FIBT World Championships 2007
The FIBT World Championships 2007 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record twenty-first time, doing so previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 (Skelton), 1990 (Bobsleigh), 1997 (Bobsleigh), 1998 (Skeleton), and 2001 (Men's bobsleigh). The mixed team event consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh debuted at these championships.
Bobsleigh
Two man
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Germany (André Lange, Kevin Kuske) |
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| Silver |  Switzerland (Ivo Rüegg, Aleksandr Streltsov, Tommy Herzog) |
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| Bronze |  Italy (Simone Bertazzo, Samuele Romanini) |
Herzog replaced the injured Streltsov after the third heat of this event.
Four man
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Switzerland (Ivo Rüegg, Thomas Lamparter. Beat Hefti, Cédric Grand) |
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| Silver |  Canada (Pierre Lueders, Ken Kotyk, David Bissett, Lascelles Brown) |
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| Bronze | Germany (André Lange, René Hoppe. Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze) |
Two woman
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Sandra Kiriasis, Romy Logsch) |
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| Silver | Germany (Cathleen Martini, Janine Tischer) |
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| Bronze |  United States (Shauna Rohbock, Valerie Fleming) |
Skeleton
Men
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gregor Stähli (SUI) |
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| Silver | Eric Bernotas (USA) |
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| Bronze | Zach Lund (USA) |
Women
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Noelle Pikus-Pace (USA) |
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| Silver | Maya Pedersen (SUI) |
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| Bronze | Katie Uhlaender (USA) |
Pikus-Pace is the first American woman to win a gold medal in bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton at the World Championship level.
Mixed team
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Frank Kleber, Sandra Kiriasis, Berit Wiacker, Monique Riekewald, Karl Angerer, Marc Kühne) |
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| Silver | United States (Eric Bernotas, Erin Pac, Emily Azevedo, Noelle Pikus-Pace, Mike Kohn, Curtis Tomasevicz) |
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| Bronze | Switzerland (Gregor Stähli, Sabrina Hafner, Katharina Sutter, Maya Pedersen, Ivo Rüegg, Thomas Lamparter) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
- 2-Woman bobsleigh World Champions
- 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions
- Men's skeleton World Champions
- Mixed bobsleigh/skeleton World Champions
- Women's skeleton World Champions
External links
- Official website (German)
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