Aebersold and Heikkilä hold on to World Cup leads after races in Sweden
The 2026 Orienteering World Cup standings still have Simona Aebersold (SUI) and Tuomas Heikkilä (FIN) in the lead after an action-packed second round in Skara and Lidköping, Sweden, where athletes contested a Knock-Out S...
2026-06-03
World Cup: Norway took another Sprint Relay win in Skara
Norway has developed into arguably the biggest favorite team when the international orienteering elite meet for the Sprint Relays. And the Norwegian athletes lived up to that in the best possible way on Sunday afternoon,...
2026-05-31
World Cup: Clear wins for Aebersold and Fosser in Sprint
The favourites dominated with strong performances as the World Cup athletes ran a demanding sprint in Skara, Sweden on Saturday afternoon. Reigning World Cup winner Simona Aebersold (SUI) was unbeatable, winning by a ful...
2026-05-30
Hnilica and Larsson lead CX80 World Cup after EMTBOC
Austrian MTBO star Hannes Hnilica has taken a commanding lead in the CX80 MTBO World Cup standings after the European MTBO Championships in Portugal. In the women’s category, Sweden’s Elvira Larsson continued...
2026-05-29
World Cup: Gydesen wins again, first KO-win for Langedal Breivik
The World Cup round in Sweden got off to a great and exciting start on Thursday, with Hedvig Valbjørn Gydesen (DEN) and Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR) taking victories under the spring sun in Lidköping. It was the culminat...
2026-05-28
EMTBOC: Austria crowns big week with relay gold
If the Austrian MTBO athletes are having an extra round of celebration here on the last day of the European Championships, it is completely understandable. On Thursday, the Austrian team managed to crown a big week with ...
2026-05-28
EMTBOC Mass Start: Gold again for Wellenreiter and Hnilica in exciting close-fought races
A clean sweep of individual gold medals for Hannes Hnilica AUT, and a second gold for Celine Wellenreiter SUI today; Hnilica finished 47 seconds clear, whilst for Wellenreiter a strong finish produced a 4-second win. Lon...
2026-05-27
EMTBOC Middle Distance: impressive second gold for Austrian rider Hnilica
Hannes Hnilica was fastest throughout, just as in the Sprint. Women’s gold went to Swiss rider Celine Wellenreiter, her best-ever result. She led only in the last minute after a crucial mistake by the Finn Ruska Saarela....
2026-05-26
World Cup intensifies with sprint races in Sweden
The world’s best orienteers are heading to Sweden this week for the second round of the Orienteering World Cup in the cities of Skara and Lidköping. Three sprint races await here – first, the Knock-Out Sprint...
2026-05-26
Podcast: Tino Polsini on his consecutive World Cup wins and loving map exchanges
Switzerland’s Tino Polsini started the new World Cup season as he ended the previous – with a win on home soil. This time the individual sprint in Locarno in the first World Cup Round of 2026. In this episode...
2026-05-26
EMTBOC: Sprint golds for Finland and Austria in tricky fortified town
Ruska Saarela FIN and Hannes Hnilica AUT took victory by 42 and 35 seconds respectively in technically demanding urban terrain in the fortified town Almeida, Portugal today, in the European MTBO Championships Sprint race...
2026-05-25
MTBO stars heading to Portugal for European Championships
Portugal is the host country for the European MTBO Championships and CX80 World Cup Round 2, which start on Monday 25th May. The event also includes the Junior European and European Youth MTBO Championships. The top six ...
2026-05-22