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The 2018–19 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) is 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 will end 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]
- The Individuals in Canmore were shortened because of freezing temperatures.
World Cup podiums
Men
Women
Men's team
Women's team
Mixed
Standings (men)
- Standings after 20 of 25 races.
- Standings after 2 of 3 races.
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- Standings after 8 of 9 races.
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- Standings after 7 of 8 races.
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- Standings after 3 of 5 races.
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- Standings after 4 of 5 races.
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- Standings after 19 of 23 races.
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Standings (women)
- Standings after 21 of 25 races.
- Standings after all 3 races.
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- Standings after 8 of 9 races.
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- Standings after 7 of 8 races.
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- Standings after 3 of 5 races.
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- Standings after 4 of 5 races.
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- Standings after 19 of 23 races.
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Standings: Mixed
- Standings after 5 of 6 races.
Medal table
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
- Men
- Alexandr 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 — the 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 — the 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
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- Women
- Markéta Davidová (CZE), 21, in her 3rd season overall — 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
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
- Men
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- Women
- Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 3 (26) first places
- Anastasia Kuzmina (SVK), 3 (16) first places
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), 3 (3) first places
- Dorothea Wierer (ITA), 2 (6) first places
- Denise Herrmann (GER), 2 (4) first places
- Lisa Vittozzi (ITA), 2 (2) first places
- Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 1 (22) 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
- Hanna Öberg (SWE), 1 (1) first place
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Retirements
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2018–19 season:
References
- ^ "International Biathlon Union - IBU". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Rösch kündigt Karriereende an". www.sport1.de (in German). January 13, 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.
- ^ "Anton Shipulin Calls it a Career". www.biathlonworld.com. December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Megan Tandy Calls it a Career". www.facebook.com. January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Annika knoll Calls it a Career". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). January 29, 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.
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