World of O News
The JWOC Relay today from 14:30 CET is the last JWOC competition. The LiveBlog below will give you all the updates you need during the very exciting and open relays. There are no obvious favourites – several countries can take the victory in both the mens and womens relays. Vote on your opinion in the poll in the LiveBlog.
Facts at a glance
- First start is 14:30 CET Saturday July 11th for men – 14:40 CET for women
- Startlist available here
- 6.4 km / 270 m / 27 controls for men, 4.5 km / 210 m / 18 controls for women
- Expected winning leg times 45 minutes for men – 36 minutes for women
- Only the first team from each nation counts for medals. I.e. if Sweden wins double with Sweden 2 ahead of Sweden 1, Sweden 2 will get gold medals and Sweden 1 will not get any medals.
- Terrain: Mixed coniferous woods with varied visibility, and areas of open meadow with scattered woodland. Plenty of rock and contour details. Mixed runnability from fast to slow. The Event Arena is in the field around Villa Welsperg
Favourite and Outsiders – Men
| 1 | Team Sweden 1 | 1. Olle Boström 2. Albin Ridefelt 3. Gustav Bergman |
| 2 | Team Russia 1 | 1. Rinat Gabitov |
| 3 | Team Norway 1 | 1. Mathias Bjugan 2. Torgeir Nørbech 3. Ulf Forseth Indgaard |
| 4 | Team Estonia 1 | 1. Kristo Heinmann |
| 5 | Team Finland 1 | 1. Kalle Liukkonen 2. Samu Lehtola 3. Olli-Markus Taivainen |
| 6 | Team Denmark 1 | 1. Marius Thrane Ødum |
| 7 | Team Switzerland 1 | 1. Philipp Sauter 2. Matthias Kyburz 3. Martin Hubmann |
| 8 | Team Czech Republic 1 | 1. Milos Nykodym |
| 57 | Team Sweden 2 | 1. Jerker Lysell 2. Anton Tynong 3. Kalle Johansson |
Favourites and Outsiders- Women
| 101 | Team Sweden 1 | 1. Tove Alexandersson |
| 102 | Team Denmark 1 | 1. Emma Klingenberg 2. Ida Bobach 3. Signe Klinting |
| 103 | Team Norway 1 | 1. Britt Ingunn Nydal |
| 104 | Team Finland 1 | 1. Sari Anttonen 2. Venla Niemi 3. Marika Teini |
| 105 | Team France 1 | 1. Perrine Obstetard |
| 106 | Team Russia 1 | 1. Veronika Khismatullina 2. Karina Fershalova 3. Margarita Molotkova |
| 107 | Team Czech Republic 1 | 1. Ivana Bochenkova |
| 108 | Team Switzerland 1 | 1. Fiona Kirk 2. Sophie Tritschler 3. Julia Gross |
Links
- Live results
- Startlist Relay
- The JWOC 2009 official webpage – including all official information
- Result JWOC Relay 2008
- Fantasy JWOC
- JWOC Long map and results
- JWOC Sprint map and results
- JWOC Middle Final map and results
- JWOC Middle Qual map and results
LiveBlog
In the LiveBlog below you will find all the action – including all relevant links to results etc.
