Qualifying for the bobsleigh and skeleton competitions at the Winter Youth Olympics takes place over a series of races in North America and Europe. GB has three female and three male bobsledders and a female skeleton slider involved in qualifying. All these athletes are between 15 and 18 years of age.

Calendar

Date Venue Race Timetable / Results
Lake Placid, USA Skeleton 1 & 2

No GB involvement
Calgary, Canada Bobsleigh 1 & 2

Wed 4 Nov
Men's Monobob: Himbury 2nd; Hames 3rd; Johnston 4th
Women's Monobob: Purchall 1st; Davey 3rd; Chaffey 6th

Thurs 5 Nov
Women's Monobob: Chaffey 1st; Purchall 2nd; Davey 4th
Men's Monobob: Himbury 1st; Johnston 2nd; Hames 7th
Igls, Austria Bobsleigh & Skeleton 3 & 4

Sat 4 Dec
Women's skeleton: Pittaway 1st
Women's Monobob: Purchall 1st; Chaffey 4th; Davey 6th
Men's Monobob: Johnston 1st; Himbury 3rd; Hames 9th

Sun 5 Dec
Women's skeleton: Pittaway 1st
Women's Monobob: Purchall 3rd; Davey 5th; Chaffey 6th
Men's Monobob: Johnston 2nd; Himbury 11th; Hames 16th
Lillehammer, Norway Bobsleigh & Skeleton 5 & 6

Wed 16 Dec
Women's skeleton: Pittaway 1st
Women's Monobob: Chaffey 2nd; Purchall 3rd; Davey 9th
Men's Monobob: Hames 4th; Himbury 7th; Johnston 11th

Thurs 17 Dec
Women's skeleton: Pittaway 1st
Women's Monobob: Chaffey 2nd; Purchall 5th, Davey 13th
Men's Monobob: Johnston 1st; Himbury 3rd; Hames 4th
St Moritz, Switzerland Bobsleigh 7

Sat 9 Jan
Women's Monobob: Purchall 1st; Davey 5th; Chaffey 7th
Men's Monobob: Hames & Johnston =4th; Himbury 9th