| Winners | |
|---|---|
| Men's |  Yun Sung-bin (KOR) |
| Women's |  Jacqueline Lölling (GER) |
| Competitions | |
| Venues | 8 (8 events) |
The 2017–18 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for Skeleton. The season started on 9 November 2017 in Lake Placid, USA, and concluded on 19 January 2018 in Königssee, Germany. The World Cup is organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT), who also run World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The season was mainly sponsored by BMW.
| Venue | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Lake Placid | 9–10 November | |
| Park City | 17–18 November | |
 Whistler | 24–25 November | |
| Winterberg | 8 December | Men's race shortened to one run |
 Igls | 15 December | also European Championship |
| Altenberg | 5 January | |
 St. Moritz | 12 January | |
| Königssee | 19 January |
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Lake Placid | Martins Dukurs  Latvia | 1:47.54 (53.66 / 53.88) | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:47.65 (53.76 / 53.89) | Alexander Tretiakov  Russia | 1:47.71 (53.71 / 54.00) |
| Park City | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:37.32 (48.82 / 48.50) | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 1:37.95 (49.13 / 48.82) | Axel Jungk Germany | 1:38.07 (49.34 / 48.73) |
| Whistler | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:44.34 (51.99 / 52.35) | Nikita Tregubov Russia | 1:45.09 (52.43 / 52.66) | Tomass Dukurs Latvia | 1:45.33 (52.64 / 52.69) |
| Winterberg | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 56.62 | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 56.68 | Dave Greszczyszyn Canada | 56.88 |
| Igls | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 1:46.03 (53.15 / 52.88) | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:46.18 (53.22 / 52.96) | Nikita Tregubov Russia | 1:46.52 (53.31 / 53.21) |
| Altenberg | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 1:54.28 (57.24 / 57.04) | Alexander Tretiakov Russia | 1:54.67 (57.33 / 57.34) | Christopher Grotheer Germany | 1:55.04 (57.65 / 57.39) |
| St. Moritz | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 2:14.77 (1:07.58 / 1:07.19) | Axel Jungk Germany | 2:15.64 (1:08.07 / 1:07.57) | Alexander Gassner Germany | 2:15.92 (1:08.12 / 1:07.80) |
| Königssee | Axel Jungk Germany | 1:41.61 (51.05 / 50.56) | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 1:41.63 (51.05 /50.58) | Tomass Dukurs Latvia | 1:41.84 (51.17 / 50.67) |
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Lake Placid | Janine Flock Austria | 1:50.13 (54.69 / 55.44) | Elisabeth Vathje Canada | 1:50.39 (55.10 / 55.29) | Lizzy Yarnold  Great Britain | 1:50.46 (55.35 / 55.11) |
| Park City | Elena Nikitina Russia | 1:40.49 (50.33 / 50.16) | Tina Hermann Germany | 1:40.51 (50.29 / 50.22) | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 1:40.72 (50.48 / 50.24) |
| Whistler | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 1:48.38 (53.74 / 54.64) | Jane Channell Canada | 1:48.61 (54.03 / 54.58) | Tina Hermann Germany | 1:48.65 (54.25 / 54.40) |
| Winterberg | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 1:55.86 (57.85 / 58.01) | Elisabeth Vathje Canada | 1:56.10 (58.00 / 58.10) | Elena Nikitina Russia | 1:56.11 (57.85 / 58.26) |
| Igls | Elena Nikitina Russia | 1:48.80 (54.41 / 54.39) | Elisabeth Vathje Canada | 1:49.38 (54.78 / 54.60) | Mirela Rahneva Canada | 1:49.44 (54.98 / 54.46) |
| Altenberg | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 1:57.74 (58.50 / 59.24) | Tina Hermann Germany | 1:57.87 (58.68 / 59.19) | Anna Fernstädt Germany | 1:58.17 (58.90 / 59.27) |
| St. Moritz | Janine Flock Austria | 2:19.44 (1:09.94 / 1:09.50) | Tina Hermann Germany | 2:19.86 (1:10.21 / 1:09.65) | Elisabeth Vathje Canada | 2:19.89 (1:09.96 / 1:09.93) |
| Königssee | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 1:44.03 (52.14 / 51.89) | Tina Hermann Germany | 1:44.21 (52.06 / 52.15) | Janine Flock Austria | 1:44.30 (52.13 / 52.17) |
| Pos. | Racer | LPL | PAC | WHI | WIN | IGL | ALT | STM | KON | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yun Sung-bin (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1545 |
| 2 | Axel Jungk (GER) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1507 |
| 3 | Tomass Dukurs (LAT) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1464 |
| 4 | Martins Dukurs (LAT) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | DSQ | 2 | 1440 |
| 5 | Nikita Tregubov (RUS) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1426 |
| 6 | Christopher Grotheer (GER) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1408 |
| 7 | Alexander Gassner (GER) | 18 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1232 |
| 8 | Matthew Antoine (USA) | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1184 |
| 9 | Alexander Tretiakov (RUS) | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1138 |
| 10 | Matthias Guggenberger (AUT) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1016 |
| 11 | Dave Greszczyszyn (CAN) | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 990 |
| 12 | Dominic Parsons (GBR) | 12 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 956 |
| 13 | Kevin Boyer (CAN) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 860 |
| 14 |  Rhys Thornbury (NZL) | 23 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 775 |
| 15 | Vladislav Marchenkov (RUS) | 11 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 12 | – | 9 | 17 | 745 |
| 16 | John Daly (USA) | 17 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 11 | – | 14 | 10 | 728 |
| 17 | Greg West (USA) | 19 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 622 |
| 18 |  Hiroatsu Takahashi (JPN) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 600 |
| 19 | Jeremy Rice (GBR) | 15 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 14 | – | 11 | 14 | 583 |
| 20 | Barrett Martineau (CAN) | 16 | 22 | 15 | 28 | 21 | 11 | – | 16 | 578 |
| 21 |  Ander Mirambell (ESP) | 25 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 18 | – | 478 |
| 22 | Marcus Wyatt (GBR) | – | – | – | – | 10 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 452 |
| 23 |  Geng Wenqiang (CHN) | 7 | 21 | 21 | – | 21 | 23 | – | – | 404 |
| 24 |  Vladyslav Heraskevych (UKR) | 27 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 27 | – | 26 | 15 | 404 |
| 25 | Kim Ji-soo (KOR) | – | 11 | 16 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 400 |
| 26 |  Alex Hanssen (NOR) | 26 | 31 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 344 |
| 27 | Ronald Auderset (SUI) | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 324 |
| 28 |  John Farrow (AUS) | 20 | 19 | – | 20 | 26 | – | 23 | – | 296 |
| 29 | Riet Graf (SUI) | 31 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 275 |
| 30 | Alexander Auer (AUT) | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | – | 27 | 19 | 186 |
| 31 | Lee Han-sin (KOR) | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | 15 | – | 184 |
| 32 | Jack Thomas (GBR) | 28 | 25 | 19 | 33 | – | – | – | – | 142 |
| 33 |  Joseph Luke Cecchini (ITA) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 32 | – | – | – | 142 |
| 34 | Florian Auer (AUT) | – | – | – | 22 | 24 | – | 31 | 26 | 137 |
| 35 | Pavel Kulikov (RUS) | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 128 |
| 36 | Nicholas Timmings (AUS) | 29 | 28 | 20 | 32 | – | – | – | – | 120 |
| 37 | Katsuyuki Miyajima (JPN) | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | – | 85 |
| 38 | Manuel Schwaeizer (ITA) | – | – | – | 30 | 30 | 25 | – | – | 80 |
| 39 | Nathan Crumpton (USA) | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | – | – | 74 |
| 40 | Kim Jun-hyeon (KOR) | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56 |
| 41 | Yan Wengang (CHN) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 27 | 52 |
| 42 | Dean Timmings (AUS) | – | – | 27 | – | 33 | – | – | – | 32 |
| 43 | Patrick Rooney (CAN) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | – | 28 |
| Pos. | Racer | LPL | PAC | WHI | WIN | IGL | ALT | STM | KON | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqueline Lölling (GER) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1628 |
| 2 | Tina Hermann (GER) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1504 |
| 3 | Elisabeth Vathje (CAN) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1470 |
| 4 | Elena Nikitina (RUS) | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1306 |
| 5 | Jane Channell (CAN) | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1274 |
| 6 | Janine Flock (AUT) | 1 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1206 |
| 7 | Laura Deas (GBR) | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 1186 |
| 8 | Mirela Rahneva (CAN) | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 4 | – | 1168 |
| 9 | Lizzy Yarnold (GBR) | 3 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1044 |
| 10 | Anna Fernstädt (GER) | – | – | 6 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1008 |
| 11 | Lelde Priedulēna (LAT) | 16 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 | – | 7 | 992 |
| 12 | Katie Uhlaender (USA) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 27 | – | 10 | 8 | 968 |
| 13 |  Kim Meylemans (BEL) | 12 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | – | 960 |
| 14 |  Kimberley Bos (NED) | 12 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 905 |
| 15 | Kendall Wesenberg (USA) | 14 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 826 |
| 16 | Marina Gilardoni (SUI) | 19 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 822 |
| 17 | Joska Le Conte (NED) | 25 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 768 |
| 18 | Jaclyn Narracott (AUS) | 17 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 728 |
| 19 | Renata Khuzina (RUS) | 22 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 678 |
| 20 | Savannah Graybill (USA) | 11 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 648 |
| 21 | Yulia Kanakina (RUS) | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | – | – | 18 | 15 | 628 |
| 22 | Nozomi Komuro (JPN) | 18 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 510 |
| 23 | Takako Oguchi (JPN) | 20 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 508 |
| 24 | Maya Pedersen (NOR) | 26 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 426 |
| 25 | Maria Montejano (ESP) | 24 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 25 | – | 26 | 25 | 289 |
| 26 | Maria Orlova (RUS) | – | – | – | – | 9 | 11 | – | – | 288 |
| 27 | Madelaine Smith (GBR) | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 13 | 22 | 264 |
| 28 | Ashleigh Fay Pittaway (GBR) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | – | – | – | – | 260 |
| 29 | Sophia Griebel (GER) | 23 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 170 |
| 30 | Mun Ra-young (KOR) | – | – | 25 | 19 | – | – | 25 | – | 154 |
| 31 |  Katie Tannenbaum (VIR) | – | 27 | 26 | – | – | – | 28 | 24 | 141 |
| 32 |  Maria Marinela Mazilu (ROU) | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | – | 27 | – | 132 |
| 33 | Jeong Sophia (KOR) | – | 25 | – | – | 19 | – | – | – | 114 |
| 34 | Annie O'Shea (USA) | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | 80 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Latvia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
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