| 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 |
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Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||
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Qualification
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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 | |||
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| 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)
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
- ^ Women's results
- ^ "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
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