2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup
| Winners | |
|---|---|
| Two-man |  Justin Kripps |
| Four-man |  Johannes Lochner |
| Combined men's | Justin Kripps |
| Two-woman | Kaillie Humphries |
| Competitions | |
| Venues | 8 (8 events) |
The 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 9 November 2017 in Lake Placid, USA and ended on 21 January 2018 in Königssee, Germany. The World Cup is organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT) who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton. The season was sponsored by BMW.
Calendar
[edit]Below is the schedule of the 2017/18 season.
| Venue | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Lake Placid
|
9–10 November 2017 | No Four-man race. Double race for two-man. |
| Park City
|
17–18 November 2017 | No Two-man race. Double race for four-man. |
| Whistler
|
24–25 November 2017 | |
| Winterberg
|
8–10 December 2017 | |
 Igls
|
15–17 December 2017 | also European Championship |
| Altenberg
|
5–7 January 2018 | |
 St. Moritz
|
12-14 January 2018 | |
| Königssee
|
19–21 January 2018 |
Results
[edit]Two-man
[edit]Four-man
[edit]Two-woman
[edit]Standings
[edit]Two-man
[edit]| Pos. | Racer | LPL1
|
LPL2
|
WHI
|
WIN
|
IGL
|
ALT
|
STM
|
KON
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Kripps (CAN)
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1631 |
| 2 | Francesco Friedrich (GER)
|
9 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1504 |
| 3 | Chris Spring (CAN)
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 1347 |
| 4 |  Oskars Ķibermanis (LAT)
|
8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1336 |
| 5 | Nico Walther (GER)
|
1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | DSQ | 1 | 4 | 1250 |
| 6 | Johannes Lochner (GER)
|
12 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1240 |
| 7 | Rico Peter (SUI)
|
5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1176 |
| 8 | Oskars Melbārdis (LAT)
|
14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 1130 |
| 9 | Nick Poloniato (CAN)
|
13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | DSQ | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1096 |
| 10 |  Alexander Kasjanov (RUS)
|
11 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 1014 |
| 11 | Benjamin Maier (AUT)
|
16 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1014 |
| 12 | Alexey Stulnev (RUS)
|
18 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 980 |
| 13 | Codie Bascue (USA)
|
3 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 961 |
| 14 | Uģis Žaļims (LAT)
|
17 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 871 |
| 15 | Nick Cunningham (USA)
|
2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | 802 |
| 16 | Justin Olsen (USA)
|
6 | 3 | – | 22 | 13 | – | 14 | 19 | 738 |
| 17 | Clemens Bracher (SUI)
|
– | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 16 | 9 | 673 |
| 18 | Maxim Andrianov (RUS)
|
21 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 647 |
| 19 |  Brad Hall (GBR)
|
19 | DNF | 13 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 617 |
| 20 |  Romain Heinrich (FRA)
|
– | – | – | 23 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 482 |
| 21 |  Won Yun-jong (KOR)
|
10 | 13 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 440 |
| 22 |  Mateusz Luty (POL)
|
– | – | – | 15 | 22 | 9 | 12 | – | 440 |
| 23 | Markus Treichl (AUT)
|
– | – | – | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 440 |
| 24 |  Dominik Dvořák (CZE)
|
– | – | – | 13 | 12 | 15 | – | 18 | 432 |
| 25 |  Ivo de Bruin (NED)
|
20 | 23 | 20 | 26 | DSQ | – | 22 | 11 | 414 |
| 26 |  Rudy Rinaldi (MON)
|
15 | 14 | 22 | – | 23 | – | – | – | 322 |
| 27 |  Simone Bertazzo (ITA)
|
22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | – | 20 | 23 | – | 291 |
| 28 | Jan Vrba (CZE)
|
– | – | – | 20 | – | 19 | 25 | 20 | 250 |
| 29 | Loic Costerg (FRA)
|
25 | 22 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 224 |
| 30 | Bruce Tasker (GBR)
|
26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 20 | – | – | – | 216 |
| 31 | Kim Dong-hyun (KOR)
|
24 | 19 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 199 |
| 32 | Beat Hefti (SUI)
|
23 | 16 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | 196 |
| 33 | Patrick Baumgartner (ITA)
|
27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | – | DNS | – | – | 124 |
| 34 |  Lucas Mata (AUS)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | 62 |
| 35 | Hunter Church (USA)
|
– | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 |
| 36 |  Vuk Rađenović (SRB)
|
– | – | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | 28 |
| 37 |  Dorin Alexandru Grigore (ROU)
|
– | – | – | 29 | – | – | – | – | 24 |
| 38 | Lamin Deen (GBR)
|
– | – | – | – | – | DSQ | – | – | 0 |
Four-man
[edit]| Pos. | Racer | PAC1
|
PAC2
|
WHI
|
WIN
|
IGL
|
ALT
|
STM
|
KON
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Lochner (GER)
|
4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1652 |
| 2 | Francesco Friedrich (GER)
|
9 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1468 |
| 3 | Nico Walther (GER)
|
1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 1421 |
| 4 | Justin Kripps (CAN)
|
2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1420 |
| 5 | Oskars Melbārdis (LAT)
|
4 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1322 |
| 6 | Chris Spring (CAN)
|
3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1288 |
| 7 | Oskars Ķibermanis (LAT)
|
16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1280 |
| 8 | Codie Bascue (USA)
|
7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1266 |
| 9 | Alexander Kasjanov (RUS)
|
10 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1217 |
| 10 | Benjamin Maier (AUT)
|
15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1186 |
| 11 | Lamin Deen (GBR)
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 1086 |
| 12 | Brad Hall (GBR)
|
22 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 952 |
| 13 | Rico Peter (SUI)
|
14 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 916 |
| 14 | Alexey Stulnev (RUS)
|
12 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 882 |
| 15 | Loic Costerg (FRA)
|
17 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 860 |
| 16 | Nick Poloniato (CAN)
|
6 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 844 |
| 17 | Maxim Andrianov (RUS)
|
21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 776 |
| 18 | Ivo de Bruin (NED)
|
19 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 21 | – | 17 | 16 | 528 |
| 19 | Simone Bertazzo (ITA)
|
20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | – | 10 | 20 | – | 526 |
| 20 | Justin Olsen (USA)
|
DSQ | 15 | – | 23 | 19 | – | 11 | 9 | 516 |
| 21 | Markus Treichl (AUT)
|
– | – | – | 24 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 435 |
| 22 | Nick Cunningham (USA)
|
12 | 16 | – | 20 | 23 | – | – | – | 342 |
| 23 | Clemens Bracher (SUI)
|
– | – | – | 17 | 22 | – | 18 | 17 | 312 |
| 24 | Dominik Dvořák (CZE)
|
– | – | – | 21 | 20 | 17 | – | 20 | 286 |
| 25 | Won Yun-jong (KOR)
|
11 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 280 |
| 26 | Patrick Baumgartner (ITA)
|
23 | 24 | 18 | 27 | – | 22 | – | – | 263 |
| 27 | Mateusz Luty (POL)
|
– | – | – | 19 | 24 | 18 | 23 | – | 249 |
| 28 | Beat Hefti (SUI)
|
18 | 22 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 198 |
| 29 | Jan Vrba (CZE)
|
– | – | – | 26 | – | 16 | 24 | DSQ | 177 |
| 30 | Rudy Rinaldi (MON)
|
– | – | – | – | DNS | – | 8 | – | 160 |
| 31 | Dorin Alexandru Grigore (ROU)
|
– | – | – | 28 | – | – | – | 23 | 78 |
| 32 | Hunter Church (USA)
|
– | – | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 56 |
| 33 | Maria Constantin (ROU)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 45 |
| 34 | Lucas Mata (AUS)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 40 |
| 35 | Elana Meyers (USA)
|
– | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | 40 |
| 36 | Vuk Rađenović (SRB)
|
– | – | – | 29 | – | – | – | – | 24 |
Two-woman
[edit]| Pos. | Racer | LPL
|
PAC
|
WHI
|
WIN
|
IGL
|
ALT
|
STM
|
KON
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaillie Humphries (CAN)
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1631 |
| 2 | Elana Meyers Taylor (USA)
|
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1591 |
| 3 | Mariama Jamanka (GER)
|
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1538 |
| 4 | Jamie Poser Greubel (USA)
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1493 |
| 5 | Stephanie Schneider (GER)
|
3 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | DNF | 3 | 1 | 1335 |
| 6 | Alysia Rissling (CAN)
|
7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1288 |
| 7 | Anna Köhler (GER)
|
12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1160 |
| 8 | Nadezhda Sergeeva (RUS)
|
11 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1112 |
| 9 | Sabina Hafner (SUI)
|
15 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1064 |
| 10 | Christine de Bruin (CAN)
|
6 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 1022 |
| 11 |  Elfje Willemsen (BEL)
|
13 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1020 |
| 12 | Mica McNeill (GBR)
|
8 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 1000 |
| 13 | Christina Hengster (AUT)
|
DNF | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 960 |
| 14 | Aleksandra Rodionova (RUS)
|
10 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 922 |
| 15 | Brittany Reinbolt (USA)
|
9 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | – | 15 | – | 802 |
| 16 | An Vannieuwenhuyse (BEL)
|
16 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 780 |
| 17 | Maria Adela Constantin (ROU)
|
14 | 18 | 13 | 15 | – | 15 | 12 | 16 | 744 |
| 18 |  Jazmine Fenlator (JAM)
|
– | – | – | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 640 |
| 19 | Katrin Beierl (AUT)
|
– | – | – | 5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 624 |
| 20 | Andreea Grecu (ROU)
|
17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 17 | – | 22 | 20 | 620 |
| 21 |  Maria Oshigiri (JPN)
|
19 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 592 |
| 22 | Konomi Asazu (JPN)
|
18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 524 |
| 23 | Martina Fontanive (SUI)
|
– | – | – | 18 | – | 19 | 5 | 10 | 482 |
| 24 | Lee Seon-hye (KOR)
|
– | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 104 |
| 25 |  Heather Susanne Paes (BRA)
|
– | – | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 80 |
| 26 | Kim Yoo-ran (KOR)
|
– | – | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 56 |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 14 | 8 | 9 | 31 |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 24 | 26 | 22 | 72 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rankings List". Fibt.com. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ "Rankings List". Fibt.com. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ "Rankings List". Fibt.com. Retrieved 2015-05-31.