The Biathlon World Cup 2017-2018 started in Östersund, Sweden. Biathlete Matvey Eliseev from Zelenograd took part in the first race of the season.

He made a duet with Victoria Slivko in a relatively new form of the program is the single mixed relay. Victoria Slivko used two spare rounds and avoided penalty loops in the first stage on two lines.

The Russian team finished eighth. The lag behind Austria, which won the 67.8 seconds.

Individual races: individual, sprint, pursuit will also be held on the stage in Östersund.