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Final points from the 2016/2017 IBSF World Cup season are below.
Women’s Skeleton
After the bulk of the German women’s skeleton team had retired, there was a brief lull in Germany seriously contending for medals at every track. The 2016/2017 season saw a resurgence in the German program, with junior Jacqueline Lölling taking the overall title ahead of teammate Tina Hermann.
Hermann came into the final race of the season with a strong chance of taking the overall title, but a ninth place run in PyeongChang left her in second place.
Canadian Mirela Rahneva finished third overall in her first season on the World Cup tour, on the strength of a St. Moritz race that she absolutely dominated, winning by over a full second on the field.
Janine Flock and Elisabeth Vathje both scored wins in the first half of the season on their way to fourth and fifth place finishes, respectively, while Laura Deas finished sixth overall.
Annie O’Shea was the top overall American in tenth.
| Pos | Name | Nation | Best Finish | Worst Finish | Points |
| 1 | Jacqueline Lölling (J) | GER | 1 (3x) | 9 (Igl) | 1591 |
| 2 | Tina Hermann | GER | 1 (Igl) | 10 (LP) | 1493 |
| 3 | Mirela Rahneva | CAN | 1 (SM) | 18 (Alt) | 1475 |
| 4 | Janine Flock | AUT | 1 (LP) | 12 (Pye) | 1449 |
| 5 | Elisabeth Vathje (J) | CAN | 1 (2x) | 14 (2x) | 1386 |
| 6 | Laura Deas | GBR | 6 (3x) | 17 (Kön) | 1240 |
| 7 | Lelde Priedulena | LAT | 5 (2x) | 14 (2x) | 1224 |
| 8 | Anna Fernstädt | GER | 3 (Kön) | 11 (SM) | 1192 |
| 9 | Lizzy Yarnold | GBR | 2 (LP) | 15 (SM) | 1162 |
| 10 | Annie O’Shea | USA | 6 (2x) | 19 (Pye) | 1058 |
Men’s Skeleton
The only surprise atop the men’s skeleton World Cup rankings was how close the points ended up being.
Martins Dukurs took his eighth consecutive overall title, this time edging Sungbin Yun of Korea. The points were close, with Dukurs “only” winning four times on the season. Yun won once, and never finished outside of the top five, but the strong finish to the season for the Latvian was too much to overcome.
Yun was the top finishing junior on the season.
Alexander Tretiakov finished third after sitting out the opening race of 2017 in Altenberg. He finished with two wins and never finished outside of the top four. Germans Axel Jungk, Christopher Grotheer, and Alexander Gassner rounded out the top six.
American Matt Antoine finished seventh overall, while Barrett Martineau was the top-finishing Canadian in 13th.
| Pos | Name | Nation | Best Finish | Worst Finish | Points |
| 1 | Martins Dukurs | LAT | 1 (4x) | 6 (Kön) | 1662 |
| 2 | Sungbin Yun (J) | KOR | 1 (Whi) | 5 (2x) | 1623 |
| 3 | Alexander Tretiakov | RUS | 1 (2x) | 4 (SM) | 1454 |
| 4 | Axel Jungk | GER | 3 (Alt) | 7 (2x) | 1448 |
| 5 | Christopher Grotheer | GER | 1 (Alt) | 9 (Whi) | 1425 |
| 6 | Alexander Gassner | GER | 3 (Kön) | 9 (LP) | 1392 |
| 7 | Matt Antoine | USA | 2 (LP) | 10 (2x) | 1322 |
| 8 | Nikita Tregybov (J) | RUS | 3 (SM) | 8 (LP) | 1256 |
| 9 | Tomass Dukurs | LAT | 2 (Win) | 13 (Whi) | 1218 |
| 10 | Dominic Parsons | GBR | 7 (Kön) | 13 (Pye) | 1144 |
Women’s Bobsled
As it’s been for quite some time now, the battle for the top spot in women’s bobsled came down to Kaillie Humphries, Jamie Greubel Poser, and Elana Meyers Taylor
Meyers Taylor found trouble early in the season, crashing in Whistler and finishing with a disqualification. She rallied back with four gold medals and three silver medals in the final seven races, moving her way up to third in the standings.
Meyers Taylor’s early trouble left the top spot to be determined between Humphries and Greubel Poser. The two pilots traded the points lead going into the final race in PyeongChang. Humphries struggled in her first run on the Olympic track, while Greubel Poser took gold on her way to winning the overall title. Humphries finished 14 points back, while Meyers Taylor took third overall.
Austrian Christina Hengster was the top-finishing European on tour in fourth, winning two medals over the course of the season. Russians Nadezhda Sergeeva and Aleksandra Rodionova finished fifth and sixth.
An Vannieuwenhuyse finished as the top junior in 11th.
| Pos | Name | Nation | Best Finish | Worst Finish | Points |
| 1 | Jamie Greubel Poser | USA | 1 (2x) | 5 (Alt) | 1644 |
| 2 | Kaillie Humphries | CAN | 1 (2x) | 5 (2x) | 1630 |
| 3 | Elana Meyers Taylor | USA | 1 (4x) | 2 (3x) | 1530 |
| 4 | Christina Hengster | AUT | 2 (Whi) | 12 (Pye) | 1394 |
| 5 | Nadezhda Sergeeva | RUS | 4 (Win) | 10 (Igl) | 1360 |
| 6 | Aleksandra Rodionova | RUS | 6 (Whi) | 13 (Pye) | 1280 |
| 7 | Mariama Jamanka | GER | 2 (Win) | 11 (Whi) | 1258 |
| 8 | Alysia Rissling | CAN | 3 (Pye) | 11 (Win) | 1016 |
| 9 | Brittany Reinbolt | USA | 4 (USA) | 15 (Kön) | 1008 |
| 10 | Elfje Willemsen | BEL | 4 (Alt) | 17 (Igl) | 888 |
Two-Man Bobsled
Francesco Friedrich absolutely dominated the IBSF two-man bobsled program over the 2016/2017 season. The German entered in seven of eight World Cup races, winning five of them and finishing second in the other two events.
American Steven Holcomb finished second overall, and was the only non-German to win during the season. Holcomb took home three two-man medals over the course of the season, finishing just ahead of Korean Yunjong Won.
Johannes Lochner was the top finishing junior in fourth, winning two races over the course of a season. Russians Alexander Kasjanov and Alexey Stulnev finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
Justin Kripps was the top-finishing Canadian in ninth.
| Pos | Name | Nation | Best Finish | Worst Finish | Points |
| 1 | Francesco Friedrich | GER | 1 (5x) | 2 (2x) | 1545 |
| 2 | Steven Holcomb | USA | 1 (LP) | 14 (Pye) | 1331 |
| 3 | Yunjong Won | KOR | 3 (Whi) | 16 (Kön) | 1312 |
| 4 | Johannes Lochner (J) | GER | 1 (2x) | 16 (Igl) | 1284 |
| 5 | Alexander Kasjanov | RUS | 2 (Alt) | 16 (Pye) | 1266 |
| 6 | Alexey Stulnev | RUS | 4 (Kön) | 17 (Igl) | 1208 |
| 7 | Benjamin Maier (J) | AUT | 3 (Igl) | 25 (Pye) | 1152 |
| 8 | Oskars Kibermanis | LAT | 2 (Pye) | 8 (Igl) | 1138 |
| 9 | Justin Kripps | CAN | 2 (LP) | 21 (SM) | 1136 |
| 10 | Rico Peter | SUI | 2 (Whi) | 23 (Pye) | 1070 |
Four-Man Bobsled
Unlike two-man bobsled, the race for the overall four-man title was a tight one. Coming into PyeongChang, Alexander Kasjanov and Rico Peter were neck and neck for the points lead. In the final race, both Kasjanov and Peter were exceptional, with Kasjanov edging Peter both in the race and in the overall points with the difference over the course of the entire season being one finishing position.
Steven Holcomb finished a solid third overall, with Alexey Stulnev, Nico Walther and junior Johannes Lochner rounding out the top six.
