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.[1]
World Cup podiums[]
Men[]
Women[]
Men's team[]
Women's team[]
Mixed[]
Standings (men)[]
- Final standings after 25 races.
- Final standings after 3 races.
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- Final standings after 9 races.
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- Final standings after 8 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 23 races.
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Standings (women)[]
- Final standings after 25 races.
- Final standings after 3 races.
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- Final standings after 9 races.
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- Final standings after 8 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 23 races.
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Standings: Mixed[]
- Final standings after 6 races.
Medal table[]
Achievements[]
- First World Cup career victory
- Men
 Alexander Loginov (RUS), 26, in his 5th season — Stage 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2012–13 Pursuit in Oslo Holmenkollen Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA), 26, in his 6th season — Stage 6 Mass Start in Anterselva; first podium was 2014–15 Mass Start in Ruhpolding Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (NOR), 26, in his 7th season — Stage 8 Sprint in Salt Lake City; first podium was 2018–19 Pursuit in Hochfilzen Dmytro Pidruchnyi (UKR), 27, in his 7th season — World Championships Pursuit in Östersund; it also was his first podium
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- Women
- Yuliia Dzhima (UKR), 28, in her 7th season — Stage 1 Individual in Pokljuka; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Hochfilzen
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), 28, in her 7th season — Stage 3 Sprint in Nové Město; first podium was 2015–16 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk
 Lisa Vittozzi (ITA), 23, in her 5th season — Stage 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2016–17 Pursuit in Kontiolahti Franziska Preuß (GER), 24, in her 6th season — Stage 5 Mass start in Ruhpolding; first podium was 2014–15 Mass start in Ruhpolding Markéta Davidová (CZE), 22, in her 3rd season — Stage 6 Sprint in Anterselva; first podium was 2018–19 Individual in Pokljuka Hanna Öberg (SWE), 23, in her 3rd season — World Championships Individual in Östersund; first podium was 2018–19 Pursuit in Nové Město
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- First World Cup podium
- Men
- Johannes Kühn (GER), 27, in his 6th season — no. 2 in the Stage 1 Individual in Pokljuka
- Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (NOR), 26, in his 7th season — no. 3 in the Stage 2 Pursuit in Hochfilzen
- Martin Ponsiluoma (SWE), 23, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Sprint in Nové Město
- Sebastian Samuelsson (SWE), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the Stage 4 Sprint in Oberhof
- Roman Rees (GER), 25, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 8 Sprint in Salt Lake City
 Vladimir Iliev (BUL), 31, in his 13th season — no. 2 in the World Championships Individual in Östersund
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- Women
- Markéta Davidová (CZE), 21, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 1 Individual in Pokljuka
- Hanna Öberg (SWE), 23, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Pursuit in Nové Město
- Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR), 22, in her 4th season — no. 2 in the Stage 5 Mass start in Ruhpolding
 Clare Egan (USA), 31, in her 5th season — no. 3 in the Stage 9 Mass start in Oslo Holmenkollen
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
- Men
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- Women
 Anastasia Kuzmina (SVK), 5 (16) first places Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 3 (26) first places- Dorothea Wierer (ITA), 3 (7) first places
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), 3 (3) first places
- Denise Herrmann (GER), 2 (4) first places
- Lisa Vittozzi (ITA), 2 (2) first places
- Hanna Öberg (SWE), 2 (2) first places
- Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 1 (20) first place
- Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), 1 (6) first place
- Yuliia Dzhima (UKR), 1 (1) first place
- Franziska Preuß (GER), 1 (1) first place
- Markéta Davidová (CZE), 1 (1) first place
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Retirements[]
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2018–19 season:
Notes[]
- ^ The Individuals in Canmore were shortened because of freezing temperatures.
References[]
- ^ "International Biathlon Union - IBU". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Daniel Mesotitsch beendet Biathlon-Karriere". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rösch kündigt Karriereende an". www.sport1.de (in German). January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Уладзімір Чапелін завяршае прафесійную кар'еру". www.tvr.by (in Belarusian). July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Hay River's Brendan Green retires after 11-year biathlon career". www.pressfrom.info. February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian two-time Olympic biathlete Nathan Smith retires". www.theglobeandmail.com. December 19, 2018.
- ^ "Laskesuusatajad panevad Haanjas tänavusele hooajale punkti". www.biathlon.ee (in Estonian). March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Laskesuusatajad panevad Haanjas tänavusele hooajale punkti". www.biathlon.ee (in Estonian). March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Laskesuusatajad panevad Haanjas tänavusele hooajale punkti". www.biathlon.ee (in Estonian). March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Biathlon: Simon Fourcade retires". www.tellerreport.com. March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Pietro Dutto lascia il biathlon: "Non pensavo di emozionarmi così"". www.fondoitalia.it (in Italian). March 31, 2019.
- ^ "Henrik L'Abée-Lund legger opp". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Anton Shipulin Calls it a Career". www.biathlonworld.com. December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Biatlonista Matej Kazár sa rozlúčil s kariérou: Mám na čo spomínať..." www.sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Christoffer Eriksson Calls it a Career". www.tapatalk.com. April 8, 2019.
- ^ "OS-guld i fjol – Nu slutar Lindström". www.svt.se (in Swedish). March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Susanne Hoffmann Calls it a Career". www.facebook.com (in German). September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Біятланістка Дар'я Юркевіч вырашыла не заканчваць спартыўную кар'еру". euroradio.fm (in Belarusian). July 11, 2018.
- ^ "Biathlete Crawford retires from competition". www.rmoutlook.com. March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Megan Tandy Calls it a Career". www.facebook.com. January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Nejúspěšnější česká biatlonistka Gabriela Koukalová ukončila kariéru". www.biatlon.cz (in Czech). May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Laura Toivanen Calls it a Career". www.facebook.com. June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Laura Dahlmeier beendet ihre Karriere". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Annika Knoll beendet ihre Biathlonkarriere". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Luise Kummer beendet Biathlon-Karriere!". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Familienglück als oberste Priorität – Miriam Neureuther beendet Karriere". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Uiloq Slettemark was her last race". www.tapatalk.com. January 28, 2019.
- ^ "D.Rasimovičiūtė kabina šautuvą ant vinies: medaliai, kartėlis bei sėkmę atnešęs virusas". www.lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Dianos Rasimovičiūtės istorija: apie medalius ir kartėlį, pilietybes bei sėkmę atnešusį virusą". www.biathlonltu.com (in Lithuanian). January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Галина Нечкасова: "Хочется отдохнуть от спорта. Сейчас сложно искать мотивацию"". www.sport-express.ru (in Russian). April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Kuzminovej plány po skončení kariéry: Rodina, oddych, no aj tréningy". www.sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Wire-to-Wire Dominating Holmenkollen Pursuit Victory for Anastasiya Kuzmina". www.biathlonworld.com. March 23, 2019.
External links[]
2018–19 World Cup seasons in winter sports |
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Johannes Thingnes Bø
Dorothea Wierer
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Hanna Öberg
Pokljuka
Hochfilzen
Nové Město
Oberhof
Canmore
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