The 2018–19 Biathlon
IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of
biathlon
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, organised by the
International Biathlon Union
The International Biathlon Union (IBU; ) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the city. It was rocked by a corruption ...
. IBU Cup is the second-rank competition in biathlon after the
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, alt ...
. The season started on 26 November 2018 in
Idre
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History
The two parishes ''Särna'' and ''Idre'' were originall ...
,
Sweden
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and ended on 16 March 2019 in
Martell-Val Martello,
Italy
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. The defending overall champions from the
2017–18 Biathlon IBU Cup were
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen from
Norway
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and
Karolin Horchler from
Germany
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.
Calendar
Below is the IBU Cup calendar for the 2018–19 season.
;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
Women
Mixed
Standings (men)
Overall
*Final standings after 23 races.
Individual
*Final standings after 3 races.
Sprint
*Final standings after 14 races.
Pursuit
*Final standings after 5 races.
Mixed relay
*Final standings after 6 races.
Nation
*Final standings after 23 races.
Standings (women)
Overall
*Final standings after 23 races.
Individual
*Final standings after 3 races.
Sprint
*Final standings after 14 races.
Pursuit
*Final standings after 5 races.
Mixed relay
*Final standings after 6 races.
Nation
*Final standings after 23 races.
Medal table
References
External links
IBU official site
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IBU Cup
2018 in biathlon
2019 in biathlon