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 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) 3 9 8 5 5 3 3
World Cup podiums
Men Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib 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 Detail 2 14 December 2018 Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Martin Fourcade Benedikt Doll Detail 2 15 December 2018 Hochfilzen 12.5 km Pursuit Martin Fourcade Arnd Peiffer Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Detail 3 20 December 2018 Nové Město na M. 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Alexandr Loginov Martin Ponsiluoma Detail 3 22 December 2018 Nové Město na M. 12.5 km Pursuit Johannes Thingnes Bø Alexandr Loginov Tarjei Bø Detail 3 23 December 2018 Nové Město na M. 15 km Mass Start Johannes Thingnes Bø Quentin Fillon Maillet Evgeny Garanichev Detail 4 11 January 2019 Oberhof 10 km Sprint Alexandr Loginov Johannes Thingnes Bø Sebastian Samuelsson Detail 4 12 January 2019 Oberhof 12.5 km Pursuit Johannes Thingnes Bø Arnd Peiffer Lukas Hofer Detail 5 17 January 2019 Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø Benedikt Doll Detail 5 20 January 2019 Ruhpolding 15 km Mass Start Johannes Thingnes Bø Julian Eberhard Quentin Fillon Maillet Detail 6 25 January 2019 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Erlend Bjøntegaard Antonin Guigonnat Detail 6 26 January 2019 Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Pursuit Johannes Thingnes Bø Antonin Guigonnat Quentin Fillon Maillet Detail 6 27 January 2019 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Mass Start Quentin Fillon Maillet Johannes Thingnes Bø Arnd Peiffer Detail 7 7 February 2019 Canmore 15 km Short Individual Johannes Thingnes Bø Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Alexandr Loginov Detail 7 10 February 2019 Canmore 15 km Mass Start Cancelled due to freezing temperatures Detail 8 15 February 2019 Soldier Hollow 10 km Sprint Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Simon Desthieux Roman Rees Detail 8 16 February 2019 Soldier Hollow 12.5 km Pursuit Quentin Fillon Maillet Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Simon Desthieux Detail WC 9 March 2019 Östersund 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Alexandr Loginov Quentin Fillon Maillet Detail WC 10 March 2019 Östersund 12.5 km Pursuit Dmytro Pidruchnyi Johannes Thingnes Bø Quentin Fillon Maillet Detail WC 13 March 2019 Östersund 20 km Individual Arnd Peiffer Vladimir Iliev Tarjei Bø Detail WC 17 March 2019 Östersund 15 km Mass Start Dominik Windisch Antonin Guigonnat Julian Eberhard Detail 9 22 March 2019 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Lukas Hofer Quentin Fillon Maillet Detail 9 23 March 2019 Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Pursuit Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø Arnd Peiffer Detail 9 24 March 2019 Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Mass Start Johannes Thingnes Bø Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll Detail
Women Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib 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 Detail 2 13 December 2018 Hochfilzen 7.5 km Sprint Dorothea Wierer Kaisa Mäkäräinen Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht Detail 2 15 December 2018 Hochfilzen 10 km Pursuit Kaisa Mäkäräinen Paulína Fialková Dorothea Wierer Detail 3 21 December 2018 Nové Město na M. 7.5 km Sprint Marte Olsbu Røiseland Laura Dahlmeier Paulína Fialková Detail 3 22 December 2018 Nové Město na M. 10 km Pursuit Marte Olsbu Røiseland Dorothea Wierer Hanna Öberg Detail 3 23 December 2018 Nové Město na M. 12.5 km Mass Start Anastázia Kuzminová Paulína Fialková Anaïs Chevalier Detail 4 10 January 2019 Oberhof 7.5 km Sprint Lisa Vittozzi Anaïs Chevalier Hanna Öberg Detail 4 12 January 2019 Oberhof 10 km Pursuit Lisa Vittozzi Anastázia Kuzminová Anaïs Chevalier Detail 5 17 January 2019 Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint Anastázia Kuzminová Lisa Vittozzi Hanna Öberg Detail 5 20 January 2019 Ruhpolding 12.5 km Mass Start Franziska Preuß Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Paulína Fialková Detail 6 24 January 2019 Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km Sprint Markéta Davidová Kaisa Mäkäräinen Marte Olsbu Røiseland Detail 6 26 January 2019 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Pursuit Dorothea Wierer Laura Dahlmeier Lisa Vittozzi Detail 6 27 January 2019 Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Mass Start Laura Dahlmeier Markéta Davidová Vanessa Hinz Detail 7 7 February 2019 Canmore 12.5 km Short Individual Tiril Eckhoff Markéta Davidová Lisa Vittozzi Detail 7 10 February 2019 Canmore 12.5 km Mass Start Cancelled due to freezing temperatures Detail 8 14 February 2019 Soldier Hollow 7.5 km Sprint Marte Olsbu Røiseland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Franziska Hildebrand 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 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 Detail 9 23 March 2019 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Pursuit Anastázia Kuzminová Denise Herrmann Hanna Öberg Detail 9 24 March 2019 Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Mass Start Hanna Öberg Tiril Eckhoff Clare Egan Detail
Men's team Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det. 2 16 December 2018 Hochfilzen 4x7.5 km Relay Detail 4 13 January 2019 Oberhof 4x7.5 km Relay Detail 5 18 January 2019 Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay Detail 7 8 February 2019 Canmore 4x7.5 km Relay Detail WC 16 March 2019 Östersund 4x7.5 km Relay Detail
Women's team Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det. 2 16 December 2018 Hochfilzen 4x6 km Relay Detail 4 13 January 2019 Oberhof 4x6 km Relay Detail 5 19 January 2019 Ruhpolding 4x6 km Relay Detail 7 8 February 2019 Canmore 4x6 km Relay Detail WC 16 March 2019 Östersund 4x6 km Relay Detail
Mixed Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det. 1 2 December 2018 Pokljuka 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay Detail 1 2 December 2018 Pokljuka 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay Detail 8 17 February 2019 Salt Lake City 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay Detail 8 17 February 2019 Salt Lake City 2x7.5 km + 2x6 km Mixed Relay Detail WC 7 March 2019 Östersund 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay Detail WC 14 March 2019 Östersund 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay 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.
Individual Pos.Points 1. Johannes Thingnes Bø 128 2. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen 118 3. Lars Helge Birkeland 97 4. Arnd Peiffer 88 5. Alexandr Loginov 87 Final standings after 3 races.
Sprint Pos.Points 1. Johannes Thingnes Bø 514 2. Alexandr Loginov 350 3. Simon Desthieux 338 4. Benedikt Doll 305 5. Antonin Guigonnat 271 Final standings after 9 races.
Pursuit Pos.Points 1. Johannes Thingnes Bø 386 2. Quentin Fillon Maillet 315 3. Alexandr Loginov 305 4. Simon Desthieux 271 5. Tarjei Bø 266 Final standings after 8 races.
Mass start Pos.Points 1. Johannes Thingnes Bø 262 2. Arnd Peiffer 219 3. Quentin Fillon Maillet 218 4. Julian Eberhard 196 5. Benedikt Doll 167 Final standings after 5 races.
Relay Pos.Points 1. 270 2. 236 3. 233 4. 226 5. 208 Final standings after 5 races.
Nation Pos.Points 1. 8147 2. 7598 3. 7447 4. 6975 5. 6789 Final standings after 23 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.
Individual Pos.Points 1. Lisa Vittozzi 140 2. Paulína Fialková 111 3. Markéta Davidová 102 4. Hanna Öberg 94 5. Lisa Theresa Hauser 94 Final standings after 3 races.
Sprint Pos.Points 1. Anastasiya Kuzmina 371 2. Dorothea Wierer 330 3. Marte Olsbu Røiseland 326 4. Lisa Vittozzi 309 5. Kaisa Mäkäräinen 280 Final standings after 9 races.
Pursuit Pos.Points 1. Dorothea Wierer 328 2. Marte Olsbu Røiseland 312 3. Anastasiya Kuzmina 309 4. Lisa Vittozzi 301 5. Kaisa Mäkäräinen 286 Final standings after 8 races.
Mass start Pos.Points 1. Hanna Öberg 220 2. Dorothea Wierer 194 2. Paulína Fialková 194 4. Marte Olsbu Røiseland 161 5. Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht 155 Final standings after 5 races.
Relay Pos.Points 1. 249 2. 241 3. 230 4. 216 5. 190 Final standings after 5 races.
Nation Pos.Points 1. 7432 2. 7372 3. 7222 4. 6808 5. 6641 Final standings after 23 races.
Standings: Mixed
Mixed relay Pos.Points 1. 306 2. 281 3. 267 4. 264 5. 238 Final standings after 6 races.
Medal table
Achievements First World Cup career victory
Men , 26, in his 5th season — Stage 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2012–13 Pursuit in Oslo Holmenkollen , 26, in his 6th season — Stage 6 Mass Start in Anterselva; first podium was 2014–15 Mass Start in Ruhpolding , 26, in his 7th season — Stage 8 Sprint in Salt Lake City; first podium was 2018–19 Pursuit in Hochfilzen , 27, in his 7th season — World Championships Pursuit in Östersund; it also was his first podium
Women , 28, in her 7th season — Stage 1 Individual in Pokljuka; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Hochfilzen , 28, in her 7th season — Stage 3 Sprint in Nové Město; first podium was 2015–16 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk , 23, in her 5th season — Stage 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2016–17 Pursuit in Kontiolahti , 24, in her 6th season — Stage 5 Mass start in Ruhpolding; first podium was 2014–15 Mass start in Ruhpolding , 22, in her 3rd season — Stage 6 Sprint in Anterselva; first podium was 2018–19 Individual in Pokljuka , 23, in her 3rd season — World Championships Individual in Östersund; first podium was 2018–19 Pursuit in Nové Město
First World Cup podium
Men , 27, in his 6th season — no. 2 in the Stage 1 Individual in Pokljuka , 26, in his 7th season — no. 3 in the Stage 2 Pursuit in Hochfilzen , 23, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Sprint in Nové Město , 21, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the Stage 4 Sprint in Oberhof , 25, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 8 Sprint in Salt Lake City , 31, in his 13th season — no. 2 in the World Championships Individual in Östersund
Women , 21, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 1 Individual in Pokljuka , 23, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Pursuit in Nové Město , 22, in her 4th season — no. 2 in the Stage 5 Mass start in Ruhpolding