Section 6: Scoring
6.1 Timing and Results
- All times recorded to 1/100th of a second (two decimal places)
- Final ranking determined by the cumulative time of all runs (4 runs for Olympics/World Championships, 2 runs for World Cup)
- Lowest cumulative time wins
- Typical run times: 50–65 seconds depending on track length and conditions
- Winning margins at Olympic level are frequently less than 0.50 seconds over 4 runs
6.2 Split Times
- Intermediate (split) times recorded at 3–5 points along the track
- Start time (0–50 m) is a key split, as the push phase is the only athlete-powered portion of the run
- Split times help coaches and athletes analyze performance through specific track sections
- Split time data is broadcast to spectators and television for real-time comparison
6.3 Tiebreaking
- If two or more athletes have identical cumulative times after all runs, they share the same rank (ties are not broken)
- At the Olympics, tied athletes receive the same medal (a dead heat for gold means two gold medals are awarded)
- IBSF World Cup: tied athletes receive the same World Cup points
6.4 World Cup and Ranking Points
- IBSF World Cup points awarded for top 20 finishers per race: 225-210-200-185-175-170-165-160-155-150 (1st–10th), then decreasing to 26 for 20th
- World ranking determines Olympic quotas and World Cup start order
- Rankings updated after each competition based on cumulative season points