The opening four events of the new season are due to be held this year, starting with back-to-back World Cups in Sigulda in Latvia on November 21 and 22 and November 28 and 29.

This is scheduled to be followed by a pair of events in Igls in Austria, on December 12 and 13 and December 19 and 20.

No four-man action would be possible in Sigulda at any time, as the Latvian track is not equipped for it.

The IBSF has also decided not to hold four-man in Igls to limit the number of athletes present amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Four-man will instead be contested in the second half of the season, which is due to begin in Winterberg in Germany on January 9 and 10.

St Moritz in Switzerland and Königssee in Germany are also due to host World Cups in 2021, before the season-closer on the 2022 Winter Olympic track in Beijing.

Germany is also scheduled to host the World Championships in Altenberg from February 5 to 14.

Sigulda and Igls will only host two-man, two-women, women's monobob and skeleton races.