FIBT World Championships 1989

The FIBT World Championships 1989 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Bobsleigh) and St. Moritz, Switzerland (Skeleton).

Cortina hosted the championships for the eighth time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, and 1981.

Meanwhile, St. Moritz hosted a championship event for the record sixteenth time.

They would not be at the same location other than St. Moritz for the first time until the 1996 championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Baracchi becomes the first person to medal in both bobsleigh and skeleton at the championships.