# 2018–19 Biathlon IBU Cup

The 2018–19 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. IBU Cup is the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season started on 26 November 2018 in Idre, Sweden and ended on 16 March 2019 in Martell-Val Martello, Italy. The defending overall champions from the 2017–18 Biathlon IBU Cup were Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen from Norway and Karolin Horchler from Germany.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU Cup calendar for the 2018–19 season.
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Super sprint | Mass start 60 | Details |
| 1 | Idre | 26 November – 2 December | | ● ● | ● | | | | | details |
| 2 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 10–16 December | | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| 3 | Obertilliach | 17–22 December | ● | ● | | | | ● | | details |
| 4 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 7–13 January | | ● ● | | | | | | details |
| 5 | Arber | 14–20 January | ● | ● | ● | | | | | details |
| 6 | Lenzerheide | 21–27 January | | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| EC | Minsk-Raubichi | 18–24 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | European Championships |
| 7 | Otepää | 25 February – 2 March | | ● | | | | ● | | details |
| 8 | Martell-Val Martello | 11–17 March | | ● ● | | | | | ● | details |
| Total: 52 (23 men's, 23 women's, 6 mixed) | Total: 52 (23 men's, 23 women's, 6 mixed) | Total: 52 (23 men's, 23 women's, 6 mixed) | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |

### Notes

* All European Championships races included in the IBU Cup total score.
* Super sprint races were included in the sprint total score.

## IBU Cup podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Res. |
| 1 | 29 November 2018 | Idre | 10 km Sprint | Anton Babikov | Aristide Bègue | Lucas Fratzscher | Anton Babikov | Res. |
| 1 | 1 December 2018 | Idre | 10 km Sprint | Aristide Bègue | Dominic Reiter | Justus Strelow | Aristide Bègue | Res. |
| 1 | 2 December 2018 | Idre | 12.5 km Pursuit | Philipp Nawrath | Alexander Povarnitsyn | Martin Perrillat Bottonet | Aristide Bègue | Res. |
| 2 | 15 December 2018 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Dale | Anton Babikov | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Anton Babikov | Res. |
| 2 | 16 December 2018 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Dale | Anton Babikov | Simon Fourcade | Anton Babikov | Res. |
| 3 | 19 December 2018 | Obertilliach | 20 km Individual | Simon Fourcade | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Sergey Bocharnikov | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Res. |
| 3 | 21 December 2018 | Obertilliach | Super Sprint | Sindre Pettersen | Lorenz Wäger | Daniele Cappellari | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Res. |
| 3 | 22 December 2018 | Obertilliach | 10 km Sprint | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Lucas Fratzscher | Simon Fourcade | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Res. |
| 4 | 12 January 2019 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 10 km Sprint | Alexander Povarnitsyn | Nikita Porshnev | Johannes Dale | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Res. |
| 4 | 13 January 2019 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 10 km Sprint | Philipp Horn | Anton Babikov | Adam Václavík | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Res. |
| 5 | 17 January 2019 | Arber | 15 km Short Individual | Alexander Povarnitsyn | Lucas Fratzscher | Aristide Bègue | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Res. |
| 5 | 19 January 2019 | Arber | 10 km Sprint | Aristide Bègue | Johannes Dale | Anton Babikov | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Res. |
| 5 | 20 January 2019 | Arber | 12.5 km Pursuit | Anton Babikov | Aristide Bègue | Alexander Povarnitsyn | Alexander Povarnitsyn | Res. |
| 6 | 24 January 2019 | Lenzerheide | 10 km Sprint | Fabien Claude | Serafin Wiestner | Johannes Dale | Anton Babikov | Res. |
| 6 | 26 January 2019 | Lenzerheide | 12.5 km Pursuit | Fabien Claude | Philipp Horn | Anton Babikov | Anton Babikov | |
| EC | 20 February 2019 | Minsk-Raubichi | 20 km Individual | Krasimir Anev | Tarjei Bø | Endre Strømsheim | Anton Babikov | |
| EC | 23 February 2019 | Minsk-Raubichi | 10 km Sprint | Tarjei Bø | Jesper Nelin | Dmitry Malyshko | Anton Babikov | |
| EC | 24 February 2019 | Minsk-Raubichi | 12.5 km Pursuit | Tarjei Bø | Matvey Eliseev | Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit | Anton Babikov | |
| 7 | 1 March 2019 | Otepää | Super Sprint | Endre Strømsheim | Daniele Cappellari | Henrik L'Abée-Lund | Anton Babikov | |
| 7 | 2 March 2019 | Otepää | 10 km Sprint | David Zobel | Henrik L'Abée-Lund | Johannes Dale | Anton Babikov | |
| 8 | 14 March 2019 | Martell-Val Martello | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Dale | Endre Strømsheim | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Anton Babikov | |
| 8 | 16 March 2019 | Martell-Val Martello | 10 km Sprint | Lucas Fratzscher | Philipp Horn | Danilo Riethmüller | Anton Babikov | |
| 8 | 17 March 2019 | Martell-Val Martello | Mass Start 60 | Aristide Bègue | Harald Lemmerer | Matthias Dorfer | Anton Babikov | |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Res. |
| 1 | 29 November 2018 | Idre | 7.5 km Sprint | Ingela Andersson | Irina Kruchinkina | Anastasiia Morozova | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 1 | 1 December 2018 | Idre | 7.5 km Sprint | Elisabeth Högberg | Nadine Horchler | Nadiia Bielkina | Anastasiia Morozova | Res. |
| 1 | 2 December 2018 | Idre | 10 km Pursuit | Svetlana Mironova | Ingela Andersson | Anastasiia Morozova | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 2 | 15 December 2018 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastasiia Morozova | Ingela Andersson | Nadiia Bielkina | Anastasiia Morozova | Res. |
| 2 | 16 December 2018 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 10 km Pursuit | Anastasiia Morozova | Victoria Slivko | Svetlana Mironova | Anastasiia Morozova | Res. |
| 3 | 19 December 2018 | Obertilliach | 15 km Individual | Caroline Colombo | Nadine Horchler | Elisabeth Högberg | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 3 | 21 December 2018 | Obertilliach | Super Sprint | Felicia Lindqvist | Elisabeth Högberg | Karoline Offigstad Knotten | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 3 | 22 December 2018 | Obertilliach | 7.5 km Sprint | Nadia Moser | Natalia Gerbulova | Megan Bankes | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 4 | 12 January 2019 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 7.5 km Sprint | Natalia Gerbulova | Victoria Slivko | Anastasiia Morozova | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 4 | 13 January 2019 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 7.5 km Sprint | Natalia Gerbulova | Johanna Skottheim | Nadiia Bielkina | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 5 | 17 January 2019 | Arber | 12.5 km Short Individual | Yuliya Zhuravok | Chardine Sloof | Elisabeth Högberg | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 5 | 19 January 2019 | Arber | 7.5 km Sprint | Victoria Slivko | Ingela Andersson | Ragnhild Femsteinevik | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 5 | 20 January 2019 | Arber | 10 km Pursuit | Victoria Slivko | Nadine Horchler | Elisabeth Högberg | Ingela Andersson | Res. |
| 6 | 24 January 2019 | Lenzerheide | 7.5 km Sprint | Victoria Slivko | Uliana Kaisheva | Janina Hettich | Victoria Slivko | Res. |
| 6 | 26 January 2019 | Lenzerheide | 10 km Pursuit | Uliana Kaisheva | Victoria Slivko | Valeriia Vasnetcova | Victoria Slivko | |
| EC | 20 February 2019 | Minsk-Raubichi | 15 km Individual | Hanna Öberg | Yuliya Zhuravok | Iryna Kryuko | Victoria Slivko | |
| EC | 23 February 2019 | Minsk-Raubichi | 7.5 km Sprint | Mona Brorsson | Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht | Hanna Öberg | Victoria Slivko | |
| EC | 24 February 2019 | Minsk-Raubichi | 10 km Pursuit | Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht | Iryna Kryuko | Nadine Horchler | Victoria Slivko | |
| 7 | 1 March 2019 | Otepää | Super Sprint | Anna Weidel | Dunja Zdouc | Thekla Brun-Lie | Victoria Slivko | |
| 7 | 2 March 2019 | Otepää | 7.5 km Sprint | Chloé Chevalier | Janina Hettich | Juliane Frühwirt | Victoria Slivko | |
| 8 | 14 March 2019 | Martell-Val Martello | 7.5 km Sprint | Olga Abramova | Kristina Reztsova | Johanna Skottheim | Victoria Slivko | Res. |
| 8 | 16 March 2019 | Martell-Val Martello | 7.5 km Sprint | Caroline Colombo | Irina Kazakevich | Victoria Slivko | Victoria Slivko | |
| 8 | 17 March 2019 | Martell-Val Martello | Mass Start 60 | Caroline Colombo | Karoline Offigstad Knotten | Stefanie Scherer | Victoria Slivko | |

### Mixed

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2 | 13 December 2018 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Russia Anastasiia Morozova Sergey Korastylev | Germany Laura Dahlmeier Roman Rees | Ukraine Yuliya Zhuravok Vitaliy Trush |
| 2 | 13 December 2018 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Russia Irina Kazakevich Svetlana Mironova Yury Shopin Anton Babikov | Sweden Johanna Skottheim Elisabeth Högberg Oskar Brandt Simon Hallstroem | Norway Karoline Offigstad Knotten Eline Grue Vebjørn Sørum Fredrik Gjessbakk |
| 6 | 27 January 2019 | Lenzerheide | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Russia Uliana Kaisheva Sergey Korastylev | Germany Marie Heinrich Marco Gross | Ukraine Mariya Kruchova Vitaliy Trush |
| 6 | 27 January 2019 | Lenzerheide | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Russia Valeriia Vasnetcova Victoria Slivko Anton Babikov Alexey Slepov | Germany Janina Hettich Nadine Horchler Lucas Fratzscher Philipp Horn | Norway Ragnhild Femsteinevik Emilie Aagheim Kalkenberg Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit Johannes Dale |
| EC | 21 February 2019 | Minsk-Raubichi | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Russia Evgeniya Pavlova Dmitry Malyshko | Sweden Anna Magnusson Jesper Nelin | France Lou Jeanmonnot Aristide Bègue |
| EC | 21 February 2019 | Minsk-Raubichi | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Sweden Emma Nilsson Mona Brorsson Martin Ponsiluoma Sebastian Samuelsson | Germany Nadine Horchler Janina Hettich Lucas Fratzscher Philipp Horn | Belarus Dzinara Alimbekava Hanna Sola Raman Yaliotnau Sergey Bocharnikov |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 19 | 14 | 10 | 43 |
| 2 | France | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Norway | 8 | 6 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Sweden | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 |