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Vote for Course of the Year 2011 now!

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Set up your personal Top 5 List from the 49 nominated maps – and win prizes from our sponsors! The nominated maps have been chosen based on submissions from the WorldofO.com readers and some of the worlds top orienteers through the last weeks. Now YOU can choose “The Course of ...

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Bostrom: – A really tough long distance in tough terrain

– It was interesting orienteering from the start point to the finish, and I think it was the most complete orienteer of the day who won. You had to be really good both physically, technically and mentally, Olle Boström (Sweden) says about his choice for “Course of the Year 2011″. ...

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Oberg: – WOC Middle distance is my choice

– I only ran 5-10 competitions this year, so I have not got so I have not got so many alternatives to choose from, this years silver medalist from the World Championships middle distance, Peter Öberg (Sweden), explains. And just the WOC middle distance final is Öberg’s choice for “Course ...

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Hubmann: – I choose Czech Republic

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Czech Republic on top and Switzerland on the bottom: That is how World Champion Daniel Hubmann (Switzerland) summarizes the best and worst courses of the year. – I have been running some really nice races this year, but I choose the World Cup race in Czech Republic, middle distance, as ...

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Jansson: – I pick a good, old long distance

– A good old long distance, few controls and just lots of hard work. I didn’t fully appreciate it while running, mostly I was just really tired, but it is such a good feeling afterwards when you reach the finish and have fought your way through that whole long course, ...

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Jurenikova: – I choose the Swedish Champs Middle

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– The course setter forced us to switch between different techniques along the course, Eva Jurenikova (Czech Republic) says about her choice for “The Course of the Year” – the Swedish Championships Middle distance final. – It was not easy to decide, but I pick the Swedish Championships Middle distance final ...

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Billstam: – The Swedish Champs Long is my choice

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– It got all the characteristics of a good long distance race, the reigning World Champion on the long distance Annika Billstam (Sweden) says about her choice for the course of the year 2011 – the Swedish Championships long distance. Annika Billstam is full of praise for the Swedish Championships ...

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Separate Sprint and Forest WOCs: The way to go?

WOC in the Future: A suggestion to split the World Orienteering Championships into a separate sprint WOC and traditional WOC – organized alternating years – is finally on the table. Splitting into two different WOCs has been dismissed by the IOF in earlier discussions, but with the Swedish Orienteering Federation ...

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