# 2018–19 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women

The 2018–19 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women started on 8 December 2018 in Pokljuka and finished on 21 March 2019 in Oslo. It was won by the defending titlist, Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia.

## Competition format

The 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres (490 ft). Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.

## 2017–18 Top 3 standings

| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold: | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 323 |
| Silver: | Darya Domracheva | 313 |
| Bronze: | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 258 |

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Pokljuka details | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 20:08.1 (0+0) | Justine Braisaz France | 20:22.9 (0+0) | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 20:50.2 (0+0) |
| Hochfilzen details | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 21:04.9 (0+1) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 21:05.5 (0+1) | Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht Russia | 21:29.3 (1+0) |
| Nové Mesto details | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 19:44.6 (0+0) | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 19:49.1 (0+0) | Paulína Fialková Slovakia | 19:50.8 (0+0) |
| Oberhof details | Lisa Vittozzi Italy | 22:34.6 (0+0) | Anaïs Chevalier France | 22:39.9 (0+0) | Hanna Öberg Sweden | 22:49.6 (0+0) |
| Ruhpolding details | Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia | 19:15.1 (0+0) | Lisa Vittozzi Italy | 19:26.6 (0+0) | Hanna Öberg Sweden | 19:44.2 (0+0) |
| Antholz-Anterselva details | Markéta Davidová Czech Republic | 21:40.7 (0+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 21:42.4 (0+1) | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 21:44.2 (1+0) |
| Canmore details | cancelled due to cold weather | cancelled due to cold weather | cancelled due to cold weather | cancelled due to cold weather | cancelled due to cold weather | cancelled due to cold weather |
| Salt Lake City details | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 19:47.6 (0+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 19:59.1 (0+1) | Franziska Hildebrand Germany | 20:09.0 (0+0) |
| World Championships details | Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia | 22:17.5 (1+0) | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Norway | 22:27.2 (0+0) | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 22:30.1 (0+0) |
| Oslo details | Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia | 19:5.2 (1+0) | Franziska Preuß Germany | 20:17.4 (0+0) | Paulína Fialková Slovakia | 20:21.3 (0+0) |

## Standings

| # | Name | POK | HOC | NOV | OBE | RUH | ANT | SLC | ÖST | OSL | Total |
| 1 | Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK) | 23 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 60 | 31 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 371 |
| 2 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 54 | 60 | 32 | 17 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 330 |
| 3 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR) | 18 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 60 | 16 | 38 | 326 |
| 4 | Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) | 40 | 43 | 23 | 60 | 54 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 309 |
| 5 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 60 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 54 | 29 | 9 | 280 |
| 6 | Monika Hojnisz (POL) | 30 | 40 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 7 | 28 | 238 |
| 7 | Paulína Fialková (SVK) | 38 | 36 | 48 | 20 | 27 | 11 | — | 0 | 48 | 228 |
| 8 | Hanna Öberg (SWE) | DNS | 6 | 38 | 48 | 48 | 7 | — | 43 | 24 | 214 |
| 9 | Anaïs Chevalier (FRA) | 0 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 9 | — | 207 |
| 10 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | — | — | 54 | — | 32 | 43 | — | 48 | 14 | 191 |
| 11 | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR) | 14 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 54 | 25 | 187 |
| 12 | Franziska Preuß (GER) | 32 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 31 | — | 0 | 25 | 54 | 180 |
| 13 | Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht (RUS) | 0 | 48 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 25 | — | 34 | 27 | 174 |
| 14 | Clare Egan (USA) | 26 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 174 |
| 15 | Denise Herrmann (GER) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 170 |
| 16 | Celia Aymonier (FRA) | 1 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 43 | 169 |
| 17 | Julia Simon (FRA) | 43 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 18 | Iryna Kryuko (BLR) | 24 | 38 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 24 | — | 15 | 0 | 167 |
| 19 | Franziska Hildebrand (GER) | 3 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 16 | 154 |
| 20 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | — | 25 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 36 | 154 |
| 21 | Mona Brorsson (SWE) | 22 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | — | 40 | 0 | 148 |
| 22 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | 11 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 40 | 28 | 2 | — | 0 | 142 |
| 23 | Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) | 0 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 19 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 141 |
| 24 | Markéta Davidová (CZE) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 137 |
| 25 | Irina Starykh (RUS) | 29 | 32 | 31 | 12 | — | 29 | — | 0 | — | 133 |
| 26 | Svetlana Mironova (RUS) | — | — | — | 24 | 29 | 36 | — | 10 | 26 | 125 |
| 27 | Justine Braisaz (FRA) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| 28 | Anna Frolina (KOR) | 25 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 29 | Karolin Horchler (GER) | 4 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | — | 21 | 100 |
| 30 | Vita Semerenko (UKR) | — | 0 | 36 | 38 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 13 | 99 |
| # | Name | POK | HOC | NOV | OBE | RUH | ANT | SLC | ÖST | OSL | Total |
| 31 | Elisa Gasparin (SUI) | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 96 |
| 32 | Lena Häcki (SUI) | 8 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| 33 | Linn Persson (SWE) | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 13 | — | 0 | 34 | 87 |
| 34 | Veronika Vítková (CZE) | 0 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 82 |
| 35 | Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 17 | 30 | 19 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 36 | Evgeniya Pavlova (RUS) | 34 | 9 | DNS | 19 | 0 | — | — | 17 | DNS | 79 |
| 37 | Eva Puskarcíková (CZE) | 19 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 38 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 36 | 14 | 28 | — | 0 | DNF | — | — | — | 78 |
| 39 | Rosanna Crawford (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 23 | — | 73 |
| 40 | Susan Dunklee (USA) | 0 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 72 |
| 41 | Federica Sanfilippo (ITA) | 5 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69 |
| 42 | Dzinara Alimbekava (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 22 | 67 |
| 43 | Elisabeth Högberg (SWE) | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | — | 31 | 63 |
| 44 | Baiba Bendika (LAT) | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 61 |
| 45 | Nicole Gontier (ITA) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 46 | Emma Lunder (CAN) | — | — | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 56 |
| 47 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 16 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 54 |
| 48 | Sari Maeda (JPN) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 53 |
| 49 | Yuliia Dzhima (UKR) | 21 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | — | 52 |
| 50 | Anastasiya Merkushyna (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | 13 | 0 | 52 |
| 51 | Tuuli Tomingas (EST) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 51 |
| 52 | Elena Kruchinkina (BLR) | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | — | 5 | 23 | 50 |
| 53 | Johanna Talihärm (EST) | — | — | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
| 54 | Kinga Zbylut (POL) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 55 | Fuyuko Tachizaki (JPN) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| 56 | Valeriia Vasnetcova (RUS) | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 43 |
| 57 | Joanne Reid (USA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 42 |
| 58 | Kamila Zuk (POL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | | 38 |
| 59 | Synnøve Solemdal (NOR) | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | | 37 |
| 60 | Anna Weidel (GER) | 31 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
| # | Name | POK | HOC | NOV | OBE | RUH | ANT | SLC | ÖST | OSL | Total |
| 61 | Sarah Beaudry (CAN) | — | — | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 62 | Irina Kruchinkina (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| 63 | Margarita Vasileva (RUS) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DSQ | — | — | 28 |
| 64 | Ivona Fialková (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| 65 | Iana Bondar (UKR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 66 | Uliana Kaisheva (RUS) | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 0 | 22 |
| 67 | Tang Jialin (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | — | 0 | — | 22 |
| 68 | Caroline Colombo (FRA) | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | 10 | 22 |
| 69 | Aita Gasparin (SUI) | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 |
| 70 | Larisa Kuklina (RUS) | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | DNS | — | 19 | 19 |
| 71 | Emma Nilsson (SWE) | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 18 |
| 72 | Julia Schwaiger (AUT) | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 73 | Viktoria Slivko (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 |
| 74 | Thekla Brun-Lie (NOR) | 0 | DNS | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 75 | Megan Bankes (CAN) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 76 | Natalija Kocergina (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 77 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 78 | Zhang Yan (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | 13 |
| 79 | Katharina Innerhofer (AUT) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 80 | Lucie Charvátová (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 12 |
| 81 | Anastasiia Morozova (RUS) | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | DNS | — | — | 0 | 12 |
| 82 | Regina Oja (EST) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | 7 | 12 |
| 83 | Jessica Jislová (CZE) | 10 | DNS | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 10 |
| 84 | Hanna Sola (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 85 | Emilia Yordanova (BUL) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 86 | Alexia Runggaldier (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| 87 | Desislava Stoyanova (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 88 | Darya Yurkevich (BLR) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| 89 | Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg (NOR) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 90 | Urska Poje (SLO) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| # | Name | POK | HOC | NOV | OBE | RUH | ANT | SLC | ÖST | OSL | Total |
| 91 | Susanna Meinen (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| 92 | Chloé Chevalier (FRA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |