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.
| 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup | |||
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| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 Martin Fourcade |
 Kaisa Mäkäräinen | |
| Nations Cup |
 Norway |
 Germany | |
| Individual |
Martin Fourcade Johannes Thingnes Bø |
 Nadezhda Skardino | |
| Sprint |
Martin Fourcade |
 Anastasiya Kuzmina | |
| Pursuit |
Martin Fourcade |
Anastasiya Kuzmina | |
| Mass start |
Martin Fourcade |
Kaisa Mäkäräinen | |
| Relay |
Norway |
Germany | |
| Mixed |
 Italy | ||
| Competition | |||
Calendar
editBelow is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2017–18 season.[1]
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
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| 1 |  Östersund
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26 November–3 December | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| 2 |  Hochfilzen
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8–10 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 3 | Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand
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14–17 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 4 | Oberhof
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4–7 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 5 | Ruhpolding
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10–14 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 6 | Antholz-Anterselva
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18–21 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| OG |  Pyeongchang
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9–25 February | Olympic Games | |||||||
| 7 | Kontiolahti
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8–11 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| 8 | Oslo Holmenkollen
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13–18 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 9 |  Tyumen
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20–25 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| Total: 56 (26 men's, 26 women's, 4 mixed) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
World Cup podiums
editMen
editWomen
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Men's team
edit| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
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| 2 | 10 December 2017 | Hochfilzen
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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Germany
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France
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Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2018 | Oberhof
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4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden
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Italy
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Norway
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Detail |
| 5 | 12 January 2018 | Ruhpolding
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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France
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Russia
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Detail |
| OG | 23 February 2018 | Pyeongchang
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4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden
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Norway
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Germany
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Detail |
| 8 | 18 March 2018 | Oslo Holmenkollen
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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Austria
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Russia
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Detail |
Women's team
edit| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
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| 2 | 10 December 2017 | Hochfilzen
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4x6 km Relay | Germany
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 Ukraine
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France
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Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2018 | Oberhof
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4x6 km Relay | France
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Germany
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Sweden
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Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2018 | Ruhpolding
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4x6 km Relay | Germany
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Italy
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Sweden
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Detail |
| OG | 22 February 2018 | Pyeongchang
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4x6 km Relay | Belarus
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Sweden
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France
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Detail |
| 8 | 17 March 2018 | Oslo Holmenkollen
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4x6 km Relay | France
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Germany
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Italy
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Detail |
Mixed
edit| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
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| 1 | 26 November 2017 | Östersund
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1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay |
Austria
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Germany
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 Kazakhstan
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Detail |
| 1 | 26 November 2017 | Östersund
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2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |
Norway
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Italy
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Germany
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Detail |
| OG | 20 February 2018 | Pyeongchang
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2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |
France
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Norway
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Italy
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Detail |
| 7 | 10 March 2018 | Kontiolahti
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1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay |
France
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Austria
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Norway
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Detail |
| 7 | 10 March 2018 | Kontiolahti
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2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |
Italy
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Ukraine
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Norway
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Detail |
Standings: Men
edit| 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.
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Standings: Women
edit| 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.
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Standings: Mixed
edit| Pos. | Points | |
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| 1. | Italy |
188 |
| 2. | Norway |
188 |
| 3. | France |
179 |
| 4. | Austria |
171 |
| 5. | Germany |
168 |
- Final standings after 4 races.
Medal table
edit| 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 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 168 | |
Achievements
edit- First World Cup career victory
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- First World Cup podium
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Retirements
editThe following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2017–18 season:
Notes
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