Men's Skeleton at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Alpensia Sliding Centre, Pyeongchang, South Korea | ||||||||||||
Dates | 15–16 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
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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. [1]
In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Ryu Seung-min, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Ivo Ferriani, International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation president and member of the International Olympic Committee.
30 athletes qualified. Qualification is based on the combined rankings (across all four tours) as of 14 January 2018. The top three countries received three quotas each, the next six received two each and the last nine one each. Men had to be ranked in the top 60, after eliminating non-quota-earning competitors from countries that have earned their maximum quota. Ghana was awarded the continental quota for Africa. [2] Competitors must compete in five races on three tracks during the 2016/17 season or 2017/18 season. [3]
The first two runs were held on 15 February and the last two on 16 February 2018. [4]
TR – Track Record (in italics for previous marks). Top finish in each run is in boldface.
Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Run 1 | Rank 1 | Run 2 | Rank 2 | Run 3 | Rank 3 | Run 4 | Rank 4 | Total | Behind |
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6 | Yun Sung-bin | South Korea | 50.28TR | 1 | 50.07TR | 1 | 50.18 | 1 | 50.02 TR | 1 | 3:20.55 | – | |
10 | Nikita Tregubov | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 50.59 | 2 | 50.50 | 4 | 50.53 | 5 | 50.56 | 2 | 3:22.18 | +1.63 | |
16 | Dominic Parsons | Great Britain | 50.85 | 5 | 50.41 | 3 | 50.33 | 3 | 50.61 | 3 | 3:22.20 | +1.65 | |
4 | 9 | Martins Dukurs | Latvia | 50.85 | 5 | 50.38 | 2 | 50.32 | 2 | 50.76 | 5 | 3:22.31 | +1.76 |
5 | 8 | Tomass Dukurs | Latvia | 50.88 | 7 | 50.58 | 5 | 50.65 | 6 | 50.63 | 4 | 3:22.74 | +2.19 |
6 | 23 | Kim Ji-soo | South Korea | 50.80 | 4 | 50.86 | 6 | 50.51 | 4 | 50.81 | 6 | 3:22.98 | +2.43 |
7 | 7 | Axel Jungk | Germany | 50.77 | 3 | 51.01 | 9 | 50.83 | 8 | 50.99 | 10 | 3:23.60 | +3.05 |
8 | 11 | Christopher Grotheer | Germany | 51.05 | 9 | 51.06 | 11 | 51.01 | 10 | 50.93 | 8 | 3:24.05 | +3.50 |
9 | 12 | Alexander Gassner | Germany | 51.05 | 9 | 51.08 | 12 | 51.04 | 11 | 50.93 | 8 | 3:24.10 | +3.55 |
10 | 21 | Jerry Rice | Great Britain | 51.06 | 11 | 51.15 | 13 | 51.04 | 11 | 50.99 | 10 | 3:24.24 | +3.69 |
11 | 13 | Matthew Antoine | United States | 51.16 | 12 | 50.98 | 8 | 50.91 | 9 | 51.34 | 14 | 3:24.39 | +3.84 |
12 | 26 | Vladyslav Heraskevych | Ukraine | 51.26 | 14 | 51.16 | 15 | 51.21 | 17 | 50.85 | 7 | 3:24.47 | +3.92 |
13 | 24 | Geng Wenqiang | China | 51.51 | 19 | 50.87 | 7 | 51.18 | 15 | 51.09 | 12 | 3:24.65 | +4.10 |
14 | 20 | Rhys Thornbury | New Zealand | 50.90 | 8 | 51.03 | 10 | 50.65 | 6 | 52.14 | 20 | 3:24.72 | +4.17 |
15 | 17 | Vladislav Marchenkov | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 51.27 | 15 | 51.49 | 20 | 51.05 | 13 | 51.37 | 15 | 3:25.18 | +4.63 |
16 | 18 | John Daly | United States | 51.23 | 13 | 51.15 | 14 | 51.33 | 18 | 51.65 | 19 | 3:25.35 | +4.80 |
17 | 19 | Kevin Boyer | Canada | 51.46 | 18 | 51.24 | 16 | 51.14 | 14 | 51.56 | 17 | 3:25.40 | +4.85 |
18 | 14 | Matthias Guggenberger | Austria | 51.38 | 16 | 51.29 | 17 | 51.81 | 25 | 51.25 | 13 | 3:25.73 | +5.18 |
19 | 27 | John Farrow | Australia | 51.64 | 21 | 51.31 | 18 | 51.40 | 20 | 51.53 | 16 | 3:25.88 | +5.33 |
20 | 3 | Alexander Henning Hanssen | Norway | 51.44 | 17 | 51.51 | 22 | 51.37 | 19 | 51.57 | 18 | 3:25.89 | +5.34 |
21 | 15 | Dave Greszczyszyn | Canada | 51.73 | 23 | 51.31 | 18 | 51.57 | 21 | did not advance | 2:34.61 | N/A | |
22 | 25 | Hiroatsu Takahashi | Japan | 52.00 | 27 | 51.50 | 21 | 51.19 | 16 | 2:34.69 | |||
23 | 4 | Ander Mirambell | Spain | 51.64 | 21 | 52.06 | 26 | 51.59 | 22 | 2:35.29 | |||
24 | 22 | Barrett Martineau | Canada | 51.94 | 26 | 51.76 | 24 | 51.70 | 23 | 2:35.40 | |||
25 | 2 | Dorin Dumitru Velicu | Romania | 51.91 | 25 | 51.51 | 23 | 52.02 | 27 | 2:35.44 | |||
26 | 28 | Katsuyuki Miyajima | Japan | 51.63 | 20 | 52.15 | 27 | 51.80 | 24 | 2:35.58 | |||
27 | 29 | Joseph Luke Cecchini | Italy | 51.88 | 24 | 51.80 | 25 | 51.96 | 26 | 2:35.64 | |||
28 | 30 | Adam Edelman | Israel | 52.48 | 28 | 52.43 | 28 | 52.35 | 28 | 2:37.26 | |||
29 | 1 | Anthony Watson | Jamaica | 53.13 | 29 | 54.04 | 29 | 53.35 | 29 | 2:40.52 | |||
30 | 5 | Akwasi Frimpong | Ghana | 53.97 | 30 | 54.46 | 30 | 53.69 | 30 | 2:42.12 |
TR – Track Record
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 in all 15 disciplines.
Czech Republic competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 93 competitors in 13 sports. They won seven medals in total: two gold, two silver and three bronze, ranking 14th in the medal table.
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.
Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. Canada competed in all sports disciplines, except Nordic combined. The chef de mission was Isabelle Charest, who was appointed in February 2017.
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.
Japan competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 124 competitors in 13 sports. They won 13 medals in total, four gold, five silver and four bronze, ranking 11th in the medal table. Six medals of those were won in the speed skating events.
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.
Israel competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with ten competitors in four sports.
The following were the criteria, rules, and standings for qualification for the Skeleton 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.
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.
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.
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.