Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Two-woman

The two-man women's bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 20 and 21 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.[1]

Two-Man Women's
at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueAlpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea
Dates20–21 February
Competitors40 from 12 nations
Winning time3:22.45
Medalists
Mariama Jamanka
Lisa Buckwitz
 Germany
Elana Meyers Taylor
Lauren Gibbs
 United States
Kaillie Humphries
Phylicia George
 Canada

Qualification

The top two countries in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh season (including the World Cup, Europe races and Americas Cup) were awarded the maximum three sleds. The next four countries were awarded two sleds each. The remaining six sleds were awarded to six different countries, with Australia being awarded an Oceania continental quota, Nigeria being awarded with the African quota and South Korea being awarded a slot as host nation.[2][3]

Results

The first two runs were held on 20 February and the last runs on 21 February 2018.[4]

RankBibCountryAthletesRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalBehind
6 GermanyMariama Jamanka
Lisa Buckwitz
50.5450.7250.4950.703:22.45
5 United StatesElana Meyers Taylor
Lauren Gibbs
50.52
TR
50.8150.46
TR
50.733:22.52+0.07
4 CanadaKaillie Humphries
Phylicia George
50.7250.8850.5250.773:22.89+0.44
48 GermanyStephanie Schneider
Annika Drazek
50.6350.9350.7150.703:22.97+0.52
57 United StatesJamie Greubel Poser
Aja Evans
50.5950.9950.5950.853:23.02+0.57
69 CanadaAlysia Rissling
Heather Moyse
50.8150.9550.8351.043:23.63+1.18
713 CanadaChristine de Bruin
Melissa Lotholz
50.9450.9150.7551.293:23.89+1.44
817 Great BritainMica McNeill
Mica Moore
50.7750.9551.1651.193:24.07+1.62
912 SwitzerlandSabina Hafner
Rahel Rebsamen
50.8651.1651.0751.213:24.30+1.85
1014 AustriaChristina Hengster
Valerie Kleiser
51.2351.0451.0051.243:24.51+2.06
1115 BelgiumElfje Willemsen
Sara Aerts
51.0351.2751.1051.213:24.61+2.16
DSQ11 Olympic Athletes from RussiaNadezhda Sergeeva
Anastasia Kocherzhova
51.0151.4951.2951.373:25.16+2.71
1220 BelgiumAn Vannieuwenhuyse
Sophie Vercruyssen
51.2451.2851.5351.203:25.25+2.80
1310 GermanyAnna Köhler
Erline Nolte
51.2151.2051.4651.413:25.28+2.83
141 South KoreaKim Yoo-ran
Kim Min-seong
51.2451.2051.3251.553:25.31+2.86
1519 RomaniaMaria Constantin
Andreea Grecu
51.1751.4051.3951.573:25.53+3.08
163 Olympic Athletes from RussiaAlexandra Rodionova
Yulia Belomestnykh
51.2951.4751.4151.553:25.72+3.27
1716 AustriaKatrin Beierl
Victoria Hahn
51.4951.4151.5151.433:25.84+3.39
1818 JamaicaJazmine Fenlator-Victorian
Carrie Russell
51.2951.5051.8351.323:25.94+3.49
192 NigeriaSeun Adigun
Akuoma Omeoga (Run 1-2)
Ngozi Onwumere (Run 3-4)
52.2152.5552.3152.533:29.60+7.15

With Mariama Jamanka (1st), Elana Meyers Taylor & Lauren Gibbs (2nd) and Phylicia George (3rd) all making the podium, it marked the first time in Winter Olympic history that black athletes won gold, silver and bronze medals in the same event.

References

  1. "Venues". www.pyeongchang2018.com/. Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeonChang 2018 Bobsleigh" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Women´s Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. Final results
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