# 2023–24 Skeleton World Cup

The 2023–24 Skeleton World Cup (official: BMW IBSF Skeleton World Cup) was a multi-race series over a season of skeleton, organised by International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). It was the 38th edition for men and 28th edition for women of the highest international race series in skeleton.
The season started on 17 November 2023 in Yanqing, China and ended on 21 March 2024 in Lake Placid, United States.
The highlight of the season was the World Championships in Winterberg, Germany, whose results were not included in the World Cup standings.
Christopher Grotheer from Germany (men's) and Tina Hermann from Germany (women's) were the reigning champions from the previous season.

## Schedule

| # | Location | Date | Details |
| 1 | Yanqing | 17 November 2023 | |
| 2 | La Plagne | 8 December 2023 | |
| 3 | Innsbruck-Igls | 15 December 2023 | |
| 4 | St. Moritz | 12 January 2024 | |
| 5 | Lillehammer | 26 January 2024 | |
| 6 | Sigulda | 2 February 2024 | also European Championships |
| 7 | Altenberg | 16 February 2024 | |
| WCH | Winterberg | 22–24 February 2024 | World Championships (not included in the World Cup) |
| 8 | Lake Placid | 21 March 2024 | |

## Calendar & Standings
### Men

| # | Place | Winner | Time | Second | Time | Third | Time |
| 1 | Yanqing | Christopher Grotheer | 2:01.20 (1:00.81 / 1:00.39) | Chen Wenhao | 2:01.63 (1:00.98 / 1:00.65) | Yan Wengang | 2:01.68 (1:00.71 / 1:00.97) |
| 2 | La Plagne | Jung Seung-gi | 2:00.61 (1:00.15 / 1:00.46) | Matt Weston | 2:00.69 (1:00.43 / 1:00.26) | Marcus Wyatt Christopher Grotheer | 2:00.94 (1:00.52 / 1:00.42) 2:00.94 (1:00.23 / 1:00.71) |
| 3 | Innsbruck-Igls | Matt Weston | 1:44.84 (52.56 / 52.28) | Jung Seung-gi | 1:44.99 (52.67 / 52.32) | Felix Keisinger | 1:45.16 (52.78 / 52.38) |
| 4 | St. Moritz | Amedeo Bagnis | 2:14.07 (1:07.00 / 1:07.07) | Christopher Grotheer | 2:14.59 (1:07.56 / 1:07.03) | Jung Seung-gi | 2:14.96 (1:07.67 / 1:07.29) |
| 5 | Lillehammer | Christopher Grotheer | 1:42.85 (51.44 / 51.41) | Axel Jungk | 1:42.93 (51.34 / 51.59) | Felix Seibel | 1:42.85 (51.34 / 51.61) |
| 6 | Sigulda | Yin Zheng | 1:40.82 (50.24 / 50.58) | Marcus Wyatt | 1:41.00 (50.43 / 50.37) | Matt Weston | 1:41.16 (50.60 / 50.56) |
| 7 | Altenberg | Yin Zheng | 1:52.49 (56.29 / 56.20) | Christopher Grotheer | 1:52.58 (56.25 / 56.33) | Matt Weston | 1:52.61 (55.83 / 56.78) |
| 8 | Lake Placid | Yin Zheng | 1:46.97 (53.29 / 53.68) | Marcus Wyatt | 1:47.01 (53.49 / 53.52) | Amedeo Bagnis | 1:47.34 (53.40 / 53.94) |

#### Overall leaders

| No. | Holder | Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
| 1. | Christopher Grotheer | 17 November 2023 | Yanqing | 15 December 2023 | Innbruck-Igls | 2 |
| 2. | Jung Seung-gi | 15 December 2023 | Innbruck-Igls | 26 January 2024 | Lillehammer | 2 |
| 3. | Christopher Grotheer | 26 January 2024 | Lillehammer | 21 March 2024 | Lake Placid | 3 |
| 4. | Matt Weston | 21 March 2024 | Lake Placid | Overall Winner | Overall Winner | 1 |
| Rank | Racer | Points | YAN | LAP | IGL | STM | LIL | SIG | ALT | LAK |
| 1 | Matt Weston | 1523 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Christopher Grotheer | 1494 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Yin Zheng | 1453 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Jung Seung-gi | 1269 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Marcus Wyatt | 1254 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Amedeo Bagnis | 1225 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | Felix Keisinger | 1200 | — | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Felix Seibel | 1112 | — | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | Craig Thompson | 1082 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 15 |
| 10 | Chen Wenhao | 1026 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | — |

### Women

| # | Place | Winner | Time | Second | Time | Third | Time |
| 1 | Yanqing | Tina Hermann | 2:03.81 (1:01.75 / 1:02.06) | Zhao Dan | 2:03.83 (1:01.63 / 1:02.20) | Mirela Rahneva | 2:03.99 (1:01.90 / 1:02.09) |
| 2 | La Plagne | Tabitha Stoecker | 2:05.13 (1:02.53 / 1:02.60) | Mystique Ro | 2:05.20 (1:02.70 / 1:02.50) | Kimberley Bos | 2:05.22 (1:02.49 / 1:02.73) |
| 3 | Innsbruck-Igls | Kimberley Bos | 1:47.91 (53.93 / 53.98) | Valentina Margaglio | 1:48.08 (54.02 / 54.06) | Tabitha Stoecker | 1:48.11 (53.97 / 54.14) |
| 4 | St. Moritz | Kimberley Bos | 2:18.61 (1:09.81 / 1:08.80) | Valentina Margaglio | 2:19.34 (1:09.96 / 1:09.38) | Katie Uhlaender | 2:19.45 (1:09.85 / 1:09.60) |
| 5 | Lillehammer | Hannah Neise | 1:45.94 (52.97 / 52.97) | Mystique Ro | 1:45.99 (52.93 / 53.06) | Kimberley Bos | 1:46.00 (53.07 / 52.93) |
| 6 | Sigulda | Mirela Rahneva | 1:43.10 (51.75 / 51.35) | Kim Meylemans | 1:43.38 (51.64 / 51.74) | Hannah Neise | 1:43.41 (51.87 / 51.54) |
| 7 | Altenberg | Tina Hermann | 1:56.46 (57.90 / 58.56) | Susanne Kreher | 1:56.56 (58.01 / 58.55) | Mystique Ro | 1:56.70 (58.36 / 58.34) |
| 8 | Lake Placid | Mystique Ro | 1:50.33 (55.02 / 55.33) | Kim Meylemans | 1:50.37 (55.17 / 55.20) | Kimberley Bos | 1:50.55 (55.10 / 55.45) |

#### Overall leaders

| No. | Holder | Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
| 1. | Tina Herrmann | 17 November 2023 | Yanqing | 15 December 2023 | Innbruck-Igls | 2 |
| 2. | Kimberley Bos | 15 December 2023 | Innbruck-Igls | Overall Winner | Overall Winner | 6 |
| Rank | Racer | Points | YAN1 | LAP | IGL | STM | LIL | SIG | ALT | LAK |
| 1 | Kimberley Bos | 1570 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Kim Meylemans | 1364 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | Valentina Margaglio | 1270 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Janine Flock | 1248 | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Tina Hermann | 1242 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Jacqueline Pfeifer | 1192 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Hannah Neise | 1177 | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | Mystique Ro | 1175 | — | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Susanne Kreher | 1138 | 4 | DNS | 12 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Tabitha Stoecker | 1031 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 |

### Mixed Team

| # | Place | Winner | Time | Second | Time | Third | Time | R. |
| 1 | St. Moritz | Valentina Margaglio / Amedeo Bagnis | 2:22.11 (1:11.95 / 1:10.16) | Susanne Kreher / Felix Keisinger | 2:23.00 (1:12.17 / 1:10.83) | Jacqueline Pfeifer / Felix Seibel | 2:23.77 (1:12.66 / 1:11.11) | |
| 2 | Altenberg | Susanne Kreher / Axel Jungk | 2:00.92 (1:01.52 / 59.40) | Anna Fernstädt / Timon Drahoňovský | 2:01.61 (1:01.24 / 1:00.37) | Katie Uhlaender / Austin Florian Hannah Neise / Christopher Grotheer | 2:01.66 (1:02.33 / 59.33) 2:01.66 (1:01.77 / 59.89) | |

## Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 56 |

## Points distribution

| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Men, Women | 225 | 210 | 200 | 192 | 184 | 176 | 168 | 160 | 152 | 144 | 136 | 128 | 120 | 112 | 104 | 96 | 88 | 80 | 74 | 68 |