Skeleton IBSF World Cup 2025 - 2026

[Gianlu33 5,276]

For Silveira, this track is like a nightmare. A day to forget for her.

[Surreal 7]

3 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

 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.

Any idea why Weston's start is about 2 tenths slower than last year? Injury issues?

Edited November 21 by Surreal

[Grassmarket 4,028]

12 minutes ago, Surreal said:

Any idea why Weston's start is about 2 tenths slower than last year? Injury issues?

Yeah, see the BBC interview.  Coming off a hamstring in the summer.

 

Matt Weston wins 10th World Cup skeleton gold in Italy - BBC Sport

 

 women's team don't do quite so well, but no reason to despair yet.  As ever, starts are excellent, drives are patchy.  the opposite - average starting but great driving.   But everyone with a long way to go.

Edited November 21 by Grassmarket

[clemsonbeav 207]

Glad to see Mystique Ro could come back after that first run to have a good try in Mixed Team.  5th for US.

 

Post 2 updated with full results.

[mpjmcevoy 375]

15 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

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

North american cup incorporating Pan American Champs are running at same weekend, I think.

[mpjmcevoy 375]

10 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Yeah, see the BBC interview.  Coming off a hamstring in the summer.

 

Matt Weston wins 10th World Cup skeleton gold in Italy - BBC Sport

 

 women's team don't do quite so well, but no reason to despair yet.  As ever, starts are excellent, drives are patchy.  the opposite - average starting but great driving.   But everyone with a long way to go.

Looks like Weston, if he gets fit, might be a very good bet indeed on this track. Stoeker was very good in the team later on, and Wyatt upped his level.

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5 hours ago, mpjmcevoy said:

North american cup incorporating Pan American Champs are running at same weekend, I think.

Yeah, there is a pathway to Olympic Q just through that without doing the World Cup, I think.  

[avlar 454]

The second stage of the 2025/26 Skeleton World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, has been canceled, according to an announcement on the website of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).

 

The competition was scheduled to take place on Friday, November 28. However, at the beginning of the week, on Monday, the organizers canceled the first training session due to “inadequate preparation of the track over the past weekend.”The IBSF adds that it has brought in an additional team of specialists, but the next training runs could not take place until Wednesday at the earliest.

 

Four training runs were therefore deemed insufficient to familiarize athletes with the partially reconstructed track.

 

The decision was made at a meeting of athletes, who voted by a majority (30 to 21) to cancel the competition on November 28.

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4 hours ago, avlar said:

The second stage of the 2025/26 Skeleton World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, has been canceled, according to an announcement on the website of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).

 

The competition was scheduled to take place on Friday, November 28. However, at the beginning of the week, on Monday, the organizers canceled the first training session due to “inadequate preparation of the track over the past weekend.”The IBSF adds that it has brought in an additional team of specialists, but the next training runs could not take place until Wednesday at the earliest.

 

Four training runs were therefore deemed insufficient to familiarize athletes with the partially reconstructed track.

 

The decision was made at a meeting of athletes, who voted by a majority (30 to 21) to cancel the competition on November 28.

Yeah, Luge were also due to go there but they did not think it was ready and rearranged for Winterberg.  Obviously the athletes have revolted because IBSF had initially passed it, presumably without consulting the athletes.  

 

Also, room in the Calendar to get make-up races done in the New Year.  Bobsleigh get extra practice, so they are happy.

Edited November 26 by Grassmarket