Skeleton World Championship 2008
The 20th Skeleton World Championship took place from February 18 to 24, 2008 in Altenberg . It was part of the FIBT world championship, in addition to competitions for men and women in skeleton , the world championships in three bobsleigh classes and a team competition with two bobsleighs and two skeletons each were held.
The German athletes use the home advantage on the difficult Altenberg track and won two of the three disciplines and four of nine medals. The third gold went to Kristan Bromley, the reigning European champion and winner of the overall World Cup , who also won a gold medal in this sport for his home country for the first time and the first medal for a male Brit in skeleton. Anja Huber became double world champion after her victory at the European Championship. This makes her the first double world champion and first German world champion since Diana Sartor in 2004.
Results
team
space | nation | athlete | Terms | rank | End time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany |
Sebastian Haupt bobsleigh team Sandra Kiriasis Anja Huber bobsleigh team Matthias Höpfner |
59.74 58.89 1: 01.85 56.72 |
2 2 1 1 |
3: 57.20 |
2 | Canada |
Jon Montgomery Bobsleigh Team Kaillie Humphries Michelle Kelly Bobsleigh Team Lyndon Rush |
1: 00.19 59.00 1: 02.52 57.27 |
4 3 4 3 |
3: 58.98 +1.78 |
3 | United States |
Zach Lund bobsleigh team Erin Pac Katie Uhlaender bobsleigh team Steven Holcomb |
59.62 1: 00.07 1: 02.22 57.16 |
1 5 2 2 |
3: 59.07 +1.87 |
4th | United Kingdom |
Anthony Sawyer bobsleigh team Nicola Minichiello Amy Williams bobsleigh team John Jackson |
1: 00.23 58.74 1: 02.27 58.27 |
5 1 3 6 |
3: 59.51 +2.31 |
5 | Russia |
Alexander Tretyakov bobsleigh team Wiktoria Tokowaia Swetlana Trunowa bobsleigh team Dimitri Abramowitsch |
1: 00.17 1: 00.85 1: 03.66 57.28 |
3 6 5 4 |
4: 01.96 +4.76 |
6th | Switzerland |
Daniel Mächler bobsleigh team Sabina Hafner Jessica Kilian bobsleigh team Daniel Schmid |
1: 00.27 59.66 1: 05.52 57.43 |
6 4 6 5 |
4: 02.88 +5.68 |
Date: February 18, 2008 - There were eight teams at the start, one fewer than when this competition was held in the previous year.
Men
space | athlete | nation | Terms | rank | End time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kristan Bromley | United Kingdom | 58.13 58.90 58.23 59.45 |
1 2 3 10 |
3: 54.71 |
2 | Jon Montgomery | Canada | 58.33 59.27 58.16 59.63 |
3 10 1 14 |
3: 55.39 +0.68 |
3 | Frank Rommel | Germany | 58.46 59.16 58.25 59.58 |
5 6 4 12 |
3: 55.45 +0.74 |
4th | Florian Grassl | Germany | 58.15 59.08 58.18 1: 00.09 |
2 5 2 17 |
3: 55.50 +0.79 |
5 | Martin's course | Latvia | 59.18 58.73 58.93 59.36 |
10 1 6 8 |
3: 56.20 +1.49 |
6th | Zach Lund | United States | 58.43 59.37 59.22 59.26 |
4 15 8 7 |
3: 56.28 +1.57 |
7th | Sebastian Haupt | Germany | 58.94 59.36 59.23 59.12 |
8 14 9 3 |
3: 56.65 +1.94 |
8th | Jeff Pain | Canada | 58.65 59.26 58.87 59.98 |
6 9 5 15 |
3: 56.76 +2.05 |
9 | Alexander Tretyakov | Russia | 59.12 58.98 59.58 59.22 |
9 3 10 5 |
3: 56.90 +2.19 |
10 | Adam Pengilly | United Kingdom | 59.25 59.04 59.05 59.62 |
11 4 7 13 |
3: 56.96 +2.25 |
11 | Tomass Dukurs | Latvia | 59.73 59.27 1: 00.18 59.12 |
20 10 13 3 |
3: 58.30 +3.59 |
12 | Eric Bernotas | United States | 59.41 59.2 1: 00.66 59.07 |
13 8 15 2 |
3: 58.39 +3.68 |
13 | Ben Sandford | New Zealand | 58.93 59.49 59.86 1: 00.38 |
7 17 11 20 |
3: 58.66 +3.95 |
14th | Markus Penz | Austria | 59.66 59.28 1: 00.21 59.56 |
18 12 14 11 |
3: 58.71 +4.00 |
15th | Michael Douglas | Canada | 59.67 59.24 59.97 59.99 |
19 7 12 16 |
3: 58.87 +4.16 |
16 | Kazuhiro Koshi | Japan | 59.35 59.60 1: 00.67 59.42 |
12 18 16 9 |
3: 59.04 +4.33 |
17th | Anthony Sawyer | United Kingdom | 59.60 59.37 1: 01.58 59.24 |
16 15 20 6 |
3: 59.79 +5.08 |
18th | Daniel Mächler | Switzerland | 59.47 59.33 1: 00.81 1: 00.21 |
14 13 17 19 |
3: 59.82 +5.11 |
19th | Alexander Mutowin | Russia | 59.93 1: 00.47 1: 01.11 59.02 |
21 21 18 1 |
4: 00.53 +5.82 |
20th | Caleb Smith | United States | 59.62 59.97 1: 01.42 1: 00.12 |
17 19 19 18 |
4: 01.13 +6.42 |
21st | Iain Roberts | New Zealand | 1: 00.17 1: 00.74 1: 01.77 |
23 22 23 |
3: 02.68 |
22nd | Masaru Inada | Japan | 1: 00.05 1: 01.23 1: 01.62 |
22 24 22 |
3: 02.90 |
23 | Stefan Mörker | Switzerland | 1: 00.28 1: 00.93 1: 01.90 |
24 23 24 |
3: 03.11 |
24 | Peter van Wees | Netherlands | 1: 00.81 1: 01.25 1: 01.58 |
25 25 20 |
3: 03.64 |
25th | Patrick Shannon | Ireland | 1: 01.50 1: 01.93 1: 03.17 |
27 26 25 |
3: 06.60 |
26th | In-ho cho | South Korea | 1: 01.46 1: 02.80 1: 03.89 |
26 28 28 |
3: 08.15 |
27 | Other Mirambell | Spain | 1: 01.87 1: 02.04 1: 04.81 |
28 27 29 |
3: 08.72 |
28 | Anže Šetina | Slovenia | 1: 02.49 1: 03.17 1: 03.66 |
30 29 26 |
3: 09.32 |
29 | Ivan Pokos | Croatia | 1: 02.10 1: 04.35 1: 03.75 |
29 30 27 |
3: 10.20 |
30th | Pavel Kubík | Czech Republic | 1: 06.39 1: 05.62 1: 08.39 |
31 31 30 |
3: 20.40 |
31 | Matthias Guggenberger | Austria | 59.58 1: 00.16 dns |
15 20 |
Date: 21./22. February 2008 - There were 31 athletes at the start, the same number as last year. After the third run, only the top 20 qualified for the final fourth run. Matthias Guggenberger did not compete after the second run.
Women
space | athlete | nation | Terms | rank | End time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Anja Huber | Germany | 1: 00.29 1: 02.18 59.60 1: 00.71 |
1 6 1 4 |
4: 02.78 |
2 | Katie Uhlaender | United States | 1: 00.47 1: 02.29 59.89 1: 00.43 |
2 7 2 2 |
4: 03.08 +0.30 |
3 | Kerstin Juergens | Germany | 1: 01.15 1: 02.31 1: 00.46 59.98 |
4 8 7 1 |
4: 03.90 +1.12 |
4th | Michelle Kelly | Canada | 1: 00.99 1: 01.97 1: 00.00 1: 01.11 |
3 3 3 8 |
4: 04.07 +1.29 |
5 | Amy Williams | United Kingdom | 1: 01.94 1: 01.57 1: 00.08 1: 00.53 |
7 1 4 3 |
4: 04.12 +1.34 |
6th | Mellisa Hollingsworth | Canada | 1: 01.15 1: 02.56 1: 00.30 1: 00.82 |
4 13 5 6 |
4: 04.83 +2.05 |
7th | Marion Trott | Germany | 1: 01.69 1: 02.12 1: 00.36 1: 00.84 |
6 5 6 7 |
4: 05.01 +2.23 |
8th | Sara Reid | Canada | 1: 03.60 1: 01.95 1: 00.46 1: 00.81 |
12 2 7 5 |
4: 06.82 +4.04 |
9 | Maggie Davies | United Kingdom | 1: 02.96 1: 02.32 1: 00.58 1: 02.16 |
9 9 9 17 |
4: 08.02 +5.24 |
10 | Svetlana Trunova | Russia | 1: 03.19 1: 02.37 1: 00.69 1: 01.78 |
10 10 10 13 |
4: 08.03 +5.25 |
11 | Carla Pavan | Canada | 1: 02.86 1: 02.58 1: 01.25 1: 01.65 |
8 14 11 10 |
4: 08.34 +5.56 |
12 | Melissa Hoar | Australia | 1: 04.72 1: 02.08 1: 01.40 1: 01.78 |
19 4 14 14 |
4: 09.98 +7.20 |
13 | Keslie Tomlinson | United States | 1: 04.42 1: 02.42 1: 01.44 1: 01.79 |
16 11 15 15 |
4: 10.07 +7.29 |
14th | Emma Lincoln-Smith | Australia | 1: 03.27 1: 03.81 1: 01.49 1: 01.57 |
11 20 16 9 |
4: 10.14 +7.36 |
15th | Michelle Steele | Australia | 1: 03.63 1: 03.53 1: 01.31 1: 01.68 |
13 17 13 11 |
4: 10.15 +7.37 |
16 | Olga Korobkina | Russia | 1: 04.56 1: 02.52 1: 01.29 1: 02.23 |
17 12 12 18 |
4: 10.60 +7.82 |
17th | Tionette Stoddard | New Zealand | 1: 03.64 1: 03.39 1: 02.51 1: 01.68 |
14 16 20 11 |
4: 11.22 +8.44 |
18th | Jessica Kilian | Switzerland | 1: 04.21 1: 03.58 1: 01.52 1: 02.04 |
15 19 17 16 |
4: 11.35 +8.57 |
19th | Courtney Yamada | United States | 1: 04.65 1: 03.23 1: 02.51 1: 02.48 |
18 15 20 19 |
4: 12.87 +10.09 |
20th | Eiko Nakayama | Japan | 1: 04.83 1: 03.53 1: 01.75 1: 03.79 |
20 17 18 20 |
4: 13.90 +11.12 |
21st | Louise Corcoran | New Zealand | 1: 05.15 1: 05.38 1: 02.35 |
22 22 19 |
3: 12.88 |
22nd | Janine Flock | Austria | 1: 05.18 1: 05.32 1: 02.57 |
23 21 22 |
3: 13.07 |
23 | Michaela Glässer | Czech Republic | 1: 04.96 1: 05.86 1: 02.59 |
21 23 23 |
3: 13.41 |
24 | Barbara Hosch | Switzerland | 1: 06.62 1: 06.33 1: 03.52 |
25 24 25 |
3: 16.47 |
25th | Joska Le Conté | Netherlands | 1: 06.39 1: 09.28 1: 02.60 |
24 25 24 |
3: 18.27 |
26th | Te'a Karvinen | Finland | 1: 08.81 1: 09.73 1: 04.91 |
26 26 26 |
3: 23.45 |
Date: 22./23. February 2008 - There were 26 athletes at the start, three more than in the previous year. After the third run, the field of starters was reduced, only the best 20 drivers were allowed to compete in the final fourth run.
Medal table
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Germany | 2 | - | 2 | 4th |
2. | United Kingdom | 1 | - | - | 1 |
3. | Canada | - | 2 | - | 2 |
4th | United States | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Web links
- Men (PDF; 167 kB) Women (PDF; 163 kB) Team relay (164 kB; PDF)