Enough is enough: After 23 WOC gold medals and countless top races in orienteering, Simone Niggli today announced that she retires from elite orienteering. World of O thanks Niggli warmly for all the great moments she has given us throughout the years. – The motivation for races in the summer ...
Read More »Monthly Archives: September 2013
National Champs Fun: Maps and Results
[Warning – long post with many maps] Swedish Champs long with great long distance orienteering. Finnish Champs middle with 5 different nations on Top 5 for men. Swiss Champs middle which finally were successful for “little brother” Hubmann – Martin took the victory ahead of Daniel. Norwegian Champs with a ...
Read More »Interview: JWOC Champion Miri Thrane Ødum
– It was with mixed feelings I travelled to JWOC. Unsure of my shape, unsure of how much I would be able to run and unsure of my expectations. I was happy if I could just make it to some of the races – and that wasn’t at all the ...
Read More »Interview: JWOC Champion Florian Schneider
– It is cool to see that the last Swiss guys who took medals at JWOCs, they are now in the elite team and they are now the World Champions. So for me, that’s cool to see my future will maybe be the same, says Swiss Florian Schneider – winning ...
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