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2018 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main events for this year are the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Calendar by month

January

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
1	Ice hockey	2018 NHL Winter Classic	Domestic
26 December 2017–5	Ice hockey	2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International
6–12	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B	International
8	American football	2018 College Football Playoff National Championship	Domestic
8–14	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group A	International
15–21	Ice hockey	2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group B	International
15–28	Tennis	2018 Australian Open	International
22–28	Biathlon	2018 IBU Open European Championships	Continental
22–28	Ice hockey	2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division III	International
23–28	Biathlon	2018 IBU Junior Open European Championships	Continental
26–28	Ice hockey	2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division III Qualification	International
27–28	Ice hockey	63rd National Hockey League All-Star Game	Domestic
28	American Football	2018 Pro Bowl	Domestic
28–3 February	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B Qualification	International

February

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
4	American football	Super Bowl LII	Domestic
9–25	Multi-sport	2018 Winter Olympics	International
18	NASCAR	2018 Daytona 500	Domestic
18	Basketball	2018 NBA All-Star Game	Domestic
26–4 March	Biathlon	2018 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships	International

March

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
2–4	Athletics	2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships	International
9–18	Multi-sport	2018 Winter Paralympics	International
13–2 April	Basketball	2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	Domestic
17–23	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group B	International
24–30	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group B	International
26–1 April	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III – Group A	International

April

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
1–7	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group A	International
1–30 September	Baseball	/ 2018 Major League Baseball season	Domestic
2–8	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group A	International
4–15	Multi-sport	2018 Commonwealth Games	International
5–8	Golf	2018 Masters Tournament	International
4 October 2017–7	Ice hockey	/ 2017–18 NHL season	Domestic
7–13	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group A	International
8–14	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group A	International
8–14	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group B	International
14–20	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group B	International
16–22	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group B	International
16–22	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division III	International
17 October 2017–11	Basketball	/ 2017–18 NBA season	Domestic
19–29	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships	International
22–28	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A	International
22–28	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B	International
23–29	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group A	International
26–28	American football	2018 NFL draft	Domestic
29–6 May	Table tennis	2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships	International

May

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
1–12	Shooting sport (disability)	2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships	International
3–19	Association football	2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Continental
4–20	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship	International
5	Horse racing	2018 Kentucky Derby	Domestic
19	Horse racing	2018 Preakness Stakes	Domestic
27–10 June	Tennis	2018 French Open	International

June

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
2	Horse racing	2018 Epsom Derby	International
9	Horse racing	2018 Belmont Stakes	Domestic
14–15 July	Association football	2018 FIFA World Cup	International
21	Basketball	2018 NBA Draft	International
28–July 1	Golf	2018 KMPG Women's PGA Championships	International
28–July 1	Golf	U.S. Senior Open	International

July

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
2-15	Tennis	2018 Wimbledon Championships	International
7–21	Field Hockey	2018 Women's Hockey World Cup	International
16–29	Association football	2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Continental
17	Baseball	2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game	Domestic
20–22	Rugby sevens	2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens	International
30–12 August	Sailing	2018 Sailing World Championships	International

August

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
1–12	Multi-sport	2018 European Sports Championships	Continental
3–19	Multi-sport	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games	Regional
7–12	Athletics	2018 European Athletics Championships	Continental
7-26	Association Football	2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup	International
18–2 September	Multi-sport	2018 Asian Games	Continental
27–10 September	Tennis	2018 US Open	Domestic

September

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
1–8 December	American football	2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season	Domestic
5–9	Amateur wrestling	2018 World University Wrestling Championships	International
6–30 December	American football	2018 NFL season	Domestic
10–30	Volleyball	/ 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship	International
22–30	Basketball	2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup	International
28–30	Golf	2018 Ryder Cup	International

October

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
1–12	Multi-sport	2018 Summer Youth Olympics	International
7	Athletics	2018 Chicago Marathon (WMM #5)	International
21	Formula One	2018 United States Grand Prix	International
22–28	Amateur wrestling	2018 World Wrestling Championships	International

November

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
2–3	Horse Racing	2018 Breeders' Cup	International
2-25	Cricket	2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20	International
4	Athletics	2018 New York City Marathon (WMM #6)	International
20–13 December	Association Football	2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup	International
28–16 December	Field Hockey	2018 Men's Hockey World Cup	International

December

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
9	Horse Racing	2018 Hong Kong Cup	International
9–16	Squash	2018 World Squash Championships	International
26–5 January 2019	Ice Hockey	2019 World Junior Hockey Championships	International

Air sports

Aerobatics

August 3 – 12: 9th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in Zbraslavice
August 3 – 12: 21st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Zbraslavice

Model aircraft

2018 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in Buzău
March 18 – 22: 2018 FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in West Baden Springs, Indiana
July 5 – 14: 2018 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Meiringen
July 13 – 21: 2018 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Landres
July 15 – 21: 2018 FAI F3K European Championship for Model Gliders in Martin
July 22 – 27: 2018 FAI F1 Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Pazardzhik
July 23 – 30: 2018 FAI F1 European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Szentes
August 25 – September 2: 2018 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Nowy Targ
August 26 – 31: 2018 FAI F1E European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Martin

Hot air ballooning

August 7 – 11: 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Nałęczów
August 18 – 26: 23rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Groß-Siegharts

Alpine skiing

2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (Alpine skiing)

February 11 – 24: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics
TBA for March: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

2017–18 Alpine Skiing World Cup

October 2017
October 28 & 29: ASWC #1 in Sölden
November 2017
November 11 & 12: ASWC #2 in Levi
November 23 – 26: ASWC #3 in Lake Louise Ski Resort #1
November 25 & 26: ASWC #4 in Killington Ski Resort
November 29 – December 3: ASWC #5 in Lake Louise Ski Resort #2
November 29 – December 3: ASWC #6 in Beaver Creek Resort
December 2017
December 8 – 10: ASWC #7 in St. Moritz
December 9 & 10: ASWC #8 in Val-d'Isère #1
December 13 – 16: ASWC #9 in Val Gardena
December 14 – 17: ASWC #10 in Val-d'Isère #2
December 17 & 18: ASWC #11 in Alta Badia
December 19 & 20: ASWC #12 in Courchevel
December 22: ASWC #13 in Madonna di Campiglio
December 26 – 29: ASWC #14 in Bormio
December 28 & 29: ASWC #15 in Lienz
January 2018
January 1: ASWC #16 in Oslo
January 3 & 4: ASWC #17 in Zagreb
January 6 & 7: ASWC #18 in Maribor
January 6 & 7: ASWC #19 in Adelboden
January 9: ASWC #20 in Flachau
January 10 – 14: ASWC #21 in Wengen
January 11 – 14: ASWC #22 in Bad Kleinkirchheim
January 17 – 21: ASWC #23 in Kitzbühel
January 18 – 21: ASWC #24 in Cortina d'Ampezzo
January 23: ASWC #25 in Schladming
January 23: ASWC #26 in Kronplatz
January 25 – 28: ASWC #27 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen #1
January 27 & 28: ASWC #28 in Lenzerheide
January 30: ASWC #29 in Stockholm
February 2018
February 1 – 4: ASWC #30 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen #2
March 2018
March 3 & 4: ASWC #31 in Crans-Montana
March 3 & 4: ASWC #32 in Kranjska Gora Ski Resort
March 8 – 11: ASWC #33 in Kvitfjell
March 9 & 10: ASWC #34 in Ofterschwang
March 12 – 18: ASWC #35 (final) in Åre ski resort

2017 FIS Grass Skiing World Cup

June 10 & 11: GSWC #1 in Rettenbach
- Giant Slalom winners: Edoardo Frau (m) / Jacqueline Gerlach (f)
- Super Combined winners: Marc Zickbauer (m) / Jacqueline Gerlach (f)
July 29 & 30: GSWC #2 in Montecampione
- Slalom winners: Lorenzo Gritti (m) / Adela Kettnerova (f)
- Giant Slalom winners: Michael Stocker (m) / Kristin Hetfleisch (f)

2017 FIS Australia & New Zealand Cup (AS)

August 21 – 25: A&NZ #1 in Thredbo
August 28 – 31: A&NZ #2 in Coronet Peak
September 5 & 6: A&NZ #3 (final) in Mount Hutt

2017–18 FIS European Cup (AS)

November 29 & 30, 2017: ECAS #1 in Funäsdalen
December 2 – 5, 2017: ECAS #2 in Trysil
December 6 & 7, 2017: ECAS #3 in Norway (location TBA)
December 7 – 9, 2017: ECAS #4 in Kvitfjell #1
December 13, 2017: ECAS #5 in Obereggen
December 14 & 15, 2017: ECAS #6 in Andalo
December 16, 2017: ECAS #7 in Kronplatz
December 18 – 21, 2017: ECAS #8 in Fassa Valley
December 20 & 21, 2017: ECAS #9 in Reiteralm
January 5 & 6: ECAS #10 in Wengen
January 8 – 12: ECAS #11 in Innerkrems
January 8 – 12: ECAS #12 in Saalbach-Hinterglemm
January 13 & 14: ECAS #13 in Zell am See
January 14 & 15: ECAS #14 in Kirchberg
January 16 – 18: ECAS #15 in Sölden
January 17 – 21: ECAS #16 in Méribel
January 22 & 23: ECAS #17 in Zinal
January 23 & 24: ECAS #18 in Val-d'Isère
January 25 & 26: ECAS #19 in Melchsee-Frutt
January 25 & 26: ECAS #20 in Chamonix
February 16 & 17: ECAS #21 in Jaun
February 17 & 18: ECAS #22 in Bad Wiessee
February 19 – 23: ECAS #23 in Sarntal
February 21 & 22: ECAS #24 in France (location TBA)
February 24 – 28: ECAS #25 in Crans-Montana
February 26 & 27: ECAS #26 in St. Moritz
March 3 – 6: ECAS #27 in Kvitfjell #2
March 8 & 9: ECAS #28 in La Molina
March 10 & 11: ECAS #29 in Berchtesgaden
March 12 – 18: ECAS #30 (final) in Soldeu - El Tarter

2017 FIS South American Cup (AS)

August 1 – 5: SAC #1 in Chapelco
- This event is cancelled.
August 7 – 10: SAC #2 in Cerro Catedral
August 12 – 15: SAC #3 in Antillanca
September 2: SAC #4 in El Colorado #1
September 3–8: SAC #5 in La Parva
September 13 & 14: SAC #6 in Cerro Catedral #2
September 18 – 22: SAC #7 (final) in El Colorado #2

American football

2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

December 16, 2017 - January 8, 2018: 2017-18 NCAA football bowl games

National Football League

January 28: 2018 Pro Bowl in Orlando at Camping World Stadium
February 4: Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium
April 26–28: 2018 NFL Draft
September 6–December 30: 2018 NFL season

Association football

Athletics (track and field)

March 2 – 4: 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham
August 7 – 12: 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin

EA Cross Country Permit Races

September 22 – 24, 2017: Lidingöloppet in Lidingö
November 11, 2017: European Halloween Cross in Middelfart
November 11, 2017: Pforzheim-Huchenfeld Cross in Pforzheim
November 18, 2017: Wyndham Grand CrossAttack in Salzburg
November 19, 2017: XXIV Cross Internacional de Soria in Soria
November 25, 2017: 62nd Omer Besim Memorial in Istanbul
November 26, 2017: Darmstadt Cross in Darmstadt
November 26, 2017: Cross de l'Acier in Leffrinckoucke
November 26, 2017: International Warandecross in Tilburg
November 26, 2017: Cross Internacional de la Constitución in Alcobendas
December 17, 2017: Lotto Cross Cup in Brussels
January 13: Great Edinburgh International Cross Country in Edinburgh
January 19 – 21: Abdycross in Kerkrade
January 21: Lotto Cross Cup de Hannut in Hannut
January 21: Cross della Vallagarina (final) in Villa Lagarina

EA Indoor Permit Meetings

February 2 & 3: European Athletics Permit meeting Combined Events in Tallinn
February 3: Reykjavik International Games in Reykjavik
February 7: Meeting de Paris Indoor in Paris
February 7: Serbian Open Indoor Meeting in Belgrad
February 9: Gugl Indoor Meeting in Linz
February 10: Istanbul Cup Indoor Athletics Meeting in Istanbul
February 13: Meeting Arena Liévin in Liévin
February 13: Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava
February 14: AIT International Grand Prix in Anthlone
February 15: Orlen Cup in Łódź
February 25: All Star Perche in Clermont-Ferrand
TBD: Meeting Ville de Madrid in Madrid

Badminton

Baseball

Major League Baseball

April 1 – September 30: 2018 Major League Baseball season
June 11 – June 13: 2018 Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, New Jersey
July 17: 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Washington D.C. at Nationals Park
October 23: 2018 World Series

Little League Baseball tournaments

August 16 – 26: 2018 Little League World Series in South Williamsport

Basketball

National Basketball Association

October 17 – April 11: 2017–18 NBA season
February 18: 2018 NBA All-Star Game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles
April 14 – TBD: 2018 NBA Playoffs
June 21: 2018 NBA Draft

National Collegiate Athletic Association

March 13 - April 2: 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
March 16 - April 1: 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain
- Note that there will be no FIBA Basketball World Cup for men this year. FIBA has changed the men's World Cup cycle; the next edition of that competition will be in 2019. In addition, FIBA renamed its premier women's competition from "FIBA World Championship for Women" to FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Biathlon

2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (Biathlon)

February 10 – 23: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics
TBA: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

International biathlon championships

January 22 – 28: 2018 IBU Open European Championships in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna
January 23 – 28: 2018 IBU Junior Open European Championships in Pokljuka
February 26 – March 4: 2018 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships in Otepää

2017–18 Biathlon World Cup

November 24, 2017 – December 3, 2017: BWC #1 in Östersund
December 5 – 10, 2017: BWC #2 in Hochfilzen
December 12 – 17, 2017: BWC #3 in Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand
January 2 – 7: BWC #4 in Oberhof
January 9 – 14: BWC #5 in Ruhpolding
January 16 – 21: BWC #6 in Antholz-Anterselva
March 6 – 11: BWC #7 in Kontiolahti
March 13 – 18: BWC #8 in Oslo-Holmenkollen
March 20 – 25: BWC #9 (final) in Tyumen

2017–18 IBU Cup

November 24 – 26, 2017: IBU Cup #1 in Sjusjøen
December 8 – 10, 2017: IBU Cup #2 in Lenzerheide
December 13 – 16, 2017: IBU Cup #3 in Obertilliach
January 5 – 7: IBU Cup #4 in Brezno-Osrblie
January 11 – 13: IBU Cup #5 in Großer Arber
January 31 – February 3: IBU Cup #6 in Martell-Val Martello
March 7 – 11: IBU Cup #7 in Uvat
March 13 – 17: IBU Cup #8 (final) in Khanty-Mansiysk

2017–18 IBU Junior Cup

December 8 – 10, 2017: IBUJC #1 in Obertilliach
December 14 – 16, 2017: IBUJC #2 in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna
January 18 – 20: IBUJC #3 (final) in Duszniki-Zdrój

Bobsleigh & Skeleton

2018 Winter Olympics (B&S)

February 15 – 17: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics
February 18 – 25: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics

2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup & 2017–18 Skeleton World Cup

November 5 – 10, 2017: B&SWC #1 in Lake Placid, New York
November 13 – 18, 2017: B&SWC #2 in Park City, Utah
November 20 – 25, 2017: B&SWC #3 in Whistler, British Columbia
December 4 – 10, 2017: B&SWC #4 in Winterberg
December 11 – 17, 2017: B&SWC #5 in Innsbruck
January 1 – 7: B&SWC #6 in Altenberg, Saxony
January 8 – 14: B&SWC #7 in St. Moritz
January 15 – 21: B&SWC #8 (final) in Schönau am Königsee

Chess

European Events

April 13 – 23: European Senior Team Chess Championship in Wałbrzych
June 1 – 5: European Women’s Rapid Championship and European Women’s Blitz Championship in Tbilisi
June 13 – 21: European Amateur Chess Championship in Budva
June 29 – July 8: European School Chess Championship in Kraków
July 11 – 19: European Youth Team Championship in Bad Blankenburg
July 31 – August 5: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships in Oradea
August 19 – 30: European Youth Chess Championship U8-U18 in Riga
October 13 – 21: European Chess Club Cup for Men and Women in Rhodes
TBD: European Individual Chess Championship in Batumi
TBD: European Individual Chess Championship for Women in Poprad
TBD: European Senior Chess Championship in Oslo

Cricket

ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies

Cross-country skiing

2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (XC)

February 10 – 25: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics
TBA for March: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

2017–18 Tour de Ski

December 30, 2017 – January 1, 2018: TdS #1 in Lenzerheide
January 3 & 4: TdS #2 in Oberstdorf
January 6 & 7: TdS #3 (final) in Fiemme Valley

2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

November 24 – 26, 2017: CCWC #1 in Kuusamo (Ruka)
December 2 & 3, 2017: CCWC #2 in Lillehammer
December 9 & 10, 2017: CCWC #3 in Davos
December 16 & 17, 2017: CCWC #4 in Toblach
January 13 & 14: CCWC #5 in Dresden
January 20 & 21: CCWC #6 in Planica
January 27 & 28: CCWC #7 in Seefeld in Tirol
March 3 & 4: CCWC #8 in Lahti
March 7: CCWC #9 in Drammen
March 10 & 11: CCWC #10 in Oslo
March 16 – 18: CCWC #11 (final) in Falun

2017 FIS Australia & New Zealand Cup (CC)

July 22 & 23: ANZC #1 in Perisher Valley
- 1 km Freestyle speed: Phillip Bellingham (m) / Barbara Jezeršek (f)
- Men's 10 km Classic winner: Philippe Nicollier
- Women's 5 km Classic winner: Katerina Paul

2017 FIS Roller Skiing World Cup & 2017 FIS Roller Skiing Junior World Cup

July 7 – 9: RSWC #1 & RSJWC #1 in Oroslavje
- Men's 16 km Freestyle Must Start: Emanuele Becchis
- Women's 12 km Freestyle Must Start: Lisa Bolzan
- Men's Junior 16 km Freestyle Must Start: Francesco Becchis
- Women's Junior 12 km Freestyle Must Start: Anna-Maria Dietze
- 7 km Cross Uphill winners: Robin Norum (m) / Sandra Olsson (f)
- Junior 7 km Cross Uphill winners: Hugo Jacobsson (m) / Kristina Axelsson (f)
- 0.2 km Speed Freestyle winners: Dmitriy Voronin (m) / Anna Bolzan (f)
- Junior 0.2 km Speed Freestyle winners: Nico Rieckhoff (m) / Anna Bolzan (f)
August 3 – 6: RSWC #2 & RSJWC #2 in Sollefteå
- Men's 22.5 km Freestyle winner: Anders Svanebo
- Women's 18 km Freestyle winner: Linn Sömskar
- Men's Junior 18 km Freestyle winner: Alexander Grigoriev
- Women's Junior 13.5 km Freestyle winner: Anna Zherebyateva
- 0.2 km Freestyle winners: Emanuele Becchis (m) / Olga Letucheva (f)
- Junior 0.2 km Freestyle winners: Adam Persson (m) / Alba Mortagna (f)
- Men's 20 km Freestyle Must Start: Alexander Bolshunov
- Women's 16 km Freestyle Must Start: Linn Sömskar
- Men's Junior 16 km Freestyle Must Start: Leo Johansson
- Women's Junior 12 km Freestyle Must Start: Anna Zherebyateva
- Team Sprint Freestyle winners: Norway (Even Sæteren Hippe, Ragnar Bragvin Andresen) (m) / Sweden (Maja Dahlqvist, Linn Sömskar) (f)
- Junior Team Sprint Freestyle winners: Italy (Mattia Armellini, Francesco Becchis) (m) / Norway Kristin Austgulen Fosnæs, Amalie Honerud Olsen)

Curling

2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (Curling)

December 5 – 10, 2017: 2017 Olympic Qualification Event in Plzeň
February 8 – 25: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics
TBA: Wheelchair curling at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

World curling championships

October 6 – 14, 2017: 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship in Champéry
November 2 – 9, 2017: 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Erina, New South Wales
November 17 – 25, 2017: 2017 European Curling Championships in St. Gallen
March 3 – 11: 2018 World Junior Curling Championships in Aberdeen
March 17 – 25: 2018 World Women's Curling Championship in North Bay, Ontario
March 31 – April 8: 2018 World Men's Curling Championship in Las Vegas
April 21 – 28: 2018 World Mixed Doubles and Senior Curling Championships in Östersund

Cycling - Cyclo-cross

2017–18 International Cyclo-cross events

November 4: 2017 Masters European Continental Championships in Tábor
November 5: 2017 Pan American Cyclocross Championships in Louisville
November 5: 2017 Cyclocross European Championships in Tábor
December 1 & 2: 2017 UCI Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships in Mol
February 3 & 4, 2018: 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Valkenburg aan de Geul

2017–18 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup

September 16: #1 in Iowa City
September 24: #2 in Waterloo
October 22: #3 in Koksijde
November 19: #4 in Bogense
November 25: #5 in Zeven
December 17: #6 in Namur
December 26: #7 in Heusden-Zolder
January 21: #8 in Nommay
January 28: #9 in Hoogerheide

2017–18 Cyclo-cross Superprestige

October 1: #1 in Gieten
October 15: #2 in Zonhoven
October 21: #3 in Boom
October 29: #4 in Oostkamp
November 12: #5 in Gavere
December 30: #6 in Diegem
February 11: #7 in Hoogstraten
February 17: #8 in Middelkerke

2017–18 DVV Trophy

October 8: #1 in Ronse
November 1: #2 in Melden
November 26: #3 in Hamme
December 9: #4 in Essen
December 16: #5 in Antwerpen
December 28: #6 in Loenhout
January 1: #7 in Baal
February 10: #8 in Lille

Cycling - Road

TBA: 2018 World University Cycling Championship in Braga

Cycling - Track

2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

November 3 – 5, 2017: TCWC #1 in Pruszków
November 10 – 12, 2017: TCWC #2 in Manchester
December 1 – 3, 2017: TCWC #3 in Toronto
December 9 & 10, 2017: TCWC #4 in Santiago
January 19 – 21: TCWC #5 (final) in Minsk

Equestrianism

September 11 – 23: 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Mill Spring, North Carolina (Tryon International Equestrian Center)^[2]

Field hockey

Men's Hockey World Cup, in India
Women's Hockey World Cup, in England

Figure skating

2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix

August 23 – 26: JGP #1 in Brisbane
August 31 – September 2: JGP #2 in Salzburg
September 6 – 9: JGP #3 in Riga
September 20 – 24: JGP #4 in Minsk
September 27 – 30: JGP #5 in Zagreb
October 4 – 7: JGP #6 in Gdańsk
October 11 – 14: JGP #7 in Bolzano
December 7 – 10: 2017–18 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya

Freestyle skiing

2018 Winter Olympics (Freestyle)

February 9 – 23: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics

2017–18 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup

August 5, 2017: FSWC #1 in El Colorado
- This event is cancelled.

2017 Australia & New Zealand Cup (FS)

July 31 – August 4: ANCFS #1 in Mount Buller
- Ski Cross #1 winners: Doug Crawford (m) / Sami Kennedy-Sim (f)
- Ski Cross #2 winners: Doug Crawford (m) / Sami Kennedy-Sim (f)

Golf

Ryder Cup at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

Horse racing

US Triple Crown

Ice hockey

2018 Winter Olympics & Paralympics (Ice hockey)

February 10 – 25: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics
TBA: Ice sledge hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

World ice hockey championships

December 26, 2017 – January 5, 2018: 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Buffalo, New York^[3]
April 19 – 29: 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships in Chelyabinsk & Magnitogorsk
May 4 – 20: 2018 IIHF World Championship in Copenhagen & Herning^[4]
TBA for January: 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Nizhny Novgorod

National Hockey League

October 4, 2017 – April 7, 2018: 2017–18 NHL season
January 1: 2018 NHL Winter Classic at Citi Field in Flushing, New York
January 27 – 28: 63rd National Hockey League All-Star Game at Tampa, Florida
June 22 – 23: 2018 NHL Entry Draft location TBA

Lacrosse

July 12 – 21: Men's World Championships Manchester

Luge

2018 Winter Olympics (Luge)

February 10 – 15: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics

International luge events

January 20 & 21: 2018 Junior European Luge Championships in Winterberg
February 2 & 3: 2018 Junior World Luge Championships in Altenberg

2017–18 Luge World Cup

November 18 & 19, 2017: LWC #1 in Innsbruck
November 25 & 26, 2017: LWC #2 in Winterberg
December 2 & 3, 2017: LWC #3 in Altenberg
December 8 & 9, 2017: LWC #4 in Calgary
December 15 & 16, 2017: LWC #5 in Lake Placid
January 6 & 7: LWC #6 in Schönau am Königsee
January 13 & 14: LWC #7 in Oberhof
January 20 & 21: LWC #8 in Lillehammer
January 27 & 28: LWC #9 (final) in Sigulda

2017–18 Team Relay Luge World Cup

November 18 & 19, 2017: TRLWC #1 in Innsbruck
December 2 & 3, 2017: TRLWC #2 in Altenberg
December 8 & 9, 2017: TRLWC #3 in Calgary
January 6 & 7: TRLWC #4 in Schönau am Königsee
January 13 & 14: TRLWC #5 in Oberhof
January 27 & 28: TRLWC #6 (final) in Sigulda

2017–18 Sprint Luge World Cup

November 25 & 26, 2017: SLWC #1 in Winterberg
January 20 & 21: SLWC #2 in Lillehammer
January 27 & 28: SLWC #3 (final) in Sigulda

Modern pentathlon

International modern pentathlon championships

April 7 – 16: 2018 World Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships in Mafra
July 4 – 8: 2018 World University Modern Pentathlon Championships in Budapest
July 29 – August 7: 2018 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships in Kladno
September 1 – 10: 2018 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Mexico City

Multi-sport events

February 9 – 25: 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea
March 9 – 18: 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea
April 4 – 15: 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia
August 3 – 19: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
August 18 – September 2: 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia
October 6 – 18: 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 8 – 20: 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia
December: 2018 ASEAN Deaf Games in Bangkok, Thailand

Nordic combined

2018 Winter Olympics (NC)

February 14, 20, & 22: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics

2017–18 OPA Alpen Cup (NK)

August 6 & 7: ACNK #1 in Klingenthal
- Winner: Alexandra Seifert

Orienteering

2018 Orienteering World Cup

May 5 – 13: World Cup Round 1 in Switzerland
August 4 – 11: World Cup Round 2 in Latvia
August 31 – September 2: World Cup Round 3 in Norway
October 4 – 7: World Cup Round 4 in Czech Republic

2018 MTB Orienteering World Cup

June 27 – July 1: World Cup Round 1 in Hungary
August 4 – 12: World Cup Round 2 in Austria
September 20 – 23: World Cup Round 3 in Portugal

2017–18 World Cup in Ski Orienteering

November 28 – December 4, 2017: Ski Orienteering World Cup Round 1 in Finland
February 3 – 8: Ski Orienteering World Cup Round 1 in Bulgaria
March 4 – 12: Ski Orienteering World Cup Round 3 in United States

Racquetball

International Racquetball Tour

October 4, 2017 –: International Racquetball Tour

October 4 – 8, 2017: US Open Racquetball Championships in Minneapolis
November 2 – 5, 2017: Creatix – Atlanta IRT Pro Am in Atlanta
November 16 – 19, 2017: Party With the Pros in Saint Louis
November 30 – December 3, 2017: Portland Tournament of Champions Portland

Rugby sevens

July 20–22: Rugby World Cup Sevens at AT&T Park in San Francisco

Sailing

Dates TBC: 2017–18 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, starting and finishing in London
Dates TBC: 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, starting in Alicante, with stops in Lisbon, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Auckland, Itajaí, Newport, Cardiff and Gothenburg, finishing in The Hague

Ski jumping

2018 Winter Olympics (SJ)

February 10 – 19: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics

2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup

Summer

July 7 & 8, 2017: #1 in Kranj (Men's only)
- Winner #1: Klemens Murańka
- Winner #2: Klemens Murańka
August 18, 2017: #2 in Szczyrk
August 18 & 19, 2017: #3 in Oberwiesenthal
August 19, 2017: #4 in Wisła
September 9 & 10, 2017: #5 in Stams
September 16 & 17, 2017: #6 in Trondheim
September 23 & 24, 2017: #7 in Râșnov

2017 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix

July 13 – 15: #1 in Wisła
- Winner: Dawid Kubacki
- Teams winners: Poland (Piotr Żyła, Kamil Stoch, Dawid Kubacki, Maciej Kot)
July 28 & 29: #2 in Hinterzarten
- Winner: Dawid Kubacki
August 10 – 12: #3 in Courchevel
August 25 – 27: #4 in Hakuba
September 8 – 10: #5 in Chaykovsky
September 30 – October 1: #6 in Hinzenbach

2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Alpen Cup

Summer

August 6 & 7, 2017: # 1 in Klingenthal (Women's only)
- Winner #1: Julia Mühlbacher
- Winner #2: Alexandra Seifert
August 9 & 10, 2017: #2 in Pöhla
August 11 & 12, 2017: #3 in Bischofsgrün
September 9 & 10, 2017: #4 in Kandersteg

2017–18 FIS Cup

Summer

July 1 & 2, 2017: #1 in Villach
- Winners #1: Timi Zajc (m) / Nika Križnar (f)
- Winners #2: Lukas Wagner (m) / Nika Križnar (f)
August 12 & 13, 2017: #2 in Kuopio
September 16 & 17, 2017: #3 in Kandersteg
September 21 & 22, 2017: #4 in Râșnov

Snooker

Snooker season 2017/2018

May

May 4 – 7, 2017: Vienna Snooker Open in Vienna^[5]
- David Grace defeated Nigel Bond, 5–2.

June

June 7 – 11, 2017: Pink Ribbon in Gloucester
- Robert Milkins defeated Rob James, 4–2
June 23 – 25, 2017: 2017 Riga Masters in Riga
- Ryan Day defeated Stephen Maguire, 5–2.

July

July 3 – 9, 2017: 2017 World Cup in Wuxi
- China A defeated England 4–3.
July 20 – 23, 2017: 2017 Hong Kong Masters in Hong Kong
- Neil Robertson defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–3.
July 26 – 30, 2017: 2017 World Games in Wrocław

International

March 7 – 17: 2018 Oceania Billiards & Snooker Championships in Tauranga

Snowboarding

2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (SB)

February 10 – 24: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics
TBA: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Australia & New Zealand Cup (SB)

July 26 – 28: SBANC #1 in Mount Hotham
- Snowboardcross #1 winners: Cameron Bolton (m) / Georgia Baff (f)
- Snowboardcross #2 winners: Alex Pullin (m) / Georgia Baff (f)

Speed skating

2018 Winter Olympics (SS)

February 10 – 24: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics

2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

November 10 – 12, 2017: SSWC #1 in Heerenveen
November 17 – 19, 2017: SSWC #2 in Stavanger
December 1 – 3, 2017: SSWC #3 in Calgary
December 8 – 10, 2017: SSWC #4 in Salt Lake City
January 19 – 21: SSWC #5 in Erfurt
March 17 & 18: SSWC #6 (final) in Minsk

Other long track speed skating events

January 5 – 7: 2018 European Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna

2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

September 28 – October 1, 2017: STWC #1 in Budapest
October 5 – 8, 2017: STWC #2 in Dordrecht
November 9 – 12, 2017: STWC #3 in Shanghai
November 16 – 19, 2017: STWC #4 in Seoul

Sport climbing

February 9 & 10: 2018 Asia Cup (Climbing) in Bangalore
June 20 – 23: 2018 World University Climbing Championships in Bratislava
September 6 – 16: 2018 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Innsbruck

Table tennis

Tennis

January 15–28: 2018 Australian Open
May 27-June 10: 2018 French Open
July 2–15: 2018 Wimbledon Championships
August 27-September 10: 2018 US Open

Triathlon

2018 World Triathlon Series

March 2 & 3: WTS #1 in Abu Dhabi
April 28: WTS #2 in Hamilton
May 12 & 13: WTS #3 in Yokohama
June 9 & 10: WTS #4 in Leeds
September 12 – 16: WTS Grand Final in Gold Coast, Queensland

World triathlon championships

July 6 – 14: 2018 ITU Multisport World Championships in Fyn
September 1 & 2: 2018 Kalmar FISU World University Triathlon Championship in Sweden

European Triathlon Union (ETU)

July 19 – 21: 2018 Tartu ETU Triathlon European Championships in Estonia
August 9 – 11: 2018 Glasgow ETU Triathlon European Championships in Great Britain

Volleyball

September 10 – 13: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Bulgaria and Italy (locations TBA)^[6]
September 29 – October 20: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan (locations TBA)^[7]

Water polo

August 11 – 19: 2018 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in Szombathely^[8]

Weightlifting

June 10 – 18: 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Pyongyang
September 20 – 23: 2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in Biała Podlaska
November 24 – December 3: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Lima

Wrestling

World wrestling championships

July 3 – 8: 2018 World Cadet Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
September 5 – 9: 2018 World University Wrestling Championships in Goiana
September 18 – 23: 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
October 2 – 7: 2018 World Veterans Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
October 22 – 28: 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest

Wrestling World Cup

March 17 & 18: 2018 Women's Freestyle World Cup in Takasaki, Gunma
April 21 & 22: 2018 Men's Freestyle World Cup in Iowa City, Iowa
December 1 & 2: 2018 Men's Greco-Roman World Cup in Tehran

Wrestling Grand Prix

August 31 – September 2: 2018 Golden Grand Prix (location TBA)

Continental wrestling championships

January 18 – 21: 2018 Oceania Wrestling Championships (Senior, Junior, & Cadet) (location TBA)
February 7 – 11: 2018 African Wrestling Championships (Senior, Junior, & Cadet) (location TBA)
February 28 – March 4: 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
March 20 – 25: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Wrestling Championship in Havana
March 20 – 25: 2018 European Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
April 27 – 29: 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
May 3 – 6: 2018 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
May 8 – 13: 2018 European Cadet Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
May 25 – 27: 2018 Pan American Cadet Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
June 5 – 10: 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
July 19 – 22: 2018 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
July 31 – August 5: 2018 European Junior Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
August 17 – 19: 2018 Pan American Junior Wrestling Championships (location TBA)

References

↑ "England miss out to Russia in 2018 World Cup vote". BBC. 2010-12-02. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
↑ 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Website
↑ 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Website
↑ 2018 IIHF World Championship Website
↑ "Vienna Snooker Open 2017". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
↑ FIVB's 2018 Volleyball Men's World Championship Page
↑ FIVB's 2018 Volleyball Women's World Championship Page
↑ FINA's 2018 World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships Page

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