ESOC Long: favourites Olsson and Ståhl, Sweden, win and take World Cup titles
Sweden’s Magdalena Olsson (pictured above) and Jonatan Ståhl were back to their best form today, both winning their races by convincing margins – and ending as World Cup winners for this season. After taking the Sprint R...
2025-03-23
ESOC Middle Distance: Wins for Ella Turesson and Aapo Viippola
21-year-old Ella Turesson, Sweden and home athlete Aapo Viippola are the Middle Distance champions after today’s races on technically challenging courses in varied terrain. Sweden won all the women’s medals and Finland a...
2025-03-22
European SkiO Sprint Champions: Olsson and Ekström in close races
Closely-fought Sprint races in sunny Finland ended with victory for Magdalena Olsson, Sweden and home athlete Niklas Ekstrӧm. This was Olsson’s second gold medal in two days, whilst Ekstrӧm enjoyed his first win in this ...
2025-03-21
Sweden claims first ESOC-gold in Finland
Sweden won the first gold medal at the European Ski Orienteering Championships in Finland, which began on Thursday morning with the Sprint Relay in the Kohtilathi terrain at Posio. The Swedish team with Magdalena Olsson ...
2025-03-20
European Ski Orienteering medals at stake in Finland
The international Ski Orienteering season will reach its peak this week when the European Ski Orienteering Championships and Ski Orienteering World Cup finals are held in Posio, Finland. The four races from Thursday to S...
2025-03-17
SkiO World Cup: Olsson and Baklid head standings after second round
Magdalena Olsson, Sweden leads by 94 points, whilst Norwegian Jørgen Baklid is 158 points in front after winning 5 of the 6 races held. Olsson won the World Cup overall last year – and Baklid has achieved this feat for t...
2025-02-18
SkiO World Cup: Olsson and Riissanen win Mass Start races
A convincing win for Magdalena Olsson, Sweden by 1.52 and a tight 3-second victory for the 19-year-old Finn Pyry Riissanen were the outcomes of today’s Mass Start races, the final day of the second round of the 2025 SkiO...
2025-02-17
SkiO Middle Distance wins for Olsson and Baklid
Magdalena Olsson, Sweden returned to winning ways today, finishing 1 minute quicker than her compatriot Frida Sandberg. Men’s World Cup leader, Norwegian Jørgen Baklid, lost time early in the men’s race but came back str...
2025-02-16
SkiO World Cup round 2: Favourites win Sprint
Norwegians Anna Ulvensøen and Jørgen Baklid took the first victories in the 3-day World Cup round in Germany, Ulvensøen winning comfortably by 19 seconds, whereas only Baklid’s fast finish gave him the win, by 4 seconds....
2025-02-15
SkiO World Cup resumes in Germany
World Cup leaders Daisy Kudre Schnyder, Estonia and Jørgen Baklid, Norway will face strong competition in the three races comprising the second round, starting on Saturday in Ruhpolding, Germany, a small town in the Alps...
2025-02-13
New Zealand continues golden course at Oceania Championships
The athletes at the 2025 Oceania Orienteering Championships continued their fight for medals in the coastal terrains of New Zealand’s lower North Island on Sunday and Monday. Compared to Saturday’s hot middle dista...
2025-01-27
Kiwis dominate first half of Oceania Championships
The 2025 Oceania Orienteering Championships are well underway in New Zealand, where the host nation has performed well in the first two races. Friday’s Sprint at Massey University was won by the defending Oceania c...
2025-01-25