| IBSF World Championships 2023 | |
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| Venue | St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun |
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Dates | 26 January – 5 February |
| IBSF World Championships 2023 | ||
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| Monobob | women | |
| Two | men | women |
| Four | men | |
| Para-bobsleigh | Para | |
| Skeleton | men | women |
| mixed | ||
The 2023 IBSF World Championships were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland from 26 January to 5 February 2023. For the first time, para-bobsleigh events were included. [1]
Eight events were held. [2]
All times are local (UTC+1).
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* Host nation (Switzerland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Latvia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Switzerland * | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man | Germany Johannes Lochner Georg Fleischhauer | 4:21.84 | Germany Francesco Friedrich Alexander Schüller | 4:22.33 | Switzerland Michael Vogt Sandro Michel | 4:22.34 |
| Four-man | Germany Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis Candy Bauer Alexander Schüller | 4:19.61 | Great Britain Brad Hall Arran Gulliver Taylor Lawrence Greg Cackett Latvia Emils Cipulis Edgars Nemme Davis Springis Matīss Miknis | 4:20.30 | not awarded | |
| Women’s Monobob | Laura Nolte Germany | 4:44.85 | Kaillie Humphries United States | 4:45.25 | Lisa Buckwitz Germany | 4:45.57 |
| Two-woman | Germany Kim Kalicki Leonie Fiebig | 4:32.86 | Germany Lisa Buckwitz Kira Lipperheide | 4:32.91 | United States Kaillie Humphries Kaysha Love | 4:33.37 |
| Para-bobsleigh | Hermann Ellmauer Austria | 4:53.62 | Artūrs Klots Latvia | 4:53.70 | Christopher Stewart Switzerland | 4:53.90 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men | Matt Weston Great Britain | 4:28.71 | Amedeo Bagnis Italy | 4:30.50 | Jung Seung-gi South Korea | 4:31.17 |
| Women | Susanne Kreher Germany | 4:33.57 | Kimberley Bos Netherlands | 4:33.58 | Mirela Rahneva Canada | 4:34.41 |
| Skeleton mixed team | Germany Susanne Kreher Christopher Grotheer | 2:24.91 | Great Britain Laura Deas Matt Weston | 2:25.04 | Great Britain Brogan Crowley Craig Thompson | 2:25.32 |
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