2018–19 Skeleton World Cup
# 2018–19 Skeleton World Cup

The 2018–19 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for skeleton. The season started on 3 December 2018 in Sigulda, Latvia, and finished on 23 February 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The World Cup was organised by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, who also run World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The title sponsor of the World Cup was again BMW.

## Calendar

Anticipated schedule as announced by the IBSF:

| Venue | Date | Details |
| - | - | - |
| Sigulda | 8–9 December | |
| Winterberg | 14 December | |
| Altenberg | 4 January | |
| Königssee | 11 January | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February |
| Igls | 18 January | also European Championships |
| St. Moritz | 25 January | |
| Lake Placid | 15–16 February | |
| Calgary | 22 February | rescheduled from Königssee |
| Calgary | 23–24 February | |
| Whistler | 3-9 March | World Championships |

## Results

### Men

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sigulda | Nikita Tregubov Russia | 1:41.87 (50.81 / 51.06) | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 1:42.24 (51.17 / 51.07) | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:42.40 (51.22 / 51.18) |
| Winterberg | Alexander Tretiakov Russia | 1:52.07 (56.11 / 55.96) | Axel Jungk Germany | 1:52.90 (56.69 / 56.21) | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:52.91 (56.55 / 56.36) |
| Altenberg | Alexander Tretiakov Russia | 1:55.09 (57.09 / 58.00) | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:55.66 (57.58 / 58.08) | Nikita Tregubov Russia | 1:55.93 (57.64 / 58.29) |
| Königssee | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February |
| Igls | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 1:46.17 (53.02 / 53.15) | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:46.45 (53.24 / 53.21) | Axel Jungk Germany | 1:46.46 (53.24 / 53.22) |
| St. Moritz | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 2:15.96 (1:08.20 / 1:07.76) | Alexander Tretiakov Russia | 2:16.16 (1:08.53 / 1:07.63) | Nikita Tregubov Russia | 2:16.23 (1:08.50 / 1:07.73) |
| Lake Placid | Alexander Tretiakov Russia | 1:47.19 (53.47 / 53.72) | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 1:47.33 (53.58 / 53.75) | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:47.44 (53.71 / 53.73) |
| Calgary 1 | Alexander Tretiakov Russia | 1:51.35 (55.85 / 55.50) | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:51.48 (56.08 / 55.40) | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 1:51.51 (55.89 / 55.62) |
| Calgary 2 | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:52.70 (56.30 / 56.40) | Alexander Tretiakov Russia | 1:52.76 (56.40 / 56.36) | Tomass Dukurs Latvia | 1:53.21 (56.87 / 56.34) |

### Women

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sigulda | Elena Nikitina Russia | 1:45.12 (52.51 / 52.69) | Elisabeth Maier Canada | 1:45.42 (52.83 / 52.59) | Tina Hermann Germany | 1:45.60 (52.77 / 52.83) |
| Winterberg | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 1:55.16 (57.61 / 57.55) | Tina Hermann Germany | 1:55.83 (57.96 / 57.87) | Janine Flock Austria | 1:55.86 (57.97 / 57.89) |
| Altenberg | Elena Nikitina Russia | 1:57.42 (58.59 / 58.83) | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 1:57.79 (58.74 / 59.05) | Yulia Kanakina Russia | 1:58.39 (58.19 / 59.20) |
| Königssee | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February | cancelled due to continued snowfall; rescheduled to Calgary on 22 February |
| Igls | Janine Flock Austria | 1:48.64 (54.34 / 54.30) | Elena Nikitina Russia | 1:49.07 (54.43 / 54.64) | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 1:49.09 (54.53 / 54.56) |
| St. Moritz | Mirela Rahneva Canada | 2:17.77 (1:09.22 / 1:08.55) | Elena Nikitina Russia | 2:18.00 (1:09.11 / 1:08.89) | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 2:18.63 (1:09.56 / 1:09.07) |
| Lake Placid | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 1:50.59 (55.07 / 55.52) | none awarded | none awarded | Kendall Wesenberg United States | 1:51.10 (55.15 / 55.95) |
| Lake Placid | Elena Nikitina Russia | 1:50.59 (54.87 / 55.72) | none awarded | none awarded | Kendall Wesenberg United States | 1:51.10 (55.15 / 55.95) |
| Calgary 1 | Mirela Rahneva Canada | 1:54.52 (57.38 / 57.14) | Tina Hermann Germany | 1:54.98 (57.74 / 57.24) | Elisabeth Maier Canada | 1:55.20 (57.75 / 57.45) |
| Calgary 2 | Tina Hermann Germany | 1:57.39 (58.97 / 58.42) | Mirela Rahneva Canada | 1:57.52 (58.94 / 58.58) | Laura Deas Great Britain | 1:57.68 (59.26 / 58.42) |

## Standings

### Men

| Pos. | Racer | SIG | WIN | ALT | IGL | STM | LPL | CGR 1 | CGR 2 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alexander Tretiakov (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1704 |
| 2 | Yun Sung-bin (KOR) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1680 |
| 3 | Martins Dukurs (LAT) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1533 |
| 4 | Nikita Tregubov (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1505 |
| 5 | Axel Jungk (GER) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1458 |
| 6 | Marcus Wyatt (GBR) | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1288 |
| 7 | Tomass Dukurs (LAT) | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | – | 4 | 3 | 1272 |
| 8 | Dave Greszczyszyn (CAN) | 15 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 956 |
| 9 | Vladyslav Heraskevych (UKR) | 9 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 944 |
| 10 | Florian Auer (AUT) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 933 |

### Women

| Pos. | Racer | SIG | WIN | ALT | IGL | STM | LPL | CGR 1 | CGR 2 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Elena Nikitina (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1663 |
| 2 | Tina Hermann (GER) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1597 |
| 3 | Mirela Rahneva (CAN) | 12 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1396 |
| 4 | Sophia Griebel (GER) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1360 |
| 5 | Jacqueline Lölling (GER) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1244 |
| 6 | Kendall Wesenberg (USA) | 11 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1200 |
| 7 | Yulia Kanakina (RUS) | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1152 |
| 8 | Elisabeth Maier (CAN) | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 15 | – | 3 | 4 | 1146 |
| 9 | Jane Channell (CAN) | 4 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1122 |
| 10 | Renata Khuzina (RUS) | 8 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1048 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Latvia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 48 |
