The 2024–25 Bobsleigh World Cup (official: BMW IBSF Bobsleigh World Cup) was a multi-race series over a season of bobsleigh, organised by International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).
The season started on 7 December 2024 in Altenberg, Germany and concluded on 16 February 2025 in Lillehammer, Norway.
The highlight of the season were the World Championships in Lake Placid, United States, whose results were not included in the World Cup standings.
Map of world cup hosts Altenberg Sigulda Winterberg St. Moritz Innsbruck-Igls LillehammerEurope
Schedule LocationDateTwo-ManFour-ManMonobobTwo-WomanDetails 1 Altenberg 7–8 December 2024●●●● 2 Sigulda 14–15 December 2024●●●● 3 Winterberg 4–5 January 2025●●●● 4 St. Moritz 11–12 January 2025●●● 5 18–19 January 2025●●●● 6 St. Moritz 24–26 January 2025●●● 7 Lillehammer 8–9 February 2025●●●● also European Championships 8 Lillehammer 15–16 February 2025●●●● WCH Lake Placid 8–15 March 2025●●●● World Championships (not included in the World Cup)
Men's calendar & standings
Two-man Date Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time 1 7 Dec 2024 Altenberg Johannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer 1:49.08(54.63 / 54.45) Adam AmmourIssam Ammour 1:49.48(54.83 / 54.65) Brad HallTaylor Lawrence 1:49.84(54.98 / 54.86) 2 14 Dec 2024 Sigulda Francesco FriedrichSimon Wulff 1:38.68(49.13 / 49.55) Johannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer 1:39.03(49.43 / 49.60) Markus TreichlSascha Stepan 1:39.59(49.60 / 49.99) 3 15 Dec 2024 Johannes LochnerJörn Wenzel 1:39.24(49.67 / 49.57) Brad HallTaylor Lawrence / Gregg Cackett 1:39.45(49.72 / 49.73) Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller 1:39.54(49.75 / 49.79) 4 4 Jan 2025 Winterberg Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller 1:48.26(54.05 / 54.21) Adam AmmourBenedikt Hertel 1:48.26(54.05 / 54.21) Johannes LochnerJoshua Tasche 1:48.26(54.05 / 54.21) 5 11 Jan 2025 St. Moritz Johannes LochnerGeorg FleischhauerFrancesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller 2:12.21(1:06.36 / 1:05.85)2:12.21(1:06.41 / 1:05.80) N/A Adam AmmourBenedikt Hertel 2:12.28(1:06.40 / 1:05.88) 6 18 Jan 2025 Innsbruck-Igls Johannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer 1:41.47(50.75 / 50.72) Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller 1:41.63(50.80 / 50.83) Adam AmmourNick Stadelmann 1:41.84(50.94 / 50.90) 7 8 Feb 2025 Lillehammer Francesco FriedrichAlexander Schüller 1:41.15(50.50 / 50.65) Johannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer 1:41.29(50.57 / 50.72) Brad HallTaylor Lawrence 1:41.63 (50.76 / 50.87) 8 15 Feb 2025Johannes LochnerGeorg Fleischhauer1:40.99(50.45 / 50.54)Francesco FriedrichFelix Straub1:41.01(50.46 / 50.55)Adam AmmourNick Stadelmann1:41.19(50.54 / 50.65) OverallJohannes LochnerBrad HallFrancesco Friedrich
Overall leaders Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions Francesco Friedrich 7 December 2024 – 15 February 2025 Altenberg – Lillehammer 8 Johannes Lochner 16 October 2025 IBSF-ADR
Standings Rank Racer Points ALT SIG1 SIG2 WIN STM1 IGL LIL1 LIL2 1 Johannes Lochner 1745 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 Brad Hall 1538 3 4 2 4 6 5 3 5 3 Francesco Friedrich 1520 dsq 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 4 Adam Ammour 1300 2 17 – 2 3 3 4 3 5 Patrick Baumgartner 1288 5 8 7 6 10 9 9 9 6 Timo Rohner 1216 9 9 11 7 7 15 7 7 7 Cédric Follador 1160 8 7 8 14 9 17 10 6 8 Kim Jin-su 1136 4 – 10 5 12 7 8 8 9 Jēkabs Kalenda 1136 6 5 12 13 14 6 16 10 10 Frank Del Duca 1112 13 11 5 10 8 4 6 –
Four-man Date Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time 1 8 Dec 2024 Altenberg Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub 54.17 Markus TreichlMarkus SammerSascha StepanKristian HuberJohannes LochnerGeorg FleischhauerErec BruckertJoshua Tasche 54.34N/A 25 Jan 2025 Winterberg Brad HallTaylor LawrenceArran GulliverGreg Cackett 1:48.07(53.82 / 54.25) Francesco FriedrichSimon WulffMatthias SommerFelix Straub 1:48.26(53.95 / 54.31) Adam AmmourTheo HempelBenedikt HertelRupert Schenk 1:48.55(53.99 / 54.56) 3 12 Jan 2025 St. Moritz Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub 2:09.13(1:04.82 / 1:04.31) Johannes LochnerGeorg FleischhauerErec BruckertFlorian Bauer 2:09.36(1:04.81 / 1:04.55) Brad HallTaylor LawrenceLeon GreenwoodGreg Cackett 2:09.43(1:04.81 / 1:04.62) 4 19 Jan 2025 Innsbruck-Igls Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub 1:40.45(50.21 / 50.24) Brad HallTaylor LawrenceLeon GreenwoodArran Gulliver 1:40.73(50.37 / 50.36) Johannes LochnerGeorg FleischhauerJoshua TascheFlorian Bauer 1:40.74(50.23 / 50.51) 5 25 Jan 2025 St. Moritz Brad HallTaylor LawrenceArran GulliverLeon Greenwood 2:11.59(1:05.40 / 1:06.19) Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub 2:11.80(1:05.53 / 1:06.27) Johannes LochnerFlorian BauerErec BruckertGeorg Fleischhauer 2:11.87(1:05.71 / 1:06.16) 6 26 Jan 2025Cancelled due to weather conditions 7 9 Feb 2025 Lillehammer Johannes LochnerFlorian BauerJörn WenzelGeorg Fleischhauer 1:39.85(50.05 / 49.80) Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub 1:39.90(49.95 / 49.95) Michael VogtGregory JonesAndreas HaasAmadou David NdiayeBrad HallTaylor LawrenceArran GulliverLeon Greenwood 1:40.05 8 16 Feb 2025Johannes LochnerFlorian BauerErec BruckertGeorg Fleischhauer1:39.03(49.48 / 49.55)Francesco FriedrichMatthias SommerAlexander SchüllerFelix Straub1:39.35(49.57 / 49.78)Brad HallArran GulliverTaylor LawrenceLeon Greenwood1:39.39(49.63 / 49.76)OverallFrancesco FriedrichJohannes LochnerBrad Hall
Overall leaders Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions Francesco Friedrich 8 December 2024 – 16 February 2025 Altenberg – Lillehammer 7
Standings Rank Racer Points ALT WIN STM1 IGL STM2 LIL1 LIL2 1 Francesco Friedrich 1515 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 Johannes Lochner 1446 2 6 2 3 3 1 1 3 Brad Hall 1444 5 1 3 2 1 3 3 4 Adam Ammour 1312 4 3 5 4 4 5 7 5 Patrick Baumgartner 1184 9 4 10 5 6 6 8 6 Cédric Follador 1112 7 8 9 11 4 9 9 7 Timo Rohner 1088 8 9 6 16 7 8 6 7 Michael Vogt 1088 – 5 4 7 8 3 5 9 Jēkabs Kalenda 1034 6 11 8 7 12 13 10 10 Frank Del Duca 768 13 12 16 10 11 10–
Men's combined standings Rank after all of 15 eventsPoints 1 Johannes Lochner 3191 2 Francesco Friedrich 3035 3 Brad Hall 2982 4 Adam Ammour 2612 5 Patrick Baumgartner 2472 6 Timo Rohner 2304 7 Cédric Follador 2272 8 Jēkabs Kalenda 2168 9 Kim Jin-su 1982 10 Michael Vogt 1960
Women's calendar & standings
Monobob Date Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time 17 Dec 2024 Altenberg Laura Nolte 1:59.94(59.56 / 1:00.38) Lisa Buckwitz 1:59.96(59.59 / 1:00.37) Andreea Grecu 2:00.42(59.60 / 1:00.82) 2 14 Dec 2024 Sigulda Lisa Buckwitz 1:46.89(53.33 / 53.56) Laura Nolte 1:46.98(53.31 / 53.67) Breeana Walker 1:47.15(53.32 / 53.83) 3 4 Jan 2025 Winterberg Lisa Buckwitz 1:56.83(58.58 / 58.25) Melanie Hasler 1:56.92(58.61 / 58.31) Breeana Walker 1:57.11(58.67 / 58.44) 4 11 Jan 2025 St. Moritzrescheduled for 24 January due to warm weather conditions 5 18 Jan 2025 Innsbruck-Igls Lisa Buckwitz 1:48.41(54.14 / 54.27) Kaysha Love 1:48.45(54.21 / 54.24) Laura Nolte 1:48.51(54.28 / 54.23) 4 24 Jan 2025 St. Moritz Elana Meyers Taylor 2:21.52(1:11.20 / 1:10.32) Breeana Walker 2:21.76(1:11.28 / 1:10.48) Kaysha Love 2:22.07(1:11.47 / 1:10.60) 6 25 Jan 2025 Elana Meyers Taylor 2:22.15(1:11.08 / 1:11.07) Kaysha Love 2:22.29(1:11.22 / 1:11.07) Laura Nolte 2:22.45(1:11.21 / 1:11.24) 7 8 Feb 2025 Lillehammer Breeana Walker Kaysha Love 1:49.14(54.56 / 54.58)1:49.14(54.62 / 54.52)N/A Laura Nolte 1:49.21(54.55 / 54.66) 8 15 Feb 2025 Breeana Walker1:48.51(54.01 / 54.50) Cynthia Appiah1:48.66(54.10 / 54.56) Lisa Buckwitz1:48.67(54.16 / 54.51)Overall Lisa Buckwitz Breeana Walker Laura Nolte
Overall leaders Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions Laura Nolte 7 December 2024 Altenberg 1 Lisa Buckwitz 14 December 2024 – 15 February 2025 Sigulda – Lillehammer 7
Standings Rank Racer Points ALT SIG WIN IGL STM1 STM2 LIL1 LIL2 1 Lisa Buckwitz 1637 2 1 1 1 4 6 5 3 2 Breeana Walker 1596 5 3 3 4 2 8 1 1 3 Laura Nolte 1555 1 2 5 3 9 3 3 5 4 Kim Kalicki 1336 4 4 8 8 6 5 10 12 5 Kaysha Love 1317 9 6 10 2 3 2 1– 6 Melanie Hasler 1218 14 7 2 5 8 DNF 4 4 7 Cynthia Appiah 1202 8 12 11 10 10 15 6 2 8 Elana Meyers Taylor 1190 20 8 7 6 1 1 7– 9 Andreea Grecu 1168 3 5 6 7 22 16 12 8 10 Katrin Beierl 1120 12 14 9 9 12 9 13 6
Two-woman Date Place Winner Time Second Time Third Time 18 Dec 2024 Altenberg Laura NolteDeborah Levi 1:52.14(55.99 / 56.15) Lisa BuckwitzNeele Schuten 1:52.79(56.18 / 56.61) Kim KalickiLauryn Siebert 1:52.83(56.40 / 56.43) 215 Dec 2024 Sigulda Laura NolteLeonie Kluwig 1:48.59(55.03 / 53.56) Kim KalickiNeele Schuten 1:48.70(55.44 / 53.26) Kaysha LoveJasmine Jones 1:49.22(55.26 / 53.96) 35 Jan 2025 Winterberg Lisa BuckwitzKira Lipperheide 1:54.01(57.25 / 56.76) Laura NolteDeborah Levi 1:54.02(56.94 / 57.08) Kim KalickiLeonie Fiebig 1:54.21(57.42 / 56.79) 4 12 Jan 2025 St. Moritz Kim KalickiLeonie Fiebig 2:16.85(1:08.98 / 1:07.87) Laura NolteDeborah Levi 2:16.90(1:09.18 / 1:07.72) Lisa BuckwitzNeele Schuten 2:17.27(1:09.19 / 1:08.08) 5 19 Jan 2025 Innsbruck-Igls Laura NolteDeborah Levi 1:44.09(52.05 / 52.04) Kim KalickiLeonie Fiebig 1:44.24(52.09 / 52.15) Lisa BuckwitzNeele Schuten 1:44.44(52.24 / 52.20) 6 26 Jan 2025 St. MoritzCancelled due to weather conditions 7 9 Feb 2025 Lillehammer Laura NolteLeonie Kluwig 1:44.40(52.11 / 52.29) Kim KalickiLeonie Fiebig 1:44.42(52.19 / 52.23) Lisa BuckwitzKira Lipperheide 1:44.70(52.34 / 52.36) 8 16 Feb 2025Laura NolteLeonie Kluwig1:43.74(51.73 / 52.01)Lisa BuckwitzNeele Schuten1:43.94(51.75 / 52.19)Melissa LotholzSkylar Sieben1:44.70(52.08 / 52.62)OverallLaura NolteKim KalickiLisa Buckwitz
Overall leaders Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions Laura Nolte 8 December 2024 – 16 February 2025 Altenberg – Lillehammer 7
Standings Rank Racer Points ALT SIG WIN STM1 IGL LIL1 LIL2 1 Laura Nolte 1545 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 Kim Kalicki 1447 3 2 3 1 2 2 4 3 Lisa Buckwitz 1437 2 4 1 3 3 3 2 4 Melanie Hasler 1248 4 7 6 6 5 6 6 5 Katrin Beierl 1160 12 5 8 10 8 4 4 6 Elana Meyers Taylor 992 6 11 12 4 4 7– 6 Kaillie Humphries 992 5 10 4 5 10 10– 8 Melissa Lotholz 924 7 12 14 20 17 8 3 9 Kaysha Love 920 9 3 15 12 5 9– 10 Andreea Grecu 898 8 8 16 19 12 12 9
Women's combined standings Rank after all of 15 eventsPoints 1 Laura Nolte 3100 2 Lisa Buckwitz 3074 3 Kim Kalicki 2783 4 Melanie Hasler 2466 5 Katrin Beierl 2280 6 Kaysha Love 2237 7 Elana Meyers Taylor 2182 8 Breeana Walker 2138 9 Andreea Grecu 2066 10 Kaillie Humphries 2032
Podium table by nation Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
Points distribution The table shows the number of points won in the 2024–25 Bobsleigh World Cup for men and women. Place1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 225 210 200 192 184 176 168 160 152 144 136 128 120 112 104 96 88 80 74 68
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