# 2011–12 Bobsleigh World Cup

The 2011–12 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 2 December 2011 in Igls, Austria and ended on 11 February 2012 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The World Cup is organised by the FIBT who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton. This season is sponsored by Viessmann.

## Calendar

Below is the schedule of the 2011/12 season.
| Venue | Date | Details |
| Igls | 2–4 December 2011 | |
| La Plagne | 9–11 December 2011 | |
| Winterberg | 16–18 December 2011 | |
| Altenberg | 6–8 January 2012 | Also serves as FIBT European Championship |
| Königssee | 13–15 January 2012 | |
| St. Moritz | 20–22 January 2012 | |
| Whistler | 2–4 February 2012 | |
| Calgary | 9–11 February 2012 | |

## Results
### Two-man

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Igls | Beat Hefti Thomas Lamparter Switzerland | 1:44.24 (52.20 / 52.04) | Thomas Florschütz Kevin Kuske Germany | 1:44.36 (52.33 / 52.03) | Steven Holcomb Justin Olsen United States | 1:44.42 (52.26 / 52.16) |
| La Plagne | Thomas Florschütz Kevin Kuske Germany | 1:58.50 (59.39 / 59.11) | Steven Holcomb Steven Langton United States | 1:58.85 (59.48 / 59.37) | Beat Hefti Thomas Lamparter Switzerland | 1:58.91 (59.53 / 59.38) |
| Winterberg | Thomas Florschütz Kevin Kuske Germany | 1:52.98 (56.81 / 56.17) | Beat Hefti Thomas Lamparter Switzerland | 1:53.22 (57.06 / 56.16) | Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Latvia | 1:53.43 (57.34 / 56.09) |
| Altenberg | Thomas Florschütz Kevin Kuske Germany | 56.26 | Maximilian Arndt Marko Huebenbecker Germany | 56.27 | Beat Hefti Thomas Lamparter Switzerland | 56.73 |
| Königssee | Beat Hefti Thomas Lamparter Switzerland | 1:39.91 (50.04 / 49.87) | Lyndon Rush Jesse Lumsden Canada | 1:40.21 (50.23 / 49.98) | Manuel Machata Andreas Bredau Germany | 1:40.33 (50.34 / 49.99) |
| St. Moritz | Maximilian Arndt Marko Huebenbecker Germany | 2:14.51 (1:07.59 / 1:06.92) | Beat Hefti Thomas Lamparter Switzerland | 2:14.67 (1:07.67 / 1:07.00) | Manuel Machata Andreas Bredau Germany | 2:14.94 (1:07.93 / 1:07.01) |
| Whistler | Lyndon Rush Jesse Lumsden Canada | 1:44.14 (52.04 / 52.10) | Maximilian Arndt Martin Putze Germany | 1:44.21 (51.95 / 52.26) | Beat Hefti Thomas Lamparter Switzerland | 1:44.36 (52.23 / 52.13) |
| Calgary | Beat Hefti Thomas Lamparter Switzerland | 1:50.14 (55.07 / 55.07) | Manuel Machata Andreas Bredau Germany | 1:50.15 (55.12 / 55.03) | Maximilian Arndt Kevin Kuske Germany | 1:50.40 (55.15 / 55.25) |

### Four-man

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Igls | Alexandr Zubkov Filipp Yegorov Dmitry Trunenkov Nikolay Hrenkov Russia | 1:43.05 (51.56 / 51.49) | Steven Holcomb Justin Olsen Steven Langton Curtis Tomasevicz United States | 1:43.11 (51.65 / 51.46) | Thomas Florschütz Martin Rostig Kevin Kuske Thomas Blaschek Germany | 1:43.41 (51.77 / 51.64) |
| La Plagne | Manuel Machata Florian Becke Andreas Bredau Christian Poser Germany | 1:57.00 (58.48 / 58.52) | Maximilian Arndt Rene Tiefert Jan Speer Martin Putze Germany | 1:57.24 (58.58 / 58.66) | Thomas Florschütz Gino Gerhardi Kevin Kuske Thomas Blaschek Germany | 1:57.26 (58.66 / 58.60) |
| Winterberg | Thomas Florschütz Gino Gerhardi Kevin Kuske Thomas Blaschek Germany | 1:50.52 (55.39 / 55.13) | Alexandr Zubkov Filipp Yegorov Dmitry Trunenkov Nikolay Hrenkov Russia | 1:50.54 (55.38 / 55.16) | Oskars Melbārdis Helvijs Lūsis Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga Latvia | 1:50.65 (55.39 / 55.26) |
| Altenberg | Maximilian Arndt Marko Huebenbecker Alexander Rödiger Martin Putze Germany | 1:49.87 (54.73 / 55.14) | Alexandr Zubkov Filipp Yegorov Dmitry Trunenkov Nikolay Hrenkov Russia | 1:50.53 (55.16 / 55.37) | Thomas Florschütz Ronny Listner Kevin Kuske Thomas Blaschek Germany | 1:50.79 (55.17 / 55.62) |
| Königssee | Alexandr Zubkov Filipp Yegorov Dmitry Trunenkov Maxim Mokrousov Russia | 1:38.05 (49.22 / 48.83) | Manuel Machata Marko Huebenbecker Andreas Bredau Christian Poser Germany | 1:38.07 (49.24 / 48.83) | Maximilian Arndt Jan Speer Alexander Rödiger Martin Putze Germany | 1:38.19 (49.30 / 48.89) |
| St. Moritz | Maximilian Arndt Jan Speer Alexander Rödiger Martin Putze Germany | 2:10.51 (1:05.35 / 1:05.16) | Manuel Machata Marko Huebenbecker Andreas Bredau Christian Poser Germany | 2:10.72 (1:05.43 / 1:05.29) | Edgars Maskalāns Daumants Dreiškens Uģis Žaļims Intars Dambis Latvia | 2:10.75 (1:05.47 / 1:05.28) |
| Whistler | Alexandr Zubkov Filipp Yegorov Dmitry Trunenkov Maxim Mokrousov Russia | 1:42.46 (51.21 / 51.25) | Alexander Kasjanov Denis Moiseychenkov Maxim Belugin Nikolay Hrenkov Russia | 1:42.60 (51.32 / 51.28) | Lyndon Rush Jesse Lumsden Cody Sorensen Neville Wright Canada | 1:42.62 (51.32 / 51.30) |
| Calgary | Manuel Machata Marko Huebenbecker Andreas Bredau Christian Poser Germany | 1:47.72 (53.66 / 54.06) | Maximilian Arndt Jan Speer Kevin Kuske Martin Putze Germany | 1:48.00 (53.68 / 54.32) | Alexandr Zubkov Filipp Yegorov Dmitry Trunenkov Maxim Mokrousov Russia | 1:48.13 (53.73 / 54.40) |

### Two-woman

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Igls | Anja Schneiderheinze Lisette Thöne Germany | 1:47.26 (53.69 / 53.57) | Sandra Kiriasis Petra Lammert Germany | 1:47.44 (53.82 / 53.62) | Christina Hengster Inga Versen Austria | 1:47.82 (53.95 / 53.87) |
| Igls | Anja Schneiderheinze Lisette Thöne Germany | 1:47.26 (53.69 / 53.57) | Sandra Kiriasis Petra Lammert Germany | 1:47.44 (53.82 / 53.62) | Elana Meyers Katie Eberling United States | 1:47.82 (53.90 / 53.92) |
| La Plagne | Kaillie Humphries Emily Baadsvik Canada | 2:02.81 (1:01.63 / 1:01.18) | Cathleen Martini Janine Tischer Germany | 2:02.93 (1:01.79 / 1:01.14) | Fabienne Meyer Hanne Schenk Switzerland | 2:02.98 (1:01.75 / 1:01.23) |
| Winterberg | Cathleen Martini Janine Tischer Germany | 1:56.32 (58.20 / 58.12) | Anja Schneiderheinze Lisette Thöne Germany | 1:56.60 (57.88 / 58.72) | Fabienne Meyer Hanne Schenk Switzerland | 1:56.73 (58.20 / 58.53) |
| Altenberg | Cathleen Martini Janine Tischer Germany | 1:54.67 (57.45 / 57.22) | Sandra Kiriasis Petra Lammert Germany | 1:54.69 (57.49 / 57.20) | Fabienne Meyer Hanne Schenk Switzerland | 1:55.23 (57.69 / 57.54) |
| Königssee | Cathleen Martini Berit Wiacker Germany | 1:43.56 (51.86 / 51.70) | Kaillie Humphries Emily Baadsvik Canada | 1:44.10 (52.34 / 51.76) |
| Königssee | Cathleen Martini Berit Wiacker Germany | 1:43.56 (51.86 / 51.70) | Fabienne Meyer Hanne Schenk Switzerland | 1:44.10 (52.35 / 51.75) |
| St. Moritz | Anja Schneiderheinze Lisette Thöne Germany | 2:17.84 (1:09.31 / 1:08.53) | Cathleen Martini Janine Tischer Germany | 2:17.93 (1:09.30 / 1:08.63) | Sandra Kiriasis Franziska Bertels Germany | 2:18.05 (1:09.46 / 1:08.59) |
| Whistler | Kaillie Humphries Emily Baadsvik Canada | 1:46.68 (53.51 / 53.17) | Sandra Kiriasis Berit Wiacker Germany | 1:46.76 (53.54 / 53.22) | Helen Upperton Shelley-Ann Brown Canada | 1:47.09 (53.60 / 53.49) |
| Calgary | Kaillie Humphries Jennifer Ciochetti Canada | 1:53.28 (56.62 / 56.66) | Anja Schneiderheinze Lisette Thöne Germany | 1:53.46 (56.72 / 56.74) | Sandra Kiriasis Petra Lammert Germany | 1:53.54 (56.75 / 56.79) |

## Standings
### Two-man

| Pos. | Bobsledder | IGL | LPL | WIN | ALT | KON | SMO | WHI | CAL | Points |
| 1. | Beat Hefti (SUI) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1695 |
| 2. | Maximilian Arndt (GER) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1573 |
| 3. | Alexandr Zubkov (RUS) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1416 |
| 4. | Lyndon Rush (CAN) | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1339 |
| 5. | Manuel Machata (GER) | 8 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1332 |
| 6. | Oskars Melbārdis (LAT) | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | 1200 |
| 6. | Gregor Baumann (SUI) | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1200 |
| 8. | Patrice Servelle (MON) | 5 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1192 |
| 9. | Steven Holcomb (USA) | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 1050 |
| 10. | Edwin van Calker (NED) | 12 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1040 |
| 11. | Alexander Kasjanov (RUS) | 10 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 982 |
| 12. | Thomas Florschütz (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 885 |
| 13. | Simone Bertazzo (ITA) | 14 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 852 |
| 14. | Nicolae Istrate (ROU) | 17 | — | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 780 |
| 15. | Edgars Maskalāns (LAT) | 15 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 13 | — | 16 | 696 |
| 16. | John Napier (USA) | 18 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 16 | — | — | 640 |
| 17. | John James Jackson (GBR) | — | 14 | 18 | 14 | — | 22 | 12 | 19 | 562 |
| 18. | Nikita Zarharov (RUS) | — | — | 16 | 9 | 20 | 12 | — | 18 | 524 |
| 19. | Dawid Kupczyk (POL) | 22 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 518 |
| 20. | Uģis Žaļims (LAT) | 23 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 24 | — | 23 | 507 |

### Four-man

| Pos. | Bobsledder | IGL | ALB | WIN | ALT | KON | SMO | WHI | CAL | Points |
| 1. | Alexandr Zubkov (RUS) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1671 |
| 2. | Maximilian Arndt (GER) | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1606 |
| 3. | Manuel Machata (GER) | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1574 |
| 4. | Alexander Kasjanov (RUS) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1418 |
| 5. | Oskars Melbārdis (LAT) | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 1216 |
| 6. | Edgars Maskalāns (LAT) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 6 | 1208 |
| 7. | Steven Holcomb (USA) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1098 |
| 8. | Lyndon Rush (CAN) | 13 | 11 | 20 | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1036 |
| 9. | Edwin van Calker (NED) | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 11 | — | 7 | 1008 |
| 10. | Gregor Baumann (SUI) | 9 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | — | 14 | 936 |
| 11. | Thomas Florschütz (GER) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 825 |
| 12. | Simone Bertazzo (ITA) | 15 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 820 |
| 13. | Dawid Kupczyk (POL) | 17 | 16 | DNS | 17 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 712 |
| 14. | John Napier (USA) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 696 |
| 15. | Jürgen Loacker (AUT) | 14 | — | 13 | 10 | 7 | 15 | — | — | 648 |
| 16. | Nicolae Istrate (ROU) | 20 | — | 18 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 644 |
| 17. | John James Jackson (GBR) | — | 15 | 19 | — | — | 14 | 8 | 10 | 594 |
| 18. | Jan Vrba (CZE) | 18 | — | 15 | 11 | 14 | 19 | — | — | 506 |
| 19. | Christopher Spring (CAN) | 10 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 440 |
| 20. | Nikita Zarharov (RUS) | — | — | 14 | — | 15 | 20 | — | 11 | 420 |

### Two-woman

| Pos. | Bobsledder | IGL | ALB | WIN | ALT | KON | SMO | WHI | CAL | Points |
| 1. | Cathleen Martini (GER) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1655 |
| 2. | Anja Schneiderheinze (GER) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1598 |
| 3. | Sandra Kiriasis (GER) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1574 |
| 4. | Fabienne Meyer (SUI) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1490 |
| 5. | Kaillie Humphries (CAN) | 7 | 1 | 10 | DNS | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1389 |
| 6. | Anastasia Tambovtseva (RUS) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1312 |
| 7. | Christina Hengster (AUT) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1296 |
| 8. | Olga Fyodorova (RUS) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1192 |
| 9. | Bree Schaaf (USA) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1152 |
| 10. | Paula Walker (GBR) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1144 |
| 11. | Astrid Radjenovic (AUS) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1032 |
| 12. | Elana Meyers (USA) | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | 888 |
| 13. | Viktoria Tokovaya (RUS) | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | — | 14 | 840 |
| 14. | Jazmine Fenlator (USA) | 11 | 13 | 13 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | 664 |
| 15. | Elfje Willemsen (BEL) | 15 | DNS | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | — | — | 552 |
| 16. | Eva Willemarck (BEL) | 17 | DNS | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | — | — | 448 |
| 17. | Carmen Tronescu (ROU) | 16 | — | 19 | 14 | 17 | 20 | — | — | 438 |
| 18. | Helen Upperton (CAN) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 392 |
| 19. | Eugenia Oana Diaconu (ROU) | 18 | — | 20 | 15 | — | 19 | — | — | 326 |
| 20. | Jennifer Ciochetti (CAN) | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 264 |
| 20. | Jamie Greubel (USA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 264 |