FIBT World Championships 2012

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2012 World Championships
Location Lake Placid, New York
DatesFebruary 13-26

The FIBT World Championships 2012 took place from 13 to 26 February 2012 [1] at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York, for the tenth time. Lake Placid had previously hosted the World Championships in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1997 (skeleton), 2003 (men's bobsleigh), and 2009.

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Lake Placid was awarded the 2013 championships at the 2009 FIBT Annual Congress meeting in Moscow on 31 May 2009, but the 2013 location was switched to St. Moritz, Switzerland, in December 2010. The FIBT switched the locations to accommodate a shorter trip for athletes and equipment to Sochi, Russia, in 2013 so that athletes will gain practice time on the 2014 Olympic track in Sochi. [2]

Bobsleigh

Two-man

RankAthleteCountryRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalBehind
Gold medal icon.svg Steve Holcomb
Steven Langton
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 55.9655.7555.5455.633:42.88
Silver medal icon.svg Lyndon Rush
Jesse Lumsden
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 55.7155.8855.8655.893:43.34+0.46
Bronze medal icon.svg Maximilian Arndt
Kevin Kuske
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 55.7856.0255.7155.923:43.43+0.55
4 Francesco Friedrich
Marko Huebenbecker
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 56.1256.0355.7455.613:43.50+0.62
5 Beat Hefti
Thomas Lamparter
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 55.9455.9655.9055.943:43.74+0.86
6 John Napier
Christopher Fogt
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 56.0456.1056.0555.933:44.12+1.24
7 Manuel Machata
Andreas Bredau
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 55.9856.0956.1756.043:44.28+1.40
8 Oskars Melbārdis
Daumants Dreiškens
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 55.9656.0556.1656.173:44.34+1.46
9 Nick Cunningham
Dallas Robinson
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 56.2955.9256.1555.993:44.35+1.47
10 Gregor Baumann
Alex Baumann
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 56.0956.1056.2456.033:44.46+1.58
11 Edwin van Calker
Sybren Jansma
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 56.2956.2956.0055.913:44.49+1.61
12 Nicolae Istrate
Florin Cezar Craciun
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 56.3756.4156.1256.123:45.02+2.14
13 Simone Bertazzo
Francesco Costa
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 56.5556.3456.5155.813:45.21+2.33
14 Patrice Servelle
Lascelles Brown
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 56.3556.2856.7256.193:45.54+2.66
15 Edgars Maskalāns
Intars Dambis
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 56.2956.6356.4956.223:45.63+2.75
16 Alexander Kasjanov
Maxim Belugin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 56.6056.7656.6156.363:46.33+3.45
17 Justin Kripps
Derek Plug
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 57.0356.5356.7556.113:46.42+3.54
18 Jan Vrba
Jan Stokláska
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 56.6456.6856.9556.483:46.75+3.87
19 Nikita Zakharov
Maksim Meleshkin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 56.7356.8356.8756.543:46.97+4.09
20 Heath Spence
Duncan Harvey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 57.0257.0357.27
21 Milan Jagnešák
Juraj Mokrás
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 57.4257.4857.28
22 Ugis Zalims
Raivis Broks
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 57.5157.4657.45
23 Thibault Alexis Godefroy
Alexandre Jolivet
Flag of France.svg  France 57.5457.3557.60
24 Michael Klingler
Jonas Gantenbein
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 57.9357.4857.88
25 Vuk Rađenović
Damjan Zlatnar
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 57.9857.5458.38
26 Kim Dong-Hyun
Seo Young-Woo
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 57.8558.4257.98
Ivo de Bruin
Bror van der Zijde
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DSQ
Alexandr Zubkov
Dmitry Trunenkov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DSQ
John James Jackson
Bruce Tasker
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 56.7056.5456.39DNF

Four-man

RankAthleteCountryRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalBehind
Gold medal icon.svg Steve Holcomb
Justin Olsen
Steven Langton
Curtis Tomasevicz
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 54.3454.5853.9253.993:36.83
Silver medal icon.svg Maximilian Arndt
Alexander Rödiger
Kevin Kuske
Martin Putze
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54.1954.7454.1254.283:37.33+0.50
Bronze medal icon.svg Manuel Machata
Marko Huebenbecker
Andreas Bredau
Christian Poser
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54.3854.8254.2554.183:37.63+0.80
4 Edwin van Calker
Arno Klaassen
Sybren Jansma
Jeroen Piek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 54.6054.9554.2354.163:37.94+1.11
5 Alexandr Zubkov
Filipp Yegorov
Dmitry Trunenkov
Maxim Mokrousov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 54.3854.9754.2754.493:38.11+1.28
6 Edgars Maskalāns
Daumants Dreiškens
Ugis Zalims
Intars Dambis
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 54.6954.9354.2154.373:38.20+1.37
7 Lyndon Rush
Jesse Lumsden
Cody Sorensen
Neville Wright
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 54.8854.7554.2154.483:38.32+1.49
8 Gregor Baumann
Patrick Bloechliger
Alex Baumann
Juerg Egger
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 54.8755.2154.4354.583:39.09+2.26
9 Francesco Friedrich
Ronny Listner
Michail Makarow
Thomas Blaschek
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54.8455.0854.4254.973:39.31+2.48
10 John James Jackson
Stuart Benson
Bruce Tasker
Joel Fearon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 55.2555.0954.6254.493:39.45+2.62
11 Alexander Kasjanov
Petr Moiseev
Maxim Belugin
Nikolay Hrenkov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 54.8955.2954.5854.733:39.49+2.66
11 Nikita Zakharov
Alexey Negodaylo
Ilvir Huzin
Yury Selikhov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 55.0755.0654.7954.573:39.49+2.66
13 Jan Vrba
Vladimir Hladik
Martin Bohmann
Jan Stokláska
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 55.1155.1954.6454.743:39.68+2.85
13 Nick Cunningham
Jesse Beckom
Johnny Quinn
Dallas Robinson
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 55.2155.3554.5354.593:39.68+2.85
15 Simone Bertazzo
Simone Fontana
Gianluca Bruno
Francesco Costa
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 55.3855.3854.8854.953:40.59+3.76
16 Nicolae Istrate
Emilian Pertea
Bogdan Laurentiu Otava
Florin Cezar Craciun
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 55.2755.4755.0355.143:40.91+4.08
17 Won Yun-jong
Kim Sik
Kim Hong Bae
Seo Young-woo
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 55.8255.6955.4555.313:42.27+5.44
Milan Jagnešák
Martin Tešovič
Robert Chorvat
Juraj Mokrás
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 55.6155.3854.98DSQ
Heath Spence
Gareth Nichols
Ben Lisson
Lucas Mata
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 55.8555.70DNF
Oskars Melbārdis
Helvijs Lusis
Arvis Vilkaste
Janis Strenga
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 54.6156.29DNS
John Napier
Charles Berkeley
Adam Clark
Christopher Fogt
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 54.75DSQ
Thibault Alexis Godefroy
Jeremy Baillard
Alexandre Jolivet
Vincent Daniel Ricard
Flag of France.svg  France DNS

Two-woman

RankBibAthleteCountryRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalBehind
Gold medal icon.svg5 Kaillie Humphries
Jennifer Ciochetti
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 57.1057.0757.2257.183:48.57
Silver medal icon.svg4 Sandra Kiriasis
Petra Lammert
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 57.3057.2857.2157.113:48.90+0.33
Bronze medal icon.svg8 Elana Meyers
Katie Eberling
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 57.2257.4557.4157.493:49.57+1.00
41 Cathleen Martini
Janine Tischer
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 57.3757.5357.4557.473:49.95+1.25
517 Helen Upperton
Shelley-Ann Brown
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 57.5857.3557.5757.453:49.95+1.38
63 Fabienne Meyer
Hanne Schenk
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 57.4457.5957.5657.673:50.26+1.69
711 Paula Walker
Gillian Cooke
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 57.5457.6557.6457.773:50.60+2.03
82 Anja Schneiderheinze
Lisette Thöne
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 57.7457.5157.9057.753:50.87+2.30
97 Christina Hengster
Inga Versen
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 57.7757.7957.9057.683:51.14+2.57
1013 Jazmine Fenlator
Ingrid Marcum
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 57.8157.5257.9058.053:51.28+2.71
119 Olga Fyodorova
Margarita Ismailova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 57.8357.7958.0857.933:51.57+3.00
1210 Bree Schaaf
Emily Azevedo
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 57.9557.6958.0458.123:51.84+3.27
136 Anastasia Tambovtseva
Liudmila Udobkina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 57.8757.8258.0458.193:51.92+3.35
1414 Viktoria Tokovaya
Aleksandra Pahmutova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 58.5958.1758.2458.283:53.28+4.71
1512 Astrid Radjenovic
Ebony Gorincu
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 58.6458.5458.5558.643:54.37+5.80
1615 Elfje Willemsen
Wendy Van Leuven
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 58.6058.3158.5459.053:54.50+5.93
1716 Eva Willemarck
An Vannieuwenhuyse
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 59.4159.2259.6359.383:57.64+9.07

Skeleton

Men

RankAthleteCountryRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalBehind
Gold medal icon.svg Martins Dukurs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 53.7754.3754.3454.613:37.09
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Rommel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54.0054.8355.2155.133:39.17+2.08
Bronze medal icon.svg Ben Sandford Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 54.3155.2054.7655.233:39.50+2.41
4 Sergey Chudinov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 54.3755.2055.0155.073:39.65+2.56
5 Tomass Dukurs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 54.1355.3155.1955.123:39.75+2.66
5 Matthew Antoine Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 54.2855.0455.0055.433:39.75+2.66
7 Alexander Gassner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54.7055.2355.2555.173:40.35+3.26
8 John Daly Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 54.6655.2454.8955.733:40.52+3.43
9 Alexander Kröckel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54.6055.2255.5455.183:40.54+3.45
10 John Fairbairn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 54.4555.3655.3955.513:40.71+3.62
11 Michael Douglas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 54.7855.3155.4355.413:40.93+3.84
12 Aleksandr Tretyakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 55.2955.4055.0455.623:41.35+4.26
13 Eric Neilson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 54.9555.5155.9755.033:41.46+4.37
14 Kristan Bromley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 54.4455.6655.5155.943:41.55+4.46
14 Ed Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 54.9655.4055.5055.693:41.55+4.46
16 Anton Batuev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 55.3155.5755.4455.253:41.57+4.48
17 Adam Pengilly Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 54.4555.8555.4755.883:41.65+4.56
18 Matthias Guggenberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 54.8655.5755.8756.023:42.32+5.23
19 Maurizio Oioli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 55.3755.6655.9556.033:43.01+5.92
20 Hiroatsu Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 55.6255.4455.8756.093:43.02+5.93
21 Shinsuke Tayama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 55.3956.2356.02
22 Axel Jungk Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 55.8356.4255.91
23 Lukas Kummer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 55.6656.1956.37
23 Michael Höfer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 55.6956.4256.11
25 Ander Mirambell Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 55.7456.3256.56
26 Raphael Maier Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 55.5956.8356.32
27 Silviu Alexandru Mesarosi Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 56.7357.1356.27
28 Alexandros Kefalas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 56.1157.0457.35
29 Bradley Chalupski Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 56.5758.2057.18
30 Urs Vescoli Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 57.1957.7857.77
31 Kim Tae-Rae Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 59.5558.5458.18

Women

RankAthleteCountryRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalBehind
Gold medal icon.svg Katie Uhlaender Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 55.5455.4955.6255.683:42.33
Silver medal icon.svg Mellisa Hollingsworth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 55.6455.5755.6155.683:42.50+0.17
Bronze medal icon.svg Elizabeth Yarnold Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 55.9555.7655.4055.583:42.69+0.36
4 Shelley Rudman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 55.4856.0055.5856.073:43.13+0.80
5 Amy Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 56.0155.7455.8155.683:43.24+0.91
6 Marion Thees Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 55.9855.7555.8756.263:43.86+1.53
7 Katharina Heinz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 55.8355.9856.1056.483:44.39+2.06
8 Anja Huber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 55.9056.4056.1256.083:44.50+2.17
9 Lucy Chaffer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 55.9855.9656.0556.583:44.57+2.24
10 Anne O'Shea Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 56.2056.1356.2156.063:44.60+2.27
11 Sarah Reid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 56.2356.1456.0756.433:44.87+2.54
12 Amy Gough Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 56.1556.1856.4856.153:44.96+2.63
13 Katharine Eustace Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 56.1256.0956.2456.553:45.00+2.67
14 Svetlana Vasilyeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 56.4656.1256.4456.043:45.06+2.73
15 Nozomi Komuro Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 56.3756.3656.0456.323:45.09+2.76
16 Rose McGrandle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 56.4156.5056.2556.213:45.37+3.04
17 Emma Lincoln-Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 56.1156.1456.7556.793:45.79 +3.46
18 Janine Flock Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 56.3056.4157.0156.873:46.59+4.26
19 Olga Potylitsina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 56.3857.1256.5556.843:46.89+4.56
20 Marina Gilardoni Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 56.8756.5656.7356.953:47.11+4.78
21 Maria Orlova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 56.5756.9356.96
22 Joska Le Conté Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 57.4457.0256.70
23 Barbara Hosch Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 57.3857.1557.03
24 Maria Marinela Mazilu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 58.0057.2957.01
25 Michaela Glässer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 57.6357.1757.72
26 Rindy Loucks Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 58.7058.6458.64
Katie Tannenbaum Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands 59.26DNF

Mixed team

The mixed team event consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh debuted at the 2007 championships. The United States won its first mixed team championship, halting Germany's streak of four consecutive championships since the event was introduced.

RankAthleteCountryRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalBehind
Gold medal icon.svg Matthew Antoine
Elana Meyers / Emily Azevedo
Katie Uhlaender
Steve Holcomb / Justin Olsen
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 54.7857.7156.2956.203:44.98
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Rommel
Sandra Kiriasis / Berit Wiacker
Marion Thees
Maximilian Arndt / Steven Deja
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54.7657.7856.5856.593:45.71+0.73
Bronze medal icon.svg John Fairbairn
Kaillie Humphries / Emily Baadsvik
Mellisa Hollingsworth
Justin Kripps / Timothy Randall
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 55.2557.6556.5756.813:46.28+1.30
4 John Daly
Jazmine Fenlator / Ingrid Marcum
Anne O'Shea
Nick Cunningham / Dallas Robinson
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 54.8358.3057.0156.343:46.48+1.50
5 Alexander Kröckel
Cathleen Martini / Christin Senkel
Anja Huber
Manuel Machata / Michail Makarow
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54.8357.9757.3056.713:46.81+1.83
6 Sergey Chudinov
Anastasia Tambovtseva / Natalya Kalashnik
Maria Orlova
Alexander Kasjanov / Yury Selikhov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 55.1658.4356.8756.973:47.43+2.45
7 Kristan Bromley
Paula Walker / Rebekah Wilson
Shelley Rudman
John James Jackson / Stuart Benson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 55.1358.5956.9956.853:47.56+2.58
8 Aleksandr Tretyakov
Olga Fyodorova / Yulia Timofeeva
Olga Potylitsina
Alexandr Zubkov / Maxim Mokrousov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 55.0658.6757.4456.503:47.67+2.69
Eric Neilson
Helen Upperton / Marquise Brisebois
Amy Gough
Lyndon Rush / Timothy Randall
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNS

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)4015
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1214
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)1001
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0426
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0011
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0011
Totals (6 entries)66618

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The FIBT World Championships 2013 took place at the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun in St. Moritz, Switzerland, for the record twenty-second time, after hosting 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), 1997 (Bobsleigh), 1998 (Skeleton), 2001, and 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Napier (bobsleigh)</span> American bobsledder (born 1986)

John Napier is an American bobsled driver and a soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He won the two-man event at the 2009 U.S. National Bobsled Championships with Cory Butner. At the 2009 FIBT World Championships, he placed 17th in the two-man event with T.J. Burns and 11th in the four-man event with Jesse Beckom, Jamie Moriarty, and Nick Cunningham.

Matthew Antoine is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2003.

The 2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 12 December 2014 in Lake Placid, United States and ended on 15 February 2015 in Sochi, Russia. The World Cup is organised by the FIBT who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romania national bobsleigh team</span> International bobsledding team

The Romanian national bobsleigh team represents Romania in international bobsledding competitions.

References

  1. "2012 Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships return to Lake Placid". Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism / Lake Placid CVB. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Lake Placid to host bobsled worlds a year early". 7 December 2010.