The 2018–19 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1 was the opening event of the season and was held in Pokljuka, Slovenia, from 2–9 December 2018.

Schedule of events The events took place at the following times. Date Time Events2 December 11:00 CET6 km + 7.5 km Single Mixed Relay 13:35 CET2 x 6 km + 2 x 7.5 km Mixed Relay6 December 09:15 CET Men's 20 km Individual 13:15 CET Women's 15 km Individual 7 December 13:15 CET Men's 10 km Sprint 8 December 13:15 CET Women's 7.5 km Sprint 9 December 10:45 CETMen's 12.5 km Pursuit 13:45 CETWomen's 10 km Pursuit

Medal winners

Men Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 20 km IndividualMartin Fourcade 47:09.2(0+0+0+0)Johannes Kühn 47:13.4(0+0+0+0)Simon Eder 47:28.9(0+0+0+0) 10 km SprintJohannes Thingnes Bø 23:46.3(0+1)Antonin Guigonnat 24:02.4(0+0)Alexander Loginov 24:02.7(0+0) 12.5 km PursuitJohannes Thingnes Bø 30:20.4(1+0+0+2)Quentin Fillon Maillet 30:20.5(0+0+0+0)Alexander Loginov 30:22.3(0+0+1+0)

Women Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 15 km IndividualYuliia Dzhima 43:06.6 (0+0+0+0)Monika Hojnisz 43:12.5 (0+0+0+1)Markéta Davidová 43:23.1 (0+0+0+1) 7.5 km SprintKaisa Mäkäräinen 20:08.1(0+0)Dorothea Wierer 20:22.9(0+0)Justine Braisaz 20:50.2(0+0) 10 km PursuitKaisa Mäkäräinen29:16.9(0+0+0+0)Dorothea Wierer29:58.2(0+0+0+0)Paulína Fialková 30:16.1(0+0+0+0)

Mixed Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time6 km + 7.5 km Single Mixed RelayThekla Brun-LieLars Helge Birkeland 38:26.7(0+0) (0+2)(0+0) (0+1)(0+0) (0+0)(0+1) (0+0)Lisa HauserSimon Eder 38:35.2(0+1) (0+2)(0+0) (0+1)(0+0) (0+1)(0+0) (0+0) Anastasiya MerkushynaArtem Tyshchenko 38:47.4(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+1) 2 x 6 km + 2 x 7.5 km Mixed RelayAnaïs BescondJustine BraisazMartin FourcadeSimon Desthieux 1:10:02.8(0+2) (0+0)(0+1) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+2)Elisa GasparinLena HäckiBenjamin WegerJeremy Finello 1:10:41.5(0+1) (0+2)(0+0) (0+3)(0+0) (0+0)(0+1) (0+2)Lisa VittozziDorothea WiererDominik WindischLukas Hofer 1:10:54.9(0+0) (0+0)(0+2) (0+0)(1+3) (0+2)(0+0) (0+1)

Achievements

Best individual performance for all time

, 2nd place in Individual , 2nd place in Sprint , 6th place in Sprint , 9th place in Individual , 13th place in Individual , 14th place in Individual , 14th place in Pursuit , 17th place in Individual , 18th place in Individual , 24th place in Individual , 25th place in Individual , 28th place in Pursuit , 32nd place in Sprint , 41st place in Pursuit , 48th place in Individual , 72nd place in Sprint , 83rd place in Individual , 91st place in Individual , 103rd place in Sprint , 1st place in Individual , 2nd place in Individual , 3rd place in Individual , 4th place in Sprint , 6th place in Pursuit , 8th place in Sprint , 10th place in Sprint , 13th place in Individual , 13th place in Sprint , 18th place in Individual , 36th place in Individual , 47th place in Pursuit , 48th place in Pursuit , 66th place in Sprint , 84th place in Sprint , 91st place in Sprint

First individual World Cup race

, 44th place in Individual , 62nd place in Individual , 77th place in Individual , 95th place in Individual , 97th place in Sprint , 99th place in Individual , 100th place in Sprint , 104th place in Sprint , 105th place in Individual , 106th place in Individual , 31st place in Individual , 42nd place in Individual , 44th place in Individual , 66th place in Individual , 75th place in Sprint , 77th place in Individual , 87th place in Individual , 99th place in Individual , 101st place in Individual

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