The 2018–19 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 2 December 2018 in Pokljuka, Slovenia and ended on 24 March 2019 in Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway. The defending overall champions from the 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland.
| 2018–19 Biathlon World Cup | |||
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| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 Johannes Thingnes Bø |
 Dorothea Wierer | |
| Nations Cup |
Norway |
Norway | |
| Individual |
Johannes Thingnes Bø |
Lisa Vittozzi | |
| Sprint |
Johannes Thingnes Bø |
 Anastasiya Kuzmina | |
| Pursuit |
Johannes Thingnes Bø |
Dorothea Wierer | |
| Mass start |
Johannes Thingnes Bø |
 Hanna Öberg | |
| Relay |
Norway |
Norway | |
| Mixed |
Norway | ||
| Competition | |||
Calendar
editBelow is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2018–19 season.[1]
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
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| 1 |  Pokljuka
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2–9 December | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| 2 |  Hochfilzen
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13–16 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 3 |  Nové Město
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20–23 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 4 |  Oberhof
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10–13 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 5 | Ruhpolding
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17–20 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 6 | Antholz-Anterselva
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24–27 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 7 |  Canmore
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7–10 February | ●[nb 1] | ● | details | |||||
| 8 |  Salt Lake City
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14–17 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| WC | Östersund
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7–17 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
| 9 | Oslo Holmenkollen
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21–24 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| Total: 68 (31 men's, 31 women's, 6 mixed) | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||
World Cup podiums
editMen
editWomen
editMen's team
edit| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 December 2018 | Hochfilzen
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4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden
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Norway
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Germany
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Detail |
| 4 | 13 January 2019 | Oberhof
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4x7.5 km Relay |  Russia
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 France
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Austria
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Detail |
| 5 | 18 January 2019 | Ruhpolding
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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Germany
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France
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Detail |
| 7 | 8 February 2019 | Canmore
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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France
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Russia
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Detail |
| WC | 16 March 2019 | Östersund
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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Germany
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Russia
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Detail |
Women's team
edit| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 December 2018 | Hochfilzen
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4x6 km Relay | Italy
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Sweden
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France
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Detail |
| 4 | 13 January 2019 | Oberhof
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4x6 km Relay | Russia
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Germany
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Czech Republic
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Detail |
| 5 | 19 January 2019 | Ruhpolding
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4x6 km Relay | France
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Norway
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Germany
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Detail |
| 7 | 8 February 2019 | Canmore
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4x6 km Relay | Germany
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Norway
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France
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Detail |
| WC | 16 March 2019 | Östersund
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4x6 km Relay | Norway
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Sweden
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 Ukraine
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Detail |
Mixed
edit| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 December 2018 | Pokljuka
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1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay |
Norway
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Austria
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Ukraine
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Detail |
| 1 | 2 December 2018 | Pokljuka
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2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |
France
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 Switzerland
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Italy
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Detail |
| 8 | 17 February 2019 | Salt Lake City
|
1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay |
Italy
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Austria
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France
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Detail |
| 8 | 17 February 2019 | Salt Lake City
|
2x7.5 km + 2x6 km Mixed Relay |
France
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Germany
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Norway
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Detail |
| WC | 7 March 2019 | Östersund
|
2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |
Norway
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Germany
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Italy
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Detail |
| WC | 14 March 2019 | Östersund
|
1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay |
Norway
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Italy
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Sweden
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Detail |
Standings (men)
edit| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Johannes Thingnes Bø |
1262 |
| 2. | Alexandr Loginov |
854 |
| 3. | Quentin Fillon Maillet |
843 |
| 4. | Simon Desthieux |
831 |
| 5. | Arnd Peiffer |
802 |
- Final standings after 25 races.
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Standings (women)
edit| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dorothea Wierer |
905 |
| 2. | Lisa Vittozzi |
882 |
| 3. | Anastasiya Kuzmina |
870 |
| 4. | Marte Olsbu Røiseland |
855 |
| 5. | Hanna Öberg |
741 |
- Final standings after 25 races.
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Standings: Mixed
edit| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norway |
306 |
| 2. | France |
281 |
| 3. | Italy |
267 |
| 4. | Germany |
264 |
| 5. | Sweden |
238 |
- Final standings after 6 races.
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 28 | 15 | 5 | 48 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | France | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Germany | 6 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Russia | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 |  Finland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 198 | |
Achievements
edit- First World Cup career victory
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- First World Cup podium
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Retirements
editThe following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2018–19 season:
Notes
edit- ^ The Individuals in Canmore were shortened because of freezing temperatures.
References
edit- ^ "International Biathlon Union - IBU". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Daniel Mesotitsch beendet Biathlon-Karriere". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). April 11, 2019. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Rösch kündigt Karriereende an". www.sport1.de (in German). January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Уладзімір Чапелін завяршае прафесійную кар'еру". www.tvr.by (in Belarusian). July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Hay River's Brendan Green retires after 11-year biathlon career". www.pressfrom.info. February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian two-time Olympic biathlete Nathan Smith retires". www.theglobeandmail.com. December 19, 2018.
- ^ "Laskesuusatajad panevad Haanjas tänavusele hooajale punkti". www.biathlon.ee (in Estonian). March 28, 2019.
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- ^ Biathlon : Simon Fourcade prend sa retraite
- ^ "Pietro Dutto lascia il biathlon: "Non pensavo di emozionarmi così"". www.fondoitalia.it (in Italian). March 31, 2019.
- ^ "Henrik L'Abée-Lund legger opp". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Anton Shipulin Calls it a Career". www.biathlonworld.com. December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Christoffer Eriksson Calls it a Career". www.tapatalk.com. April 8, 2019.
- ^ "OS-guld i fjol – Nu slutar Lindström". www.svt.se (in Swedish). March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Susanne Hoffmann Calls it a Career". www.facebook.com (in German). September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Біятланістка Дар'я Юркевіч вырашыла не заканчваць спартыўную кар'еру". euroradio.fm (in Belarusian). July 11, 2018.
- ^ "Biathlete Crawford retires from competition". www.rmoutlook.com. March 16, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Megan Tandy Calls it a Career". www.facebook.com. January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Nejúspěšnější česká biatlonistka Gabriela Koukalová ukončila kariéru". www.biatlon.cz (in Czech). May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Laura Toivanen Calls it a Career". www.facebook.com. June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Laura Dahlmeier beendet ihre Karriere". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). May 17, 2019. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Annika Knoll beendet ihre Biathlonkarriere". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). January 29, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Luise Kummer beendet Biathlon-Karriere!". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). May 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Familienglück als oberste Priorität – Miriam Neureuther beendet Karriere". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). September 18, 2019. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Uiloq Slettemark was her last race". www.tapatalk.com. January 28, 2019.
- ^ "D.Rasimovičiūtė kabina šautuvą ant vinies: medaliai, kartėlis bei sėkmę atnešęs virusas". www.lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Dianos Rasimovičiūtės istorija: apie medalius ir kartėlį, pilietybes bei sėkmę atnešusį virusą". www.biathlonltu.com (in Lithuanian). January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Галина Нечкасова: "Хочется отдохнуть от спорта. Сейчас сложно искать мотивацию"". www.sport-express.ru (in Russian). April 6, 2019.