2019 in ice sports

Bandy[edit]

• October 11–14, 2018: 2018 Bandy World Cup in Sandviken
  • In the final, Villa Lidköping BK defeated Sandvikens AIK, 4–1, to win their 1st title.
• October 26–28, 2018: 2018 Bandy World Cup Women in Kungälv
  • In the final, Record Irkutsk defeated Västerås SK, 4–2, to win their 4th title.
• November 2–4, 2018: 2018 Bandy World Cup Women's U17 in Vetlanda
  • In the final, Villa Lidköping BK defeated Skirö AIK, 4–1.
• November 2–4, 2018: Mini World Cup in Bollnäs
  • Winners: IK Sirius
• November 22–24, 2018: Veteran World Cup in Lappeenranta
  • Winners: Yenisey Krasnoyarsk BC, 2nd place: Team FIB, 3rd place: Murman Murmansk
• January 25–27: 2019 Bandy World Championship Y-19 in Krasnoyarsk^[1]
  • In the final,  Russia defeated  Sweden, 2–1, to win their 9th Bandy World Championship Y-19 title.  Finland took third place and  Norway took fourth place.
• January 26 – February 2: 2019 Bandy World Championship in Vänersborg^[2]
  • Division A: In the final,  Russia defeated  Sweden, 6–5 in overtime, to win their second consecutive and 12th overall Bandy World Championship title.
  •  Finland took third place.
    •  Netherlands was relegated to Division B.
  • Division B: In the final,  Estonia defeated  Great Britain, with the score of 9–3.
  •  Hungary took third place.
    • Estonia was promoted to Division A.
• February 28 – March 2: Bandy World Championship G-17 in Varkaus^[3]
  •  Sweden defeated  Russia, 2–1, to win their fifth consecutive Bandy World Championship G-17 title.
  •  Finland took third place.
• March 11–17: Youth Bandy World Championship in Arkhangelsk^[4]
  •  Russia defeated  Sweden, 4–1, to win their eighth Youth Bandy World Championship (Y17) title.
  •  Finland took third place.

Bobsleigh & Skeleton[edit]

IBSF International events[edit]

• January 11 – 13: IBSF European Championships 2019 (Bobsleigh only) in Schönau am Königsee
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Martin Grothkopp)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Marc Rademacher, Christian Rasp, & Florian Bauer)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Mariama Jamanka & Annika Drazek)
• January 12: IBSF Junior European Championships 2019 (Four-man Bobsleigh only) in Innsbruck
  • Junior Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Romania (Cristian Tentea Mihai, Andrei Alexandru Bugheanu, Nicolae Daroczi Ciprian, & Raul Constantin Dobre)
• January 18: IBSF European Championships 2019 (Skeleton only) in Innsbruck
  • Skeleton winners: Martins Dukurs (m) / Janine Flock (f)
• January 25 & 26: IBSF Junior European Championships 2019 in Sigulda
  • Junior Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Latvia (Ralfs Berzins & Davis Springis)
  • Junior Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Russia (Alena Osipenko & Aleksandra Iokst)
  • Junior Skeleton winners: Evgeniy Rukosuev (m) / Yulia Kanakina (f)
• February 2 & 3: IBSF Junior World Championships 2019 in Schönau am Königsee
  • Junior Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Richard Oelsner & Issam Ammour)
  • Junior Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Richard Oelsner, Costa Laurenz, Issam Ammour, & Eric Strauss)
  • Junior Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Austria (Katrin Beierl & Jennifer Jantina Oluumi Desire Onasanya)
  • Junior Skeleton winners: Felix Keisinger (m) / Anna Fernstaedtová (f)
• February 15: 2019 IBSF Para Bobsleigh European Championships in St. Moritz
  • Winner: Christopher Stewart
• February 25 – March 10: IBSF World Championships 2019 in Whistler
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Latvia (Oskars Ķibermanis, Arvis Vilkaste, Jānis Strenga, & Matīss Miknis)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Mariama Jamanka & Annika Drazek)
  • Skeleton winners: Martins Dukurs (m) / Tina Hermann (f)
  • Team Competition winners:  Germany (Christopher Grotheer, Anna Köhler, Marc Rademacher, Johannes Lochner, Sophia Griebel, & Lisa Sophie Gericke)
• March 30 & 31: 2019 IBSF Para Bobsleigh World Championship in Lake Placid
  • Para Bobsleigh winner: Lonnie Bissonnette (2 times)

2018–19 Bobsleigh World Cup & 2018–19 Skeleton World Cup[edit]

• December 7 – 9, 2018: B&SWC #1 in Sigulda
  • Two-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schueller)
  • Two-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Martin Grothkopp)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Mariama Jamanka & Annika Drazek)
  • Skeleton winners: Nikita Tregubov (m) / Elena Nikitina (f)
• December 14 – 16, 2018: B&SWC #2 in Winterberg
  • Four-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  Germany (Nico Walther, Paul Krenz, Alexander Rödiger, & Eric Franke)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer, & Martin Grothkopp)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Stephanie Schneider & Ann-Christin Strack)
  • Skeleton winners: Aleksandr Tretyakov (m) / Jacqueline Lölling (f)
• January 4 – 6: B&SWC #3 in Altenberg
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Martin Grothkopp, Thorsten Margis, & Candy Bauer)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Mariama Jamanka & Annika Drazek)
  • Skeleton winners: Aleksandr Tretyakov (m) / Elena Nikitina (f)
• January 11 – 13: B&SWC #4 in Schönau am Königsee
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Martin Grothkopp)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Christian Rasp, Marc Rademacher, & Florian Bauer)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Mariama Jamanka & Annika Drazek)
• January 18 – 20: B&SWC #5 in Innsbruck
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Martin Grothkopp, Thorsten Margis, & Alexander Schueller)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Stephanie Schneider & Ann-Christin Strack)
  • Skeleton winners: Martins Dukurs (m) / Janine Flock (f)
• January 25 – 27: B&SWC #6 in St. Moritz
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schueller)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Alexander Schueller, Candy Bauer, & Martin Grothkopp)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  United States (Elana Meyers & Lauren Gibbs)
  • Skeleton winners: Yun Sung-bin (m) / Mirela Rahneva (f)
• February 15 & 16: B&SWC #7 in Lake Placid
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Canada (Justin Kripps, Benjamin Coakwell, Ryan Sommer, & Cameron Stones)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  United States (Elana Meyers & Lake Kwaza)
  • Skeleton winners: Aleksandr Tretyakov (m) / Elena Nikitina and Jacqueline Lölling (f; tie)
• February 22 – 24: B&SWC #8 (final) in Calgary
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Martin Grothkopp, Candy Bauer, & Thorsten Margis)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Mariama Jamanka & Annika Drazek)
  • Men's Skeleton winners: Aleksandr Tretyakov (#1) / Yun Sung-bin (#2)
  • Women's Skeleton winners: Mirela Rahneva (#1) / Tina Hermann (#2)

2018–19 IBSF Europe Cup[edit]

• November 16 & 17, 2018: IEC #1 in Innsbruck #1
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Fabian Kuechler (2 times)
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Madelaine Smith (2 times)
• November 24, 2018: IEC #2 in Winterberg #1
  • Skeleton winners: Fabian Kuechler (m) / Kimberley Murray (f)
• December 6 – 8, 2018: IEC #3 in Altenberg #1
  • Two-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  France (Romain Heinrich & Dorian Hauterville)
  • Two-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner & Florian Bauer)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Canada (Justin Kripps, Cameron Stones, Ryan Sommer, & Benjamin Coakwell)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Canada (Christine de Bruin & Kristen Bujnowski)
• December 6 & 7, 2018: IEC #4 in Schönau am Königsee #1
  • Men's Skeleton winners: Fabian Kuechler (#1) / YAN Wengang (#2)
  • Women's Skeleton winners: Hannah Neise (#1) / Janine Becker (#2)
• December 12 – 16, 2018: IEC #5 in Schönau am Königsee #2
  • Two-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  Canada (Justin Kripps & Cameron Stones)
  • Two-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Canada (Justin Kripps & Benjamin Coakwell)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  Canada (Nicholas Poloniato, Ryan Sommer, Cameron Stones, & Benjamin Coakwell)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Germany (Christoph Hafer, Christian Hammers, David Golling, & Tobias Schneider)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #1 winners:  Germany (Christin Senkel & Tamara Seer)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #2 winners:  Canada (Alysia Rissling & Kristen Bujnowski)
• January 4 – 6: IEC #6 in Winterberg #2
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Dennis Pihale & Lukas Frytz)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  Germany (Christoph Hafer, Christian Hammers, Tobias Schneider, & Matthias Sommer)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Germany (Christoph Hafer, David Golling, Tobias Schneider, & Matthias Sommer)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #1 winners:  Germany (Laura Nolte & Deborah Levi)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #2 winners:  Romania (Andreea Grecu & Andreea-Teodora Vlad)
• January 10 – 12: IEC #7 in Innsbruck #2
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Richard Oelsner & Issam Ammour)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  Italy (Patrick Baumgartner, Alex Verginer, Simone Fontana, & Lorenzo Bilotti)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Germany (Jonas Jannusch, Benedikt Hertel, Christian Ebert, & Christian Roeder)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #3 winners:  Italy (Patrick Baumgartner, Lorenzo Bilotti, Alex Verginer, & Mattia Variola)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Kim Kalicki & Kira Lipperheide) (2 times)
• January 11 & 12: IEC #8 in Altenberg #2
  • Men's Skeleton winners: Dominic Rady (#1) / Evgeniy Rukosuev (#2)
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Janine Becker (2 times)
• January 25 & 26: IEC #9 (final) in Sigulda
  • Two-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  Germany (Christoph Hafer & Tobias Schneider)
  • Two-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Germany (Christoph Hafer & Christian Hammers)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Russia (Lubov Chernykh & Yulia Belomestnykh)
  • Skeleton winners: Evgeniy Rukosuev (m) / Janine Becker (f)

2018–19 IBSF Intercontinental Cup[edit]

• November 15 & 16, 2018: SIC #1 in Innsbruck
  • Men's Skeleton winners: Craig Thompson (#1) / Marcus Wyatt (#2)
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Janine Flock (2 times)
• November 23 & 24, 2018: SIC #2 in Winterberg
  • Men's Skeleton winners: Jung Seung-gi (#1) / Kilian Freiherr von Schleinitz (#2)
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Laura Deas (2 times)
• January 18 & 19: SIC #3 in Park City
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Felix Keisinger (2 times)
  • Women's Skeleton winners: Kelly Curtis (#1) / Susanne Kreher (#2)
• January 24 & 25: SIC #4 (final) in Lake Placid
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Felix Keisinger (2 times)
  • Women's Skeleton winners: Ashleigh Fay Pittaway (#1) / Susanne Kreher (#2)

2018–19 IBSF North American Cup[edit]

• November 7 – 10, 2018: INAC #1 in Whistler
  • Two-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  Canada (Justin Kripps & Benjamin Coakwell)
  • Two-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Canada (Justin Kripps & Ryan Sommer)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners:  Canada (Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Cameron Stones, & Benjamin Coakwell) (2 times)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #1 winners:  Canada (Julie Johnson & Cynthia Serwaah)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #2 winners:  United States (Elana Meyers & Sylvia Hoffmann)
  • Men's Skeleton winners: Geng Wenqiang (#1) / Vladyslav Heraskevych (#2)
  • Women's Skeleton winners: Yulia Kanakina (#1) / Kendall Wesenberg (#2)
• November 19 – 21, 2018: INAC #2 in Park City
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Monaco (Rudy Rinaldi & Boris Vain) (2 times)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  Monaco (Rudy Rinaldi, Steven Borges Mendonaca, Boris Vain, & Thibault Demarthon)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Czech Republic (Dominik Dvořák, Jan Šindelář, Jakub Nosek, & Jaroslav Kopřiva)
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners:  Great Britain (Mica McNeill & Montell Douglas) (2 times)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Andrew Blaser (2 times)
  • Women's Skeleton winners: Leslie Stratton (#1) / Kelly Curtis (#2)
• November 30 – December 2, 2018: INAC #3 in Lake Placid
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners:  Canada (Christopher Spring & Darren Lundrigan) (2 times)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  United States (Hunter Church, Sam Moeller, Jamil Muhammed-Ray, & Christopher Walsh)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Canada (Christopher Spring, Darren Lundrigan, Cyrus Gray, & Gabriel Chiasson)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #1 winners:  Great Britain (Mica McNeill & Montell Douglas)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #2 winners:  Great Britain (Mica McNeill & Aleasha Kiddle)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Andrew Blaser (2 times)
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Sara Roderick (2 times)
• January 10 – 13: INAC #4 (final) in Calgary
  • Two-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  United States (Geoffery Gadbois & Kristopher Horn)
  • Two-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  Canada (Christopher Spring & Neville Wright)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #1 winners:  United States (Geoffery Gadbois, Kristopher Horn, Christopher Walsh, & Sam Moeller)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #2 winners:  United States (Hunter Church, Michael Fogt, Dakota Lynch, & Derek Crittenden)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #1 winners:  United States (Kristi Koplin & Terra Evans)
  • Two-women bobsleigh #2 winners:  Canada (Kori Hol & Dawn Edith Richardson-Wilson)
  • Men's Skeleton winners: Craig Thompson (#1) / Kim Ji-soo (#2)
  • Women's Skeleton winners: Ashleigh Fay Pittaway (#1) / Kelly Curtis (#2)

2018–19 IBSF Para Bobsleigh World Cup[edit]

• December 14 & 15, 2018: PSWC #1 in Park City
  • Para Bobsleigh winner: Lonnie Bissonnette (2 times)
• December 21 & 22, 2018: PSWC #2 in Calgary
  • Para Bobsleigh winners: Andreas Kapfinger (#1) / Guro Konstanse Fronsdal (#2)
• January 12 & 13: PSWC #3 in Lillehammer
  • Para Bobsleigh winner: Lonnie Bissonnette (2 times)
• January 19 & 20: PSWC #4 in Oberhof
  • Para Bobsleigh winner: Arturs Klots (2 times)
• February 14 & 15: PSWC #5 (final) in St. Moritz
  • Para Bobsleigh winners: Sebastian Westin (#1) / Christopher Stewart (#2)

2018–19 IBSF Women's Monobob Events[edit]

• November 4 & 5, 2018: WME #1 in Lillehammer
  • Winner Walker Breeana (2 times)
• December 12, 2018: WME #2 in Schönau am Königsee
  • Winner: Christine de Bruin
• January 10: WME #3 (final) in Calgary
  • Winner: Melissa Lotholz

Curling[edit]

International curling championships[edit]

• October 13 – 20, 2018: 2018 World Mixed Curling Championship in Kelowna^[5]
  •  Canada (Skip: Mike Anderson) defeated  Spain (Skip: Sergio Vez), 6–2, to win Canada's first World Mixed Curling Championship title.
  •  Russia (Skip: Alexander Eremin) took third place.
• November 3 – 10, 2018: 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Gangneung^[6]
  • Men:  Japan (Skip: Yuta Matsumura) defeated  China (Skip: Zou Qiang), 9–7, to win Japan's fourth Men's Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
    •  South Korea (Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk) took third place.
  • Women:  South Korea (Skip: Kim Min-ji) defeated  Japan (Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa), 12–8, to win South Korea's third consecutive and sixth overall Women's Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
    •  China (Skip: Jiang Yilun) took third place.
• November 16 – 18, 2018: 2018 Americas Challenge in Chaska
  • Champions:  United States (Skip: Rich Ruohonen); Second:  Guyana (Skip: Rayad Husain); Third:  Brazil (Skip: Marcelo Mello)
• November 16 – 24, 2018: 2018 European Curling Championships in Tallinn^[7]
  • Men:  Scotland (Skip: Bruce Mouat) defeated  Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin), 9–5, to win Scotland's 13th Men's European Curling Championships title.
    •  Italy (Skip: Joël Retornaz) took third place.
  • Women:  Sweden (Skip: Anna Hasselborg) defeated  Switzerland (Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni), 5–4, to win Sweden's 20th Women's European Curling Championships title.
    •  Germany (Skip: Daniela Jentsch) took third place.
• February 16 – 23: 2019 World Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool^[8]
  • Men:  Canada (Skip: Tyler Tardi) defeated  Switzerland (Skip: Marco Hösli), 9–4, to win Canada's second consecutive and 20th overall Men's World Junior Curling Championships title.
    •  Scotland (Skip: Ross Whyte) took third place.
  • Women:  Russia (Skip: Vlada Rumiantseva) defeated  Canada (Skip: Selena Sturmay), 8–7, to win Russia's third Women's World Junior Curling Championships title.
    •  Switzerland (Skip: Raphaela Keiser) took third place.
• March 3 – 10: 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Stirling^[9]
  •  China (Skip: Wang Haitao) defeated  Scotland (Skip: Aileen Neilson), 5–2, to win China's first World Wheelchair Curling Championship title.
    •  South Korea (Skip: CHA Jin-ho) took third place.
• March 16 – 24: 2019 World Women's Curling Championship in Silkeborg^[10]
  •  Switzerland (Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni) defeated  Sweden (Skip: Anna Hasselborg), 8–7, to win Switzerland's seventh World Women's Curling Championship title.
    •  South Korea (Skip: Kim Min-ji) took third place.
• March 30 – April 7: 2019 World Men's Curling Championship in Lethbridge^[11]
  •  Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin) defeated  Canada (Skip: Kevin Koe), 7–2, to win Sweden's second consecutive and ninth overall World Men's Curling Championship title.
    •  Switzerland (Skip: Peter de Cruz) took third place.
• April 20 – 27: 2019 World Mixed Doubles & Senior Curling Championships in Stavanger^[12][13]
  • Mixed Doubles:  Sweden (Anna Hasselborg & Oskar Eriksson) defeated  Canada (Jocelyn Peterman & Brett Gallant), 6–5, to win Sweden's first World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship title.
    • The  United States (Cory Christensen & John Shuster) took third place.
  • Senior Men:  Canada (Skip: Bryan Cochrane) defeated  Scotland (Skip: David Smith), 7–5, to win Canada's second consecutive and 11th overall Men's World Senior Curling Championships title.
    •  Denmark (Skip: Ulrik Schmidt) took third place.
  • Senior Women:  Canada (Skip: Sherry Anderson) defeated  Denmark (Skip: Lene Bidstrup), 10–1, to win Canada's third consecutive and 13th overall Women's World Senior Curling Championships title.
    •  Switzerland (Skip: Chantal Forrer) took third place.

2018–19 Curling World Cup[edit]

• Note: The events that are listed below are all new and are making their debut here.
• September 10 – 16, 2018: 2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg in Suzhou^[14]
  • Men:  Canada (Skip: Kevin Koe) defeated  Norway (Skip: Steffen Walstad), 6–5, to win the 2018–19 World Cup first leg for men.
  • Women:  Canada (Skip: Rachel Homan) defeated  Sweden (Skip: Anna Hasselborg), 7–3, to win the 2018–19 World Cup first leg for women.
  • Mixed Doubles:  Canada (Laura Walker & Kirk Muyres) defeated  United States (Sarah Anderson & Korey Dropkin), 7–3, to win the 2018–19 World Cup first leg for the mixed doubles event.
• December 5 – 9, 2018: 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Second Leg in Omaha^[15]
  • Men:  United States (Skip: John Shuster) defeated  Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin), 3–1, to win the 2018–19 World Cup second leg for men.
  • Women:  Japan (Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa) defeated  South Korea (Skip: Kim Min-ji), 7–6, to win the 2018–19 World Cup second leg for women.
  • Mixed Doubles:  Norway (Kristin Skaslien & Magnus Nedregotten) defeated  Switzerland (Jenny Perret & Martin Rios), 10–5, to win the 2018–19 World Cup second leg for the mixed doubles event.
• January 28 – February 3: 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Third Leg in Jönköping^[16]
  • Men:  Canada (Skip: Matt Dunstone) defeated  Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin), 5–4, to win the 2018–19 World Cup third leg for men.
  • Women:  South Korea (Skip: Kim Min-ji) defeated  Sweden (Skip: Anna Hasselborg), 6–4, to win the 2018–19 World Cup third leg for women.
  • Mixed Doubles:  Canada (Kadriana Sahaidak & Colton Lott) defeated  Norway (Kristin Skaslien & Thomas Ulsrud), 7–5, to win the 2018–19 World Cup third leg for the mixed doubles event.
• May 8 – 12: 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Grand Final in Beijing^[17]
  • Men:  Canada (Skip: Kevin Koe) defeated  China (Skip: Zou Qiang), 5–3, to win the 2018–19 World Cup Grand Final for men.
  • Women:  Canada (Skip: Jennifer Jones) defeated  Switzerland (Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni), 9–6, to win the 2018–19 World Cup Grand Final for women.
  • Mixed Doubles:  Norway (Kristin Skaslien & Magnus Nedregotten) defeated  Canada (Laura Walker & Kirk Muyres), 8–3, to win the 2018–19 World Cup Grand Final for the mixed doubles event.

2018–19 World Curling Tour and Grand Slam of Curling[edit]

• August 2, 2018 – April 28, 2019: 2018–19 World Curling Tour and Grand Slam of Curling Seasons^[18][19][20]
  • September 26 – 30, 2018: 2018 Elite 10 (September) in Chatham-Kent^[21]
    • Men: Team Brad Gushue defeated (Team Reid Carruthers), 2–1, to win their second Men's Elite 10 title.
    • Women: Team Anna Hasselborg defeated Team Silvana Tirinzoni, 4–0, to win the inaugural Women's Elite 10 title.
  • October 23 – 28, 2018: 2018 Masters in Truro^[22]
    • Men: Team John Epping defeated Team Kevin Koe, 7–4, to win their first Men's Masters title.
    • Women: Team Anna Hasselborg defeated Team Rachel Homan, 8–7, to win their first Women's Masters title.
    • Note: Team Hasselborg was the first non-Canadian one to win the women's Masters event.
  • November 6 – 11, 2018: 2018 Tour Challenge in Thunder Bay^[23]
    • Men: Team Brad Jacobs) defeated Team Brendan Bottcher, 6–5, to win their first Men's Tour Challenge title.
    • Women: Team Rachel Homan defeated Team Tracy Fleury, 8–4, to win their first Women's Tour Challenge title.
  • December 11 – 16, 2018: 2018 National in Conception Bay South^[24]
    • Men: Team Ross Paterson) defeated fellow Scottish team (Skip: Bruce Mouat), 4–3, to win their first Men's National title.
    • Women: Team Rachel Homan defeated Team Kerri Einarson, 4–1, to win their second Women's National title.
  • January 8 – 13: 2019 Canadian Open in North Battleford^[25]
    • Men: Team Brendan Bottcher defeated Team John Epping, 6–3, to win their first Men's Canadian Open title.
    • Women: Team Rachel Homan defeated Team Silvana Tirinzoni, 4–3, to win their second Women's Canadian Open title.
  • April 9 – 14: 2019 Players' Championship in Toronto^[26]
    • Men: Team Brendan Bottcher defeated Team Kevin Koe, 6–1, to win Alberta's second consecutive and 14th overall Men's Players' Championship title.
    • Women: Team Kerri Einarson defeated Team Anna Hasselborg, 5–4, to win Manitoba's seventh Women's Players' Championship title.
  • April 23 – 28: 2019 Champions Cup in Saskatoon^[27]
    • Men: Team Brendan Bottcher defeated Team Kevin Koe, 6–5, to win Alberta's first Men's Champions Cup & third consecutive Grand Slam title.
    • Women: Team Silvana Tirinzoni defeated Team Kerri Einarson, 6–3, to win Switzerland's first Women's Champions Cup title.

Curling Canada Season of Champions events[edit]

• December 5–9, 2018: 2018 Canada Cup in Estevan^[28]
  • Men: Team Brad Jacobs defeated Team Kevin Koe, 5–4, to win Ontario's second Men's Canada Cup title.
  • Women: Team Jennifer Jones defeated Team Kerri Einarson, 8–5, to win Manitoba's second consecutive and fifth overall Women's Canada Cup title.
• January 17–20: 2019 Continental Cup in Paradise, Nevada^[29]
  • Team World defeated / Team North America, 34–26 points, to win their fifth Continental Cup title.
• January 19–27: 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Prince Albert^[30]
  • Men: Team Tyler Tardi defeated Team J.T. Ryan, 7–5, to win British Columbia's third consecutive and seventh overall Men's Canadian Junior Curling Championships title.
  • Women: Team Selena Sturmay defeated Team Sarah Daniels, 9–6, to win Alberta's tenth Women's Canadian Junior Curling Championships title.
• February 16–24: 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sydney^[31]
  • Women: Team Chelsea Carey defeated Team Rachel Homan, 8–6, to win Alberta's fourth Scotties Tournament of Hearts title.
• March 2–10: 2019 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon^[32]
  • Men: Team Kevin Koe defeated Team Brendan Bottcher (wildcard), 4–3, to win Alberta's 28th Tim Hortons Brier title.

Figure skating[edit]

International figure skating events[edit]

• January 21 – 27: 2019 European Figure Skating Championships in Minsk^[33]
  • Men's winner: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies' winner: Sofia Samodurova
  • Pairs winners:  France (Vanessa James & Morgan Ciprès)
  • Ice Dance winners:  France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
• February 4 – 10: 2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Anaheim, California^[34]
  • Men's winner: Shoma Uno
  • Ladies' winner: Rika Kihira
  • Pairs winners:  China (Sui Wenjing & Han Cong)
  • Ice Dance winners:  United States (Madison Chock & Evan Bates)
• March 4 – 10: 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb^[35]
  • Men's winner: Tomoki Hiwatashi
  • Ladies' winner: Alexandra Trusova
  • Pairs winners:  Russia (Anastasia Mishina & Aleksandr Galliamov)
  • Ice Dance winners:  Canada (Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha)
• March 18 – 24: 2019 World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama^[36]
  • Men's winner: Nathan Chen
  • Ladies' winner: Alina Zagitova
  • Pairs winners:  China (Sui Wenjing & Han Cong)
  • Ice Dance winners:  France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)

2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating[edit]

• October 19 – 21: 2018 Skate America in Everett, Washington^[37]
  • Men's winner: Nathan Chen
  • Ladies' winner: Satoko Miyahara
  • Pairs winners:  Russia (Evgenia Tarasova & Vladimir Morozov)
  • Ice Dance winners:  United States (Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue)
• October 26 – 28: 2018 Skate Canada International in Laval, Quebec^[38]
  • Men's winner: Shoma Uno
  • Ladies' winner: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
  • Pairs winners:  France (Vanessa James & Morgan Ciprès)
  • Ice Dance winners:  United States (Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue)
• November 2 – 4: 2018 Grand Prix of Figure Skating #3 in Helsinki^[39]
  • Men's winner: Yuzuru Hanyu
  • Ladies' winner: Alina Zagitova
  • Pairs winners:  Russia (Natalya Zabiyako & Alexander Enbert)
  • Ice Dance winners:  Russia (Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin)
• November 9 – 11: 2018 NHK Trophy in Hiroshima^[40]
  • Men's winner: Shoma Uno
  • Ladies' winner: Rika Kihira
  • Pairs winners:  Russia (Natalya Zabiyako & Alexander Enbert)
  • Ice Dance winners:  United States (Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker)
• November 16 – 18: 2018 Rostelecom Cup in Moscow^[41]
  • Men's winner: Yuzuru Hanyu
  • Ladies' winner: Alina Zagitova
  • Pairs winners:  Russia (Evgenia Tarasova & Vladimir Morozov)
  • Ice Dance winners:  Russia (Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin)
• November 23 – 25: 2018 Internationaux de France in Grenoble^[42]
  • Men's winner: Nathan Chen
  • Ladies' winner: Rika Kihira
  • Pairs winners:  France (Vanessa James & Morgan Ciprès)
  • Ice Dance winners:  France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
• December 6 – 9: 2018–19 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Vancouver^[43]
  • Men's winner: Nathan Chen
  • Ladies' winner: Rika Kihira
  • Pairs winners:  France (Vanessa James & Morgan Ciprès)
  • Ice Dance winners:  United States (Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue)

2018–19 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating[edit]

• August 22 – 25: JGP #1 in Bratislava^[44]
  • Junior Men's winner: Stephen Gogolev
  • Junior Ladies' winner: Anna Shcherbakova
  • Junior Pairs winners:  Russia (Anastasia Mishina & Aleksandr Galiamov)
  • Junior Ice Dance winners:  Russia (Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva & Nikita Nazarov)
• August 29 – September 1: JGP #2 in Linz^[45]
  • Junior Men's winner: Camden Pulkinen
  • Junior Ladies' winner: Alena Kostornaia
  • Junior Pairs winners:  Russia (Polina Kostiukovich & Dmitrii Ialin)
  • Junior Ice Dance winners:  Russia (Sofia Shevchenko & Igor Eremenko)
• September 5 – 8: JGP #3 in Kaunas^[46]
  • Note: There was no junior pairs event here.
  • Junior Men's winner: Andrew Torgashev
  • Junior Ladies' winner: Alexandra Trusova
  • Junior Ice Dance winners:  Russia (Arina Ushakova & Maxim Nekrasov)
• September 12 – 15: JGP #4 in Richmond^[47]
  • Junior Men's winner: Petr Gumennik
  • Junior Ladies' winner: Anna Shcherbakova
  • Junior Pairs winners:  Russia (Anastasia Mishina & Aleksandr Galiamov)
  • Junior Ice Dance winners:  Canada (Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha)
• September 26 – 29: JGP #5 in Ostrava^[48]
  • Junior Men's winner: Andrei Mozalev
  • Junior Ladies' winner: Alena Kostornaia
  • Junior Pairs winners:  Russia (Kseniia Akhanteva & Valerii Kolesov)
  • Junior Ice Dance winners:  Russia (Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva & Nikita Nazarov)
• October 3 – 6: JGP #6 in Ljubljana^[49]
  • Note: There was no junior pairs event here.
  • Junior Men's winner: Petr Gumennik
  • Junior Ladies' winner: Anastasia Tarakanova
  • Junior Ice Dance winners:  United States (Avonley Nguyen & Vadym Kolesnik)
• October 10 – 13: JGP #7 in Yerevan^[50]
  • Note: There was no junior pairs event here.
  • Junior Men's winner: Adam Siao-Him Fa
  • Junior Ladies' winner: Alexandra Trusova
  • Junior Ice Dance winners:  Russia (Arina Ushakova & Maxim Nekrasov)
• December 6 – 9: 2018–19 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Vancouver^[43]
  • Junior Men's winner: Stephen Gogolev
  • Junior Ladies' winner: Alena Kostornaia
  • Junior Pairs winners:  Russia (Anastasia Mishina & Aleksandr Galiamov)
  • Junior Ice Dance winners:  Russia (Sofia Shevchenko & Igor Eremenko)

Ice hockey[edit]

Main world ice hockey championships[edit]

• December 26, 2018 – January 5, 2019: 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Vancouver & Victoria^[51]
  •  Finland defeated the  United States, 3–2, to win their fifth World Junior Ice Hockey Championships title.
  •  Russia took third place.
• January 6 – 13: 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Obihiro^[52]
  •  Canada defeated the  United States, 3–2 in overtime, to win their fifth IIHF World Women's U18 Championship title.
  •  Finland took third place.
• April 4 – 14: 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship in Espoo^[53]
  • The  United States defeated  Finland, 2–1 in a shootout, to win their fifth consecutive and ninth overall IIHF Women's World Championship title.
  •  Canada took third place.
  • Note: This was the first IIHF Women's World Championship final that was not a Canada–USA matchup.
• April 18 – 28: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships in Örnsköldsvik & Umeå^[54]
  •  Sweden defeated  Russia, 4–3 in overtime, to win their first IIHF World U18 Championship title.
  •  United States took third place.
• May 10 – 26: 2019 IIHF World Championship in Bratislava and Košice^[55]
  •  Finland defeated  Canada, 3–1, to win their third IIHF World Championship title.
  •  Russia took third place.

2019 world ice hockey divisions[edit]

• December 8, 2018 – May 5, 2019: 2019 IIHF World Ice Hockey Divisions

2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships

• March 31 – April 6: Division III Qualification in Abu Dhabi
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  United Arab Emirates, 2.  Hong Kong, 3.  Thailand, 4.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5.  Kuwait, 6.  Kyrgyzstan
  • The United Arab Emirates was promoted to Division III for 2020.
• April 9 – 15: Division II – Group A in Belgrade
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Serbia, 2.  Croatia, 3.  Australia, 4.  Spain, 5.  China, 6.  Belgium
  • Serbia was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2020. Belgium was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2020.
• April 21 – 27: Division II – Group B in Mexico City
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Israel, 2.  Iceland, 3.  New Zealand, 4.  Georgia, 5.  Mexico, 6.  North Korea
  • Israel was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2020. North Korea was relegated to Division III for 2020.
• April 22 – 28: Division III in Sofia
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Bulgaria, 2.  Turkey, 3.  Turkmenistan, 4.  Luxembourg, 5.  Chinese Taipei, 6.  South Africa
  • Bulgaria was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2020. South Africa was relegated to Division III Qualification for 2020.
• April 28 – May 4: Division I – Group B in Tallinn
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Romania, 2.  Poland, 3.  Japan, 4.  Estonia, 5.  Ukraine, 6.  Netherlands
  • Romania was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2020. The Netherlands was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2020.
• April 29 – May 5: Division I – Group A in Astana
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Kazakhstan, 2.  Belarus, 3.  South Korea, 4.  Slovenia, 5.  Hungary, 6.  Lithuania
  • Both Kazakhstan and Belarus was promoted to Top Division for 2020. Lithuania was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2020.

2019 IIHF World U20 Championship (Junior)

• December 8 – 14, 2018: Division I – Group B in Tychy
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Slovenia, 2.  Poland, 3.  Hungary, 4.  Italy, 5.  Ukraine, 6.  Japan
  • Slovenia was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2020. Japan was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2020.
• December 9 – 15, 2018: Division I – Group A in Füssen
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Germany, 2.  Belarus, 3.  Norway, 4.  Latvia, 5.  Austria, 6.  France
  • Germany was promoted to Top Division for 2020. France was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2020.
• January 13 – 19: Division II – Group A in Tallinn
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Estonia, 2.  Lithuania, 3.  Great Britain, 4.  Romania, 5.  Spain, 6.  South Korea
  • Estonia was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2020. South Korea was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2020.
• January 14 – 20: Division III in Reykjavík
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  China, 2.  Australia, 3.  Turkey, 4.  Bulgaria, 5.  Iceland, 6.  Chinese Taipei, 7.  South Africa, 8.  New Zealand
  • China was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2020.
• January 15 – 21: Division II – Group B in Zagreb
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Serbia, 2.  Croatia, 3.  Netherlands, 4.  Belgium, 5.  Israel, 6.  Mexico
  • Serbia was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2020. Mexico was relegated to Division III for 2020.

2019 IIHF World U18 Championships

• March 25 – 31: Division II – Group B in Belgrade
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Serbia, 2.  China, 3.  Netherlands, 4.  Croatia, 5.  Australia, 6.  Belgium
  • Serbia was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2020. Belgium was relegated to Division III – Group A for 2020.
• March 25 – 31: Division III – Group A in Sofia
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Bulgaria, 2.  Israel, 3.  Iceland, 4.  Turkey, 5.  Mexico, 6.  New Zealand
  • Bulgaria was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2020. New Zealand was relegated to Division III – Group B for 2020.
• April 7 – 13: Division II – Group A in Elektrėnai
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Poland, 2.  Lithuania, 3.  Estonia, 4.  Romania, 5.  South Korea, 6.  Spain
  • Poland was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2020. Spain was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2020.
• April 9 – 12: Division III – Group B in Cape Town
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Chinese Taipei, 2.  Hong Kong, 3.  South Africa, 4.  Luxembourg
  • Chinese Taipei was promoted to Division III – Group A for 2020.
• April 14 – 20: Division I – Group A in Grenoble
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Germany, 2.  Kazakhstan, 3.  Denmark, 4.  Norway, 5.  France, 6.  Ukraine
  • Germany was promoted to Top Division for 2020. Ukraine was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2020.
• April 14 – 20: Division I – Group B in Székesfehérvár
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Japan, 2.  Austria, 3.  Hungary, 4.  Italy, 5.  Slovenia, 6.  Great Britain
  • Japan was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2020. Great Britain was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2020.

2019 IIHF Women's World Championship

• January 13 – 18: Division II – Group B Qualification in Cape Town
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Ukraine, 2.  Belgium, 3.  South Africa, 4.  Hong Kong, 5.  Bulgaria
  • Ukraine was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2020.
• April 1 – 7: Division II – Group B in Brașov
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Chinese Taipei, 2.  New Zealand, 3.  Iceland, 4.  Turkey, 5.  Croatia, 6.  Romania
  • Chinese Taipei was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2020. Romania was relegated to Division II – Group B Qualification for 2020.
• April 2 – 8: Division II – Group A in Dumfries
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Slovenia, 2.  Great Britain, 3.  Spain, 4.  Mexico, 5.  North Korea, 6.  Australia
  • Slovenia was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2020. Australia was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2020.
• April 6 – 12: Division I – Group B in Beijing
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Netherlands, 2.  South Korea, 3.  Poland, 4.  China, 5.  Kazakhstan, 6.  Latvia
  • The Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2020. Latvia was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2020.
• April 7 – 13: Division I – Group A in Budapest
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Hungary, 2.  Denmark, 3.  Norway, 4.  Austria, 5.  Slovakia, 6.  Italy
  • Hungary and Denmark were promoted to Top Division for 2020. Italy was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2020.

2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

• January 6 – 12: Division I – Group B in Dumfries
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  France, 2.  Norway, 3.  Great Britain, 4.  Poland, 5.  China, 6.  Netherlands
  • France was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2020. The Netherlands was relegated to Division I – Group B Qualification for 2020.
• January 7 – 13: Division I – Group A in Radenthein
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  Slovakia, 2.  Germany, 3.  Hungary, 4.  Italy, 5.  Denmark, 6.  Austria
  • Slovakia was promoted to Top Division for 2020. Austria was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2020.
• January 12 – 18: Division I – Group B Qualification in Jaca
  • Final Round Robin Ranking: 1.  South Korea, 2.  Kazakhstan, 3.  Chinese Taipei, 4.  Australia, 5.  Spain, 6.  Turkey, 7.  Mexico
  • South Korea was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2020.

National Hockey League[edit]

• October 3, 2018 – April 6, 2019: 2018–19 NHL season
  • Presidents' Trophy and Eastern Conference winners: Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Western Conference winners: Calgary Flames
  • Art Ross Trophy winner: Nikita Kucherov ( Tampa Bay Lightning)
• January 1: 2019 NHL Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame^[56]
  • The Boston Bruins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, with the score of 4–2.
• January 26: 2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game at SAP Center in San Jose^[57][58]
  • All-Star Game: Team Metropolitan defeated Team Central 10–5.
  • All-Star Game MVP: Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh Penguins)
  • Fastest skater: Connor McDavid ( Edmonton Oilers)
  • Puck control: Johnny Gaudreau ( Calgary Flames)
  • Save streak: Henrik Lundqvist ( New York Rangers)
  • Premier passer: Leon Draisaitl ( Edmonton Oilers)
  • Hardest shot: John Carlson ( Washington Capitals)
  • Accuracy shooting: David Pastrňák ( Boston Bruins)
• February 23: 2019 NHL Stadium Series at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia^[59]
  • The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the score of 4–3 in overtime.
• April 10 – June 12: 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
  • The St. Louis Blues defeated the Boston Bruins, 4–3 in games played, to win their first Stanley Cup championship.
• June 21 & 22: 2019 NHL Entry Draft at Rogers Arena in Vancouver
  • #1: Jack Hughes (to the New Jersey Devils from the U.S. NTDP)

Kontinental Hockey League[edit]

• September 1, 2018 – April 19, 2019: 2018–19 KHL season^[60]
  • CSKA swept fellow Russian team, Avangard, 4–0 in the best-of-seven final series to win their first Gagarin Cup title.

North America (ice hockey)[edit]

United States (AHL/ECHL/USHL)[edit]

• October 5, 2018 – April 15: 2018–19 AHL season
  • Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy & Atlantic Division winners: Charlotte Checkers
  • North Division winners: Syracuse Crunch
  • Central Division winners: Chicago Wolves
  • Pacific Division winners: Bakersfield Condors
  • April 17 – June 8: 2019 Calder Cup playoffs
    • The Charlotte Checkers defeated the Chicago Wolves, 4–1 in games played (out of 7), to win their first Calder Cup title.
• October 5, 2018 – April 13: 2018–19 USHL season
  • Anderson Cup & Western Conference winners: Tri-City Storm
  • Eastern Conference winners: Muskegon Lumberjacks
  • April 15 – May 17: 2019 Clark Cup playoffs
    • The Sioux Falls Stampede defeated the Chicago Steel, 3–0 in games played (out of 5), to win their third Clark Cup title.
• October 12, 2018 – April 7: 2018–19 ECHL season
  • Brabham Cup & Central Division winners: Cincinnati Cyclones
  • North Division winners: Newfoundland Growlers
  • South Division winners: Florida Everblades
  • Mountain Division winners: