2017–18 Biathlon World Cup Explained

2017–18 Biathlon World Cup
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Martin Fourcade
Competition1ladies:	Kaisa Mäkäräinen
Competition2:	Nations Cup
Competition2men:	Norway
Competition2ladies:	Germany
Competition3:	Individual
Competition3men:	Martin Fourcade Johannes Thingnes Bø
Competition3ladies:	Nadezhda Skardino
Competition4:	Sprint
Competition4men:	Martin Fourcade
Competition4ladies:	Anastasiya Kuzmina
Competition5:	Pursuit
Competition5men:	Martin Fourcade
Competition5ladies:	Anastasiya Kuzmina
Competition6:	Mass start
Competition6men:	Martin Fourcade
Competition6ladies:	Kaisa Mäkäräinen
Competition7:	Relay
Competition7men:	Norway
Competition7ladies:	Germany
Mixedcompetition1:	Mixed
Mixedcompetition1both:	Italy
Previous:	2016–17
Next:	2018–19

The 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 24 November 2017 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 25 March 2018 in Tyumen, Russia. The defending overall champions from the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Laura Dahlmeier of Germany.

Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2017–18 season.^[1]

Stage	Location	Date	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit		Relay			Details
1	Östersund	26 November–3 December	●	●	●			●	●	details
2	Hochfilzen	8–10 December		●	●		●			details
3	Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand	14–17 December		●	●	●				details
4	Oberhof	4–7 January		●	●		●			details
5	Ruhpolding	10–14 January	●			●	●			details
6	Antholz-Anterselva	18–21 January		●	●	●				details
OG	Pyeongchang	9–25 February	align=center colspan=7	Olympic Games
7	Kontiolahti	8–11 March		●		●		●	●	details
8	Oslo Holmenkollen	13–18 March		●	●		●			details
9	Tyumen	20–25 March		●	●	●				details
Total: 56 (26 men's, 26 women's, 4 mixed)			2	8	7	5	4	2	2

World Cup podiums

Men

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib	Det.
1	30 November 2017	Östersund	20 km Individual	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Martin Fourcade	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Detail
1	2 December 2017	Östersund	10 km Sprint	Tarjei Bø	Martin Fourcade	Erik Lesser		Detail
1	3 December 2017	Östersund	12.5 km Pursuit	Martin Fourcade	Jakov Fak	Quentin Fillon Maillet		Detail
2	8 December 2017	Hochfilzen	10 km Sprint	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Martin Fourcade	Jakov Fak		Detail
2	9 December 2017	Hochfilzen	12.5 km Pursuit	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Jakov Fak	Martin Fourcade		Detail
3	15 December 2017	Le Grand-Bornand	10 km Sprint	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Martin Fourcade	Antonin Guigonnat		Detail
3	16 December 2017	Le Grand-Bornand	12.5 km Pursuit	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Martin Fourcade	Anton Shipulin		Detail
3	17 December 2017	Le Grand-Bornand	15 km Mass Start	Martin Fourcade	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Erik Lesser		Detail
4	5 January 2018	Oberhof	10 km Sprint	Martin Fourcade	Emil Hegle Svendsen	Johannes Thingnes Bø		Detail
4	6 January 2018	Oberhof	12.5 km Pursuit	Martin Fourcade	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Tarjei Bø		Detail
5	10 January 2018	Ruhpolding	20 km Individual	Martin Fourcade	Ondřej Moravec	Johannes Thingnes Bø		Detail
5	14 January 2018	Ruhpolding	15 km Mass Start	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Martin Fourcade	Antonin Guigonnat		Detail
6	19 January 2018	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km Sprint	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Martin Fourcade	Arnd Peiffer		Detail
6	20 January 2018	Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km Pursuit	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Martin Fourcade	Anton Shipulin		Detail
6	21 January 2018	Antholz-Anterselva	15 km Mass Start	Martin Fourcade	Tarjei Bø	Erlend Bjøntegaard		Detail
align=center rowspan="4"	OG	11 February 2018	Pyeongchang	10 km Sprint	Arnd Peiffer	Michal Krčmář	Dominik Windisch		Detail
12 February 2018	Pyeongchang	12.5 km Pursuit	Martin Fourcade	Sebastian Samuelsson	Benedikt Doll	Detail
15 February 2018	Pyeongchang	20 km Individual	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Jakov Fak	Dominik Landertinger	Detail
18 February 2018	Pyeongchang	15 km Mass Start	Martin Fourcade	Simon Schempp	Emil Hegle Svendsen	Detail
7	8 March 2018	Kontiolahti	10 km Sprint	Anton Shipulin	Andrejs Rastorgujevs	Quentin Fillon Maillet		Detail
7	11 March 2018	Kontiolahti	15 km Mass Start	Julian Eberhard	Martin Fourcade	Anton Shipulin		Detail
8	15 March 2018	Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km Sprint	Henrik L'Abée-Lund	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Martin Fourcade		Detail
8	17 March 2018	Oslo Holmenkollen	12.5 km Pursuit	Martin Fourcade	Lukas Hofer	Johannes Thingnes Bø		Detail
9	22 March 2018	Tyumen	10 km Sprint	Martin Fourcade	Simon Desthieux	Fredrik Lindström		Detail
9	24 March 2018	Tyumen	12.5 km Pursuit	Martin Fourcade	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Lukas Hofer		Detail
9	25 March 2018	Tyumen	15 km Mass Start	Maxim Tsvetkov	Erlend Bjøntegaard	Johannes Thingnes Bø		Detail

Women

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib	Det.
1	29 November 2017	Östersund	15 km Individual	Nadezhda Skardino	Synnøve Solemdal	Yuliia Dzhima	Nadezhda Skardino	Detail
1	1 December 2017	Östersund	7.5 km Sprint	Denise Herrmann	Justine Braisaz	Yuliia Dzhima	Synnøve Solemdal	Detail
1	3 December 2017	Östersund	10 km Pursuit	Denise Herrmann	Justine Braisaz	Marte Olsbu	Justine Braisaz	Detail
2	8 December 2017	Hochfilzen	7.5 km Sprint	Darya Domracheva	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Dorothea Wierer		Detail
2	9 December 2017	Hochfilzen	10 km Pursuit	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Darya Domracheva	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Detail
3	14 December 2017	Le Grand-Bornand	7.5 km Sprint	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Laura Dahlmeier	Vita Semerenko		Detail
3	16 December 2017	Le Grand-Bornand	10 km Pursuit	Laura Dahlmeier	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Lisa Vittozzi	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Detail
3	17 December 2017	Le Grand-Bornand	12.5 km Mass Start	Justine Braisaz	Iryna Kryuko	Laura Dahlmeier		Detail
4	4 January 2018	Oberhof	7.5 km Sprint	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Veronika Vítková		Detail
4	6 January 2018	Oberhof	10 km Pursuit	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Dorothea Wierer	Vita Semerenko		Detail
5	11 January 2018	Ruhpolding	15 km Individual	Dorothea Wierer	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Rosanna Crawford		Detail
5	14 January 2018	Ruhpolding	12.5 km Mass Start	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Laura Dahlmeier	Veronika Vítková	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Detail
6	18 January 2018	Antholz-Anterselva	7.5 km Sprint	Tiril Eckhoff	Laura Dahlmeier	Veronika Vítková		Detail
6	20 January 2018	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km Pursuit	Laura Dahlmeier	Dorothea Wierer	Darya Domracheva		Detail
6	21 January 2018	Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km Mass Start	Darya Domracheva	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Kaisa Mäkäräinen		Detail
align=center rowspan="4"	OG	10 February 2018	Pyeongchang	7.5 km Sprint	Laura Dahlmeier	Marte Olsbu	Veronika Vítková		Detail
12 February 2018	Pyeongchang	10 km Pursuit	Laura Dahlmeier	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Anaïs Bescond	Detail
15 February 2018	Pyeongchang	15 km Individual	Hanna Öberg	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Laura Dahlmeier	Detail
17 February 2018	Pyeongchang	12.5 km Mass Start	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Darya Domracheva	Tiril Eckhoff	Detail
7	9 March 2018	Kontiolahti	7.5 km Sprint	Darya Domracheva	Franziska Hildebrand	Lisa Vittozzi	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Detail
7	11 March 2018	Kontiolahti	12.5 km Mass Start	Vanessa Hinz	Lisa Vittozzi	Anaïs Chevalier		Detail
8	15 March 2018	Oslo Holmenkollen	7.5 km Sprint	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Darya Domracheva	Yuliia Dzhima	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Detail
8	18 March 2018	Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km Pursuit	Darya Domracheva	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Susan Dunklee		Detail
9	23 March 2018	Tyumen	7.5 km Sprint	Darya Domracheva	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Tiril Eckhoff		Detail
9	24 March 2018	Tyumen	10 km Pursuit	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Anaïs Bescond	Laura Dahlmeier	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Detail
9	25 March 2018	Tyumen	12.5 km Mass Start	Darya Domracheva	Paulína Fialková	Anaïs Chevalier		Detail

Men's team

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Det.
2	10 December 2017	Hochfilzen	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail
4	7 January 2018	Oberhof	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail
5	12 January 2018	Ruhpolding	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail
OG	23 February 2018	Pyeongchang	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail
8	18 March 2018	Oslo Holmenkollen	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail

Women's team

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Det.
2	10 December 2017	Hochfilzen	4x6 km Relay				Detail
4	7 January 2018	Oberhof	4x6 km Relay				Detail
5	13 January 2018	Ruhpolding	4x6 km Relay				Detail
OG	22 February 2018	Pyeongchang	4x6 km Relay				Detail
8	17 March 2018	Oslo Holmenkollen	4x6 km Relay				Detail

Mixed

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Det.
1	26 November 2017	Östersund	1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay				Detail
1	26 November 2017	Östersund	2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay				Detail
OG	20 February 2018	Pyeongchang	2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay				Detail
7	10 March 2018	Kontiolahti	1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay				Detail
7	10 March 2018	Kontiolahti	2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay				Detail

Standings: Men

Pos.		Points
1.	Martin Fourcade	1116
2.		1027
3.		697
4.		668
5.		637

• Final standings after 22 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Martin Fourcade	108
1.	Johannes Thingnes Bø	108
3.		75
4.		70
5.		65

• Final standings after 2 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Martin Fourcade	384
2.		382
3.		259
4.		256
5.		224

• Final standings after 8 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Martin Fourcade	396
2.		364
3.		254
4.		247
5.		227

• Final standings after 7 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Martin Fourcade	250
2.		222
3.		184
4.		183
5.		174

• Final standings after 5 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Norway	228
2.		184
3.		180
4.		175
5.		173

• Final standings after 4 races.

Pos.		Points
1.		6458
2.		6129
3.		5910
4.		5623
5.		5228

• Final standings after 18 races.

Standings: Women

Pos.		Points
1.	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	822
2.		819
3.		804
4.		730
5.		681

• Final standings after 22 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Nadezhda Skardino	96
2.		91
3.		84
4.		83
5.		65

• Final standings after 2 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Anastasiya Kuzmina	323
2.		313
3.		258
4.		252
5.		245

• Final standings after 8 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Anastasiya Kuzmina	301
2.		280
3.		271
4.		264
5.		237

• Final standings after 7 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	216
2.		207
3.		195
4.		189
5.		176

• Final standings after 5 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Germany	228
2.		200
3.		169
4.		168
5.		158

• Final standings after 4 races.

Pos.		Points
1.		6179
2.		5887
3.		5407
4.		5237
5.		5232

• Final standings after 18 races.

Standings: Mixed

Pos.		Points
1.		188
2.		188
3.		179
4.		171
5.		168

• Final standings after 4 races.

Achievements

First World Cup career victory

Men

• , 31, in his 8th season — Stage 8 Sprint in Oslo Holmenkollen; first podium was 2012–13 Sprint in Sochi
• , 26, in his 6th season — Stage 9 Mass start in Tyumen; first podium was 2015–16 Sprint in Antholz–Anterselva

Women

• , 32, in her 9th season — Stage 1 Individual in Östersund; first podium was 2012–13 Sprint in Pokljuka
• , 28, in her 2nd season — Stage 1 Sprint in Östersund; it was also her first podium
• , 21, in her 4th season — Stage 3 Mass start in Le Grand-Bornand; first podium was 2016–17 Pursuit in Pokljuka
• , 25, in her 6th season — Stage 7 Mass start in Kontiolahti; it was also her first podium

First World Cup podium:

Men

• , 26, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Sprint in Le Grand-Bornand
• , 27, in his 6th season — no. 3 in the Stage 6 Mass start in Anterselva
• , 26, in his 6th season — no. 2 in the Stage 9 Sprint in Tyumen

Women

• , 26, in her 7th season — no. 2 in the Stage 3 Mass start in Le Grand-Bornand
• , 29, in her 9th season — no. 3 in the Stage 5 Individual in Ruhpolding
• , 25, in her 7th season — no. 2 in the Stage 9 Mass start in Tyumen

Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses):

Men

• , 9 (70) first places
• , 8 (21) first places
• , 1 (11) first place
• , 1 (9) first place
• , 1 (4) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place

Women

• , 6 (31) first places
• , 5 (11) first places
• , 2 (23) first place
• , 2 (19) first places
• , 2 (2) first places
• , 1 (5) first place
• , 1 (4) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place

Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2017–18 season:

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Women

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External links

• IBU official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Biathlon Union - IBU. www.biathlonworld.com.
2. Web site: Vyvrcholení sezóny v Jablonci nad Nisou přineslo zábavu, radost, děkování i loučení. March 24, 2018. March 26, 2018. www.biatlon.cz. cs. Vyvrcholení sezóny v Jablonci nad Nisou přineslo zábavu, radost, děkování i loučení.
3. Web site: Jean-Guillaume Béatrix : "Une décision précipitée par mes résultats". March 18, 2018. March 26, 2018. www.lequipe.fr. fr. Jean-Guillaume Béatrix : «Une décision précipitée par mes résultats».
4. Web site: Matthias Bischl und Michael Willeitner verabschieden sich vom Biathlonsport - biathlon-news.de.
5. Web site: Irina Uslugina and Alexander Loginov Win IBU Cup Pursuits. March 17, 2018. March 26, 2018. www.biathlonworld.com. en. Irina Uslugina and Alexander Loginov Win IBU Cup Pursuits.
6. Web site: Po istoriškai sėkmingų biatlonininkų metų – pokyčiai komandoje - Lietuvos biatlono federacija. 16 April 2018.
7. Web site: Gråtkvalt Bjørndalen legger opp: – Jeg skulle gjerne tatt noen år til. April 3, 2018. nrk.no. no.
8. Web site: Kilder til VG: Skiskytteren Emil Hegle Svendsen legger opp. April 9, 2018. vg.no. no.
9. Web site: Profil Michala Kubaliaka a ukončenie kariéry. July 1, 2018. biatlon-info.sk. sk.
10. Web site: Bailey, Burke close out careers - LakePlacidNews.com - News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News. www.lakeplacidnews.com. 2018-03-26. 2018-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084507/http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/528227/Bailey--Burke-close-out-careers.html?nav=5074. dead.
11. Web site: Currier set to retire after US biathlon championships. March 29, 2018. wagmtv.com. en.
12. Web site: Дарья Домрачева объявила о завершении карьеры. 2018-06-25. 2018-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185300/https://sport.tut.by/news/biathlon/598258.html. dead.
13. Web site: 29-летняя биатлонистка сборной Беларуси завершила карьеру. 2018-05-14. 2018-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702180010/https://sport.tut.by/news/biathlon/592211.html. dead.
14. Web site: Надежда Скардино объявила о завершении карьеры. 2018-06-02. 2018-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013831/https://sport.tut.by/news/biathlon/595238.html. dead.
15. Web site: Ransom Retires in Oslo: 'I Just Had Fun the Whole Time'. March 18, 2018. March 26, 2018. www.fasterskier.com. en. Ransom Retires in Oslo: 'I Just Had Fun the Whole Time'.
16. Web site: Biathlon : Léna Arnaud stoppe sa carrière (ski-nordique.net). www.ski-nordique.net.
17. Web site: Marie Dorin arrêtera sa carrière à Oslo. February 22, 2018. March 26, 2018. www.lequipe.fr. fr. Marie Dorin arrêtera sa carrière à Oslo.
18. Web site: Fin de carrière pour Coline Varcin (ski-nordique.net). www.ski-nordique.net.
19. Web site: Tófalvi és Szőcs visszavonul. April 4, 2018. szekelyhon.ro. hu.
20. Web site: Biathlon, Karin Oberhofer si ritira: "Scelgo la famiglia, orgogliosa di quanto fatto". 12 May 2018.
21. Web site: Karin Oberhofer si ritira. NEVEITALIA.IT. 11 May 2018.
22. Web site: Tre nye inn på skiskytterlandslaget. 27 April 2018.
23. Web site: PŚ w biathlonie. Weronika Nowakowska zakończyła karierę. March 25, 2018. March 26, 2018. eurosport.interia.pl. pl. PŚ w biathlonie. Weronika Nowakowska zakończyła karierę.
24. Web site: Ольга Якушова объявила о завершении карьеры. January 12, 2018. sovsport.ru. ru.
25. Web site: Советский спорт - новости футбол, хоккей, биатлон и другие виды спорта.
26. Web site: Uroš Velepec pred vrnitvijo v slovenski biatlon, Anja Eržen se poslavlja. March 27, 2018. siol.net. sl.
27. Web site: Биатлонистка Панфилова объявила о завершении карьеры.