The gold medal won in this event featured Chelyabinsk meteor fragments to commemorate the first anniversary of this meteor strike.[2]
Competition
In the first run, Aleksandr Tretyakov established the track record (55.95) and the start record (4.47).[3]
Results
TR – Track Record. Top finish in each run is in boldface.
On 22 November 2017, gold medalist Aleksandr Tretyakov was stripped of his gold medal.[4] On 27 November 2017, the results by Sergey Chudinov were annulled as well.[5] On 1 February 2018, their results were restored as a result of the decision of CAS[6]
^"Skeleton – Men's Heat 1". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.