2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup

2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup
Winners
Combined men's	Oskars Melbardis
Two-man	Oskars Melbardis; Daumants Dreiškens
Four-man	Oskars Melbardis; Daumants Dreiškens; Arvis Vilkaste; Jānis Strenga
Two-woman	Elana Meyers; Cherrelle Garrett
Competitions
Venues	8 (8 events)
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The 2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 12 December 2014 in Lake Placid, United States and ended on 15 February 2015 in Sochi, Russia. The World Cup is organised by the FIBT who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton.^[1]

Calendar[]

Below is the schedule of the 2014/15 season.^[2]

Venue	Date	Details
Lake Placid	12–13 December 2014
Calgary	19–20 December 2014
Altenberg	9–11 January 2015
Königssee	16–18 January 2015
St. Moritz	24–25 January 2015
La Plagne	30 January – 1 February 2015
Igls	6–8 February 2015
Sochi	14–15 February 2015

Results[]

Men's two bob[]

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
Lake Placid^[3]	Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis Germany	1:51.14	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Latvia	1:51.31	Nick Cunningham United States	1:51.40
Calgary^[4]	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Latvia	1:49.60	Francesco Friedrich Martin Grothkopp Germany	1:49.63	Beat Hefti Alex Baumann Switzerland	1:49.66
Altenberg^[5]	Beat Hefti Alex Baumann Switzerland	1:53.17	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Latvia	1:53.25	Nico Walther Joshua Bluhm Germany	1:53.41
Königssee^[6]	Beat Hefti Alex Baumann Switzerland	1:41.16	Nico Walther Marko Hübenbecker Germany	1:41.68	Justin Kripps Bryan Barnett Canada	1:42.19
St.Moritz^[7]	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Latvia	2:12.23	Beat Hefti Alex Baumann Switzerland Uģis Žaļims Intars Dambis Latvia	2:12.40
La Plagne^[8]	Francesco Friedrich Martin Grothkopp Germany	1:58.48	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Latvia	1:58.52	Rico Peter Bror van der Zijde Switzerland	1:58.69
Igls^[9]	Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis Germany	1:43.64	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Latvia	1:43.95	Beat Hefti Alex Baumann Switzerland	1:44.26
Sochi^[10]	Rico Peter Simon Friedli Switzerland	1:52.33	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Latvia	1:52.46	Beat Hefti Alex Baumann Switzerland	1:52.60

Men's four bob[]

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
Lake Placid^[11]	Maximilian Arndt Joshua Bluhm Germany	1:49.31	Alexander Kasjanov Maxim Mokrousov Ilvir Huzin Aleksei Pushkarev Russia	1:49.32	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga Latvia	1:49.35
Calgary^[12]	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga Latvia	1:47.84	Francesco Friedrich Martin Grothkopp Thorsten Margis Germany	1:48.01	Maximilian Arndt Joshua Bluhm Germany	1:48.14
Altenberg^[13]	Nico Walther Andreas Bredau Marko Hübenbecker Christian Poser Germany	1:48.11	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga Latvia	1:48.15	Rico Peter Bror van der Zijde Thomas Amrhein Simon Friedli Switzerland	1:48.78
Königssee^[14]	Maximilian Arndt Alexander Roediger Germany	1:37.72	Nico Walther Andreas Bredau Marko Hübenbecker Christian Poser Germany	1:37.74	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga Latvia	1:37.86
St.Moritz^[15]	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga Latvia	2:09.73	Francesco Friedrich Martin Grothkopp Thorsten Margis Germany	2:09.91	Maximilian Arndt Alexander Roediger Martin Putze Germany	2:10.11
La Plagne^[16]	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga Latvia	1:56.61	Alexander Kasjanov Ilvir Huzin Aleksei Pushkarev Aleksey Zaytsev Russia	1:56.89	Francesco Friedrich Candy Bauer Martin Grothkopp Thorsten Margis Germany	1:57.13
Igls^[17]	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga Latvia	1:42.01	Francesco Friedrich Candy Bauer Martin Grothkopp Thorsten Margis Germany	1:42.14	Nico Walther Marko Hübenbecker Andreas Bredau Christian Poser Germany	1:42.31
Sochi^[18]	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga Latvia	1:50.03	Alexander Kasjanov Ilvir Huzin Aleksei Pushkarev Aleksey Zaytsev Russia	1:50.05	Maximilian Arndt Alexander Roediger Martin Putze Germany	1:50.67

Women's two bob[]

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
Lake Placid^[19]	Elana Meyers Cherrelle Garrett United States	1:52.68	Jazmine Fenlator United States	1:53.80	Jamie Greubel Lauren Gibbs United States	1:54.04
Calgary^[20]	Elana Meyers Cherrelle Garrett United States	1:51.76	Anja Schneiderheinze Franziska Bertels Germany	1:52.21	Kaillie Humphries Kate O'Brien Canada	1:52.65
Altenberg^[21]	Elana Meyers Cherrelle Garrett United States	1:55.38	Elfje Willemsen Belgium	1:55.49	Kaillie Humphries Melissa Lotholz Canada	1:55.73
Königssee^[22]	Cathleen Martini Lisa Marie Buckwitz Germany	1:41.88	Elfje Willemsen Belgium	1:41.92	Anja Schneiderheinze Annika Drazek Germany	1:41.96
St.Moritz^[23]	Anja Schneiderheinze Annika Drazek Germany	2:15.29	Cathleen Martini Franziska Bertels Germany	2:15.60	Jamie Greubel Cherrelle Garrett United States	2:15.86
La Plagne^[24]	Elana Meyers Cherrelle Garrett United States	2:01.93	Jamie Greubel Lauryn Williams United States	2:02.17	Kaillie Humphries Melissa Lotholz Canada	2:02.44
Igls^[25]	Elana Meyers Lauryn Williams United States	1:46.48	Anja Schneiderheinze Annika Drazek Germany	1:46.55	Jamie Greubel Cherrelle Garrett United States	1:47.45
Sochi^[26]	Elana Meyers Lauryn Williams United States	1:55.48	Kaillie Humphries Melissa Lotholz Canada	1:56.09	Jamie Greubel Lauren Gibbs United States	1:56.10

Standings[]

2-men[]

Pos.	Bobsledder ^[27]	LKP	CAL	ALT	KON	STM	LPL	IGL	SOC	Points
1	Oskars Melbārdis (LAT)	2	1	2	5	1	2	2	2	1684
2	Beat Hefti (SUI)	4	3	1	1	2	5	3	3	1636
3	Rico Peter (SUI)	5	6	4	9	7	3	4	1	1449
4	Francesco Friedrich (GER)	1	2	5	7	4	1	1	–	1429
5	Nico Walther (GER)	11	7	3	2	8	7	4	10	1378
6	Steven Holcomb (USA)	6	8	13	10	6	8	6	5	1296
7	Alexander Kasjanov (RUS)	10	4	6	14	15	4	7	7	1256
8	Justin Kripps (CAN)	7	9	9	3	18	10	8	4	1248
9	Nick Cunningham (USA)	3	13	15	13	20	11	13	9	1020
10	Codie Bascue (USA)	13	11	7	15	13	16	16	11	976
11	Won Yun-jong (KOR)	8	5	–	8	14	6	10	–	936
12	Oskars Ķibermanis (LAT)	12	14	8	11	11	13	12	–	920
13	Alexey Stulnev (RUS)	18	15	14	6	9	–	15	6	904
14	Chris Spring (CAN)	14	12	16	12	16	17	14	14	872
15	Johannes Lochner (GER)	–	–	–	–	5	9	5	8	680
16	Maxim Andrianov (RUS)	–	–	10	22	–	18	17	13	488
17	Nikita Zakharov (RUS)	15	17	–	–	10	15	–	–	440
18	Maximilian Arndt (GER)	8	10	–	–	–	–	–	12	432
19	Kim Dong-hyun (KOR)	17	16	–	–	19	24	23	–	353
20	Uģis Žaļims (LAT)	–	–	–	–	2	–	11	–	346

4-men[]

Pos.	Bobsledder ^[28]	LKP	CAL	ALT	KON	STM	LPL	IGL	SOC	Points
1	Oskars Melbārdis (LAT)	3	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1735
2	Alexander Kasjanov (RUS)	2	8	5	6	9	2	4	2	1494
3	Maximilian Arndt (GER)	1	3	DNF	1	3	5	6	3	1410
4	Nico Walther (GER)	DNF	5	1	2	4	4	3	6	1379
5	Francesco Friedrich (GER)	14	2	6	4	2	3	2	–	1310
6	Rico Peter (SUI)	7	9	3	7	11	6	5	15	1288
7	Steven Holcomb (USA)	6	7	9	9	14	8	9	9	1224
8	Justin Kripps (CAN)	4	11	7	12	21	13	11	4	1134
9	Chris Spring (CAN)	10	10	10	14	16	12	13	10	1032
10	Oskars Ķibermanis (LAT)	10	DNF	4	5	7	7	8	–	1016
11	Nikita Zakharov (RUS)	8	4	–	–	6	11	9	5	1000
12	Nick Cunningham (USA)	5	12	16	13	15	19	15	7	978
13	Alexey Stulnev (RUS)	13	14	13	10	13	–	14	8	888
14	Codie Bascue (USA)	9	–	12	16	12	15	19	–	682
15	Lamin Deen (GBR)	12	5	–	11	23	–	7	–	666
16	Benjamin Maier (AUT)	–	–	15	8	8	9	17	–	664
17	Jan Vrba (CZE)	–	–	11	–	10	10	12	–	552
18	Kaillie Humphries (CAN)	–	15	-	18	19	20	24	14	483
19	Won Yun-jong (KOR)	–	13	-	20	16	18	21	–	426
20	Simone Bertazzo (ITA)	–	–	14	–	5	–	15	–	400

2-woman[]

Pos.	Bobsledder ^[29]	LKP	CAL	ALT	KON	STM	LPL	IGL	SOC	Points
1	Elana Meyers (USA)	1	1	1	6	4	1	1	1	1718
2	Kaillie Humphries (CAN)	5	3	3	5	7	3	6	2	1522
3	Jazmine Fenlator (USA)	2	4	9	4	8	4	4	5	1474
4	Elfje Willemsen (BEL)	6	6	2	2	5	8	9	4	1460
5	Anja Schneiderheinze (GER)	4	2	7	3	1	5	2	–	1389
6	Jamie Greubel (USA)	3	4	5	DNF	3	2	3	3	1386
7	(GER)	7	7	6	8	10	7	7	9	1304
8	Cathleen Martini (GER)	–	–	4	1	2	6	5	7	1155
9	Nadezhda Sergeeva (RUS)	10	10	13	12	13	11	13	8	1072
10	Mica McNeill (GBR)	9	9	12	11	12	–	10	–	840
11	(GBR)	8	8	–	10	15	14	11	–	816
12	Christina Hengster (AUT)	–	–	10	7	9	9	8	–	776
13	Aleksandra Rodionova (RUS)	–	–	–	–	11	10	12	6	584
14	An Vannieuwenhuyse (BEL)	–	–	11	13	–	13	16	–	472
15	(NED)	–	–	–	9	14	15	–	–	368
16	Maria Adela Constantin (ROU)	–	–	8	–	16	–	14	–	368
17	(SUI)	–	–	–	–	6	12	–	–	304
18	(SUI)	–	–	–	–	17	–	15	–	192
19	Alysia Rissling (CAN)	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
20	Fabiana Santos (BRA)	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136

References[]

^ "FIBT race calendar for 2014/2015: World Championships in Winterberg". FIBT. January 24, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
^ "FIBT Viessmann World Cup Tour 2014/2015" (PDF). FIBT. Retrieved 23 November 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "WC 2 Men - Lake Placid, USA". FIBT. December 12, 2014.
^ "WC 2 Men - Calgary, CAN". FIBT. December 20, 2014.
^ "WC 2 Men - Altenberg, GER". FIBT. January 10, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Men - Königssee, GER". FIBT. January 17, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Men - St. Moritz, SUI". FIBT. January 24, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Men - La Plagne, FRA". FIBT. January 31, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Men - Igls, AUT". FIBT. February 6, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Men - Sochi, RUS". FIBT. February 14, 2015.
^ "WC 4 Men - Lake Placid, USA". FIBT. December 13, 2014.
^ "WC 4 Men - Calgary, CAN". FIBT. December 20, 2014.
^ "WC 4 Men - Altenberg, GER". FIBT. January 11, 2015.
^ "WC 4 Men - Königssee, GER". FIBT. January 18, 2015.
^ "WC 4 Men - St. Moritz, SUI". FIBT. January 25, 2015.
^ "WC 4 Men - La Plagne, FRA". FIBT. February 1, 2015.
^ "WC 4 Men - Igls, AUT". FIBT. February 8, 2015.
^ "WC 4 Men - Sochi, RUS". FIBT. February 15, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Women - Lake Placid, USA". FIBT. December 13, 2014.
^ "WC 2 Women - Calgary, CAN". FIBT. December 20, 2014.
^ "WC 2 Women - Altenberg, GER". FIBT. January 9, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Women - Königssee, GER". FIBT. January 16, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Women - St.Moritz, SWI". FIBT. January 24, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Women - La Plagne, FRA". FIBT. January 30, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Women - Igls, AUT". FIBT. February 6, 2015.
^ "WC 2 Women - Sochi, RUS". FIBT. February 14, 2015.
^ "Bobsleigh 2 Men: FIBT Ranking 2014/2015". FIBT. August 30, 2015.
^ "Bobsleigh 4 Men: FIBT Ranking 2014/2015". FIBT. August 30, 2015.
^ "Bobsleigh 2 Women: FIBT Ranking 2014/2015". FIBT. August 30, 2015.

External links[]

FIBT

[1] "FIBT race calendar for 2014/2015: World Championships in Winterberg". FIBT. January 24, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[schedule-2] "FIBT Viessmann World Cup Tour 2014/2015" (PDF). FIBT. Retrieved 23 November 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "WC 2 Men - Lake Placid, USA". FIBT. December 12, 2014.

[4] "WC 2 Men - Calgary, CAN". FIBT. December 20, 2014.

[5] "WC 2 Men - Altenberg, GER". FIBT. January 10, 2015.

[6] "WC 2 Men - Königssee, GER". FIBT. January 17, 2015.

[7] "WC 2 Men - St. Moritz, SUI". FIBT. January 24, 2015.

[8] "WC 2 Men - La Plagne, FRA". FIBT. January 31, 2015.

[9] "WC 2 Men - Igls, AUT". FIBT. February 6, 2015.

[10] "WC 2 Men - Sochi, RUS". FIBT. February 14, 2015.

[11] "WC 4 Men - Lake Placid, USA". FIBT. December 13, 2014.

[12] "WC 4 Men - Calgary, CAN". FIBT. December 20, 2014.

[13] "WC 4 Men - Altenberg, GER". FIBT. January 11, 2015.

[14] "WC 4 Men - Königssee, GER". FIBT. January 18, 2015.

[15] "WC 4 Men - St. Moritz, SUI". FIBT. January 25, 2015.

[16] "WC 4 Men - La Plagne, FRA". FIBT. February 1, 2015.

[17] "WC 4 Men - Igls, AUT". FIBT. February 8, 2015.

[18] "WC 4 Men - Sochi, RUS". FIBT. February 15, 2015.

[19] "WC 2 Women - Lake Placid, USA". FIBT. December 13, 2014.

[20] "WC 2 Women - Calgary, CAN". FIBT. December 20, 2014.

[21] "WC 2 Women - Altenberg, GER". FIBT. January 9, 2015.

[22] "WC 2 Women - Königssee, GER". FIBT. January 16, 2015.

[23] "WC 2 Women - St.Moritz, SWI". FIBT. January 24, 2015.

[24] "WC 2 Women - La Plagne, FRA". FIBT. January 30, 2015.

[25] "WC 2 Women - Igls, AUT". FIBT. February 6, 2015.

[26] "WC 2 Women - Sochi, RUS". FIBT. February 14, 2015.

[27] "Bobsleigh 2 Men: FIBT Ranking 2014/2015". FIBT. August 30, 2015.

[28] "Bobsleigh 4 Men: FIBT Ranking 2014/2015". FIBT. August 30, 2015.

[29] "Bobsleigh 2 Women: FIBT Ranking 2014/2015". FIBT. August 30, 2015.

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