In the women's 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup total score, for each participating athlete the points earned in all Individual, Sprint, Pursuit and Mass start competitions held during the season are added up with the two lowest scores subtracted at the end of the season to give that athlete's final score. No points are awarded for the competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics (held between the World Cup stages in Antholz and Kontiolahti).