Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics
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Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.[1] The events were scheduled to take place between 18 and 25 February 2018. A total of three bobsleigh events were held.
| Bobsleigh at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Bobsleigh pictogram at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
| Venue | Alpensia Sliding Centre |
| Dates | 18–25 February |
| No. of events | 3 (2 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 164 from 22 nations |
A maximum of 170 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games (130 men and 40 women). The qualification was based on the world rankings of 18 January 2018.[2]
The following was the competition schedule for all events.[3]
All times are (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 18 February | 20:05 | Two-man runs 1 and 2 |
| 19 February | 20:15 | Two-man runs 3 and 4 |
| 20 February | 20:50 | Two-woman runs 1 and 2 |
| 21 February | 20:40 | Two-woman runs 3 and 4 |
| 24 February | 09:30 | Four-man runs 1 and 2 |
| 25 February | 09:30 | Four-man runs 3 and 4 |
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  South Korea* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man[4] |
Canada Justin Kripps Alexander Kopacz | 3:16.86 | Not awarded | Latvia Oskars Melbārdis Jānis Strenga | 3:16.91 | |
| Germany Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis | ||||||
| Four-man[5] |
Germany Francesco Friedrich Candy Bauer Martin Grothkopp Thorsten Margis | 3:15.85 | Germany Nico Walther Kevin Kuske Alexander Rödiger Eric Franke | 3:16.38 | Not awarded | |
| South Korea Won Yun-jong Jun Jung-lin Seo Young-woo Kim Dong-hyun | ||||||
| Two-woman[6] |
Germany Mariama Jamanka Lisa Buckwitz | 3:22.45 | United States Elana Meyers Taylor Lauren Gibbs | 3:22.52 | Canada Kaillie Humphries Phylicia George | 3:22.89 |
A total of 164 athletes from 22 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate[7] (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). This was the first time that Nigeria had qualified for the Winter Games in any sport. The two-woman bobsleigh team was thus Nigeria's first ever representation at the Winter Olympics.[8][9]
Australia (4)
Austria (12)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (4) Canada (18)
China (6)
Croatia (4)
Czech Republic (8)
France (5) Germany (18)
Great Britain (10)
Italy (4)
Jamaica (2) Latvia (8)
Monaco (2)
Nigeria (2)
Olympic Athletes from Russia (10)
Poland (4)
Romania (7) South Korea (6)
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