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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.
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2017–18 season.[1]
- Final standings after 22 races.
- Final standings after 2 races.
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- Final standings after 8 races.
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- Final standings after 7 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 4 races.
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- Final standings after 18 races.
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- Final standings after 22 races.
- Final standings after 2 races.
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- Final standings after 8 races.
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- Final standings after 7 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 4 races.
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- Final standings after 18 races.
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- Final standings after 4 races.
- First World Cup career victory
- Men
Henrik L'Abée-Lund (NOR), 31, in his 8th season — Stage 8 Sprint in Oslo Holmenkollen; first podium was 2012–13 Sprint in Sochi
Maxim Tsvetkov (RUS), 26, in his 6th season — Stage 9 Mass start in Tyumen; first podium was 2015–16 Sprint in Antholz–Anterselva
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- Women
Nadezhda Skardino (BLR), 32, in her 9th season — Stage 1 Individual in Östersund; first podium was 2012–13 Sprint in Pokljuka
Denise Herrmann (GER), 28, in her 2nd season — Stage 1 Sprint in Östersund; it was also her first podium
Justine Braisaz (FRA), 21, in her 4th season — Stage 3 Mass start in Le Grand-Bornand; first podium was 2016–17 Pursuit in Pokljuka
Vanessa Hinz (GER), 25, in her 6th season — Stage 7 Mass start in Kontiolahti; it was also her first podium
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- First World Cup podium
- Men
Antonin Guigonnat (FRA), 26, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Sprint in Le Grand-Bornand
Erlend Bjøntegaard (NOR), 27, in his 6th season — no. 3 in the Stage 6 Mass start in Anterselva
Simon Desthieux (FRA), 26, in his 6th season — no. 2 in the Stage 9 Sprint in Tyumen
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- Women
Iryna Kryuko (BLR), 26, in her 7th season — no. 2 in the Stage 3 Mass start in Le Grand-Bornand
Rosanna Crawford (CAN), 29, in her 9th season — no. 3 in the Stage 5 Individual in Ruhpolding
Paulína Fialková (SVK), 25, in her 7th season — no. 2 in the Stage 9 Mass start in Tyumen
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
- Men
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- Women
Darya Domracheva (BLR), 6 (31) first places
Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK), 5 (11) first places
Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 2 (23) first place
Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 2 (19) first places
Denise Herrmann (GER), 2 (2) first places
Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), 1 (5) first place
Dorothea Wierer (ITA), 1 (4) first place
Nadezhda Skardino (BLR), 1 (1) first place
Justine Braisaz (FRA), 1 (1) first place
Vanessa Hinz (GER), 1 (1) first place
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The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2017–18 season:
- ^ "International Biathlon Union - IBU". www.biathlonworld.com.
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- ^ "Jean-Guillaume Béatrix : "Une décision précipitée par mes résultats"" [Jean-Guillaume Béatrix : «Une décision précipitée par mes résultats»]. www.lequipe.fr (in French). March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Matthias Bischl und Michael Willeitner verabschieden sich vom Biathlonsport - biathlon-news.de".
- ^ "Irina Uslugina and Alexander Loginov Win IBU Cup Pursuits" [Irina Uslugina and Alexander Loginov Win IBU Cup Pursuits]. www.biathlonworld.com. March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Po istoriškai sėkmingų biatlonininkų metų – pokyčiai komandoje - Lietuvos biatlono federacija". 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Gråtkvalt Bjørndalen legger opp: – Jeg skulle gjerne tatt noen år til". nrk.no (in Norwegian). April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Kilder til VG: Skiskytteren Emil Hegle Svendsen legger opp". vg.no (in Norwegian). April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Profil Michala Kubaliaka a ukončenie kariéry". biatlon-info.sk (in Slovak). July 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Bailey, Burke close out careers - LakePlacidNews.com - News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News". www.lakeplacidnews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Currier set to retire after US biathlon championships". wagmtv.com. March 29, 2018.
- ^ "Дарья Домрачева объявила о завершении карьеры". Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
- ^ "29-летняя биатлонистка сборной Беларуси завершила карьеру". Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Надежда Скардино объявила о завершении карьеры". Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ^ "Ransom Retires in Oslo: 'I Just Had Fun the Whole Time'" [Ransom Retires in Oslo: 'I Just Had Fun the Whole Time']. www.fasterskier.com. March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Biathlon : Léna Arnaud stoppe sa carrière (ski-nordique.net)". www.ski-nordique.net.
- ^ "Marie Dorin arrêtera sa carrière à Oslo" [Marie Dorin arrêtera sa carrière à Oslo]. www.lequipe.fr (in French). February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Fin de carrière pour Coline Varcin (ski-nordique.net)". www.ski-nordique.net.
- ^ a b "Tófalvi és Szőcs visszavonul". szekelyhon.ro (in Hungarian). April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Biathlon, Karin Oberhofer si ritira: "Scelgo la famiglia, orgogliosa di quanto fatto"". 12 May 2018.
- ^ NEVEITALIA.IT (11 May 2018). "Karin Oberhofer si ritira".
- ^ "Tre nye inn på skiskytterlandslaget". 27 April 2018.
- ^ "PŚ w biathlonie. Weronika Nowakowska zakończyła karierę" [PŚ w biathlonie. Weronika Nowakowska zakończyła karierę]. eurosport.interia.pl (in Polish). March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Ольга Якушова объявила о завершении карьеры". sovsport.ru (in Russian). January 12, 2018.
- ^ "Советский спорт - новости футбол, хоккей, биатлон и другие виды спорта".
- ^ "Uroš Velepec pred vrnitvijo v slovenski biatlon, Anja Eržen se poslavlja". siol.net (in Slovenian). March 27, 2018.
- ^ "Биатлонистка Панфилова объявила о завершении карьеры".