Lundberg and Polsini take first World Cup wins in 2026
The 2026 Orienteering World Cup got off to a great start on Friday afternoon in Locarno, Switzerland, with Hanna Lundberg (SWE) and Tino Polsini (SUI) winning the individual sprint that kicked off the new season. The com...
2026-04-24
How to follow the Orienteering World Cup Round 1 in Locarno
The Orienteering World Cup begins in Locarno, Switzerland on Friday afternoon, kicking off another season of world-class orienteering. Around 250 athletes are set to compete in three sprint races from Friday to Sunday, w...
2026-04-22
Sprint action opens 2026 Orienteering World Cup in Switzerland
The world’s best orienteers will once again have the opportunity to show how skilled they are at tackling the challenges on the asphalt in Switzerland when this year’s Orienteering World Cup season begins on ...
2026-04-21
WSOC Sprint Relay: Norway win thrilling sprint finish
Excitement reached peak levels today as the four leading teams came together into a sprint finish – with Norway taking gold by a hair’s-breadth! Silver and bronze went to Finland and Sweden, with Switzerland a close four...
2026-03-06
WSOC: Finland to the fore in Middle Distance
Gold medallists are Finnish athletes Amanda Yli Futka and Niklas Ekstrӧm, Futka winning by 1.23, and Ekstrӧm by just 0.06 ahead of his compatriot Pyry Riissanen. Andrei Lamov, Sweden was bronze medalist in the men’s race...
2026-03-05
Sweden double in SkiO World Cup Relay
Sweden showed great strength in depth today, their men and women winning comfortably even without Magdalena Olsson and Jonatan Ståhl. Switzerland achieved a good third place in the men’s race. In the women’s race, Sweden...
2026-02-08
SkiO World Cup Middle race: win again for Ulvensøen in frantic sprint finish
The mass start format led to a dramatic finish in the women’s race, with Anna Ulvensøen NOR crossing the line just ahead of Swedish athletes Frida Sandberg and Ella Turesson. Niklas Ekstrӧm FIN won the men’s race by 11 s...
2026-02-07
World Cup SkiO Sprint golds for Norway and Finland
Norwegian athlete Anna Ulvensøen and the experienced Finn Aapo Viippola were today’s Sprint winners in the first World Cup race in Luleå, Sweden, on a testing course with many ski tracks and small paths. The competition ...
2026-02-06
SkiO World Cup resumes in Sweden
Really tight competition is expected in the SkiO World Cup second round, starting on Friday in Luleå, Sweden! The first round in Bulgaria was notable for three different winners in the three races for both men and women,...
2026-02-04
Podcast: The 2025 season with Max Peter Bejmer, Cécile Calandry and Jonas Merz
The 2025 international orienteering season took us to Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Switzerland and provided a lot of great and memorable moments. Together with IOF TV Expert Commentator Jonas Merz we look back on the sea...
2025-10-13
World Cup: Sweden wins Sprint Relay after tight finish
Sweden won the nail-biting Sprint Relay at the World Cup Final in Switzerland after a super exciting finish to an ever-changing competition. Like Friday’s sprint, the relay was run in Uster, which again offered fla...
2025-09-27
World Cup: First win for Křivda, Aebersold crushes sprint
Tomáš Křivda (CZE) took his first ever World Cup race win, while Simona Aebersold (SUI) crushed the competitors as this year’s World Cup Final kicked off with the sprint Friday afternoon. On a chilly day in Uster, Switze...
2025-09-26