The 2018–19 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. IBU Cup is the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season started on 26 November 2018 in Idre, Sweden and ended on 16 March 2019 in Martell-Val Martello, Italy. The defending overall champions from the 2017–18 Biathlon IBU Cup were Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen from Norway and Karolin Horchler from Germany.

Calendar Below is the IBU Cup calendar for the 2018–19 season.

Stage Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Mixedrelay Singlemixed relay Supersprint Massstart 60 Details 1 Idre 26 November – 2 December ● ● ● details 2 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 10–16 December ● ● ● ● details 3 Obertilliach 17–22 December ● ● ● details 4 Duszniki-Zdrój 7–13 January ● ● details 5 Arber 14–20 January ● ● ● details 6 Lenzerheide 21–27 January ● ● ● ● details EC Minsk-Raubichi 18–24 February ● ● ● ● ● European Championships 7 Otepää 25 February – 2 March ● ● details 8 Martell-Val Martello 11–17 March ● ● ● details Total: 52 (23 men's, 23 women's, 6 mixed) 3 12 5 3 3 2 1 Notes All European Championships races included in the IBU Cup total score. Super sprint races were included in the sprint total score.

IBU Cup podiums

Men Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Res. 1 29 November 2018 Idre 10 km Sprint Anton Babikov Aristide Bègue Lucas Fratzscher Anton Babikov Res. 1 December 2018 Aristide Bègue Dominic Reiter Justus Strelow Aristide Bègue Res. 2 December 2018 12.5 km Pursuit Philipp Nawrath Alexander Povarnitsyn Martin Perrillat Bottonet Res. 2 15 December 2018 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 10 km Sprint Johannes Dale Anton Babikov Sivert Guttorm Bakken Anton Babikov Res. 16 December 2018 12.5 km Pursuit Johannes Dale Anton Babikov Simon Fourcade Res. 3 19 December 2018 Obertilliach 20 km Individual Simon Fourcade Sivert Guttorm Bakken Sergey Bocharnikov Sivert Guttorm Bakken Res. 21 December 2018 Super Sprint Sindre Pettersen Lorenz Wäger Daniele Cappellari Res. 22 December 2018 10 km Sprint Sivert Guttorm Bakken Lucas Fratzscher Simon Fourcade Res. 4 12 January 2019 Duszniki-Zdrój 10 km Sprint Alexander Povarnitsyn Nikita Porshnev Johannes Dale Res. 13 January 2019 Philipp Horn Anton Babikov Adam Václavík Res. 5 17 January 2019 Arber 15 km Short Individual Alexander Povarnitsyn Lucas Fratzscher Aristide Bègue Res. 19 January 2019 10 km Sprint Aristide Bègue Johannes Dale Anton Babikov Res. 20 January 2019 12.5 km Pursuit Anton Babikov Aristide Bègue Alexander Povarnitsyn Alexander Povarnitsyn Res. 6 24 January 2019 Lenzerheide 10 km Sprint Fabien Claude Serafin Wiestner Johannes Dale Anton Babikov Res. 26 January 2019 12.5 km Pursuit Fabien Claude Philipp Horn Anton Babikov EC 20 February 2019 Minsk-Raubichi 20 km Individual Krasimir Anev Tarjei Bø Endre Strømsheim 23 February 2019 10 km Sprint Tarjei Bø Jesper Nelin Dmitry Malyshko 24 February 2019 12.5 km Pursuit Tarjei Bø Matvey Eliseev Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit 7 1 March 2019 Otepää Super Sprint Endre Strømsheim Daniele Cappellari Henrik L'Abée-Lund 2 March 2019 10 km Sprint David Zobel Henrik L'Abée-Lund Johannes Dale 8 14 March 2019 Martell-Val Martello 10 km Sprint Johannes Dale Endre Strømsheim Aleksander Fjeld Andersen 16 March 2019 Lucas Fratzscher Philipp Horn Danilo Riethmüller 17 March 2019 Mass Start 60 Aristide Bègue Harald Lemmerer Matthias Dorfer

Women

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Res. 1 29 November 2018 Idre 7.5 km Sprint Ingela Andersson Irina Kruchinkina Anastasiia Morozova Ingela Andersson Res. 1 December 2018 Elisabeth Högberg Nadine Horchler Nadiia Bielkina Anastasiia Morozova Res. 2 December 2018 10 km Pursuit Svetlana Mironova Ingela Andersson Anastasiia Morozova Ingela Andersson Res. 2 15 December 2018 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 7.5 km Sprint Anastasiia Morozova Ingela Andersson Nadiia Bielkina Anastasiia Morozova Res. 16 December 2018 10 km Pursuit Anastasiia Morozova Victoria Slivko Svetlana Mironova Res. 3 19 December 2018 Obertilliach 15 km Individual Caroline Colombo Nadine Horchler Elisabeth Högberg Ingela Andersson Res. 21 December 2018 Super Sprint Felicia Lindqvist Elisabeth Högberg Karoline Offigstad Knotten Res. 22 December 2018 7.5 km Sprint Nadia Moser Natalia Gerbulova Megan Bankes Res. 4 12 January 2019 Duszniki-Zdrój 7.5 km Sprint Natalia Gerbulova Victoria Slivko Anastasiia Morozova Res. 13 January 2019 Natalia Gerbulova Johanna Skottheim Nadiia Bielkina Res. 5 17 January 2019 Arber 12.5 km Short Individual Yuliya Zhuravok Chardine Sloof Elisabeth Högberg Res. 19 January 2019 7.5 km Sprint Victoria Slivko Ingela Andersson Ragnhild Femsteinevik Res. 20 January 2019 10 km Pursuit Victoria Slivko Nadine Horchler Elisabeth Högberg Res. 6 24 January 2019 Lenzerheide 7.5 km Sprint Victoria Slivko Uliana Kaisheva Janina Hettich Victoria Slivko Res. 26 January 2019 10 km Pursuit Uliana Kaisheva Victoria Slivko Valeriia Vasnetcova EC 20 February 2019 Minsk-Raubichi 15 km Individual Hanna Öberg Yuliya Zhuravok Iryna Kryuko 23 February 2019 7.5 km Sprint Mona Brorsson Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht Hanna Öberg 24 February 2019 10 km Pursuit Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht Iryna Kryuko Nadine Horchler 7 1 March 2019 Otepää Super Sprint Anna Weidel Dunja Zdouc Thekla Brun-Lie 2 March 2019 7.5 km Sprint Chloé Chevalier Janina Hettich Juliane Frühwirt 8 14 March 2019 Martell-Val Martello 7.5 km Sprint Olga Abramova Kristina Reztsova Johanna Skottheim Res. 16 March 2019 Caroline Colombo Irina Kazakevich Victoria Slivko 17 March 2019 Mass Start 60 Caroline Colombo Karoline Offigstad Knotten Stefanie Scherer

Mixed Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Res. 2 13 December 2018 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay 6 27 January 2019 Lenzerheide 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay EC 21 February 2019 Minsk-Raubichi 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay

Standings (men)

Overall Pos.Points1. Anton Babikov 7032. Lucas Fratzscher 6393. Aristide Bègue 6384. Sergey Korastylev 5885. Johannes Dale 569 Final standings after 23 races.

Individual Pos.Points1. Sven Grossegger 992. Fredrik Gjesbakk 953. Sergey Bocharnikov 734. Krasimir Anev 604. Simon Fourcade 604. Alexander Povarnitsyn 60 Final standings after 3 races.

Sprint Pos.Points1. Anton Babikov 4372. Sergey Korastylev 4173. Lucas Fratzscher 4154. Aristide Bègue 3885. Johannes Dale 352 Final standings after 14 races.

Pursuit Pos.Points1. Anton Babikov 2162. Håvard Bogetveit 1433. Johannes Dale 1414. Alexander Povarnitsyn 1385. Lucas Fratzscher 133 Final standings after 5 races.

Mixed relay Pos.Points1. 3432. 2943. 2584. 2405. 228 Final standings after 6 races.

Nation Pos.Points1. 76132. 75423. 73504. 65105. 6289 Final standings after 23 races.

Standings (women)

Overall Pos.Points1. Victoria Slivko 7752. Nadine Horchler 6283. Ingela Andersson 6054. Janina Hettich 5805. Nadiia Bielkina 544 Final standings after 23 races.

Individual Pos.Points1. Yuliya Zhuravok 1522. Nadine Horchler 1313. Victoria Slivko 1044. Elisabeth Högberg 965. Fanqi Meng 72 Final standings after 3 races.

Sprint Pos.Points1. Victoria Slivko 4492. Ingela Andersson 4323. Nadiia Bielkina 3744. Janina Hettich 3665. Johanna Skottheim 344 Final standings after 14 races.

Pursuit Pos.Points1. Victoria Slivko 1822. Nadine Horchler 1653. Janina Hettich 1554. Svetlana Mironova 1395. Ingela Andersson 130 Final standings after 5 races.

Mixed relay Pos.Points1. 3432. 2943. 2584. 2405. 228 Final standings after 6 races.

Nation Pos.Points1. 77312. 73363. 72064. 68645. 6826 Final standings after 23 races.

Medal table

References

External links IBU official site