnerFrancesco FriedrichAdam Ammour
Overall leaders Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions Johannes Lochner 23 November 2025 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1 Francesco Friedrich 30 November 2025 Innsbruck 1 Johannes Lochner 13 December 2025 – 18 January 2026 Lillehammer – Altenberg 5
Standings Rank Racer Points COR IGL LIL1 LIL2 WIN STM ALT 1 Johannes Lochner 1515 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 Francesco Friedrich 1446 2 1 23 1 63 3 Adam Ammour 1436 5 43 23 1 1 4 Brad Hall 1224 6 10 6 5 4 8 4 5 Markus Treichl 1200 4 5 14 9 5 4 5 6 Patrick Baumgartner 1104 83 4 4 7 4 0 7 Cédric Follador 1072 9 9 8 15 6 7 8 8 Kim Jin-su 10183 7 6 14 10 23 7 9 Michael Vogt 968 10 6 5 8 153 - 10 Taylor Austin 941 11 24 11 7 9 12 6
Men's combined standings Rank after all 14 eventsPoints 1 Johannes Lochner 3075 2 Francesco Friedrich 2911 3 Adam Ammour 2832 4 Brad Hall 2280 5 Kim Jin-su 2266 6 Markus Treichl 2232 7 Patrick Baumgartner 2032 8 Michael Vogt 1976 9 Cédric Follador 1946 10 Frank Del Duca 1742
Women's calendar & standings
Monobob Date Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time 1 22 Nov 2025 Cortina d'Ampezzo Laura Nolte 1:59.47(59.80 / 59.67) Kaysha Love 1:59.62(59.74 / 59.88) Breeana Walker 1:59.63(59.85 / 59.78)229 Nov 2025 Innsbruck Kaysha Love 1:52.02(56.05 / 55.97) Laura Nolte 1:52.19(56.14 / 56.05) Lisa Buckwitz 1:52.33(56.22 / 56.11) 313 Dec 2025 Lillehammer Breeana Walker 1:47.88(53.86 / 54.02) Katrin Beierl 1:48.32(54.14 / 54.18) Laura Nolte 1:48.36(54.11 / 54.25) 420 Dec 2025 Sigulda Breeana Walker 1:46.48(53.12 / 53.36) Laura Nolte 1:46.59(53.13 / 53.46) Katrin Beierl 1:46.62(53.05 / 53.57) 5 3 Jan 2026 Winterberg Laura Nolte 1:58.37(58.90 / 59.47) Cynthia Appiah 1:58.53(59.15 / 59.38) Lisa Buckwitz 1:58.57(58.86 / 59.71) 6 10 Jan 2026 St. Moritz Breeana Walker 2:23.27(1:11.98 / 1:11.29) Melanie Hasler 2:23.80(1:21.21 / 1:11.59) Katrin Beierl 2:23.95(1:12.46 / 1:11.49) 7 17 Jan 2026 Altenberg Kaillie Humphries 1:58.97(59.43 / 59.54) Breeana Walker 1:59.10(59.50 / 59.60) Laura Nolte 1:59.16(59.47 / 59.69)Overall Laura Nolte Breeana Walker Lisa Buckwitz
Overall leaders Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions Laura Nolte 22 November 2025 Cortina d'Ampezzo1 Laura Nolte Kaysha Love 29 November 2025 Innsbruck1 Laura Nolte 13 December 2025 – 17 January 2026 Lillehammer – Altenberg5
Standings Rank Racer Points COR IGL LIL SIG WIN STM ALT 1 Laura Nolte 1446 1 2 3 2 1 6 3 2 Breeana Walker 1429 3 4 1 1 9 1 2 3 Lisa Buckwitz 1320 5 3 5 4 3 7 4 4 Kaillie Humphries 1289 4 9 7 6 5 4 1 5 Katrin Beierl 1234 12 13 2 3 4 3 5 6 Melissa Lotholz 1152 6 5 6 18 6 5 6 7 Cynthia Appiah 1058 13 14 8 8 2 11 8 8 Melanie Hasler 1058 7 7 4 6 10 2 - 9 Kaysha Love 1051 2 1 14 10 8 14 17 10 Elana Meyers Taylor 1026 8 12 11 9 6 9 9
Two-woman Date Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time 1 23 Nov 2025 Cortina d'Ampezzo Laura NolteDeborah Levi 1:54.23(56.98 / 57.25) Kaysha LoveAzaria Hill 1:55.00(57.52 / 57.48) Kaillie HumphriesSylvia Hoffman 1:55.02(57.49 / 57.53)230 Nov 2025 Innsbruck Laura NolteDeborah Levi 1:47.51(53.78 / 53.73) Kaysha LoveSylvia Hoffman 1:47.92(54.12 / 53.80) Kim KalickiLeonie Fiebig 1:48.03(54.07 / 53.96)314 Dec 2025 Lillehammer Laura NolteDeborah Levi 1:43.49(51.72 / 51.77) Kim KalickiTalea Prepens 1:44.05(51.98 / 52.07) Lisa BuckwitzKira Lipperheide/Neele Schuten 1:44.11(52.01 / 52.10)421 Dec 2025 Sigulda Kaillie HumphriesEmily Renna 1:42.80(51.46 / 51.34) Lisa BuckwitzLauryn Siebert 1:43.07(51.44 / 51.63) Laura NolteLeonie Kluwig 1:43.08(51.49 / 51.59) 5 4 Jan 2026 Winterberg Laura NolteDeborah Levi 1:53.63(57.11 / 56.52) Lisa BuckwitzKira Lipperheide 1:53.79(57.00 / 56.79) Kim KalickiLeonie Fiebig/Talea Prepens 1:54.29(57.29 / 57.00) 6 11 Jan 2026 St. MoritzKaillie HumphriesEmily Renna2:18.40(1:09.55 / 1:08.85)Melanie HaslerNadja Pasternack2:18.41(1:09.63 / 1:08.78)Laura NolteLeonie Kluwig2:18.43(1:09.82 / 1:08.61) 7 18 Jan 2026 AltenbergLaura NolteDeborah Levi1:52.33(55.96 / 56.37)Kaillie HumphriesJasmine Jones1:53.23(56.35 / 56.88)Kim KalickiLauryn Siebert1:53.39(56.59 / 56.80)OverallLaura NolteKaillie HumphriesKim Kalicki
Overall leaders Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions Laura Nolte 23 November 2025 – 18 January 2026 Cortina d'Ampezzo – Altenberg7
Standings Rank Racer Points COR IGL LIL SIG WIN STM ALT 1 Laura Nolte 1525 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 Kaillie Humphries 1428 3 4 5 1 4 1 2 3 Kim Kalicki 1370 4 3 2 6 3 4 3 4 Lisa Buckwitz 1332 7 5 3 2 2 5 6 5 Katrin Beierl 1216 5 7 7 10 5 6 4 6 Elana Meyers Taylor 1168 6 6 9 4 8 10 7 7 Melanie Hasler1050 8 9 8 5 5 2 – 8 Kaysha Love 1036 2 2 4 13 10 8 – 9 Debora Annen 920 12 13 6 – 7 7 8 10 Margot Boch 920 14 10 14 14 9 11 9
Women's combined standings Rank after all 14 eventsPoints 1 Laura Nolte 2971 2 Kaillie Humphries 2717 3 Lisa Buckwitz 2652 4 Katrin Beierl 2450 5 Elana Meyers Taylor 2194 6 Kim Kalicki 2178 7 Melanie Hasler 2108 8 Kaysha Love 2087 9 Cynthia Appiah 1962 10 Melissa Lotholz 1944
Podium table by nation Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
Points distribution The table shows the number of points won in the 2025–26 Bobsleigh World Cup for men and women. Place1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 225 210 200 192 184 176 168 160 152 144 136 128 120 112 104 96 88 80 74 68
Retirements The following notable bobsleigh athletes, who competed in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2025–26 season:
Men Edson Bindilatti Cédric Follador
Women
See also
2025–26 Skeleton World Cup
References