title: 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 9
text: # 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 9
  
  The 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 9 is the 9th and final event of the season and was held in Tyumen, Russia, from 22 March until 25 March 2018.
  
  ## Boycott of the event
  
  The Canadian team announced on December 15 that they will boycott the event after the IBU decided to keep the event in Tyumen. This was followed up by the delegations from the United States and Czech Republic as well as individual boycotts from Sebastian Samuelsson from Sweden and Klemen Bauer from Slovenia. Due to the ongoing crisis in Donbass Ukraine also boycotted the event.
  
  ## Schedule of events
  
  | Date | Time | Events |
  | - | - | - |
  | March 22 | 14:45 CET | Men's 10 km Sprint |
  | March 23 | 14:45 CET | Women's 7.5 km Sprint |
  | March 24 | 12:30 CET | Men's 12.5 km Pursuit |
  | March 24 | 15:15 CET | Women's 10 km Pursuit |
  | March 25 | 12:00 CET | Men's 15 km Mass Start |
  | March 25 | 14:45 CET | Women's 12.5 km Mass Start |
  
  ## Medal winners
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint details | Martin Fourcade France | 25:49.0 (0+0) | Simon Desthieux France | 26:22.2 (0+0) | Fredrik Lindström Sweden | 26:22.5 (0+0) |
  | 12.5 km Pursuit details | Martin Fourcade France | 32:09.7 (0+0+0+1) | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 32:57.6 (0+0+1+0) | Lukas Hofer Italy | 33:18.1 (0+0+0+0) |
  | 15 km Mass Start details | Maxim Tsvetkov Russia | 37:37.3 (0+0+0+0) | Erlend Bjøntegaard Norway | 37:40.0 (0+0+0+0) | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 37:53.9 (1+0+1+0) |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7.5 km Sprint details | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 21:42.8 (0+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 21:44.0 (0+0) | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 22:16.1 (1+0) |
  | 10 km Pursuit details | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 30:52.7 (0+1+1+0) | Anaïs Bescond France | 30:52.9 (0+0+0+1) | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 31:10.2 (0+0+0+1) |
  | 12.5 km Mass Start details | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 35:27.4 (0+0+1+0) | Paulína Fialková Slovakia | 35:29.2 (1+0+0+0) | Anaïs Chevalier France | 35:34.0 (0+0+0+0) |
  