The 2008–09 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 24 November 2008 in Winterberg and ended on 14 February 2009 in Park City, Utah. The World Cup was organised by the FIBT who also run world cups and championships in skeleton.
| Winners | |
|---|---|
| Combined men's |  Alexandre Zoubkov |
| Two-man |  Beat Hefti |
| Four-man | Alexandre Zoubkov |
| Two-woman |  Sandra Kiriasis |
| Competitions | |
| Venues | 8 |
Calendar edit
Below is the schedule of the 2008/09 season.[1]
| Venue | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Winterberg | 24–30 November 2008 | |
| Altenberg | 1–7 December 2008 | |
| Igls | 8–14 December 2008 | |
| Cancelled to excessive snowfall (2.5 meters)[2] | ||
| Königssee[3] | 5–11 January 2009 | |
| Sankt Moritz | 11–18 January 2009 | European Championship |
| Whistler | 1–7 February 2009 | |
| Park City | 8–14 February 2009 | |
| Lake Placid | 16 February – 1 March 2009 | FIBT World Championships 2009 |
Schedule update edit
On the 14 November 2008, on FIBT website it was announced that the competition at the bobsleigh track in Cortina d'Ampezzo was cancelled to technical issues and the competition for 5–11 January 2009 was moved to the Königssee track in Germany.
Results edit
Two-man edit
Four-man edit
Two-woman edit
Standings edit
Two-man edit
| Pos. | Bobsledder | WIN | ALT | IGL | KON | SMO 1[4] | SMO 2 | WHI | PAR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Beat Hefti |
1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1581 |
| 2. | André Lange |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1501 |
| 3. | Thomas Florschuetz |
3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1453 | |
| 4. | Ivo Rüegg |
16 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1396 |
| 5. | Alexandre Zoubkov |
10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1321 |
| 6. |  Simone Bertazzo |
8 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1160 |
| 7. |  Wolfgang Stampfer |
19 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 1090 |
| 8. |  Pierre Lueders |
5 | 18 | dsq | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1082 | |
| 9 | Daniel Schmid |
11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 1016 |
| 10. |  Todd Hays |
8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 1008 | |
| 11. | Lyndon Rush |
14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 960 |
| 12. |  Jānis Miņins |
22 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 906 |
| 13. |  Patrice Servelle |
15 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 876 |
| 14. | Steven Holcomb |
12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 850 | |||
| 15. | Karl Angerer |
13 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 840 | ||
| 16. | Edgars Maskalāns |
17 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 840 |
| 17. |  Edwin Van Calker |
6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 816 |
| 18. | Jürgen Loacker |
17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 784 | |
| 19. |  Ivo Danilevič |
21 | 18 | dsq | 15 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 636 |
| 20. |  Lee Johnston |
13 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 578 |
Four-man edit
| Pos. | Bobsledder | WIN | ALT | IGL | KON | SMO | WHI | PAR 1 | PAR 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alexandre Zoubkov |
2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1646 |
| 2. | Jānis Miņins |
6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1549 |
| 3. | André Lange |
1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1251 | |
| 4. | Steven Holcomb |
3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1238 | ||
| 5. | Wolfgang Stampfer |
8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1224 |
| 6. | Ivo Rüegg |
14 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1216 |
| 7. | Beat Hefti |
12 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1184 |
| 8. | Karl Angerer |
1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1114 | ||
| 9. | Edwin Van Calker |
5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1098 | |
| 10. | Pierre Lueders |
11 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1032 | |
| 11. | Edgars Maskalāns |
14 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1006 |
| 12. | Thomas Florschuetz |
9 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 972 | |
| 13. | Todd Hays |
13 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 866 | ||
| 14. | Lee Johnston |
10 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 794 | |
| 15. | Lyndon Rush |
22 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 746 |
| 16. | Dmitry Abramovitch |
3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 688 | ||||
| 17. | Ivo Danilevič |
21 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 674 |
| 18. | Daniel Schmid |
17 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 672 | |
| 19. | Patrice Servelle |
20 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 651 |
| 20. | Simone Bertazzo |
18 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 607 |
Two-woman edit
| Pos. | Bobsledder | WIN | ALT | IGL | KON | SMO 1[4] | SMO 2 | WHI | PAR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sandra Kiriasis |
2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1679 |
| 2. | Cathleen Martini |
3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1599 |
| 3. | Nicole Minichiello |
9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1434 |
| 4. | Shauna Rohbock |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1380 | |
| 5. | Claudia Schramm |
5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1360 |
| 6. | Helen Upperton |
1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1314 | |
| 7. | Kaillie Humphries |
6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | dnf | 2 | 2 | 1292 |
| 8. | Sabrina Hafner |
10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1288 |
| 9. | Erin Pac |
4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1248 | |
| 10. | Esme Kamphuis |
13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1152 |
| 11. | Fabienne Meyer |
15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1024 |
| 12. | Victoria Tokovaia |
11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1000 |
| 13. | Jessica Gillarduzzi |
12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 800 | |
| 14. | Isabel Baumann |
14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 688 | ||
| 15. |  Manami Hino |
19 | dns | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 658 |
| 16. | Lisa Szabon |
8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 | dsq | 640 | ||
| 17. | Anastasia Skulkina |
17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 464 | |||
| 18. | Francesca Iossi |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 450 | |||
| 19. |  Carmen Radenovici |
21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 380 | |||
| 20. | Christina Hengster |
20 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 376 |
References edit
- ^ World Cup Bobsleigh[permanent dead link]
- ^ World Cup Races in Cesana Canceled Because of Snow at the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing
- ^ Cortina World Cup Cancelled, races Moved to Koenigssee at the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing
- ^ a b c d This race is added as substitute for the cancelled race in Cesana in December