Overview

Experience the pinnacle of sliding sports as the IBSF Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships return to Mt Van Hoevenberg, March 6-16, 2025. This premier event brings together the world’s top bobsled and skeleton athletes, all competing for the title of World Champion across disciplines.
Mt Van Hoevenberg, with its rich history of winter sporting events, provides the perfect backdrop for this elite competition. Don’t miss your chance to witness career-defining moments as athletes race down one of the most technical tracks in the world, building momentum for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.
Join us in Lake Placid for an unforgettable experience at one of the most iconic venues in the world. Be part of the excitement as we crown the next generation of champions.

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Schedule

March 3rd – 16th, 2025 | Detailed event schedule coming soon…

Event History

LIST OF MEDALISTS FROM PAST LAKE PLACID BOBSLED & SKELETON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

1949

2-man

  • Gold: Switzerland – Felix Endrich, Fritz Waller
  • Silver: Switzerland – Fritz Feierabend, Heinrich Angst
  • Bronze: USA – Frederick Fortune, John McDonald

4-man

  • Gold: USA – Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, William Casey, William d’Amico
  • Silver: USA – James Brickford, Henry Sterns, Pat Buckley, Donald Dupree
  • Bronze: Switzerland – Fritz Feierabend, Werner Spring, Friedrich Waller, Heinrich Angst

1961

2-man

  • Gold: Italy – Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes
  • Silver: USA – Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant
  • Bronze: Italy – Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura

4-man

  • Gold: Italy – Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Furio Nordio, Renzo Alverà
  • Silver: USA – Stanley Benham, Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant, Chuck Pandolph
  • Bronze: Sweden – Gunnar Åhs, Gunnar Carpö, Erik Wennerberg, Börje-Bengt Hedblom

1969

2-man

  • Gold: Italy – Nevio De Zordo, Adriano Frassinelli
  • Silver: Romania – Ion Panţuru, Dumitru Focseneanu
  • Bronze: Italy – Gianfranco Gaspari, Mario Armano

4-man

  • Gold: West Germany – Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Walter Steinbauer, Stefan Gaisreiter
  • Silver: Italy – Gianfranco Gaspari, Sergio Pompanin, Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano
  • Bronze: USA – Les Fenner, Robert Huscher, Howard Siler, Allen Hachigian

1973

2-man

  • Gold: Germany – Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider
  • Silver: Swiss – Hans Candrian, Heinz Schenker
  • Bronze: Romania – Ion Panţuru, Dumitru Focseneanu

4-man

  • Gold: Swiss – René Stadler, Werner Camichel, Erich Schärer, Peter Schärer
  • Silver: Austria – Werner Delle Karth, Walter Delle Karth, Hans Eichinger, Fritz Sperling
  • Bronze: West Germany – Wolfgang Zimmerer, Stefan Gaisreiter, Walter Steinbauer, Peter Utzschneider

1978

2-man

  • Gold: Swiss – Erich Schärer, Josef Benz
  • Silver: East Germany – Meinhard Nehmer, Raimund Bethge
  • Bronze: West Germany – Jakob Resch, Walter Barfuss

4-man

  • Gold: East Germany – Horst Schönau, Horst Bernhard, Harald Seifert, Bogdan Musioł
  • Silver: Swiss – Erich Schärer, Ulrich Bächli, Rudolf Marti, Josef Benz
  • Bronze: East Germany – Meinhard Nehmer, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Raimund Bethge

1983

2-man

  • Gold: Swiss – Ralph Pichler, Urs Leuthold
  • Silver: Swiss – Erich Schärer, Max Rüegg
  • Bronze: East Germany – Wolfgang Hoppe, Dietmar Schauerhammer

4-man

  • Gold: Swiss – Ekkehard Fasser, Hans Märcy, Kurt Poletti, Rolf Strittmatter
  • Silver: West Germany – Klaus Kopp, Gerhard Öchsle, Günther Neuberger, Hans-Joachim Schumacher
  • Bronze: East Germany – Detlef Richter, Henry Gerlach, Thomas Forch, Dietmar Jerke

1997

Skeleton

  • Gold: Canada – Ryan Davenport
  • Silver: USA – Jim Shea
  • Bronze: USA – Chris Soule

2003

2-man

  • Gold: Germany – André Lange, Kevin Kuske
  • Silver: Canada – Pierre Lueders, Giulio Zardo
  • Bronze: Germany – René Spies, Franz Sagmeister

4-man

  • Gold: Germany – André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, Carsten Embach
  • Silver: USA – Todd Hays, Bill Schuffenhauer, Randy Jones, Garrett Hines
  • Bronze: Russia – Alexandr Zubkov, Aleskey Seliverstov, Sergey Golubev, Dmitriy Stepushkin

2009

Skeleton Men

  • Gold: Swiss – Gregor Stähli
  • Silver: Great Britain – Adam Pengilly
  • Bronze: Russia – Aleksandr Tretyakov

Skeleton Women 

  • Gold: Germany – Marion Trott
  • Silver: Great Britain – Amy Williams
  • Bronze: Germany – Kerstin Szymkowiak

2-Woman

  • Gold: Great Britain – Nicola Minichiello, Gillian Cooke
  • Silver: USA – Shauna Rohbock, Elana Meyers
  • Bronze: Germany – Cathleen Martini, Janine Tischer

2-man

  • Gold: Swiss – Ivo Rüegg, Cédric Grand
  • Silver: Germany – Thomas Florschütz, Marc Kühne
  • Bronze: USA – Steven Holcomb, Curtis Tomasevicz

4-man

  • Gold USA – Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler, Curtis Tomasevicz
  • Silver: Germany – André Lange, Alexander Rödiger, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze
  • Bronze: Latvia – Jānis Miņins, Daumants Dreiškens, Oskars Melbārdis, Intars Dambis

2012

Skeleton Men

  • Gold: Latvia – Martins Dukurs
  • Silver: Germany – Frank Rommel
  • Bronze: New Zealand – Ben Sandford

Skeleton Women

  • Gold: USA – Katie Uhlaender
  • Silver: Canada – Melissa Hollingsworth
  • Bronze: Great Britain – Lizzy Yarnold

2-Woman

  • Gold: Canada – Kaillie Humphries, Jennifer Ciochetti
  • Silver: Germany – Sandra Kiriasis, Petra Lammert
  • Bronze: USA – Elana Meyers, Katie Eberling

2-man

  • Gold: USA  – Steven Holcomb, Steven Langton
  • Silver: Canada  – Lyndon Rush, Jesse Lumsden
  • Bronze: Germany  – Maximilian Arndt, Kevin Kuske

4-man

  • Gold: USA – Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steven Langton, Curtis Tomasevicz
  • Silver: Germany  – Maximilian Arndt, Alexander Rödiger, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze
  • Bronze: Germany  – Manuel Machata, Marko Huebenbecker, Andreas Bredau, Christian Poser