# Skeleton World Cup

The Skeleton World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation since 1986–87. The women's version of this event debuted in 1996–97.

## Overall results
### Men

Debuted: 1986–87
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| 1986/87 | Andi Schmid | Alain Wicki | Christian Auer |
| 1987/88 | Andi Schmid (2) | Alain Wicki | Christian Auer |
| 1988/89 | Alain Wicki | Christian Auer | Andi Schmid |
| 1989/90 | Christian Auer | Urs Vercoli | Franz Plangger |
| 1990/91 | Christian Auer | Michael Grünberger | Andi Schmid |
| 1991/92 | Christian Auer | Gregor Stähli | Martin Thaler |
| 1992/93 | Franz Plangger | Christian Auer | Gregor Stähli |
| 1993/94 | Christian Auer | Andi Schmid | Franz Plangger |
| 1994/95 | Christian Auer (5) | Franz Plangger | Alexander Müller |
| 1995/96 | Ryan Davenport | Michael Grünberger | Christian Auer |
| 1996/97 | Alexander Müller | Ryan Davenport | Willi Schneider |
| 1997/98 | Willi Schneider | Kazuhiro Koshi | Andy Böhme |
| 1998/99 | Andy Böhme | Ryan Davenport | Jim Shea |
| 1999/2000 | Andy Böhme (2) | Chris Soule | Kristan Bromley |
| 2000/01 | Lincoln DeWitt | Kazuhiro Koshi | Jim Shea |
| 2001/02 | Gregor Stähli | Chris Soule | Martin Rettl |
| 2002/03 | Chris Soule | Jeff Pain | Kazuhiro Koshi |
| 2003/04 | Kristan Bromley | Duff Gibson | Frank Kleber |
| 2004/05 | Jeff Pain | Chris Soule | Duff Gibson |
| 2005/06 | Jeff Pain (2) | Gregor Stähli | Eric Bernotas |
| 2006/07 | Zach Lund | Eric Bernotas | Aleksandr Tretyakov |
| 2007/08 | Kristan Bromley (2) | Jon Montgomery | Zach Lund |
| 2008/09 | Aleksandr Tretyakov | Florian Grassl | Frank Rommel |
| 2009/10 | Martins Dukurs | Frank Rommel | Sandro Stielicke |
| 2010/11 | Martins Dukurs | Sandro Stielicke | Frank Rommel |
| 2011/12 | Martins Dukurs | Frank Rommel | Tomass Dukurs |
| 2012/13 | Martins Dukurs | Tomass Dukurs | Alexander Kröckel |
| 2013/14 | Martins Dukurs | Tomass Dukurs | Matthew Antoine |
| 2014/15 | Martins Dukurs | Tomass Dukurs | Axel Jungk |
| 2015/16 | Martins Dukurs | Yun Sung-bin | Tomass Dukurs |
| 2016/17 | Martins Dukurs | Yun Sung-bin | Aleksandr Tretyakov |
| 2017/18 | Yun Sung-bin | Axel Jungk | Tomass Dukurs |
| 2018/19 | Aleksandr Tretyakov (2) | Yun Sung-bin | Martins Dukurs |
| 2019/20 | Martins Dukurs | Aleksandr Tretyakov | Yun Sung-bin |
| 2020/21 | Martins Dukurs | Alexander Gassner | Tomass Dukurs |
| 2021/22 | Martins Dukurs (11) | Axel Jungk | Christopher Grotheer |
| 2022/23 | Christopher Grotheer | Matt Weston | Marcus Wyat |
| 2023/24 | Matt Weston | Christopher Grotheer | Yin Zheng |
| 2024/25 | Matt Weston (2) | Marcus Wyat | Christopher Grotheer |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Latvia | 11 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Austria | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Germany | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Canada | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | United States | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |

### Women

Debuted: 1996–97
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| 1996/97 | Steffi Hanzlik | Michelle Kelly | Maya Bieri |
| 1997/98 | Maya Bieri | Steffi Hanzlik | Susan Speiran |
| 1998/99 | Steffi Hanzlik (2) | Ursi Walliser | Maya Bieri |
| 1999/2000 | Alex Coomber | Maya Bieri | Michelle Kelly |
| 2000/01 | Alex Coomber | Steffi Hanzlik | Maya Bieri |
| 2001/02 | Alex Coomber (3) | Maya Bieri | Lindsay Alcock |
| 2002/03 | Michelle Kelly | Lindsay Alcock | Tristan Gale |
| 2003/04 | Lindsay Alcock | Diana Sartor | Michelle Kelly |
| 2004/05 | Noelle Pikus-Pace | Maya Bieri | Kerstin Jürgens |
| 2005/06 | Mellisa Hollingsworth | Maya Bieri | Diana Sartor |
| 2006/07 | Katie Uhlaender | Noelle Pikus-Pace | Michelle Kelly |
| 2007/08 | Katie Uhlaender (2) | Michelle Kelly | Mellisa Hollingsworth |
| 2008/09 | Marion Thees | Shelley Rudman | Katie Uhlaender |
| 2009/10 | Mellisa Hollingsworth (2) | Shelley Rudman | Kerstin Szymkowiak |
| 2010/11 | Anja Huber | Shelley Rudman | Mellisa Hollingsworth |
| 2011/12 | Shelley Rudman | Marion Thees | Anja Huber |
| 2012/13 | Marion Thees (2) | Anja Huber | Katie Uhlaender |
| 2013/14 | Elizabeth Yarnold | Noelle Pikus-Pace | Shelley Rudman |
| 2014/15 | Janine Flock | Elizabeth Yarnold | Tina Hermann |
| 2015/16 | Tina Hermann | Jacqueline Lölling | Jane Channell |
| 2016/17 | Jacqueline Lölling | Tina Hermann | Mirela Rahneva |
| 2017/18 | Jacqueline Lölling | Tina Hermann | Elisabeth Vathje |
| 2018/19 | Elena Nikitina | Tina Hermann | Mirela Rahneva |
| 2019/20 | Jacqueline Lölling (3) | Janine Flock | Elena Nikitina |
| 2020/21 | Janine Flock (2) | Tina Hermann | Kimberley Bos |
| 2021/22 | Kimberley Bos | Janine Flock | Elena Nikitina |
| 2022/23 | Tina Hermann (2) | Kimberley Bos | Mirela Rahneva |
| 2023/24 | Kimberley Bos (2) | Kim Meylemans | Valentina Margaglio |
| 2024/25 | Janine Flock (3) | Kimberley Bos | Hannah Neise |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |

## All-time overall results

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 14 | 18 | 16 | 48 |
| 2 | Austria | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Latvia | 11 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Canada | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | United States | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 204 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Martins Dukurs | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Christian Auer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Janine Flock | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Jacqueline Lölling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Alex Coomber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Tina Hermann | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Kimberley Bos | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Steffi Hanzlik | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Aleksandr Tretyakov | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Andi Schmid | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Matt Weston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

## Record of victories and podiums

(NB: some results are based without official sources because archives do not exist to date. Results are missing for the first two World Cups in 1987 and 1988)

### Men

Victories :
| Rank | Name | Victories |
| 1 | Martins Dukurs | 61 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Tretyakov | 22 |
| 3 | Yun Sung-bin | 10 |
| 3 | Gregor Stähli | 10 |
| 5 | Christian Auer | 9 |
| 5 | Jeff Pain | 9 |
| 7 | Frank Rommel | 7 |
| 7 | Matt Weston | 7 |
| 9 | Kristan Bromley | 6 |
| 9 | Christopher Grotheer | 6 |
| 9 | Franz Plangger | 6 |
| 9 | Zach Lund | 6 |
| 9 | Ryan Davenport | 6 |
Podiums :
| Rank | Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| 1 | Martins Dukurs | 61 | 21 | 8 | 90 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Tretyakov | 22 | 26 | 20 | 68 |
| 3 | Yun Sung-bin | 10 | 15 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Tomass Dukurs | 1 | 16 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | Gregor Stähli | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Christian Auer | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Jeff Pain | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Frank Rommel | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 9 | Christopher Grotheer | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 10 | Axel Jungk | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
| 11 | Kristan Bromley | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Chris Soule | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 |

### Women

Victories :
| Rank | Name | Victories |
| 1 | Tina Hermann | 19 |
| 2 | Elena Nikitina | 14 |
| 3 | Anja Selbach | 12 |
| 3 | Jacqueline Lölling | 12 |
| 5 | Katie Uhlaender | 11 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Yarnold | 11 |
| 5 | Steffi Hanzlik | 11 |
| 8 | Janine Flock | 10 |
| 9 | Noelle Pikus-Pace | 9 |
| 10 | Shelley Rudman | 8 |
| 10 | Maya Pedersen-Bieri | 8 |
Podiums :
| Rank | Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| 1 | Tina Hermann | 19 | 13 | 7 | 39 |
| 2 | Janine Flock | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | Mellisa Hollingsworth | 7 | 13 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | Anja Selbach | 12 | 19 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Jacqueline Lölling | 12 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Michelle Kelly | 6 | 13 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | Maya Pedersen-Bieri | 8 | | | 26 |
| 8 | Elena Nikitina | 14 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Noelle Pikus-Pace | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 10 | Katie Uhlaender | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 11 | Shelley Rudman | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |