The IBSF Para Sport World Cup is an annual international competition series in para bobsleigh, organized by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). It serves as the top-tier seasonal circuit for athletes with physical impairments competing in sliding sports.
History The IBSF launched the Para Sport World Cup in the 2014–15 season as part of its commitment to developing inclusive sliding sports. The series followed earlier pilot events such as the Prince Kropotkin Cup and was designed to provide regular international competition for para athletes.
The first full season included races in North America and Europe, with growing participation from countries including Canada, Germany, Latvia, Switzerland, and Great Britain.
Format The World Cup consists of multiple races held at IBSF-sanctioned tracks between November and March. Athletes accumulate points based on their finishing positions in each race, with overall standings determining the season champions.
The competition uses adapted equipment, including monobob sleds with seated cockpits and mechanical launchers to simulate the start phase.
Significance The IBSF Para Sport World Cup is the primary qualification pathway for the IBSF Para Sport World Championships and plays a central role in the IBSF’s campaign for Paralympic inclusion.
Venues Typically World Cup venues include: St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun, Switzerland Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, Latvia Park City, Utah, and Lake Placid, New York, both United States Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track, Norway Iglis Sliding Center, Innsbruck, Austria Oberhof bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Germany Calgary, Canada La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, France
Overall results
Canada's Lonnie Bissonnette, with four overall World Cup titles, is the most successful slider in the history of the event. Corie Mapp of Great Britain has the most overall podium finishes as of 2025, with nine. Season Year GoldSilverBronzeI 2014–2015II 2015–2016III 2016–2017 IV 2017–2018V 2018–2019VI 2019–2020 VII 2020–2021VIII 2021–2022 IX 2022–2023 X 2023–2024XI 2024–2025XII2025–2026
Results by year
Great Britain's Corie Mapp has three overall World Cup titles to Bissonnette's four, but has a record 18 individual race victories in World Cup racing, two ahead of Bissonnette.
2014-15 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Innsbruck 2 St. Moritz Overall
2015-16 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Calgary 2 Park City, Utah 3 Park City, Utah II 4 St. Moritz 5 Innsbruck 6 Innsbruck II Overall
2016-17 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Park City, Utah 2 Park City, Utah II 3 Lillehammer 4 Lillehammer II 5 Oberhof 6 Oberhof II Overall
2017-18 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Calgary 2 Calgary II 3 Lke Placid 4 Lke Placid II 5 Innsbruck 6 Innsbruck II 7 Oberhof 8 Oberhof II 9 St. Moritz 10 St. Moritz II Overall
2018-19 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Park City, Utah 2 Park City, Utah II 3 Calgary 4 Calgary II 5 Lillehammer 6 Lillehammer II 7 Oberhof 8 Oberhof II 9 St. Moritz 10 St. Moritz II Overall
2019–20 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Lillehammer 2 Lillehammer II 3 Oberhof 4 Oberhof II 5 St. Moritz 6 St. Moritz II 7 Lke Placid 8 Lke Placid II 9 Park City, Utah 10 Park City, Utah II Overall
2020-21 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 St. Moritz 2 St. Moritz II 3 St. Moritz III 4 La Plagne 5 La Plagne II Overall
2021-22 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Lke Placid 2 Lke Placid II 3 Park City, Utah colspan="3" 4 Park City, Utah II 5 Innsbruck 6 Innsbruck II 7 Innsbruck III 8 St. Moritz 9 St. Moritz II Overall
2022-23 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Lke Placid 2 Lke Placid II 3 Innsbruck 4 Innsbruck II 5 Lillehammer 6 Lillehammer II Overall
2023-24 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Lillehammer 2 Lillehammer II 3 Sigulda 4 Sigulda II 5 St. Moritz 6 St. Moritz II colspan="3" 7 Lillehammer III 8 La Plagne 9 La Plagne II Overall
2024-25 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Lillehammer 2 Lillehammer II 3 Lillehammer III 4 Lillehammer IV 5 Lillehammer V 6 Lillehammer VI 7 Sigulda 8 Sigulda II Overall
2025-26 Leg Venue GoldSilverBronze1 Lillehammer 2 Lillehammer II 3 Sigulda 4 Sigulda II 5 Sigulda III 6 Sigulda IV Overall
See also Para bobsleigh IBSF Para Sport World Championships IBSF Para Sport European Championships IBSF World Cup International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
References
External links IBSF Para Sport page IBSF Para Sport Rankings