# Biathlon Junior World Championships 2018

The 2018 Biathlon Junior World Championships was held in Otepää, Estonia from 26 February to 4 March 2018. There was a total of 16 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual and relay races for men and women.

## Schedule

All times are local (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | Event |
| 26 February | 11:00 | Youth Women's 10 km individual |
| 26 February | 14:00 | Youth Men's 12.5 km individual |
| 27 February | 12:05 | Junior Women's 3 × 6 km relay |
| 27 February | 13:40 | Junior Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| 28 February | 13:05 | Youth Women's 3 × 6 km relay |
| 28 February | 14:40 | Youth Men's 3 × 7.5 km relay |
| 1 March | 12:00 | Junior Women's 12.5 km individual |
| 1 March | 15:00 | Junior Men's 15 km individual |
| 2 March | 11:00 | Youth Women's 6 km sprint |
| 2 March | 14:00 | Youth Men's 7.5 km sprint |
| 3 March | 11:00 | Junior Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 3 March | 14:00 | Junior Men's 10 km sprint |
| 4 March | 11:00 | Youth Women's 7.5 km pursuit |
| 4 March | 12:00 | Youth Men's 10 km pursuit |
| 4 March | 14:15 | Junior Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 4 March | 15:20 | Junior Men's 12.5 km pursuit |

## Medal winners
### Junior events
#### Junior Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 15 km Individual details | Igor Malinovsky Russia | 41:48.5 (1+1+1+0) | Sturla Holm Lægreid Norway | 42:07.9 (1+1+0+1) | Said Karimulla Khalili Russia | 42:11.5 (0+1+1+0) |
| 10 km Sprint details | Vasily Tomshin Russia | 25:01.8 (0+0) | Martin Perrillat-Bottonet France | 25:22.3 (1+0) | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Norway | 25:31.2 (0+2) |
| 12.5 km Pursuit details | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Norway | 34:16.7 (0+0+0+0) | Martin Perrillat-Bottonet France | 35:37.8 (0+0+1+0) | Johannes Dale Norway | 36:03.1 (0+0+2+2) |
| 4 × 7.5 km Relay details | Russia Said Karimulla Khalili Vasily Tomshin Vyacheslav Maleev Igor Malinovsky | 1:25:21.2 (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) (0+3) (0+0) (0+2) | Norway Sivert Guttorm Bakken Johannes Dale Endre Strømsheim Sturla Holm Lægreid | 1:26:18.3 (0+3) (0+1) (3+3) (0+3) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) | France Hugo Rivail Emilien Claude Morgan Lamure Martin Perrillat-Bottonet | 1:28:06.8 (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (2+3) (0+1) (0+0) |

#### Junior Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 12.5 km Individual details | Kamila Żuk Poland | 41:36.1 (1+1+0+0) | Anna Kryvonos Ukraine | 44:40.8 (0+1+1+0) | Irina Kazakevich Russia | 44:56.1 (2+1+0+0) |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Kamila Żuk Poland | 22:32.5 (0+1) | Markéta Davidová Czech Republic | 22:58.5 (0+2) | Myrtille Bègue France | 23:24.5 (0+0) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Markéta Davidová Czech Republic | 32:52.6 (1+0+2+1) | Kamila Żuk Poland | 33:20.7 (1+2+3+0) | Myrtille Bègue France | 33:46.4 (0+1+1+1) |
| 3 × 6 km Relay details | France Camille Bened Myrtille Bègue Lou Jeanmonnot-Laurent | 1:02:52.1 (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (1+3) (0+0) (0+2) | Norway Une Christiane Tronerud Kvelvane Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg Kjersti Kvistad Dengerud | 1:03:09.6 (1+3) (1+3) (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) | Russia Polina Shevnina Emma Timerbulatova Valeria Vasnetcova | 1:03:32.2 (0+3) (0+3) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (2+3) |

### Youth events
#### Youth Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 12.5 km Individual details | Mikhail Pervushin Russia | 37:41.2 (0+0+0+1) | Filip Fjeld Andersen Norway | 37:53.5 (1+0+0+0) | Martin Bourgeois République France | 38:28.4 (0+1+0+1) |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Mikhail Pervushin Russia | 20:17.3 (0+0) | Tommaso Giacomel Italy | 20:39.2 (0+0) | Vítězslav Hornig Czech Republic | 20:55.9 (0+1) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Andrei Viukhin Russia | 29:31.2 (1+1+1+1) | Mikhail Pervushin Russia | 29:48.0 (1+0+2+1) | Aleksei Ogorelkov Russia | 30:43.3 (0+0+0+2) |
| 3 × 7.5 km Relay details | Russia Denis Tashtimerov Andrei Viukhin Mikhail Pervushin | 1:04:51.1 (0+0) (0+2) (1+3) (1+3) (0+0) (0+0) | Czech Republic Vítězslav Hornig Tomáš Mikyska Mikuláš Karlík | 1:07:21.1 (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+3) | Norway Eirik Silsand Gerhardsen Martin Alfheim Filip Fjeld Andersen | 1:07:55.6 (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (1+3) (0+2) (1+3) |

#### Youth Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 10 km Individual details | Elvira Öberg Sweden | 35:35.9 (1+0+0+0) | Anastasia Shevchenko Russia | 36:11.5 (1+0+0+1) | Anastasia Goreeva Russia | 36:29.7 (1+2+0+0) |
| 6 km Sprint details | Elvira Öberg Sweden | 19:46.7 (0+1) | Heidi Nikkinen Finland | 19:59.8 (1+0) | Amanda Lundström Sweden | 20:03.4 (0+0) |
| 7.5 km Pursuit details | Anastasia Goreeva Russia | 24:24.0 (0+0+1+2) | Franziska Pfnür Germany | 24:41.5 (0+1+0+0) | Amy Baserga Switzerland | 24:53.0 (0+0+1+1) |
| 3 × 6 km Relay details | Sweden Amanda Lundström Ella Halvarsson Elvira Öberg | 1:03:19.8 (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) | Finland Jenni Keränen Noora Kaisa Keränen Heidi Nikkinen | 1:03:19.8 (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (1+3) (0+0) (1+3) | Norway Marthe Kråkstad Johansen Sigrid Bredde Vig Juni Arnekleiv | 1:03:56.8 (0+0) (0+2) (1+3) (0+0) (0+0) (1+3) |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |