Skeleton World Cup

This article covers the Skeleton World Cup in general. The current season is described under Skeleton World Cup 2019/20 .

The Skeleton World Cup is a skeleton series of competitions held during the winter . The races are organized by the IBSF . The overall men's World Cup winners have been determined since the 1986/87 season. The women's World Cup has been held since the 1996/97 season. In non-Olympic winters, the Skeleton World Championship is the highlight of the season. However, the races in the context of the World Cup do not count towards the World Cup.

Below the World Cup, the Skeleton Intercontinental Cup is located as the link between the World Cup and the continental racing series ( European Cup and North American Cup ).

Event and venues

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The World Cup season usually includes eight stations and is held parallel to the Bobsleigh World Cup . One race for men and women takes place per World Cup weekend. 18 ice channels in Asia , Europe and North America can be used for World Cups.

World Cup points system

The winner of a World Cup 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 fits into the IBSF skeleton ranking . All results from the four official racing series World Cup, Intercontinental Cup, European Cup and North American Cup as well as the results of the World Championships and Junior World Championships are included in the evaluation . 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.

Distribution of points

space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	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 winners in the overall World Cup

→ Main article : List of overall world cup winners in skeleton

Men

pilot	title
Martin's course	9
Christian Auer	5
Andy Boehme	2
Kristan Bromley	2
Jeff Pain	2
Andy Schmid	2
Alexander Tretyakov	2
Ryan Davenport	1
Lincoln DeWitt	1
Zach Lund	1
Alexander Muller	1
Franz Plangger	1
Willi Schneider	1
Chris Soule	1
Gregor Stähli	1
Yun Sung-bin	1
Alain Wicki	1

Women

pilot	title
Alexandra Coomber	3
Jacqueline Lölling	3
Steffi Hanzlik	2
Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards	2
Marion Thees	2
Katie Uhlaender	2
Lindsay Alcock	1
Janine Flock	1
Tina Hermann	1
Anja Huber	1
Michelle Kelly	1
Jelena Nikitina	1
Maya Pedersen-Bieri	1
Noelle Pikus-Pace	1
Shelley Rudman	1
Elizabeth Yarnold	1

Web links

• IBSF - Official Homepage, German version

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IBSF | Lanes. Retrieved on August 7, 2019 (German).