Skeleton IBSF World Cup 2025 - 2026

[Gianlu33 5,276]

I have to say, it doesn’t look like the Germans are enjoying the Cortina track very much

[Grassmarket 4,027]

keeping their secret weapons a secret for now.

[Gianlu33 5,276]

4 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

keeping their secret weapons a secret for now.

Bagnis is out of shape and has just recovered from an injury, so for him it's little more than training. I'm not worried about him.

Unfortunately, the track doesn't seem suitable for Margaglio, given that she has to drive.

Edited November 21 by Gianlu33

[Grassmarket 4,027]

Just noticed we have no  men competing today.....used to be a power.  Money must be tight.

Edited November 21 by Grassmarket

[Grassmarket 4,027]

Poor  guy - on screen graphics struggled to.keep up with all his falling places. 

[Grassmarket 4,027]

 starts 35 & last......finishes 2nd!   Great complement to the ice quality if it holds up like that!   

[SalamAkhi 329]

Strange last couple of runners.

Jung  back with a second best run out of 35th starting position, this tracks is holding really well, that's great. 

Mingeon  dead last despite what looks like a decent run. Correct start, no major mistake or obvious slip, I get that there's some magic in this sport that bare eyes can't decipher but 2,5s is an eternity. How much on the athlete, how much on the sled ? 

[heywoodu 15,997]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Check YT is the quickest way, it shows you when each event starts in your timezone.   This shows you the start time in the local timezone and in fact there is a local timezone option, but there are a lot of regional races also. 

 

IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Races & Results

Thanks, YouTube seems to be the only option, although it is somewhat tragic that suddenly we need to depend on YouTube to have the actual schedule - they simply had that in their PDF for years, I have no idea why they took it away or what even would be the advantage of not giving fans the full schedule anymore.

[Grassmarket 4,027]

55 minutes ago, SalamAkhi said:

Strange last couple of runners.

Jung  back with a second best run out of 35th starting position, this tracks is holding really well, that's great. 

Mingeon  dead last despite what looks like a decent run. Correct start, no major mistake or obvious slip, I get that there's some magic in this sport that bare eyes can't decipher but 2,5s is an eternity. How much on the athlete, how much on the sled ? 

Skeleton runners are not flat like luge or bob runners.  For a fast time you need to adjust them so they are curved like an archery bow, which makes them difficult to control as they don't naturally run straight.  That is probably the reason - he has chosen a slow but safe setup.

[Grassmarket 4,027]

 Weston wins with a superb second run.  

 

Very chuffed, I am sure  have all had way more practice runs than he has this last few weeks.