The 2014–15 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for skeleton. The season started on 12 December 2014 in Lake Placid, New York, United States, and ended on 15 February 2015 in Sochi, Russia. The World Cup is organised by the FIBT who also runs World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The season was sponsored by Viessmann.
| Winners | |
|---|---|
| Men |  Martins Dukurs (LAT) |
| Women |  Janine Flock (AUT) |
| Competitions | |
| Venues | 8 (8 events) |
Calendar edit
Below is the schedule of the 2014–15 season[1]
| Venue | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Lake Placid
|
12 December 2014 | |
 Calgary
|
19 December 2014 | |
 Altenberg
|
9–10 January 2015 | |
| Königssee
|
16–17 January 2015 | |
 St. Moritz
|
23 January 2015 | |
 La Plagne
|
30–31 January 2015 | Due to track conditions, the women's race was cancelled[2] and the men's race was shortened to one run; also served as FIBT European Championships for men. |
| Igls
|
7–8 February 2015 | Double race for women; also served as FIBT European Championships for women (second race only).[3] |
 Sochi
|
14–15 February 2015 |
Results edit
Men edit
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Lake Placid
|
Martins Dukurs
|
1:47.42 (53.74 / 53.68) |
Tomass Dukurs
|
1:47.72 (53.89 / 53.83) |
Matthew Antoine
|
1:47.86 (53.84 / 54.02) |
| Calgary
|
Martins Dukurs
|
1:51.06 (55.70 / 55.36) |
Tomass Dukurs
|
1:51.96 (56.11 / 55.85) |
 Yun Sung-bin
|
1:52.23 (56.39 / 55.84) |
| Altenberg
|
Martins Dukurs
|
1:57.25 (58.01 / 59.24) |
Tomass Dukurs
|
1:58.35 (58.83 / 59.52) |
Aleksandr Tretyakov
|
1:58.47 (59.02 / 59.45) |
| Königssee
|
Aleksandr Tretyakov
|
1:42.98 (51.37 / 51.61) |
Martins Dukurs
|
1:43.15 (51.47 / 51.68) |
Matthew Antoine
|
1:43.29 (51.74 / 51.55) |
| St. Moritz
|
Martins Dukurs
|
2:16.17 (1:08.25 / 1:07.92) |
Yun Sung-bin
|
2:16.77 (1:08.45 / 1:08.32) |
Nikita Tregubov
|
2:17.36 (1:08.92 / 1:08.44) |
| La Plagne
|
Martins Dukurs
|
59.77 | Aleksandr Tretyakov
|
1:00.17 | Tomass Dukurs
|
1:00.64 |
| Igls
|
Martins Dukurs
|
1:45.52 (52.67 / 52.85) |
Aleksandr Tretyakov
|
1:45.97 (53.00 / 52.97) |
Nikita Tregubov
|
1:46.26 (53.03 / 53.23) |
| Sochi
|
Aleksandr Tretyakov
|
1:52.40 (56.27 / 56.13) |
Martins Dukurs
|
1:52.81 (56.37 / 56.44) |
Yun Sung-bin
|
1:53.68 (56.94 / 56.74) |
Women edit
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Lake Placid
|
 Lizzy Yarnold
|
1:51.13 (55.47 / 55.66) |
Elisabeth Vathje
|
1:51.90 (55.77 / 56.13) |
Janine Flock
|
1:52.04 (55.94 / 56.10) |
| Calgary
|
Elisabeth Vathje
|
1:55.31 (57.75 / 57.56) |
Laura Deas
|
1:55.62 (57.91 / 57.71) |
Tina Hermann
|
1:55.64 (58.00 / 57.64) |
| Altenberg
|
Maria Orlova
|
1:58.65 (59.41 / 59.24) |
Lizzy Yarnold
|
1:58.69 (59.37 / 59.32) |
Elena Nikitina
|
1:58.87 (59.73 / 59.14) |
| Königssee
|
Lizzy Yarnold
|
1:44.24 (52.06 / 52.18) |
Anja Huber
|
1:44.95 (52.42 / 52.53) |
Maria Orlova
|
1:45.10 (52.51 / 52.59) |
| St. Moritz
|
Janine Flock
|
2:20.34 (1:10.40 / 1:09.94) |
Elisabeth Vathje
|
2:20.43 (1:10.53 / 1:09.90) |
Laura Deas
|
2:20.58 (1:10.45 / 1:10.13) |
| La Plagne
|
Cancelled due to track conditions,[2] race made up in Igls (Race 2)[3] | |||||
| Igls (Race 1)
|
Lizzy Yarnold
|
1:49.46 (54.90 / 54.56) |
Elisabeth Vathje
|
1:49.64 (54.81 / 54.83) |
Janine Flock
|
1:49.83 (54.79 / 55.04) |
| Igls (Race 2)
|
Lizzy Yarnold
|
1:48.84 (54.52 / 54.32) |
Janine Flock
|
1:49.14 (54.70 / 54.44) |
Rose McGrandle
|
1:49.23 (54.68 / 54.55) |
| Sochi
|
Lizzy Yarnold
|
1:56.57 (57.94 / 58.63) |
Maria Orlova
|
1:56.61 (58.51 / 58.10) |
Anja Huber
|
1:56.92 (58.44 / 58.48) |
Standings edit
Men edit
| Pos. | Racer | LKP
|
CAL
|
ALT
|
KON
|
STM
|
LPL
|
IGL
|
SOC
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martins Dukurs (LAT)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1770 |
| 2 | Tomass Dukurs (LAT)
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1526 |
| 3 | Axel Jungk (GER)
|
4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1408 |
| 4 | Matthew Antoine (USA)
|
3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1272 |
| 5 | Dominic Parsons (GBR)
|
14 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1232 |
| 6 | Yun Sung-bin (KOR)
|
– | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1218 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS)
|
– | – | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1214 |
| 8 | Christopher Grotheer (GER)
|
15 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | – | 1088 |
| 9 | Dave Greszczyszyn (CAN)
|
8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1072 |
| 10 | Matthias Guggenberger (AUT)
|
9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 1038 |
| 11 | Sergei Chudinov (RUS)
|
– | – | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 992 |
| 12 | Nikita Tregubov (RUS)
|
– | – | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | – | 952 |
| 13 | Kilian von Schleinitz (GER)
|
17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | – | 928 |
| 14 |  Hiroatsu Takahashi (JPN)
|
12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 22 | – | 880 |
| 15 | Kyle Tress (USA)
|
5 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 754 |
| 16 | Raphael Maier (AUT)
|
6 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | – | 748 |
| 17 | Barrett Martineau (CAN)
|
16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 606 |
| 18 | Yuki Sasahara (JPN)
|
19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | – | 580 |
| 19 |  Mattia Gaspari (ITA)
|
– | – | 14 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 15 | – | 514 |
| 20 | Ronald Auderset (SUI)
|
22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 514 |
| 21 | Ed Smith (GBR)
|
18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | – | – | 16 | 462 |
| 22 | Evan Neufeldt (CAN)
|
– | – | 19 | 19 | 8 | – | 21 | 19 | 444 |
| 23 | Anton Batuev (RUS)
|
7 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 400 |
| 24 | Joseph Luke Cecchini (ITA)
|
20 | 15 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 12 | 345 |
| 25 |  Ander Mirambell (ESP)
|
24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 333 |
| 26 | Pavel Kulikov (RUS)
|
11 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 280 |
| 27 |  John Farrow (AUS)
|
21 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | – | – | – | 269 |
| 28 |  Dorin Velicu (ROU)
|
– | – | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 16 | – | 249 |
| 29 | Alexander Mutovin (RUS)
|
13 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 232 |
| 30 | Kyle Brown (USA)
|
– | – | 28 | 23 | 16 | – | – | 22 | 230 |
| 31 |  Rhys Thornbury (NZL)
|
– | – | 27 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 27 | – | 193 |
| 32 | Lee Han-sin (KOR)
|
23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 23 | 192 |
| 33 | Stephen Garbett (USA)
|
10 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 180 |
| 34 | David Michael Swift (GBR)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 168 |
| 35 | Dominic Rady (GER)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 112 |
| 36 |  Alexandros Kefalas (GRE)
|
– | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 30 | – | 110 |
| 37 | Giovanni Mulassano (ITA)
|
– | – | 23 | 26 | 29 | – | – | – | 110 |
| 38 | Michael Zachrau (GER)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 104 |
| 39 | Allen Blackwell (USA)
|
– | – | – | – | – | 21 | 28 | – | 90 |
| 40 | Greg Rafter (CAN)
|
25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 85 |
| 41 | Alexander Auer (AUT)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 68 |
| 42 |  Sean Greenwood (IRL)
|
– | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 |
| 43 | Nicholas Timmings (AUS)
|
– | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | 40 |
| 44 | Dean Timmings (AUS)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | – | 24 |
Women edit
| Pos. | Racer | LKP
|
CAL
|
ALT
|
KON
|
STM
|
IGL2
|
IGL1
|
SOC
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janine Flock (AUT)
|
3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1531 |
| 2 | Lizzy Yarnold (GBR)
|
1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1511 |
| 3 | Tina Hermann (GER)
|
4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1496 |
| 4 | Anja Huber (GER)
|
10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1346 |
| 5 | Laura Deas (GBR)
|
12 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1314 |
| 6 | Sophia Griebel (GER)
|
7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1304 |
| 7 | Rose McGrandle (GBR)
|
6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1256 |
| 8 | Marina Gilardoni (SUI)
|
8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1250 |
| 9 | Lanette Prediger (CAN)
|
11 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 1112 |
| 10 | Elisabeth Vathje (CAN)
|
2 | 1 | 20 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | 1099 |
| 11 |  Joska Le Conte (NED)
|
16 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 920 |
| 12 | Maria Orlova (RUS)
|
– | – | 1 | 3 | 20 | 4 | – | 2 | 895 |
| 13 | Anne O'Shea (USA)
|
9 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 866 |
| 14 | Jane Channell (CAN)
|
– | – | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 848 |
| 15 | Savannah Graybill (USA)
|
5 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 830 |
| 16 | Carina Mair (AUT)
|
15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 9 | – | 14 | – | 704 |
| 17 | Elena Nikitina (RUS)
|
– | – | 3 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 12 | – | 696 |
| 18 | Svetlana Vasilyeva (RUS)
|
13 | – | 9 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 684 |
| 19 | Takako Omukai (JPN)
|
14 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 13 | – | 22 | – | 560 |
| 20 | Maria Marinela Mazilu (ROU)
|
– | – | 21 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | – | 514 |
| 21 | Lelde Priedulēna (LAT)
|
– | – | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | – | 490 |
| 22 | Eiko Nakayama (JPN)
|
17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | – | – | – | 372 |
| 23 | Jaclyn Narracott (AUS)
|
21 | 17 | – | – | 22 | 19 | 21 | – | 342 |
| 24 | Madison Charney (CAN)
|
19 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 218 |
| 25 | Olga Potylitsina (RUS)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 14 | 216 |
| 26 | Yulia Kanakina (RUS)
|
18 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 200 |
| 27 | Anastasia Novikova (RUS)
|
20 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 164 |
References edit
- ^ "FIBT Viessmann World Cup Tour 2014/2015" (PDF). FIBT. Retrieved 23 November 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Women's skeleton race cancelled". FIBT. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Cancelled race will be made up on Sunday in Igls". FIBT. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Rankings List". Fibt.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Rankings List". Fibt.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.