IBSF World Championships 2016
Bobsleigh and skeleton competition
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The IBSF World Championships 2016 took place at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck in Igls, Austria, from 8 to 21 February 2016.[1]
| 2016 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck |
| Location | Igls, Austria |
| Dates | February 8 – 21 |
Schedule
Six events were held.[1]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 12 February | 16:45 | Two-women run 1 and 2 |
| 13 February | 09:30 | Two-men run 1 and 2 |
| 15:00 | Two-women run 3 and 4 | |
| 14 February | 09:30 | Two-men run 3 and 4 |
| 15:00 | Mixed team | |
| 18 February | 09:30 | Men run 1 and 2 |
| 19 February | 09:45 | Women run 1 and 2 |
| 15:30 | Men run 3 and 4 | |
| 20 February | 09:45 | Women run 3 and 4 |
| 15:30 | Four-men run 1 and 2 | |
| 21 February | 15:00 | Four-men run 3 and 4 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
Bobsleigh
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man[2] |
Germany Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis | 3:26.09 | Germany Johannes Lochner Joshua Bluhm | 3:26.26 | Switzerland Beat Hefti Alex Baumann | 3:26.31 |
| Four-man[3] |
Latvia Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga | 3:24.27 | Germany Francesco Friedrich Arndt Bauer Gregor Bermbach Thorsten Margis | 3:24.31 | Switzerland Rico Peter Bror van der Zijde Thomas Amrhein Simon Friedli | 3:24.49 |
| Two-woman[4] |
Germany Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel Annika Drazek | 3:32.38 | Canada Kaillie Humphries Melissa Lotholz | 3:32.71 | United States Elana Meyers Taylor Lauren Gibbs | 3:32.87 |
Skeleton
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men[5] |
Martins Dukurs Latvia | 3:28.84 | Aleksandr Tretyakov Russia Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 3:29.97 | not awarded | |
| Women[6] |
Tina Hermann Germany | 3:36.50 | Janine Flock Austria | 3:36.96 | Elena Nikitina Russia | 3:37.09 |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team[7] |
Germany Axel Jungk Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel Franziska Bertels Tina Hermann Johannes Lochner Tino Paasche | 3:31.47 | Austria Matthias Guggenberger Christina Hengster Sanne Dekker Janine Flock Benjamin Maier Dănuț Moldovan | 3:32.93 | Germany Michael Zachrau Stephanie Schneider Anne Lobenstein Jacqueline Lölling Nico Walther Jannis Bäcker | 3:33.05 |