The FIBT World Championships 1974 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record twelfth time.
The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, and 1970.