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2025–26 Skeleton World Cup

The 2025–26 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 40th edition for men and 30th edition for women of the highest international race series in skeleton and constitutes the bulk of the elite season in terms of events.

2025–26 Skeleton World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall United Kingdom Matt Weston (3rd title) Belgium Kim Meylemans (1st title)
Competition
Edition 40th 30th
Locations 6 6

The season started on 21 November 2025 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the site of the 2026 Winter Olympics and concluded on 16 January 2026 in Altenberg, Germany. Results of the races determined the rankings that decided qualification for Olympic competition.

Schedule

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No Location Date Men Women Mixed team Details
1 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo 21 November 2025 ● ● ●
- Austria Innsbruck 28 November 2025 cancelled due to track issues
2 Norway Lillehammer 12 December 2025 ● ● ●
3 Latvia Sigulda 18–19 December 2025 ● ● –
4 Latvia Sigulda II 19–20 December 2025 ● ● – added after Innsbruck cancellation
5 Germany Winterberg 2 January 2026 – ● – women's only; other events cancelled (weather)
 Switzerland  St. Moritz 7 January 2026 ● – – added after Winterberg men's cancellation
6  Switzerland  St. Moritz II 9 January 2026 ● ● ● also European Championships
7 Germany Altenberg 16 January 2026 ● ● ● mixed team added after Winterberg canellation
OG Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo 15–22 February 2026 ● ● ● 2026 Winter Olympics (not included in the World Cup)

Men

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No.Country Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time
1[1][2] ItalyCortina d’Ampezzo Matt Weston
 Great Britain 		1:53.84
(56.89/56.95)		Samuel Maier
 Austria		1:53.99
(56.90/57.09)		Yin Zheng
 China		1:54.02
(56.79/57.23)
- AustriaInnsbruck cancelled (track)
2[3] NorwayLillehammer Matt Weston
 Great Britain		1:42.58
(51.14/51.44)		 Axel Jungk
 Germany		1:42.63
(51.28/51.35)		 Jung Seung-gi
 South Korea		1:42.66
(51.25/51.41)
3[4] LatviaSigulda IMatt Weston
 Great Britain		1:40.35
(49.81/50.54)		 Marcus Wyatt
 Great Britain		1:41.17
(50.71/50.46)		 Felix Keisinger
 Germany		1:41.20
(50.82/50.38)
4[5] Sigulda II Marcus Wyatt
 Great Britain		1:41.37
(50.02/51.35)		 Matt Weston
 Great Britain		1:41.51
(50.15/51.36)		 Yin Zheng
 China		1:41.89
(50.98/50.91)
- GermanyWinterberg cancelled (bad weather)
5[6] Switzerland St. Moritz Matt Weston
 Great Britain		 2:15.67
(1:08.28/1:07.39)		 Amedeo Bagnis
 Italy		 2:16.96
(1:08.86/1:08.10)		 Christopher Grotheer
 Germany		 2:17.17
(1:09.11/1:08.06)
6[7] SwitzerlandSt. Moritz II Matt Weston
 Great Britain		2:16.58
(1:08.53/1:08.05)		 Amedeo Bagnis
 Italy		2:17.49
(1:08.88/1:08.61)		 Yin Zheng
 China		2:17.56
(1:08.72/1:08.84)
7[8] GermanyAltenberg Marcus Wyatt
 Great Britain		 1:50.47
(55.17/55.30)		 Matt Weston
 Great Britain
Christopher Grotheer
 Germany
Axel Jungk
 Germany		1:50.65 not awarded
Overall[9] Matt Weston
 Great Britain : 1545 points		 Yin Zheng
 China : 1328 points		 Marcus Wyatt
 Great Britain : 1276 points

Overall Standings

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Final standings; top ten only:

Rank[10] Racer Nation Points Italy COR Austria INN Norway LIL Latvia SIG I Latvia SIG II Germany WIN Switzerland STM I Switzerland STM II Germany ALT
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matt Weston Great Britain1545 1cancelled112cancelled1 1=2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yin Zheng China1328 36434 37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marcus Wyatt Great Britain1276 127217 91
4 Axel Jungk Germany1252 62796 8=2
5 Samuel Maier Austria1098 248188 118
6 Jung Seung-gi South Korea1080 53965 5-
Chen Wenhao China1080 8813714 65
8 Amedeo Bagnis Italy1078 1912642 217
9 Christopher Grotheer Germany1048 15211653 4=2
10 Felix Keisinger Germany1008 131031516 76

Women

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No. Country Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time
1[1][11] ItalyCortina d’Ampezzo Jacqueline Pfeifer
 Germany		1:55.93
(57.99/57.64)		 Hannah Neise
 Germany		1:56.16
(58.07/58.09)		 Kim Meylemans
 Belgium		1:56.25
(58.23/58.02)
- AustriaInnsbruck cancelled (track)
2[12] NorwayLillehammer Janine Flock
 Austria		1:44.31
(52.09/52.22)		 Tabitha Stoecker
 Great Britain		1:44.49
(52.26/52.23)		 Kim Meylemans
 Belgium		1:44.56
(52.31/52.25)
3[13] LatviaSigulda I Kim Meylemans
 Belgium		1:43.90
(51.97/51.93)		 Tabitha Stoecker
 Great Britain		1:44.24
(51.82/52.42)		 Janine Flock
 Austria		1:44.29
(51.96/52.33)
4[14] Sigulda II Kim Meylemans
 Belgium		1:44.16
(51.80/52.36)		 Anna Fernstädt
 Czech Republic		1:44.24
(51.73/52.51)		 Amelia Coltman
 Great Britain		1:44.30
(51.87/52.43)
5[15] GermanyWinterbergJanine Flock
 Austria		2:00.22
(1:00.38/59.84)		Mystique Ro
 United States		2:00.60
(1:00.34/1:00.26)		Anna Fernstädt
 Czech Republic		2:00.83
(1:00.85/59.98)
6[16] SwitzerlandSt. MoritzKim Meylemans
 Belgium		2:21.01
(1:10.78/1:10.23)		Kelly Curtis
 United States		2:22.12
(1:11.44/1:10.68)		Nicole Silveira
 Brazil		2:22.18
(1:11.38/1:10.80)
7[17] GermanyAltenbergJacqueline Pfeifer
 Germany		1:54.42
(57.36/57.06)		 Susanne Kreher
 Germany		1:54.75
(57.43/57.32)		 Kim Meylemans
 Belgium		1:54.76
(57.39/57.37)
Overall[18] Kim Meylemans
 Belgium : 1443 points		 Jacqueline Pfeifer
 Germany : 1338 points		 Tabitha Stoecker
 Great Britain : 1236 points

Overall Standings

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Final standings; top ten only:

Rank[19] Racer Nation Points Italy COR Austria INN Norway LIL Latvia SIG I Latvia SIG II Germany WIN Switzerland STM Germany ALT
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Meylemans Belgium1443 3 cancelled 3 1 1 7 1 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jacqueline Pfeifer Germany1338 1 4 8 7 5 5 1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tabitha Stoecker Great Britain1236 5 2 2 15 8 4 6
4 Anna Fernstädt Czechia1162 7 10 4 2 3 18 7
5 Janine Flock Austria1102 4 1 3 4 1 20 -
6 Susanne Kreher Germany1082 12 12 7 10 12 6 2
7 Hannah Neise Germany1042 2 9 6 5 19 21 5
8 Kimberley Bos Netherlands1037 11 7 5 8 24 9 4
9 Nicole Rocha Silveira Brazil944 16 17 12 11 8 3 11
10 Amelia Coltman Great Britain944 10 14 11 3 18 10 12

Mixed team

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No. Country Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time
1[1][20] ItalyCortina d’Ampezzo Great Britain 1
Tabitha Stoecker
Marcus Wyatt		2:01.23
(1:01.31/59.92)		 Germany 1
Jacqueline Pfeifer
Axel Jungk		2:01.28
(1:01.45/59.83)		 Austria 1
Janine Flock
Samuel Maier		2:01.43
(1:01.39/1:00.04)
- AustriaInnsbruck cancelled (track)
2[21] NorwayLillehammer  Great Britain 1
Tabitha Stoecker
Marcus Wyatt		1:49.33
(55.26/54.07)		  United States 1
Mystique Ro
Austin Florian		1:49.89
(55.61/54.28)		  Germany 1
Jacqueline Pfeifer
Axel Jungk		1:49.91
(55.72/54.19)
- GermanyWinterberg cancelled (bad weather)
3[22] SwitzerlandSt. Moritz  China 1
Dan Zhao
Zheng Yin		2:26.16  Germany 2
Susanne Kreher
Axel Jungk		2:26.25  Italy 1
Alessandra Fumagalli
Amedeo Bagnis		2:26.45
4[23] Germany Altenberg[a]  Germany 2
Susanne Kreher
Axel Jungk		1:58.21  Great Britain 2
Amelia Coltman
Matt Weston		 1:58.56  Germany 1
Jacqueline Pfeifer
Christopher Grotheer		1:58.91
Overall[24]  Great Britain 1 : 818 points  Germany 1 : 778 points  United States 1 : 768 points

Overall Standings

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Final standings; top ten only:

Rank[25] Team Points Italy COR Austria INN Norway LIL Germany WIN Switzerland STM Germany ALT
1st place, gold medalist(s) Great Britain I818225cancelled225cancelled184184
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Germany I778210200168200
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) USA I768184210184190
4 Germany II755192128210225
5 Great Britain II738144192192210
6 Italy I728176184200168
7 China I705128176225176
8 Austria I600200112144144
9 China II592152152152136
10Italy Italy II496160-168168

Medal tables

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Overall World Cup

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Table showing overall event medalists:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain2024
2 Belgium1001
3 Germany0202
4 China0101
5 United States0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

Podium table by nation

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Table showing the total World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes in all 18 World Cup races:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain96116
2 Germany37414
3 Belgium3036
4 Austria2125
5 China1034
6 United States0303
7 Italy0213
8 Czech Republic0112
9 Brazil0011
 South Korea0011
Totals (10 entries)18201755

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "GB clinch two skeleton golds in World Cup opener". BBC Sport. 2025-11-21. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  2. ↑ "International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Men - Cortina d'Ampezzo". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  3. ↑ "International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Men - Innsbruck". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. ↑ "International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Men - Sigulda I". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  5. ↑ "International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Men - Sigulda II". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  6. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  7. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  8. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  9. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Rankings". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  10. ↑ "IBSF World Cup standings - Men's Skeleton". IBSF Results. IBSF.
  11. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Cortina d'Ampezzo". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  12. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Innsbruck". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  13. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Sigulda I". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  14. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Sigulda II". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  15. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Winterberg". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  16. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - St. Moritz". www.ibsf.org.
  17. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Women - Altenberg". www.ibsf.org.
  18. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Rankings". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  19. ↑ "IBSF World Cup standings - Women's Skeleton". IBSF Results. IBSF.
  20. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Mixed Cortina". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  21. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Mixed Innsbruck". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  22. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result Mixed St. Moritz". www.ibsf.org.
  23. ↑ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  24. ↑ As the personnel in each designated team could change from race to race, the overall rankings points went to the named and numbered bobsleigh team, not the individual riders.
  25. ↑ "IBSF World Cup standings - Mixed team Skeleton". IBSF Results. IBSF.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Race added after Winterberg cancellation
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