Competitions

The Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT) was founded in 1923 and the sport has been part of the Winter Olympic Games since 1924. Initially just a four-crew event for men, the two-crew sled was added in 1932 and women's bobsled made its Olympic debut at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

The bobsleigh is split into men's and women's events; women compete in two-crew and the men in both two- and four-crew competition. The men's standing is calculated over the aggregate of four runs, the women's over two runs.