Bobsleigh World Cup

The Bobsleigh World Cup is a series of bobsleigh competitions held annually from the end of November / beginning of December to February / March . The races are organized by the IBSF . For the 1984/85 season, the International Bobsleigh and Sledging Association was the last winter sports association to introduce an official World Cup series. The program was drawn up at the World Cup commission meeting in Munich under the leadership of the former Swiss association president Erwin Brazerol. The start took place from November 21 to 25, 1984 in Winterberg. In the years 1982 to 1984 the designation World Cup was used for an individual race in Cervinia that took place in January and was sponsored by an American television company.

Record World Cup winner Francesco Friedrich

Currently, the World Cup season usually includes eight stations. The two-man and four-man bobsleigh for men and, since the 1994/95 season, the two-man bobsleigh for women are held as part of the World Cup. In the case of the men, the scoring is also carried out in the combination, for which the points from the results of the two-man and four-man bobs are added. The most successful bobsleigh pilot after victories is the German Francesco Friedrich , who exceeded the previous record of his compatriot André Lange with his 46th success in January 2021 . With three successes he also leads the combination of two and four-man bobsleigh.

In non-Olympic winters, the bobsleigh and skeleton world championships , in which the world champions in bobsleigh and skeleton are determined, are the highlight of the world cup season. In contrast to biathlon , for example , the races within the framework of the world championship do not count towards the world cup.

World Cup points system

Current system

With the 2007/08 season , a new point system came into effect. The winner now receives 225, the second 210 and the third 200 points. World Cup points are awarded up to 30th place, for which the pilot receives 20 points. The system is fitted into another system of world, intercontinental and continental cups. Accordingly, fewer points can be won in the lower-class competitions. In the event of a tie, the order is determined by comparing the placements.

place	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12th	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24	25th	26th	27	28	29	30th
Points	225	210	200	192	184	176	168	160	152	144	136	128	120	112	104	96	88	80	74	68	62	56	50	45	40	36	32	28	24	20th

Previous system

In the point system before the 2007/08 season, the first received 100, the second 90 and the third 80 points. Points were also awarded up to 30th place, but this only received one point. In the event of a tie, as in the current system, the order was determined by comparing the placements.

place	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12th	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24	25th	26th	27	28	29	30th
Points	100	90	80	70	65	60	55	50	45	42	39	36	33	30th	27	24	22nd	20th	18th	16	14th	12th	10	8th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

Previous winners in the overall World Cup

→ Main article : List of world cup winners in bobsleigh

Two-man bobsleigh

pilot	title
Alexander Subkov	5
André Lange	4th
Francesco Friedrich	3
Wolfgang Hoppe	3
Ingo Appelt	2
Maximilian Arndt	2
Marcel Rohner	2
Martin Annen	1
Harald Czudaj	1
Ekkehard Fasser	1
Steven Holcomb	1
Jeff Jost	1
Alexander Kasyanov	1
Christoph Langen	1
Johannes Lochner	1
Chris Lori	1
Pierre Lueders	1
Manuel Machata	1
Oskars Melbārdis	1
Yevgeny Popov	1
Matt Roy	1
Hubert Schösser	1
Brian Shimer	1
Gustav Weder	1
Won Yun-jong	1

Men's four-bobsleigh

pilot	title
Pierre Lueders	6th
Martin Annen	3
Christoph Langen	3
Anton Fischer	2
Francesco Friedrich	2
Beat Hefti	2
Steven Holcomb	2
Wolfgang Hoppe	2
Günther Huber	2
Justin Kripps	1
Jānis Ķipurs	1
André Lange	1
Oskars Melbārdis	1
Māris Poikāns	1
Christian empire	1
Ivo Rüegg	1
Lyndon Rush	1
Christian Schebitz	1
Alexander Subkov	1
Gustav Weder	1

Combination ranking of men

pilot	title
Francesco Friedrich	3
Steven Holcomb	2
André Lange	2
Oskars Melbārdis	2
Martin Annen	1
Maximilian Arndt	1
Justin Kripps	1
Manuel Machata	1
Alexander Subkov	1
Nico Walther	1

Two-man bobsleigh for women

pilot	title
Sandra Kiriasis	9
Françoise Burdet	4th
Kaillie Humphries	4th
Jean Racine	2
Claudia Bühlmann	1
Susi Erdmann	1
Mariama Jamanka	1
Jamie Greubel Poser	1
Cathleen Martini	1
Barbara Muriset	1
Stephanie Schneider	1
Elana Meyers Taylor	1

1. ↑ First European Championship title for Francesco Friedrich in the four-man bobsleigh - World Cup record broken . In: deutschlandfunk.de, January 12, 2021 (accessed January 13, 2021).