Say welcome to Lena Eliassons new blog - now to be found here at World of O. Lena is ranked 13th in IOF ranking, and got a 4th spot at the WOC Sprint distance in Denmark last year. Her blog is Swedish language, but includes some maps which others can also get something out of.
The deadline for the Jukola video competition has been extended until May 30th. Voting for the videos will be started in the beginning of June.
As announced earlier, clips will be shown as they are submitted - and the best clips will be rewarded with Virkiä Jukola merchandise. The clips will be broadcast between June 14-June 17 in the two giant tv screens in the Jukola competition center. In addition, the winning clips will be broadcast on woO-TV Prime from June 18th.
There are two categories:
Show the world your orienteering videos!
The Jukola video competition is open for submissions! Deadline for submissions is May 25th. Clips will be shown as they are submitted - and the best clips will as previously announced be rewarded with Virkiä Jukola merchandise. The clips will be broadcast between June 14-June 17 in the two giant tv screens in the Jukola competition center. In addition, the winning clips will be broadcast on woO-TV Prime from June 18th.
There are two categories:
Show the world your orienteering videos!
5 of 8 gold medals went to Switzerland in Nordic Open Championships 2007 at Bornholm, Denmark - thanks mostly to excellent performances by Matthias Merz with three gold medals and Simone Niggli with two gold medals and one silver medal. Both of them also finished the championships with victories at the final long distance - and at the sprint distance Simone Niggli was on her way to a third gold medal when she forgot a control. Switzerland had never previously won any gold medals in the Nordic Open Championships in the Mens category - Merz’s gold medal at the sprint distance Thursday being a premiere for Switzerland! For Merz, the two NOC golds were also his first international gold medals since his Junior World Championships gold medals in 2003 and 2004.
The rest of the senior medals were divided between Sweden and Finland - with Sweden being the best of the Nordic countries in the senior classes, with 2 gold medals, 3 silver and 3 bronze. Finland got a total of 9 senior medals. For the Norwegian seniors, this was a very depressing championships - with no medals at all - the 4th places of Audun Weltzien and Carl Waaler Kaas being the best results. This is the first time since 1955 (when there was only one discipline in NOC) that Norway is without medals at NOC. The only upside for the Norwegian team is that there are good juniors coming up - and that a Norwegian team hungry for success will travel to Ukraine this August…
For the Danish team, the Nordic Open Championships at home ground was a success, even if they got no runners within the six best in the senior categories. Instead, the Danish juniors gave the Danish spectators a lot to applaud!
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Finland | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sprint Men
1 158 Matthias Merz Switzerland 15:31
2 140 Jonas Pilblad Sweden 15:38
3 164 Matthias Müller Switzerland 15:40
4 162 Audun Hultgren Weltzien Norway 16:03
5 131 Marius Bjugan Norway 16:05
6 151 Jarkko Huovila Finland 16:07
Sprint Women
1 52 Helena Jansson Sweden 17:19
2 51 Minna Kauppi Finland 17:27
3 42 Heli Jukkola Finland 17:32
4 43 Martina Fritschy Switzerland 17:34
5 44 Marianne Andersen Norway 17:45
6 47 Elise Egseth Norway 17:53
Middle Men
1 160 Jarkko Huovila Finland 31:02
2 162 David Andersson Sweden 31:50
3 150 Mats Haldin Finland 32:12
4 156 Carl Waaler Kaas Norway 32:15
5 157 Peter Öberg Sweden 32:27
6 159 Holger Hott Johansen Norway 32:32
Middle Women
1 50 Simone Niggli Switzerland 29:28
2 52 Minna Kauppi Finland 29:31
3 58 Paula Iso-Markku Finland 31:17
4 51 Helena Jansson Sweden 31:28
5 38 Annika Billstam Sweden 31:55
6 28 Dana Brozkova Czech Republic 32:00
Long Men
1 166 Matthias Merz Switzerland 1:19:52
2 163 David Andersson Sweden 1:20:38
3 165 Jonas Pilblad Sweden 1:22:54
4 164 Jani Lakanen Finland 1:23:22
5 121 Baptiste Rollier Switzerland 1:23:33
6 154 Mats Haldin Finland 1:24:18
Long Women
1 51 Simone Niggli Switzerland 1:02:28
2 45 Minna Kauppi Finland 1:02:53
3 55 Lena Eliasson Sweden 1:04:34
4 47 Heli Jukkola Finland 1:05:44
5 46 Helena Jansson Sweden 1:06:25
6 33 Dana Brozkova Czech Republic 1:06:39
Relay Men
1 40 Switzerland 1 2:29:06
Matthias Müller 51:27 9 BACB 2 51:27 9
Baptiste Rollier 49:09 1 CBAA 1 1:40:36 3
Matthias Merz 48:30 1 ACBC 1 2:29:06
2 26 Finland 2 2:29:21
Jonne Lakanen 51:35 12 BBBB 1 51:35 12
Pasi Ikonen 49:14 3 CCCC 1 1:40:49 5
Jani Lakanen 48:32 2 AAAA 1 2:29:21
3 23 Sweden 1 2:29:23
Jonas Pilblad 51:02 8 BCCC 1 51:02 8
Johan Modig 49:49 4 CABB 1 1:40:51 6
Peter Öberg 48:32 2 ABAA 1 2:29:23
4 22 Finland 1 2:30:16
Tero Föhr 51:30 11 CCBA 1 51:30 11
Jarkko Huovila 49:52 5 ABAC 1 1:41:22 8
Mats Haldin 48:54 4 BACB 1 2:30:16
5 24 Finland 3 2:31:37
Vesa Taanila 50:54 6 ACCB 2 50:54 6
Jörgen Wickholm 49:53 6 BABA 1 1:40:47 4
Tuomas Tervo 50:50 5 CBAC 2 2:31:37
6 30 Great Britain 1 2:31:54
Graham Gristwood 50:33 2 CBAC 1 50:33 2
Jon Duncan 50:20 8 AACA 1 1:40:53 7
Jamie Stevenson 51:01 6 BCBB 1 2:31:54
Relay Women
1 4 Sweden 1 2:16:24
Emma Engstrand 48:10 8 BBA 1 48:10 8
Kajsa Nilsson 44:57 1 CCB 1 1:33:07 1
Helena Jansson 43:17 2 AAC 1 2:16:24
2 3 Switzerland 1 2:18:09
Sara Gemperle 50:08 14 BCA 2 50:08 14
Martina Fritschy 47:30 5 CAC 2 1:37:38 10
Simone Niggli 40:31 1 ABB 1 2:18:09
3 1 Finland 1 2:18:37
Heli Jukkola 46:06 2 AAA 1 46:06 2
Bodil Holmström 49:08 7 BBB 3 1:35:14 5
Minna Kauppi 43:23 3 CCC 1 2:18:37
4 13 Czech Republic 1 2:19:29
Zdenka Stara 46:39 4 CCC 2 46:39 4
Eva Jurenikova 49:16 8 ABB 3 1:35:55 6
Dana Brozkova 43:34 5 BAA 1 2:19:29
5 17 Switzerland 2 2:19:32
Franziska Wolleb 47:44 7 ABB 2 47:44 7
Lea Müller 46:34 3 BCC 1 1:34:18 2
Seline Stalder 45:14 6 CAA 1 2:19:32
6 2 Norway 1 2:19:48
Anne Margrethe Hausken 45:51 1 CBC 1 45:51 1
Lene Moe 50:29 11 AAB 1 1:36:20 8
Marianne Andersen 43:28 4 BCA 1 2:19:48
It has now been opened up for submission of videos to the Jukola video competition - deadline for submissions is May 25th! The best clips will as previously announced be rewarded with Virkiä Jukola merchandise, and the clips will be broadcast between June 14-June 17 in the two giant tv screens in the Jukola competition center. In addition, the winning clips will be broadcast on woO-TV Prime from June 18th.
There are two categories:
Show the world your orienteering videos!
Today the Nordic Orienteering Championships continues with the relay with the first start at 10.00. There will be online tracking available at TracTrac.dk (according to the TracTrac page). With no relays in the Orienteering World Cup anymore, the relay in the Nordic Orienteering Champs is the only fight left between the orienteering nations except the World Championships - a fact that will surely put extra prestige on the victory today! Below some of favorite teams are given in the senior categories - but note that also the second teams of several of the nations may get away with a Gold medal today! For full startlist, see bottom of this page.
Favorite Teams - Men
21 Norway 1
1 Øystein Kvaal Østerbø 502026
2 Holger Hott Johansen 500141
3 Audun Hultgren Weltzien 501744
22 Finland 1
1 Tero Föhr 501837
2 Jarkko Huovila 991662
3 Mats Haldin 501517
23 Sweden 1
1 Jonas Pilblad 502043
2 Johan Modig 501765
3 Peter Öberg 501521
28 Denmark 1
1 Claus Bloch 501774
2 René Rokkjær 501884
3 Mikkel Lund 500134
30 Great Britain 1
1 Graham Gristwood 501811
2 Jon Duncan 501549
3 Jamie Stevenson 501741
40 Switzerland 1
1 Matthias Müller 501785
2 Daniel Hubman 501613
3 Matthias Merz 500057
Favorite Teams - Women
1 Finland 1
1 Heli Jukkola 501543
2 Bodil Holmström 501834
3 Minna Kauppi 502047
2 Norway 1
1 Anne Margrethe Hausken 500076
2 Lene Moe 501609
3 Marianne Andersen 500170
3 Switzerland 1
1 Sara Gemperle 501784
2 Martina Fritschy 500157
3 Simone Niggli 500145
4 Sweden 1
1 Emma Engstrand 501862
2 Kajsa Nilsson 501683
3 Helena Jansson 501748
11 Denmark 1
1 Anne Konring Olesen 501534
2 Helene Hausner 501541
3 Signe Søes 500188
13 Czech Republic 1
1 Zdenka Stara 500163
2 Eva Jurenikova 501806
3 Dana Brozkova 501605
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Simone Niggli lost nearly 3 minutes at the 9th of 14 controls - after being in the lead at control number 8 with nearly a minute. This was because she did not see the 9th control at the map, as it was exactly between the 8th and 10th control on the map. She did not see it until she was running to control 13, and had to run back and repeat the controls. Minna Kauppi lost a possible Gold medal at the 7th control through a 40 second error there - and thus the road was paved for the first Gold medal for Helena Jansson. See all details in the splitsbrowser from the NOC sprint.
Below you find the six best runners in the senior classes. Click the runners to see their runner profiles, including their previous top results. Note for example that this is Helena Janssons first international medal in the senior category.
Men 21
1 158 Matthias Merz Switzerland 15:31
2 140 Jonas Pilblad Sweden 15:38
3 164 Matthias Müller Switzerland 15:40
4 162 Audun Hultgren Weltzien Norway 16:03
5 131 Marius Bjugan Norway 16:05
6 151 Jarkko Huovila Finland 16:07
Women 21
1 52 Helena Jansson Sweden 17:19
2 51 Minna Kauppi Finland 17:27
3 42 Heli Jukkola Finland 17:32
4 43 Martina Fritschy Switzerland 17:34
5 44 Marianne Andersen Norway 17:45
6 47 Elise Egseth Norway 17:53
Men 20
1 333 Søren Bobach Denmark 14:29
2 324 Olav Lundanes Norway 14:47
3 318 Petter Eriksson Sweden 15:06
4 331 Patrik Karlsson Sweden 15:08
5 328 Mikael Kristensson Sweden 15:19
6 329 Olli-Markus Taivainen Finland 15:42
Women 20
1 224 Siri Ulvestad Norway 15:23
2 229 Eva Svensson Sweden 15:25
3 215 Kine Hallan Steiwer Norway 15:36
4 230 Silje Ekroll Jahren Norway 15:53
4 226 Maja Alm Denmark 15:53
6 216 Anna Forsberg Sweden 16:14
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Today the Nordic Orienteering Championships starts with the sprint distance at 14.45. The last runner, Matthias Müller, starts at 17.28. It has often been said that it is more difficult to win the Nordic Champs than the World Championships, as all the Nordic countries can have up to 10 runners at the start line in each discipline - so expect a tight fight for the medals! Note however, that none of the two reigning World Champions on the sprint distance are starting today ; Hanny Allston did not take the trip to Europe this spring, and Emil Wingstedt got a cold after 10Mila, and is trying to get well.
Startlist D21
1 501704 Camilla Berglund Sweden 15:25:00
2 502024 Karin Leonhardt Austria 15:26:00
3 501666 Lene Bergersen Norway 15:27:00
4 502032 Dorota Kosinska Poland 15:28:00
5 502011 Franziska Wolleb Switzerland 15:29:00
6 502029 Yvonne Gunell Finland 15:30:00
7 501724 Helen Winskill Great Britain 15:31:00
8 501518 Radka Brozkova Czech Republic 15:32:00
9 501507 Ingvild Gjessing Norway 15:33:00
10 501503 Marttiina Joensuu Finland 15:34:00
11 500065 Rachael Elder Great Britain 15:35:00
12 501502 Paula Iso-Markku Finland 15:36:00
13 501770 Anna Gornicka Antonowicz Poland 15:37:00
14 501806 Eva Jurenikova Czech Republic 15:38:00
15 501609 Lene Moe Norway 15:39:00
16 501733 Seline Stalder Switzerland 15:40:00
17 501689 Ursula Polzer Austria 15:41:00
18 501559 Lina Bäckström Sweden 15:42:00
19 501696 Iveta Duchova Czech Republic 15:43:00
20 501582 Line Hagman Norway 15:44:00
21 501812 Pinja Satri Finland 15:45:00
22 501594 Rasa Ptasekaite Lithuania 15:46:00
23 501834 Bodil Holmström Finland 15:47:00
24 501604 Tiina Laas Estonia 15:48:00
25 501515 Anna Mårsell Sweden 15:49:00
26 501784 Sara Gemperle Switzerland 15:50:00
27 502037 Ingunn Hultgren Weltzien Norway 15:51:00
28 501758 Karoliina Sundberg Finland 15:52:00
29 501700 Anita Seebröck Austria 15:53:00
30 501740 Lea Müller Switzerland 15:54:00
31 501628 Anne Marie Bleken Norway 15:55:00
32 501561 Pippa Whitehouse Great Britain 15:56:00
33 500163 Zdenka Stara Czech Republic 15:57:00
34 501713 Monika Depta Poland 15:58:00
35 501862 Lena Eliasson Sweden 15:59:00
36 501886 Ane Linde Denmark 16:00:00
37 501607 Helen Bridle Great Britain 16:01:00
38 501619 Inga Kazlauskaite Lithuania 16:02:00
39 501783 Riina Kuuselo Finland 16:03:00
40 500145 Simone Niggli Switzerland 16:04:00
41 500076 Anne Margrethe Hausken Norway 16:05:00
42 501543 Heli Jukkola Finland 16:06:00
43 500157 Martina Fritschy Switzerland 16:07:00
44 500170 Marianne Andersen Norway 16:08:00
45 501683 Kajsa Nilsson Sweden 16:09:00
46 501534 Anne Konring Olesen Denmark 16:10:00
47 501596 Elise Egseth Norway 16:11:00
48 501605 Dana Brozkova Czech Republic 16:12:00
49 500188 Signe Søes Denmark 16:13:00
50 502030 Emma Engstrand Sweden 16:14:00
51 502047 Minna Kauppi Finland 16:15:00
52 501748 Helena Jansson Sweden 16:16:00
53 501567 Katri Lindeqvist Finland 16:17:00
Startlist H21
101 501573 Martin Pongratz Austria 16:25:00 102 501587 Christian Ott Switzerland 16:26:00 103 501754 Jacek Nowak Poland 16:27:00 104 501808 Mike Smith Canada 16:28:00 105 501772 Jeppe Borch Denmark 16:29:00 106 501673 Jan Troeng Sweden 16:30:00 107 501571 Markus Lang Austria 16:31:00 108 502050 Scott Fraser Great Britain 16:32:00 109 501852 Jörgen Wickholm Finland 16:33:00 110 501533 Michal Horacek Czech Republic 16:34:00 111 501530 Peter Horstmann Denmark 16:35:00 112 501681 Anders Skarholt Norway 16:36:00 113 501717 Vesa Taanila Finland 16:37:00 114 501626 Dries Van der Kleij Belgium 16:38:00 115 501894 Marcin Richert Poland 16:39:00 116 502005 Pasi Ikonen Finland 16:40:00 117 502023 Baptiste Rollier Switzerland 16:41:00 118 501516 Wojciech Dwojak Poland 16:42:00 119 501680 Jan Prochazka Czech Republic 16:43:00 120 501815 Mattias Karlsson-2 Sweden 16:44:00 121 501753 Felix Breitschädel Austria 16:45:00 122 501890 Martin Johansson Sweden 16:46:00 123 501616 Michael Sørensen Denmark 16:47:00 124 501677 Jan Sedivy Czech Republic 16:48:00 125 501667 Janusz Porzycz Poland 16:49:00 126 501517 Mats Haldin Finland 16:50:00 127 500139 Wil Smith Canada 16:51:00 128 501549 Jon Duncan Great Britain 16:52:00 129 501697 Rasmus Søes Denmark 16:53:00 130 501611 Martin Binder Austria 16:54:00 131 501737 Marius Bjugan Norway 16:55:00 132 501811 Graham Gristwood Great Britain 16:56:00 133 501586 Jonne Lakanen Finland 16:57:00 134 501578 Anders Holmberg Sweden 16:58:00 135 502018 Tomas Dlabaja Czech Republic 16:59:00 136 501584 Kim Fagerudd Finland 17:00:00 137 501621 Jan Zazgórnik Austria 17:01:00 138 501871 Patrick Goeres Canada 17:02:00 139 501884 René Rokkjær Denmark 17:03:00 140 502043 Jonas Pilblad Sweden 17:04:00 141 501508 Liutauras Bilevicius Lithuania 17:05:00 142 501779 Aleksander Bernaciak Poland 17:06:00 143 501532 Håvard Lucasen Norway 17:07:00 144 501583 Gernot Kerschbaumer Austria 17:08:00 145 501714 David Schneider Switzerland 17:09:00 146 500004 Pert Losman Czech Republic 17:10:00 147 501606 Thomas Jensen Denmark 17:11:00 148 500159 Audun Bjerkreim Nilsen Norway 17:12:00 149 501547 Wojciech Kowalski Poland 17:13:00 150 501537 David Andersson Sweden 17:14:00 151 991662 Jarkko Huovila Finland 17:15:00 152 501521 Peter Öberg Sweden 17:16:00 153 501613 Daniel Hubman Switzerland 17:17:00 154 501536 Chris Terkelsen Denmark 17:18:00 155 501741 Jamie Stevenson Great Britain 17:19:00 156 501837 Tero Föhr Finland 17:20:00 157 501514 Carl Waaler Kaas Norway 17:21:00 158 500057 Matthias Merz Switzerland 17:22:00 159 500134 Mikkel Lund Denmark 17:23:00 160 502026 Øystein Kvaal Østerbø Norway 17:24:00 161 501774 Claus Bloch Denmark 17:25:00 162 501744 Audun Hultgren Weltzien Norway 17:26:00 163 501738 Tuomas Tervo Finland 17:27:00 164 501785 Matthias Müller Switzerland 17:28:00
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