What are the players & officials in Skeleton?

Section 4: Players & Officials

Men’s and women’s skeleton are individual events. IBSF also runs a Skeleton Mixed Team of one woman and one man from the same National Federation, each sliding one heat; both must be registered and qualified for the individual races (Art. 4.7, 10.6.1)
Athletes must hold a valid IBSF license and be registered by their national federation
The minimum age for an IBSF International License is 13; athletes under 18 are Youth athletes and need their parents’ permission (Art. 8.4)
Every athlete must complete two training heats without accident to race (Art. 10.1.5). Olympic Winter Games and World Championships offer 6 official training heats; World Cup and Continental Championships offer at least 6 over 2 days (Art. 10.1.1–10.1.2)
Olympic qualification criteria are set by the IOC (Art. 4.7)

Jury: IBSF Technical Delegate, Race Director, Jury President — oversee all aspects of competition
Start officials: Verify start procedure, confirm athlete and sled positioning, control start signal
Track officials: Positioned at key curves to monitor athlete passage and report incidents via radio
Equipment controllers: Weigh sled and athlete immediately after a heat when the Jury requests it (Art. 10.14); check runner temperatures; inspect sled compliance
Timekeepers: Electronic timing to 1/100th of a second, with a start time at 50 m and four evenly distributed intermediate times and four speed measurements (Art. 10.6.15)
Video officials: Review footage from track cameras for rule violations, interference, or safety incidents

First heat: the 10 best-placed athletes in the IBSF Discipline Ranking choose start numbers 1–10; the rest start from 11 in ranking order (Art. 10.6.3)
Four-heat races: heat 2 runs 25 to 1 and then 26 to the end on the heat-1 ranking; heat 3 runs 1 to the end on the standings after two heats; heat 4 runs 25 to 1 on the standings after three heats (Art. 10.6.2)
World Cup second heat: 20 to 1, on the ranking after the first heat (Art. 10.6.2)
The Jury may reduce the number of participants before each subsequent heat (Art. 10.6.10)
After the starter clears the track, the athlete must activate the timing within 30 seconds (Art. 10.6.8)

Men’s and women’s skeleton are individual events. IBSF also runs a Skeleton Mixed Team of one woman and one man from the same National Federation, each sliding one heat; both must be registered and qualified for the individual races (Art. 4.7, 10.6.1)
Athletes must hold a valid IBSF license and be registered by their national federation
The minimum age for an IBSF International License is 13; athletes under 18 are Youth athletes and need their parents’ permission (Art. 8.4)
Every athlete must complete two training heats without accident to race (Art. 10.1.5). Olympic Winter Games and World Championships offer 6 official training heats; World Cup and Continental Championships offer at least 6 over 2 days (Art. 10.1.1–10.1.2)
Olympic qualification criteria are set by the IOC (Art. 4.7)

Jury: IBSF Technical Delegate, Race Director, Jury President — oversee all aspects of competition
Start officials: Verify start procedure, confirm athlete and sled positioning, control start signal
Track officials: Positioned at key curves to monitor athlete passage and report incidents via radio
Equipment controllers: Weigh sled and athlete immediately after a heat when the Jury requests it (Art. 10.14); check runner temperatures; inspect sled compliance
Timekeepers: Electronic timing to 1/100th of a second, with a start time at 50 m and four evenly distributed intermediate times and four speed measurements (Art. 10.6.15)
Video officials: Review footage from track cameras for rule violations, interference, or safety incidents

First heat: the 10 best-placed athletes in the IBSF Discipline Ranking choose start numbers 1–10; the rest start from 11 in ranking order (Art. 10.6.3)
Four-heat races: heat 2 runs 25 to 1 and then 26 to the end on the heat-1 ranking; heat 3 runs 1 to the end on the standings after two heats; heat 4 runs 25 to 1 on the standings after three heats (Art. 10.6.2)
World Cup second heat: 20 to 1, on the ranking after the first heat (Art. 10.6.2)
The Jury may reduce the number of participants before each subsequent heat (Art. 10.6.10)
After the starter clears the track, the athlete must activate the timing within 30 seconds (Art. 10.6.8)