Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
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Venue | Alpensia Sliding Centre |
Dates | 18–25 February |
No. of events | 3 (2 men, 1 women) |
Competitors | 164 from 22 nations |
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Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics |
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Qualification
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Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.[1] The events were held between 18 and 25 February 2018. A total of three bobsleigh events were held.
Two events resulted in ties for medal positions. Canada and Germany tied for gold in two-man, and South Korea and Germany tied for silver in four-man.
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Qualification
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A maximum of 170 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games (130 men and 40 women). The qualification was based on the world rankings of 18 January 2018.[2] Nigeria has qualified for the Winter Games for the first time, in Women's 2-person bobsled. The team will be Nigeria's first ever representatives at the Winter Olympics.[3][4]
Competition Schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all events.[5]
All times are (UTC+9).
Date | Time | Event |
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18 February | 20:05 | Two-man runs 1 and 2 |
19 February | 20:15 | Two-man runs 3 and 4 |
20 February | 20:50 | Two-woman runs 1 and 2 |
21 February | 20:40 | Two-woman runs 3 and 4 |
24 February | 9:30 | Four-man runs 1 and 2 |
25 February | 9:30 | Four-man runs 3 and 4 |
Medal Summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Two-man |
Justin Kripps Alexander Kopacz Canada |
3:16.86 | Not awarded due to tie for gold |
Oskars Melbārdis Jānis Strenga Latvia |
3:16.91 | |
Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis Germany |
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Four-man |
Francesco Friedrich Candy Bauer Martin Grothkopp Thorsten Margis Germany |
3:15.85 | Nico Walther Kevin Kuske Alexander Rödiger Eric Franke Germany |
3:16.38 | Not awarded due to tie for silver |
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Won Yun-jong Jun Jung-lin Seo Young-woo Kim Dong-hyun South Korea |
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Two-woman |
Mariama Jamanka Lisa Buckwitz Germany |
3:22.45 | Elana Meyers Taylor Lauren Gibbs United States |
3:22.52 | Kaillie Humphries Phylicia George Canada |
3:22.89 |
Participating nations
A total of 164 athletes from 22 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate[6] (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). This was the first time that Nigeria had qualified for the Winter Games in any sport. The two-woman bobsleigh team was thus Nigeria's first ever representation at the Winter Olympics.[3][7]
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- Australia (4)
- Austria (12)
- Belgium (4)
- Brazil (4)
- Canada (18)
- China (6)
- Croatia (4)
- Czech Republic (8)
- France (5)
- Germany (18)
- Great Britain (10)
- Italy (4)
- Jamaica (2)
- Latvia (8)
- Monaco (2)
- Nigeria (2)
- Olympic Athletes from Russia (10)
- Poland (4)
- Romania (7)
- South Korea (6)
- Switzerland (10)
- United States (16)
References
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