When does the Biathlon World Cup start? Biathlon World Cup schedule. The most honest and open

Winter Olympics 2018

Most recently, the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, announced that the capital of the XXIII Winter Olympics will be South Korean Pcheongchang. According to the voting results, this city was ahead of its main competitors: French Annecy and German Munich. The biathlon tournament, which will take place as part of the Olympics, will take place from February 9 to 25, 2018.

2018 World Cup Schedule

The start of the season for Russian fans starts with the final stage of the World Cup, which will take place from March 19 to 25, 2018 in Tyumen. The following biathlon competitions will take place within the framework of this championship:

• sprint;
• pursuit;
• relay race;
• mass start;
• individual check-in.

Based on the results of the races, the official rating of participants in individual performances and in the overall standings will be formed. At the season finale, based on the total points scored in all disciplines, the winner will be announced and will receive a cash reward, an international certificate and a special trophy - the “Crystal Globe”.

According to the traditional scheme, the World Cup is divided into several rounds, which take place on different biathlon tracks. As a rule, the duration of one round is on average 7 days.

In the 2017–2018 season, the World Cup will consist of 9 stages, which are planned in the following cities:

1. Östersund (Sweden): November 27 – December 3, 2017;
2. Hochfilzen (Austria): December 4 – 10, 2017;
3. Annecy (France): December 11 – 17, 2017;
4. Oberhof (Germany): January 2 – 7, 2018;
5. Ruhpolding (Germany): January 8 – 14, 2018:
6. Antholz (Italy): January 15 – 21, 2018;
7. Kontiolahti (Finland): March 5 – 11, 2018:
8. Oslo (Norway): March 12 – 18, 2018;
9. Tyumen (Russia): March 19 – 25, 2018.

According to Vladimir Yakushev of the Tyumen region, in the 2018-2019 World Cup season, the capital of the region may be excluded from the list of cities in which the championship stages will be held. This unpleasant news is related to the decision of the IOC, whose leadership is actively preventing major international tournaments from being held in our country.

European Championship 2017 - 2018

This continental championship is one of the most significant events of the upcoming biathlon season. The tournament will take place on the slopes of Ridnau, Italy, from January 21 to 28, 2018. According to the established regulations, the championship includes the following disciplines:

• sprint;
• pursuit;
• individual race (among adults and juniors);
• men's and women's relay races;
• mixed relay (men + women).

During the tournament, 15 sets of medals will be awarded.

Junior World Biathlon Championships 2017 - 2018

The host of the most prestigious championship among juniors will be the Estonian center of winter sports and tourism - the city of Otepää. Competitions for young athletes will take place from February 26 to March 3, 2018.

During the tournament, its participants will compete for 16 sets of awards in pursuit, relay, individual race and sprint.

MSB Cup 2017 - 2018

This international championship has the format of continental biathlon competitions among men and women. The tournament regulations include: single and mixed relay races, sprint, pursuit, as well as individual competition.
Based on the results of the performances, the individual rating and overall standings of biathletes are formed. The winners of the competition are the individual participants and teams who score the maximum number of points in the above disciplines.

Preliminary calendar of IBU games 2017 - 2018

Unlike the World Cup, the International Biathlon Union tournament is divided into 8 stages:

1. Beitostolen (Norway): November 24 – 26, 2017;
2. Lenzerheide (Switzerland): December 8 – 11, 2017;
3. Obertillach (Austria): December 13 – 16, 2017;
4. Osrbli (Slovakia): January 5 – 7, 2018;
5. Arber (Germany): January 11 – 13, 2018;
6. Ceile Gradistei (Romania): February 8 – 11, 2018;
7. Uvat (Russia): March 8 – 11, 2018;
8. Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia): March 13 – 17, 2018.

The preliminary schedule of the SME Cup confirms that the final stages of this tournament, including its final, will take place in Russia. This news is an additional bonus for domestic fans, as they will be able to witness the most spectacular racing of the season.

Currently, the composition of the Russian national team has become known, which will take part in the 2017-2018 season. The men’s biathlon team has been confirmed as follows: A. Shipulin, E. Garanichev, M. Tsvetkov, A. Babikov, A. Loginov, A. Volkov, M .Eliseev, Yu.Shopin.

The 2017/2018 Biathlon World Cup will be held in nine stages, plus the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Below is a calendar for the entire 2017-2018 season. The calendar is preliminary and may change over time.

Stage 1 – Östersund (SWE) November 26 – December 03, 2017

26.11 16:15 1. MIXED RELAY (SUPER MIX)
26.11 19:10 2. MIXED RELAY
29.11 19:15 3. WOMEN, 15 KM, INDIVIDUAL RACE
30.11 19:15 4. MEN, 20 KM, INDIVIDUAL RACE
01.12 19:45 5. WOMEN, 7.5 KM, SPRINT
02.12 16:45 6. MEN, 10 KM, SPRINT
03.12 15:15 7. WOMEN, 10 KM, PURSUIT
03.12 17:15 8. MEN, 12.5 KM, PURSUIT

Stage 2 – Hochfilzen (AUT) 08 – 10 December 2017

08.12 13:30 1. MEN, 10 KM, SPRINT
08.12 16:15 2. WOMEN, 7.5 KM, SPRINT
09.12 14:15 3. MEN, 12.5 KM, PURSUIT
09.12 16:45 4. WOMEN, 10 KM, PURSUIT
10.12 13:30 5. MEN, 4X7.5 KM, RELAY
10.12 16:10 6. WOMEN, 4X6 KM, RELAY

Stage 3 – Annecy (FRA) December 14 – 17, 2017

14.12 16:15 1. WOMEN, 7.5 KM, SPRINT
15.12 16:15 2. MEN, 10 KM, SPRINT
16.12 13:45 3. WOMEN, 10 KM, PURSUIT
16.12 16:45 4. MEN, 12.5 KM, PURSUIT
17.12 13:45 5. WOMEN, 12.5 KM, MASS START
17.12 16:45 6. MEN, 15 KM, MASS START

Stage 4 – Oberhof (GER) 04 – 07 January 2018

Date Moscow time Discipline04.01 14:30 1. WOMEN, 7.5 KM, SPRINT
05.01 16:15 2. MEN, 10 KM, SPRINT
06.01 14:15 3. WOMEN, 10 KM, PURSUIT
06.01 17:00 4. MEN, 12.5 KM, PURSUIT
07.01 13:30 5. WOMEN, 4X6 KM, RELAY
07.01 16:30 6. MEN, 4X7.5 KM, RELAY

Stage 5 – Ruhpolding (GER) 10 – 14 January 2018

10.01 16:20 1. MEN, 20 KM, INDIVIDUAL RACE
11.01 16:20 2. WOMEN, 15 KM, INDIVIDUAL RACE
12.01 16:30 3. MEN, 4X7.5 KM, RELAY
13.01 16:30 4. WOMEN, 4X6 KM, RELAY
14.01 14:15 5. MEN, 15 KM, MASS START
14.01 16:40 6. WOMEN, 12.5 KM, MASS START

Stage 6 – Antholz (ITA) 18 – 21 January 2018

18.01 16:15 1. WOMEN, 7.5 KM, SPRINT
19.01 16:15 2. MEN, 10 KM, SPRINT
20.01 15:15 3. WOMEN, 10 KM, PURSUIT
20.01 17:00 4. MEN, 12.5 KM, PURSUIT
21.01 14:30 5. WOMEN, 4X6 KM, RELAY
21.01 16:45 6. MEN, 4X7.5 KM, RELAY

Olympic Games – Pyeongchang 2018 (KOR) February 09 – 25, 2018

10.02 14:15 1. WOMEN, 7.5 KM, SPRINT
11.02 14:15 2. MEN, 10 KM, SPRINT
12.02 13:10 3. WOMEN, 10 KM, PURSUIT
12.02 15:00 4. MEN, 12.5 KM, PURSUIT
14.02 14:05 5. MEN, 20 KM, INDIVIDUAL RACE
15.02 14:05 6. WOMEN, 15 KM, INDIVIDUAL RACE
17.02 14:15 7. WOMEN, 12.5 KM, MASS START
18.02 14:15 8. MEN, 15 KM, MASS START
20.02 14:15 9. MIXED RELAY
22.02 14:15 10. WOMEN, 4X6 KM, RELAY
23.02 14:15 11. MEN, 4X7.5 KM, RELAY

Stage 7 – Kontiolahti (FIN) 08 – 11 March 2018

08.03 19:45 1. MEN, 10 KM, SPRINT
09.03 19:45 2. WOMEN, 7.5 KM, SPRINT
10.03 15:40 3. MIXED RELAY (SUPER MIX)
10.03 18:45 4. MIXED RELAY
11.03 15:40 5. MEN, 15 KM, MASS START
11.03 18:00 6. WOMEN, 12.5 KM, MASS START

Stage 8 – Holmenkollen (NOR) 15 – 18 March 2018

15.03 14:00 1. WOMEN, 7.5 KM, SPRINT
15.03 16:45 2. MEN, 10 KM, SPRINT
17.03 14:30 3. WOMEN, 4X6 KM, RELAY
17.03 16:45 4. MEN, 4X7.5 KM, RELAY
18.03 13:45 5. WOMEN, 10 KM, PURSUIT
18.03 16:30 6. MEN, 12.5 KM, PURSUIT

Stage 9 – Tyumen (RUS) March 22 – 25, 2018

22.03 16:45 1. MEN, 10 KM, SPRINT
23.03 16:45 2. WOMEN, 7.5 KM, SPRINT
24.03 15:00 3. MEN, 12.5 KM, PURSUIT
24.03 17:00 4. WOMEN, 10 KM, PURSUIT
25.03 15:00 5. MEN, 15 KM, MASS START
25.03 17:00 6. WOMEN, 12.5 KM, MASS START

Biathlon is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular sports, in which victory requires both endurance and incredible concentration. It is not surprising that he attracts the attention of viewers from all over the world.

In 2018, the World Cup in this sport is planned to be held in Russia, which, of course, further fuels interest in this event.

A preliminary calendar of all international biathlon championships for the 2017-2018 season has appeared on the World Wide Web.

The schedule is ready for the Olympic Games, World Cup, European Championships, World Junior Championships, as well as the IBU Cup. Let's take a look at the competition schedule for biathlon in 2018 year.

Olympic Games 2018

Jacques Rogge (IOC President) announced on June 6, 2011 that the XXIII Winter Olympic Games, which included biathlon, would be held in Pyeongchang (South Korea).

On the third attempt, this county managed to become the capital of the Olympic Winter Games. I agree with the votes collected, Pyeongchang was ahead of Annecy (France) and Munich (Germany), which also planned to host the Olympics on their soil. The large-scale event will take place from 02/09/2018 to 02/25/2018.

World Cup 2017-2018

The World Biathlon Championship is a series of significant international tournaments among women and men. The list of competitions includes pursuit, sprint, mixed and single relay, mass start, individual race.

At the end of the season, the winner of the total points in all disciplines receives a cash prize, a special certificate and the main award - the Crystal Globe. Among women, the World Cup was first organized in the 1987-1988 season, among men - 1978-1979.

The World Cup is divided into rounds, which take place on a variety of circuits and usually consist of six races. The duration of one round is approximately one week.

The Biathlon World Cup 2017-2018 season will tentatively include nine stages.

Championship schedule:

• Stage 1 - Ostersund (from 11/27/2017 - 12/03/2017);
• Stage 2 – Hochfilzen (04.12.2017 – 10.12.2017);
• Stage 3 – Annecy (12/11/2017 – 12/17/2017);
• Stage 4 – Oberkhov (01/02/2018 – 01/07/2018);
• Stage 5 – Ruhpolding (01/08/2018 – 01/14/2018);
• Stage 6 – Antholz (01/15/2018 – 01/21/2018);
• Stage 7 – Kontiolahti (03/05/2018 – 03/11/2018);
• Stage 8 – Oslo (03/12/2018 – 03/18/2018);
• Stage 9 – Tyumen (03/19/2018 – 03/25/2018).

Sad information also appeared regarding the Biathlon World Cup for the 2018/2019 season, as well as 2019/2020.

Vladimir Yakushev (governor of the Tyumen region) said that Russia may lose the right to host the World Cup stages of these seasons on its territory.

“Today a very unpleasant situation is developing, Europe is opposed to our country, similar recommendations of the IOC, which affect the holding of international competitions in Russia,” said Yakushev. – Applications for organizing stages of the Biathlon World Cup that were submitted before 2016 will not be affected. In 2017 and 2018, stages of this great tournament will be held in our country. But doubts are creeping in about 2019 and 2020, it’s not a fact that this will happen, the disposition is as follows - the current situation is far from being in Russia’s favor.”

Europe championship

The European Biathlon Championships is a continental championship that was first organized in 1994.

Since 2009, the European championship includes the following disciplines: pursuit, sprint, individual race for juniors, adult biathletes and biathletes, as well as a mixed relay for juniors and a relay for men and women. As a result, these competitions award fifteen sets of medals.

Until 2015, athletes under 26 years of age could participate in competitions, after which the restrictions were lifted. Juniors and junior women are allowed to compete no older than 21 years.

The European Biathlon Championships will take place in the valley in South Tyrol, in Ridnau (Italy). The competition will take place from 01/22/2018 to 01/28/2018.

Junior World Championships 2018

International biathlon competitions, held since 2002 for girls and boys, since 1989 for juniors and since 1967 for juniors, will be organized in 2018 at the Estonian Winter Tourism and Sports Center in the city of Otepää. The tournament will take place from 02/26/2018 to 03/04/2018.

A total of sixteen sets of awards will be raffled off. Competitions will be held in relay, pursuit, sprint, and individual races.

IBU Cup 2017-2018

The IBU/IBU Cup is a series of continental competitions among women and men in biathlon. The list of the tournament includes the following types of competitions: mixed and single mixed relay, pursuit, sprint and individual race.

At the moment, the preliminary calendar of the IBU Cup for the 2017-2018 season is known:

• Stage 1 – Beitostolen (11/24/2017 – 11/26/2017);
• Stage 2 – Lenzerheide (12/08/2017 – 12/11/2017);
• Stage 3 – Obertillach (12/13/2017 – 12/16/2017);
• Stage 4 – Osrbli (01/05/2018 – 01/07/2018);
• Stage 5 – Arber (01/11/2018 – 01/13/2018);
• Stage 6 – Cheile-Gradisstei (02/08/2018 – 02/11/2018);
• Stage 7 – Uvat (03/08/2018 – 03/11/2018);
• Stage 8 Khanty-Mansiysk (03/13/2018 – 03/17/2018)

Annual competition of the best biathletes on the planet - Biathlon World Cup 2017/2018- began in Ostersund, Sweden on November 26 and ended with a stage in Tyumen on March 25, 2018.

A total of 9 stages were planned in the competition calendar. Most of the races were shown live on the federal television channel Match TV.

Leaders of the overall World Cup standings this season

(after eight stages)

Men: 1. Martin Fourcade (France) - 996 points, 2. Johannes Boe (Norway) - 947, 3. Anton Shipulin (Russia) - 627, 4. Arnd Peiffer (Germany) - 590, 5. Yakov Fak (Slovenia) - 550.

Women: 1. Anastasia Kuzmina (Slovakia) - 727 points, 2. Kaisa Mäkäräinen (Finland) - 686, 3. Daria Domracheva (Belarus) - 641, 4. Laura Dahlmeier (Germany) - 615, 5. Dorothea Wierer (Italy) - 600... 14. Ekaterina Yurlova (Russia) - 430.

Composition of the Russian biathlon team in the 2017/2018 season

The composition of the Russian national team for the ninth stage of the World Cup in Tyumen.

Men: Anton Shipulin (3rd place in the 2017/2018 World Cup), Anton Babikov (24th place), Alexander Loginov (26th place), Maxim Tsvetkov (28th place), Evgeny Garanichev (36th place) , Dmitry Malyshko (56th place), Alexey Slepov, Pyotr Pashchenko, Igor Malinovsky, Eduard Latypov.

Women: Ekaterina Yurlova (14th place in the 2017/2018 World Cup), Daria Vilorainen (45th place), Ulyana Kaisheva (50th place), Victoria Slivko (66th place), Svetlana Mironova (67th place) , Irina Uslugina (91st place), Kristina Reztsova.

Biathlon World Cup 2017/2018: stage schedule

26.11 Mixed relay (supermix, 16:15) and mixed relay (19:10)
29.11 19:15 Individual race (women)
30.11 19:15 Individual race (men)
01.12 19:45 Sprint (women)
02.12 16:45 Sprint (men)
03.12 Women's (15:15) and men's (17:15) pursuit race

Anton Babikov took 5th place in the individual race. The best result among women was shown by Ekaterina Yurlova, who showed 11th result in the pursuit race. The Russian team took 6th place in the mixed relay.

08.12 Men's (13:30) and women's (16:15) sprint
09.12 Men's (14:15) and women's (16:45) pursuit race
10.12 Men's (13:30) and women's (16:10) relay race

The best result among men was shown by Maxim Tsvetkov, who took 6th place in the pursuit race. The women's relay team finished in fourth place.

14.12 16:15 Sprint (women)
15.12 16:15 Sprint (men)
16.12 Women's (13:45) and men's (16:45) pursuit race
17.12 Women's (13:45 and men's (16:30) mass start

Anton Shipulin won bronze in the pursuit and finished fourth in the mass start.

04.01 14:30 Sprint (women)
05.01 16:15 Sprint (men)
06.01 Women's (14:15) and men's (17:00) pursuit race
07.01 Women's (13:30) and men's (16:30) relay race

This season, our biathletes were left without medals at the World Cup in Oberhof. The best result (4th place) was shown by the men's and women's relay fours.

10.01 16:20 Individual race (men)
11.01 16:20 Individual race (women)
12.01 16:30 Relay race (men)
13.01 16:30 Relay race (women)
14.01 Men's (14:15) and women's (16:40) mass start

The only medal was won by the men's relay team. Volkoy, Tsvetkov, Babikov and Shipulin finished in third place, behind the Norwegians and the French.

18.01 16:15 Sprint (women)
19.01 16:15 Sprint (men)
20.01 Women's (15:15) and men's (17:00) pursuit race
21.01 Women's (14:30) and men's (16:45) mass start

Anton Shipulin won bronze in the pursuit race. The best result among women was shown by Ekaterina Yurlova, finishing in 6th place in the sprint.

Biathlon has long taken pride of place among the most spectacular sports. It has long been part of the Olympic Games program, but this is not the only important event for athletes. Every year, long-term competitions are held among them, including the World Championship. The 2018/2019 Biathlon World Cup will traditionally be held in different countries, and one stage of this competition is the World Cup.

Exclusion of the Russian stage of the World Cup

For many years now, one of the cup stages has periodically taken place on the territory of the Russian Federation. By decision of the Executive Committee of the International Biathlon Union, held in Germany on November 18-19, 2017, it was decided to exclude the Russian stage from the 2018/2019 Biathlon World Cup.

For many sports fans and the participants themselves from different countries, the political background of this decision is obvious. With each such action by sports organizations, the role of politics in professional sports becomes obvious. On the Internet and at the competitions themselves, you can often see inscriptions and posters demanding that politicians stay out of sports.

The situation is ambiguous, Russia is not hosting one of the World Cup stages this season, but it is not making a tragedy out of it either. At the same time, people close to the sport joke that where there is a lot of snow, there is no place for ski competitions. They are simply carried out where there is no snow. This is true - very often at the European World Cup stages the ski slope is completely artificial. There have also already been opinions that this was done in order to undermine the confidence of Russian athletes. This can lead to a decrease in their results, allegedly proving their hidden involvement in doping, or more precisely, the fact that they are not currently using it.

General biathlon KM schedule for 2018/2019

The 2018/2019 Biathlon World Cup starts in Slovenia. The first competition will be held in Pokljuka on December 3, 2018. The total length is traditional - about 7 days, so the last races of the stage will take place on December 9, 2018.

1. Austria, Hochfilzen - 12/10-12/16/2018.
2. Czech Republic, Nove Mesto - 12/17-12/23/2018.
3. Germany, Oberhof - 01/07-01/13/2019.
4. Germany, Ruhpolding - 01/14-01/20/2019.
5. Italy, Antholz - 01/21-01/27/2019.
6. Canada, Canmore - 02/04-02/10/2019.
7. USA, Soldier Hollow - 02/11-02/17/2019.

The World Championships will take place after the American stage of the Biathlon World Championships. Conventionally, this is the longest stage, taking 10-11 days. The 2019 World Cup will be held in Sweden (Östersund) from March 7 to 17. The biathlon season will end in Norway (Holmenkollen). The final stage of the 2018/2019 Biathlon World Cup will be held from March 18 to 24.

Types of races within the framework of the World Cup

For a long time, the list of biathlon competitions remained unchanged. It was formed and it already seemed that it was simply impossible to come up with something interesting within the framework of biathlon competitions. However, not so long ago two relatively new types of racing appeared:

1. Mixed relay.
2. Single mixed relay.

These two types of racing are very young in the scale of long-term competitions. The first of them was held in 2002, the second in 2015. Moreover, the latter option immediately became part of the cup stages, and a simple mixed relay race was not held for 5 years after the first race. Both races turned out to be spectacular, so they have now firmly taken their place both at the cup stages and at the Biathlon World Championships.

Previously, the list included only the following types:

1. Sprint.
2. Relay race.
3. Mass start.
4. Pursuit.
5. Individual race.

The individual race is rightfully considered a classic of biathlon; it was with this type of competition that the World Cup originated. Also one of the “oldest” types of races is the classic relay race of 4 people of the same sex from each country.

The number of races of each type varies throughout the cup stages. The same individual race, despite its significance, is not so spectacular, so it is held 3 times during all stages. The relay race and mass start are as unpredictable as possible, which is why spectators like them; they are held 5-6 times each over 9 stages. The most common are the sprint followed by the pursuit race. They are held at almost every cup stage.

World Cup Cup Stage

In fact, the Biathlon World Cup breaks the stages of the World Cup, while at the same time being part of it. In 2019, the World Championship will be held for the 53rd time. There were 4 candidates to host it, including Khanty-Mansiysk. Östersund was chosen by a majority of votes. For many years, only 5 races were held within the framework of the World Cup, which have already become classics. Later, there were changes in the number of competitions - a mixed relay was added.

The World Championships in Östersund will become a landmark - now a supermix, i.e. a single mixed relay, will be added to the competition. While medals will only be awarded for this discipline at the World Championships, cup points will not be awarded yet. For the rest of the usual biathlon races held during the World Cup, individual and team points will be awarded as part of the 2018/2019 Biathlon World Cup.

Cup points! In individual races, athletes from 1st to 40th place receive them from 60 to 1 point. In the mass start there are only 30 participants - for 1st place 60 points, for the last 2. In relay races, points are awarded for 1st place 420, for the last 30 - only 20. At the same time, there is also a separate Nations Cup classification with its own scoring system.

Biathlon deservedly enjoys the interest of spectators. Even one race arouses interest, allowing you to excitedly watch the passage of the track and shooting. Knowledge of the nuances of scoring and other features of biathlon competitions only increases interest in this type of competition.