World Cup News

World Cup Final preview – a new age coming?

Tomorrow September 30th, the Orienteering World Cup Final kicks off with the Long Distance competition in Cansiglio, Italy. It is certain that there will be a new World Cup winner among the men since the reigning Cup win...

World Cup Final preview – Simona or Tove?

Only 2 days remain until the first competition of the Orienteering World Cup Final, the Long Distance in Cansiglio, Italy. With 2 individual competitions remaining in the 2021 World Cup it is looking to be a close battle...

Orienteering World Cup Final coming up!

2021 has been a good year for orienteering followers around the world. After the cancelled season in 2020 and challenges with Covid pandemic restrictions, the IOF, Organisers, Teams and Athletes have so far met the chall...

Presentation of 2023 Orienteering World Cup program

We just concluded the second round of the Orienteering World Cup 2021 held in Idre Fjäll, Sweden. Where we were treated to some fantastic events with thrilling head-to-head battles in the forests of the nordic mountains....

Double Swedish victories in the World Cup Relay

Sweden came away with the victories in both the men’s and women’s Relays, which concluded the second World Cup Round in Idre Fjäll. The Swedish women won ahead of Russia in second place and Finland in third, whilst the m...

Lundberg and Hadorn win very dramatic World Cup Middle Distance

The Swedish junior Hanna Lundberg took her first World Cup victory after a perfect race when many of the favourites made big mistakes. Joey Hadorn, Switzerland, won the very tight men’s class, only three seconds ahead of...

Aebersold and Fosser win World Cup Long Distance

Simona Aebersold, Switzerland, and Kasper Fosser, Norway were strongest in the tough World Cup Long Distance competition in Idre, Sweden. Swiss runner Simona Aebersold was surprised after her victory as she expected the ...

Moving days in the Orienteering World Cup

The second round of the Orienteering World Cup starts this Thursday August 12th at the Swedish mountain resort Idre Fjäll. The program includes a long distance competition on Thursday, a middle distance competition on Sa...

Swiss and Swedish athletes dominate top World Cup standings

Two individual races and a Relay made up Round 1, just completed in Switzerland, and the resulting Individual Standings emphasise the dominance of the Swedish women and Swiss men in the two competitions. The top 13 in th...

2021-05-17

Double victory for Sweden in Sprint

Tove Alexandersson won her second gold medal in 2 days in a very tight women’s race, whilst Emil Svensk took a convincing win with a 13-second margin in the men’s race in a rainy Neuchâtel. Alexandersson finished just 5 ...

2021-05-16

Alexandersson and Kyburz are Knock-Out Sprint Champions

Tove Alexandersson, Sweden and Matthias Kyburz, Switzerland are the first-ever KO-Sprint European Champions after a day of intense racing in the narrow streets, passages and not least steep stairways of central Neuchâtel...

2021-05-15

Qualifiers from fifteen nations for KO-Sprint

Sweden and Switzerland are the top nations in terms of qualifying numbers for the KO-Sprint Quarter-finals tomorrow, both with 14 athletes through. Norway comes next with 11. The top 12 finishers in each of today’s 6 qua...

2021-05-14