| Two-woman at the IBSF World Championships 2023 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun | |||||||||
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland | |||||||||
| Dates | 3–4 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 19 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:32.86 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| IBSF World Championships 2023 | ||
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| Monobob | women | |
| Two | men | women |
| Four | men | |
| Para-bobsleigh | Para | |
| Skeleton | men | women |
| mixed | ||
The Two-woman competition at the IBSF World Championships 2023 was held on 3 and 4 February 2023. [1] [2]
The first two runs were started on 3 February at 13:04 and the last two runs on 4 February at 09:00. [3] [4]
| Rank | Bib | Country | Athletes | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Run 3 | Rank | Run 4 | Rank | Total | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10 |  Germany | Kim Kalicki Leonie Fiebig | 1:08.16 | 2 | 1:07.96 | 2 | 1:08.41 | 1 | 1:08.33 | 2 | 4:32.86 | |
 | 4 | Germany | Lisa Buckwitz Kira Lipperheide | 1:08.03 | 1 | 1:08.04 | 4 | 1:08.52 | 3 | 1:08.32 | 1 | 4:32.91 | +0.05 |
 | 8 |  United States | Kaillie Humphries Kaysha Love | 1:08.28 | 4 | 1:08.08 | 5 | 1:08.41 | 1 | 1:08.60 | 3 | 4:33.37 | +0.28 |
| 4 | 7 |  Switzerland | Melanie Hasler Nadja Pasternack | 1:08.83 | 6 | 1:07.90 | 1 | 1:08.79 | 4 | 1:08.77 | 4 | 4:34.29 | +1.43 |
| 5 | 18 |  France | Margot Boch Carla Sénéchal | 1:08.87 | 7 | 1:08.41 | 6 | 1:09.11 | 5 | 1:09.39 | 12 | 4:35.78 | +2.92 |
| 6 | 16 | Germany | Maureen Zimmer Lauryn Siebert | 1:08.34 | 5 | 1:08.81 | 11 | 1:09.71 | 13 | 1:08.99 | 5 | 4:35.85 | +2.99 |
| 7 | 11 | Switzerland | Martina Fontanive Mara Morell | 1:08.95 | 8 | 1:08.73 | 9 | 1:09.38 | 8 | 1:09.11 | 6 | 4:36.17 | +3.31 |
| 8 | 5 |  Canada | Cynthia Appiah Niamh Haughey | 1:09.11 | 10 | 1:08.78 | 10 | 1:09.35 | 7 | 1:09.23 | 8 | 4:36.47 | +3.61 |
| 9 | 3 |  China | Ying Qing Wang Yu | 1:08.99 | 9 | 1:08.72 | 8 | 1:09.50 | 9 | 1:09.33 | 11 | 4:36.54 | +3.68 |
| 10 | 15 | China | Huai Mingming Wang Xuan | 1:09.14 | 11 | 1:08.55 | 7 | 1:09.66 | 12 | 1:09.23 | 8 | 4:36.58 | +3.72 |
| 11 | 2 |  Romania | Andreea Grecu Teodora Vlad | 1:09.20 | 13 | 1:08.95 | 13 | 1:09.54 | 10 | 1:09.12 | 7 | 4:36.81 | +3.95 |
| 12 | 1 | United States | Nicole Vogt Jasmine Jones | 1:09.16 | 12 | 1:08.94 | 12 | 1:09.63 | 11 | 1:09.27 | 10 | 4:37.00 | +4.14 |
| 13 | 6 | Canada | Bianca Ribi Erica Voss | 1:09.45 | 14 | 1:09.00 | 14 | 1:09.31 | 6 | 1:09.41 | 13 | 4:37.17 | +4.31 |
| 14 | 12 |  Slovakia | Viktória Čerňanská Lucia Mokrášová | 1:09.49 | 15 | 1:09.14 | 15 | 1:09.89 | 14 | 1:09.72 | 15 | 4:38.24 | +5.38 |
| 15 | 17 |  Italy | Giada Andreutti Tania Vicenzino | 1:09.51 | 16 | 1:09.30 | 16 | 1:09.95 | 17 | 1:10.14 | 16 | 4:38.90 | +6.04 |
| 16 | 19 |  Poland | Linda Weiszewski Marika Zandecka | 1:10.01 | 18 | 1:10.03 | 19 | 1:09.93 | 16 | 1:09.61 | 14 | 4:39.58 | +6.72 |
| 17 | 13 | United States | Riley Compton Emily Renna | 1:09.98 | 17 | 1:09.62 | 17 | 1:09.92 | 15 | 1:10.16 | 17 | 4:39.68 | +6.82 |
| 18 | 14 | Romania | Georgeta Popescu Antonia Sârbu | 1:10.32 | 19 | 1:09.66 | 18 | 1:10.18 | 18 | 1:10.31 | 18 | 4:40.47 | +7.61 |
| — | 9 | Germany | Laura Nolte Neele Schuten | 1:08.21 | 3 | 1:08.00 | 3 | Did not finish | |||||
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