Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics
| Skeleton at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Skeleton pictogram at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
| Venue | Alpensia Sliding Centre |
| Dates | 15–17 February |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 50 from 24 nations |
| Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||
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Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 15 and 17 February 2018. A total of two skeleton events were held, one each for men and women.
Qualification
A total of 50 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 30 men and 20 women could qualify. The qualification was based on 3 successive iterations of the world rankings of 14 January 2018.[1]
Competition schedule
The following was the competition schedule for the two skeleton events.[2]
All times are (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 15 February | 10:00 | Men's singles runs 1 and 2 |
| 16 February | 09:30 | Men's singles runs 3 and 4 |
| 20:20 | Women's singles runs 1 and 2 | |
| 17 February | 20:20 | Women's singles runs 3 and 4 |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |  South Korea* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's[3] | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 3.20.55 | Nikita Tregubov Olympic Athletes from Russia | 3.22.18 | Dominic Parsons Great Britain | 3.22.20 |
| Women's[4] | Lizzy Yarnold Great Britain | 3:27.28 | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 3:27.73 | Laura Deas Great Britain | 3:27.90 |
Participating nations
A total of 50 athletes from 24 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) participated.[5][6] Eight nations made their Winter Olympics debut in the sport: Belgium, China, Ghana, Jamaica, Netherlands, Israel, Nigeria and Ukraine.
Australia (2 athletes)- Austria (2)
- Belgium (1)
- Canada (6)
- China (1)
- Germany (6)
- Ghana (1)
- Great Britain (4)
- Israel (1)
- Italy (1)
- Jamaica (1)
- Japan (3)
- Latvia (3)
- Netherlands (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Nigeria (1)
- Norway (1)
- Olympic Athletes from Russia (2)
- Romania (2)
- South Korea (3)
- Spain (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United States (4)
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References
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Schedule". POCOG. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Men's results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Women's results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Skeleton - Participation" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 22 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Number of Entries by NOC Archived 21 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine pyeongchang2018.com
External links
- Official Results Book – Skeleton