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.
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).
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (South Korea)
Events
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.
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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Women's results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "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
External links
- Official Results Book – Skeleton