The women's competition in skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held on 11 February (runs 1 and 2) and 12 February (runs 3 and 4), at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in

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Hannah Neise Hannah Neise (born 26 May 2000) is a German skeleton racer who has competed since 2014. She is currently ranked 2nd worldwide in women's skeleton racing by the IBSF. Career In 2021, Neise competed and won Gold at the Junior World Championships ...

of Germany became the Olympic champion.

Jaclyn Narracott Jaclyn Narracott (born 5 November 1990) is an Australian skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. She began international skeleton competition in 2012 when she joined the Australian national team; in 2011 she competed in ...

of Australia won silver, and

Kimberley Bos Kimberley Bos (born 7 October 1993) is a Dutch skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. She started competing internationally in 2009, originally in bobsleigh, and was selected to the Dutch national team in 2010; she switc ...

of the Netherlands bronze. For all of them these were their first Olympic medals, moreover, Narracott's and Bos's medals were the first Olympic medals in skeleton for Australia and the Netherlands. Bos's bronze was the first medal for Netherlands in an ice sport that doesn't involve any type of skating. Great Britain failed to medal in skeleton for the first time ever. Because

Christopher Grotheer Christopher Grotheer (born 30 July 1992) is a German skeleton racer Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or -sleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. ...

won gold in the men's skeleton, Niese's gold meant that Germany swept the golds in Skeleton at these Olympics. This was also first time in history of women's skeleton at the Olympics that no British athlete won a medal. A British woman had previously won a medal at every women's skeleton Olympic competition since it was introduced in 2002.

Background

The 2014 and 2018 champion

Lizzy Yarnold Elizabeth Anne Yarnold, OBE (born 31 October 1988) is a British former skeleton racer who joined the Great Britain national squad in 2010. With consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2014 and 2018, she is the most successful British Winter Olympia ...

retired from competitions. The silver medalist,

Jacqueline Lölling Jacqueline "Jacka" Lölling (also spelled Loelling, born 6 February 1995) is a German skeleton racer who has won numerous races and championships, including the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics skeleton competition in 2012 and the 2017 World Champ ...

, and the bronze medalist,

Laura Deas Laura Deas ( ; born 19 August 1988) is a British sportswoman, best known as a skeleton racer on the World Cup circuit, representing the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association. She won bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Sout ...

, both qualified for the Olympics.

Tina Hermann Tina Hermann (born 5 March 1992) is a German skeleton racer and a four-time World champion. She began racing in 2007 and was selected to the national team in 2009. She is coached by Dirk Matschenz (personal) and Jens Müller (national); away fro ...

was the 2021 World champion. Lölling and

Elena Nikitina Elena Valeryevna Nikitina (russian: Елена Валерьевна Никитина; born 2 October 1992) is a Russian skeleton racer who joined the national squad in 2009. She rides a Schneider sled, and her coach is Denis Alimov. Before star ...

are the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.

won the

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, followed by

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and Nikitina.

Qualification

A total of 25 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of three athletes could be entered by a NOC. The World Ranking list as of January 16, 2022 will be used to distribute the quotas. Athletes will be ranked by their best seven results. At total of two countries in each gender will qualify the maximum of three athletes, while four countries will qualify two athletes and 11 countries will qualify one quota. If the host nation China fails to qualify in an event, the highest ranked sled from the country will take the last qualification slot. An athlete has to be ranked within the top 55 to be eligible to compete at the games.

Results

References

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