Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Bobsleigh
at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
Bobsleigh, Pyeongchang 2018.svg
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
Bobsleigh pictogram.svg
Qualification
Two men women
Four men

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.

Qualification

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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
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
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
Two-man
details		 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
Four-man
details		 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
Won Yun-jong
Jun Jung-lin
Seo Young-woo
Kim Dong-hyun
 South Korea
Two-woman
details		 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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References

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