IBSF World Championships 2019
Bobsleigh and skeleton competition
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The 2019 IBSF World Championships were held in Whistler, Canada from February 25 to March 10, 2019.[1]
| 2019 World Championships | |
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| Venue | Whistler Sliding Centre |
| Location | Whistler, Canada |
| Dates | February 25 – March 10 |
This would be the last World Championships with the mixed-sleds mixed team event – consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh – first introduced at the 2007 championships. The 2020 championships would see the introduction of a skeleton-only mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's and women's skeleton.
Schedule
Six events were held.
All times are local (UTC−8).
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Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN)* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Bobsleigh
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Two-man[2] |
Germany Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis | 3:24.54 | Canada Justin Kripps Cameron Stones | 3:25.13 | Germany Nico Walther Paul Krenz | 3:25.43 |
| Two-woman[3] |
Germany Mariama Jamanka Annika Drazek | 3:30.08 | Germany Stephanie Schneider Ann-Christin Strack | 3:31.14 | Canada Christine de Bruin Kristen Bujnowski | 3:31.25 |
| Four-man[4] |
Germany Francesco Friedrich Arndt Bauer Martin Grothkopp Thorsten Margis | 3:21.33 | Latvia Oskars Ķibermanis Matīss Miknis Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga | 3:21.62 | Canada Justin Kripps Ryan Sommer Cameron Stones Ben Coakwell | 3:21.78 |
Skeleton
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men[5] |
Martins Dukurs Latvia | 3:28.11 | Nikita Tregubov Russia | 3:28.62 | Yun Sung-bin South Korea | 3:28.99 |
| Women[6] |
Tina Hermann Germany | 3:33.03 | Jacqueline Lölling Germany | 3:33.41 | Sophia Griebel Germany | 3:34.20 |