Skeleton World Cup Explained

The Skeleton World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation since 1986–87. The women's version of this event debuted in 1996–97.

Overall results

Men

Debuted: 1986–87

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird place
1986/87 Andi Schmid   Alain Wicki Christian Auer
1987/88 Andi Schmid (2)   Alain Wicki Christian Auer
1988/89   Alain Wicki Christian Auer Andi Schmid
1989/90 Christian Auer   Urs Vercoli Franz Plangger
1990/91 Christian Auer Michael Grünberger Andi Schmid
1991/92 Christian Auer   Gregor Stähli Martin Thaler
1992/93 Franz Plangger Christian Auer   Gregor Stähli
1993/94 Christian Auer Andi Schmid Franz Plangger
1994/95 Christian Auer (5) Franz Plangger Alexander Müller
1995/96 Ryan Davenport Michael Grünberger Christian Auer
1996/97 Alexander Müller Ryan Davenport Willi Schneider
1997/98 Willi Schneider Kazuhiro Koshi Andy Böhme
1998/99 Andy Böhme Ryan Davenport Jim Shea
1999/2000 Andy Böhme (2) Chris Soule Kristan Bromley
2000/01 Lincoln DeWitt Kazuhiro Koshi Jim Shea
2001/02   Gregor Stähli Chris Soule Martin Rettl
2002/03 Chris Soule Jeff Pain Kazuhiro Koshi
2003/04 Kristan Bromley Duff Gibson Frank Kleber
2004/05 Jeff Pain Chris Soule Duff Gibson
2005/06 Jeff Pain (2)   Gregor Stähli Eric Bernotas
2006/07 Zach Lund Eric Bernotas Aleksandr Tretyakov
2007/08 Kristan Bromley (2) Jon Montgomery Zach Lund
2008/09 Aleksandr Tretyakov Florian Grassl Frank Rommel
2009/10 Martins Dukurs Frank Rommel Sandro Stielicke
2010/11 Martins Dukurs Sandro Stielicke Frank Rommel
2011/12 Martins Dukurs Frank Rommel Tomass Dukurs
2012/13 Martins Dukurs Tomass Dukurs Alexander Kröckel
2013/14 Martins Dukurs Tomass Dukurs Matthew Antoine
2014/15 Martins Dukurs Tomass Dukurs Axel Jungk
2015/16 Martins Dukurs Yun Sung-bin Tomass Dukurs
2016/17 Martins Dukurs Yun Sung-bin Aleksandr Tretyakov
2017/18 Yun Sung-bin Axel Jungk Tomass Dukurs
2018/19 Aleksandr Tretyakov (2) Yun Sung-bin Martins Dukurs
2019/20 Martins Dukurs Aleksandr Tretyakov Yun Sung-bin
2020/21 Martins Dukurs Alexander Gassner Tomass Dukurs
2021/22 Martins Dukurs (11) Axel Jungk Christopher Grotheer
2022/23 Christopher Grotheer Matt Weston Marcus Wyat
2023/24 Matt Weston Christopher Grotheer Yin Zheng

Women

Debuted: 1996–97

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird place
1996/97 Steffi Hanzlik Michelle Kelly   Maya Bieri
1997/98   Maya Bieri Steffi Hanzlik Susan Speiran
1998/99 Steffi Hanzlik (2)   Ursi Walliser   Maya Bieri
1999/2000 Alex Coomber   Maya Bieri Michelle Kelly
2000/01 Alex Coomber Steffi Hanzlik   Maya Bieri
2001/02 Alex Coomber (3)   Maya Bieri Lindsay Alcock
2002/03 Michelle Kelly Lindsay Alcock Tristan Gale
2003/04 Lindsay Alcock Diana Sartor Michelle Kelly
2004/05 Noelle Pikus-Pace   Maya Bieri Kerstin Jürgens
2005/06 Mellisa Hollingsworth   Maya Bieri Diana Sartor
2006/07 Katie Uhlaender Noelle Pikus-Pace Michelle Kelly
2007/08 Katie Uhlaender (2) Michelle Kelly Mellisa Hollingsworth
2008/09 Marion Thees Shelley Rudman Katie Uhlaender
2009/10 Mellisa Hollingsworth (2) Shelley Rudman Kerstin Szymkowiak
2010/11 Anja Huber Shelley Rudman Mellisa Hollingsworth
2011/12 Shelley Rudman Marion Thees Anja Huber
2012/13 Marion Thees (2) Anja Huber Katie Uhlaender
2013/14 Elizabeth Yarnold Noelle Pikus-Pace Shelley Rudman
2014/15 Janine Flock Elizabeth Yarnold Tina Hermann
2015/16 Tina Hermann Jacqueline Lölling Jane Channell
2016/17 Jacqueline Lölling Tina Hermann Mirela Rahneva
2017/18 Jacqueline Lölling Tina Hermann Elisabeth Vathje
2018/19 Elena Nikitina Tina Hermann Mirela Rahneva
2019/20 Jacqueline Lölling (3) Janine Flock Elena Nikitina
2020/21 Janine Flock (2) Tina Hermann Kimberley Bos
2021/22 Kimberley Bos Janine Flock Elena Nikitina
2022/23 Tina Hermann (2) Kimberley Bos Mirela Rahneva
2023/24 Kimberley Bos (2) Kim Meylemans Valentina Margaglio

Record of victories and podiums

(NB: some results are based without official sources because archives do not exist to date. Results are missing for the first two World Cups in 1987 and 1988)

Men

Rank! style="background-color: #ccc;" style="width:66%;"
NameVictories
1 Martins Dukurs61
2 Aleksandr Tretyakov22
3 Yun Sung-bin10
Gregor Stähli10
5 Christian Auer9
Jeff Pain9
7 Frank Rommel7
align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Matt Weston7
9 Kristan Bromley6
align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Christopher Grotheer6
Franz Plangger6
Zach Lund6
Ryan Davenport6
Rank! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="160"
Name1st2nd3rdTotal
1align=left Martins Dukurs6121890
2 Aleksandr Tretyakov22262068
3 Yun Sung-bin10151237
4 Tomass Dukurs1161431
5 Gregor Stähli109625
6 Christian Auer99523
7 Jeff Pain97622
Frank Rommel76922
9align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Christopher Grotheer65920
10align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Axel Jungk38819
11 Kristan Bromley67417
Chris Soule521017

Women

Rank! style="background-color: #ccc;" style="width:66%;"
NameVictories
1align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Tina Hermann18
2align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Elena Nikitina14
3 Anja Selbach12
align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Jacqueline Lölling12
5 Katie Uhlaender11
Elizabeth Yarnold11
Steffi Hanzlik11
8align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Janine Flock10
9 Noelle Pikus-Pace9
10 Shelley Rudman8
Maya Pedersen-Bieri8
Rank! style="background-color: #ccc;" width="160"
Name1st2nd3rdTotal
1align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Tina Hermann1813738
2align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Janine Flock1091736
3 Mellisa Hollingsworth7131535
4 Anja Selbach12191031
5align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Jacqueline Lölling1210830
6 Michelle Kelly613928
7 Maya Pedersen-Bieri826
8align=left bgcolor=CFECEC Elena Nikitina145423
align=left Noelle Pikus-Pace95923
10align=left Katie Uhlaender116522
11 Shelley Rudman87621

References

See main article: world cups.