Men's skeleton
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Willi Schneider (GER) | |
| Silver |  Alain Wicki (SUI) | |
| Bronze | Felix Poletti (SUI) |
| 1998 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
The FIBT World Championships 1998 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record nineteenth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 (Skeleton), 1990 (Bobsleigh), and 1997 (Bobsleigh). This championship event was an extraordinary event since skeleton was not included in the program at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Willi Schneider (GER) | |
| Silver | Alain Wicki (SUI) | |
| Bronze | Felix Poletti (SUI) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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