| Skeleton at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Skeleton pictogram at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
| Venue | Alpensia Sliding Centre |
| Dates | 15–17 February |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 50 from 24 nations |
| Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||
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Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 15 and 17 February 2018. A total of two skeleton events were held, one each for men and women.
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Qualification
A total of 50 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 30 men and 20 women could qualify. The qualification was based on 3 successive iterations of the world rankings of 14 January 2018.[1]
Competition schedule
The following was the competition schedule for the two skeleton events.[2]
All times are (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 15 February | 10:00 | Men's singles runs 1 and 2 |
| 16 February | 09:30 | Men's singles runs 3 and 4 |
| 20:20 | Women's singles runs 1 and 2 | |
| 17 February | 20:20 | Women's singles runs 3 and 4 |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |  South Korea* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's[3] |
Yun Sung-bin South Korea |
3.20.55 | Nikita Tregubov Olympic Athletes from Russia |
3.22.18 | Dominic Parsons Great Britain |
3.22.20 |
| Women's[4] |
Lizzy Yarnold Great Britain |
3:27.28 | Jacqueline Lölling Germany |
3:27.73 | Laura Deas Great Britain |
3:27.90 |
Participating nations
A total of 50 athletes from 24 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) participated.[5][6] Eight nations made their Winter Olympics debut in the sport: Belgium, China, Ghana, Jamaica, Netherlands, Israel, Nigeria and Ukraine.
Australia (2 athletes)
Austria (2)
Belgium (1)
Canada (6)
China (1)
Germany (6)
Ghana (1)
Great Britain (4)
Israel (1)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (3)
Latvia (3)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (1)
Norway (1)
Olympic Athletes from Russia (2)
Romania (2)
South Korea (3)
Spain (1)
Switzerland (1)
Ukraine (1)
United States (4)
References
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Schedule". POCOG. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Men's results
- ^ Women's results
- ^ "XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Skeleton - Participation" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 22 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Number of Entries by NOC Archived 21 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine pyeongchang2018.com
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