# 2018–19 Biathlon World Cup

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.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2018–19 season.
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
| 1 | Pokljuka | 2–9 December | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | details |
| 2 | Hochfilzen | 13–16 December | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 3 | Nové Město | 20–23 December | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| 4 | Oberhof | 10–13 January | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 5 | Ruhpolding | 17–20 January | | ● | | ● | ● | | | details |
| 6 | Antholz-Anterselva | 24–27 January | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| 7 | Canmore | 7–10 February | ● | | | | ● | | | details |
| 8 | Salt Lake City | 14–17 February | | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | details |
| WC | Östersund | 7–17 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
| 9 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 21–24 March | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| Total: 68 (31 men's, 31 women's, 6 mixed) | Total: 68 (31 men's, 31 women's, 6 mixed) | Total: 68 (31 men's, 31 women's, 6 mixed) | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |

## World Cup podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 6 December 2018 | Pokljuka | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Kühn | Simon Eder | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 1 | 7 December 2018 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Antonin Guigonnat | Alexandr Loginov | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 1 | 9 December 2018 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Alexandr Loginov | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 2 | 14 December 2018 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Benedikt Doll | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 2 | 15 December 2018 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Arnd Peiffer | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 3 | 20 December 2018 | Nové Město na M. | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Alexandr Loginov | Martin Ponsiluoma | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 3 | 22 December 2018 | Nové Město na M. | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Alexandr Loginov | Tarjei Bø | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 3 | 23 December 2018 | Nové Město na M. | 15 km Mass Start | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Evgeny Garanichev | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 4 | 11 January 2019 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Alexandr Loginov | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Sebastian Samuelsson | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 4 | 12 January 2019 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Arnd Peiffer | Lukas Hofer | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 5 | 17 January 2019 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Tarjei Bø | Benedikt Doll | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 5 | 20 January 2019 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Mass Start | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Julian Eberhard | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 6 | 25 January 2019 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Antonin Guigonnat | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 6 | 26 January 2019 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Antonin Guigonnat | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 6 | 27 January 2019 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Mass Start | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Arnd Peiffer | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 7 | 7 February 2019 | Canmore | 15 km Short Individual | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Alexandr Loginov | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 7 | 10 February 2019 | Canmore | 15 km Mass Start | Cancelled due to freezing temperatures | Cancelled due to freezing temperatures | Cancelled due to freezing temperatures | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 8 | 15 February 2019 | Soldier Hollow | 10 km Sprint | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Simon Desthieux | Roman Rees | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 8 | 16 February 2019 | Soldier Hollow | 12.5 km Pursuit | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Simon Desthieux | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| WC | 9 March 2019 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Alexandr Loginov | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| WC | 10 March 2019 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Dmytro Pidruchnyi | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| WC | 13 March 2019 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Arnd Peiffer | Vladimir Iliev | Tarjei Bø | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| WC | 17 March 2019 | Östersund | 15 km Mass Start | Dominik Windisch | Antonin Guigonnat | Julian Eberhard | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 9 | 22 March 2019 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Lukas Hofer | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 9 | 23 March 2019 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Tarjei Bø | Arnd Peiffer | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 9 | 24 March 2019 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Arnd Peiffer | Benedikt Doll | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 6 December 2018 | Pokljuka | 15 km Individual | Yuliia Dzhima | Monika Hojnisz | Markéta Davidová | Yuliia Dzhima | Detail |
| 1 | 8 December 2018 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Dorothea Wierer | Justine Braisaz | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 1 | 9 December 2018 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Dorothea Wierer | Paulína Fialková | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 2 | 13 December 2018 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Dorothea Wierer | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 2 | 15 December 2018 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Paulína Fialková | Dorothea Wierer | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 3 | 21 December 2018 | Nové Město na M. | 7.5 km Sprint | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Laura Dahlmeier | Paulína Fialková | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 3 | 22 December 2018 | Nové Město na M. | 10 km Pursuit | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Dorothea Wierer | Hanna Öberg | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 3 | 23 December 2018 | Nové Město na M. | 12.5 km Mass Start | Anastázia Kuzminová | Paulína Fialková | Anaïs Chevalier | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 4 | 10 January 2019 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Lisa Vittozzi | Anaïs Chevalier | Hanna Öberg | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 4 | 12 January 2019 | Oberhof | 10 km Pursuit | Lisa Vittozzi | Anastázia Kuzminová | Anaïs Chevalier | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 5 | 17 January 2019 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastázia Kuzminová | Lisa Vittozzi | Hanna Öberg | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 5 | 20 January 2019 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Mass Start | Franziska Preuß | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Paulína Fialková | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2019 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Markéta Davidová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 6 | 26 January 2019 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Dorothea Wierer | Laura Dahlmeier | Lisa Vittozzi | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 6 | 27 January 2019 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Mass Start | Laura Dahlmeier | Markéta Davidová | Vanessa Hinz | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 7 | 7 February 2019 | Canmore | 12.5 km Short Individual | Tiril Eckhoff | Markéta Davidová | Lisa Vittozzi | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 7 | 10 February 2019 | Canmore | 12.5 km Mass Start | Cancelled due to freezing temperatures | Cancelled due to freezing temperatures | Cancelled due to freezing temperatures | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 8 | 14 February 2019 | Soldier Hollow | 7.5 km Sprint | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Franziska Hildebrand | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 8 | 16 February 2019 | Soldier Hollow | 10 km Pursuit | Denise Herrmann | Franziska Hildebrand | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Lisa Vittozzi | Detail |
| WC | 8 March 2019 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastázia Kuzminová | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Laura Dahlmeier | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| WC | 10 March 2019 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Denise Herrmann | Tiril Eckhoff | Laura Dahlmeier | Lisa Vittozzi | Detail |
| WC | 12 March 2019 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Hanna Öberg | Lisa Vittozzi | Justine Braisaz | Lisa Vittozzi | Detail |
| WC | 17 March 2019 | Östersund | 12.5 km Mass Start | Dorothea Wierer | Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht | Denise Herrmann | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 9 | 21 March 2019 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastázia Kuzminová | Franziska Preuß | Paulína Fialková | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 9 | 23 March 2019 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Anastázia Kuzminová | Denise Herrmann | Hanna Öberg | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 9 | 24 March 2019 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Hanna Öberg | Tiril Eckhoff | Clare Egan | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |

### Men's team

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 2 | 16 December 2018 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden Peppe Femling Martin Ponsiluoma Torstein Stenersen Sebastian Samuelsson | Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Henrik L'Abée-Lund Tarjei Bø Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Germany Simon Schempp Johannes Kühn Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll | Detail |
| 4 | 13 January 2019 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Maxim Tsvetkov Evgeniy Garanichev Dmitry Malyshko Alexandr Loginov | France Antonin Guigonnat Simon Desthieux Quentin Fillon Maillet Martin Fourcade | Austria Tobias Eberhard Simon Eder Dominik Landertinger Julian Eberhard | Detail |
| 5 | 18 January 2019 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø | Germany Roman Rees Johannes Kühn Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll | France Émilien Jacquelin Martin Fourcade Quentin Fillon Maillet Simon Desthieux | Detail |
| 7 | 8 February 2019 | Canmore | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Erlend Bjøntegaard Johannes Thingnes Bø | France Antonin Guigonnat Émilien Jacquelin Simon Fourcade Quentin Fillon Maillet | Russia Evgeniy Garanichev Eduard Latypov Alexandr Loginov Alexander Povarnitsyn | Detail |
| WC | 16 March 2019 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | NorwayLars Helge Birkeland Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø | GermanyErik Lesser Roman Rees Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll | RussiaMatvey Eliseev Nikita Porshnev Dmitry Malyshko Alexandr Loginov | Detail |

### Women's team

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 2 | 16 December 2018 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Alexia Runggaldier Dorothea Wierer Federica Sanfilippo | Sweden Linn Persson Mona Brorsson Emma Nilsson Hanna Öberg | France Anaïs Chevalier Julia Simon Célia Aymonier Anaïs Bescond | Detail |
| 4 | 13 January 2019 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Evgeniya Pavlova Margarita Vasileva Larisa Kuklina Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht | Germany Karolin Horchler Franziska Hildebrand Franziska Preuß Denise Herrmann | Czech Republic Lucie Charvátová Veronika Vítková Markéta Davidová Eva Puskarčíková | Detail |
| 5 | 19 January 2019 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | France Julia Simon Anaïs Bescond Justine Braisaz Anaïs Chevalier | Norway Synnøve Solemdal Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Germany Vanessa Hinz Laura Dahlmeier Franziska Preuß Denise Herrmann | Detail |
| 7 | 8 February 2019 | Canmore | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Vanessa Hinz Franziska Hildebrand Denise Herrmann Laura Dahlmeier | Norway Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland | France Anaïs Chevalier Justine Braisaz Anaïs Bescond Julia Simon | Detail |
| WC | 16 March 2019 | Östersund | 4x6 km Relay | NorwaySynnøve Solemdal Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland | SwedenLinn Persson Mona Brorsson Anna Magnusson Hanna Öberg | UkraineAnastasiya Merkushyna Vita Semerenko Yuliia Dzhima Valentyna Semerenko | Detail |

### Mixed

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 1 | 2 December 2018 | Pokljuka | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Norway Thekla Brun-Lie Lars Helge Birkeland | Austria Lisa Theresa Hauser Simon Eder | Ukraine Anastasiya Merkushyna Artem Tyshchenko | Detail |
| 1 | 2 December 2018 | Pokljuka | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | France Anaïs Bescond Justine Braisaz Martin Fourcade Simon Desthieux | Switzerland Elisa Gasparin Lena Häcki Benjamin Weger Jeremy Finello | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Dominik Windisch Lukas Hofer | Detail |
| 8 | 17 February 2019 | Salt Lake City | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Italy Lukas Hofer Dorothea Wierer | Austria Simon Eder Lisa Theresa Hauser | France Antonin Guigonnat Julia Simon | Detail |
| 8 | 17 February 2019 | Salt Lake City | 2x7.5 km + 2x6 km Mixed Relay | France Quentin Fillon Maillet Simon Desthieux Célia Aymonier Anaïs Chevalier | Germany Erik Lesser Benedikt Doll Franziska Hildebrand Vanessa Hinz | Norway Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Johannes Thingnes Bø Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Detail |
| WC | 7 March 2019 | Östersund | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Norway Marte Olsbu Røiseland Tiril Eckhoff Johannes Thingnes Bø Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Germany Vanessa Hinz Denise Herrmann Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Lukas Hofer Dominik Windisch | Detail |
| WC | 14 March 2019 | Östersund | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Norway Marte Olsbu Røiseland Johannes Thingnes Bø | Italy Dorothea Wierer Lukas Hofer | Sweden Hanna Öberg Sebastian Samuelsson | Detail |

## Standings (men)
### Overall

| 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.

## Standings (women)
### Overall

| 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.

## Standings: Mixed
### Mixed relay

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Norway | 306 |
| 2. | France | 281 |
| 3. | Italy | 267 |
| 4. | Germany | 264 |
| 5. | Sweden | 238 |
* Final standings after 6 races.

## Medal table

| 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 |
| 12 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 198 |

## Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2018–19 season: