Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's
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The men's skeleton
event at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver
, Canada
took place at the Whistler Sliding Centre
on 18-19 February. Canada
's Duff Gibson
was the defending Olympic champion
. Gibson retired after the 2006 Olympics. Switzerland
's Gregor Stähli
, the defending Olympic bronze medalist was the defending world champion
, but did not compete to a thigh injury sustained during the World Cup event in Lake Placid, New York
on 20 November 2009. The test event held at the venue was won by Jon Montgomery
of Canada. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games took place in Igls, Austria
(southeast of Innsbruck
) on 23 January 2010 as was won by Latvia
's Martins Dukurs
who also won the overall World Cup title.
Canada's Jon Montgomery took the Gold medal, 0.07 seconds ahead of Latvia's Martins Dukurs who had been leading heading into the final run. Bronze was won by Alexander Tretiakov of Russia.
s, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes.
These records were set during the test event for the 2010 Games on 5 February 2009.
These are the athletes who qualified for the men's event as of 1 February 2010.
- withdrawn prior to event.
- withdrawn prior to event.
First run start order was released on the afternoon of 17 February 2010.
Time listed at top in italics is start time while time below is the track time. SR - Start Record. TR - Track Record. Top finishes in both times are in boldface.
Douglas, who was in seventh place after the second run, was disqualified for not getting his sled into parque fermé, the area where the skeleton sleds are inspected before they go down the Sliding Centre, in a timely manner. Roberts withdrew prior to the start of the third run. Only the top 20 skeleton racers competed in the fourth and final run. Montgomery came from behind to edge Dukurs in the fourth run.
}|| 24 ||align=left| Iain Roberts
||align=left| || 4.87
55.21 || 4.93
57.58 || || || ||
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||align=left| || 4.67
52.83 || 4.69
53.04 || || || ||
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Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
event at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
took place at the Whistler Sliding Centre
Whistler Sliding Centre
The Whistler Sliding Centre is a Canadian bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in Whistler, British Columbia, that is north of Vancouver. The centre is part of the Whistler Blackcomb resort, which comprises two ski mountains separated by Fitzsimmons Creek...
on 18-19 February. Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Duff Gibson
Duff Gibson
Duff Gibson is a Canadian skeleton racer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He was born in Vaughan, Ontario. His father was born on December 13, 1937. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton, narrowly beating out his teammate Jeff Pain...
was the defending Olympic champion
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
. Gibson retired after the 2006 Olympics. Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
's Gregor Stähli
Gregor Stähli
Gregor Stähli is a Swiss skeleton racer who has competed since 1989. He won two bronze Winter Olympic medals in the men's skeleton, earning them in 2002 and 2006....
, the defending Olympic bronze medalist was the defending world champion
FIBT World Championships 2009
The FIBT World Championships 2009, officially known as the Bauhaus FIBT Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships, 20 February to 1 March 2009 at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York for the ninth time, doing so previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1997 , and...
, but did not compete to a thigh injury sustained during the World Cup event in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
on 20 November 2009. The test event held at the venue was won by Jon Montgomery
Jon Montgomery
Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 2006. He won the Gold Medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Career:...
of Canada. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games took place in Igls, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(southeast of Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
) on 23 January 2010 as was won by Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
's Martins Dukurs
Martins Dukurs
Martins Dukurs is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. He finished seventh in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and second at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver...
who also won the overall World Cup title.
Canada's Jon Montgomery took the Gold medal, 0.07 seconds ahead of Latvia's Martins Dukurs who had been leading heading into the final run. Bronze was won by Alexander Tretiakov of Russia.
Records
While the IOC does not consider skeleton times eligible for Olympic recordOlympic record
Olympic records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games...
s, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes.
These records were set during the test event for the 2010 Games on 5 February 2009.
| Type | Date | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 5 February 2009 | 4.52 | |
| Track | 5 February 2009 | 53.67 |
Qualifying athletes
On 20 January 2010, the FIBT announced that the following teams had qualified for the 2010 Games: These quotas were updated on 26 January 2010.These are the athletes who qualified for the men's event as of 1 February 2010.
- withdrawn prior to event.
- withdrawn prior to event.
Results
The first two runs took place on 18 February at 18:30 PST and 19:45 PST. On 19 February, the final two runs took place at 18:20 PST and 19:30 PST.First run start order was released on the afternoon of 17 February 2010.
Time listed at top in italics is start time while time below is the track time. SR - Start Record. TR - Track Record. Top finishes in both times are in boldface.
Douglas, who was in seventh place after the second run, was disqualified for not getting his sled into parque fermé, the area where the skeleton sleds are inspected before they go down the Sliding Centre, in a timely manner. Roberts withdrew prior to the start of the third run. Only the top 20 skeleton racers competed in the fourth and final run. Montgomery came from behind to edge Dukurs in the fourth run.
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jon Montgomery Jon Montgomery Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 2006. He won the Gold Medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Career:... |
4.62 52.60 |
4.63 52.57 |
4.65 52.20 TR |
4.61 52.36 |
3:29.73 | |||
| 1 | Martins Dukurs Martins Dukurs Martins Dukurs is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. He finished seventh in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and second at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver... |
4.53 52.32 TR |
4.54 52.59 |
4.55 52.28 |
4.53 52.61 |
3:29.80 | |||
| 8 | Alexander Tretiakov Alexander Tretiakov Alexander Vladimirovich Tretiakov is a Russian skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. He won a bronze medal in the men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid.... |
4.52 SR 52.70 |
4.48 SR 53.05 |
4.53 52.30 |
4.50 52.70 |
3:30.75 | |||
| 4 | Tomass Dukurs Tomass Dukurs Tomass Dukurs is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the men's skeleton event at Vancouver in 2010.... |
4.66 52.94 |
4.66 52.88 |
4.68 52.62 |
4.65 52.69 |
3:31.13 | +1.40 | ||
| 12 | Zach Lund Zach Lund Zach Lund is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2000. He won two bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships with one in 2007 and one in 2008 . He finished #1 in World Cup standings in 2007.-Personal life:Zach was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the youngest of 5... |
4.72 53.04 |
4.74 52.85 |
4.74 52.57 |
4.71 52.81 |
3:31.27 | |||
| 6 | Kristan Bromley Kristan Bromley Kristan Bromley is a British skeleton racer who has competed since 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany... |
4.70 52.91 |
4.75 52.89 |
4.70 52.70 |
4.70 52.80 |
3:31.30 | |||
| 2 | Frank Rommel Frank Rommel Frank Rommel is a German skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. He won two medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in the mixed team and a bronze in the men's skeleton event 2008.... |
4.67 52.90 |
4.70 53.25 |
4.70 52.55 |
4.67 52.70 |
3:31.40 | |||
| 15 | Matthias Guggenberger Matthias Guggenberger Matthias Guggenberger is an Austrian skeleton racer who has competed since 2005. His best Skeleton World Cup finish was 11th at Igls in January 2008.... |
4.65 52.75 |
4.62 53.02 |
4.70 53.03 |
4.66 53.01 |
3:31.81 | |||
| 10 | Jeff Pain Jeff Pain Jeff Pain is an American-born, Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 1995. He is regarded as one of the most successful male competitors in the history of the Canadian skeleton program... |
4.81 53.03 |
4.87 53.18 |
4.80 53.00 |
4.79 52.65 |
3:31.86 | |||
| 10 | 3 | Sandro Stielicke Sandro Stielicke Sandro Stielicke is a German skeleton racer who has competed since 2005. His best World Cup finish was third at Altenberg, Germany in December 2008.Stelicke qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing tenth.... |
4.78 53.18 |
4.83 53.24 |
4.78 52.64 |
4.76 53.02 |
3:32.08 | ||
| 11 | 14 | Ben Sandford Ben Sandford Ben Sandford is a New Zealand skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. He finished tenth in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.... |
4.80 53.11 |
4.84 53.32 |
4.82 52.90 |
4.86 53.26 |
3:32.59 | ||
| 12 | 17 | Sergey Chudinov Sergey Chudinov Sergey Chudinov is a Russian skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. His best result is a victory at Lake Placid during the 2010/11 season on 17th December 2010; he also has other 3 podium finishes.... |
4.64 53.64 |
4.72 53.26 |
4.70 53.13 |
4.68 52.92 |
3:32.95 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Mirsad Halilović | 4.75 53.09 |
4.79 53.87 |
4.77 52.92 |
4.77 53.24 |
3:33.12 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Eric Bernotas Eric Bernotas Eric Bernotas is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. He won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers and a bronze .... |
4.75 53.23 |
4.79 53.55 |
4.73 53.33 |
4.76 53.16 |
3:33.27 | ||
| 15 | 21 | Gregory Saint-Genies Grégory Saint-Géniès Grégory Saint-Géniès is a French skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. His best World Cup finish was 18th in the men's event twice .... |
4.76 53.40 |
4.78 53.16 |
4.80 53.32 |
4.80 53.43 |
3:33.31 | ||
| 16 | 18 | Pascal Oswald Pascal Oswald Yves Pascal Oswald is a Swiss skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. His best World Cup finish was 12th in the men's event at Winterberg in November 2008.... |
4.76 53.77 |
4.76 53.68 |
4.73 53.00 |
4.76 53.30 |
3:33.75 | ||
| 17 | 13 | John Daly John Daly (skeleton racer) John Daly is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. His best World Cup finish was 5th in the men's event at St. Moritz, Switzerland in January 28, 2010.... |
4.66 54.08 |
4.74 53.65 |
4.65 53.23 |
4.64 53.05 |
3:34.01 | ||
| 18 | 16 | Adam Pengilly Adam Pengilly Adam Pengilly is a British skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. He won a silver medal in men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid.... |
4.68 53.75 |
4.71 54.17 |
4.76 53.36 |
4.73 53.23 |
3:34.51 | ||
| 19 | 23 | Shinsuke Tayama Shinsuke Tayama is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was 15th at Park City, Utah in 2009.Tayama was disqualified at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in the men's skeleton event.... |
4.77 53.94 |
4.81 53.84 |
4.77 54.03 |
4.76 53.36 |
3:35.17 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Kazuhiro Koshi Kazuhiro Koshi is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 1991.Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the men's skeleton event at Salt Lake City in 2002... |
4.91 54.02 |
4.90 54.10 |
4.87 53.74 |
4.84 53.42 |
3:35.28 | ||
| 21 | 19 | Anže Šetina Anže Šetina Anže Šetina is a Slovenian skeleton racer who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was 15th in Igls in January 2010.Šetina competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he finished 21st.-References:... |
4.72 54.50 |
4.72 54.35 |
4.69 53.75 |
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| 22 | 27 | Cho In Ho Cho In Ho Cho In Ho is a South Korean skeleton racer who has competed from 2006 to 2010. He finished 26th in the men's event at the FIBT World Championships 2008 in Altenberg, Germany... |
4.87 54.46 |
4.88 54.42 |
4.84 54.28 |
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| 23 | 22 | Anthony Deane Anthony Deane (skeleton racer) Anthony Deane is an Australian skeleton racer who has competed since 2009. He has two victories in lesser events, both earned at Calgary in December 2009.Deane qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing 23rd.-References:... |
4.69 54.55 |
4.70 54.12 |
4.87 54.68 |
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| 24 | 25 | Ander Mirambell Ander Mirambell Ander Mirambell is a Spanish skeleton racer who has competed since 2005. His best World Cup finish was 14th in the men's event at Whistler in November 2010.... |
4.80 54.77 |
4.79 54.59 |
4.79 54.26 |
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| 25 | 26 | Patrick Shannon Patrick Shannon (skeleton racer) Patrick Shannon is an Irish skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. His best World Cup finish was 23rd at Königssee in 2009. Shannon finished 25th in the men's event at the FIBT World Championships 2008 in Altenberg, Germany. He qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where he... |
4.77 55.18 |
4.78 55.20 |
4.79 54.60 |
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| 26 | 28 | Nicola Drocco Nicola Drocco Nicola Drocco is an Italian skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. He qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where he finished 26th.Drocco's best career finish was seventh at Cesana Pariol in 2007.-Reference:... |
4.69 55.77 |
4.72 54.60 |
4.73 54.97 |
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Iain Roberts
Iain Roberts is a British-born, New Zealand skeleton racer, who has competed since 2004. His best World Cup finish was 18th in Igls in January 2010....
||align=left| || 4.87
55.21 || 4.93
57.58 || || || ||
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| || 11 ||align=left| Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas (skeleton racer)
Michael Douglas is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 2006. He played football and competed in track whilst at University in Toronto, and at the age of 30 he was discovered by racer Pascal Richard...
||align=left| || 4.67
52.83 || 4.69
53.04 || || || ||
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