Winter Olympics 2018

Most recently, the President of the International The Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge announced that South Korean Pchengchang will become the capital of the XXIII Winter Olympic Games. According to the voting results, this city outstripped its main competitors: French Annecy and German Munich. The biathlon tournament, which will be held within the framework of the Olympics, will be held from February 9 to 25, 2018.

2018 World Cup Schedule

The beginning of the season for Russian fans starts with the final stage of the World Cup, which will be held from March 19 to March 25, 2018 in Tyumen. Within the framework of this championship, the following biathlon competitions will be held:

• sprint;
• pursuit;
• relay race;
• mass start;
• individual check-in.

Based on the results of the races held, the official rating of the participants will be formed in individual performances and in the overall standings. In the finale of the season, the winner will be announced based on the total points scored in all disciplines, who will receive a monetary reward, an international certificate and a special trophy - “ Crystal globe”.

According to the traditional scheme, the World Cup is divided into several rounds, which take place on different biathlon tracks. As a rule, the duration of one round is 7 days on average.

In the 2017-2018 season, the World Cup will consist of 9 stages, which are planned in the following cities:

1. Ostersund (Sweden): November 27 - December 3, 2017
2. Hochfilzen (Austria): December 4 - 10, 2017;
3. Annecy (France): December 11 - 17, 2017;
4. Oberhof (Germany): January 2 - 7, 2018;
5. Ruhpolding (Germany): January 8-14, 2018:
6. Antholz (Italy): January 15 - 21, 2018;
7. Kontiolahti (Finland): 5-11 March 2018:
8. Oslo (Norway): 12-18 March 2018
9. Tyumen (Russia): March 19 - 25, 2018.

According to the Tyumen region, Vladimir Yakushev, in the 2018 - 2019 World Cup, the capital of the region may be excluded from the list of cities in which the championship stages will be held. This unpleasant news is connected with the decision of the IOC, the leadership of which actively prevents the holding of large international tournaments.

European Championship 2017 - 2018

This continental championship is one of the most significant events of the upcoming biathlon season. Tournament will take place on the slopes of Ridnau, Italy, from January 21st to 28th, 2018. According to the established regulations, the championship includes the following disciplines:

• sprint;
• pursuit;
• individual check-in (among adults and juniors);
• men's and women's relay races;
• mixed relay (men + women).

Within the framework of the tournament, 15 sets of medals will be played.

Junior Biathlon World Championships 2017 - 2018

Estonian center will host the most prestigious junior championship winter sports and tourism - the city of Otepää. Competitions of young athletes will take place from February 26 to March 3, 2018.

During the tournament, its participants will challenge 16 sets of awards in the pursuit, relay, individual race and sprint.

IBU Cup 2017 - 2018

This international championship has the format of continental biathlon competitions for men and women. The rules of the tournament provide for: single and mixed relay, sprint, pursuit, as well as competition in an individual race.
Based on the results of the performances, an individual rating and an overall standings for biathletes are formed. The winners of the competition are announced by individual participants and teams that have scored maximum amount points in the above disciplines.

Preliminary calendar of SME games 2017 - 2018

Unlike the World Cup, the tournament of the International Biathlon Union is divided into 8 stages:

1. Beitostolen (Norway): November 24 - 26, 2017;
2. Lenzerheide (Switzerland): 8-11 December 2017;
3. Obertilliach (Austria): 13 - 16 December 2017;
4. Osrbli (Slovakia): January 5 - 7, 2018;
5. Arber (Germany): January 11-13, 2018;
6. Cheile-Gradistei (Romania): 8-11 February 2018;
7. Uvat (Russia): 8 - 11 March 2018;
8. Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia): March 13 - 17, 2018.

The preliminary schedule of the IBU Cup confirms that the final stages of this tournament, including its final, will take place in Russia. This news is an added bonus for domestic fans, as they will be able to witness the most spectacular races of the season.

Currently, the composition of the Russian national team, which will take part in the 2017-2018 season, has become known.At the core of the men's biathlon team are approved: A. Shipulin, E. Garanichev, M. Tsvetkov, A. Babikov, A. Loginov, A. Volkov, M . Eliseev, Yu. Shopin.

The composition of the Russian national biathlon team for the season 2018 - 2019 has been approved. The colors of the national flag will be defended by the best of the best. They will perform at the largest biathlon tournaments: and. Who became these lucky ones? How the composition has changed and coaching staff? And which biathletes can be called the leaders of the updated Russian national team?

The composition of the Russian men's national biathlon team in the season 2018 - 2019

The team consists of eight athletes. Here is a complete list of them:

• Anton Shipulin;
• Alexander Loginov;
• Anton Babikov;
• Maxim Tsvetkov;
• Evgeny Garanichev;
• Dmitry Malyshko;
• Pyotr Pashchenko;
• Semyon Suchilov.

There are several changes compared to the previous season. Alexey Volkov, Yuri Shopin and Matvey Eliseev are absent from the new composition of the Russian national biathlon team 2018 - 2019. Their places were taken by Semyon Suchilov, Pyotr Pashchenko and Dmitry Malyshko. However, Matvey Eliseev is in the reserve team's application. Also, Alexey Volkov can return to the national team. To do this, he needs to show nice results in the qualifying tournament in November 2018.

Anton Shipulin is the first star of the Russian men's team. The main hopes of the coaching staff and the fans are pinned on him. Last season, Russia took 3rd place in the Nations Cup standings. In many respects, our country owes this result to Shipulin. I would very much like his teammates to try to perform no worse than their star partner!

The children will be trained by the legend of Soviet biathlon Anatoly Khovantsev. In the new post, he replaced the tandem of Ricco Gross and Sergei Konovalov. Khovantsev is a very experienced specialist. In 2010 - 2011, he had a chance to lead the women's national team.

The composition of the Russian women's national biathlon team in the season 2018 - 2019

The women's team also consists of eight athletes. Here is its composition:

• Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht;
• Ulyana Kaisheva;
• Daria Virolainen;
• Anastasia Egorova;
• Margarita Vasilieva;
• Svetlana Mironova;
• Larisa Kuklina;
• Anastasia Morozova.

In the new version main team there was no place for Victoria Slivko, Irina Uslugina, Olga Podchufarova, Irina Starykh, Tatyana Akimova. Only Daria Virolainen and Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht remained from the previous line-up. The rest of the participants of the 2017/18 season, except for Victoria Slivko, are not even in the reserve.

Apparently, cardinal changes are associated with bad results... In the final ten overall standings There is not a single Russian woman in the 2017/18 World Cup. Unfortunately, the domestic women's biathlon not the first year it has been in stagnation. There are young talents. But they fail to grow to a really high level.

The most experienced in the new team are Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht and Daria Virolainen. It is they who will become the locomotive of the national team in biathlon competitions.

The coaching staff has also changed. Vitaly Naritsyn became the main mentor. Although this position was originally supposed to be occupied by Valentin Pokholsky. But in the end, the plans changed. Vitaly Naritsyn was appointed head coach. Nikolay Zagursky, Pavel Lantsov and Leonid Guryev will help him.

Ours will win?

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Biathlon is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular sports in which you need to have both endurance and incredible concentration to win. It is not surprising that he attracts the eyes of viewers from all over the world.

In 2018, it is planned to hold the World Cup in this sport on the territory of Russia, which, of course, further fuels interest in this event.

A preliminary calendar of all international biathlon championships in the 2017-2018 season has appeared on the vastness of the world wide web.

The schedule is ready for the Olympic Games, World Cup, European Championship, World Junior Championship and IBU Cup. Let's take a look at the schedule of the competition for biathlon in 2018 year.

Olympic Games 2018

Jacques Rogge (IOC President) on 06.06.2011 announced that XXIII Winter Olympic Games, the list of which includes biathlon, will be held in Pyeongchang (South Korea).

On the third attempt, this county managed to become the capital of the Olympic winter games... Agreeing to the votes cast, Pyeongchang was ahead of Annecy (France) and Munich (Germany), which also planned to host the Olympics on their soil. The large-scale event will take place from 09.02.2018 to 25.02.2018.

World Cup 2017-2018

The World Biathlon Championship is a series of significant international tournaments for women and men. The list of competitions includes pursuit, sprint, mixed and single relay, mass start, individual race.

At the end of the season, the winner in terms of the total points in all disciplines receives a cash prize, a special certificate and the main award - "Crystal Globe". For women, the World Cup was first organized in the 1987-1988 season, for men - 1978-1979.

The World Cup is divided into rounds that take place on a variety of circuits and usually consist of six races. The duration of one round is approximately equal to one week.

Biathlon World Cup 2017-2018 season, tentatively will include nine stages.

Championship schedule:

• Stage 1 - Ostersund (from 11/27/2017 - 12/03/2017);
• Stage 2 - Hochfilzen (12/04/2017 - 12/10/2017);
• Stage 3 - Annecy (12/11/2017 - 12/17/2017);
• Stage 4 - Oberhov (02.01.2018 - 07.01.2018);
• Stage 5 - Ruhpolding (01/08/2018 - 01/14/2018);
• Stage 6 - Antholz (01/15/2018 - 01/21/2018);
• Stage 7 - Kontiolahti (03/05/2018 - 03/11/2018);
• Stage 8 - Oslo (03/12/2018 - 03/18/2018);
• Stage 9 - Tyumen (03/19/2018 - 03/25/2018).

Also, sad information appeared regarding the biathlon world cup of the 2018/2019 season, as well as the 2019/2020.

Vladimir Yakushev (Governor of the Tyumen Region) said that Russia may lose the right to host the World Cup stages of these seasons.

“Today it is very unpleasant situation"Europe is opposed to our country, similar recommendations of the IOC, which affect the holding of international competitions in Russia," said Yakushev. - Applications for organizing the stages of the biathlon world cup, which were submitted before 2016, will not be affected. In 2017 and 2018, the stages of this great tournament will take place on the territory of our country. But doubts creep in about 2019 and 2020, not the fact that this will happen, the disposition is as follows - the current situation is far from in favor of Russia. "

Europe championship

The European Biathlon Championship is a continental championship that was first organized in 1994.

Since 2009, the European championship includes the following disciplines: pursuit, sprint, individual race for juniors, adult biathletes and biathletes, as well as a mixed relay for juniors and a relay for men and women. As a result, these competitions compete for fifteen sets of medals.

Until 2015, athletes up to 26 years old could participate in the competition, after that the restrictions were lifted. Juniors and juniors are allowed to compete not older than 21 years.

The European Biathlon Championships will take place in a valley in South Tyrol, in Ridnau (Italy). The competition will take place from 01/22/2018 to 01/28/2018.

World Junior Championship 2018

International biathlon competitions, which have been held since 2002 for girls and boys, since 1989 for juniors and since 1967 for juniors, will be organized in 2018 at the Estonian Winter Tourism and Sports Center in Otepää. The tournament will be held from 02/26/2018 to 03/04/2018.

A total of sixteen sets of awards will be played. Competitions will be held in relay, pursuit, sprint, individual race.

IBU Cup 2017-2018

The IBU / IBU Cup is a series of continental biathlon competitions for women and men. The list of the tournament includes the following types of competitions: mixed and singles-mixed relay, pursuit, sprint and individual race.

At the moment, the preliminary IBU Cup calendar for the 2017-2018 season is known:

• Stage 1 - Beitostolen (11/24/2017 - 11/26/2017);
• Stage 2 - Lenzerheide (12/08/2017 - 12/11/2017);
• Stage 3 - Obertilliach (12/13/2017 - 12/16/2017);
• Stage 4 - Osrblie (01/05/2018 - 01/07/2018);
• Stage 5 - Arber (01/11/2018 - 01/13/2018);
• Stage 6 - Cheile-Gradisstay (02/08/2018 - 02/11/2018);
• Stage 7 - Uvat (03/08/2018 - 03/11/2018);
• Stage 8 Khanty-Mansiysk (03/13/2018 - 03/17/2018)

The 2019 Biathlon World Championships is the 53rd edition of the IBU Championship and will run from 28 February to 10 March 2019. The host country of the future edition of the competition will be Sweden, the city of Östersund. The guests of the Swedish city will be athletes from several dozen countries. But only a select few will win the medals of the biathlon world championship. Who will take part in the upcoming World Cup, and will there be Russians among them? What does the tournament program look like? And which of the athletes is capable of encroaching on the awards of the 53rd drawing?

Where and when the 2019 Biathlon World Championships will take place

Biathletes will compete for tournament prizes from February 28 to March 10, 2019. The competition will be hosted by the Swedish city of Östersund, local sports complexÖstersund Ski Stadium.

The location of the Biathlon World Championships was announced on September 7, 2014 at a meeting of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). The Östersund contenders were the Czech Nove Mesto na Morave and the Italian Razun Anterselva. But in the end, the majority of the votes went to the Swedish city.

Russian Khanty-Mansiysk was also among the contenders for the role of host. But he got only two votes.

2019 Biathlon World Cup Schedule

In the competitive program, viewers will see performances in 7 competitive disciplines:

• individual race (men 20 km / women 15 km);
• (10/7.5);
• pursuit race (12.5 / 10);
• mass start (15 / 12.5);
• (4 × 7.5 / 4 × 6);
• mixed relay (2 × 7.5 + 2 × 6);
• single mixed relay (7.5 + 6).

The latter discipline will be practiced at the World Cup for the first time. It will be held in a man + woman format. Participants will need to overcome four firing lines and a total of 13.5 km: 7.5 for men and 6 for women.

The supermix has already been held within the framework of other competitions. This type of race made its debut at the 2015 World Cup.

How long will the speeches take place is an open question. Therefore, we must be patient and wait for the publication of a detailed schedule.

Biathlon World Championship 2019 Results

Athletes from several dozen countries are competing for the prizes of the world championship. The strongest "biathlon powers" are Germany, France, Czech Republic. Representatives of these countries will challenge the first three lines in the overall medal standings.

The last draw of the Biathlon World Championships was held in 2017. The most convincing victory was won by German athletes. They climbed to the top step of the pedestal 7 times!

This is what the final TOP-10 looked like:

• Germany;
• France;
• Czech;
• Russia;
• Norway;
• Ukraine and Belarus;
• Austria;
• Italy and Finland.

It was gratifying to see Russian biathletes in the top five. On account of the Russians, one gold and one bronze medal. Is it a lot or a little? Considering how high the competition in biathlon has risen and the unhealthy atmosphere around domestic athletes in world sports, this is a worthy result!

The only gold was won by our guys in the 4 × 7.5 relay. Here are the names of these lucky ones: Alexey Volkov, Maxim Tsvetkov, Anton Babikov and Anton Shipulin. Alas, the results of the girls in biathlon want to leave the best. Therefore, it is from Russian men At Biathlon World Championships 2019, fans can expect major successes.

However, the Russians were able to get bronze medals in mixed relay 2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km. Therefore, let's hope that domestic biathletes will show even better results in the upcoming edition of the tournament!