The FIBT World Championships 1970 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record eleventh 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, and 1965.
Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  West Germany (Horst Floth, Pepi Bader) | |
| Silver | West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider) | |
| Bronze |  Switzerland (Gion Caviezel, Hans Candrian) |
The Swiss earned their first championships medal since 1960.
Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Italy (Nevio de Zordo, Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano, Luciano de Paolis) | |
| Silver | West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Walter Steinbauer, Pepi Bader, Peter Utzschneider) | |
| Bronze | Switzerland (René Stadler, Hans Candrian, Max Forster, Peter Schärer) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |