WINTERBERG, GERMANY (November 25, 2008) -- The 2008-2009 Intersport FIBT Bob and Skeleton World Cup opens this week with women's and men's skeleton competitions on Friday, Nov. 28.. Two-man and women's bobsleigh are on the Hochsauerland track Saturday, November 29, with the 4-man sleds taking over on Sunday, Nov. 30.

LAKE PLACID, USA (March 21, 2007) -- Lake Placid is hosting the 2007 FIBT International Sliding School with athletes from seven nations training and competing in bobsled and skeleton through March 29.

MILAN, Italy (June 12, 2006) -- Ermanno Gardella, one of the longest serving Secretary Generals of any International Sports Federation, was unanimously confirmed for another term in office by Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT) at its recent Congress meeting in Vancouver, Canada.

Milan, Italy (April 19, 2005) -- The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) produced bobsleigh and skeleton television programming had an extremely successful 2004-2005 season, reaching 406.3 million viewers with 70 hours of World Cup and 20 hours of World Championship coverage for networks across the globe.

Zug, Switzerland, 30 November 2004 –KONICA MINOLTA Business Solutions Europe GmbH has acquired the title sponsorship for the 2005 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships, it has been jointly announced by Infront Sports & Media and the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT).

MILAN, Italy (December 4, 2003) – The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) will be delivering over 100 hours of live and delayed television coverage of the World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Tours during the 2003-2004 season, FIBT President Robert H. Storey has announced.

The 2001 World 4-Man (February 3-4) Bobsleigh Championships were watched by 11.293 million European viewers according to ratings information collected by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT).

Eurosport to Broadcast Bobsleigh Until 2006