2018 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main events for this year were the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Calendar by month
February 9 – Winter Olympics: Opening ceremony is performed in Pyeongchang County in South Korea.
Air sports
World Cups Aeromodelling May 19 & 20: 2018 F3A Leiria World Cup in Leiria
Parachuting January 12 – 14: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #1 in Bad Leonfelden Men's individual winner: Reinhold Haibel Women's individual winner: Magdalena Schwertl Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Magdalena Schwertl, Julia Schosser, Sebastian Graser) Giant slalom winners: Reinhold Haibel (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) February 2 – 4: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #2 in Ponte di Legno Paraski combi men's winner: Marco Valente Paraski combi women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl Paraski combi junior winner: Sebastian Graser Paraski combi master winner: Marco Valente Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Sebastian Graser, Magdalena Schwertl, Anton Gruber) Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) February 16 – 18: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #3 in Martin This event is cancelled. March 2 – 4: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #4 (final) in Vrchlabí Paraski combi men's winner: Sebastian Graser Paraski combi women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl Paraski combi junior winner: Sebastian Graser Paraski combi master winner: Marco Valente Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Sebastian Graser, Magdalena Schwertl, Anton Gruber) Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) October 25 – 28: 3rd FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in Zallaq
World and Continental Championships Aeromodelling March 19 – 22: 2018 FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in West Baden Seniors winner: Brett Sanborn Juniors winner: Vladyslav Klymenko Seniors team winners: (Brett Sanborn, Jake Palmer, John Kagan) Juniors team winners: (Eliott Crosnier, Timy Reveillon, Baptiste Rompion) May 5 – 13: 2018 FAI F3A Asian-Oceanic Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Bacolod July 5 – 14: 2018 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Meiringen July 13 – 21: 2018 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Landres July 15 – 21: 2018 FAI F3K European Championship for Model Gliders in Martin July 21 – 28: 2018 FAI F3A European Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Grandrieu July 22 – 28: 2018 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in Brașov July 22 – 27: 2018 FAI F5 World Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in Takikawa July 23 – 30: 2018 FAI F1 European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Szentes August 5 – 11: 2018 FAI F1 Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Pazardzik August 19 – 25: 2018 FAI F5 European Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in Dupnitsa August 25 – September 2: 2018 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Nowy Targ August 26 – 31: 2018 FAI F1E European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Martin October 7 – 13: 2018 FAI F3 World Championship for Model Gliders in Cape Arkona November 7 – 11: 2018 FAI World Drone Racing Championships in Shenzhen
Ballooning February 15 – 22: 10th FAI World Hot Air Airship Championship in Tegernsee Winners: 1st: Andreas Merk, 2nd: Ralph Kremer, 3rd: Juergen Huetten August 7 – 11: 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Nałęczów Winners: 1st: Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska, 2nd: Agnė Simonavičiūtė, 3rd: Nicola Scaife August 18 – 27: 23rd FAI World Hot Air Ballooning Championships in Groß-Siegharts Winners: 1st: Dominic Bareford, 2nd: Stefan Zeberli, 3rd: Sergey Latypov September 12 – 16: 4th FAI Junior World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Włocławek
General aviation
2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship February 2 & 3: Air Race #1 in Abu Dhabi Winner: Michael Goulian (Zivko Edge 540 V2) Challenger winner: Florian Bergér April 21 & 22: Air Race #2 in Cannes Winner: Matt Hall (Zivko Edge 540 V3) Challenger winner: Daniel Ryfa May 26 & 27: Air Race #3 in Makuhari Winner: Matt Hall (Zivko Edge 540 V3) Here challenger not hed. June 23 & 24: Air Race #4 in Budapest Winner: Martin Šonka (Zivko Edge 540 V3) Challenger winner: Luke Czepiela August 4 & 5: Air Race #5 in Makuhari August 26: Air Race #6 in Kazan Winner: Martin Šonka (Zivko Edge 540 V3) Challenger winner: Kevin Coleman October 6 & 7: Air Race #7 in Indianapolis Winner: Michael Goulian (Zivko Edge 540 V2) Challenger winner: Florian Bergér November 17 & 18 Air Race #8 (final) in Fort Worth Winner: Martin Šonka (Zivko Edge 540 V3) Challenger winner: Luke Czepiela
World and Continental Championships August 5 – 11: 21st FAI World Rally Flying Championship in Dubnica nad Váhom
Gliding July 8 – 21: 35th FAI World Gliding Championships in Ostrów Wielkopolski July 28 – August 11: 35th FAI World Gliding Championships in Příbram
Hang gliding July 8 – 21: 8th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship in Kruševo July 8 – 21: 20th FAI European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in Kruševo
Microlights & paramotors April 30 – May 6: 10th FAI World Paramotor Championships in Lopburi PF1 winner: Alexandre Mateos PL1 winner: Wojciech Bógdał PL2 winners: (Jean Mateos, Célia Domingues) PF1 team winners: PL1 team winners: PL2 team winners: October 30 – November 6: 3rd FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships in Byoum Lakeside
Parachuting April 3 – 8: 1st CISM Para-Ski World Championship in Hochfilzen Cross-country skiing winners: Dario Cologna (m) / Stefanie Böhler (f) Cross-country skiing teams winners: (Dario Cologna, Beda Klee, Jonas Baumann) (m) / (Stefanie Böhler, Theresa Eichhorn, Antonia Fräbel) Patrol winners: (Bernhard Tritscher, Sven Grossegger, Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder (m) / (Barbara Walchhofer, Julia Schwaiger, Lisa Hauser, Katharina Innerhofer) Biathlon winners: Benjamin Weger (m) / Franziska Hildebrand (f) Biathlon teams winners: (Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder, Sven Grossegger) (m) / (Lisa Hauser, Julia Schwaiger, Dunja Zdouc) Paraski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Julia Schosser (f) Paraski team winners: (Hannes Kloiber, Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Julia Schosser) Juniors winner: Sebastian Graser Giant slalom winners: Štefan Hadalin (m) / Elisabeth Kappaurer (f) Giant slalom teams winners: (Bastian Meisen, Julian Rauchfuss, Sebastian Holzmann, Paul Sauter) (m) / (Elisabeth Kappaurer, Elisabeth Reisinger, Stephanie Resch) April 11 – 14: 1st FAI European Indoor Skydiving Championships in Voss
Artistic events indoor freestyle Junior winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: 2 Open winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
Dynamic 2-way and 4-way Dynamic 2-way winners: 1st: 1, 2nd: 1, 3rd: 2 Dynamic 4-way winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
Formation skydiving 4-way Open winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: Junior winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: Women's winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:
Vertical formation skydiving Open winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: July 3 – 7: 7th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships in Wrocław August 10 – 21: 42nd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Szolnok August 25 – 30: 35th FAI World Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Montana August 25 – 30: 9th FAI Junior World Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Montana August 26 – 31: 2nd FAI World Wingsuit Flying Championships in Prostějov Performance Wingsuit Flying winners: 4. Espen Fadnes, 2. Chris Geiler, 3. Dmitry Podoryashy Wingsuit Acrobatic Flying winners: 1. 1, 2. , 3. 2 October 6 – 13: 18th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships in Gold Coast October 6 – 13: 23rd FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships in Gold Coast October 6 – 13: 2nd FAI World Speed Skydiving Championships in Gold Coast October 6 – 13: 12th FAI World Artistic Events championships in Gold Coast
Paragliding March 30 – April 7: 3rd FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championship in Baixo Guandu Men's individual winners: 1st: Jeison Zeferino Brito, 2nd: Leandro Henrique Padua, 3rd: Michel Guillemot Team winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: Women's winners: 1st: Priscila Fevereiro, 2nd: Andrea Jaramillo Jaramillo, 3rd: Shauin Kao April 6 – 12: 1st FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Accuracy Championships in Lopburi Individual R11 winners: 1st: Jianwei Wang, 2nd: Tanapat Luangiam, 3rd: Hongji Wang Team R11 winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: Women's winners: 1st: Chantika Chaisanuk, 2nd: Jingwen Long, 3rd: Nunnapat Phuchong July 14 – 28: 15th FAI European Paragliding Championship in Montalegre Overall winner: Theo Warden Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville Teams winners: (Xevi Bonet Dalmau, Sergi Claret Estupinya, Felix Rodriguez Fernández, Francisco Javier Reina) September 16 – 22: 6th FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Kobarid
Power and glider aerobatics August 3 – 12: 21st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Zbraslavice Individual unlimited winner: Ferenc Tóth Team unlimited winners: (Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Eberhard Holl) August 3 – 12: 9th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in Zbraslavice Individual advanced winner: Jonas Langenegger Team advanced winners: (Tomáš Bartoň, Josef Rejent, Aleš Ferra) August 16 – 26: 13th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Strejnicu Free known winner: Dmitry Samokhvalov Free unknown ~1 winner: Roman Ovchinnikov Free unknown ~2 winner: Aaron McCartan Free unknown ~3 winner: Roman Ovchinnikov Team winners: Individual winners: Roman Ovchinnikov September 8 – 15: 21st FAI European Aerobatic Championships in Jindřichův Hradec
Rotorcraft July 24 – 29: 16th FAI World Helicopter Championship in Minsk Navigation winners: (Marcin Szamborski & Michał Szamborski) Parallel precision flying winners: (Andrey Orekhov & Vadim Sazonov) Parallel fender rigging winners: (Uladzimir Buhayeu & Andrei Rogonov) Parallel slalom winners: (Maxim Sotnikov & Aleh Puajukas) Team overall winners:
Alpine skiing
Amateur boxing
American football
Super Bowl LII – the Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) won 41–33 over the New England Patriots (AFC) Location: U.S. Bank Stadium Attendance: 67,612 MVP: Nick Foles, QB (Philadelphia)
Aquatics
Archery
2017–18 Indoor Archery World Cup & World Championships November 10 – 12, 2017: IA World Cup #1 in Marrakesh Recurve winners: Matteo Fissore (m) / Aída Román (f) Compound winners: Braden Gellenthien (m) / Sarah Prieels (f) Junior recurve winners: Jonah Wilthagen (m) / Lena Agerholm (f) Women's Junior compound winner: Dalila-Warda Amani December 2 & 3, 2017: IA World Cup #2 in Bangkok Recurve winners: Kim Bong-man (m) / SIM Ye-ji (f) Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Paige Pearce-Gore (f) January 19 – 21: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / KIM Su-rin (f) Compound winners: Kristofer Schaff (m) / Natalie Avdeeva (f) February 9 & 10: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / Lisa Unruh (f) Compound winners: Jesse Broadwater (m) / Danielle Reynolds (f) February 14 – 19: 2018 World Indoor Archery Championships in Yankton, South Dakota Recurve winners: Sjef van den Berg (m) / Elena Richter (f) Junior recurve winners: Ivan Kozhokar (m) / Ariuna Budaeva (f) Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Natalia Avdeeva (f) Junior compound winners: Simon Olsen (m) / Cassidy Cox (f) Team recurve winners: (m) / (f) Junior team recurve winners: (m) / (f) Team compound winners: (m) / (f) Junior team compound winners: (m) / (f)
2018 Outdoor Archery World Cup, Continental, & World Championships April 24 – 29: WA World Cup #1 in Shanghai Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / Chang Hye-jin (f) Compound winners: KIM Jong-ho (m) / Sara López (f) Team recurve winners: (m) / (f) Team compound winners: (m) / (f) Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound)