Comments on: NORT Stage 2: Victory for Lysell and Vinogradova

By: nt

nt — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:04:18 +0000

To make it even more funny why not IOF consider the following minor changes:
1. Change o-rules to exclude unpassable walls completely, make olive painted territories passable, and leave only forbidden areas marked in red/magenta.
2. Invite traceurs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour) for ‘mixed fights’ with orienteeres – for 8-9 min runs they could be highly competitive in urban areas after some city o-training.

Expected advantages:
1. Exremely TV-favourable
2. Obviously more attractive for young people
3. Could involve participants from non-IOF member countries
4. Will force orienteers to develop, improve their physical cnditions and acquire completely new skills.

By: JennyJ

JennyJ — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:38:39 +0000

I thought it was really boring as it didn’t look like orienteering at all – just who could keep up and follow the leader until a sprint finish. How about building a labyrinth in the arena for some real head to head navigation?

By: Luri

Luri — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:49:39 +0000

I absolutely agree with Okansas and Jan. The improvements compared to last years competition were huge; there were some route choises, the TV broadcast was better, Swedish commentators were good…

But it’s true that organisers should try to increase the importance of orienteering. Jan’s idea to introduce a map exchange would make it more exciting ’cause we could see some mistakes too. If map exchange is “too much”, wouldn’t even small butterfly loops make it at least a bit better?

By: Jan Kocbach

Jan Kocbach — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:02:20 +0000

Yes, as I wrote on the LiveBlog, I think it was a lot better than last year. Many steps in the right direction. And I also think developing the KnockOut sprint concept along with other concepts is a good idea.