| Two-Man Women's at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20–21 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:22.45 | ||||||||||||
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| Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Four | men | |
The two-man women's bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 20 and 21 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. [1]
The top two countries in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh season (including the World Cup, Europe races and Americas Cup) were awarded the maximum three sleds. The next four countries were awarded two sleds each. The remaining six sleds were awarded to six countries, with Australia being awarded an Oceania continental quota, Nigeria being awarded with the African quota and South Korea being awarded a slot as host nation. [2] [3]
The first two runs were held on 20 February and the last runs on 21 February 2018. [4]
| Rank | Bib | Country | Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Behind |
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 | 6 |  Germany | Mariama Jamanka Lisa Buckwitz | 50.54 | 50.72 | 50.49 | 50.70 | 3:22.45 | — |
 | 5 |  United States | Elana Meyers Taylor Lauren Gibbs | 50.52 TR | 50.81 | 50.46 TR | 50.73 | 3:22.52 | +0.07 |
 | 4 |  Canada | Kaillie Humphries Phylicia George | 50.72 | 50.88 | 50.52 | 50.77 | 3:22.89 | +0.44 |
| 4 | 8 | Germany | Stephanie Schneider Annika Drazek | 50.63 | 50.93 | 50.71 | 50.70 | 3:22.97 | +0.52 |
| 5 | 7 | United States | Jamie Greubel Poser Aja Evans | 50.59 | 50.99 | 50.59 | 50.85 | 3:23.02 | +0.57 |
| 6 | 9 | Canada | Alysia Rissling Heather Moyse | 50.81 | 50.95 | 50.83 | 51.04 | 3:23.63 | +1.18 |
| 7 | 13 | Canada | Christine de Bruin Melissa Lotholz | 50.94 | 50.91 | 50.75 | 51.29 | 3:23.89 | +1.44 |
| 8 | 17 |  Great Britain | Mica McNeill Mica Moore | 50.77 | 50.95 | 51.16 | 51.19 | 3:24.07 | +1.62 |
| 9 | 12 |  Switzerland | Sabina Hafner Rahel Rebsamen | 50.86 | 51.16 | 51.07 | 51.21 | 3:24.30 | +1.85 |
| 10 | 14 |  Austria | Christina Hengster Valerie Kleiser | 51.23 | 51.04 | 51.00 | 51.24 | 3:24.51 | +2.06 |
| 11 | 15 |  Belgium | Elfje Willemsen Sara Aerts | 51.03 | 51.27 | 51.10 | 51.21 | 3:24.61 | +2.16 |
| DSQ | 11 |  Olympic Athletes from Russia | Nadezhda Sergeeva Anastasia Kocherzhova | 51.01 | 51.49 | 51.29 | 51.37 | 3:25.16 | +2.71 |
| 12 | 20 | Belgium | An Vannieuwenhuyse Sophie Vercruyssen | 51.24 | 51.28 | 51.53 | 51.20 | 3:25.25 | +2.80 |
| 13 | 10 | Germany | Anna Köhler Erline Nolte | 51.21 | 51.20 | 51.46 | 51.41 | 3:25.28 | +2.83 |
| 14 | 1 |  South Korea | Kim Yoo-ran Kim Min-seong | 51.24 | 51.20 | 51.32 | 51.55 | 3:25.31 | +2.86 |
| 15 | 19 |  Romania | Maria Constantin Andreea Grecu | 51.17 | 51.40 | 51.39 | 51.57 | 3:25.53 | +3.08 |
| 16 | 3 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | Alexandra Rodionova Yulia Belomestnykh | 51.29 | 51.47 | 51.41 | 51.55 | 3:25.72 | +3.27 |
| 17 | 16 | Austria | Katrin Beierl Victoria Hahn | 51.49 | 51.41 | 51.51 | 51.43 | 3:25.84 | +3.39 |
| 18 | 18 |  Jamaica | Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian Carrie Russell | 51.29 | 51.50 | 51.83 | 51.32 | 3:25.94 | +3.49 |
| 19 | 2 |  Nigeria | Seun Adigun Akuoma Omeoga (Run 1-2) Ngozi Onwumere (Run 3-4) | 52.21 | 52.55 | 52.31 | 52.53 | 3:29.60 | +7.15 |
With Mariama Jamanka (1st), Elana Meyers Taylor & Lauren Gibbs (2nd) and Phylicia George (3rd) all making the podium, it marked the first time in Winter Olympic history that black athletes won gold, silver and bronze medals in the same event.
South Korea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, from 9 to 25 February 2018, as the host nation. It was represented by 122 competitors[a] in all 15 disciplines.
Switzerland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 166 competitors in 14 sports. They won 15 medals in total, ranking 7th in the medal table.
Germany competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 153 competitors in 14 sports. They won 31 medals in total, 14 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze, ranking second in the medal table after Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Germany excelled in ice track events, biathlon, Nordic combined and Ski jumping. The men's ice hockey team took a silver medal, having lost a closely contested final to Olympic Athletes from Russia.
Austria competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 105 competitors in 12 sports. They won 14 medals in total: five gold, three silver and six bronze; ranking 10th in the medal table.
France competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 106 competitors in 11 sports. They won 15 medals in total, five gold, four silver and six bronze, ranking 9th in the medal table.
Italy competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 120 competitors in 14 sports. They won ten medals in total, three gold, two silver and five bronze, ranking 12th in the medal table. Short-track speed skater Arianna Fontana, who was also the flag bearer at the opening ceremony, was the country's most successful athlete, having won three medals, one of each color.
Latvia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 34 competitors in 9 sports. They won one bronze medal in two-man bobsleigh and ranked 28th in the medal table.
Romania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 27 competitors in 8 sports.
Great Britain competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 58 competitors in 11 sports. They won five medals in total, one gold and four bronze, ranking 19th in the medal table.
China competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. China competed in 12 sports, participating in bobsleigh, skeleton, and ski jumping for the first time. China won 9 medals in total.
Belgium competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 22 competitors in 9 sports. They won one silver medal, the country's first Winter Olympic medal since 1998, ranking 25th in the medal table.
Brazil competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 9 competitors in 5 sports.
The following are the criteria, rules, and final standings for qualification for the bobsleigh competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Croatia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 19 competitors in four sports.
Monaco competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The official team was unveiled on January 24, 2018. The Monegasque team consisted of four athletes competing in two sports: alpine skiing and bobsleigh.
The two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 18 and 19 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz of Canada and Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany shared gold after the two teams recorded exactly the same time after four runs. Oskars Melbārdis and Jānis Strenga of Latvia won the bronze medal.
The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 24 and 25 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9–25 February 2018. This marked the debut for the country at the Winter Olympics. The delegation consisted of three bobsledders, who finished 19th in the two-woman competition, and skeleton racer Simidele Adeagbo who came in 20th in the women's event.
The men's skeleton event at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 15 and 16 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The women's skeleton event at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 16 and 17 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.