| Skeleton at the III Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun |
| Dates | 19–20 January |
| Competitors | 40 from 19 nations |
| Skeleton at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | ||
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| boys | girls | |
Skeleton at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun from 19 to 20 January 2020. [1] [2]
* Host nation (Switzerland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Switzerland* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' | Lukas Nydegger  Germany | 2:17.00 | Elvis Veinbergs  Latvia | 2:18.42 | Livio Summermatter  Switzerland | 2:19.53 |
| Girls' | Anastasiia Tsyganova  Russia | 2:22.50 | Josefa Schellmoser Germany | 2:22.53 | Sissi Schrödl Germany | 2:22.95 |
A total of 40 athletes will qualify to compete (20 per gender). A NOC can enter a maximum of three athletes per gender. Quotas were officially awarded via the IBSF Youth World Ranking List as of 9 December 2019. [3]
| NOC | Boys [4] | Girls [5] | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 China | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | |
 Denmark | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Japan | 2 | 2 | |
| Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Liechtenstein | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 2 | 2 | |
| Total: 19 NOCs | 20 | 20 | 40 |
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