2025–26 Skeleton World Cup
| 2025–26 Skeleton World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall | Matt Weston | Kim Meylemans | |
| Competition | |||
| Edition | 40th | 30th | |
| Locations | 6 | 6 | |
The 2025–26 Skeleton World Cup (official: BMW IBSF Skeleton World Cup) is an ongoing multi-race series over a season of skeleton, organised by International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). It is the 40th edition for men and 30th edition for women of the highest international race series in skeleton and constitutes the bulk of the elite season in terms of events. The World Cup series consisted of six events across six locations, of which five will include a mixed team event.
The season started on 21 November 2025 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the site of the 2026 Winter Olympics and concludes in February 2025 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Results of the races will affect the rankings that decide qualification for the Olympic competition.
Schedule
| No | Location | Date | Men | Women | Mixed team | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 21 November 2025 | ● | ● | ● | |
| - | Innsbruck | 28 November 2025 | cancelled due to track issues | |||
| 2 | Lillehammer | 12 December 2025 | ● | ● | ● | |
| 3 | Sigulda | 18–19 December 2025 | ● | ● | – | |
| 4 | Sigulda II | 19–20 December 2025 | ● | ● | – | added after Innsbruck cancellation |
| 5 | Winterberg | 2 January 2026 | ● | ● | ● | |
| 6 | St. Moritz | 10–11 January 2026 | ● | ● | ● | also European Championships |
| 7 | Altenberg | 16 January 2026 | ● | ● | ● | |
| OG | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 15–22 February 2026 | ● | ● | ● | 2026 Winter Olympics (not included in the World Cup) |
Men
| No. | Country | Place | Winner | Time | Second | Time | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1][2] | Cortina d’Ampezzo | Matt Weston Great Britain |
1:53.84 (56.89/56.95) |
Samuel Maier Austria |
1:53.99 (56.90/57.09) |
Yin Zheng China |
1:54.02 (56.79/57.23) | |
| - | Innsbruck | cancelled | ||||||
| 2[3] | Lillehammer | Matt Weston Great Britain |
1:42.58 (51.14/51.44) |
Axel Jungk Germany |
1:42.63 (51.28/51.35) |
Jung Seung-gi South Korea |
1:42.66 (51.25/51.41) | |
| 3[4] | Sigulda I | Matt Weston Great Britain |
1:40.35 (49.81/50.54) |
Marcus Wyatt Great Britain |
1:41.17 (50.71/50.46) |
Felix Keisinger Germany |
1:41.20 (50.82/50.38) | |
| 4[5] | Sigulda II | Marcus Wyatt Great Britain |
1:41.37 (50.02/51.35) |
Matt Weston Great Britain |
1:41.51 (50.15/51.36) |
Yin Zheng China |
1:41.89 (50.98/50.91) | |
| 5 | Winterberg | |||||||
| 6 | St. Moritz | |||||||
| 7 | Altenberg | |||||||
| Overall | ||||||||
Overall Standings
After four races, Top ten only:
| Rank[6] | Racer | Nation | Points | COR | INN | LIL | SIG I | SIG II | WIN | STM | ALT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Weston | Great Britain | 885 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | Yin Zheng | China | 768 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Marcus Wyatt | United Kingdom | 731 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Jung Seung-gi | South Korea | 712 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | Axel Jungk | Germany | 706 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| 6 | Samuel Maier | Austria | 642 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||||
| 7 | Chen Wenhao | China | 608 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Amedeo Bagnis | Italy | 570 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 9 | Felix Keisinger | Germany | 568 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 | ||||
| 10 | Lin Qinwei | China | 528 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
Women
| No. | Country | Place | Winner | Time | Second | Time | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1][7] | Cortina d’Ampezzo | Jacqueline Pfeifer Germany |
1:55.93 (57.99/57.64) |
Hannah Neise Germany |
1:56.16 (58.07/58.09) |
Kim Meylemans Belgium |
1:56.25 (58.23/58.02) | |
| - | Innsbruck | cancelled | ||||||
| 2[8] | Lillehammer | Janine Flock Austria |
1:44.31 (52.09/52.22) |
Tabitha Stoecker Great Britain |
1:44.49 (52.26/52.23) |
Kim Meylemans Belgium |
1:44.56 (52.31/52.25) | |
| 3[9] | Sigulda I | Kim Meylemans Belgium |
1:43.90 (51.97/51.93) |
Tabitha Stoecker Great Britain |
1:44.24 (51.82/52.42) |
Janine Flock Austria |
1:44.29 (51.96/52.33) | |
| 4[10] | Sigulda II | Kim Meylemans Belgium |
1:44.16 (51.80/52.36) |
Anna Fernstädt Czech Republic |
1:44.24 (51.73/52.51) |
Amelia Coltman Great Britain |
1:44.30 (51.87/52.43) | |
| 5 | Winterberg | |||||||
| 6 | St. Moritz | |||||||
| 7 | Altenberg | |||||||
| Overall | ||||||||
Overall Standings
After four races; top ten only:
| Rank[11] | Racer | Nation | Points | COR | INN | LIL | SIG I | SIG II | WIN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Meylemans | Belgium | 850 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Janine Flock | Austria | 809 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Jacqueline Pfeifer | Germany | 754 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 4 | Hannah Neise | Germany | 722 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Anna Fernstädt | Czechia | 714 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 6 | Tabitha Stoecker | United Kingdom | 708 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Kimberley Bos | Netherlands | 648 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Amelia Coltman | United Kingdom | 592 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Susanne Kreher | Germany | 568 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Corinna Leipold | Germany | 528 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Mixed team
| No. | Country | Place | Winner | Time | Second | Time | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1][12] | Cortina d’Ampezzo | Great Britain 1 Tabitha Stoecker Marcus Wyatt |
2:01.23 (1:01.31/59.92) |
Germany 1 Jacqueline Pfeifer Axel Jungk |
2:01.28 (1:01.45/59.83) |
Austria 1 Janine Flock Samuel Maier |
2:01.43 (1:01.39/1:00.04) | |
| - | Innsbruck | cancelled | ||||||
| 2[13] | Lillehammer | Great Britain 1 Tabitha Stoecker Marcus Wyatt |
1:49.33 (55.26/54.07) |
United States 1 Mystique Ro Austin Florian |
1:49.89 (55.61/54.28) |
Germany 1 Jacqueline Pfeifer Axel Jungk |
1:49.91 (55.72/54.19) | |
| 3 | Winterberg | |||||||
| 4 | St. Moritz | |||||||
| Overall | ||||||||
Overall Standings
After two races, top ten only:
| Rank[14] | Team | Points | COR | INN | LIL | WIN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain I | 450 | 225 | 225 | |||
| 2 | Germany I | 410 | 210 | 200 | |||
| 3 | USA I | 394 | 184 | 210 | |||
| 4 | Italy I | 360 | 176 | 184 | |||
| 5 | Great Britain II | 336 | 144 | 192 | |||
| 6 | Italy II | 336 | 168 | 168 | |||
| 7 | Germany II | 320 | 192 | 128 | |||
| 8 | Austria I | 312 | 200 | 112 | |||
| 9 | China I | 304 | 128 | 176 | |||
| 10 | China II | 304 | 152 | 152 |
Podium table by nation
Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "GB clinch two skeleton golds in World Cup opener". BBC Sport. 2025-11-21. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Men - Cortina d'Ampezzo". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Men - Innsbruck". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Men - Sigulda I". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ "International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Men - Sigulda II". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ "IBSF World Cup standings - Men's Skeleton". IBSF Results. IBSF.
- ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Cortina d'Ampezzo". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Innsbruck". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Sigulda I". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Sigulda II". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ "IBSF World Cup standings - Women's Skeleton". IBSF Results. IBSF.
- ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "IBSF World Cup standings - Men's Skeleton". IBSF Results. IBSF.