# 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup

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.
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed 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 | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | 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) | Total: 56 (26 men's, 26 women's, 4 mixed) | 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 (After competition) | 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 | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 1 | 3 December 2017 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Jakov Fak | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 8 December 2017 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Jakov Fak | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 9 December 2017 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Jakov Fak | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 15 December 2017 | Le Grand-Bornand | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Antonin Guigonnat | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 2017 | Le Grand-Bornand | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2017 | Le Grand-Bornand | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Erik Lesser | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 5 January 2018 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 6 January 2018 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 10 January 2018 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Ondřej Moravec | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 14 January 2018 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Mass Start | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Antonin Guigonnat | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 19 January 2018 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Arnd Peiffer | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 20 January 2018 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2018 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Tarjei Bø | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| OG | 11 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 10 km Sprint | Arnd Peiffer | Michal Krčmář | Dominik Windisch | | Detail |
| OG | 12 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Sebastian Samuelsson | Benedikt Doll | | Detail |
| OG | 15 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 20 km Individual | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Jakov Fak | Dominik Landertinger | | Detail |
| OG | 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 | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 11 March 2018 | Kontiolahti | 15 km Mass Start | Julian Eberhard | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 15 March 2018 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Henrik L'Abée-Lund | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 17 March 2018 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Lukas Hofer | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 22 March 2018 | Tyumen | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Simon Desthieux | Fredrik Lindström | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 24 March 2018 | Tyumen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Lukas Hofer | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 25 March 2018 | Tyumen | 15 km Mass Start | Maxim Tsvetkov | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | 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 | Justine Braisaz | 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 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 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 | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Detail |
| 4 | 4 January 2018 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Veronika Vítková | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Detail |
| 4 | 6 January 2018 | Oberhof | 10 km Pursuit | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Dorothea Wierer | Vita Semerenko | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Detail |
| 5 | 11 January 2018 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Individual | Dorothea Wierer | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Rosanna Crawford | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 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 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 6 | 20 January 2018 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Dorothea Wierer | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2018 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Mass Start | Darya Domracheva | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| OG | 10 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 7.5 km Sprint | Laura Dahlmeier | Marte Olsbu | Veronika Vítková | | Detail |
| OG | 12 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Anaïs Bescond | | Detail |
| OG | 15 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 15 km Individual | Hanna Öberg | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Laura Dahlmeier | | Detail |
| OG | 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 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 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 | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Detail |
| 9 | 23 March 2018 | Tyumen | 7.5 km Sprint | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Tiril Eckhoff | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 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 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |

### Men's team

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 2 | 10 December 2017 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Henrik L'Abée-Lund Erlend Bjøntegaard Lars Helge Birkeland | Germany Erik Lesser Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | France Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Simon Desthieux Emilien Jacquelin Quentin Fillon Maillet | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2018 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden Martin Ponsiluoma Jesper Nelin Sebastian Samuelsson Fredrik Lindström | Italy Thomas Bormolini Lukas Hofer Dominik Windisch Thierry Chenal | Norway Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Henrik L'Abée-Lund Lars Helge Birkeland Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 5 | 12 January 2018 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen Johannes Thingnes Bø | France Simon Desthieux Quentin Fillon Maillet Martin Fourcade Antonin Guigonnat | Russia Alexey Volkov Maxim Tsvetkov Anton Babikov Anton Shipulin | Detail |
| OG | 23 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden Peppe Femling Jesper Nelin Sebastian Samuelsson Fredrik Lindström | Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | Germany Erik Lesser Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | Detail |
| 8 | 18 March 2018 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Henrik L'Abée-Lund Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø | Austria Dominik Landertinger Felix Leitner Simon Eder Julian Eberhard | Russia Maxim Tsvetkov Anton Babikov Dmitry Malyshko Anton Shipulin | Detail |

### Women's team

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 2 | 10 December 2017 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Vanessa Hinz Franziska Hildebrand Maren Hammerschmidt Laura Dahlmeier | Ukraine Vita Semerenko Yuliia Dzhima Valentyna Semerenko Olena Pidhrushna | France Marie Dorin Habert Célia Aymonier Justine Braisaz Anaïs Bescond | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2018 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | France Anaïs Bescond Anaïs Chevalier Célia Aymonier Justine Braisaz | Germany Vanessa Hinz Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuß Maren Hammerschmidt | Sweden Linn Persson Anna Magnusson Elisabeth Högberg Mona Brorsson | Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2018 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Franziska Preuß Denise Herrmann Franziska Hildebrand Laura Dahlmeier | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Nicole Gontier Federica Sanfilippo | Sweden Linn Persson Mona Brorsson Anna Magnusson Hanna Öberg | Detail |
| OG | 22 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 4x6 km Relay | Belarus Nadezhda Skardino Iryna Kryuko Dzinara Alimbekava Darya Domracheva | Sweden Linn Persson Mona Brorsson Anna Magnusson Hanna Öberg | France Anaïs Chevalier Marie Dorin Habert Justine Braisaz Anaïs Bescond | Detail |
| 8 | 17 March 2018 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 4x6 km Relay | France Anaïs Chevalier Célia Aymonier Marie Dorin Habert Anaïs Bescond | Germany Maren Hammerschmidt Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuß Laura Dahlmeier | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Nicole Gontier Federica Sanfilippo | Detail |

### Mixed

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 1 | 26 November 2017 | Östersund | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Austria Lisa Theresa Hauser Simon Eder | Germany Vanessa Hinz Erik Lesser | Kazakhstan Galina Vishnevskaya Maxim Braun | Detail |
| 1 | 26 November 2017 | Östersund | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Norway Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Dominik Windisch Lukas Hofer | Germany Franziska Preuß Maren Hammerschmidt Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer | Detail |
| OG | 20 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | France Marie Dorin Habert Anaïs Bescond Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade | Norway Marte Olsbu Tiril Eckhoff Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Lukas Hofer Dominik Windisch | Detail |
| 7 | 10 March 2018 | Kontiolahti | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | France Anaïs Chevalier Antonin Guigonnat | Austria Lisa Theresa Hauser Julian Eberhard | Norway Marte Olsbu Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 7 | 10 March 2018 | Kontiolahti | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Dominik Windisch Lukas Hofer | Ukraine Anastasiya Merkushyna Vita Semerenko Artem Pryma Dmytro Pidruchnyi | Norway Synnøve Solemdal Tiril Eckhoff Henrik L'Abée-Lund Tarjei Bø | Detail |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Martin Fourcade | 1116 |
| 2. | Johannes Thingnes Bø | 1027 |
| 3. | Anton Shipulin | 697 |
| 4. | Arnd Peiffer | 668 |
| 5. | Lukas Hofer | 637 |
* Final standings after 22 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 822 |
| 2. | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 819 |
| 3. | Darya Domracheva | 804 |
| 4. | Laura Dahlmeier | 730 |
| 5. | Dorothea Wierer | 681 |
* Final standings after 22 races.

## Standings: Mixed
### Mixed relay

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Italy | 188 |
| 2. | Norway | 188 |
| 3. | France | 179 |
| 4. | Austria | 171 |
| 5. | Germany | 168 |
* Final standings after 4 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 15 | 8 | 11 | 34 |
| 2 | France | 13 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Germany | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Belarus | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Finland | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 168 |

## Retirements

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