2017–18 Biathlon World Cup

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.

Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2017–18 season.

Overall

 * Final standings after 22 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 2 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 8 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 7 races.

Mass start

 * Final standings after 5 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 18 races.

Overall

 * Final standings after 22 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 2 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 8 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 7 races.

Mass start

 * Final standings after 5 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 18 races.

Mixed relay

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Achievements

 * 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


 * 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


 * 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


 * 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


 * Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses):


 * Men
 * 🇫🇷 Martin Fourcade (FRA), 9 (70) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), 8 (21) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Anton Shipulin (RUS), 1 (11) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Tarjei Bø (NOR), 1 (9) first place
 * 🇦🇹 Julian Eberhard (AUT), 1 (4) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Henrik L'Abée-Lund (NOR), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Maxim Tsvetkov (RUS), 1 (1) first place


 * 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

Retirements
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2017–18 season:


 * Men
 * 🇦🇹 Fabian Hoerl (AUT)
 * 🇨🇿 Jaroslav Soukup (CZE)
 * 🇪🇪 Jan Treier (EST)
 * 🇫🇷 Jean-Guillaume Béatrix (FRA)
 * 🇬🇧 Scott Dixon (GBR)
 * 🇩🇪 Matthias Bischl (GER)
 * 🇩🇪 Florian Graf (GER)
 * 🇩🇪 Michael Willeitner (GER)
 * 🇯🇵 Yuki Nakajima (JPN)
 * 🇯🇵 Junji Nagai (JPN)
 * 🇰🇿 Vassiliy Podkorytov (KAZ)
 * 🇰🇿 Alexandr Trifonov (KAZ)
 * Kim Jong-min
 * 🇱🇹 Rokas Suslavičius (LTU)
 * 🇳🇴 Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)
 * 🇳🇴 Vegard Gjermundshaug (NOR)
 * 🇳🇴 Fredrik Roervik (NOR)
 * 🇳🇴 Kristoffer Skjelvik (NOR)
 * 🇳🇴 Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)
 * 🇷🇺 Alexandr Pechenkin (RUS)
 * 🇸🇰 Michal Kubaliak (SVK)
 * 🇸🇪 Tiio Söderhielm (SWE)
 * 🇺🇸 Lowell Bailey (USA)
 * 🇺🇸 Tim Burke (USA)
 * 🇺🇸 Russell Currier (USA)


 * Women
 * 🇦🇹 Susanna Kurzthaler (AUT)
 * 🇧🇾 Darya Domracheva (BLR)
 * 🇧🇾 Nadzeya Pisarava (BLR)
 * 🇧🇾 Nadezhda Skardino (BLR)
 * 🇨🇦 Julia Ransom (CAN)
 * 🇨🇿 Lea Johannidesova (CZE)
 * 🇨🇿 Veronika Zvařičová (CZE)
 * 🇫🇷 Lena Arnaud (FRA)
 * 🇫🇷 Marie Dorin Habert (FRA)
 * 🇫🇷 Coline Varcin (FRA)
 * 🇫🇮 Auli Kiskola (FIN)
 * 🇭🇺 Emőke Szőcs (HUN)
 * 🇮🇹 Karin Oberhofer (ITA)
 * 🇯🇵 Rina Mitsuhashi (JPN)
 * 🇰🇿 Lyubov Filimonova (KAZ)
 * 🇰🇿 Anna Kistanova (KAZ)
 * 🇱🇹 Natalija Paulauskaitė (LTU)
 * 🇳🇴 Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen (NOR)
 * 🇵🇱 Weronika Nowakowska (POL)
 * Florina Ioana Cristea
 * Reka Forika
 * Luminita Piscoran
 * Éva Tófalvi
 * 🇷🇺 Anna Eliseeva (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Anastasia Evsyunina (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Iakushova (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Irina Uslugina (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Anastasia Zagoruiko (RUS)
 * Anja Eržen
 * 🇸🇪 Kim Adolfsson (SWE)
 * 🇸🇪 Olga Alifiravets (SWE)
 * 🇺🇦 Mariya Panfilova (UKR)