World of O News
After a dramatic race, Carl Waaler Kaas and Peter Öberg and shared the victory in todays World Cup Middle distance in the mens class. Minna Kauppi was again the best woman – winning ahead of Marianne Andersen.
Tricky Norwegian terrain
The terrain north of Oslo proved to be tricky – many of the top runners having problems on the way. Notably, both Thierry Gueorgiou and Daniel Hubmann made several mistakes, finishing 5th and 8th respectively. Below you see the routechoices (from GPS track of GPSseuranta) of Carl Waaler Kaas and Peter Öberg. You find GPS tracks of all the top runners at the GPSseuranta page.
For a nice coverage of the races as they developed, see this article at Orienteering.is for the men, and this article at Orienteering.is for the women.
Results Men
1 Öberg, Peter Sweden 35:31
1 Waaler Kaas, Carl Norway 35:31
3 Nordberg, Anders Norway 35:52
4 Wingstedt, Emil Sweden 36:09
5 Gueorgiou, Thierry France 36:14
6 Andersson, David Sweden 36:40
7 Föhr, Tero Finland 36:47
8 Johansson, Martin Sweden 36:57
8 Hubmann, Daniel Switzerland 36:57
10 Adamski, Phillippe France 36:58
Results Women
1 Kauppi, Minna Finland 34:34
2 Andersen, Marianne Norway 35:21
3 Jansson, Helena Sweden 36:32
4 Niggli, Simone Switzerland 36:50
5 Johansson, Emma Sweden 37:12
6 Holmström, Bodil Finland 37:18
7 Sundberg, Karoliina Finland 38:02
8 Fasting, Mari Norway 38:11
9 Lindeqvist, Katri Finland 38:29
10 Jurenikova, Eva Czech Rep. 39:24
World of O Runners will be updated with pictures of most runners after the weekend.
